Julie Blommaert
@drjulieb.bsky.social
Scientist/nerd. Human to Lilja the floof. Allegedly pissed off too many men on twitter
Personally, the only change I’d like to see to our parliamentary elections is making the local MP vote a STV system
Te wookie o te tāngata@chewienz.bsky.social · 3h agoso the party can avoid working with “some yahoo and numpty” in Cabinet. ummm there's a couple of ways to achieve this; 1. resign 2. dont negotiate with numpties or if you are; 3. dont fold to their whims like a lawn chair www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
so the party can avoid working with “some yahoo and numpty” in Cabinet. ummm there's a couple of ways to achieve this; 1. resign 2. dont negotiate with numpties or if you are; 3. dont fold to their whims like a lawn chair www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM Luxon says he’d hold referendum on MMP if re-elected
Luxon says he wants to avoid working with "some yahoo or numpty" in Cabinet.
nzherald.co.nz
I am sill pretty firm in my opinion that when all the August data is in (and Canada lags that reporting) AoNZ could well have overtaken Canada in "could in theory go as can get visas, but isn't". Of course, nobody in that pool is catching Denmark.
Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬@drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 7h agoYeppers. I am no longer going to conferences in the U.S. And I am not alone.
TFW you order new sunnies and the confirmation email makes you more scared of random leopard attacks than you have been at any other point in your life
If I was on the apps these days my profile would go back to “I only date men who vote green”
Sassy Little Hobbit@sassypolitico.bsky.social · 20h agoWays to bully people into voting greens: -Withold your delicious cooking until they acquiesce -Give them rides in your fancy car if they agree to vote greens -Tell them voting greens prevents wrinkles -Watch catastrophic climate change videos in the communal area until they agree -slap them
“Why are you still working when it’s definitely past dinner time” (I took advantage of flexible work arrangements for reasons this afternoon)
When you find what’s been causing the error for your genome assembly but you’re not in a position to fix it
Finding Nemo Fish: Now What?
ALT: Finding Nemo Fish: Now What?
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Hans Rosling was really good at highlighting the things that HAVE gotten better and where humanity has made progress in recent decades
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterdayFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
The Public Service Commissioner is in one corner trying to tell the Public Service Association what they can and cannot say politically, and then we have Mr CEO of the country using public services to get to and from party political events like that’s just fine and ok
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 22h agoNot for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Not for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight to attend National Party fundraiser
Christopher Luxon is defending his use of an Air Force flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, saying he has a "busy job" and "full schedule".
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Apparently when you spend the whole walk sniffing the ground, the first freezes your mane
POOP SCIENCE
Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterdayWelcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
My sister has moved house so I told her she needs to update her details on the electoral roll because same day registration is no longer possible. She had no idea about the changes. Will there be an advertising campaign? Otherwise people won't know and will be turned away on election day. #nzpol
I’m not saying I’m absolutely perfect here, but I find not following basic road rules and being a poor driver to be massive ICKS in dating
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 2d agoMost drivers not following basic road rules, AA research shows
"Luxon isnt a buisness person, he's a corporate person. There's a big difference"
All the talk that NZ got this resilient abundant power supply for data centers... facepalms with the first dusting of snow in ... Winter.. #nzpol
Chlöe Swarbrick and NZ Greens with one of the most important messages for the public to note ahead of the upcoming election in Aotearoa.
TFW your main rival team at pub quiz has a candidate for local MP on it 😤
She’s not sure why everyone is complaining about how cold it is
So Luxon claims he has official advice that Data Centres won't increase energy costs but, when the Greens requested a copy of the advice via an OIA, his office says there wasn't any advice and Luxon was just repeating their talking points, then Nicola says MBIE gave her advice ....🤡 #nzpol
Luxon backpedals after office says 'official' data centre advice actually 'media talking points'
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has landed in another controversy about the OIA.
nzherald.co.nz
1. The EC ethos has always been, count every vote possible, make it as easy to vote as possible. 2. If staff had to say to someone's face, No, you're not on the roll, you can't vote, they were going to get abused. I'm not working this election, and I really feel for the people who are.
Let me take a minute to tell you how bonkers this is. The first election I worked was (I think) 2008, before there was really any advance voting. At every election, if you weren't on the roll, we let you cast a special vote and then worked out if you were eligible afterwards. Two reasons: 1/2
Marc Daalder@marcdaalder.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren't on the printed roll and who say they're unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/t...
Being in a discord with other astronaut wannabes is wild, someone is worried they don’t have enough time to learn a second language between finishing their PhD and training for the next Olympics and they’re not even humble bragging
Winston Peters described him as a “member of the public” the party had no responsibility for. He is in fact an executive committee member of Young NZF (at least he was described as such in 2024) and spoke on behalf of the group at the party convention last month.
“The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren’t on the printed roll and who say they’re unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected.” So nice to see democracy in action, nothing to worry about here, love NZ’s accessible and clear election process.
Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 2d agoThe Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.
Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
One of this years side quests is to eat as many different pasta shapes as I can
