Doing a PhD is an extended exercise of giving oneself a talking to. Or, like, a talking down. Like, a calming oneself down: chill out, put things in perspective, it's unlikely you're the *absolute stupidest* ever to attempt this, and even if you are, look at that as an achievement! sort of thing

unforch they can just like ~change laws~ apparently e.g. the pay equity claims coz they suck, for this is the trump era of to hell with constitutional process, I hate it

'Politically motivated'? When their employer is the government? Duh. Also could it be they are civically motivated unlike this fucking government. Could it be the unions actually want better outcomes for patients, students, workers? Give me strength, what dumbarses

This is terrible

I'm not sure anything has made me want to vomit and cry more than this. Its CEO is from the Free Speech Union! It wants to address the 'equity gap'?! Give the poors access to good teachers? What? What in the offensive backwards shit are they on about.

Mophead rulz! I don't reckon it's just for kids, really. (Selina Tusitala Marsh)

Hah, it's possible!

My dog went outside and had a little woof, and the neighbour's builders went woof-woof back, kind of making fun of him which is understandable because he is a silly sausage. He was so confused coz he'd go WOOF WOOF and then they'd go 'Woof woof' heh so silly

you chose the wrong place to attempt to drive your wedge, you dipshit. oh my GOD you dipshit, seriously

To ask a pakeha majority to remove representation of an indigenous minority is ongoing white supremacist colonisation. #nzpol

😭

you have got to be kidding me

100%!

Sux we won't have Tory Whanau on council but man I can't wait to see her soar free from all that shit now eh

God did it have a dinosaur that sprayed water out its mouth as a shower? So they showered under another dino's saliva? Or have I done something in my brain...?

I think I would like a little public accolading because I - the person who caught *one* ball in high school P.E. - have just volunteered to be a parent helper at my kid's school sports day 😇

it is going to be so gross if Ray Chung gets in again. But he won't, eh? ...?

so intimate 🥲

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH oh wow you felt his teeth!

Open letter from staff, students, and alumni of the New Zealand community of universities.

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What did people ever do to this government? Did humans hurt it when it was small? Was big business the only thing that ever showed it affection? Was profit the only thing that brought it joy in the middle of the lonesome night?

LAST FEW DAYS to vote in the local elections! v. important to do so, because hoo baby there are some major losers standing. VOTE pls!!!

This is fun!

“I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers – but there never has been. The only thing that has ever worked – time and time again – is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”

- Jane Fonda