"It's not a sixth mass extinction event that we're precipitating, it's a mass extermination event." - Chris Packham

Why aren't our journos asking our politicians about the escalating extreme heat events every SINGLE day? It's a dereliction of duty by both that this isn't a major focus right now given the global circumstances. Neither Labour nor National have any policies to address this.

Come join us! Sometimes we have chocolate. And yesterday a seagull stared at @blackandbloo through the window all day.

Hugely excited to announce the publication of the Rainbow Special Issue of Rangahau Aranga feat. the incredible work of AUT University postgrads. To quote one of our reviewers "this is what PRIDE looks like in the academy" #RainbowResearch #OpenAccess Out@AUT ojs.aut.ac.nz/rangahau-arang…

More fallout from the rise of Julian Batchelor. Kia ora brother for your strength in resisting their racial hatred. Tenei te mihi mahana ki a koe.

'Decolonization of Criminology and Justice' have released their first special issue celebrating the 40th anniversary of Donna Awatere's book Māori Sovereignty ojs.aut.ac.nz/dcj/index @AntjeDeckert @jtaur

Reaction (including some of my thoughts) to the BlackRock+Government climate infrastructure announcement 👇👇👇

I am honoured to have a piece included in "a liminal gathering", a multidisciplinary almanac which "celebrates the destigmatisation of grief". Editor Iona Winter is crowdfunding support for the printing & launch costs, if you can help. boosted.org.nz/projects/a-lim…

Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF theguardian.com/environment/20…

Our lovely, thoughtful daughter has decided she's a libertarian. What should we do? thespinoff.co.nz/society/31-08-…

I’m not quite sure how to explain what’s happened tonight, because it’s still happening - but here goes… At 4:40pm I jumped on a train from London to Edinburgh.. It was comfy, it was quiet In hindsight, too good to last…

Utrecht University Utrecht University in the Netherlands has withdrawn itself from the World University ranking World University Rankings provided by Times Higher Education. As this has generated quite some reactions - praise, questions, some doubts, I want to provide some context. Hence a thread 🧵1/16

Israel and Gaza are not two countries at war. Gaza is a territory under siege, where every aspect of life is controlled by Israel. Palestinians didn’t break through a “border” to enter Israel. They destroyed a fence separating them from the homes they were forced out of.

Council of Australian University Librarians and Open Access Australasia Statement on the American Chemical Society’s new Article Development Charges h/t @JohanRooryck caul.edu.au/news/council-a…

Free Free Palestine!🇵🇸

I have been informed that I am being replaced as the Editor in Chief of eLife - the journal for retweeting a The Onion piece that calls out indifference to the lives of Palestinian civilians.

Call the New Zealand Government To Demand an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza - Sign the Petition! chng.it/Mvf7dCtm via Change.org