Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Kyle MacDonald

@kylemacd.bsky.social

960 followers 710 following 1K posts

linktr.ee

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 10d

🎙️ LATEST PODCAST NOW AVAILABLE🎧

Links to listen:
 Apple Podcasts: buff.ly/PFBJ3eu
🔊 Spotify: buff.ly/bMYHYG8
💓 iHeart radio: buff.ly/4yFjU5c
Or on the Newstalk ZB link below 👇
Thanks to NZ On Air for their support of this work.

Australian Author Opens Up About Mental Health Journey

Australian journalist and published author Jonathon ‘J.Mo’ Moran, shared his personal journey through mental health struggles, his upbringing in Canberra,

buff.ly

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 52m

On Sunday's "The Nutters Club " our guest was Dave Burnside, a former addict and ex-offender, has transformed his life from one of crime and addiction to becoming a highly effective advocate for recovery and community support.
buff.ly/n7l1yhM

From addiction to academics: A life found through recovery

Dave Burnside, a former addict and ex-offender, has transformed his life from one of crime and addiction to becoming a highly effective advocate for recove

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 1h

Your Subconscious Mind Distorts Your Reality, New Research Suggests. Is It Tapping Into a Hidden World?

The majority of people have experienced a psychic phenomenon, according to a new study. Here’s what those strange “gut feelings” could actually mean.

buff.ly

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2h

Legacies are complicated

thespinoff.co.nz/atea/28-09-2...

How Ruth Richardson’s Mother of all Budgets is still f*cking us today

Laura O'Connell Rapira looks at what successive generations of an unregulated housing market does to welfare and housing for those in the margins.

thespinoff.co.nz

1 10 26

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 16h

I would happily vote for “Someone else”

1 1

Reposted by Kyle MacDonald

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 22h

NEW POLL: Half of voters want Christopher Luxon to step down - and Christopher Bishop is the top choice to replace him

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Chris Bishop emerges as Luxon’s successor-in-waiting

The latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll signals a leadership swap could lead to boost for National, with half of voters wanting Christopher Luxon gone.

www.thepost.co.nz

14 10 30

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 1d

This only makes sense when you consider that people who still think paper runs are a thing, and may even themselves still get an actual paper delivered, is who he is actually talking to.

Not, despite the rhetoric, young people.

Grant Brookes (he/him/ia) @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social · 1d

Simeon Brown tells young jobseekers to “get a paper run” on RNZ this morning 🙀

He is so out of touch, he thinks neighbourhoods still get a daily newspaper delivered
#nzpol

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 1d

NZ’s shift to more private health care will likely raise costs and reduce quality: what the evidence tells us

Many studies show public funding of private health care can be more expensive and less equitable. A truly evidence-based health system would acknowledge this.

buff.ly

2 3

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 1d

What makes self-forgiveness so difficult? | BPS

While some find forgiving themselves an easy process, others find it harder to navigate. A new paper charts the path of this process, offering insights for practice.

buff.ly

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2d

Eating disorder struggles resurfaced as mountain bike rider Sammie Maxwell closed in on world title

New Zealand mountain bike rider Sammie Maxwell admits her mental health was challenged as she rode into history.

buff.ly

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2d

Didn’t write it, just shared it!

1 3

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2d

…The data released this week does not yet show reading transformation at a national level; it shows a limited measure of one skill, drawn from a small and shifting sample, interpreted with far more confidence than the evidence can support."

3 14

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2d

"But what the Minister’s announcement reveals is less about what works in classrooms and more about how evidence is being used to tell a political story….

1 8 23

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2d

Lies, lies and damned statistics…

open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...

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...

open.substack.com

5 16 43

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 2d

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing…

buff.ly

Reposted by Kyle MacDonald

Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 4d

Men will literally call everything that irritates them the antichrist rather than go to therapy

5 14 98

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 4d

Extreme wealth and power is bad for the soul and the psychology.

See also; The Roman Empire et al

1 1 6

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 4d

I love this.

My impression of Portland when I was there (albeit 30 years ago) was it reminded me the most of NZ. Maybe I was homesick, but the pacific coastline, pine trees and general laid back vibe was familiar.

Reposted by Kyle MacDonald

Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 5d

open.substack.com/pub/gregmitc...

8 24

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 5d

Hell of a game of footy that.

1 1

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 5d

“100% Pure Shitfuckery”
youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

youtu.be

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 5d

‘Embedded’ Therapists Counsel College Students Where They Live and Learn

‘Embedded’ Therapists Counsel College Students Where They Live and Learn (Gift Article)

College students are meeting with “embedded” counselors in dorms and academic buildings, with promising results.

buff.ly

Reposted by Kyle MacDonald

greensmiff.bsky.social @greensmiff.bsky.social · 6d

4 22

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 6d

Decriminalising drug use best way to combat rising addiction, report finds

The Drug Foundation is also recommending a complete overhaul of the Misuse of Drugs Act and throwing out the drug classification system.

buff.ly

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 8d

Have just discovered Ms. 14 has found of her own accord, and is very much a fan of Radiohead’s album “OK Computer” has made my day.

1 9

Kyle MacDonald @kylemacd.bsky.social · 8d

🎙️ LATEST PODCAST NOW AVAILABLE🎧
This week is New Zealand Mental Health Awareness week so we asked The Nutters Club audience what it is they would like the country to be aware of
 Apple Podcasts: buff.ly/vr0UpXk
🔊 Spotify: buff.ly/r3khWPw
💓 iHeart radio: buff.ly/1Z8Xsoq
Or below👇
buff.ly/JNUg6IR

What The Nutters Club wants you to be aware of

Mental Health Awareness Week has prompted a wave of discussions about the importance of mental health and practical strategies for improving wellbeing. Th