Claire
@cznz.bsky.social
She/her; queer Kiwi; fan of women's cricket, ice hockey, X-Wings, puns and potatoes (background pic by Hazel!)
@confluencekid.bsky.social hey bb, just checking -- has your address changed since Dec 2024?
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@confluencekid.bsky.social hey bb, just checking -- has your address changed since Dec 2024?
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Landmark legal decision has affirmed that Canada owes a legally binding fiduciary duty to provide adequate on-reserve housing.
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
Will a recent landmark legal decision help address the on-reserve housing crisis? | Truth & Politics
YouTube video by APTN News
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December 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Landmark legal decision has affirmed that Canada owes a legally binding fiduciary duty to provide adequate on-reserve housing.
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
The ruling is being viewed as a huge victory for more than 100 First Nations across the country.
For more Truth & Politics:
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When us process-heads warn about the importance of following systems and giving due weight to the how alongside the what, we have things like this in mind …
December 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
When us process-heads warn about the importance of following systems and giving due weight to the how alongside the what, we have things like this in mind …
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That's it. That's the show.
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
That's it. That's the show.
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Another #painting "Mellows Bridge II". Because of Arran Quay with the church of St Paul and the Bank of Ireland building. And the Four Courts dome. And I still like what used to be our Central Bank. But Mellows bridge is really what this painting is about. I think it’s a beauty. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear
June 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Another #painting "Mellows Bridge II". Because of Arran Quay with the church of St Paul and the Bank of Ireland building. And the Four Courts dome. And I still like what used to be our Central Bank. But Mellows bridge is really what this painting is about. I think it’s a beauty. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear
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4️⃣ If the point is to “delay access” NZ needs real investment in digital literacy.
This means a wide, well-funded education campaign for parents and communities (not just pamphlets or websites)
Think SmokeFree NZ in the 2000s.
This means a wide, well-funded education campaign for parents and communities (not just pamphlets or websites)
Think SmokeFree NZ in the 2000s.
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
4️⃣ If the point is to “delay access” NZ needs real investment in digital literacy.
This means a wide, well-funded education campaign for parents and communities (not just pamphlets or websites)
Think SmokeFree NZ in the 2000s.
This means a wide, well-funded education campaign for parents and communities (not just pamphlets or websites)
Think SmokeFree NZ in the 2000s.
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3️⃣ A ban blocks access. It does not address harm.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
3️⃣ A ban blocks access. It does not address harm.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
Online harm comes from platform design, governance failures, and adult misuse.
An isolated ban will not change platform behaviour.
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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happy holidays everyone
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
happy holidays everyone
Truly absurdly satisfying to line up a huge stack of papers in the hole punch by eye and get it /perfect/
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Truly absurdly satisfying to line up a huge stack of papers in the hole punch by eye and get it /perfect/
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My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
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A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.
Unlock and upgrade in the Return to Metroidvania rebundle, read up on exciting Sci-Fi with Matha Wells’ Murderbot & more, and add character to your game environments with the Best of Synty 4 Game Dev Assets rebundles! https://bit.ly/4oxXmjd
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.
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Yo, if you’re wondering what you can do to support people in Minneapolis right now, this is a place to start. Unidos MN helped run the legal observer training months ago, they’re legit and doing so much good.
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Yo, if you’re wondering what you can do to support people in Minneapolis right now, this is a place to start. Unidos MN helped run the legal observer training months ago, they’re legit and doing so much good.
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you’ve definitely heard of elf on the shelf but are you ready for
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
you’ve definitely heard of elf on the shelf but are you ready for
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Overheard in the prescription pick-up line: “A vulture walks onto an airplane with two dead raccoons. The stewardess says ‘I’m sorry, sir, but you can’t have more than one carrion.’”
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Overheard in the prescription pick-up line: “A vulture walks onto an airplane with two dead raccoons. The stewardess says ‘I’m sorry, sir, but you can’t have more than one carrion.’”
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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Every available method of age verification systematically excludes or harms marginalized people. The real question isn’t whether these systems discriminate, but how extensively. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
www.eff.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Every available method of age verification systematically excludes or harms marginalized people. The real question isn’t whether these systems discriminate, but how extensively. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Legit amazing stuff.
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Legit amazing stuff.
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
And a great, great example of how “I have a dark, somewhat twisted sense of humor that’s not for everybody” does not have to mean “I lash out at powerless people and congratulate myself for my edginess.”
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Clear, factual reporting that takes the time to research whether a reckon is actually real shouldn't be rare, but it is really feels like it increasingly is. Ricketts explainer delivers again.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
NZ does do the summer break differently - and there are some fair reasons for that
The make up of New Zealand’s economic activity may shift temporarily over the Christmas/summer period, but there is no evidence of a drop.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Clear, factual reporting that takes the time to research whether a reckon is actually real shouldn't be rare, but it is really feels like it increasingly is. Ricketts explainer delivers again.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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That's shocking. But it's the same we see in Congress with Ilhan Omar, who has to suffer the most disgusting islamophobic attacks without her peers defending her. The left isn't openly islamophobic, but by their silence, they often might as well be. (3/3)
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
That's shocking. But it's the same we see in Congress with Ilhan Omar, who has to suffer the most disgusting islamophobic attacks without her peers defending her. The left isn't openly islamophobic, but by their silence, they often might as well be. (3/3)
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people think of generative AI as Janet from The Good Place but it’s actually the clam chowder fountain from The Good Place
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
people think of generative AI as Janet from The Good Place but it’s actually the clam chowder fountain from The Good Place
I am stress-stitching and Beth Mooney taking that catch on Lanning just made me yell and drop the needle with excitement /o\ thank u magnets
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I am stress-stitching and Beth Mooney taking that catch on Lanning just made me yell and drop the needle with excitement /o\ thank u magnets