Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

My cartoon in today’s The Post, The Press and Waikato Times www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608... Jane lived by her ideals. She was a tireless advocate for the natural world. Now the baton’s been passed onto us & the younger generation. Thank u for your continuous championing for those without a voice

Will there be another chance for public to give feedback on the Electoral Amendment Bill? Or is it essentially now locked in? #nzpol

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

Local Bird Elections are on. Do your avian duty and vote for the Kākā. Just joking. Vote for whoever you like. But the Kākā really is best. Voting closes today. My Stuff #cartoon today #BirdOfTheYear

Got my performance review.

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

Anything New Zealand can do right now to try and stop the genocide that Israel is committing in Gaza is the right thing to do. Very shameful to see us refuse to use even the small influence we have.

Spring flowers in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Today’s favourite rose - Timeless Cream - it’s had a poor year, it’s foliage isn’t looking great - but it’s trying to flower nonetheless. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening

Just heard someone at pre-check-in where you stick liquids in a bag say ‘if they try and take my HRT gel off me, there will be a fracas’.

This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem

In the tradition of John Brown, of Wilberforce, of Dorothy Day. Liberation theology is my 🥰

Remember to vote in local government elections 🧡 I can't speak for the rest of the country but it was super easy to post me and the husband's papers in Auckland - convenient voting box at my local supermarket.

Here's a dahlia for your Friday #eastcoastkin #photography #bloomscrolling

💯 The conflict was negligible, well handled by both police and protest organisers. I don't know why media would even mention it considering the massive crowd present, whose message is being sidelined.

So 20,000 people marched for Palestine but approximately half the coverage appears to be for the 50 odd members of Destiny Church who showed up... maybe we could strive for more actual balance here, rather than just focusing on performative conflict 🙄

Victoria Park. People are still leaving Aotea Square at the other end. HUGE SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE. Respect & aroha to the tens of thousands who have stood up & shown up 💚🇵🇸🍉

I often think about this study that shows ducklings swimming in a single-file formation behind their parent conserve energy through wave-riding, where trailing ducklings gain forward push, and wave-passing, where energy transfers efficiently along the line. Get your ducks in a row.

Few more shots from the Auckland, New Zealand #marchforpalestine. Stop Israel's genocide now.

We have almost reached Victoria Park but the back of the #JusticeforPalestine March is still leaving Aotea Square.

Hard to see but crowd has packed out Aotea Square and spilling onto Queen Street. #marchforpalestine #stopgenocide

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.

Hi everyone, on a Tuesday-that-feels-like-Monday! I wish you a bright and beautiful day. And may any kindness you offer to the world be returned to you multiplied. 💙🌱

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Caumsett State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife

Flowers for Labor Day 💐

This is the opinion of Doctors Without Borders: web.archive.org/web/20250710... The International Federation for Human Rights: web.archive.org/web/20231216... 5 independent studies by The International Law Scholars: (just linking one due to site limitations) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This is the opinion and determination of 86% of the 500+ member International Association of Genocide Scholars¹. This term is used by Amnesty International², United Nations special committee³, 1- genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u... 2- amnesty.ca/wp-content/u... 3- archive.ph/202504102027...

Judging from the last few days of vitriolic comments and messages, it seems that me referring to Israel's occupation and blockade of Gaza as "genocide" is quite controversial and I've even been accused of antisemitism. So let me explain myself: 🧵 I didn't just decide this based on my own feelings.

Malaysia approves 13 large-scale solar projects with capacity of 1,975 megawatts reut.rs/41UrgWH

I’m a retired teacher and you are absolutely right. I taught special ed and kindergarten over the years. My aides were hardworking and smart. They were more my partners. They were paid peanuts.

Being a teachers aide is really hard, especially working with children who can have quite challenging behaviours. I know of people who've been teacher aides for 30 years and have always just been scraping by, a few steps from poverty. No pay equity for them. www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary

If you wait long enough to cook dinner, everyone will eat cereal. Follow me for more recipes.

Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,

Japan Post will still deliver letters. So, if you'd like, you can still purchase jeans from this company and they'll send you a letter with a photo of the jeans you purchased.

DON'T USE UBER EATS #nzpol

I had this same realization looking at the pachamama statues in Bolivia.

Magnolia season.

Yup. We were targeted. The Wellington occupation was a turning point.

Magnolias and spring flowers in Cornwall Park. Ataahua!

A crucial fact ommitted by Stuff Nz when they talk about 655 teachers across primary and secondary earning over $140k is that there are 65,000 odd full time teachers in NZ. So that's 1% of teachers. Most teachers earn $61 to $103k (broken record here). www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

1/ Michael Gove reshaped English education more than any minister since 1944. His reforms continue to structure the present despite many changes of Government. A thread.

We ship 11 billion tonnes of stuff around the world and 40% of that is fossil fuels.

This article is still a bit confusing - to be clear, most teachers earn at most $103k. And their maximum pay scale step only passed $100k in December 2024. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...