Half the people I know who whinge about "preferred name" are the same who don't go by their legal/birth name. Whether this was going by initials (JK Rowling), shortened names (Dave Chapelle), their middle name (Caitlyn Jenner), or even a moniker or stage name

Beacon of @drdrehistorian.bsky.social has been lit: MINISTRY OF WORKS CALLS FOR AID!

BUT APPARENTLY CLIMATE CHANGE ISN'T A THING Also, we're apparently also running things so finely managed that 2 locomotives and half a dozen carriages down, and we can no longer offer BAU? Most heritage lines could manage that! Fucking neoliberal fucking bullshit.

Another lovely practice night this week. 21 ringers, including 6 visitors! We had an unsuccessful QP attempt, but a smashing practice with rounds, Plain Bob Doubles & Minor, Grandsire Doubles & Triples, Cambridge Minor & Major, and Stedman Triples 🤯 🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

Not 'struggling'. Not 'hard up'. Not 'skipping meals'. *Starving* In Aotearoa. In 2026. This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.

Let me get this straight, we don't even let the locals who volunteer to play, but will fly someone over? I mean, on that basis, why employ our own nazis when we can share with australia? Get rid of the idiot trio and we could save well over 1m a year! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

There is only one party that has consistently voted against Queer rights, whether it be law reform, human rghts, civil unions, marriage equality, easy identification, or banning conversion therapy. New Zealand First. They have blood on their hands.

So I read in some article that folks are adding deliberate typos to their writing in order to dispel suspicions that they’re getting machines to speak for them. That’s coward shit. I say just use the word “fuck” more. In the face of enshittification, commence the enfuckening.

Everyone celebrating or encouraging athletes in men’s sports for coming out post-Heated Rivalry need to understand the context the show exists in. This soccer ref went viral for proposing to his fiancé on the pitch & then they were assaulted in their home after receiving threats.

So the disaster around my on-going employment at UOA continues, so I'm looking for other ways other making money and I'm wondering two things: A) if I were to make some video lectures/short courses on NZ music history would people be willing to pay for access to them (Patreon or similar)?

Bit of a quiet Sunday with so many locals away. We had 8 ringers, including 2 visitors. We rang rounds 6 & 8, called changes, and Plain Bob & Grandsire Doubles. 🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

Just because good news is worth celebrating: There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection. HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

This left bernie in tears

I have thought of this quote a lot and shared it with lots of people. Helped me point out how car brained we have been guided to be: we have assumed it is a right to have a car wherever we want and gov should help us store it? Wrong. City spaces are meant for people not cars :)

It’s the tenth anniversary of the event that I wrote my favourite-ever Wikipedia article about. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitang...

Luxon says hes been meeting iwi up n down the country lets see his track record Ratana 2026 ❌️ Ratana 2025 ❌️ Waitangi day 2026 ❌️ Waitangi day 2025❌️ Maori king tangi ❌️ Maori queen coronation❌️ Last interview with moana 2023❌️ Last interview mihi forbes 2023❌️

Marilyn Waring: Librarians’ work is essential – and still treated as expendable

I often go into spaces where I have the relevant expertise, but I'm not an academic and don't have a PhD, but people assume white man = professor and call me that and try to correct my nametag. I'm surrounded by amazing, patient, overqualified women (who I report to) you fucking moron.

When I was once engaged as a knitting advisor on a Halmark film, despite it being nothing to do with my role, expertise developed in my role, or any of my professional development, my university would have taken the whole thing. Fortunately I was paid in Countdown vouchers during lockdown 😅

NZ media are just lapping this up as if it were run-of-the-mill celebrity gossip & Boyd is their kiwi on the inside. Rather than calling out the lack of ethics or basic due diligence by an academic of supposed high standing and instead of exposing the really really bad stuff in the Epstein files…

I shouldn’t be surprised, but Listener 7 fellow traveler, Bryan Boyd, appears in the Epstein files: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

Pinch yourself: a greater Great North Road is finally here 🤩 In so many ways, it’s a role model for other arterial roads. A new kind of route has opened up - one that's a joy to ride. https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/a-greater-great-north-road-is-here-its-a-role-model-for-arterial-roads/

As my first talk at Devonport Library filled up very quickly, I have agreed to do a second session a few days later, on 22 February. Link to book free tickets here: events.humanitix.com/dr-vincent-o...

Tāmaki Makaurau: The Māori name for Auckland, means Tāmaki desired by many. This name refers to the abundance of natural resources, strategic vantage points, portage routes, and mahinga kai which first attracted Māori, and then other settlers.

Not me anticipating that this rendition of Romeo & Julie Overture I'm listening to wouldn't crescendo quite hard enough for my liking at that spot, so manually adjusting the volume on my phone up and down.

oooof that hits

My happy boost of this week has been reliving Heated Rivalry in various clips. But one line sticks so hard & leaves me in tears (nearly) every time. So, I turned it into a bookmark. The ink's still wet, but it'll be ready by the time #aucklandpride begins. www.instagram.com/reel/DT7ARD2...

We've had a busy start to the year up the tower & have rung: rounds, called changes, plain hunt, Plain Bob, Grandsire, Stedman, Reverse Canterbury, Canterbury Place, St Simon's Bob; and have rung on 6 and 8. We've also had loads of visitors (you're always welcome) 🥰 #campanology #bellringing

I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero

@drdrehistorian.bsky.social I know they're only conceptual, but reckon those are Fids?

Ok, so there are quite a few holds on Heated Rivalry, and we are getting more copies but in the meantime, can we interest you in these queer sports romance novels? christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... ^MT

*horns blare* SHOTS FIRED Fuck yes

Reminder: regime voter suppression means you need to enrol early. vote.nz/enrolling/en...

VOTE VOTE VOTE - please e te whānau VOTE #NZpol Vote for change of government!

Public event at @aucklanduni.bsky.social --- Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 from 6 pm Astronomy vs the Billionaire Space Race www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/astronomy-...

Trust me, it's super obvious if you've used AI to write your letter / application / appeal / whatever. Esp if you didn't bother to reformat it.

When, at some point, the Overton window shifts left. Even slightly. What we're NOT going to do is allow all those big companies, brands etc suddenly put their rainbow flag cosplay back on. We are NOT going to allow them to pretend they didn't just drop us as they decided we weren't fashionable. 1/

Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

Have we tried smudging parliament? How about wherever it is that they do the press talks?

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I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but refusing to look directly at the person serving you, and then throwing your money at them, is not how you get good service. Throwing a large value note for a small purchase also doesn't make you look wealthy. Actually wealthy people are way more discreet lol

Happy New Year e te whānau! A video will go up on our youtube channel once Scott has had some sleep 💕 🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

Tonight we ring out the old year & ring in the new one, with a short pause in the middle so our bellringers can watch the fireworks from the roof. We've have been busy this week adding additional lighting above the bells so we can make safer progress up to the roof. 🥰 #campanology #bellringing

Perhaps, as we move into 2026, that we leave "faggot" as a road rage insult in 2025? Esp on K Rd. Know your history & respect your surroundings. Plus, you're probably overreacting anyway 💕

Wonderful morning of service ringing today. We had 9 and rang doubles of Stedman & Reverse Canterbury, Plain Hunt 7, and triples of Grandsire & Plain Bob. The church garden is looking particularly lovely today, with a crop of bananas on the way! 🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

Ooh a bit of a challenge! I got 16/20 this time

A story about bellringing for Christmas featuring us has gone up 13th floor: 13thfloor.co.nz/the-bellring... Thanks to Den for visiting us and photographing 💕 🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing

Meri Kirihimete from our whānau to yours 💕 We had 10 of us this morning and rang called changes on 8, Stedman Doubles on the back 6, Grandsire Doubles with 7-6-8, and Grandsire Triples. A friendly reminder we're back on Sunday but no practice on Tuesday next week! 🥰 #campanology #bellringing

Meri Kirihimete: Merry Christmas

Easily our favourite night of the year for bellringing! Bells, carols, & decorations, what's not to love?! 🔔 We had 12 tonight, including our two visitors from Honolulu. We rang 8 most of the night, but kept it simple (no thanks from the muggyness) 💕 🥰 #campanology #bellringing #changeringing