A tragedy as long in the making as it was probably statistically inevitable. It started with lies, planted as disinformation into the vulnerable mind of anyone susceptible. Those that create the lies, spread the lies, reinforce the lies are as responsible as those who aided him. 🧵 #nzpol

Important commentary on Gaza from my colleague Ritesh Shah, around the nonsense (in both senses) that is the silence of "political neutrality" articulated by universities in the face of genocide, scholasticide, and the requests from staff for divestment.

Among all the many reasons to support Gaza, and push for ceasefire, sanctions etc., is scholasticide... Surely as academic communities and professions, we must rally around the attacks on, and obliteration of infrastructure for, our academic peers and students in Gaza.

I direct NZers attention to who was asking in the House if politicians had backbone in 2008

These pictures will be remembered for centuries. Future generations will ask: "Who did what, and when? Who made this abomination possible? Who spoke out - and who remained silent?" Make sure you have good answers.

Sumud: Palestinian resilience and its impact on the world 🇵🇸 Free events including lectures and panel presentations, film screenings, and artistic performances. Every Thursday from 6-8.30pm, from 31 July to 21 August at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland.

the problem is that the first premise - that people on the so-called Right of politics are Decent Sorts who hold similar values to the rest of us and just have Different Opinions - isn't really true, and becomes less true all the time

This coalition government is making #nz a global laughing stock

Zionist apologists being more outraged by a chant at a concert than by children being burned alive & people being starved then shot queuing for food tells you everything you need to know. #gaza #genocide #eyesongaza

Political analogy: You can't balance the right leaning see saw by sitting in the middle, you must be on the far left cause sitting in middle just keeps you sliding right. #Nzpol

Video by Dr Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social on current debates around misogyny in the context of drastic changes to pay equity legislation. V. useful frame of ref. in study of commentary targeting journalist Andrea Vance, & also MP Willis. 1k+ views on Instagram. Worth posting here.

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

A few things to note about the PR spin currently happening: The term "sex-based discrimination" is a rhetorical shield. It positions pay equity changes as being rooted in moral clarity - “we’re against discrimination in principle” while steadfastly ignoring the reality of equality in practice. 🧵

“We defeated a well-funded, bad-faith attempt to turn our country against our founding agreement.” — Kassie Hartendorp.

Posts like this often come across as helpful advice, but they miss the deeper issue. They shift responsibility away from those operating the deadliest machines on the road. Safety shouldn't depend on someone's fashion choices. It should start with those behind the wheel.

New horrific footage shows that Israel lied through its teeth about its massacre of paramedics and rescue workers. But still Western media outlets will keep treating Israeli lies as credible. Accessories to genocide 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/israel-lie...

Heartbreaking speeches at the Palestinian Children’s Day rally in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland this afternoon. #StopTheInfanticide #FreePalestine

Paywall now lifted: Five years on from the first lockdown, Newsroom reads the entire 716-page report of the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response and examines the findings. newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/24/w...

Tomorrow it will be 21 months since Aotearoa New Zealand introduced Sex Self ID for birth certificates. Not a single bad thing has happened because of it. The anti-trans extremists were wrong in every single way. Nobody should listen to their bullshit ever again.

Right wingers: universities should be places where free speech allows controversial ideas to be discussed free from restrictions University: we're delivering a Te Tiriti unit for all students Right wingers: no, not like that

I hope academics (and the TEU) in NZ are ready for a big fight this year. The attacks started last year, but I expect the treatment of students and research in the USA has emboldened our own fragile little weasels

I keep seeing the same common theme: the impossible standards placed on anyone advocating changes to our transport system. Question car dependency and you're expected to address every inequality and injustice at the same time; but support car dependency and you'll never be challenged on these issues

SHUT IT DOWN NOW

Racist motherfucker being racist shocker #nzpol

There are two kinds of people in the world - those who believe hungry children should be fed, and sociopaths.

Up the Wahs!

Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness." Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.

What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.

At Albert Park supporting the LGBTQIA+ community

The vibe was so wonderful & affirming Huge shoutout to @papa.org.nz, not just for taking a stand but for turning around an amazing, well organised event with an *incredible* line up of speakers in LESS THAN A WEEK This is the *blueprint* for how multiple orgs can take action. Let's see more of it!

Defying Destiny was a great time. Nothing like spending a few hours in the park filled with hundreds of lovely queer folks on a perfect sunny day I'm kind of amazed at how well the organisers did putting this together in such a short time. The speakers were empowering We're going to win

Tomorrow! If you want to let Destiny know they're outnumbered by people who love and support our queer community, please come. We'll see you there.

While every politician is battling to have the most scathing reckon about an incident in which teenage girls were assaulted by groups of grown men storming a library, it would be fantastic for ANYONE - especially politicians - to focus on the actual guardrails we have and why they weren't used.

If you support your library having Pride events and inclusive titles in their collection TELL THEM. If you appreciate the all gender toilets or the generally safe space they provide tell them that too. Don’t let the Destiny faithful be them only voices your library hears.

Absolute fuckwits assaulting my local community. I hope the police throw the book at these patched-up thugs. www.reddit.com/r/auckland/s...

This is the future of AoNZ if we allow privatisation of our healthcare system.

We should at *best* be deeply embarrassed as a country that the 2 sides of this argument are implicitly being treated as equal. The Select Committee will sit there are listen to dozens of sterling contributors to this country's intellectual & community life alongside a few ahistorical fools. Shame.

what's happening in NZ right now is that our far-right populist party is trying to rewrite one of our core constitutional documents to fuck over Māori, and it's been over an hour of every Māori leader in the country making them look like complete fools www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl...

Semi-regular reminder that this logical fallacy talking point is going to be the one used to promote/justify a referendum, and that media don’t have to report Seymour’s words verbatim without context or critique - you *can* say he’s using false equivalence very deliberately here.

Obviously lots of things that could be said about Zuck, and Musk, and Bezos, and most of the rest of the literal richest people in the world all lining up to fellate Trump and his fanbase of reactionary pathetic bigots but the thing that strikes me is how fucking embarrassing it is.

Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin

Both before and after the election Luxon swore up and down that he would not allow abortion access to be reduced. And yet here we are, with a daft proposal to move abortion care to ... the child and youth team??? wtaf #nzpol

Another submission done (Social Security Amendment Bill). Definitely getting more cynical - but I think still quite restrained for a Friday night. 🙄

Welcome to more "vibes based analysis" on 90 day trials from the EMA. Zero hard data provided within this oped supports the use of 90 day trials, nor is their any mention of their potential misuse. What does the real evidence say? A 🧵 www.nzherald.co.nz/business/hav...

Social Security Act amendments bill closes Friday 10th

Boot Camps bill closes Thursday 9th

Just as evil as the TPB: Regulatory Standards Bill removes role of courts "In his third attempt at constraining the drafting of new laws and regulations, David Seymour is seizing the controls and handing them to a board that he’ll appoint"

After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false. www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...