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Pākeha, they/them, Narrm. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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pretty disgusted with how I've had multiple queer people (who aren't trans women) come into my mentions and use mental gymnastics for some justification for appealing the original "house trans women with women by default" ruling just because the AG is a Democrat and surely he meant well. he didn't.
Oregon Democratic politicians appealing a favorable ruling so it would get overruled by MAGA 9th circuit appointees is a great example of how Democrats want trans women to be raped and killed in prisons as much as Republicans do, just politely.
Court rules trans women can be housed in men's prisons & calls them men "who claim to be female" - LGBTQ Nation
The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals consisted exclusively of Donald Trump appointees.
www.lgbtqnation.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
pretty disgusted with how I've had multiple queer people (who aren't trans women) come into my mentions and use mental gymnastics for some justification for appealing the original "house trans women with women by default" ruling just because the AG is a Democrat and surely he meant well. he didn't.
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Hayley Williams' Forest Hills pre-show playlist featured all the acts who quit Ed Sheeran's tour
Hayley Williams Playlist Features Acts Who Left Ed Sheeran Tour
A week ago, it might’ve been surprising to go see Hayley Williams and to hear Macklemore and Lukas Graham on the pre-show playlist. Now, it looks like a righteous statement of solidarity. Late last we...
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September 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Hayley Williams' Forest Hills pre-show playlist featured all the acts who quit Ed Sheeran's tour
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Gotta say it is a bit funny to watch every washed-up celeb tie their wagon to transmisogyny in the desperate hopes it’ll revive them
September 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Gotta say it is a bit funny to watch every washed-up celeb tie their wagon to transmisogyny in the desperate hopes it’ll revive them
I sure am glad we're not seeing any kind of global arms race to construct anything that would place heavy demand on fossil fuel electricity or water resources, it seems like that would be a bad thing to have lots of large structures that used a city's worth of power and polluted local water sources.
September 11, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I sure am glad we're not seeing any kind of global arms race to construct anything that would place heavy demand on fossil fuel electricity or water resources, it seems like that would be a bad thing to have lots of large structures that used a city's worth of power and polluted local water sources.
Date yourself with a snap of your first ever compute.
September 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Date yourself with a snap of your first ever compute.
A few days into using my new name at work, I answered the phone at work with my old name out habit, and the guy calling coyly said "g'day but I think I should be calling you Winter". HE corrected ME. That's real ally behaviour, I might never recover.
September 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A few days into using my new name at work, I answered the phone at work with my old name out habit, and the guy calling coyly said "g'day but I think I should be calling you Winter". HE corrected ME. That's real ally behaviour, I might never recover.
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thank you The New York Post for what may be the funniest image of all time
September 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
thank you The New York Post for what may be the funniest image of all time
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DID HE JUST IMPLY ITS THE VOTERS FAULT THAT LABOUR IS POLLING BADLY. He did.
September 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
DID HE JUST IMPLY ITS THE VOTERS FAULT THAT LABOUR IS POLLING BADLY. He did.
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There's an old saying that every health and safety regulation is written in blood. That is especially true of Worksafe, which was created in response to the deaths of 29 men at Pike River Mine as well as Helen Kelly's campaign for the widows of forestry workers. And Brooke van Velden hates it.
The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety’s announcement today on gutting WorkSafe’s enforcement capability signals a return to a failed approach, that will weaken our health and safety system. Read the full release here: union.org.nz/government-guts-worksafe/
June 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
There's an old saying that every health and safety regulation is written in blood. That is especially true of Worksafe, which was created in response to the deaths of 29 men at Pike River Mine as well as Helen Kelly's campaign for the widows of forestry workers. And Brooke van Velden hates it.
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Mōrena e te whānau
He kapua kei runga i Aoraki, whakarewa, whakarewa
The cloud that floats aloft Aoraki, for ever fly, stay aloft
I pointed my camera at NZ's highest mountain Aoraki Mt Cook for a few minutes, the light & cloud was sublime.
Te Manahuna Mackenzie Basin NZ.
#Nikon #Photography
He kapua kei runga i Aoraki, whakarewa, whakarewa
The cloud that floats aloft Aoraki, for ever fly, stay aloft
I pointed my camera at NZ's highest mountain Aoraki Mt Cook for a few minutes, the light & cloud was sublime.
Te Manahuna Mackenzie Basin NZ.
#Nikon #Photography
May 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Mōrena e te whānau
He kapua kei runga i Aoraki, whakarewa, whakarewa
The cloud that floats aloft Aoraki, for ever fly, stay aloft
I pointed my camera at NZ's highest mountain Aoraki Mt Cook for a few minutes, the light & cloud was sublime.
Te Manahuna Mackenzie Basin NZ.
#Nikon #Photography
He kapua kei runga i Aoraki, whakarewa, whakarewa
The cloud that floats aloft Aoraki, for ever fly, stay aloft
I pointed my camera at NZ's highest mountain Aoraki Mt Cook for a few minutes, the light & cloud was sublime.
Te Manahuna Mackenzie Basin NZ.
#Nikon #Photography
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This petition isn’t just a signature.
It’s a stand for love. A stand for dignity. A stand against hate.
Please, sign it. Share it. Let’s show our 🏳️🌈 whānau they are never alone.
Petition of Tu Chapman: Stop the gender bill by NZ First
#ProtectOurWhānau #TransRightsAreHumanRights #AotearoaForAll
It’s a stand for love. A stand for dignity. A stand against hate.
Please, sign it. Share it. Let’s show our 🏳️🌈 whānau they are never alone.
Petition of Tu Chapman: Stop the gender bill by NZ First
#ProtectOurWhānau #TransRightsAreHumanRights #AotearoaForAll
This petition to stop NZ First's stupid sex definitions bill has been open for nearly a week and has 1.2k signatures
The hate group's petition that spawned this bill took four months to get 2.2k signatures
Let's show just how little hate there is
petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...
The hate group's petition that spawned this bill took four months to get 2.2k signatures
Let's show just how little hate there is
petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
May 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This petition isn’t just a signature.
It’s a stand for love. A stand for dignity. A stand against hate.
Please, sign it. Share it. Let’s show our 🏳️🌈 whānau they are never alone.
Petition of Tu Chapman: Stop the gender bill by NZ First
#ProtectOurWhānau #TransRightsAreHumanRights #AotearoaForAll
It’s a stand for love. A stand for dignity. A stand against hate.
Please, sign it. Share it. Let’s show our 🏳️🌈 whānau they are never alone.
Petition of Tu Chapman: Stop the gender bill by NZ First
#ProtectOurWhānau #TransRightsAreHumanRights #AotearoaForAll
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The only way to make the Ides of April as famous is to murder the equivalent Julius Caesar of today's equivalent Rome.
Today is the Ides of April. Not that anyone cares. Nooo, the only Ides you people care about is in March. Because it's famous.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The only way to make the Ides of April as famous is to murder the equivalent Julius Caesar of today's equivalent Rome.
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If just six government ministers supported the bill to sanction Israel, it would pass. Christopher would be SO mad if you pressured your MPs into voting for their conscience so you definitely shouldn't use this list to call your MP right now and tell them to vote for this bill:
Members of Parliament - New Zealand Parliament
Find out who the current MPs are, including their roles and responsibilities. This section also shows you where they sit in the House and how to contact them at Parliament.
www.parliament.nz
March 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If just six government ministers supported the bill to sanction Israel, it would pass. Christopher would be SO mad if you pressured your MPs into voting for their conscience so you definitely shouldn't use this list to call your MP right now and tell them to vote for this bill:
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I don’t want no scrub / a scrub is a biome defined by a lack of trees / usually a risk of fire / when the soil’s drier / known in French as ‘maquis’
February 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I don’t want no scrub / a scrub is a biome defined by a lack of trees / usually a risk of fire / when the soil’s drier / known in French as ‘maquis’
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When whānau and tamariki are having to hide behind locked doors it's not "going too far", it's terrorism.
When whānau and tamariki are having to hide behind locked doors while a crowd tries to break them down you have to stop calling it a difference of opinion you shouldn't do anything about.
February 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
When whānau and tamariki are having to hide behind locked doors it's not "going too far", it's terrorism.
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[using generative AI] gosh i can't believe how convenient it is for me to remove myself from the act of artistic creation
February 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
[using generative AI] gosh i can't believe how convenient it is for me to remove myself from the act of artistic creation
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They will literally blame anyone else but the landlords
Working from home risks 'hollowing out' London - Sir Sadiq Khan
Working from home risks 'hollowing out' London - Sir Sadiq Khan
London's mayor outlined concerns about the decline in office working while speaking at an event.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
They will literally blame anyone else but the landlords
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Well Super Bowl Saturday is over and neither team showed up, nor did the fans. A totally empty stadium! This whole debacle is a complete embarrassment for the NFL. Thank god the TV stations forgot to broadcast it too.
February 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Well Super Bowl Saturday is over and neither team showed up, nor did the fans. A totally empty stadium! This whole debacle is a complete embarrassment for the NFL. Thank god the TV stations forgot to broadcast it too.
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This has been, by far, the worst week of news in my 9 years of covering trans issues.
January 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This has been, by far, the worst week of news in my 9 years of covering trans issues.
It is SO important to have your say on the govts proposed restrictions on puberty blockers. They are cutting access for trans people to good healthcare for no reason and against all medical evidence and advice. Here's how you put in a submission: insideout.org.nz/submission-g...
Submission guide for puberty blocker restrictions - InsideOUT |
insideout.org.nz
January 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
It is SO important to have your say on the govts proposed restrictions on puberty blockers. They are cutting access for trans people to good healthcare for no reason and against all medical evidence and advice. Here's how you put in a submission: insideout.org.nz/submission-g...
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it's time we remembered the word "collaborator"
The Senate has voted 84-9 to advance a bill that would direct ICE to subject migrants to detention if they were accused (not even necessarily guilty) of theft crimes like shoplifting & empower states to undermine federal immigration policy and even go after individual migrants.
9 Democratic No's.
9 Democratic No's.
January 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
it's time we remembered the word "collaborator"
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The fact that Israel internally publishes a guide to escape war crimes prosecution is amusing enough. Let me share below some excerpts which are even more hilarious 🤣
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January 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The fact that Israel internally publishes a guide to escape war crimes prosecution is amusing enough. Let me share below some excerpts which are even more hilarious 🤣
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