Thinking some thoughts about how people can spend more effort sympathising with a man who *might* have lost *some* access to his kids than with a woman who actually did have her kids stolen for four entire years

Kia Ora community. We’re doing a blanket drive at the mo- whanau women won’t use heaters/heat pumps bc $ solution is blankets. WH has sale on www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/living-co-... Text me 02753228115 and I’ll give you my address to deliver to. Ty x

Dunedin says "Fuck you, Winston" www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Bye bye Bob Jones. You won’t be missed.

I’m so confused. I haven’t been able to access the Woolworths website since yesterday? I’ve tried every browser,. On my phone, iPad, laptop. It just comes up with access denied every time. What the hell.

I saw this on fb today so I’ve nicked it. Gave me quite the giggle.

If you’re against all this anti trans bullshit, you need to speak out. Do it for the kids. So many trans kids frightened right now. Some of them will have loving families, some will not. I think they need to hear your voices. I think that’s important. Just a challenge x

I think probably around five or so years ago, I started thinking how ridiculous it is that a baby comes out of the womb, and its entire life is then predicated on its genitals, essentially. It’s just creepy and weird and yet we all carry on as if it’s a completely normal thing to do.

I started watching MAFS + stopped when I saw abusive behaviours producers were allowing. Today, one of the women told me that she’s been watching it with her teen girl, and they sit and discuss the abusive behaviours, what to look out for, red flags etc. Adrian? Her words: that was DV 101.

Lefties, libs. And whatever the equivalent is for ppl politically opp to that. Hate those terms. All of them. Just use Fascists And Humanists. A bit binary? I guess those who swim in the “reasonable” middle might have to start taking a bit more of a position eh.

FYI 1737 is realistically not for ppl who are experiencing anything other than mild anxiety/depression etc. I made the mistake of ringing them for someone else ONCE. And glommed onto what it was, immediately.

‘If anything this is really just beginning. We've got the Regulatory Standards Bill that's going to be introduced at some point before June. That particular bill will do what the Treaty Principle's Bill was aiming to do, but in a different and just more sneaky way’ Exactly. Sneaky.

The subtext of Goldsmith and the other National MPs who spoke: "We don't need this awkward Bill. We have all these other ways of undermining and sidelining Te Tiriti. Let's defeat this Bill so we can get on with them."

I feel like NZ fired the Treaty Principles Bill out of an old timey cannon today, at least metaphorically speaking (although I think some of us would have liked to have done so in practice too?) #nzpol

I’m very proud of my own work to oppose this iniquity, but prouder of what we did together, especially those engaging in politics for the first time. And - don’t judge - it was great to see the sullen looks on the faces of the ACT MPs this afternoon.

A pleasure to be in Parliament in person to see the wretched, so-called Treaty Principles Bill booted out

David Fucking Seymour has been completely fucking annihilated and I’m fucking delighted. Cheers everyone - we sent a fucking message to that arrogant fucking shitbag. Apols for the fucking swearing.

I’m pretty scared the Nats won’t keep their promises around the TP bill.

if you weren't already planning for #TPB 3pm today, listen to @whaeadeb.bsky.social @rawiriwaititimp.bsky.social @tepaatimaori.bsky.social & carve out that space. "I think what we've gotta remember is that this govt allowed this in the 1st place. It allowed a 6mth hate-tour" ➡️ videos.parliament.nz ⬅️

The Americans are screaming about the price of eggs. And meanwhile fascism creeps up on them. And they’re too busy looking the other way. We have to be so bloody vigilant. Cause it happens gradually and next thing…

Ppl tell me things they often have never told others. S/times when they’ve just met me. Mebbe I’ve got a face that looks like it might be kind or something. It’s either that or they realise that I’m post menopausal + my memory is shot + I won’t remember what they told me 10 mins later 🤣

I strongly suspect that the biggest fear of The Right would be for a Green-led govt to get in and introduce green-economic policies and we all see that you can run an economy without having to punch down and everyone sees that the whole time the cruelty was the point.

Excellent column from @drbex.bsky.social today reminding what everyone about how different things used to be, and how much help used to exist, to make a single marmite sandwich a viable lunch option. drbex.substack.com/p/back-in-my...

Like what the fuck, people. There's a forest here and you aren't even looking at a tree to avoid seeing it, you're looking at a... USB cable or a pottle of yoghurt or something

I know logic doesn't explain the anti-trans bigotry because that is not how hatred works, but it feels so bizarre to have been a cis woman for 50 years and to have lived in constant low-level fear of male violence for my entire life and I'm supposed to be turning all that fear onto... other women?

"Timing & size of COVID waves remain unpredictable. They are not following a seasonal pattern like influenza. Only 2 of the 7 Omicron waves peaked in flu season... Wearing respirator masks is highly effective, particularly in confined indoor [eg] public transport" theconversation.com/5-years-on-c...

Iggy has very strong boundaries.

For those interested. For those who have wondered exactly what the intensive work I do, looks like. And if it is safe.

People have asked us if it will be safe to protest against Destiny Church today. Destiny have said they won't come, and PAPA have trained marshals to keep us as safe as possible. Our collective safety relies on our collective power. Join us in Albert Park at 2pm today to show how strong we are.

"The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free." - Maya Angelou

Every day Kiri’s granddaughter brings the school lunch home in Order to feed to the cat. Bc it’s not fit to eat. And it’s tiny. Her nana won’t allow her to bc she says it will make the cat sick. It gets chucked. What a colossal waste of food and money this all is.

Whenever the idiots from Destiny Church spout their hate for the #LGBTQ whanau - I will share my love. Weave Rainbows 🌈

And further to that…

Comment by one of the Aunties whanau on the destiny Church Fuckery today. The community I live in in those community surrounding it are infested by destiny Fuckery. Man up and Legacy are big out here. So the women know this shit inside out.

I can’t even look at the news today but this is about where I’m at. Artist credit: Liberal Jane

This kind of intimidation by Destiny Church needs much stronger action from the police. Brian Tamaki's thugs frightening families with young children is a much greater threat to a safe community than any gang member's tangi has ever been www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Some very good things. Yesterday for the first time in probably five years I had pizza. I devoured it and it was so good. I just watched a really lovely film on Netflix called the Starling. Kylie‘s dog Nova, who’s an eight months old pitbull pup, and Iggy have fallen in love.

We have a new board member, her name is Maria. She’s the most extraordinary human. We have a few like her in the Aunties community. Our wee queer Couple needing a bed? she messaged to say she’d take care of it. Good ppl abound. I’m v lucky that I see so many of them.

I’ve started watching the latest series of MAFS AU. I’ve never really understood how people got into it, but I can see the appeal now. However I’m not sure how you avoid apoplexy. The gaslighting! The absolute cunts! One thing about me is if I find people frustrating, I just can’t watch them.

Heh, they're pushing out the boat to "squirrel" us away from him being a gross assault enabler

Theory: our general tiny irrelevance is a GOOD thing. Our two degrees of separation and our 20% indigenous population are also good things. We should concentrate on our differences and they will win the day

This country is very different from the USA and I find it a bit weird and stolen-valour-ish for us to say "this is happening in NZ too!" It's not accurate. There are some similar influences and ideology in the local political ether and we need to fight very hard against them. But it's not the same

“Linda Munn, the sole living designer of the Tino Rangatiratanga kara (flag) and the team at Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust have teamed up with Aroha Avenue to launch a special collaboration – the Mana Motuhake/Self Determination box.” www.arohaavenue.co.nz/shop/p/gift-...

“Be careful what our children hear”

The cynicism. The caucasity. Turning up to Waitangi when you’ve been told not to. Speaking. Being miked up and being recorded. Because you are so convinced even if Māori don’t want to hear ur hateful shit, someone will want to, later on.

I would recommend that everybody watch Queer in Aotearoa - We’ve Always Been Here on TVNZ+ It’s a six part documentary series, really beautiful and they go really in depth too.

“You know you want to” says Seymour to a paepae that has turned its back on him. That’s the language of abusers. ACT has a consent problem at every level #ToitūTeTiriti

This Waitangi Day, people in Aotearoa should give attention to the actual thoughts and feelings of the chiefs who signed Te Tiriti, instead of the ongoing projection and pseudohistory spouted from grievance industry groups like ACT, Hobson’s Pledge, TPU, etc thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-...