Jen Longshaw
@jenlongshaw.bsky.social
Romani artist/writer living in rural New Zealand. Was once called a "CNN Communist" and "full of shit". Prone to sarcasm.
I'd be interested if Americans are subjected to Black Friday month like we were here in New Zealand.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'd be interested if Americans are subjected to Black Friday month like we were here in New Zealand.
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Scoundrel Stephen Miller is not compatible with any form of civilization.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Scoundrel Stephen Miller is not compatible with any form of civilization.
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The suspect was granted asylum in April, this year. Trump was in fact the president (and likely golfing).
The suspect is only here because Trump made a deal with a terrorist organization to give them a country to terrorize and release 5,000 of their friends from prison.
The suspect is only here because Trump made a deal with a terrorist organization to give them a country to terrorize and release 5,000 of their friends from prison.
Crazy Nancy Mace: “This would never have happened with President Trump in The Oval Office.”
She’s right in a way, he was golfing instead. 🥴
She’s right in a way, he was golfing instead. 🥴
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The suspect was granted asylum in April, this year. Trump was in fact the president (and likely golfing).
The suspect is only here because Trump made a deal with a terrorist organization to give them a country to terrorize and release 5,000 of their friends from prison.
The suspect is only here because Trump made a deal with a terrorist organization to give them a country to terrorize and release 5,000 of their friends from prison.
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Donald Trump created this situation, entirely.
1. He pulled ALL our military forces out of Afghanistan and didn't even intend to hold Bagram (see his agreement with Taliban).
2. He unnecessarily deployed uniformed troops near White House when DC Civil Authority is capable of law enforcement.
1. He pulled ALL our military forces out of Afghanistan and didn't even intend to hold Bagram (see his agreement with Taliban).
2. He unnecessarily deployed uniformed troops near White House when DC Civil Authority is capable of law enforcement.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Donald Trump created this situation, entirely.
1. He pulled ALL our military forces out of Afghanistan and didn't even intend to hold Bagram (see his agreement with Taliban).
2. He unnecessarily deployed uniformed troops near White House when DC Civil Authority is capable of law enforcement.
1. He pulled ALL our military forces out of Afghanistan and didn't even intend to hold Bagram (see his agreement with Taliban).
2. He unnecessarily deployed uniformed troops near White House when DC Civil Authority is capable of law enforcement.
Three businesses have shut down in Waipukurau in the last week but "green shoots". One couldn't afford their rent anymore and this is also affecting a community op shop which will have to close if they can't find cheaper premises.
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Three businesses have shut down in Waipukurau in the last week but "green shoots". One couldn't afford their rent anymore and this is also affecting a community op shop which will have to close if they can't find cheaper premises.
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Health NZ should use the $500 million that @clrenney.bsky.social pointed out has not been spent.
youtu.be/RqdjXKSIMi4
youtu.be/RqdjXKSIMi4
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Health NZ should use the $500 million that @clrenney.bsky.social pointed out has not been spent.
youtu.be/RqdjXKSIMi4
youtu.be/RqdjXKSIMi4
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Trickery and fuckery.
'Trickery and f...ery': Agency under fire over senior manager's 'serious' privacy breach
A senior manager at the Crown Response Office accidentally exposed the identities of more than 30 Lake Alice torture survivors in a breach former staff say was predictable
www.stuff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trickery and fuckery.
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Hey, gonna shamelessly plug my wares:
Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War is now a year old and, sadly, despite brilliant reviews, has kinda been ignored. It's a bit longer than book 1 but is very exciting
Please buy my book
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Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War is now a year old and, sadly, despite brilliant reviews, has kinda been ignored. It's a bit longer than book 1 but is very exciting
Please buy my book
bookhub.co.nz/p/charlie-ta...
bookhub.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hey, gonna shamelessly plug my wares:
Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War is now a year old and, sadly, despite brilliant reviews, has kinda been ignored. It's a bit longer than book 1 but is very exciting
Please buy my book
bookhub.co.nz/p/charlie-ta...
Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War is now a year old and, sadly, despite brilliant reviews, has kinda been ignored. It's a bit longer than book 1 but is very exciting
Please buy my book
bookhub.co.nz/p/charlie-ta...
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so anyone who has like an ounce of experience with the outdoors knows bamboo actually burns really poorly. Also anyone who has been following this and isn't a racist freak knows this was almost certainly an issue of the cladding like Grenfell was but I know that doesn't get the weird sinophobia hit!
While bamboo scaffolding is considered a treasured Hong Kong tradition, it’s recently drawn scrutiny for being combustible and prone to deterioration over time.
Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique, comes under scrutiny after city’s deadliest fire in years | CNN
The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most densel...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
so anyone who has like an ounce of experience with the outdoors knows bamboo actually burns really poorly. Also anyone who has been following this and isn't a racist freak knows this was almost certainly an issue of the cladding like Grenfell was but I know that doesn't get the weird sinophobia hit!
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Trump is responsible for these two guard members being shot.
Civil authority (DC police) are well capable of handling crime in DC and always have been. The city did not want troops deployed there and didn't ask for troops to be deployed there. It's Thanksgiving, they should be home with family.
Civil authority (DC police) are well capable of handling crime in DC and always have been. The city did not want troops deployed there and didn't ask for troops to be deployed there. It's Thanksgiving, they should be home with family.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Trump is responsible for these two guard members being shot.
Civil authority (DC police) are well capable of handling crime in DC and always have been. The city did not want troops deployed there and didn't ask for troops to be deployed there. It's Thanksgiving, they should be home with family.
Civil authority (DC police) are well capable of handling crime in DC and always have been. The city did not want troops deployed there and didn't ask for troops to be deployed there. It's Thanksgiving, they should be home with family.
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I spent years in Afghanistan, I think (re)vetting refugees is a good idea.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I spent years in Afghanistan, I think (re)vetting refugees is a good idea.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
That said, our nation promised these people a free and democratic Afghanistan and then Trump reneged on those promises and set a bunch of terrorists free who then hunted the families of these refugees. That's the crime.
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Stolen off @darienfenton.bsky.social FB
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Stolen off @darienfenton.bsky.social FB
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
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As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
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New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
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It's so cool how this government is doing so many Trumpian things- voter suppression, climate denial, interfering in education against expert advice, destroying healthcare, rolling back environmental protections- but we're still largely treating them as normal and being like 'But how's the economy?'
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's so cool how this government is doing so many Trumpian things- voter suppression, climate denial, interfering in education against expert advice, destroying healthcare, rolling back environmental protections- but we're still largely treating them as normal and being like 'But how's the economy?'
Shame Jones is a corrupt vessel of BS.
‘Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban’ - RNZ
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #FossilFuels
My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #FossilFuels
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Shame Jones is a corrupt vessel of BS.
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Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
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Nov. 28, 2025
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November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
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OK, ok, I have found it. What Doug here didn't really grasp is that pies are our religion #AoNZ
* New Zealand takes pies (namely, handheld meat pies) so seriously that there are National Pie Awards that get major media coverage. The New Zealand National Library has a whole dedicated category for “Pies — Competitions.”
Pie.
Pie.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
OK, ok, I have found it. What Doug here didn't really grasp is that pies are our religion #AoNZ
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Hang on, is this about NZ or the USA?
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hang on, is this about NZ or the USA?
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Nov. 27, 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica
Nov. 27, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2290
Nov. 27, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2290
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Hegseth is cutting the military's ties with Scouting America. It cheapens a century-long partnership. Instead of supporting their push for broader inclusion, he frames it as an “attack”, turning progress into a political grievance. His stance shrinks both institutions rather than strengthening them.
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hegseth is cutting the military's ties with Scouting America. It cheapens a century-long partnership. Instead of supporting their push for broader inclusion, he frames it as an “attack”, turning progress into a political grievance. His stance shrinks both institutions rather than strengthening them.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
Protect Te Tiriti in Education
Aotearoa should be a place where everyone, regardless of their background, is respected and part of a vibrant connected community. Where everyone feels a sense of belonging and knows their children wi...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)