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@mayaofaotearoa.bsky.social
Aspiring novelist. Sets crosswords for local magazines. Lifelong fan of ''Doctor Who'' (but in a good way). Married with kids.
Still running this line as of July 2026. Every accusation is a confession.
I love this because I think shame gets a bad rap. Shame, when applied correctly and without malice, can be a powerful learning tool. I'm all for this.
Jeff Liszt@liszt.bsky.social · 18h agoBringing back shame, one sticker at a time www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...
• Fought the British and founded America • Freed the slaves and paid the ultimate price • Discovered that dumB ends with a "B."
...possible injuries as larger suitcases fall from overhead lockers. This will be a nightmare. What corporate numpty thought this would turn our well??? We wont be using that service if this policy continues. No good will come of this. (3/3) www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Jetstar to charge new fees for using overhead lockers for carry-on
Jetstar will soon charge customers money for using overhead lockers on its aircraft, with prices starting from $23.
rnz.co.nz
Unpopular take: Business will NOT take a 10% hit in profits, they will ether drop wages of the few remaining check out staff, or prices will go up 10% across the board. If you check out yourself, that's your decision (I do both), but IMHO it won't go well for the workers/consumers Just a thought
Kerrie B@wheels002.bsky.social · yesterdayCan we have this here in Australia? Shoppers should be paid for their efforts in serving themselves #auspol
In case you're wondering who's benefitting from the destruction of humanity. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
Earth is now warming faster than at any point in recorded geological history - around 10 times faster than the extreme warming event 56 million years ago and 20 times faster than at the end of the last ice age. We are almost certainly in a new extinction event.
The roadmap is simple: ☀️ Max out solar, wind & hydro. 🏡 Electrify homes with heat pumps. 🚗 Accelerate EV adoption. Cheap clean electricity + electrification = lower bills, cleaner air & energy independence. 🎥 youtu.be/1IOa7U_pc6Q?... #CleanEnergy #EVs #Heatpumps
How Norway Electrified its Economy
YouTube video by TLDR News EU
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Maybe the reason Donald doesn’t think what Max Miller is accused of doing to his ex-wife is a big deal is because of what Donald did to *his* ex-wife. In a sworn deposition, Ivana Trump said Donald, angry over a painful anti-balding procedure, yanked tufts of hair off her head and then raped her.
Good to see science and universities bundled into the same analysis rather than treated as separate entities (as they are by their dismemberment in separate government departments). But it would be QUITE NICE if 'science' could be construed in the European sense of science. It's not STEM alone.
Time for Andy Burnham to smile on UK science
Waning support for basic research threatens Britain’s technology ambitions
ft.com
@rosatkins.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @thenewsagents.co.uk @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social I am tired of reposting these pleas for help. Why are you appeasing Israel?
Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · 2d agoMY PHONE BROKE 💔 It was my only way to keep sharing my mother's story: She can barely see due to a serious disease affecting her retina. I need £270 for a replacement phone Even £5 or £10 would help. If you can't donate please repost. Help us here chuffed.org/project/help... Can you donate? 🙏🏻
Chlöe Swarbrick and NZ Greens with one of the most important messages for the public to note ahead of the upcoming election in Aotearoa.
Peters is, in effect, the default Prime Minister at this point - and he knows it
When both the Speaker and the PM are both too scared of Winston to do their jobs properly .... #nzpol "Winston Peters is being treated differently to everybody else, and I guess it should just be a baseline expectation that all of us in this place have that the rules should be applied fairly."
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker's 'double standards'
The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double standards".
rnz.co.nz
There's a clear double standard. Chloe has been sanctioned by Brownlee for incinuating someone was lying, yet Peters outright calls something a lie and nothing happens, and then when Chloe points this out, she is removed? This govt is an utter joke. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker's 'double standards'
The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double standards".
rnz.co.nz
Peters is now the default Prime Minister
Ryan CrawCour@ryan.crawcour.social · 2d agoThere's a clear double standard. Chloe has been sanctioned by Brownlee for incinuating someone was lying, yet Peters outright calls something a lie and nothing happens, and then when Chloe points this out, she is removed? This govt is an utter joke. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Apparently people are shooting domestic cats, possibly because they think they're feral. This seems like an obvious reason for pet owners to put collars on their cats, as well as bells - which more or less stops them being a danger to wildlife. This isn't rocket science!
Brownlee had told her that Peters was allowed to get away with more because he “is part of the institution”. So she has a point. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Watch: Swarbrick booted out of House for saying Speaker has ‘double standards’
The Greens co-leader was initially told not to shout across the house by the speaker.
stuff.co.nz
Anyone else picking that Brownlee will bail out for a knighthood and a quiet corner in a boardroom [no attendance required] this summer?
except if that person is Winston Peters, apparently - then it's a full institutional defense from the Speaker and the governing party
IT'S RAINING BEN@bentorkington.bsky.social · 2d agoThe only thing more important than the honesty and integrity of our parliament is the immediate removal of anyone who questions the honesty and integrity of our parliament www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/t...
Tens of thousands could be turned away from voting – but no one is counting them
The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.
newsroom.co.nz
"Behind these cold statistics is a heavy human toll: a growing proportion of Kiwis working hard just to watch their reserves slowly dissipate, while waiting for an economic reprieve that keeps getting pushed out year after year." www.stuff.co.nz/money/361012... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Four in ten Kiwis feel worse off financially than they did a year ago | Stuff
Many Kiwis feel like they’re going backwards at the moment.
stuff.co.nz
From MZ and @asians4tino.bsky.social "To me, this issue is less about foreign diplomacy, offending China, or jeopardising trade relations. I’m more concerned about the further escalation of racial abuse against migrants of colour in Aotearoa."
Why we call Winston Peters ‘Lao Pi’ | E-Tangata
“Mandarin-speaking communities are so familiar with Winston, we have nicknamed him 'Lao Pi'. Lao Pi is like that grumpy neighbour everyone knows is a problem. Except he’s not a random neighbour. He is...
e-tangata.co.nz
“The harm and violence are intentional. Yet in these decades, he has been rewarded with more power. We shouldn’t be surprised. This New Zealand “democracy” is the same one that has been violating Te Tiriti, confiscating Māori land, and suppressing Māori culture and power since its inception.“
Tze Ming Mok 莫志明@tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 2d agoFrom MZ and @asians4tino.bsky.social "To me, this issue is less about foreign diplomacy, offending China, or jeopardising trade relations. I’m more concerned about the further escalation of racial abuse against migrants of colour in Aotearoa."
Always has, they're just saying it out loud again after years of the left doing their best to kick it to the sea