Gil Greening
@gilgreen.bsky.social
retired scientist, kiwi in Oz - Ngunnawal Country, avatar from Iceland, aurora australis from sister in Dunedin.
Mostly just a lazy reposter.
Mostly just a lazy reposter.
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We’d be some chance of dealing with this problem,
If the brain-dead LNP supported science.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
If the brain-dead LNP supported science.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Grim outlook for river spanning four states if nothing is done to combat climate's impact
Water needs for river communities will be under increasing pressure over the next 25 years, according to predictions from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We’d be some chance of dealing with this problem,
If the brain-dead LNP supported science.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
If the brain-dead LNP supported science.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Worksafe obeying their Minister by removing protections.
WorkSafe rule change introduces 'lethal' risk of electrocution, electrical inspectors say
A dispute has escalated over the past month as electrical inspectors repeatedly plead with officials to do a U-turn, RNZ can reveal.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Worksafe obeying their Minister by removing protections.
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This is the case for a majority of people in New Zealand due to the response in 2020 and 2021 which could explain why our excess mortality continue to be lower than other countries. Lockdown gets proven to be the right decision (at the time).
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
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December 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is the case for a majority of people in New Zealand due to the response in 2020 and 2021 which could explain why our excess mortality continue to be lower than other countries. Lockdown gets proven to be the right decision (at the time).
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Waters are warming in Murihiku Southland at higher rates than elsewhere, with implications for fisheries and habitats.
Murihiku’s waters warming faster
Waters are warming in Murihiku Southland at higher rates than elsewhere, with implications for fisheries and habitats.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Waters are warming in Murihiku Southland at higher rates than elsewhere, with implications for fisheries and habitats.
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95% of submissions oppose the fast-track amendment bill. Government pushes ahead; committee suggests changes without amending. Opposition cites rushed process, overreach, and risks to Māori rights.
95 percent of fast-track amendment bill submitters opposed to changes
95% of submissions oppose the fast-track amendment bill. Government pushes ahead; committee suggests changes without amending. Opposition cites rushed process, overreach, and risks to Māori rights.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
95% of submissions oppose the fast-track amendment bill. Government pushes ahead; committee suggests changes without amending. Opposition cites rushed process, overreach, and risks to Māori rights.
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“New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat.”
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
UN sounds alarm on NZ racism and Māori rights
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat.”
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
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Thank you, Dame Jacinda, Grant Robertson & Dr Ashley Bloomfield for prioritising people and health before profit.
I can only imagine the carnage if the right wing had been in power.
I can only imagine the carnage if the right wing had been in power.
Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
December 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thank you, Dame Jacinda, Grant Robertson & Dr Ashley Bloomfield for prioritising people and health before profit.
I can only imagine the carnage if the right wing had been in power.
I can only imagine the carnage if the right wing had been in power.
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That myth that "Nats are better economic managers" is perpetuated by pakeha business owners and farmers who always get a handout from the Nats. The truth is that the Nats are economic vandals now being cheered on by ACT / Atlas and Shane Jones cronies. #nzpol
It's always been bullshit, and this current incarnation has really highlighted this. And two years in, voters need to stop buying their "It's Labours mess" lies. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls
Treasury figures show a deficit about $700m higher than forecast.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
That myth that "Nats are better economic managers" is perpetuated by pakeha business owners and farmers who always get a handout from the Nats. The truth is that the Nats are economic vandals now being cheered on by ACT / Atlas and Shane Jones cronies. #nzpol
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In 1975, Bill Rowling's Labour Govt introduced a compulsory contributory scheme that would have made AoNZ the 'Switzerland of the South Pacific'.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
The ‘enormous bribe’ 50 years ago that cost New Zealand $625 billion. And the price we will pay for decades
Changes made today will still take decades to make up for the shortfall of a decision made in 1975. Damien Venuto looks into how a fiery politician changed the course of New Zealand’s history.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In 1975, Bill Rowling's Labour Govt introduced a compulsory contributory scheme that would have made AoNZ the 'Switzerland of the South Pacific'.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
Naturally the right-wing National Party under Muldoon wrecked it and with it our chance for individual prosperity in retirement. National are vandals.
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WELL!
If this headline is not a flashing red light and a wake up call - Nothing Is!
#auspol #uspol #cdnpol #ukpol #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
If this headline is not a flashing red light and a wake up call - Nothing Is!
#auspol #uspol #cdnpol #ukpol #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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You first m8
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Are NZ summers too long? The PM says we’ve got to keep moving
The summer shutdown is coming but should the Kiwi summer holiday still stay sacrosanct?
www.stuff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You first m8
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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“Walk into any Coles outlet today and you’re not just buying milk. You’re feeding a surveillance machine processing 10 billion rows of data.”
theaimn.net/caught-in-th...
theaimn.net/caught-in-th...
CAUGHT IN THE CRUNCH: The Surveillance State Comes to Your Local Supermarket
How four decades of union destruction paved the way for algorithmic exploitation and corporate price-gouging Walk into any Coles outlet today and you’re not just buying milk. You’re feeding a surveill...
theaimn.net
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Walk into any Coles outlet today and you’re not just buying milk. You’re feeding a surveillance machine processing 10 billion rows of data.”
theaimn.net/caught-in-th...
theaimn.net/caught-in-th...
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Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
Mind you, I was amazed to discover that the RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the UK, is a charity!! Staffed mainly by volunteers!
Bit like the Rural Fire Services in Australia - almost 100% volunteers.
Bit like the Rural Fire Services in Australia - almost 100% volunteers.
Please only have your accidents at sea between the hours of 9am and 6pm. At all other times leave a message and we’ll respond as quickly as possible tomorrow.
A 60 percent cut to the Wellington maritime police means they will no longer be responding 24/7
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Mind you, I was amazed to discover that the RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the UK, is a charity!! Staffed mainly by volunteers!
Bit like the Rural Fire Services in Australia - almost 100% volunteers.
Bit like the Rural Fire Services in Australia - almost 100% volunteers.
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Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
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Australia’s social media ban fails to consider so many aspects of parenting and childhood, let alone fixing structural problems of online platforms. Disability and disadvantage are key issues ignored by the ban. Shocking policy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Australia’s social media ban fails to consider so many aspects of parenting and childhood, let alone fixing structural problems of online platforms. Disability and disadvantage are key issues ignored by the ban. Shocking policy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Every health worker in the country has to balance working Xmas or New Year shifts. I’m sure it’s the same for most essential workers.
It’s an absolute privilege to be able to take a “long summer break” ☹️
It’s an absolute privilege to be able to take a “long summer break” ☹️
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Every health worker in the country has to balance working Xmas or New Year shifts. I’m sure it’s the same for most essential workers.
It’s an absolute privilege to be able to take a “long summer break” ☹️
It’s an absolute privilege to be able to take a “long summer break” ☹️
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The term 'Summer Break' assumes way too much about the average New Zealander. The gapping cavernous hole that is the wealth gap in NZ, means only one group of people get a summer break in this broke ass fucking country. And it's not the people you think you're talking about.
Is the long summer break hurting our economy?
Is the long summer break hurting our economy?
A 'circle back in February' mentality may be contributing to New Zealand's stubbornly low productivity....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The term 'Summer Break' assumes way too much about the average New Zealander. The gapping cavernous hole that is the wealth gap in NZ, means only one group of people get a summer break in this broke ass fucking country. And it's not the people you think you're talking about.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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This is huge. Biggest and most important new national park in Queensland in a generation, and all ABC Rural can tell us about are the fúcking opal miners.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Outback opal miners allowed to operate as surrounding land becomes national park
The Queensland government's purchase of Vergemont Station last year led to months of uncertainty for miners with tenures inside the former cattle station, which is larger than the Australian Capital T...
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is huge. Biggest and most important new national park in Queensland in a generation, and all ABC Rural can tell us about are the fúcking opal miners.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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We can’t complain. Nobody is listening. The sign in the store that tells us not to abuse the staff is in fact a message from the CEO.
Translated it means,
“Please do not take out your frustrations over my shitfuckery on the hired help”
He is a hidden coward like the Wiz of Oz
#FuckCapitalism
Translated it means,
“Please do not take out your frustrations over my shitfuckery on the hired help”
He is a hidden coward like the Wiz of Oz
#FuckCapitalism
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We can’t complain. Nobody is listening. The sign in the store that tells us not to abuse the staff is in fact a message from the CEO.
Translated it means,
“Please do not take out your frustrations over my shitfuckery on the hired help”
He is a hidden coward like the Wiz of Oz
#FuckCapitalism
Translated it means,
“Please do not take out your frustrations over my shitfuckery on the hired help”
He is a hidden coward like the Wiz of Oz
#FuckCapitalism
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We have officially arrived at a dystopian place where the only measure of success, progress or achievement is profit. All other metrics cease to exist. Not quality, not service, not satisfaction, not excellence - just profit. We created this dystopia, now we must live in it
#auspol
#auspol
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We have officially arrived at a dystopian place where the only measure of success, progress or achievement is profit. All other metrics cease to exist. Not quality, not service, not satisfaction, not excellence - just profit. We created this dystopia, now we must live in it
#auspol
#auspol
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Sound familiar? Our public research system exploits highly skilled workers every single day. One way it does this is by paying those conducting research while doing MSc and PhD programmes less than minimum wage. Often less than training wage. Sometimes nothing at all. With 0 jobs in sight..
#NZPOL
#NZPOL
Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sound familiar? Our public research system exploits highly skilled workers every single day. One way it does this is by paying those conducting research while doing MSc and PhD programmes less than minimum wage. Often less than training wage. Sometimes nothing at all. With 0 jobs in sight..
#NZPOL
#NZPOL
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?