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MSc Biochem submitted :) Kāi Tahu / Pakeha She/Her/Ia


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I'm not a lawyer so know idea how successful something like this could be but I love the idea

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I've heard its continuous for some, even when they ARE participating well in class. As in Jane puts hand up, answers question, teacher goes "that's right, well done. Listen up everyone to HIS answer." Just over and over.

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"With fear for our democracy, I dissent," is about as bedrock and terrifying and vital a statement as you're going to get. That's a line you spraypaint on walls, that you ink into your skin. And it's chilling that it is necessary to say at all.

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yeah it would take a lot of energy to stand up to someone who is likely grading your work and therefore affecting when you can GTFO. And lets face it, they never stop straight away anyhow it is ongoing.

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what is it with the people who cry hacked often seeming quite supportive of said hackers views? quitting before the investigation happens is suspect.

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Still masking where there isn't good ventilation, like public places/transport, in the office. Kids still are where they can at school. But considering indoor classroom eating with other sick kids and staff, or sports especially swimming etc it is still largely down to luck that we are novids.

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yeah Tammy's comment “Unfortunately, it is something that we hear commonly from young people, that teachers and other students are choosing not to respect their names and pronouns at school or putting extra difficulties in place around it,” Besley said. Harder to get kids to stop when teachers are.

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ah yeah just saw that ( thanks @catespice.bsky.social ), sadly I'm guessing that was from crossing so many lines and stating he would not change. On the whole without the religious continuous rant, the repeated misgendering would just keep happening. But still great to see.

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for real? guessing it has to be going on quite a bit though, its hard to even get it listened to.

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This. Plus lets face it democracy is what the most loudest want (or are led enough to believe they want) not what is best overall for society.

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the sad part of this is people are still dying with covid and we all move on as though its normal.. no more interventions, no more caring about those most at risk and the continuation of the destruction of our public health system, just sad,

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa 's avatar Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social
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Given Govt policies of late, incl. the Foreign Minister regularly appearing on, & partial to platform that amplifies ChCh killer's violent ideology, I openly ask if New Zealand's intelligence agencies are doing their job, & if they are, if political leaders are listening. I just can't figure it out.

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Hayden Donnell's avatar Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social
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Remember when Kathleen Stock got a sympathetic hour-long interview with Kim Hill on RNZ? Good times. Anyway here she is offering unqualified support to a writer who was just revealed to be - in the words of her own texts submitted in court - "definitely a Nazi"

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A report from Yale's Law and Medical schools this week make it clear exactly how flawed, both ideologically and methodologically, the Cass Review was, and seriously questions its contribution to trans healthcare

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any idea how it should work with teachers deadnaming or misgendering students here?

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Eddie Clark's avatar Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social
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Final comments, as promised. First up, here's the whole 30 year list of queer books, 1 for each year, in 1 post.

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa 's avatar Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social
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Political science calls this democratic backsliding. There are other terms, though less polite, which may be more apt. | From Dr Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-luk... Public post, but since some aren't on, and dislike LinkedIn, embedded screenshot of the post.

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I'm so sorry, I certainly see it. I have the luxury that I can hide and blend in, even that doesn't make me less heightened of late.

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It is not an exaggeration. Every week I swear I "get" those who hold on to being stealth more and more. It is very much a safety issue.

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Katie Mack's avatar Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
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This is why mask bans are suddenly being proposed. If you’re in a place where that’s happening and you think we should prioritize public and personal health and freedom over expanding the powers of the police state then please do let your representatives know why the freedom to mask matters to you

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Jennifer's avatar Jennifer @jennifilm.nz
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Gloria of Greymouth. Rainbow Youth in Tauranga. Posie Parker. The assaults in Ōtautahi. Rainbow crossings and drag queen storytimes and "time to kill" - there is such a clear pattern of escalating violence towards rainbow communities and it is increasing exponentially.

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This. NZ media is very much aiding and abetting misinformation especially around minorities. Retractions if they happen are small and not noticed in the sea of sound bites.

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Michael Brown's avatar Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social
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Tin of the world's first brand of instant coffee, Strang's, invented and patented in Invercargill in 1889 by David Strang. (This tin ca.1925)

digitalnz.org/records/3188...

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Terry Baucher's avatar Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social
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Following @dimsie.bsky.social's lead I took a look at Treasury's paper on the ferry options presented to Cabinet & I don't know about you but cancelling the part of the project which costs 21% rather than reduce the part costing the other 79% seems...hasty. www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/defaul...

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If you don't find anything specific intime for the new year (assuming you are planting for the new year) you could stick with "āio ki te whenua, āio ki te rangi, āio ki te taiao, Tihei mauri ora" Otherwise I'll have a deeper think.

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When I was burning out last year friends booked a room for a weekend with strict orders for me to binge similar to that. We should do the same for you!

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I'm trying to remember how many of our school camps were in milford sound - but I think most were in doubtful sound... Obviously still a lot of others that do use the area, outside of regular tourists too.

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Nicola Ga-stan's avatar Nicola Ga-stan @nicgaston.bsky.social
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“I choose the shark. Every time” 😂🤣🦈🤗

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Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara's avatar Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara @taipo.bsky.social
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This may come as a surprise to noone but civil servants in govt depts are being commanded not to use Te Reo Maori at work.

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That's how I feel I must be at this point, especially with kids in school - granted masking where practical. But still officially a Novid whānau.

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i often am please message if you want a distraction

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Good. Now how can we get work progressed on improving air quality at the very least in schools, hospitals, aged care etc.

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Nicola Ga-stan's avatar Nicola Ga-stan @nicgaston.bsky.social
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WTAF. The obscenity is THIS explicit?! 😱

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Whilst I don't doubt this for a second, it is making science a less and less appealing career for sure. We got to start improving so so many roles in society. Thanks to this movement for highlighting that.

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Jennifer's avatar Jennifer @jennifilm.nz
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It's absolutely not an exaggeration to say that Tamaki's preaching will lead to violence in the near future. Someone is going to get hurt, bad - because we let this lie in the name of free speech.

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part of my worries that it was just an alt account not a fake account for her talking to constituents.

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