Where do we go from here? The planet is a gunboat in a sea of fear There is, however, such a thing as society
The tail has been wagging the dog by design. It was all done, and arranged, on purpose, for exactly this kind of deniability. Clarity on this one essential manipulation of democracy/MMP is important.
KieranHE IS YOUR MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS YOU WORTHLESS, SHAMELESS PIECE OF SHIT.
Part 2:
Govt science reform uproots the tree it needs to bear fruitFrom Auckland University - Comment: Defunding basic research risks starving NZ's deep-tech startups before they begin, writes Dr Nicola Gaston.newsroom.co.nzNicola GastonObviously nothing has pissed me off quite as much as them killing the Marsden Fund (👉 my 📌 post), but govt claiming that the Science Investment Plan does not cut funding when the plan itself says “core science and research funding is projected to decline in future years” was the icing on the cake.
Obviously nothing has pissed me off quite as much as them killing the Marsden Fund (👉 my 📌 post), but govt claiming that the Science Investment Plan does not cut funding when the plan itself says “core science and research funding is projected to decline in future years” was the icing on the cake.
Luxon wants to ‘brutally commercialise’ science, but cuts threaten its foundationComment from Auckland University: Decades of research funding cannot be replaced by funding the commercialisation of that sciencenewsroom.co.nzOooph. This is not good. All #eqnz solidarity 💔✊ and hope for minimal damage…
The Japan TimesBREAKING: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Kumamoto Prefecture, registering up to "shindo" 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. The weather agency issued a tsunami alert, urging people to stay away from the ocean and the sea shore.
Petition for all public polls to include a mandatory 2 minute waiting time at the end, in which you have to write commentary on the results you have submitted. We don’t necessarily give a lot of points for the sanity checking question in the exam, but they can earn you a lot…
Joel S.This actually explains something about how people talk about the Jewish community.
Surely it would make more sense to do it at the same time?
Guardian AustraliaAusAlert is Australia’s new national warning system, which will send emergency messages to mobile devices during local and widespread disasters.
“The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, & who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money & more power back into their hands” 🔥🔥🔥
David RobertsWhew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.
Interesting summary — I’m particularly struck by the idea that the volcanoes actually *protect* the east coast! #eqnz www.geonet.org.nz/response/1HM...
Luxon et al. think they know better than scientists how to do science. (This is what killing off the Marsden fund means. In very basic terms)
Musical ChairsRegular reminder that Govt creates new money when it spends, and deletes money when it taxes. The spending has to come first. The more Govt spend, the more money we have to pay taxes (and the more resources are appropriated by Govt ofc).
Realising that just because these things converge in my TL, the connections are not evident to everyone out there…
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for UniversitiesMichael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.www.nytimes.comBlueShiftNZJourno: Mr Prime Minister you still think New Zealand can achieve net zero by 2050? PM: Yes, maybe even a few years earlier J: Yet you are doing nothing to reduce NZ's emissions? PM: No, we expect a science-based solution to emerge soon J: So you're funding NZ scientists to do this? PM: Oh, God no
I want a citation for this, for, uh, professional reasons… But also I really don’t want to see it, do I 🫣
BlueShiftNZJourno: Mr Prime Minister you still think New Zealand can achieve net zero by 2050? PM: Yes, maybe even a few years earlier J: Yet you are doing nothing to reduce NZ's emissions? PM: No, we expect a science-based solution to emerge soon J: So you're funding NZ scientists to do this? PM: Oh, God no
