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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles

@siouxsiew.bsky.social

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The other “Susie” Wiles AKA NZ’s “Pink Terror”. Microbiologist interested in antibiotic resistance, experimental evolution, and sustainable period products. Also science communicator and lover of bioluminescence & Lego. She/her.

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · Nov 9

I seem to be on some starter packs so thought it’s probably about time I did a little bit of an introductory thread. It might end up being a bit long and go to places you didn’t expect! Here goes.

Kia ora, I’m Siouxsie, a microbiologist and bioluminescence enthusiast in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 22h

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 6d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Joe Wozzaa #toitūtiriti @joewoz.bsky.social · 1d

youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?...

The most accurate video you'll ever see. #nzpol

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been thinking a lot about your comments. I’m genuinely flummoxed. You don’t follow me on social media so how have you come to the conclusion that I’ve been “doing and encouraging eugenics”?

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2d

I am well aware of that paper and what it tells us about transmission.

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2d

I do advocate for clean air and ventilation. I rave on about it often. But I don’t agree outdoor spread is as bad as indoor spread. It depends on the outdoor setting. I keep an eye on poops.nz, carry a CO2 monitor with me everywhere and mask outdoors if there are lots of people about.

ESR Wastewater Surveillance

poops.nz

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed. We can’t get novavax here, but I keep up to date with the vaccines available and mask indoors.

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2d

I can see how you would think that. After a difficult few years, I’m focusing on recovering from burnout. I continue to mask in public in confined spaces and I continue to advocate for preventing infections and supporting those affected in whichever spaces I’m in.

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3d

It’s just awful, isn’t it?

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3d

This is heartbreaking 💔

Living Safely With Covid @covidsafenz.bsky.social · 3d

#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid

The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.

www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid

A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?

www.1news.co.nz

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3d

“The alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.”

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 4d

Wellington. please vote, the city needs you.
According to "Inner-City Wellington" it looks like only around 1 in 5 people have voted! I know you voted, but have you checked on your friends? Link to voting drop box locations.
Maybe a cheeky re-post too.

wellington.govt.nz/your-council...

Places to drop off your vote

Locations for orange voting bins and post boxes in Wellington.

wellington.govt.nz

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 3d

Radio bros gon hate

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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 5d

Wellingtonians - Are you interested?

An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Lori Passmore @lapassmore.bsky.social · 15d

We have an open post-doc position in my group to study mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation using biochemical reconstitution and cryoEM.

Please get in touch if you are interested in joining this amazing team! 🔬🧬🤩
#RNA #cryoEM

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 17d

Ah!

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Dr Emma L Briant 🐸🎃 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · 18d

Check out the new additions to my starter pack!! 🙂

Dr Emma L Briant 🐸🎃 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · Dec 27

I'm working on a starter pack... its focus is Information Warfare, Covert Ops and Propaganda... trying to fill gaps on existing lists of 'disinfo' experts and bring in a wider sweep of experts on covert ops & information warfare, broadly defined. go.bsky.app/7NTCqKZ

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 17d

Was the tax break for tobacco that big?! Wow!

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Doldrums ☕️ @doldrums.bsky.social · 19d

IDK who needs to hear this, but poverty-wage workers cannot budget their way to economic stability. Offering financial literacy workshops when what they need is a living wage is insulting and immoral.

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 17d

I had the honour of joining my close friend Golriz Ghahraman to discuss how we navigated public shaming, how we supported each other and the way it has built resilience in both of us and a passion for online safety.

Watch: 'I feel shame' - Golriz Ghahraman, Tory Whanau open up on public scandals

Both spoke to The Elephant, an online video series about controversial topics we avoid.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Bella Duncan @antarcticabella.bsky.social · 26d

Geologists of bluesky, great opportunity at Otago Uni, NZ for a Lecturer in Earth Science! Special shout out to my #biomarker colleagues, the dept has a well set up, near new Org Geochem lab without a PI, with GCMS/FID and HPLC, if anyone wants a change of scene! ⚒🧪🥼🌊
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Lecturer/Pūkenga - Geology

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

otago.taleo.net

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Veronica Lewis, M.Ed. 👩‍🦯 @veron4ica.com · Nov 29

I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement

An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.” Credit to Puzzle agency, original information from Veronica With Four Eyes and veroniiiica dot com

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Edward Ross @edwardross.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is worth reading if you’re wondering where you stand as an author whose work was ripped off by Anyhropic.

Looks like, as I was worrying, that I’ll probably not get a payout since my work wasn’t registered with the US copyright office.

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Gc Rox @gcrox.bsky.social · Sep 6

Postdoc position (please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
[email protected]
#MicroSky

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · Sep 7

And in case you'd like to knit a VOTE hat of your own, I've got it up on Ravelry or on my website!

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
vote.louisehutt.com

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