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This is so deeply, deeply, deeply fucked up. “The trial was shutting down. A silicone ring inserted into her vagina, needed to be removed right away. … The stop-work order was so immediate and sweeping that the research staff would be violating it if they helped the women remove the rings.”

submitted 17 days ago • 6 comments

Extinct moa ate purple trufflelike fungi, fossil bird droppings reveal ->Science News | #Bird #Extinction | More info from EcoSearch

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Cooking macaroni in the electric wok tonight. Too hot to light the wood stove just yet. #Kai

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Who has a place I can go to that is covid/pandemic safe if I become homeless again 😭

submitted 21 days ago • 4 comments

Looking for a new job in Wellington? I’m in need of a highly organised person who’s keen to work in Parliament. Applications here: www.livehire.com/careers/parl...

submitted 21 days ago • 4 comments

- Marilyn Waring “It is a cause of deep shame that it has got this far, & those who supported it to this situation should be locked up with documents to read & tested on their contents, before they qualify as ‘representatives’ in the Parliament in Aotearoa.”

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Trying cottage cheese in my quiche tonight #kai

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Trying to watch the #tennis final but no signal due to the rain.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Prolonged screen or reading times can lead to eye strain, dry eyes, and headaches. DO ✅ take breaks! Use the 20 - 20 - 20 rule to help your eyes: 🖥️ After using a screen for 20 minutes 📏 Look at an object 20 feet away 🕓 For 20 seconds

submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

Labour, Greens & Te Pati Māori should hold weekly opposition press conferences (across ALL social media platforms), NZ media won’t give enough coverage, so do it together, build an audience & mainstream media will have to cover it at some point. Win the messaging game. Start now. #nzpol #Kikorangi

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

It should be ilegal to make people do anything when it's this hot. Home time for everyone. Drinks, swimming, naps. That's it.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

On 9 Jan, a Facebook post by Hobsons Pledge generated 566 comments. The day after, it had increased to 1,400 (today, it's 1,000 more!). Studied all the comments on Thursday, & Friday. Additionally studied 2,100+ comments on 5 FB posts published over weekend also targeting Treaty Principles Bill.

submitted 43 days ago • 7 comments

Wonderful to see the winner lives in Birdlings Flat, which absolutely should not have green manicured lawns. In fact they should all be replaced with rugged native shrubs. Good on her!

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

“The report shows that New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay just 8.9% of their income in tax – less than the rate paid by a minimum wage worker (10.5%) and less than half the rate paid by the average Kiwi (19.7%).” #nzpol

submitted 44 days ago • 9 comments

My first yellow courgette #kai

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Imagine if part of the federal gov's early response to the pandemic was to get a HEPA and carbon air purifier into every household - those would be doing double duty right now in LA protecting people from Covid AND wildfire smoke. See how every problem intersects?

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Our house is surrounded by big trees yet there is still a gale blowing through here. #overthiswind

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL24...

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

In "oh shit, there's another Bill that requires a submission" news, feedback on the Social Security Amendment Bill closes JANUARY 10TH. Here's my (very quick) submission, and the link. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

submitted 52 days ago • 10 comments

Fundamental research is critical to making breakthroughs. If you insist researchers have to guarantee outcomes, incl economic ones, you don't understand anything about innovation. These are the breakthroughs we will lose through the restrictions & cuts to the Marsden Fund in NZ

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

Let’s make some orcas or kraken or seahawk or salmon versions here in Seattle!

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.” oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...

submitted 57 days ago • 46 comments

Hey everyone, Bike Valet will be at Queen's Wharf (near the Bike Hub) tonight from 6pm until 1am. Not for any specific event, just a safe place to park your bike while you participate in the NYE festivities in the city centre :) Come say hi even if you're not parking your bike!

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Minister Willis - this is on you. You gave $3.9 billion to landlords. Meanwhile, this👇

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Apparently this is in France, but it's still spectacular. We need more basketball flash mobs to make people happy.

submitted 63 days ago • 6 comments

What a five years, hey? It’s really shown us the best and worst of humanity. What saddens me the most is that after all we learnt about airborne transmission, instead of making clean air a priority, like we do clean water, we just chucked it in the too hard basket.

submitted 56 days ago • 8 comments

After trial and error, Mexican fishers find key to reforesting a mangrove haven ->Mongabay | #Mangrove | More info from EcoSearch

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

I’m not an architect, just a lover of good design. I see this and ask: It rains in Auckland, where does the rain go? It’s hot in Auckland, where’s the shade on windows to reduce heat, therefore reducing air conditioning requirements? IT IS NOT THAT HARD, surely? www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

STUDY of 82K+ Scottish adults: “compared with sedentary commuting, commuting to work or study by bike was associated with lower all-cause mortality risk, lower risk of any hospitalization, lower risk of cardiovascular disease, lower risk of cancer mortality & better mental health.”— @carltonreid.com

submitted 62 days ago • 6 comments

Thinking of all the disabled folks having a lonely holiday season bc ppl couldn't be bothered with COVID precautions, the space wasn't accessible, funds are tight, you need the time off to recover, ppl are disappointed you're not who you used to be, invitations are simply no longer forthcoming, etc.

submitted 62 days ago • 14 comments

they tell you not to release a game on a friday but true masochism is releasing one on xmas day. DREDGE is now free on EPIC. happy xmas from new zealand

submitted 62 days ago • 4 comments

NZ - reminder to RAT test if you can before gathering tomorrow - and make it outdoors/well-ventilated. As someone who tested positive two weeks ago who still can’t smell or taste and is still coughing every time I try to talk, you don’t want it for Christmas. There’s a wastewater spike👇- stay safe.

submitted 63 days ago • 4 comments