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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈)

@madhmstr.bsky.social

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“Don't waste hate on pink geranium.” Professional aunt. Trans rights are human rights. Posts about black cats, picture books, and random other stuff. 5th generation Pākehā Aucklander, of UK heritage.

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · Nov 11

Time for a pinned post.
I live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
I post about, in no particular order:
Our cats: Midnight and Jasper.
My clothes.
My life.
Books.
Being a children's librarian.
Sports, especially #womenssport.
Craft.
Random shit.
Boosting / sharing creators' work.

Two black cats on a floor. One is demonstrably larger than the other.

Books are a big deal tshirt, with Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems.

The Monster at the End of This Book Book with matching tshirt, held by a rainbow haired librarian wearing rainbow glasses.

The library is for everyone tshirt in bright colours and cartoon like head and shoulders illustrations of people with love hearts on their cheeks.

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 6h

My print reading is May Contain Lies by Alex Edmans.

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Emma Thane of Cawdor @redwellyfeats.bsky.social · 7h

Tag yourself. I am fatuous pauper.

Work, Work, Work

On about this date in 1801, Britain's first census was begun. In a subsequent survey conducted in 1881, residents were asked to furnish their "rank, profession, or occupation." Some of the more puzzling responses, as preserved by the London Genealogical Society, included:

Colourist of artificial fish

Knight of the Thimble

Disinfector of railways

Examiner of underclothing

Invisible net maker

Electric bath attendant

Proprietor of midgets

Fifty-two years an imbecile

Knocker-up of workpeople

Maker of sand views

Gymnast to house painter

Turnip shepherd

Emasculator

Sampler of drugs

Fatuous pauper

Drowner

Count as female

Fish-bender

Goldfish-catcher

Cow-banger

Running about

Grape-dryer

Beef twister

Random waller

2015 Jeff Kacirk

Sellers Publishing, Inc.

www.makefup.com

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 6h

My fav local board member: a tale in 3 images:
1. He told everyone it was their last day to paint on his face.
2. Sign painted out white.
3. Sign used to advertise upcoming local event.

A large freestanding sign with spray paint advertising Arts in the Ville.

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 6h

That looks like a rabbit to me.

Jay @eclipse-astro.bsky.social · 7h

The Full Harvest Supermoon 🌕

#astronomy #space #astrophotography #photography #fullmoon #moon #supermoon

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 15h

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 6d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 6h

A 'lighter' version (ie for teens) is Rats by Paul Zindel.
www.paulzindel.com/finalpages/H...

Paul Zindel: Rats

www.paulzindel.com

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Jackalope @jackalope1981.bsky.social · 8h

THIS PYGMY HIPPO IS CALLED MARS ATTACKS. HIS NAME IS MARS ATTACKS! MARS ATTACKS THE PYGMY HIPPO!

MARS!

ATTACKS!

mArS aTtAcKS!

MAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSS

ATTTTTAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa Marie @lisamarietea.bsky.social · 18h

Me, every day of my life.

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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 1d

Went to the farm earlier. Saw the most coquettish pig you've ever met.

A pig, working the camera like her life depends on it.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 8h

A #Roman figurine of a dog, shown lying down with its back legs curled underneath, looking at something behind it. Dogs feature quite prominently in Roman everyday art, associated with loyalty & healing, & valued for their companionship (just like today!) 🐶 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #Archaeology

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 8h

It's my favourite Christmas movie.
(Just before A Long Kiss Goodnight.)

AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

We have a new second-hand fridge in the pipeline!
Which will replace the leaking and rusty one...
And, it cost some favourite family recipes.
(It's a friends, and her son wanted the recipes 🥰).

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

Indeed.

I'm still thinking....

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 1d

The WHO has verified the elimination of both measles & rubella in all Pacific Island countries, alongside rubella elimination in Japan. The achievement follows 2 decades of coordinated immunisation campaigns, regional surveillance, and high routine vaccine coverage. buff.ly/EpFb7HK
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Rubella elimination verified in Japan, and measles and rubella elimination verified in Pacific island countries and areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that the 21 Pacific island countries and areas that are part of the WHO Western Pacific Region have collectively been verified as having eliminated…

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 13h

My #kikorangi librarians/book people/NZ-ESOL people — can you recommend books/authors for adult women learners, specifically with an Aotearoa/ Pacific angle?? A lot of the books available are aimed at a male audience. Not School Journals or school focused. Reply or DM pls🙏📚

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

This might sound weird, but....
Consider the large print collection.
Often adult learners find the larger text, and greater white space, easier to deal with. It's not as busy, so they can find it more restful.

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

With a suitcase of saris.

suitcaseofsaris.wixsite.com/book

Home | suitcase of saris

suitcaseofsaris.wixsite.com

AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

I'd go through my lists, but I have so many lists saved on my library account, it's broken and I can't log in.

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

And @kimtairi.bsky.social

www.nukuwomen.co.nz/blog/post/13...

//015 Kim Tairi, librarian

When you think of a librarian, what image pops into your head? Because for me, before I met Kim Tairi, I saw an old nanny wearing a cardigan, glasses with a beaded chain, and a long burgundy skirt.Dam

www.nukuwomen.co.nz

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

There's also podcasts, which could help with comprehension.
And, it features @whaeavee.bsky.social
www.nukuwomen.co.nz/blog/post/13...

//056 Veranoa Hetet, master weaver

Don’t want to miss the next NUKU100 podcast and image series? Sign up to our newsletter and we will deliver the link direct to your inbox. You can also subscribe on Spotify or Appl

www.nukuwomen.co.nz

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 9h

Would something like Nuku work?
The language could be tricky, but short entries.

www.nukuwomen.co.nz/the-book/

Buy the book: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women | Welcome to NUKU

This ambitious social documentary allows readers to obtain authentic insight into life as an Indigenous woman in a way like never before.

www.nukuwomen.co.nz

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 10h

Cutest story: my first & second special votes for Saturday were for a couple on a democracy date (their words).
They were going for a coffee & chat about who they were voting for.

AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 10h

Normal Saturday at work: door count around 50 (yes, we are VERY quiet.)
Voting Saturday with box inside the library: 196.

AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 10h

Normal Saturday at work: door count around 50 (yes, we are VERY quiet.)
Voting Saturday with box inside the library: 196.

AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 10h

We had people pacing outside before we open at 9am.

Between voting drop off, and special votes, we had ~150 extra through our doors in our small library.

The box HAD to be inside the library, and chained up.

I don't know how many special votes we did. The last was at 11.55am.

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Bonnicula | Vampire Vtuber ⚧ @bonnicula.bsky.social · 11h

I love when people discover that everything they've ever eaten is just brassica wearing a funny mustache disguise

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 12h

i'm sorry WHAT

Wikipedia screenshot

Brassica oleracea, also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form, is a plant of the family Brassicaceae. The species originated from feral populations of related plants in the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was most likely first cultivated. It has many common cultivars used as vegetables, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, romanesco, kale, Brussels sprout, collard, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 11h

Given that anyone with a brain ought to recognise how many “national dishes” were impossible pre-Columbian Exchange, it’s nice to finally see pushback on the inherently ethnonationalist/racist claim that some cultures have “authentic dishes” and other “parasitic” cultures only “steal” them

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