Dozens of protesters clashed with federal agents outside a federal immigration facility in suburban Chicago on Friday. During the standoff, ICE deployed tear gas and pepper balls at the demonstrators, which included several local officials. nyti.ms/3VVN2Wn

The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine. The chair broke the tie by voting NO. Prescriptions will NOT be required.

A couple of people have shared a disgusting post Better Wellington have made about me today. Three things: I will never attack my colleagues or anyone like they do, I am sad that others think it’s ok, and I have no intention of backing down on my work for the city and our people

This behaviour has lingered throughout council all term. I hope people can see why it seemed so chaotic at times. We weren’t dealing with decent people.

it's really interesting that what ray chung and co did to Tory Whanau has not been described in the media as sexual harassment, which it was

The "woke toilets"/"fancy toilets" that National and the PM are going on about lately are in response to the new, fully accessible, bathrooms opened in Wellington. Fully accessible toilets & changing places are expensive, yes. They are also a basic human right. wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...

4th case of #measles here in the Wairarapa. Check your immunity folks and if necessary (of if unsure) perhaps think about getting a jab. (they are free to most people).

Our regional council has already approved fare capping, integrated ticketing and debit card payment - this isn’t new PT policy. It’s just that we’re at the behest of the govts national ticketing system. Wellington deserves what Auckland PT users already have. We shouldn’t have to wait longer

Here’s what I said about fare capping when the Regional Council agreed to it over a year ago in May 2024. It is all still true! But the delays have become intolerable. That’s where the focus needs to be: delivery. Needs to be fare capping together with debit card payment and integrated fares. 3/

Bus lanes keep costs down: faster bus trips mean more frequency for the same cost. Wellington has doubled bus priority measures this term and all candidates need to commit to finishing the job with the Golden Mile, Harbour Quays and route 2 to the eastern suburbs without any further delays. 2/

Very good to have more support for the Regional Council’s existing policy on fare capping. If central government’s ticketing project is delayed any further we should look to deliver this in Wellington now, as Auckland has already done. For now we need the city council to finish the bus lanes job. 1/

Children now ride on these cycleways. What kind of person do you have to be to cause such nuisance, but also danger to kids who may be riding in cargo bikes. It’s disgraceful and I’m so thankful to our resilient cycle community who keep going despite the hateful few. @patrickmorgan.bsky.social

Voters deserve to know if Ray Chung is standing on behalf of Inflection Point and Resistance Kiwi - so far he’s refused to rule it out or disclose who his major donor is. I support a city that unites us, and I’m not afraid to be transparent about it www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

In great news, last week council approved funding to establish a public park at Mātai Moana/Mt Crawford on the Miramar Peninsula. A couple of bureaucratic hurdles still to be jumped, but we’re on our way to building on the community’s work to rid the area of pests and creating a second Zealandia!

Uplifting news 👇 #wellington #nature

Epic Black Ferns win 👏

Wellington has doubled the length of bus lanes and bus priority over this council term. One result is afternoon peak travel times from Newtown to Courtenay Pl are a third faster. But the full benefits of these bus lane time savings rely on doing the Golden Mile and Harbour Quays projects ASAP. 1/

Andrew Little can disagree with Wellington City Council's Golden Mile project all he likes, but he's wrong in claiming there's something not "ethically correct" about the current council signing contracts for a project that they've consulted and voted on. localaotearoa.substack.com/p/andrew-lit...

Three northerns and a beautiful morning on Cross Lake. Happy Fishing Opener, Minnesota!

Introduced the kids to 1977 Star Wars tonight. Feels worthy of a post.

The silver lining of a sluggish economy and public service cuts is falling rents in Wellington. This will be welcomed by those struggling to pay their bills, and should make Welly a more attractive option for young people thinking about their next move. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

Idk if we do Friday follows anymore. That was the thing to do back at the bird place so gonna try it here… Follow @jonnybosborne.bsky.social @foxylustygrover.bsky.social @natedg.bsky.social @stephen-murray.com @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social

We are short approximately $5000 for the coming month, if you can support that would be awesome. Or put it into to your support networks. @foxylustygrover.bsky.social could you help promote

Look at Erica Stanford supporting the original Pay Equity Act - with Nicola Willis nodding in support. Hollow words now - guess they don’t care about women and girls. #nzpol

Excited to announce I am officially the Green Party candidate for the Wharangi ward. I am in it to win it - for housing, infrastructure, people and planet. You can help by donating your time or some money, at the link below. Thanks for all your support 💚

This year, give women what they really want for Mother’s Day: pockets, willingly doing your fair share of the domestic labour and a promise to vote for the people who care about paying women what they are worth.

Kia ora @jonnybosborne.bsky.social has found where the sky is blue! 👏 #wellington #newzealand

Don’t let Luxon poison your porridge - Your toast and your porridge might soon have an unwelcome new ingredient. Let’s not sugar-coat it. Glyphosate is dangerous and has no place in our food system. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Went on a bush walk. Saw a white older male wearing a MAGA hat. I don’t get how something like that can be worn proudly in NZ.

I'm running! With our city (and world) the way it is, there's a need for constructive, pragmatic people at the table. If I'm lucky enough to receive the Greens nomination, I'll be asking for your help - for housing, infrastructure, for a Wellington where everyone can thrive.

The reality is no one would actually get elected in Wellington being honest about the cuts required to get to zero rates increases. How much cost cutting has Cr Chung got over the line this term? Zero.

Can she smile more

But does she fart

I like when people answer with “I don’t know”. It’s so refreshing in an era when people seem to or think they always have the answer.

Confirmed cases of measles in the US. 2020: 13 2021: 49 2022: 121 2023: 59 2024: 285 Total cases: 527 (5-years) 2025: (first 90 days) 628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.

I hope everyone watches Adolescence on Netflix.

“I’m doing good things,” I tell myself as I delete the military service of a dead woman. “I’m still a good person.”

What is the deal with grown ass men recording themselves playing video games & why are kids aspiring to do this

Cynthia Erivo arrives at the #Oscars.

Cynthia Erivo is such a gift to us all. I bawl every single time. Every single emotion. Pure love.

I finally finished reading a 570pg novel that I started in 2018 but only now got to read for 3 mo consistently. I didn’t love it but was committed to seeing it through. It could’ve been cut in half with all the filler removed. But I guess if you’re a bestselling author, editors let you do whatever.

that's right you beautiful Heroes in Vermont. Make Queen Couch’s Vacation as miserable as he tried to make Zelenskyy in that White House ambush.

JD Vance isn’t just hiding from the American people, he spent our tax dollars to rent out the entirety of Sugarbush Mountain all weekend and now he isn’t even using it. Like the wasteful, cowardly little toad he is. He should not be able to enjoy anything for the next 4 years.

Call out to all the Republicans who have posed for photo ops with Zelensky: Is today the day to finally speak out? Patriotism demands it.

Tell us more about how women are too emotional to govern.

Every mainstream attempt to grapple with the rise of Tate and other misogynist ideologues have posed them as a product of men’s despair. Few have posited them as an assault on women’s safety and dignity.

This is a bigger scandal than people realize. It really makes it look as though this entire meeting was a setup by Trump that was planned in advance. If you watch the video it is clear that they are deliberately and almost derangedly blindsiding Zelenskyy. Now we know who the audience was. Putin.

I cannot think of a single actual thing the National Party have done in nearly two years of Government that is actually their idea. Their whole programme is undoing Labour stuff and letting ACT and NZF and lobby groups treat them like a ventriloquist ls dummy.