“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

Why hasn’t the New Zealand government updated travel advice to the USA? It hasn’t been updated since 29 November 2024. Having a travel visa won’t necessarily protect you from ICE agents. www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations...

Charlie Kirk was a homophobic, transphobic piece of shit and it’s healthy to be glad that he’s gone, actually.

Enough time has passed. Can we admit that the cronuts craze was just a fad and people are stupid?

Maybe I was just born to eat?

TikTok’s community standards and reporting is worse than Meta’s because not even they’d let this one pass. wtfffff

The Phoenix Force to Jean:

Hugin and Munin to Frigga:

They have utterly lost the narrative which is why Nicola Willis and Brooke ven Velden are publishing blogs #NZPol

Missed opportunity to use “hard-on crime” #nzpol

Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel.

In my lemon dessert era

Let them eat marmite sandwiches #nzpol

Strewth! Australia braces itself for Cyclone Alfred. #FlaminMongrels

Libertarians be like:

The weekend may be long, but the struggle of Māori is longer. Here are my thoughts about this Waitangi Day, and, well, every day.

David Seymour *knew* and let Jago *resign* 3 months later rather than take immediate action

Freedom!

Shane Jones needs to go back to where he came from—his father’s nutsack. #nzpol

This one is SO important. 👏

I’m gonna give this one a go because it looks fun! 1 like = 1 piece of unsolicited but sincere, field-tested advice

Is this visible from the Southern Hemisphere?

I kept hearing a tapping sound and tried to figure out where it was coming from. I think I found it:

This piece by Tina Ngata is so good. The power behind plastic e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Hey team, when a politician uses this rhetoric then "just reporting" it is far from enough. It becomes an outright fuck-up. Peters invokes nazism in bad faith against co-governance, then turns round & uses fascistic, othering language about immigrants. Please do your goddamn job.

The British Museum claiming they stole all this stuff because of an Enlightenment recognition of a shared humanity and a desire to share knowledge of the peoples of the world has big colonizer energy. The museum was literally founded by a slave owner. His statue is in this gallery.

I had a dream about a multi-iwi federation. We’ve seen the power of kotahitanga and iwi putting their differences aside to come together with shared goals and common purpose. I believe it can be done and I would love to see it happen in my lifetime.

@fluxblog.bsky.social Hey Matthew, I just found your House of X blog! I really love reading your observations and analysis, it really does show you’ve put a lot of thought and care into unpacking each issue. Please keep writing, it’s so good!

If the MILLENNIUM FALCON can be a piece of junk and fall apart continously for decades and still be COOL AND KICK ASS then so can you

I remember one Christmas Eve when I asked Mum if I could unwrap a present. She said “you can unwrap those vegetables” and gave me a peeler.

How did you find out the truth about Santa Claus and how old were you?

mum: do you feel like watching a movie me: yeah what do you have in mind her:

My Māmā is getting a mastectomy on Monday. She’s been going through all the emotions in the lead up to surgery. She told me she cried to herself in the shower and looked down, saying “Thank you for feeding my babies” and “I’m going to miss you”. She grieves for a part of herself she will lose.

A chilling article from Gordon Campbell. about the next steps in suppressing wages and punishing beneficiaries. #nzpol werewolf.co.nz/2023/12/gord...

My brave and beautiful Māmā has been diagnosed with pre-cancer/DCIS and has to undergo surgery for a full mastectomy next week before it becomes invasive. Mum obviously has mixed feelings, the relief of catching it early and coming to terms with what the surgery will do to her body.

Landlords are back baby!

The ADHD inability to hide your dissatisfaction when you hear people spouting complete bullshit... Chlöe <3

Remember that great Twitter thread about the founder of The Herald? The Herald is no friend to tāngata whenua

This confirms that the NZ Herald is not where we will find the news that is important for our nation. Let's leave them behind.

All day, protests erupted across Aotearoa New Zealand, opposing the government and their political attacks on Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. And the NZ Herald has completely buried the story, it's not on the front page of their website which signals where their interest lies.

I don't speak for Māori but this sums up a little of how I feel with everything happening in Aotearoa at the moment.

I don't know if any other Māori are feeling this at the moment but I feel a burning sensation within me, a desire to stand up and fight for our mokopuna. (It might also be heartburn but I'm 99% sure it's Mana Motuhake)

Meta’s desperate attempts to get me on Threads 😤

Hi, I’m Mum

@tracihoupapa.bsky.social Kia ora e hoa, for Māori who are concerned about the incoming govt and want to help protect Māori and our interests, which non-govt organisations can we support?

GO WATCH BLUE EYE SAMURAI. DO IT! NOW! YOU'RE WELCOME.

Get absolutely wrecked, Tova