Maybe I only know this because I'm a software engineer, but apps can't actually create taxis or drivers

So just to be clear Luxon wants Kiwi families to pay a new tax on their power bills to build an LNG terminal that we don’t need & that will cook the climate, so that Methanex, a company contributing 0 dollars in tax themselves, can keep sending their profits offshore. newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/30/m...

In today’s NZ Herald

The reputation Dublin (wishes it) has of being a cheeky friendly city is actually (and increasingly) intimidation, harassment and public insult from a cohort of men with nasty nasal voices scoring somewhere between JK Rowling and a rubber chicken on the witty scale.

The amount of random "smart" comments I (or women I've been with) have gotten from strangers (all men) since I've been back in Ireland has been shocking. #Spéirgorm

Was having a nice pre-birthday night in the gay bear club in Rome last night, until it was raided by Roman cops. Note to self, Italian police don't like being called fascist to their faces.

I just wanted to watch a lil tv show about yearning and now I'm in a mood cause the #WinterOlympics womens hockey quarter final isn't on TV. #HeatedRivalry

I used to have a button on my phone that would make it pretend to ring so that could get me out of a conversation...and after 5 days home in Ireland I would like that button back. #Spéirgorm

Ian Paisley Jr inviting Erika Kirk to Northern Ireland and wanting to set up a branch of Turning Point there should be a bigger story given the DUP's murky funding of advertising etc back in the Brexit referendum.

When we talk about poverty and disability, it isn't just about standard measures of poverty. It's about extra costs. Knowing the difference is key to designing fair, inclusive policies. Explore our report “Estimating the Extra Costs for Disability for Social Protection Programs”: bit.ly/4qoHXCH

Save this! New UN guidelines on accessible surveys are out, offering practical recommendations to make data collection more inclusive of persons with disabilities. We were glad to contribute as one of several reviewers of an earlier draft. Download it here: unstats.un.org/iswghs/docum...

You can be brilliant in your field, disabled and a terrible person. That isn't unheard of.

National just got rid of the second practical driving test... Is it so Simeon Browne can get his full license? #NZPol

It would be so useful to have a cycle tracker to manage disability/health issues but not one meets the privacy/security basics for managing health data.

If you embroider or cross-stitch & are interested in mutual aid, I think that I'm going to organize an event where folks can sell their work and donate a percentage of proceeds to a couple of local mutual aid groups. May 16 or 23. I need to find a location here in NYC. I'll circle back with details.

Armenia replaced a medical disability assessment with a social, digital, functioning-based model. Follow us behind the scenes with an evaluation of Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform, a joint effort by the @cipofficial.bsky.social and ADB. Read the interview:

Last time I saw CMAT was her first gig in the Limelight about four years ago, surreal watching her send the entire Melbourne Forum into hysterics last night.

The guy driving us from the airport is listening to a playlist called best sad romantic songs, which makes me think his "having a good day" answer to the small talk isn't quite accurate.

A lot of the ways I used to be able to talk myself out of panic attacks are proving completely ineffective in the context of nightmare thoughts constantly being proven right.

66.3% of adults with disabilities in Bogota, Colombia, have unmet care needs. 35.7% provide care. New Center for Inclusive Policy research shows how care needs and disability intersect in practice. Article published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social: www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/6/...

My friends at @diverseempowerment.bsky.social do incredible work for #LGBTQI people with disabilities in Uganda and are a life line for so many people. They need funding to pay their rent and continue their work.

Earlier this year I sat beside a guy on his way to the gay ice hockey world championship, and he was the perfect row mate on a 15 hour flight. Hoping he is enjoying this moment. #HeatedRivalry

I don’t think that’s true. These applications read as if they were written by robots because they were. We’re looking to train humans, not robots. I don’t get anything unique from them because they aren’t. They don’t stand out at all

nonprofit friends! working on a grant to a funder who I know from the "classical music programs for youth" sphere and it turns out they also have a "free or affordable legal services for marginalized people" grant category and it's open until Feb 20 feels like some of y'all might need that

I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October

Government budgets drive action, so they must be analyzed before numbers lock in. Pacta’s final report on allocations for persons with disabilities, released ahead of India’s Union Budget 2026–27. We contributed CIP’s budget analysis approach and input on the Union Budget. Here: bit.ly/49DBHAW

This week I drove to the supermarket and picked up the groceries while barefoot. Honestly, just give me citizenship already.

Armenia replaced a medical disability assessment with a social, digital, functioning-based model. Follow us behind the scenes with an evaluation of Armenia’s Disability Assessment Reform, a joint effort by the @inclusivepolicy.bsky.social and ADB.

Lesbian Heated Rivalry is basically just all women's sports.

Herself has been making the most of the good drying weather, so it took me a minute to realize that wasn't just the spin cycle. #eqnz

How is every element of tech getting so much worse? Like from social media to word processing, it really is the pitts, and I don't just think it is because I am getting older. I recently paid for spell check, hoping it would be better but it was still terrible.

Nice reminder from Helen Clark that New Zealand's PM doesn't have to make us all cringe when they speak (or, mind-bogglingly, don't) on foreign policy issues.

I wish we pushed for research on the political economy of academia more. It's what takes us beyond "oh why did this one person cite a fake journal article?" into "why do we have a system that rewards people who do not engage with prior research and simply churn out pubs?"

Armenia is setting a regional precedent by transforming its disability assessment system. This new report, co-published with the @adb.org, explores the shift to a rights-based, digitally enabled approach to disability benefits. Read it here: inclusive-policy.org/wp-content/u...

If care and disability matter to you, help move the conversation forward. Sharing evidence is one way to push for better policy: inclusive-policy.org/disability-p... 🧵 6/6

Can someone please inform the tech giants that no one wants an AI-assisted experience on every single app, but everyone NEEDS drinking water and a habitable planet. 🙏

While I get that invasive questions is uncomfortable and weird for a lot of people from Global North countries, people seem to be ignoring that our colleagues from the Global South have been experiencing this for years - and your own countries likely put people through much more onerous questioning.

You can explore the full Care Agenda Brief here: inclusive-policy.org/wp-content/u... And for a closer look at the stories behind the data, watch our video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=USa3... 🧵5/5

A man in a lift in Kathmandu asked me where I was from and when I said New Zealand* he said "Wahay Black Ferns" which feels like a real win for #womensrugby #AoNZ

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Can you see the problem? She works full time on a decent wage. But her rent takes 2/3 of her salary. And childcare takes pretty much 100% of her salary. Yeh - that doesn’t work… Can you see it?? 4/

During the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, our team reflected on what this day represents. Here is one of those voices. Thank you, Meenakshi, for your commitment at @inclusivepolicy.bsky.social to building the inclusive society we all deserve, with data lighting the way.

Who needs an alarm when you can have an ai alarm that is worse and you can't use and you just want to be woken up

EVIDENCE IS OUR ROADMAP. Learn more: inclusive-policy.org/reports-and-... 🧵 7/7

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re highlighting some of the MOST POWERFUL INSIGHTS from our recent reports and contributions. 🧵 1/7

To wrap up this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re excited to share that we’ve officially launched our Instagram account: www.instagram.com/centerforinc... We’ll be sharing our disability data, evidence, and key insights: all in one place. Follow us and stay connected!

International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A day to pause, reflect, and recommit. At CIP, we work to ensure public policies truly include persons with disabilities. So we asked our team what this occasion means to them. Your turn... What does it mean to you?

We’re proud to share new work we contributed to, published by @unicef.org with the WG. CIP supported the validation and review of “Module on Child Functioning – Teacher Version”. Why it matters: it shows whether teachers can reliably report on children’s functional status.