Maria Ní Fhlatharta
@nifhla.bsky.social
Personal ramblings on law & policy | Legal capacity, institutions, reproductive rights, human rights in healthcare | @InclusivePolicy | she/sí/í Migrant. Disabled. Aotearoa and Eire.
They shut down flu tracking and flu is out of control. They cancelled ferries to save money and now we are gonna get shittier ferries that cost more. They fired all the public servants and unemployment went up. They gave landlords tax breaks and homelessness people are dying on the streets.
325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
🍜 A reminder that in countries with plenty of resources, 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. In Aotearoa New Zealand, our right to food scores have 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 over the past decade. rightstracker.org/country/NZL?... (short thread:)
Aside from making it clear that he doesn't have a clue what the Good Friday Agreement actually requires, Burnham's comments on a border poll suggest that he is thinking about it in terms of avoiding a Scottish referendum.
Pain feels worse on Monday's even if pain isn't worse
In July Seymour celebrated the best Term 2 attendance since 2016. In August, NZ hit its worst flu outbreak in a decade. Severe respiratory illness in Auckland at the highest level since surveillance began. St John's busiest day in history. These facts are related. 5/
HEY WELLINGTON! This absolute darling of a cat arrived at our house 2 weeks ago. She was so friendly. She was microchipped, but the SPCA have tried and been unable to find her family. She's a sweetheart. Please adopt her. We would, but our dog would eat her. www.spca.nz/adopt/animal...
Adopt: Cat Beatrix Wellington • SPCA New Zealand • SPCA New Zealand
Beatrix is available for adoption at SPCA Wellington Centre.
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BREAKING: Two people have died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state's health department has confirmed. Both people were unvaccinated. They are the first such deaths in the U.S. this year, and the first in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 35 years.
Two die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak
The deaths are the first measles-related fatalities in the U.S. this year. Both people had not been vaccinated against the illness.
nbcnews.com
As a Galwegian living in Dublin, it just doesn’t feel like a proper sea. You have to be able to feel like there’s nothing beyond the horizon but uaigneas, longing and New York
I didn't include this point in the report we published yesterday, as it wasn't part of the study's findings But the power of crime reporters in Irish newsrooms isn't a new phenomena in some newsrooms Indeed, in the late-90s to mid-00s some had enormous influence
I'm surrounded by gifted potters who do incredible things with clay but none match @roseschmits.bsky.social. The more I learn about pottery the more impressive her work becomes.
Rose Schmits@roseschmits.bsky.social · 2w ago
Hi! So our eSims are keeping a whole hospital going in Gaza, and countless of students who are studying for exams right now. Our funds are about to run out because the usage of those eSims are especially high. <3 #ConnectingGaza
Jane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now@pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 2w agoi think for the rest of the month of the #SealeyChallenge i will reshare our esims fund throughout since we are soon going to run out of funds! <3 bit.ly/eSimsRUs
What if the people doing the sport got the disgusting yet presumably functional technical plastic fabric and us regulos got the same pattern in a nice cotton that doesn't induce woe
I was really relieved when there weren't reports of fatalities during the cold snap, and I'm so disturbed that the reason why is because the deaths weren't considered newsworthy.
Mojo Mathers 🇵🇸@mojomathers.bsky.social · 2w agoHow did we become so indifferent to the suffering of our own that we allow three homeless people to die on the streets from the cold? #nzpol #vote
How did we become so indifferent to the suffering of our own that we allow three homeless people to die on the streets from the cold? #nzpol #vote
Thursday's Early Bird: Three homeless people freeze to death
Watch now (10 mins) | My Picks n' Mixes of today's news, scoops, deep-dives, commentary, front pages, charts & cartoons, including: Freezing temperatures kill rough sleepers in Christchurch, Wellingto...
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We talk about the government sacking public servants but I also have seen several leave because they felt they couldn't ethically do their job under the coalition. And at many levels, including one who was the most minister loving-yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir-sycophant I'd ever met. #NZPol
I just want 2017's search engines back.
John Gallagher@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 2w agoCouldn't remember the title of Offord, Rjéoutski, and Argent's 2018 book about the French language in Russia, but googling "offord rjéoutski argent" has thrown up a very helpful AI Overview answer telling me my options for buying "an off-road jet ski or hybrid aquatic utility vehicle".
2. In his last voice message to me, Jason suggested he could not survive the media abuse. I'll be offering his messages as evidence that journalists drove him to his death If a White academic is accused of exaggerating their CV, it's not a public interest story. If you're Black then God help you.
Couldn't remember the title of Offord, Rjéoutski, and Argent's 2018 book about the French language in Russia, but googling "offord rjéoutski argent" has thrown up a very helpful AI Overview answer telling me my options for buying "an off-road jet ski or hybrid aquatic utility vehicle".
Last time we did this the Tories were trying to roll Boris. Thanks National for bringing the same energy to this trip. #NZPol
Maria Ní Fhlatharta@nifhla.bsky.social · 4w agoTaking herself on our first proper holiday in [redacted] years. One week of reading and looking at snowy mountains from warm places.
CIP Fellowship applications are closed: over 1,000 received this year, more than ever before, and the quality blew us away. Now the hard part: choosing just 3 Fellows. Thanks for your patience as we review carefully. Updates: inclusive-policy.org/subscribe/
Taking herself on our first proper holiday in [redacted] years. One week of reading and looking at snowy mountains from warm places.
Reti had literally invested in the public health system failing but he was always seen as the lesser of two evils because of Brown who seems to be anti health #NZPol
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 4w agoRoderick Mulgan had publicly criticised disciplinary action against health workers and questioned whether regulators should police private views before joining the body that regulates doctors.
A large disability budget is not the same as more inclusion. India's budget shows why. Most funds went to cash transfers, some supported segregated settings, and nearly USD 10 million for assistive devices went unspent. Where the money goes matters as much as how much. Read more: bit.ly/4bsqTHB
With Europe’s borders back in the headlines, please consider reading ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’ if you haven’t already. It’s very important to have a fuller picture before weighing in.
Sally Hayden@sallyhayd.bsky.social · 2y agoA reminder that 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' is now available in Spanish 🇪🇸: capitanswing.com/libros/cuand... Italian 🇮🇹: www.bollatiboringhieri.it/libri/sally-... French 🇫🇷: www.buchetchastel.fr/catalogue/bi... Dutch 🇳🇱: nieuwamsterdam.nl/producten/en... Polish 🇵🇱: soniadraga.pl/postfactum/p...
