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Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 3h

Lies, lies and damned statistics…

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When Phonics Isn’t Reading: Why Today’s ‘Literacy Breakthrough’ Doesn’t Add Up

This afternoon, the Minister of Education announced what she called a “transformational boost” in reading achievement, crediting the government’s mandated structured literacy programme and newly intro...

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 3h

Incredible courage needs rewarding!

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 4h

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 9h

I thought I’d have a go at answering the question: what’s the flow on effect on emissions budgets from the methane cuts?

The answer was worse than I had anticipated

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Scientists fear weaker methane target signals wider retreat from climate action

After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 4h

Really kind! Some people do tell me they just buy it for the pictures and never write on it 🤣

Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you, I'll put a few more pages up as they come in form my designer (ahem, poor son!).

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 10h

One of our cats used to run up and bite my mother on the leg if she sang. Particularly Phantom of the Opera, which, fair.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 10h

Wonderful! Like a bit of good news!

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 11h

Who knew??!

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you! 🌷

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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 13h

I have heard this repeatedly, particularly among the "we must stop Wikipedia being so left wing" brigade.

Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 22h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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9 paints • 12 hrs
The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 12h

Buy three or more and receive a 10% discount just use the code THREEPLUS and you're in like flynn.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 12h

If you'd like a gift wrap and a personal note from the artist (that's moi) at no extra charge, just let me know. The calendars will hit desk here mid November with plenty of time to beat the Christmas posting deadlines. Unfortunately mailing to the US is out for now, which is a shame.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 12h

Bluesky NZ FTW! I've just had my first calendar pre-order from a Bluesky comrade! If you'd like a beautiful, mailable locally printed botanical art calendar in 2026 please pre-order before 30 October, I'll sort you! Please feel free to share and thank you! jenniferduval-smith.com/shop/botanic... 🌱🇨🇰

Botanical art calendar for 2026 by botanical artist Jennifer Duval-Smith Preorder now!

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 12h

Simple question: "Are you pro-fascist or anti-fascist?" seems to be such a hard question for some to answer.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h

Most of these people are deeply trained, or at least highly educated, in humanities. Knowing isn’t being.

brasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 21h

Anyone who claims that Silicon Valley would be better with more humanities education has to grapple with the fact that Peter Thiel was a philosophy major.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Genius!

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap.
"I've always loved museums," she says,
"but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards'
We do
the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

As well.

Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Why do poor people always have to make the 'tough choices' and never the wealthy? Why is this acceptable?

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

My kids (24 and 19) are actively put out by the remake of this, weirdly their favourite film. The reasons: Leto, burrito and awkward elevator.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

I have to think of tides going in an out and sometimes I'm just beached for a day or two after a big event and have to learn to accept it. Something a massive as a thesis would take a lot of recovery!

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

What I has surprised me most about it, is people buying it year after year, for their kitchen or office or their friend and then texting me to let me know their favourite month or that they have turned the page over. People seem to get used to a calendar format and enjoy the continuity.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Click to preorder here. This is a real family affair: I paint everything up to the last minute. Then my architect son is forced to design it, as payback for having been given life. Then my husband proofreads it with to make sure we get Matariki in the right month. You benefit!

PRE-ORDER Botanical Art Calendar 2026 — Jennifer Duval-Smith

PREORDER by 30 October for NZ delivery mid November 2026 Reconnect With Nature 2026 is nearly here! This 12-month botanical calendar showcases prints from my original watercolour paintings. Each m...

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Pre-order my 4th annual Botanical Art Calendar by 30 October to reserve your copy from this limited run. 12 colourful months! Features paintings fresh from my Wintergardens residency and sketchbook.
It's flat, mailable and VERY big with mums apparently 🤣
Save 10% with code THREEPLUS on 3 or more

Jennifer's Botanical Art calendar cover shows red and pink tulips on a delightfully pink background

February calendar page shows a Monarch butterfly and a pink dahlia. Monarchs are ticky to paint!

Three bearded irises on a calendar page. They're trying not to show that they know how gorgeous they are.

This is what the storm tossed covergirl tulips look like on a bluey green calendar page. We loved them so much we wanted them to have their own month.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo says Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions.

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty...or agrees with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the US,
is not really pro-life."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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