Princess Buttercup ☠
@sckitupbttrcp.bsky.social
East Polynesia born & raised. She/her. Queer. Tangata Tiriti (Inuk/Pākehā). Whakapapa to lands far away. He mana tō te kupu.
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Imma going to post a PhD related meme each day in this thread, until I hand in, and defend, that birthed from the depths of my well medicated brain, gift ki te ao, that e toru tangata will read.
No.
This is the largest slug I have ever seen in AoNZ. A yellow cellar. It's approximately 15cm.
#gardenlife
#AotearoaNZ
#gardenlife
#AotearoaNZ
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
No.
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15 years on from Pike River, NZ still records 2x the workplace deaths of Australia and 4x the UK per capita. System-level reform in workplace health and safety is needed. #publichealth
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fif...
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fif...
Fifteen years after Pike River: Time for leadership on workplace health and safety
Aotearoa’s workplace health and safety record has seen little improvement since Pike River. We need stronger leadership and better enforcement to reduce harm and improve outcomes.
www.phcc.org.nz
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
15 years on from Pike River, NZ still records 2x the workplace deaths of Australia and 4x the UK per capita. System-level reform in workplace health and safety is needed. #publichealth
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fif...
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fif...
I need new ideas for figures using #RStudio. R graph gallery which has some pretty figs which I am enamoured with. But what's your fav figure?
Currently enjoying this one on RGG, which might be useful for my next paper. It is pretty.
#data #datavisualisation #epidemiology
Currently enjoying this one on RGG, which might be useful for my next paper. It is pretty.
#data #datavisualisation #epidemiology
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I need new ideas for figures using #RStudio. R graph gallery which has some pretty figs which I am enamoured with. But what's your fav figure?
Currently enjoying this one on RGG, which might be useful for my next paper. It is pretty.
#data #datavisualisation #epidemiology
Currently enjoying this one on RGG, which might be useful for my next paper. It is pretty.
#data #datavisualisation #epidemiology
No gluten. Love a cup of tea (all kinds) and the odd cocktail. Chocolate and gummy lollies 😊 Pretty easy to please tbh.
Time for another question #SecretSantaAoNZ
What are your favourite foods? Least favourite? What can't you eat? What are your go to foods FOR MORALE?
Quote or reply with your answers.
What are your favourite foods? Least favourite? What can't you eat? What are your go to foods FOR MORALE?
Quote or reply with your answers.
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
No gluten. Love a cup of tea (all kinds) and the odd cocktail. Chocolate and gummy lollies 😊 Pretty easy to please tbh.
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It’s a little bit ironic that the conservative movement that bought us the classic line “Facts don’t care about your beliefs” is now at the very vanguard of ignoring science, actively suppressing science education, and doing everything it can to ignore facts in opposition to their ideology.
#nzpol
#nzpol
I keep thinking this is the very definition of modern conservatism/neoliberalism:
#nzpol #conservatism
#nzpol #conservatism
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It’s a little bit ironic that the conservative movement that bought us the classic line “Facts don’t care about your beliefs” is now at the very vanguard of ignoring science, actively suppressing science education, and doing everything it can to ignore facts in opposition to their ideology.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
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It's almost as if the Police don't want their PR nightmare to go away - which is frankly unexplainable.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Police stand by decision to continue to prosecute woman at centre of McSkimming scandal
Police apologise to Ms Z but continue with prosecution against her
www.stuff.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It's almost as if the Police don't want their PR nightmare to go away - which is frankly unexplainable.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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In today’s NZ Herald
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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he really went "gender equality is when women do extra work on top of their normal workload" 😭
Working on a joint grant proposal, and the section on gender equity, paraphrased, reads “the female doctoral candidates will do outreach and mentorship to female college students to encourage DEI in the field.” Tell me this statement was written by a man without using those words.
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
he really went "gender equality is when women do extra work on top of their normal workload" 😭
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This IPCA report on McSkimming and enabler/s needs a major systemic review of police command staff and systems to result.How deep does the rot go?Is just making up breathalysers results by lower level police a downstream reflection of the culture? New Zealand needs answers, not soundbites.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This IPCA report on McSkimming and enabler/s needs a major systemic review of police command staff and systems to result.How deep does the rot go?Is just making up breathalysers results by lower level police a downstream reflection of the culture? New Zealand needs answers, not soundbites.
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@chrishipkins.bsky.social
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
This is utterly sickening, particularly the charges under HDCA. Many, many things from the 2021-2023 period of my life in terms of police (in)action related to threats made to me now must be viewed thru this unholy prism.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal the full story of the downfall of a deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
@chrishipkins.bsky.social
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
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He was trying to break into my phone!
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
He was trying to break into my phone!
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In case Alex's post is too subtle APOLOGISE TO TAMATHA PAUL THIS INSTANT YOU COWARDS
Just seems a little short while ago that various government politicians, and people acting as their media surrogates, were outraged and scandalized by, and poured scorn on, comments from younger women politicians for suggesting many people don't trust cops.
Highest levels of the force - filth.
Highest levels of the force - filth.
Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
In case Alex's post is too subtle APOLOGISE TO TAMATHA PAUL THIS INSTANT YOU COWARDS
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A mana-enhancing research project in Te Tari Mātauranga Matū – the Department of Chemistry has received support from an Otago Research Grant 🧑🔬
The project will use Māori methodologies to determine how tauira and kaimahi experience undergraduate chemistry education at Otago.
Read more here ⬇️
The project will use Māori methodologies to determine how tauira and kaimahi experience undergraduate chemistry education at Otago.
Read more here ⬇️
Creating Te Tiriti partnerships in Mātai matū – Chemistry
A mana-enhancing approach to better understand Māori students’ learning journeys in Chemistry has received support from a University of Otago Research Grant.
www.otago.ac.nz
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A mana-enhancing research project in Te Tari Mātauranga Matū – the Department of Chemistry has received support from an Otago Research Grant 🧑🔬
The project will use Māori methodologies to determine how tauira and kaimahi experience undergraduate chemistry education at Otago.
Read more here ⬇️
The project will use Māori methodologies to determine how tauira and kaimahi experience undergraduate chemistry education at Otago.
Read more here ⬇️
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It cost Casey Costello $4500 to hire a room to meet with Irish anti-trans activist Helen Joyce. $1000 for a council social event to unveil a painting is peanuts & much more positive bc it involves sthg tangible (painting) & supports a local artist.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It cost Casey Costello $4500 to hire a room to meet with Irish anti-trans activist Helen Joyce. $1000 for a council social event to unveil a painting is peanuts & much more positive bc it involves sthg tangible (painting) & supports a local artist.
Ew Emily.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ew Emily.
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Presented with a massive side-eye to governments who can’t even equitably remunerate paid work, let alone unpaid labour.
Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth
New analysis reveals just how much “invisible” caring and housework is worth to the economy.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Presented with a massive side-eye to governments who can’t even equitably remunerate paid work, let alone unpaid labour.
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Let's celebrate Living Wage Week by acknowledging that
paying a living wage benefits everyone – employees, employers, and communities. Read our 2025 Living Wages Report to learn more:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#NSpoli #NLpoli #PEIpoli #LivingWageWeek
paying a living wage benefits everyone – employees, employers, and communities. Read our 2025 Living Wages Report to learn more:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#NSpoli #NLpoli #PEIpoli #LivingWageWeek
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Let's celebrate Living Wage Week by acknowledging that
paying a living wage benefits everyone – employees, employers, and communities. Read our 2025 Living Wages Report to learn more:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#NSpoli #NLpoli #PEIpoli #LivingWageWeek
paying a living wage benefits everyone – employees, employers, and communities. Read our 2025 Living Wages Report to learn more:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#NSpoli #NLpoli #PEIpoli #LivingWageWeek
Listening to Buckle on the new Florence and the Machine release. Randomly followed up by Mountain Goats No Children and Ani DiFranco As is 😂
Alrighty then.
Alrighty then.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Listening to Buckle on the new Florence and the Machine release. Randomly followed up by Mountain Goats No Children and Ani DiFranco As is 😂
Alrighty then.
Alrighty then.
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Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
It's a structural obscenity that you work a 60 hour week and still need gov assistance to survive. And even more that it's normalised.
Text from a low income neighbor. His family hasn’t eaten in 2 days because they didn’t get their SNAP benefits
He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isn’t enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americans😓
(We bought them 2 weeks food)
He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isn’t enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americans😓
(We bought them 2 weeks food)
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It's a structural obscenity that you work a 60 hour week and still need gov assistance to survive. And even more that it's normalised.
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Text from a low income neighbor. His family hasn’t eaten in 2 days because they didn’t get their SNAP benefits
He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isn’t enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americans😓
(We bought them 2 weeks food)
He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isn’t enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americans😓
(We bought them 2 weeks food)
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Text from a low income neighbor. His family hasn’t eaten in 2 days because they didn’t get their SNAP benefits
He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isn’t enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americans😓
(We bought them 2 weeks food)
He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isn’t enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americans😓
(We bought them 2 weeks food)
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So a minor political party is allowed to bypass our democratic process to force a thrice rejected bill into law, that doesn’t meet the principles of legislation design.
Why even have best practice legislation principles if MPs don’t have to follow them? #nzpol
Why even have best practice legislation principles if MPs don’t have to follow them? #nzpol
Proposed bill 'an ideological project that must be stopped' | E-Tangata
“It is extraordinary that this minister is asserting the power to redefine core constitutional principles to govern future polities, just as he did with the ‘principles of the Treaty’.” — Emeritus Pro...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So a minor political party is allowed to bypass our democratic process to force a thrice rejected bill into law, that doesn’t meet the principles of legislation design.
Why even have best practice legislation principles if MPs don’t have to follow them? #nzpol
Why even have best practice legislation principles if MPs don’t have to follow them? #nzpol