2026-10-26T20:37:19Z https://njump.me Raj Patel :flag_tino: https://njump.me/npub1ac2jgp007603pcsj29r0lc6jx0ne95t7ke33sejrjyne5kh9qedslx3rqh https://files.cloudisland.nz/accounts/avatars/108/146/081/604/283/449/original/27531fc1c2cb7d6a.png https://files.cloudisland.nz/accounts/avatars/108/146/081/604/283/449/original/27531fc1c2cb7d6a.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9rqatpzyd7dgmlcc9y5q0w82wegwedrqnmr8g9l7mfryjg45mycczyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k3zp2ey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5euqd0cm5hrwlt8ssxv8vvda8hsnmwf80g233g558wf7dp54ungetk47q'>nevent1q…k47q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, it really feels like so many social support systems are being driven to collapse. I really hope it can be communicated to the populace and turned around otherwise system collapse will just accelerate. It can all be rebuilt from scratch but I fear it won&#39;t happen under the existing political system. 2026-09-22T04:02:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq6qmv4zmp4psvjarhm2ma5syn8jpvwkv4wxtelcmhqp2qq4zm45gzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9klmfqqc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmrq5ztnmpygzz07zkuls0gnleyy6lvzg0jeq43rx350rqs9qfpgz2qagh'>nevent1q…qagh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Much like climate change, it feels like politics is very much in thrall to the emperors new clothes and not listening to the kid pointing out the obvious. Maybe that is the better fairy-tale?<br/><br/>Remember - &#34;Don&#39;t look up&#34;<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/117/312/306/500/583/750/original/ee9e676790b27a93.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-09-22T02:25:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvmrq5ztnmpygzz07zkuls0gnleyy6lvzg0jeq43rx350rqs9qfpgzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k2e96pp Only a crisis if society deems it to be so (amusing that they put it in &#39; &#39;)... will see how Health, Welfare &amp; Education fare in the coming elections #nzpol <br/><br/>&#34;Middlemore Hospital staff declare healthcare &#39;crisis&#39;&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz_featured/1517487/middlemore-hospital-staff-declare-healthcare-crisis">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz_featured/1517487/middlemore-hospital-staff-declare-healthcare-crisis</a> 2026-09-22T02:18:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0jvfxsr46amlxa47lj4h39newjya5x7f7s83y656gjz294kat5sqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kpty2xu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpjl7vcvywz7yzg4ulxm3uk6nvwqjlgc9yt7wt42ve32zz6th53gdy6nnt'>nevent1q…6nnt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FWIW I ran the first few verses on their bandcamp page through the Dialect translator linux app and got...<br/><br/>Do you know how many days we stayed up?<br/>Do you know how many days I sleep?<br/>Do you know how many cigarettes flew?<br/>We can relieve the pain<br/>I left the office and went to the factory<br/>No, brother, we don&#39;t regret it<br/>I wake up and plow because of my situation, not for you or for him<br/>Or because whoever explained this collection to you<br/><br/>It is difficult for me to explain to you what we are crazy about<br/>As much as we don&#39;t gnaw an ordinary ton<br/>How can I explain to you what is rubber?<br/>Why are we going to smuggle my people?<br/>How the word the word<br/>Soon you will hit those two<br/>We are getting the milk we love<br/>We don&#39;t work for free<br/>The last period, there was no room on the agenda<br/>Today, Aoun invited me to his place with Jumblatt and Erdogan<br/>Cuba next to Guevara is empty<br/>They are sitting next to me with a statue 2026-06-12T21:11:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqkrxsazhrh60kj5v8dvnnun3c0npfpalk3lgfjd4zt084heakmgzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k5tyxy4 Interesting read...<br/><br/>&#34;Triumph of a Spanish city&#34; (via MeFi)<br/><br/>&#34;Spain&#39;s cities are unusual. They are much denser, tighter, and more deliberate than other European cities, let alone North American ones. They reject picket fence for apartment block and choose balcony over front lawn. Two thirds of Spaniards live in flats, against 41 percent of Poles, 36 percent of the French, and just 10 percent of the Irish. Of the remaining third, most live in terraced rowhouses.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-spain-has-the-worlds-greatest-cities/">https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-spain-has-the-worlds-greatest-cities/</a> 2026-06-05T21:58:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsre4g9aatupd8vqt6ze5wxvhl5u90mlx7mzuqwyhpq3d080ysjrlgzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9ka0ymmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdezysumxp3zy3jeclqdqyjlehk2cj5egj32ak400ghg6t07wrrq9tfha9'>nevent1q…fha9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meanwhile, in NZ<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/h-Lx2ihpGbc">https://youtu.be/h-Lx2ihpGbc</a> 2026-05-31T03:33:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsysz3ps6cjzju69y4y8547p29atanfdrcxr3w0wsm9p8zgxktvxsszyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kv79tga Truly the stupidest fucking timeline<br/><br/>&#34;And now Spain actually said that we can&#39;t use their bases, and that&#39;s alright we don&#39;t wanna do. We could use their base if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody&#39;s gonna tell us not to use it.&#34; 2026-03-04T03:54:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8yv8a9xg4g5acew65knjpy27uu4tktslh57yvsx6rax8x2ezupxczyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kz4v4za I like the clouds streaking across the night-sky. Some stars still visible out there though.<br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/116/068/103/715/002/128/original/3f770161afcd0d40.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-14T08:49:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxmu9v7ru58a43qm4wpw9qt9cvl6jqqhlugz3vgwqhhqct8eddnzqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kd7f5jm Oooo. Another Friday musical hashtag...<br/><br/>Hüsker Dü - Indecision Time<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/4I5yXsLTHKY">https://youtu.be/4I5yXsLTHKY</a><br/><br/>#FortnightFridayMusic<br/>#Indecision 2026-01-23T05:38:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrpk8rv3cnezmj8rg5j5yrk9xy7huuugwsxyuzc3ph70ql45fv6yszyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kqfjncc Oooo Department of Conservation have a Kākāpō cam :kakapo: <br/><br/>Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura the kākāpō – 2026 nest <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2YgUY">https://www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2YgUY</a> 2026-01-23T03:42:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2p9f3x8mehdnwkwa29lgh0qgqxpds4uxu0pcpykzrzc47mq8x7sczyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k9493at In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8c6tmvtd5w32mp6zydve64p3gpxu2642re70dt02jv75d232wgcvs6dcu'>nevent1q…6dcu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FYI - The gofundme campaign for #1 seems to be unavailable 2026-01-15T18:42:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxfdzwauafrh836rr6tv602jdn52xghas6cnylqjel30dsrr9dldqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kwk5a8p I know there are Living Color fans out there...<br/><br/>&#34; Living Colour: (NPR) Tiny Desk Concert &#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAI4F_ks5s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAI4F_ks5s</a> 2025-06-26T06:03:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs28wg52eg2efmnc65ydmrk62ja26ceh2dxwf6tpuxkpp9nc0ekuqszyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kpgtal7 Via MeFi - an Iranian woman debunks Bibis appeal to Feminists...<br/><br/>&#34;to bomb iran, feminist-ly?&#34;<br/><br/>“ZAN. ZENGEDI. AZADI.” Woman. Life. Freedom.<br/><br/>&#34;The truth is, Netanyahu and the Israeli government&#39;s use of the human rights abuses experienced by the Iranian people is a bastardization. Even his invocation of the Persian, not the Kurdish, translation of the Woman Life Freedom slogan is also telling, if you know the history of the movement itself.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://jadehurley.substack.com/p/to-bomb-iran-feminist-ly">https://jadehurley.substack.com/p/to-bomb-iran-feminist-ly</a> 2025-06-24T07:07:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf4hg2cswcnxfmx5y0cqmwxkuv4cx2zzr3096jn9tay20dp0ldz8qzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k8p237t A silent planet would be tough to get used to...<br/><br/>Pixies - Planet of Sound<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/ryfNoOgI6bY">https://youtu.be/ryfNoOgI6bY</a><br/><br/>#JukeboxFridayNight<br/>#SoundAndVision 2025-03-14T04:52:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp4467347frqjfyy9vv8cq356jmn8sws7c3yrja9599xm3zf5x20szyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9ke0d5h8 In atomic physics, the Bohr model or Rutherford–Bohr model was the first successful model of the atom. Developed from 1911 to 1918 by Niels Bohr and building on Ernest Rutherford&#39;s nuclear model, it supplanted the plum pudding model of J J Thomson only to be replaced by the quantum atomic model in the 1920s.<br/><br/>Blondie - Atomic<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_WLw_0DFQQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_WLw_0DFQQ</a><br/><br/>#ScienceAndDiscovery <br/>#JukeboxFridayNight 2025-02-28T05:00:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9l6r3zvr2q5hfz3267w0ruc9kswpxtlmle7w72dtuu8sr5xceh3czyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kallwm4 Some #BloomScrolling and miscellaneous critters on #WellyWednesday #PōnekePics<br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/988/798/657/205/837/original/3fc9df8f3805797f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/988/798/661/309/349/original/a90d1a74efb4d38c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/988/798/653/968/027/original/f68783e5fa1e3a7f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/988/798/678/506/470/original/92cc9d3c0e61f9d5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-12T03:34:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr0yjk0w6gl324n52a2wh3m4xnxx6e299h5prfxzpq4275vrhau3szyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kq6vxnr Love a good ripper from Kim Gordon....<br/><br/>Sonic Youth - Brother James<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DaTqtNcJuI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DaTqtNcJuI</a><br/><br/>#JukeboxFridayNight<br/>#FriendsAndFamily 2024-12-20T05:59:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdwrqmycqa9flxt58sprz38wv58f7nenjrfz37xl5hn8kugnw7qkczyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9ktrkd88 Some Spring #PōnekePics for #WellyWednesday<br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/632/270/905/191/506/original/7b5ae03a138b2f9b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/632/270/904/942/512/original/eba9eb7bacd7af04.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/632/270/931/412/149/original/b08639d0f508ceec.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/632/270/974/473/409/original/2c89c374bd35c1d5.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-11T04:24:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxygp670u0hcycmpt55neatj3rs0k0e29zndgjmpa3skepfstqlcgzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9khjztnl Kind of wonder if journo or opposition politician in NZ has asked outright if the govt plan is to run down public health, education, welfare, with a view towards privatisation? Or maybe that’s actually in their public policy position papers and people genuinely voted for that? #NZPol 2024-12-08T21:33:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy97v7uke0v09w2hhfyhrqqv9p3ggdyc05gep7vqckpnn58yfqeaqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k36y8cg One of my favourite NIN tracks...<br/><br/>Nine Inch Nails - We&#39;re in this Together<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9BfvPjsXXw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9BfvPjsXXw</a><br/><br/>#Kotahitanga #Togetherness <br/>#JukeboxFridayNight 2024-11-29T04:48:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qw4hqxvqs2gwc700dwx67n2hg2nmjzjth7pkuf487ja4s0zn0lqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kyf3eyt Didn’t realise there was a little ACT logo in there.<br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/539/696/278/124/141/original/8ffd978ca7d735ad.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-24T20:00:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy66fssfa7qn65t35j9wsdta4664u29m7d0l0jtytcdtck0dry6mqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kgydpp4 &#34;The 2023 Global Slavery Index estimates that on any given day in 2021, there were 8,000 individuals living in modern slavery in New Zealand. This equates to a prevalence of 1.6 people in modern slavery for every thousand people in the country. <br/><br/>Despite comparatively low prevalence, several forms of modern slavery are reported in New Zealand, including forced labour, forced sexual exploitation of adults, commercial sexual exploitation of children, and forced marriage.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studies/new-zealand/">https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studies/new-zealand/</a> 2024-11-21T05:42:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6y3h08cmwf5t7rsska0v98p9hg8yqc9xzuu6fqshqaxafgl84cszyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kh90548 &#34;A toxic plant, which can temporarily cause blindness and is threatening to take over large areas of New Zealand&#39;s coast&#34;<br/><br/>Don&#39;t disturb the plants, because that can spread the seeds. The sap is toxic so don&#39;t cut or break the stems. <br/><br/>Call the MPI hotline on 0800 80 99 66, or report it online at <a href="https://report.mpi.govt.nz/pest/">https://report.mpi.govt.nz/pest/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533036/battle-to-eradicate-toxic-species-silently-established-on-remote-beach">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533036/battle-to-eradicate-toxic-species-silently-established-on-remote-beach</a> 2024-11-06T06:14:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvk4zk7fmcd8k9zfv5va9f0uc49vhxduwtqhns9qgn3cqpg5ut4lszyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kwhjgfy Some shots from the garden on a wet Spring day #WellyWednesday #PōnekePics #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/433/831/152/839/699/original/209d31459e52aca5.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/433/831/161/921/137/original/1fe52de5a343364f.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/433/831/184/439/988/original/03ac815577936ef5.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/113/433/832/725/471/390/original/638a720b2d5990fd.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-06T03:18:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfsylyyca340j253a6d7rl4jk0d0hcpxs5zkae0fvwx5rq3syslxgzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9k864uvf Adoptions are open again...<br/><br/>&#34;Kākāpō adoptions are a special way to support the conservation of this taonga species. You can adopt a kākāpō for yourself or as a gift. &#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/adopt-a-kakapo/">https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/adopt-a-kakapo/</a> 2024-11-03T08:14:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszk2wsn83pllkuuygjpahasqjmrejvcfy9z4ezsg0wqqw29tgx39qzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kwyg2x6 &#34;A Cartography of Genocide&#34; by the team at Forensic Architecture<br/><br/><a href="https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/a-cartography-of-genocide">https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/a-cartography-of-genocide</a> 2024-10-29T04:16:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsptjud3t25dddthdy88dvpd7ce33synnee3j6qk8dyna072zpavkszyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kdnvqxk BBC burying the lede... have to get down to the fourth para to find out... UN Peacekeepers with mysterious bullet wounds... will Scooby Doo and the gang work out who shot them?<br/><br/>&#34;Fifth peacekeeper wounded in southern Lebanon, UN says&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy92zjq508o?utm_source=press.coop">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy92zjq508o?utm_source=press.coop</a> 2024-10-12T18:19:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqltwcrymem97hlrrrk37jt2lz3xqggydsal63vmnrnanymfqnhjqzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kjhrf2g Neat (for values of &#39;neat&#39; where my values align...) via MeFi...<br/><br/>&#34;How a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big companies with their investment activism&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Nestled amid rolling farmland, the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target and Citigroup — calling on major companies to do everything from AI oversight to measuring pesticides to respecting the rights of Indigenous people.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/catholic-benedictine-nuns-esg-shareholder-activism-e8d8111e8d2c00ced463db40863ec45b">https://apnews.com/article/catholic-benedictine-nuns-esg-shareholder-activism-e8d8111e8d2c00ced463db40863ec45b</a> 2024-08-26T05:24:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8jp7cwm6k2djwwv4c64r2v2c7h66s8pwhuqygpsw46zrucusrcggzyrhp2fq9almf7y8zzfg5dllr2ge70yk306mxxxrxgwgj0xj6u5r9kjaa64q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fess6cm355cr0z79u4ywvt9mflsjp49c7mkx3wvqzfm58lzfltcxfczy0'>nevent1q…czy0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>NZ skill list shortfall is similar. The amusing thing is NZ does train people to do this but Kiwis will leave for better paying jobs. Also, successive governments have crippled higher-ed so students have a double-incentive to leave (you don&#39;t need to pay back your loan if you&#39;re outside the country) after they are educated. Then we need to bring people in.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/already-have-a-visa/one-off-residence-visa/2021-resident-visa-scarce-lists/long-term-skill-shortage-list">https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/already-have-a-visa/one-off-residence-visa/2021-resident-visa-scarce-lists/long-term-skill-shortage-list</a> 2024-08-12T05:53:11Z