Mike Gemmell
@vitexlucens.bsky.social
Apanthropist. Father. Papa. Knitter. Pupuhi. PhD. Botanist. Pākehā. This sound does not subscribe. Tenei haruru kaore ohauru https://soundcloud.com/detunedradio
I reckon you'd get a much better outcome if you gave the money used for incarceration to the communities and families the prisoners came from.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Luxon calls growing prisoner numbers 'a good thing' as police target slips
The prison population has surged to record highs and is now nearing 11,000 inmates
www.rnz.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I reckon you'd get a much better outcome if you gave the money used for incarceration to the communities and families the prisoners came from.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Friday fruit. Kawakawa. Piper excelsum
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Friday fruit. Kawakawa. Piper excelsum
#fridayflower Erodium moschatum
Musty storks bill.
Musty storks bill.
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#fridayflower Erodium moschatum
Musty storks bill.
Musty storks bill.
Reposted by Mike Gemmell
People who I want making decisions about my treatment: doctors
People I do not want making decisions about my treatment: politicians
People I do not want making decisions about my treatment: politicians
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
People who I want making decisions about my treatment: doctors
People I do not want making decisions about my treatment: politicians
People I do not want making decisions about my treatment: politicians
#fridayflower tarata, Pittosporum eugenioides
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
#fridayflower tarata, Pittosporum eugenioides
Reposted by Mike Gemmell
Kicking yourself because you missed Mark Duffell's recent Botanical Skills Webinar on the etymology of scientific names?
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Kicking yourself because you missed Mark Duffell's recent Botanical Skills Webinar on the etymology of scientific names?
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
Reposted by Mike Gemmell
I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college:
“What did Watson and Crick discover?”
“Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”
“What did Watson and Crick discover?”
“Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college:
“What did Watson and Crick discover?”
“Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”
“What did Watson and Crick discover?”
“Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”
#fridayflower chestnut flowers. Quite a distinctive aroma 😳
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#fridayflower chestnut flowers. Quite a distinctive aroma 😳
#fridayflower Pōhutukawa flowers bursting out
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#fridayflower Pōhutukawa flowers bursting out
#fridayflower tī kōuka, Cordyline australis.
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#fridayflower tī kōuka, Cordyline australis.
Daughter asked if she could play schools. I told her if she is the teacher she has to go on strike too otherwise she would be breaking the picket line.
Full support for striking workers in our house
Full support for striking workers in our house
October 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Daughter asked if she could play schools. I told her if she is the teacher she has to go on strike too otherwise she would be breaking the picket line.
Full support for striking workers in our house
Full support for striking workers in our house
October 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#fridayflower harakeke, Phormium cookianum ( i think)
A bit late for Aotearoa but still Friday somewhere.
A bit late for Aotearoa but still Friday somewhere.
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#fridayflower harakeke, Phormium cookianum ( i think)
A bit late for Aotearoa but still Friday somewhere.
A bit late for Aotearoa but still Friday somewhere.
The best thing about the trip to the historic village was the wall paper.
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The best thing about the trip to the historic village was the wall paper.
Reposted by Mike Gemmell
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October 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Friday flower: Dianella
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Friday flower: Dianella
Taupata putiputi.
Coprosma reopens flowers
Coprosma reopens flowers
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Taupata putiputi.
Coprosma reopens flowers
Coprosma reopens flowers
How can you be friends with both sides if you don't recognise one of the sides?
PM Christopher Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestinian state www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
PM Christopher Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestinian state www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
PM Christopher Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestinian state
The Prime Minister said the Gaza conflict would not end by New Zealand recognising the state of Palestine.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
How can you be friends with both sides if you don't recognise one of the sides?
PM Christopher Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestinian state www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
PM Christopher Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestinian state www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Could the rapture be expanded to include billionaires?
September 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Could the rapture be expanded to include billionaires?
Reposted by Mike Gemmell
An ever-so-casual reminder that the bill for the leaky buildings deregulation fiasco is around fifteen to twenty times larger than all Tiriti settlements either finalised or in progress put together. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/m...
'Misery for homeowners': expert warns against Luxon's building sector plans
A building insurance expert says the government's plans to shake up the building and construction sector will lead to more homeowners footing large bills for shonky building.
www.1news.co.nz
September 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
An ever-so-casual reminder that the bill for the leaky buildings deregulation fiasco is around fifteen to twenty times larger than all Tiriti settlements either finalised or in progress put together. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/m...