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You're gonna say that I'm on a high horse, I think that my horse is regular sized 💚Romantic anti-capitalist💚Don't use my posts for your article. (She/they)🌈
I'd like a public service ombudsperson to have oversight over the performance of the Speaker, and be able to hold them to account if needed. Yes, I know 'who then checks the checker' but I think it would be good for at least the Speaker to be checked like the rest of the public service is.
It actually breaks my heart to be the only person masked on a flight with several very elderly and disabled people on it. 💔 Looking after each other is leftist praxis pass it on.
Record levels of unemployment and child poverty, food banks unable to cope with demand, homeless people dying from the cold... and people are still willing to vote for this government #nzpol
Jolisa Gracewood@nzdodo.bsky.social · 22h agoPer the local FB page, two souls who were sleeping rough in our area have died in the last week. It's bitterly, heart-breakingly cold out there. 😔
“A study of the Hansard supports Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s allegation that Speaker Gerry Brownlee gives New Zealand First’s Winston Peters a latitude he denies her, and other MPs who challenge Peters’ conduct.” #nzpol
The Speaker’s selective severity: Rules for Swarbrick, rank for Peters
A study of the Hansard supports Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick’s allegation that Speaker Gerry Brownlee gives New Zealand First’s Winston Peters a latitude he denies her, and other MPs who c…
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Shout out to Hoyts Hamilton Cinema 7. John McCain crawling towards us through the vent above the exit always gives me a fright/kick 🤣.
University of Otago staff: one of our students lost her scholarship because she felt safe enough here to come out. Share and donate as you are able
Jasmin Taylor@meshedlight.bsky.social · yesterdayŌtepoti: solidarity with local trans folk Sarah is studying at Otago Uni, seeking asylum here in Aotearoa Te Waipounamu. She needs our support with living, fees & gender affirming care costs givealittle.co.nz/cause/suppor...
“The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren’t on the printed roll and who say they’re unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected.” So nice to see democracy in action, nothing to worry about here, love NZ’s accessible and clear election process.
Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 2d agoThe Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.
The only reason BlueSky is a thing is that it gave people fleeing Nazi Twitter a plug-and-play place to reconnect with the people and formerly good parts of Twitter they enjoyed without turning every conversation into an edge lord fight club of bigotry.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
I just had to do a public speaking which I totally forgot I was doing so yeah that was a nightmare. I hate talking lmao.
the venn diagram of people who were at Auckland Zinefest this weekend and then also Dropout Live tonight is almost a circle
I dont know if they knew what neurodivergent was in the 70s, I sure didnt, and I didn't know that I was until last year. I couldn't tell you how many times i got caned in school, but it was in the many hundreds, it didnt fix me, but it made me fucking hate school. This is a very bad policy.
Stephanie Rodgers 🍉@bootstheory.bsky.social · 4d agoThis policy would directly lead to physical abuse of disabled and neurodivergent children. Tell your friends. I'm absolutely serious.
Ahahahahahaha a 2 panic attack day. My god being out in the world is scary. But we have tickets to Dropout and we are going to have so much fun once we get there. Just gotta get there. Had to bail on dinner with mates because it was too crowded 😭.
"Legalise child abuse" sure is a choice of lead policy from Act. Fuck.
TOP is DOGE
Dr. Cassandra Mudgway@legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 6d agoTOPs policies about automation and cutting admin at MSD (and elsewhere) is just "let's do AI everywhere". They don't have a clue about risk, about bias, about error rates, about the balck box, about how getting it wrong can lead to people experiencing homelessness, starvation, or death #nzpol
We messed up! During a segment earlier this week about the risks of artificial intelligence, we shared a quote purportedly by author Naomi Klein that was itself AI-generated. She joined us on today's program to discuss the viral spread of the words falsely attributed to her.
Sorry, you can literally break into Netflix offices and steal a movie??? The meme has come full circle
Film Stories@filmstories.bsky.social · 6d agoFortitude, a $45m thriller starring Nicolas Cage and from the director of Con Air, has been stolen from Netflix's offices. Now its producer is suing the streamer for $105m. filmstories.co.uk/news/netflix...
I just did my post leaving the house nasal rinse and cpc mouthwash gargle but I was a bit uncoordinated, had a bit of a cough, and got minty mouthwash in my eye?! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS! No covid in my left eye I guess? 😭😅
Anyway, he seems like a lovely chap but our stand up tastes are a bit less... that.
TW Childhood Sexual Assaut We got tickets to Alan Davies for Christmas & didn't look up what the show was about. BIG MISTAKE. This is your psa that it was 80% what you would expect 20% about being a survivor of csa. Should you need to steel yourself for that here is the warning I wish I'd had
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Remember when several Māori Party MPs got suspended without pay for a few weeks as punishment for doing a haka? Surely Winston Peters will get a similar punishment for his racist tirade, right? Right? #nzpol
Glen Hansard has died and I am going to need 5-10 business years to recover. Fucking devastated. Actually the fucking worst.
I am sorry to all the honest fic writers out there but from now on I am going to have to prioritise fic that has been beta'd. I feel *sick* that I fell for something written by a machine, and I put a lot of weight on stuff written in community.
Just out⬇️ Incl. “The Inquiry found that New Zealand’s initial response to COVID-19 was balanced and appropriate, and that New Zealand broadly did well responding to the pandemic. The report also highlighted the process for approving COVID-19 vaccines and monitoring safety was robust and effective.”
Ministry of Health NZ@health.govt.nz · last wk.The Ministry of Health will work with other agencies to rapidly deliver on the commitments outlined in Government's Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry COVID-19 Lessons Learned. For more information see below.
