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We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern We know women give birth during war – and too often, they die. But we must do much more to achieve safety and stability, says former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern

We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern

Māori wards: More than a vote | E-Tangata “I realised during those meetings that people who are not Māori aren’t often exposed to the ongoing effects of colonisation. They seldom take the opportunity to listen to tangata whenua.” — Catherine ...

“I realised during those meetings that people who are not Māori aren’t often exposed to the ongoing effects of colonisation. They seldom take the opportunity to listen to tangata whenua.” — Catherine Delahunty on the campaign to educate voters about Māori wards.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

#nzpol Data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that the labour market is even more bleak than feared, with the loss of more than 10,000 jobs in just three months. The data shows that there are more than 50,000 fewer jobs than in December 2023. A 🧵 www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

This is the full time series from Infoshare since 2012. comparing each quarter to 12 months prior for working out the percentage change in seasonally adjusted jobs over 12 months.

Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.

Breaking News: Israeli leaders approved a plan for the military takeover of all of Gaza, against the recommendations of Israel’s military.

Igel is the worst airway ever. The igel is a perfectly decent airway. Discuss. See if you can do it without SHOUTING like my most recent interaction 🙄 #ansky

‘Stop hurting Māori’: Former minister slams coastal law changes in Sam Hayes interview Former National Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has slammed the Governments plan to make it harder for Māori to claim customary title to marine and coastal areas.

‘Pull the legislation, and stop hurting Māori’: Former minister Chris Finlayson slams coastal law changes

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By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell Europe’s silence has allowed the genocide of Palestinians to continue unchecked – undermining all it stands for, says Josep Borrell, a former EU high representative

By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell

Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.

A line chart showing tuberculosis cases in the United States from 1975 to 2023. In the second half of the 1980s there was a rise in the number of cases before falling again. Data source: US CDC (2024). CCBY Our World in Data

✍️ New article: The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t

The great acceleration debate Why the consilience of evidence points toward acceleration

Is global warming accelerating? Over at The Climate Brink I argue that the consilience of evidence from surface temperatures, climate models, forcing changes, ocean heat content, and earth energy imbalance all point toward yes: www.theclimatebrink....

Also with the monthly (4 weekly) variant breakdown updated too, the much talked about Nimbus variant NB.1.8.1 is at an estimated 58.3% of the covid in wastewater.

Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds Study strengthens case for families to have right to second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in NHS England Parental intuition is more likely to predict critical illness among children than vital signs used to monitor health, according to a study that strengthens the case for families to have a right to a second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in the NHS. Experts from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, said parents should be treated as part of a child’s care team in hospital after data on almost 190,000 emergency hospital visits involving children. Continue reading...

Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds

How do you describe the position you put a patient in for intubation?

• 'the sniffing position’?
• 'win with the chin'?
• 'first pint position'?

@chrimesy.com & @timcook.bsky.social propose a new term - 'flextension'.

Your thoughts?

#AnSky #MedSky #AirwaySky

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Bernard's Picks 'n' Mixes at 6am on Tuesday, April 29 Tory Whanau pulls out of Wellington Mayoral race after Andrew Little jumps in; Ambulances waited for 2,800 hours outside EDs over two weeks; Seymour sides with banks over his own ministry

Hot off the virtual presses. Tory Whanau pulls out of Wellington Mayoral race after Andrew Little jumps in; Ambulances waited for 2,800 hours outside EDs over two weeks; Seymour sides with banks over his own ministry thekaka.substack.com/p/bernards-p...

Musk’s cost-cutting goals are getting exponentially smaller as he’s slowly realizing that the government is not a car company.

My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart

EMCrit 392 - All Things Defibrillation with @DrCheskes
We delve into the nitty gritty on pad position, impedance, shocking, Time in VF, and so much more!!!
[#FOAMed for a bit]
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I just checked pubmed....there are over 1200 papers about vaccines and autism. There is no link. This is a waste of tax payer money.

This is what ACT and Seymour want #NZPol #ToitūTeTiriti

‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness

On International Women's Day 2025, I want to pay tribute to the courage of Dr Viktoriia Kovach, Chief Medical Officer of Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade.

In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦

#IWD25

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I think we would all agree that the answer is no 😞

John Campbell: Will Simeon Brown fix our 'dire' health system? Experts say Brown has inherited a broken and 'systemically racist' health system that drives its workers overseas and results in premature deaths of New Zealanders.

New Zealand's health system is under-funded, systemically racist and inequitable, its workers are stressed, morale is low, and “we're not doing the right things, for the right people, at the right times, or in the right places.”

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A painting of King Louis XIV of France. He's wearing an opulent outfit made of furs, lace, and gold. He's also wearing white buckled shoes with a high red heel.

A close-up of the white buckled shoes with a high-red heel. There appears to be a red lace at the top of the shoes.

Fashion influencer Luka Sabbat wearing a black leather suit and black boots with a very high heel.

James Baldwin wearing a white, short-sleeved button-down shirt, white cotton pants, and brown Cuban heeled side-zip boots. He also has chunky gold and turquoise jewelry (bracelet and ring).

We should first recognize that gender codes are socially constructed. Clothing is not inherently masculine or feminine—codes are contextual and can change over time. Aristocratic men once wore bright red heels. Then they became womenswear until that notion was challenged again.

One of The AP's chief rivals, Reuters, expresses support:

Destiny Church protesters 'went too far' - Luxon Police say they are "actively investigating" the actions of the group associated with Destiny Church who protested a children's event at the Te Atatū library yesterday.

Here’s the thing about this language: “went too far” suggests that there is a level at which hating us is fine, acceptable, at which it’s ok to dehumanise us.

This isn’t a disagreement on politics & opinion. This isn’t cilantro or trip-hop.

This isn’t defending us.
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*MMIWG2S Crisis*

The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) has long plagued Indigenous communities across Canada and the United States. This term encompasses the disproportionate rates of violence, disappearances,