I woke up at 6am and was like, oh good I'm just awake very early for the football FELL BACK ASLEEP and now I'm pretending I haven't seen the scores with mum who actually hasn't seen the scores 🫣

I love our social club so much - we had such a fantastic session (Merata Mita is SO GOOD) and great discussion after 🔥 💚

Austerity politics is never about the money

when i first moved to the tron i didn't realize the railway lines went directly under centerplace. Took me a while to understand why nobody in hamilton reacts to a quake, because it was just a fucking train.

When I worked at Fonterra as a summer student, I joined the Dairy Workers Union because all the good stuff in my contract was because it'd been negotiated by the union. But it wasn't compulsory, and few in my cohort supported the reason why we were being paid $30/hr as 18yos scrubbing milk vats.

Can we have a chat about how we criticise ableism from politicians? Because I see a tendancy to do ...more ableism, and it sucks. You're not really helping disabled ppl by continuing to shit on disabled ppl in your retort, nor with the moral superiority added in that you're right and they're wrong

Omg, what a time to have turned on the TV!

Got to talk to some young people living in social housing tonight - we talked about the WEAG report, free dental, move on orders, taxing the rich, how hard it is to learn when you're hungry or your home is cold and damp. We also talked about voting for hope and dignity.

Friday!

A wāhine Māori ex MP is back in the public eye once again for a short while, so ofc the racist misogynist homophobic vitriol that followed her throughout her political life has come back to flood the platforms again. It doesn't matter if you leave, they never stop. Thats the point of it #nzpol

Do I keep shrinking my trackpants by putting them in the drier? Yes But putting on a pair of warm trackpants, not much warmed! Just five minutes! After my morning walk in the fog - heaven

Thinking about Sam Neill and reflecting on how some of the grief is for the epitome of the modern New Zealand Man Both a typical Southern Bloke, but also cried when asked about his parents, about being in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, who cuddled ducks, and laughed at his own expense Manosphere, who?

I end up reading a lot of Western Australia legislation and planning documents for work, and stumbled across this today. Why yes, it is from 2006.

Imagine thinking this government had only "nudged" the country in the right direction. Yikes.

You know you're really in your 30s when your payday splurge is buying new towels cause when you last went to get a clean flannel there was a huge threadbare hole in the middle. Actually thrilling the idea of a new flannel.

Trains. Literally if I could go back a hundred years I could get a train to Taumarunui, Paeroa, New Plymouth...

Nooooo. Fuck.

I often put my yarn scraps in our compost because they're 100% natural fibres, and as we get more and more birds in our backyard I like to think they're spreading the goss that this is where you can get the best nest insulation - like Mitre10 for birds

Sport! Sport! Sport! Sport! ⚽

Join us to reflect on 45 years since the Springbok apartheid tour was halted in Kirikiriroa-Hamilton. Open to Green Party members and friends. Free to attend. RSVP here: www.greens.org.nz/khm_se_260717

I have now reported 180 patterns from one designer who was using AI images. Turns out you need to be on desktop to find the report page button! But skeet your anger - and your knitting friends might be able to help.

Irrationally angry at finding AI slop on Ravelry when looking for DK baby booties patterns. I wish there was a way to report it.

Gluten free hotpot for lunch because mum's never had hotpot before, doubling as checking our emergency gas cooker still works (childhood relic) 🍲🥬🍄‍🟫

Been a very hard couple of weeks and had a period of bed rest in there too (don't have a chronic illness, team) - but kept the hands busy with a few stash busters 🧦 ✨

This could be you! 💚😎 Come learn about our campaign and all the different ways you can be involved!

Oh his work is so important! Was a massive asset for the climate portfolio at HCC! Wonderful news

This could be you! 💚😎 Come learn about our campaign and all the different ways you can be involved!

A rare offer: if anyone wants to make some serious bells in ACNH today lmk and I can open my island 🤑

The Green Party is announcing that in government, it will overhaul the laws protecting conservation land and wildlife in Aotearoa. It will scrap the Government's current reform and starting again with a process focused on protecting what we have for future generations 🌏🌿

And now the magic of blocking will solve all my tension problems... 🫣 🧶

Are you one of the super rich who will be impacted by the Greens' wealth tax (answer: probably not)? www.greens.org.nz/areyousuperr...

Let's goooooooo!

It's a confident person wearing a hurricanes jacket at the Hamilton Farmer's Market this morning 🤣

A delightful story to end today with: Running a volunteer training today, and a parent brought their 4yo who is a regular with us by now. I'm getting the adults to do some volunteer convo role play, so I go see our 4yo to make sure they're doing ok. They're watching Pokemon on their iPad 😎

On the 10th anniversary of Jo Cox's death, I'm resharing the post I wrote half-way through my term on city council - reflecting on the imbedded misogyny, violence, and harassment in politics. Her death is a reminder of how fatal the consequences can be. saycheeselouise.substack.com/p/inside-the...

What are chin hairs, if not a natural fidget spinner...

Things that are good when things can seem very bleak: - very good ham, mushroom, and cheese toastie from the library cafe - people showing up to things and asking great questions and getting involved - new navy blue jumper that's very snuggly - fog lifts to winter sunshine - persimmons

There's still a couple of places left for our craft night! Get in quick!

Reflecting on how growing up with domestic violence, and it following me into my 20s, really innoculated me against some political rhetoric You can't fall for transphobic talking points when you know violent men don't need a ruse to abuse women - they'll do it in your home, not in a public bathroom

Tomorrow night!

The organised scale of abuse, coordinated and coming from overseas, towards our trans community rn is immense. Georgie Dansey (Labour MP, spoke after me, shared photo of us there): 1,100 reacts over two posts 300 haha reacts (⅓~) 721 comments, the majority overwhelmingly negative 80%~ clearly bots

The bot farms are out in force tonight on fb, yikes.

Amazing turn out in Kirikiriroa today in support of our transgender & intersex whānau. Don't forget to make your submission against the Definition Woman Man Bill.

Craft skills are actually SO IMPORTANT to campaigning, this isn't even a bit. Went downstairs this morning to find all our cardboard was gone in the recycling so I was like DAMN, I'm gunna have to pivot for my sign process - instead quickly designed up a couple of signs

Took the kids and had a nice time in the sun with a bunch of really normal people. Good speeches, happy vibes. 100% would go again.

Some of my favourite signs from today 🏳️‍⚧️💪🌈

Actions this Saturday to support trans people in Aotearoa & protest NZ First's harmful Definitions of Woman and Man Amendment Bill:   Tāmaki Makarau: 12pm @Myers Park Kirikiriroa: 12pm @Civic Square Pōneke: 12pm @Civic Square Ōtautahi: 1pm @Bridge of Remembrance Whakatū: 2pm @1903 Square #nzpol

self determination is a human right No law can erase takutapui joy. Defy definition Keep your laws off my identity Imagine being afraid of pronouns

Anyone have any good slogans / bits for tomorrow's protest...

I don't think you can call yourself a Hamiltonian till you've caught the wrong Orbitor