This is unfortunately true. Remain human enough to let your heart break ❤️‍🩹

‘Noem earlier called the incident an “act of domestic terrorism” against ICE officers’. The state is weaponising the term terrorist against those who would hold them to account. It’s not about actions but the ability of those in power to define those actions. May the loss of Renee not be in vain.

As He Whenua Taurikura closes its doors, this final episode distils years of research into a narrative about what extremism really threatens: not just physical safety, but the fundamental human need to belong and our ideas of peace. open.spotify.com/episode/3umc... #populism #GRT #islamophobia

Looking for other folks on here celebrating #kwanzaa I am really part of the diaspora celebrating all the way out here in New Zealand. Let’s connect!

Another example in the "AI is not a band-aid for capitalism it's just more capitalism" bucket

I’m going to need my friends on here to listen to this and have a conversation with me. Preferably over drinks.

Welp, since the US has all in on ‘great replacement’ it’s an excellent time to revisit this episode.

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

It’s really quite simple to understand this. It’s harder to follow convoluted logic that wants you to believe otherwise.

If the mask fits…

This is the part people don’t get, you don’t get to be racist without it having some very material (and moral and spiritual) costs. Not only do you lose any kind of credibility but also your own humanity.

They're using chemical weapons & deploying snipers against citizens. They're using chemical weapons & deploying snipers against citizens. They're using chemical weapons & deploying snipers against citizens. They're using chemical weapons & deploying snipers against citizens. They're using chemic

•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump •CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump •ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller •MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions” •FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people

"school shooting industry"

You cannot genetically encode cultural behavior The idea that you can is literally racist science from the antebellum era

Tell me again how the courts will save us?

I want to tautoko what Māori have already said about this being an ongoing form of colonial racism. As a scholar of Whiteness, this is an example of the concept of whiteness as property/possession. It shows the power whiteness has to exclude who and what is allowed to be accepted as knowledge.

“Let’s be clear: Woke is not about political correctness. It is about moral clarity. It’s about waking up to the suffering of others and refusing to look away. It’s about standing for justice, even when it is uncomfortable.” 💯 This 👆🏽

Until we treat online violence as a structural barrier to equal participation, we’ll keep losing voices we cannot afford to lose. Reform is overdue. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/06/n...

Newtown is one of Wellington’s most diverse and vibrant suburbs. Today I had coffee at a punk rock coffee shop, went to the halal butcher, browsed a trans op shop, and got the best priced veggies and eggs in all of Welly. Newtown is not the problem, this govt disastrous policies are.

How your email finds me. Thanks Victoria Zoo. This little one’s name is Noodle

This is the most compelling case I’ve seen yet that America is no longer a democracy but an authoritarian state. Not a *soon-to-be* authoritarian state—a *current* one.

Lil Nas X deserves more shows of solidarity and support from the LGBTQ+ community. Lil Nas is a Gay man facing an unjust arrest and imprisonment over a mental health crisis. Gay men are unfairly targeting lately, and Black Gay men are targeted by racist policing and homophobia. Nas deserves support!

Had the pleasure of going to the book launch for Oceans Between Us @ Unity Books edited by Dr Naepi. Crucial scholarship in how racism impacts Pacific communities in Aotearoa. Bula vinaka to all the scholars who contributed to this mahi.

We need you in the public gallery of the courtroom so we've set up a roster. Slide into our DMs or email [email protected] for info. Please be aware there's lot of court rules, and may be some very upsetting content. Can’t make it but keen to support? givealittle.co.nz/cause/wellin...

My wife has a list of all the words in the book that they are going to stop printing, and is going to get them printed on a T-shirt. The words are: marae, karanga, wharenui, koro, hongi, karakia, kai if you want to do the same. newzealandcurriculum.tahurangi.education.govt.nz/at-the-marae...

This is assimilation era pedagogy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Tautoko Te Akatea’s analysis of the action by the Ministry of Education. It’s white supremacy masked in educational policy. Six Māori words is all it took further expose racism of this administration.

Once again, a number of Voices for Freedom affiliated candidates are running for local government, this time they are hiding their more conspiratorial views and focusing on bland populist issues like rates and road cones www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

In this episode, we talk about dismantling communicative inequalities with Professor Dutta. We discussed how Te Tiriti offers global lessons for resisting hate, the concept of "communicative sovereignty", and why academics are accountable to the communities they serve.

“Racism is not a dirty word. It’s a precise diagnostic tool that helps us understand how systems work to the advantage of some while disadvantaging others.” — Dr Sereana Naepi, who edited ‘Oceans Between Us’, a new book on racism against Pacific people.

And RSB submission is in.

In this episode of Unsettling Extremism, I spoke to @mrxdentith.com about conspiracy theories: what they are, the purpose they serve, and why believing in conspiracies can be rational. Ready to question your thinking about conspiracy theories?🤔 www.buzzsprout.com/2315985/epis...

Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.

Pride is rooted in resistance to injustice.

This petition to stop NZ First's stupid sex definitions bill has been open for nearly a week and has 1.2k signatures The hate group's petition that spawned this bill took four months to get 2.2k signatures Let's show just how little hate there is petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...

Anyone know if Star Wars is playing in Wellington theatres for May 4th?

Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School! Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101. Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"The British weren’t exporting democracy to New Zealand because they didn’t have it at home to export anywhere" Vincent O'Malley e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

A 3rd grader grabbed by ICE after going door to door is unconscionable. They are a child, a human child. This principal is showing true leadership.

Replacement Conspiracy Theory has moved from the margins to the center socially and politically. On this episode of Unsettling Extremism, we explore what Replacement Conspiracy is and what it looks like in Aotearoa. hwt.ac.nz/rct_podcast/ Transcript buff.ly/QrU5tTt

Tamatha Paul was completely right about the police. We wrote this article to prove it: thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...

What’s really ‘stupid’ is caring more about someone talking about the violence, systemic racism, and mistreatment of the unhoused than actually stopping those from happening. The outrage is misplaced here.

Hey team, Whisky + Wood cancelled a Free Speech Union (hate speech advocates) event last week, and now the FSU is bombing them with emails and a one star review has popped up. There may be more. If you’ve been to WW and could leave a favourable Google review, it would be a big help 🥰

My colleague @kylermatthews.bsky.social wrote a really good piece about what’s going on with the FSU’s attempted takeover of InternetNZ. Have a read thespinoff.co.nz/internet/04-...

No, this is the most ashamed you've felt as an American *so far*.

URGENT: Public consultation on the Arms Act rewrite closes THIS FRIDAY at midnight Feb 28. The Islamic Women’s Council of NZ & I personally oppose these changes. We fought hard for strong firearm regulations after 15 March Terrorist Attacks. We must speak up now. 🧵1/7 #GunControlSoNeeded

firsts “since WWII” sure are piling up

Tonight at Unity Books the poetry year gets underway with the launch of the debut collection by 2022 Biggs Family Prize in Poetry winner Nafanua Purcell Kersel: come and welcome it into the world!