Funding for nonprofits is currently dire. I just covered 3 months of Rights Aotearoa’s GSuite bill out of pocket last Friday (screenshot attached)—leaving me short until I can expense it. If you can help me keep afloat, please donate $20 to me personally: Paul Thistoll 03-0547-0039160-001

Look what we have here then.

I can probably eat dinner now without chewing my tongue off but not going to bother doing a whole thing this late. I might just do some custard tbh.

it's English now, fuckers

So anyway, turns out plasma in menstrual blood can completely heal wounds in 24 hours. hudson.org.au/news/womb-to...

The Govt's stated reason for restricting voter enrolment in the last two weeks of the election has been speeding up the final count. But the Electoral Commission just told the Justice Select Committee that wouldn't happen - with or without the law change it would take 20 days. t.co/N0vRXHMbMt

[me, narrating a documentary on parrots] Just look at these fucken tropical chickens

they're DEMOCRACY sausages! it's in the name!

this is the ideal website. this is peak performance.

Problem tooth has been evicted. Linwood Dental was great aside from receptionists not masking (they did have a huge plastic guard screen up though and all other staff masked). Dentist listened when I explained my history, didn't scold me, very professional, in and out in half an hour*.

oh yep, there goes the rain starting.

ugh this weather. suspect it will only deteriorate in the next hour before I have to leave.

let's go for top 5!

well I've made a dental appointment which means I'll be leaving the house three days in a row. I'm going to be screwed tomorrow.

scientists rule www.bbc.com/news/article...

Having toothache and can't find any painkillers but also super tired from doing stuff the last two days. 😬

note that any stagnation would be on the rich too. most of us are stagnating more being crushed under the weight of crony capitalism.

So here’s my first attempt at fundraising: I’d like to raise $1,500 for a tent for Zareef a 12 year old boy who lost his parents and sibling and lives with his grandma. I know it’s tough out there but if you also want to help and can help, please do so: chuffed.org/project/zareef

‘Food forests are everything’: creating edible landscapes helps nature thrive in Afro-descendant lands

Joe Scott did a round up video of his old weird and/or extreme weather* videos and NZ Mentioned(TM) TWICE**. *(not strictly weather since it covers unexplained weather-ish phenomenon and things like supervolcanoes too) **(Lake Taupo supervolcano and the "Wellington hum" in the skyquakes video)

😂

i went on a few dates with someone and it wasn't serious or anything but they kind of dipped after that and i just realized on that last date i said that i get really emotional when i think about the history of crop cultivation

urgh head hurt

I just noticed the title of one of my youtube recs is "I survived 0 days in a hardcore Minecraft time loop" and it made me laugh out loud

chimken chimken chimken and potatoes

People told us if we’re going to get a Wellington rental we’d be crazy not to get a dehumidifier, but I dunno. Just wringing the curtains and bedding out twice a day over laundry tub seems to get rid of about 20 litres a day.

chicken cooking. all the spice packets etc come in the sizing for a four person meal so for the two person (the smallest they have, I'll have leftovers) you get to use half a packet and I'll have to do something with the leftovers. maybe I need tiny jars or something lol.

Three deaths from meningococcal meningitis reported in NZ in past five weeks One of the cases was a Christchurch school student who fell ill with meningococcal disease days after attending a rugby tournament last month. Foundation chair Gerard Rushton said the cluster of cases is a stark reminder…

I'm experimenting with forcing myself to cook by signing up for the heavily discounted first week of one of those food box things. Not sure if I'll keep it after the first one though the way my average grocery bill has been rising it's actually not quite as prohibitively more expensive anymore.

I think an interesting mutant power would be the ability to adjust the rate at which you experience time. So you could fast forward a boring meeting, but people could tell because you'd be moving in slow motion. And you could speed yourself up by slowing time but eventually you'd age faster.

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

Well, that hasn't happened in a while. Two high heartrate (100+) alerts from a couple hours ago.

I understand Netflix's "are you still watching?" thing when it's been playing for hours but guys, I literally just paused and unpaused it six minutes ago, I'm pretty sure you can tell I'm still watching.

it literally just took me an entire first season and a couple episodes of the second to catch on that this show was set in the 60s lmao

It's so funny* (*depressing) to me how people keep saying we need to impeach him, like guys I have some bad news for you about the first two times he was impeached.

haha this is such bonkers shit. even just the first few minutes when he's doing the maths on how long it would take to dig down.

I'm sitting here cleaning up that command line tool for Bluesky lol Look at how much I do for you people

boomers

I'm torn between miromiro and kārearea for my fifth slot

New Zealand desperately needs good health workers and if you're a doctor/NP/nurse who gets a job in the public health system, you can get residency straightaway. If you're an American looking to leave, it's a good option. Happy to chat further, drop me a DM

buy @verbscape.bsky.social's jewelry and vote takahē for #BirdOfTheYear

State Senator Graciela Guzman is out here in front of the facility demanding the release of two of her constituents (who are U.S. citizens), asking to speak with federal agents. No response from them so far. Shes putting on a respirator.

Tabs came in earlier, went straight for the hallway, and hasn't left yet, so I assume I'm going to have a bed foot cat again tonight.

In a historic first, iwi leaders and unions have united to call for mass mobilisations against the Government on the 28th of October. Rā Whakamana will affirm tino rangatiratanga and workers' rights and mark He Whakaputanga and the first Labour Day in Aotearoa.

my fave soft middle aged greek man. I love how you can always hear in his voice how much he adores the animals. it's meant to be a dog shelter but he has lots of cats as well plus feeds crows and three goats that live nearby.