Māyā
@mayaofaotearoa.bsky.social
Aspiring novelist. Sets crosswords for local magazines. Lifelong fan of ''Doctor Who'' (but in a good way). Married with kids.
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FUCK (and I can 𝐍𝐎𝐓 emphasise this hard enough) OFF.
One of the absolute basic building blocks of a modern 21st century Labour movement must be, without any deviation or semantic gymnastics, pay equity.
One of the absolute basic building blocks of a modern 21st century Labour movement must be, without any deviation or semantic gymnastics, pay equity.
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the Herald ahead of his conference
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity. Video / Mark Mitchell
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
FUCK (and I can 𝐍𝐎𝐓 emphasise this hard enough) OFF.
One of the absolute basic building blocks of a modern 21st century Labour movement must be, without any deviation or semantic gymnastics, pay equity.
One of the absolute basic building blocks of a modern 21st century Labour movement must be, without any deviation or semantic gymnastics, pay equity.
Cosmic advert for BlueSky!
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2500 to 3800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Cosmic advert for BlueSky!
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
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Imagine being a fully grown up media organisation, yet here you are trying to defend the WORST prime minister this country has ever seen.
Slow clap. Very, very slow clap.
Slow clap. Very, very slow clap.
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Imagine being a fully grown up media organisation, yet here you are trying to defend the WORST prime minister this country has ever seen.
Slow clap. Very, very slow clap.
Slow clap. Very, very slow clap.
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Did Martyn wake up & decide Tory boot polish for breakfast?
F-off
F-off
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Did Martyn wake up & decide Tory boot polish for breakfast?
F-off
F-off
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News outlet that speculates endlessly on Greens and TPM says we shouldnt speculate about National whilst speculating about National
#nzpol
#nzpol
OPINION: Speculation about Luxon’s hold on the National Party’s leadership could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It needs to stop.
Rolling Luxon gathers too much dross
OPINION: Speculation about Luxon’s hold on the National Party’s leadership could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It needs to stop.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
News outlet that speculates endlessly on Greens and TPM says we shouldnt speculate about National whilst speculating about National
#nzpol
#nzpol
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When they say they’ve had to make “difficult decisions” on spending and taxation they mean difficult for us, not difficult for them.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
When they say they’ve had to make “difficult decisions” on spending and taxation they mean difficult for us, not difficult for them.
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two reasons:
- rich people have lawyers and lobbyists
- the wealthy have bought our body politic
- the wealthy do their best to control the narrative (media ownership, anyone?) - but there's this Polanski bloke who's messing that bit up
- rich people have lawyers and lobbyists
- the wealthy have bought our body politic
- the wealthy do their best to control the narrative (media ownership, anyone?) - but there's this Polanski bloke who's messing that bit up
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
two reasons:
- rich people have lawyers and lobbyists
- the wealthy have bought our body politic
- the wealthy do their best to control the narrative (media ownership, anyone?) - but there's this Polanski bloke who's messing that bit up
- rich people have lawyers and lobbyists
- the wealthy have bought our body politic
- the wealthy do their best to control the narrative (media ownership, anyone?) - but there's this Polanski bloke who's messing that bit up
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There are a number of past studies/stats that document that the alleged exodus of high earners as a result of taxation isn't actually true. I append another below.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
There are a number of past studies/stats that document that the alleged exodus of high earners as a result of taxation isn't actually true. I append another below.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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It’s astonishing. A company that helps rich people evade tax publishes a SINGLE study based on incredibly flimsy data (people’s LinkedIn profiles) and it’s suddenly an immutable fact to everyone from the S*n to the FT.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It’s astonishing. A company that helps rich people evade tax publishes a SINGLE study based on incredibly flimsy data (people’s LinkedIn profiles) and it’s suddenly an immutable fact to everyone from the S*n to the FT.
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And before anyone says wealth tax will drive top earners away: No, it won't. A myth firmly believed and often debunked. Facts matter.
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
And before anyone says wealth tax will drive top earners away: No, it won't. A myth firmly believed and often debunked. Facts matter.
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
"Last week’s free book giveaway was asking for trouble, which is to say the entry conditions to win a copy of David Cohen’s critical biography of Jacinda Ardern worked to beat the bushes and drive out angry beasts."
Yes, he got some horrific comments.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/28/t...
Yes, he got some horrific comments.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/28/t...
The bestselling books 27 shopping days before Xmas
The latest chart of NZ bestsellers, plus win a copy of a book about how to train your stupid cat.
newsroom.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Last week’s free book giveaway was asking for trouble, which is to say the entry conditions to win a copy of David Cohen’s critical biography of Jacinda Ardern worked to beat the bushes and drive out angry beasts."
Yes, he got some horrific comments.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/28/t...
Yes, he got some horrific comments.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/28/t...
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The only solution is communism.
America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year, while the average home earned $83,000—and the gap's set to get wider under Trump | Fortune
The top 10 richest U.S. billionaires took home 833,631x more money than the typical American home, and inequality could get worse thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax changes, job scarcity, and a lo...
fortune.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The only solution is communism.
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Covid is often called airborne HIV because of how it damages the immune system and most everyone is pretending it’s all over and it’s not which is a recipe for tens of millions of people to die from the Bird Flu
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Covid is often called airborne HIV because of how it damages the immune system and most everyone is pretending it’s all over and it’s not which is a recipe for tens of millions of people to die from the Bird Flu
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Something I really worry about is Covid damaging people’s immune systems in such a way that they cannot fully clear the bird flu out of their bodies in a timely manner giving the virus more time to mutate.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Something I really worry about is Covid damaging people’s immune systems in such a way that they cannot fully clear the bird flu out of their bodies in a timely manner giving the virus more time to mutate.
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Yep these repeated COVID infections are going to leave most people's bodies unable to mount a proper defense against new diseases.
I worry one of these days I'll wake up and be one of the less disabled people around at this point. No one wants that.
I worry one of these days I'll wake up and be one of the less disabled people around at this point. No one wants that.
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yep these repeated COVID infections are going to leave most people's bodies unable to mount a proper defense against new diseases.
I worry one of these days I'll wake up and be one of the less disabled people around at this point. No one wants that.
I worry one of these days I'll wake up and be one of the less disabled people around at this point. No one wants that.
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It's not a question of IF, but WHEN.
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says reut.rs/49Jl4FE
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's not a question of IF, but WHEN.
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Covid-19 has not gone away.
Covid-19 has not diminished.
Covid-19 has not become a mild disease.
Covid-19 has not ceased to cause mass illness and excess mortality.
Covid-19 continues to be a constant danger to every human life, and should be avoided at any cost.
#COVID19
Covid-19 has not diminished.
Covid-19 has not become a mild disease.
Covid-19 has not ceased to cause mass illness and excess mortality.
Covid-19 continues to be a constant danger to every human life, and should be avoided at any cost.
#COVID19
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Covid-19 has not gone away.
Covid-19 has not diminished.
Covid-19 has not become a mild disease.
Covid-19 has not ceased to cause mass illness and excess mortality.
Covid-19 continues to be a constant danger to every human life, and should be avoided at any cost.
#COVID19
Covid-19 has not diminished.
Covid-19 has not become a mild disease.
Covid-19 has not ceased to cause mass illness and excess mortality.
Covid-19 continues to be a constant danger to every human life, and should be avoided at any cost.
#COVID19
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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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Yet again, this is just... threatening me with a good time?
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yet again, this is just... threatening me with a good time?
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@mommunism.bsky.social if you can please share again and maybe post on your main page as one of your main posts for a person in gaza I'd appreciate it a lot 🙏🏼
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
@mommunism.bsky.social if you can please share again and maybe post on your main page as one of your main posts for a person in gaza I'd appreciate it a lot 🙏🏼
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He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
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Her Marilyn in Northern Exposure was so deadpan it was exactly how I imagine she would have dealt with these fools.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
ICE tried to kidnap Elaine Miles an Indigenous woman in Redmond. She showed them her tribal ID card and they still did not believe her. She told them to call the Umatilla Tribal enrollment office but they refused. They even tried to take her phone.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Her Marilyn in Northern Exposure was so deadpan it was exactly how I imagine she would have dealt with these fools.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
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