This week we were informed by DHSC, alongside other organisations, that DHSC and NHS England have delayed discussions on commissioning a specialised service for very severe ME until April 2027. This means yet another year without NHS care for people with very severe ME. (1/3)

Woman in Cambridge, MD hired some contractors and then called ICE on them just before they finished so she wouldn't have to pay them the $10k she owes them. She even provides ICE a ladder to help them get the contractors.

If only there was a massive, endlessly-generative, billion-year life span, fusion reactor somewhere in near space that gave us unlimited free energy abundantly everywhere. Oh well, better keep bombing the brown people.

If you've never seen the awful Autism Speaks video in which Alison Singer talks about wanting to drive off a bridge with her autistic daughter, but won't because she also has a non-autistic kid, by all means watch—with the caveat that you can't unsee it: youtu.be/C7NTfZzS9b8?... #autism #parenting

Hey guys I'm still in need of around 300nzd to get last minute supplies before prices go out of reach. If you can't help your shares are greatly appreciated

Reform MPs walked out not because of PMQs, but because of what came after it: a statement informing of a ban on crypto donations, a cap on non-resident donations (Monaco, Thailand) and the disclosure that Trump cronies are trying to interfere in our politics directly.

This article (h/t @beansproutsmom.bsky.social ) nails the manipulation and bad-faith obstructionism that have characterized the public health and infection control response throughout the COVID pandemic. Bad systems controlled by bad people produce bad outcomes. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan....

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

Do y'all remember Noor? She needs help Can someone please take on the mantle of sharing her posts more frequently?

#nzpol I'm resharing this piece of @stuff.co.nz fact checking because there are so many lies being promolgated by the National/NZ First/ACT coalition govt. The govt is hoping these lies will influence the minds of easily led voters now. Share this with family, etc. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Yasss vote green 💚

@marcdaalder.bsky.social with some great facts on his EV ownership over the last year They are just better, cleaner, more efficient cars and cheaper to run newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/24/w...

PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING ME FUND LAST MINUTE SUPPLIES LIKE SANITARY ITEMS, CLEANING SUPPLIES AND FOOD WITH A LONG SHELF LIFE. I AM DISABLED AND ON 35% OF MINIMUM WAGE. I DO NOT HAVE THE BACKUP TO HELP ME WITH PRICES GOING OUT OF REACH. IF YOU CAN'T HELP PLEASE SHARE shorturl.at/Jpnn8

At this point I'd even be willing to settle for healthcare systems that just weren't a century out of date on the science, and didn't fail the exact same stupid way over and over again. This is the SARS Commission in 2006. Compare this knowledge with... wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...

It's quite something to see Brooke Van Velden's legacy laid out like this. She's personally set back workers' rights, wages, and safety by years, decades even. #nzpol

Willis saying that as there is no current fuel emergency, there’s no need to pass legislation under urgency raises interesting questions about why they have used urgency so this term…

Hon Chris Finlayson on transparency changes to improve NZ democracy: 1) upper age limit on politicians 70yrs (like judges) 2)consider impact of law on future generations (backs Gareth Hughes) 3)reform OIA to stop withholding info commercially/frank advice 4)create indept parliament budget office

📣 VIRUSES MAKE YOU MORE PRONE TO BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

Many people can relate

Not once does this story mention that offering a federal job in exchange for a political favor is a crime

youtube.com/shorts/ZpI-q... This is nzs future btw #nzpol They will get rid of disability benefits soon. People like me will be fucked over completely and forced into euthenasia. And no one cares

This is an incredible piece of research, and deserves you watch. It’s about conversion therapy, but so much on top of such but related, including the Cass Review. Content warning for pretty much nearly everything btw.

Seriously though. Spring break is here, & airports & airplanes are full of people coming from all over, including people who know they’re sick but didn’t want to cancel their trip, needed to get home ASAP, etc. Even if you don’t wear masks anywhere else, you should really consider wearing them here.

Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social! 💚 Yesterday's publication of the Module 3 Report of the Covid Inquiry completely vindicates Green Party policy on: ✅️ clean air standards in healthcare ✅️ Long-Covid as an occupational disease & a workers' & patients' rights issue. #CleanAir #WorkersRights

In response to a question from @ZackPolanski.bsky.social on #LongCovid @DrAmirKhanGP.bsky.social says “I feel really helpless when I see them.” People who were healthy just a few years ago, a lot of them have lost their independence & ability to earn and there’s nothing in place to look after them.

#nzpol Im so grateful that @writagal.bsky.social wrote this thread Aa someone with CFS/ME/LongCOVID, I can confirm that your lifestyle, career, relationships, savings and health are quickly destroyed by this illness. Don't chance it. Get a booster ASAP.

These are some of National's 2023 election promises and can someone please ask them how this is all going thanks.

So NZ will spend billions on a plant to import LNG, just as one of the main sellers of LNG says they may not be able to fulfil even their existing contracts. Genius. bsky.app/profile/liby... #nzpol

If you want, you can be a regular supporter of me stitching for my sanity. I have memberships on Kofi for $5 a mnth. I’ll post updates on pieces I’m working on & new pieces I’ll be trying. As a chronically ill person who can’t work, every bit helps. 💗 #CrossStitch #Kikorangi ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

Shout out to all the guys with charts who told me there was no way we were undercounting while I watched nursing homes and hospitals refuse to test and send my friends’ elderly relatives home to die of “respiratory illness” to keep their official numbers down.

WHAT

In half a decade, Labour have abandoned all but one pledge the two seniormost figures in the party have made by the LGBTQ community, and failed on the remaining easy one - to abolish conversion therapy - because they can't figure out a way to do it that doesn't show support for trans people.

Can’t say Muslims. Can’t say mosques. Can’t say white supremacism. A coward who is scared of his own base and overpowered by his own bigotry. In the month of Ramadan too. Disgusted.

Holy shit he's good

I am a well-educated person, someone who tries to learn from their experiences, including mistakes, and yet I still sometimes feed my two cats different flavours of food right next to each other LIKE A FOOL

This bit is amazing thank you

"It would be irresponsible of us to help every New Zealander" Nicola Willis saying the quiet part out loud now.

I remember the joy of being part of the Team of Five Million and thinking that other people finally cared about protecting my health. With my chronic illness and weak immune system I’d been trying to avoid sick ppl for decades. 1/n

Au contraire! It’s very easy to explain, and now that we know how bugs spread and how our immune systems are impacted because of everything we have learned since C19… we are all experts in this. It’s a perfect storm. www.bbc.com/news/article...

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

Hey, so, shitty news. I have just had my contract terminated because of lack of available work. This is super a bummer, as I cannot afford to, y'know, live now. Any leads on work-from-home transcription work much appreciated.

The autism spectrum is complicated, per a new graphic of 39 traits: “There is no single trait that defines autism: it encompasses differences in social communication skills, interests, sensory sensitivities, and more. Every person’s profile is unique.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

I don’t really have strong views on AD or AS in abstract but I have extremely strong views on it being a function of the state without current society/government. I genuinely think you have to be malicious or entirely blinkered to not oppose the pack of ghouls running things to have it on the books

Fast track concerns. 4000 homes. On rural land. With no planned infrastructure. A large part of it in a flood plain. Strong opposition from council. Still approved. Interview here: Papakura Chair Kelvin Hieatt speaks for the first half and me in the second half. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

oh, so RNZ is happy to amplify and support what amounts to stochastic terrorism against asylum seekers this is some sick fucking work www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Just got notification another person bought this cartoon… it turns 5 years old this Nov

I posted a 1912 photo of a man with smallpox and someone asked if it was AI. That says something about the moment we’re living in: because of vaccination, we’re now so far removed from this virus that real images of it look fake. #medicalhistory #vaccines #vaccineswork #skystorians

Everyone stfu the Sixth Circuit issued *gigantic* AI sanctions storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Scoop: NZ has rejected post-pandemic changes to the WHO's global health rules without providing a reason, making it one of just five countries to do so. "This is reputation-wrecking. People will think that we’ve lost our mind," says former PM Helen Clark. newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/18/n...