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07.03.2026 07:43
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Like a hotel carpet
Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
He sounds like a Batman villain 🦹
I'm just annoyed that I feel like all the knowledge and the technology we have means we could all be having a really nice time and scientists could be doing science and everyone could have enough food and shelter and everything they need but instead *gestures at everything*
Yes the world's gone to hell in a handbasket but there're also people who camp out near kākāpō nests doing nightly checks on tiny little chicks.
Timestamp: 21:22
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGL...
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz just stood up at the Munich Security Conference and basically told Trump to go fuck himself with a brick - diplomatically, but unmistakably.
15/02/26
An image of a browny-grey cat stalking something the camera can't see, with article title 'Pets and pests: charting the course for comprehensive cat management in Aotearoa New Zealand, by BH Beattie in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal.
The cat management debate in NZ has strong opinions on both sides. A new guest editorial in the NZVJ looks at how it started, how it’s going, and where to from here.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
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An image of a nitrile-gloved hand placing a tray of medical instruments into a steriliser, with article title 'Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide gas plasma for re-sterilisation of single-use nerve localiser needles' by Austin et al in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal.
While re-using single-use medical items is great for sustainability, a new study in the NZVJ highlights the difficulty in re-sterilising some types of equipment.
doi.org/10.1080/0048... (free to read until 31 March 2026)
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#nzpol Please amplify the fact this is being considered, with very little pushback.
A close-up image of a blowfly, showing its iridescent colours, with article title 'An assessment of the accuracy of morphological techniques for identifying Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)' by Brett et al in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal.
Flystrike in NZ sheep is mainly caused by two species of blowfly. Knowing which is responsible can allow better prevention and control choices. A new study in the NZVJ looks at how to tell them apart.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
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Jersey cows viewed from ground level in a lush, grassy field, with article title 'Machine learning for predicting climate change impacts on Pseudopithomyces chartarum spore counts: a risk indicator of facial eczema' by Wada et al in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal.
Facial eczema in ruminants is caused by a toxin from a fungal spore. A new #OpenAccess study in the NZVJ models how future climate patterns might influence its prevalence and spread in NZ.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
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If NPR successfully brings down Trump with its investigation, I want Ira Glass and Big Bird to do Trump's perp walk, with the late Susan Stamberg and Cokie Roberts (AI-powered) doing play by play
Max 'the markets will deliver cheaper power' fucking Bradford should be in the stocks in the grounds outside Parliament for everyone to come along with their rotten fruit & vegetables.
Neoliberalism is a cancer on society
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
— Carl Sagan
Contents of the New Zealand Veterinary Journal, vol 74, issue 2, March 2026 Pets and pests: charting the course for comprehensive cat management in Aotearoa New Zealand, BH Beattie Modelling the effects of changes in reproductive performance of dairy cattle on pasture-based farms from Waikato, New Zealand on the greenhouse gas emissions, production, and financial performance, CM Bingham et al. An assessment of the accuracy of morphological techniques for identifying Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae), PTJ Brett et al. Machine learning for predicting climate change impacts on Pseudopithomyces chartarum spore counts: a risk indicator of facial eczema, M Wada et al Short- and long-term outcomes after small-bore needle arthroscopic removal of fragmented portions of the medial coronoid process for treatment of dogs with medial coronoid process disease, S Schoffit et al. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide gas plasma for re-sterilisation of single-use nerve localiser needles, SL Austin et al. Presentation, diagnosis, mineral findings, and management of ureteral calculi in 14 dogs (2010–2021) H Kaufmann et al. Possible human origin of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cows in a dairy herd in New Zealand, S McDougall et al. Surgical repair of vertebral instability in six dogs and four cats using a bone plate, screws and bushings, and polymethylmethacrylate, S Renier et al.
Here is the article line up ↓ of the March 2026 issue of the New Zealand Veterinary Journal, now online at www.tandfonline.com/toc/tnzv20/c...
Loads of #OpenAccess and free-to-read content.
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The second #kakapo chick of the #kakapo2026 breeding season hatched this morning: Hine Taumai-A1-2026 on Ako's nest on Te Kākahu. We transferred the egg from Anchor two nights ago. This is Ako's first-ever chick, which is just a few hours old in this video. #conservation #birds #parrots
What you idiot commies don’t understand is that if we tax rich people they will JUST LEAVE, depriving our nation of tax cheats, political bribery, and national acts of perversion
An image of black and white cows walking along a road with a partly cloudy sky above, and an article title, 'Possible human origin of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cows in a dairy herd in New Zealand' by McDougall et al in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal.
We often think of diseases as passing from animals to humans, but cases of MRSA in dairy cows in NZ were probably acquired from a human farm worker. Find out more:
doi.org/10.1080/0048... (free to read until 31 March 2026).
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An image of a black search and rescue dog standing in the rubble of an earthquake, with the orange-helmeted head of a rescue worker out of focus in the foreground. Article title: 'Animal emergency management: the future is unwritten - how will we shape it?' by H Squance in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Main image courtesy of Hayley Squance.
Here's a teaser for the NZVJ's upcoming special issue on Animal Emergency Management: an editorial from Guest Editor Hayley Squance, published by poignant coincidence on the 15th anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake.
https//doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2026.2632160
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Fuck, they’re just awful
But Danielle, they might not actually need it, or they might spend it on something naughty and then you’d just be a sucker so just dont give them money, sucker (sarcasm obvs)
The worst is a pawpaw - vomit but make it fruit-shaped 🤢
Blueberries otoh are right behind cherries in the list of deliciousness
Yep, picking slimy tomato seeds off my salad greens is the worst
The texture of tomatoes is indeed 🤮
Or even better - a 50:50 mix of the two. Known in my house as magic sauce
The Tory desire to spend $150K pa to sending a homeless person to jail compared with my socialist desire to wrap services around a homeless person and get them into state housing at far less cost
Say what you will but I will never be convinced the Tory desire is not born from inner cruelty #NZPol
Meanwhile, in NZ prices are set to rise over the next few years.
This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.
