Lakeishia
@tortellinigoat.bsky.social
Ōtepoti Dunedin, originally Hāwera
She/her
Pākehā, left leaning, autistic, medical education
Toitū te Tiriti + Free Palestine.
She/her
Pākehā, left leaning, autistic, medical education
Toitū te Tiriti + Free Palestine.
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Drug tests, and also this: Other parts of the plan included reducing the amount paid to Jobseekers who had been on the benefit for two of the previous three years.
Such cynical and performatively punitive policy. Being unemployed is soul sucking and this stuff will make it so much worse
#nzpol
Such cynical and performatively punitive policy. Being unemployed is soul sucking and this stuff will make it so much worse
#nzpol
National promises random drug testing for jobseeker beneficiaries
National is promising to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit to ensure they're "ready for work".
www.rnz.co.nz
October 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Drug tests, and also this: Other parts of the plan included reducing the amount paid to Jobseekers who had been on the benefit for two of the previous three years.
Such cynical and performatively punitive policy. Being unemployed is soul sucking and this stuff will make it so much worse
#nzpol
Such cynical and performatively punitive policy. Being unemployed is soul sucking and this stuff will make it so much worse
#nzpol
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Not recovering from cancer fast enough? Maybe if your benefit gets cut you'll work harder on that! Good god.
Nats: Cancer patients on Jobseeker benefit could face sanctions
Nats: Cancer patients on Jobseeker benefit could face sanctionsNational's promising new hardline rules for beneficiaries, including payment rate cuts for those who've been on welfare for more two year...
www.tickaroo.com
October 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Not recovering from cancer fast enough? Maybe if your benefit gets cut you'll work harder on that! Good god.
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Optimal Clinical Trials Auckland is recruiting patients for a Long Covid clinical trial right here in NZ
Adults 18 – 75 years old
Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m²
If you apply please share details about the type of intervention being trialed
Apply here 👇
Adults 18 – 75 years old
Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m²
If you apply please share details about the type of intervention being trialed
Apply here 👇
- Optimal Clinical Trials
www.optimalclinicaltrials.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Optimal Clinical Trials Auckland is recruiting patients for a Long Covid clinical trial right here in NZ
Adults 18 – 75 years old
Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m²
If you apply please share details about the type of intervention being trialed
Apply here 👇
Adults 18 – 75 years old
Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m²
If you apply please share details about the type of intervention being trialed
Apply here 👇
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Not surprised they used AI here, National hate real artists, have cut funding to Ministry of Culture/Heritage, Te Papa, Creative NZ, Heritage, Film commission etc
#Nzpol
#Nzpol
October 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Not surprised they used AI here, National hate real artists, have cut funding to Ministry of Culture/Heritage, Te Papa, Creative NZ, Heritage, Film commission etc
#Nzpol
#Nzpol
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Ōtepoti: if you're out & about, go down & support local musicians
ticket sales on the gate, its family friendly, take the kids, the kind of event you can be there however long or short you want
theres food trucks or you can take a picnic
ticket sales on the gate, its family friendly, take the kids, the kind of event you can be there however long or short you want
theres food trucks or you can take a picnic
Ōtepoti: ROCK THE VOTE
Raise the youth vote
all ages gig
Saturday 3rd October
12:15pm-8pm
Southern Lights Yard
18 Devon St
Tickets cost, affordable range
Read the info cos it's got jolly good background story & bloody decent folk involved
events.humanitix.com/rock-the-vote
Raise the youth vote
all ages gig
Saturday 3rd October
12:15pm-8pm
Southern Lights Yard
18 Devon St
Tickets cost, affordable range
Read the info cos it's got jolly good background story & bloody decent folk involved
events.humanitix.com/rock-the-vote
Rock The Vote - Live at Southern Lights
An outdoor music festival to encourage youth voter enrolment . raise the youth vote!
all ages / alcohol free
events.humanitix.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Ōtepoti: if you're out & about, go down & support local musicians
ticket sales on the gate, its family friendly, take the kids, the kind of event you can be there however long or short you want
theres food trucks or you can take a picnic
ticket sales on the gate, its family friendly, take the kids, the kind of event you can be there however long or short you want
theres food trucks or you can take a picnic
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Fictional scenarios; misspoke; incorrect suggestions! I mean you can’t call someone a liar in Parliament because ‘the rules’ but given how often the incumbent crew in Govt have lied, the media have no business giving them the benefit of the doubt or letting the liars choose the words. #nzpol
October 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Fictional scenarios; misspoke; incorrect suggestions! I mean you can’t call someone a liar in Parliament because ‘the rules’ but given how often the incumbent crew in Govt have lied, the media have no business giving them the benefit of the doubt or letting the liars choose the words. #nzpol
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when i mention "claude" you can assume i'm talking about the albino alligator not the llm
September 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
when i mention "claude" you can assume i'm talking about the albino alligator not the llm
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"If it was my business and my money this is what I would do."
Its not a business, and its *our* money, its meant to fund health, infra, police, education
Not some techbro datacenter in USA and Nvidia stock price
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Its not a business, and its *our* money, its meant to fund health, infra, police, education
Not some techbro datacenter in USA and Nvidia stock price
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI
The government's recipe for cutting thousands more public sector jobs demands using AI much more. RNZ looks through 16 documents that led up to Nicola Willis's announcement in May that 8700 jobs would...
www.rnz.co.nz
September 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"If it was my business and my money this is what I would do."
Its not a business, and its *our* money, its meant to fund health, infra, police, education
Not some techbro datacenter in USA and Nvidia stock price
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Its not a business, and its *our* money, its meant to fund health, infra, police, education
Not some techbro datacenter in USA and Nvidia stock price
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Erica Stanford's delusion on display (and inaccuracy on multiple counts)
"I've done more for Maori than any Education Minister in history"
"I've done more for Maori than any Education Minister in history"
September 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Erica Stanford's delusion on display (and inaccuracy on multiple counts)
"I've done more for Maori than any Education Minister in history"
"I've done more for Maori than any Education Minister in history"
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David Seymour wanted RNZ bosses sacked because RNZ hired John Campbell
Then, when RNZ defended its editorial independence, Seymour said he'd sack RNZ Board members & replace them with government appointees to do it
This is not only fascist, its intent is wholly illegal #nzpol #kiwi
Then, when RNZ defended its editorial independence, Seymour said he'd sack RNZ Board members & replace them with government appointees to do it
This is not only fascist, its intent is wholly illegal #nzpol #kiwi
May 14, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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I got 11/15 but only because I remembered some of them from @ninjakitty.bsky.social's posts.
They somehow all manage to look like the worst thing.
They somehow all manage to look like the worst thing.
This is your school holiday assignment.
Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total.
forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...
Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total.
forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...
The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz
The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.
forms.gle
September 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I got 11/15 but only because I remembered some of them from @ninjakitty.bsky.social's posts.
They somehow all manage to look like the worst thing.
They somehow all manage to look like the worst thing.
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The top 4 most unidentifiable school lunches so far. See how well you do in the quiz - the average score is 8.6/15
September 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The top 4 most unidentifiable school lunches so far. See how well you do in the quiz - the average score is 8.6/15
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HealthNZ has been imposing “fiscal savings plans” on all parts of the health system SINCE DAY ONE. This is ONGOING.
#nzpol
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So Simeon Brown's going to hire ~300 nurses at the end of 3 years. This comes after freezing doctor/nurses for over 2 years, resulting in catastrophic patient deaths across #NZ
Labour hired thousands & restored nurses. Nats tried to take credit for it & is actively privatising the health system
Labour hired thousands & restored nurses. Nats tried to take credit for it & is actively privatising the health system
September 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
HealthNZ has been imposing “fiscal savings plans” on all parts of the health system SINCE DAY ONE. This is ONGOING.
#nzpol
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#nzpol
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RNZ is again playing its part, helping to normalise this right wing attack on expertise. And Faafoi is lending it cover too.
I’ve been a librarian for 33 years this month. Part of my role is scanning the horizon for what’s coming our way, in every sense.
i’ve been waiting for book challenges to become organised and more politicised.
People, let me present likely instigators.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
i’ve been waiting for book challenges to become organised and more politicised.
People, let me present likely instigators.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
The new education group that wants to represent parents' voices
A new advocacy group has launched with the aim of giving parents a more organised voice in New Zealand's ongoing debates around education. The Parents' Alliance says it wants to be evidence-based and ...
www.rnz.co.nz
September 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
RNZ is again playing its part, helping to normalise this right wing attack on expertise. And Faafoi is lending it cover too.
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People went hungry
People couldn’t pay rent - were there evictions?
People couldn’t heat their homes - were there hospitalisations?
People couldn’t afford prescriptions, the doctor, electricity, groceries, period products.
Thousands of people left with nothing. #nzpol
People couldn’t pay rent - were there evictions?
People couldn’t heat their homes - were there hospitalisations?
People couldn’t afford prescriptions, the doctor, electricity, groceries, period products.
Thousands of people left with nothing. #nzpol
More beneficiaries may have had payments wrongly suspended - but ministry won't say how many
Some unemployed and sole parent beneficiaries may have also had their payments wrongly suspended during the Ministry of Social Development's recent botch-ups.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
People went hungry
People couldn’t pay rent - were there evictions?
People couldn’t heat their homes - were there hospitalisations?
People couldn’t afford prescriptions, the doctor, electricity, groceries, period products.
Thousands of people left with nothing. #nzpol
People couldn’t pay rent - were there evictions?
People couldn’t heat their homes - were there hospitalisations?
People couldn’t afford prescriptions, the doctor, electricity, groceries, period products.
Thousands of people left with nothing. #nzpol
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Karure! All hail Borb of the Year 2026!
September 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Karure! All hail Borb of the Year 2026!
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There should be billboards everywhere with:
NZ: Cost of living gone up by more than 20%
Luxon: CRY ME A RIVER
Repeat, Repeat Repeat.
NZ: Cost of living gone up by more than 20%
Luxon: CRY ME A RIVER
Repeat, Repeat Repeat.
September 17, 2026 at 4:25 AM
There should be billboards everywhere with:
NZ: Cost of living gone up by more than 20%
Luxon: CRY ME A RIVER
Repeat, Repeat Repeat.
NZ: Cost of living gone up by more than 20%
Luxon: CRY ME A RIVER
Repeat, Repeat Repeat.
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I'm sorry another business is closing but 'tragic loss'? What's tragic is what's happening in-hospitals, schools, the way we treat our homeless etc.
This is capitalism working. When people lose their jobs or have no job security, of course they don't spend money in cafes, restaurants, and bars.
This is capitalism working. When people lose their jobs or have no job security, of course they don't spend money in cafes, restaurants, and bars.
September 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I'm sorry another business is closing but 'tragic loss'? What's tragic is what's happening in-hospitals, schools, the way we treat our homeless etc.
This is capitalism working. When people lose their jobs or have no job security, of course they don't spend money in cafes, restaurants, and bars.
This is capitalism working. When people lose their jobs or have no job security, of course they don't spend money in cafes, restaurants, and bars.
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Radio New Zealand again making bad editorial choices as it recycles parties’ policy announcements.
‘Update’ is entirely the wrong verb, implying existing policy is out of date.
The verb they should be using is ‘restrict’.
Getting very hard to trust RNZ’s reporting.
#nzpol
‘Update’ is entirely the wrong verb, implying existing policy is out of date.
The verb they should be using is ‘restrict’.
Getting very hard to trust RNZ’s reporting.
#nzpol
September 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Radio New Zealand again making bad editorial choices as it recycles parties’ policy announcements.
‘Update’ is entirely the wrong verb, implying existing policy is out of date.
The verb they should be using is ‘restrict’.
Getting very hard to trust RNZ’s reporting.
#nzpol
‘Update’ is entirely the wrong verb, implying existing policy is out of date.
The verb they should be using is ‘restrict’.
Getting very hard to trust RNZ’s reporting.
#nzpol
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*That's* why Amazon fulfillment is so profitable!
While the Amazon tax is extracted through several types of junk fee, the most *profitable* junk fee of them all is Amazon's search payola. In fact, search payola *is the most profitable business that Amazon operates, full stop*.
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While the Amazon tax is extracted through several types of junk fee, the most *profitable* junk fee of them all is Amazon's search payola. In fact, search payola *is the most profitable business that Amazon operates, full stop*.
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September 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
*That's* why Amazon fulfillment is so profitable!
While the Amazon tax is extracted through several types of junk fee, the most *profitable* junk fee of them all is Amazon's search payola. In fact, search payola *is the most profitable business that Amazon operates, full stop*.
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While the Amazon tax is extracted through several types of junk fee, the most *profitable* junk fee of them all is Amazon's search payola. In fact, search payola *is the most profitable business that Amazon operates, full stop*.
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Amazon's payola isn't about radio play - it's about *search*. When you search Amazon, the top results do not represent Amazon's best guess about what product will best match your query: rather, Amazon *auctions off* those top results to its platform sellers.
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September 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Amazon's payola isn't about radio play - it's about *search*. When you search Amazon, the top results do not represent Amazon's best guess about what product will best match your query: rather, Amazon *auctions off* those top results to its platform sellers.
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This makes so much sense. Anatomy was an exercise in brute memorization until I first saw surgery being performed. It was only then I understood how knowledge of anatomy directly enabled making a positive difference to a person.
#motivation #MedEd
#motivation #MedEd
Integration of Clinical Case Scenarios With Anatomical Dissection Teaching—Is Recall Improved Among Medical Students?
Background
There is ongoing debate about how best to deliver anatomy teaching in a modern medical curriculum. Some studies suggest that the separation of basic sciences and clinical teaching can imp.....
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September 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
This makes so much sense. Anatomy was an exercise in brute memorization until I first saw surgery being performed. It was only then I understood how knowledge of anatomy directly enabled making a positive difference to a person.
#motivation #MedEd
#motivation #MedEd