Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal? Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Māori Mermaid has some beautiful t-shirts available to pre-order orders open until 23 Nov, 11:59pm maori-mermaid.myshopify.com

Tyler West, @notesnowhere.bsky.social recently died at the young age of 30. I'm lucky to have known him. His contributions to historical scholarship will remain important www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/an-obituar...

Rest in peace, Alice Wong 🕊️ thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...

Ahmed and Rula are sick from the cold. They don't have winter clothes & blankets, so keeping the kids warm costs their own health But even Noor and Wateen will be cold soon - they need proper winter clothes, not sacrificed layers $600 needed so all can be warm & healthy paypal.me/AhmadAlsbaihii

Hey peeps! It's been 2 weeks since I launched my crowdfunding campaign, and your support and generosity have blown me away. You folks rock! But with 3 research grant rejections this month & 2 weeks left to go I’ve decided to set a new stretch goal & pivot… 1/8

These made me laugh 😄 And what great research to support! Read @siouxsiew.bsky.social thread! There's a couple different ways to support financially (if you have capacity) and please do share! Sharing fundraising notices like this is fucking awesome way to support cos it gets the info out there

So go check out my Pledge Me campaign, and share it with anyone you think will agree that women, girls, and everyone else who menstruates deserve well-researched products! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852... 7/8

Ōtepoti: community happenings Crop Swap in the Valley ANYONE IN ŌTEPOTI WELCOME Last Sunday of the Month 3pm The Valley Project, 262 North Road, North East Valley Bring your excess garden produce or kitchen wares image: event poster, summary info above, full in alt text

I hope Alice’s memory is never sanitized. She supported free Palestine. She believed in deep pleasure for disabled people, sexual, aesthetic & otherwise. She was unflinching in calling out people’s bullshit. Don’t let the mainstream turn her into some desexualized defanged inspiration porn!!!

It's infuriating that local council services discussions have become all about rates, especially that truly most dumbarse of dumbarse complaint of "Why have my rates gone up so much when everything is broken and expensive to fix?" People, for a species so supposedly intelligent, we're thick as shit

How did we let our politicians turn us into a society that resents public services, support, and kindness? How did we let them convince us that human decency and empathy are wrong? We really need to sort ourselves out before we kill ourselves through selfishness.

It's time for the New Zealand Labour Party to ditch a policy steeped in eugenicism. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

#NZPol mindfulmoney.nz/learn/what-i...

From her account on FB (text in alt tag).

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

Watching people donate to this has been bringing me joy all month. There’s a lot of good people out there

Palestinian flag, throughout Otago Sharing these photos in honour of Palestine National Day, 15th November. A day to honour Palestinian people and recognise their declaration of independence. Images: flags painted on pieces of board or rocks. One of Palestinian flag flying at a beach

Ōtepoti: reminder of rally for Palestine happening this afternoon

E hoa mā, the Gender Agenda is a real excellent web series from Aotearoa for and about trans people, and the season 2 premiere has just landed! Keep an eye out later this season for a familiar face 👀 youtu.be/t9rlYnNmieE?...

A reminder about the keydates for #SecretSantaAoNZ Sign-ups are open now and close on the 19th, so spread the word and get all signed up so no one misses out!

Worth reading Andy's thread 👆👇 (re: white supremacy/nationalists)

It's lovely when people ask to buy multiple copies of your book to give away at an event they want you to speak at. It's less nice when they do that instead of offering a fee. Peeps. An author might get ~NZ$2 per copy. And they won't receive it til their next royalty cheque. PAY YOUR SPEAKERS.

Hi friends 👋🏾My friend Mariam is raising funds for Ramah, a Sudani boy w/Dravet Syndrome living in a refugee camp in Uganda. His family wants to make a better shelter & be able to afford food & his meds. Anything u can give will help this family🥺 gofund.me/01fdc7924 #KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid

If you’re heartsick and furious at the consistent headlines and the lack of accountability across the board for NZ’s stats, please amplify and support Tika - an org that’s gearing up to do something about it, including the excellent @alisonmau.bsky.social. Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.

Sorry Christine - link did t come through 'Act immediately': Two brands of children's coloured sand recalled over asbestos concern www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Created Google NotebookLM instance on IPCA Report 'Review of Police handling of complaints against Jevon McSkimming'. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/13f... Has a number of resources for New Zealanders to grasp what's in 135-page PDF. Important to render this material accessible to widest audience.

This is close to making the 3000 mark!

For anyone who needs something different in the feed tonight I've got a couple of new aquilegia plants blooming at the moment, both from Dunedin Botanic Gardens plant sale last year First couple pics are different angles of the purply one, last pic of yellow one

If the person appointed to be the Inspector-General of Police isn’t a woman, it is very hard to see how they will even begin to command the trust and confidence of the public to tackle what is clearly a deeply misogynistic culture in the police.

Really great* how deeply we are invested in silencing those who are not cis white straight men vs, say, I don’t know, paying those people equitably, designing any policy with them in mind, and believing them when they speak up about appalling and unacceptable behaviour. *Absolutely vile, actually.

Ōtepoti: It's International Day of the Imprisoned Writer this Saturday 15th November local writers will be at the farmers market sharing info how to support imprisoned & tortured writers worldwide OTAGO FARMERS MARKET Dunedin Railway Station 8 am until 12 pm @peninternational.bsky.social

Hey Otago friends - did you know that the ORC is looking for your (yes YOUR!) feedback on a biodiversity strategy? Even if you don't have huge takes or don't feel madly informed, I am sure that your thoughts will be valuable. So just go for it! www.orc.govt.nz/your-council...

We are supposed to honour our agreements, and that's what a treaty is! - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...

Just seems a little short while ago that various government politicians, and people acting as their media surrogates, were outraged and scandalized by, and poured scorn on, comments from younger women politicians for suggesting many people don't trust cops. Highest levels of the force - filth.

Reading this with fair amount of poignancy Tyler West has left a valuable legacy online, here's one of his blog posts (worth delving into the rest) notessouthfromnowhere.com/2025/05/02/i...

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608... Today COP30 starts in Brazil... I can't list all the things this coalition has gutted from the environmental plans. A sad day for all... #NzPol #Cartoon #COP30

For anyone passionate about The Huia or commuter rail, Waikato Regional Council are looking for feedback on the service. Open to anyone. Share it around #nzpol #transit #nz yourvoicematters.waikatoregion.govt.nz/future-of-te...

My website is but a fraction of what I've got*, plus, I can custom-make an even more unique, niche thing for your needs in resin for example. And for an extra few bucks, I pack it extra extra cute, with bonus goodies; pens, lollies and stuff. ❤️ pocomoto.co.nz/product-cate...

When politicians say that they want a "mature" or "sensible" or "reasoned" discussion about something, they are saying that if you disagree with their pov, you are being immature, foolish and unreasonable.

Kikorangi bluesky: have experience with hot water heat pump? I'm exploring shifting off of gas & one option presented by plumber is Rinnai HydraHeat I'm curious how you find it, compared to traditional hot water cylinder bonus if you're in Ōtepoti

The damage done to forests in Fiordland by wapiti are fucking obvious Hunters are not the be all end all of economic growth in the area

Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity Rally for Palestine Saturday 15th November 2-4pm Upper Octagon image: same info, illustrated with Palestinian flag at the bottom & a background photo of a person holding up a sign "Stop the genocide", amongst a crowd of people

Otago: solidarity with Palestine & Sudan Sara & Rana will be running Queenstown marathon this weekend, 15 Nov They're fundraising for both Sudan & Palestine If you're around Qtown & have capacity to, please go be visible support for them! ✊🇵🇸✊🇸🇩✊

should be an option to hide posts with pics that dont have at least rudimentary alt text

Current read: "Open Play: The case for feminist sport" by Sheree Bekker and Stephen Mumford Few chapters in & I'm fairly repetitively FUCK YEAH Kā mihi to @alicesoapbox.bsky.social @jennifilm.nz @1of200.bsky.social for the recommendation image: pic of the front cover 🇳🇿📚

Been thinking a lot lately of the compulsion to say thanks for the merest bit of access provided. Never mind human rights, gotta make nice so folk feel better about doing what is our right The whole acceptance of increments of access as "better than nothing" & how we're doing this with politics

You cannot intergenerationally enjoy the wealth from stolen assets, and think that colonisation is now over. You cannot ignore the ongoing impact that this has.

Israel continues to breech human rights and commit war crimes against Palestinians despite the supposed ceasefire. At least 168 Palestinian kids have been unlawfully detained in Israeli prisons without charge. Entry of food and aid into Gaza continues to be blocked by the IOF aje.io/ns9p5r?updat...