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Francisco Blaha

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“We have two choices: to abandon hope and ensure that the worst will happen, or to use the opportunities that exist and contribute to a better world. It is not a very difficult choice.” Noam Chomsky Fisheries, bicycles,music http://www.franciscoblaha.info

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 2h

The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.

Regulatory Standards Bill:
Select Committee Report:
166,000 submission total
0.7% supported
0.6% unclear
98.7% opposed

AUTHORISED BY DUNCAN WEBB MP, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS WELLINGTON

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 3h

The opposite of King Midas www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

PM Christopher Luxon seemingly transmutes political gold into sh*t

PM seemingly fluffs the coalition’s beneficiary-bashing surefire vote winner.

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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 6h

If you want to lead—whether its being PM, delivering a $10B dollar transformation project, conducting the local choir, or leading a non-profit—there is one overarching skill you need: you must bring the people you are leading along the journey with you.
Luxon just doesn't have the skills to do this.

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 4h

“Is a matter of time and isolation” 🙄 (terrible evolutionary pun)

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 6h

As I was told, Western conservation focuses on preservation, while here they focus on coexistence.
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Musings from exploring Japan's fishing villages on my bike and they take on conservation — Francisco Blaha

I've been keen to spend time in Japan for a long time since my time on Japanese fishing boats in the 1980s in Argentina, and my exposure to a different type of literature after reading Yukio Mishima ...

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 7h

One can only hope!

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 8h

Surprise… surprise

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Farmers off the hook on climate means rest of us pick up the slack

Comment: The Government's methane announcement is the policy equivalent of a steaming cowpat on cross-partisan climate consensus.

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 8h

The irony of having this event under the current government policies and beliefs, is not escaping my attention

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 9h

Hundreds of scientists and global leaders are converging on Christchurch for the world's largest and most influential climate adaptation gathering.

Global leaders, scientists gather for NZ's largest ever climate event

Hundreds of scientists and global leaders are converging on Christchurch for the world's largest and most influential climate adaptation gathering.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

Yep. Same: ash.harvard.edu/resources/wa...

Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate – Ash Center

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
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Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 2d

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed… lmost an Augustus Pablo 1st hour…

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 2d

Bikes and Vinyl Dub Day at the Waiheke BikeHub

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 2d

There are plenty of examples of the opposite… The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) manages at least 128 overseas bases in at least 51 different countries…. So I guess is just fair having one?

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 2d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 3d

Will you get paid to collect medicines?

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 3d

"Pathetic" is the word in English that comes to my mind... yet it feels that is not enough... It's just such a deftists argument to be made

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 3d

"...but eventually things will get better..." is such a desperate line

5 reasons why landlords, farmers, investors who make money from money may be positive... while the rest (most people) are feeling fucked.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Five reasons to feel positive about the New Zealand economy

It's been a year of grim economic news - unemployment has been up, GDP down and consumer confidence weak.

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 3d

And? Looking forwards for the review!!!

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 4d

“We look for someone to grow old together, while the secret is to find someone to stay a child with."
Charles Bukowski

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 5d

Does the news reflect what we die from?

The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News.

In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 5d

The Govt wants to cut Health NZ staff working on alcohol harm & end its research & social marketing campaigns. Sixty five organisations have signed an open letter to the PM, calling for alcohol industry to be excluded from policy making.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth

Cartoon. Title: “Sponsored by the Alcohol Lobby”. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and Assoc Justice Minister Nicole McKee, drinking together. McKee hands her beer to Doocey and says, “Hold my beer” “I’m going to sort out these Public Health boffins. Lower right it says, “Govt ignores expert advice on alcohol”

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 5d

"This is the worst we've seen in New Zealand since 2005."

The 'longest, deepest, slowest' job market - recruitment agency

The prime minister claims jobs for young people are still out there, but one of NZ's largest recruitment agencies says the employment market is the tightest it has been in decades.

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 5d

I was genuinely moved by his spontaneous message, and said I hope I get to work with him one day. Two years later, I'm working with him here in Taiwan on an Electronic Monitoring study, and as I perceived at the time, he is a top professional and a good man. Good fisheries are about good people.

Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 5d

Back in 2023, I received a truly heart-warming message from Ho-Tu Chiang, a young and bright former Taiwan coastguard member Woking on his postgradin IUU fishing. He told me that my work motivated him to start his own path in fisheries sustainability by working to improve industry compliance.

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