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Francis was the first Pope from the Americas wasn't he? Hence the first American Pope.

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Definitely:

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Just want to give a big shout out to the PSA and remind you all that the second best time to join your union is today (the best time was when you started your job, but now is still great). If you don't know if there's a union for you, feel free to reply here and I'm happy to help!

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“NZ is one of the first in the world to cross an‘electrification tipping point’,where the cost of buying & financing electric machines is cheaper over the long run than using fossil fuels.That leads to savings for individual households&it could lead to huge savings for the country as a whole“ #nzpol

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“Māori rights, like all Indigenous rights, have always been the strongest roadblock to corporate mineral and freshwater extraction, and that is why we are consistently attacked in the media.” — Tina Ngata.

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Again, for those in the back. Any ‘monthly losses’ are a political fabrication: they are FUNDING SHORTFALLS, and are largely made up of wage increases that were legislated for in order to achieve pay equity for nurses, allied health and admin staff www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/17/p...

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Welcome home duck Wordle 1,156 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Absolutely lovely Discworld fanfic. Death + Vetinari is the meeting I never knew I needed. 💙💀

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Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music “I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.”

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Dairy owners in Canterbury share why they stopped selling tobacco: youtu.be/E7za9my-yhA?...

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This one hits the spot in these times.

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Exactly this:

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So government are going to stop Te Aka Whai Ora, but keep doing what they were doing? Iwi Māori partnership boards are exactly what the announcement today was describing! Tried twice to link to Te Aka Whai Ora's reel on this but only gives a crappy general FB watch link.

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Reading some solid writing from Ani Mikaere in Colonising myths, Māori realities:

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Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals “The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”

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A friend found this gorgeous piece of history when helping her mum move. Our family had at least four if these on the left hand side, peak early 90s:

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Thanks to the last 6 mandarins whowillnotbepeeled for teaching me that, yes, you can cut the top off a mandarin and cut into 6 dainty pieces for a quick peel and snack.

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