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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 18h

So thrilled to see a principled and progressive person win after all the nonsense.

Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 18h

Blardy stoked!

Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 18h

So proud of Peri and the campaign she has run here! The city definitely needs someone like her with a progressive vision.

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 1d

So good! We got the lemon ones too 🤤.

Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 1d

Influencer! I immediately added these to the shopping after seeing your post last night.

Sharon holds a packet of Rosedale salted caramel kisses next to her kāputi

NZ must reject 'sham' Myanmar election, MPs say

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Phil Twyford @philtwyford.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this month Rachel Boyack, @teanau.bsky.social and I carried out a NZ MPs fact finding mission on Myanmar. Check @samsachdeva.bsky.social's story for a good summary. #NZMPsMyanmarFactFinding #Myanmar #SpringRevolution #ShamElection #whatishappeninginmyanmar newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/02/n...

After meeting Myanmar's revolutionary groups and political prisoners, NZ politicians say we must offer more than 'nice words on paper'

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for your continued advocacy, Phil. I’m pleased that NZ MPs have not forgotten about Myanmar.

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MiMi Aye @meemalee.bsky.social · 4d

It’s the full moon of Thadingyut today - the Burmese Buddhist festival of lights.

I make the same wish that I have done for the last five years.

အရေးတော်ပုံအောင်ရမည် 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

May the revolution succeed in Myanmar 🔥🔥🔥

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Thadingyut

Five small white candles burning in a row

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 5d

This might actually be one of the wildest things I’ve ever heard.

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 5d

You won’t know yourself in a few months! All the very best and be very kind to yourself.

NZ must reject 'sham' Myanmar election, MPs say

Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 7d

I’m impressed with Labour’s attention to Myanmar. Mahuta took concrete action against the military a week after the Feb 2021 coup. MPs Twyford & Boyack consistently show up to protests & awareness events. Their advocacy shows you CAN have a spine in global affairs. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 7d

After meeting Myanmar's revolutionary groups and political prisoners, NZ politicians say we must offer more than 'nice words on paper'

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 7d

The fulla just walked in and said “pancakes for dinner”. 🥞

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 8d

Unbelievable levels of victim blaming and an insane lack of empathy. Truly the most crooked moral compass.

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 8d

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declines to criticise Israel for potentially detaining Kiwis in international waters, repeats that MFAT advice is to not to try and travel to Gaza.

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 9d

Danielle, they’re just staying over with friends for a while.

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 9d

It’s not abduction if they’re our friends, Lamia.

Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 10d

And so it begins 🥰.

Tidal wave of strike action planned for October 23

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 11d

FYI I’ll be on TVNZ Breakfast from 7:05am to talk about the age of eligibility for NZ Super. I say don't extend it. It’s not fair on manual workers, Maori, Pasifika, the disabled & those in 30s/40s without the unearned wealth those in 60s/70s are now sitting on. Land tax/wealth tax better. #nzpol

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 12d

EXC: Plans are underway for a coordinated strike across the public sector on October 23 featuring:
- Nurses
- Teachers
- Doctors
- and more

If the ballots go ahead it could well be the biggest coordinated strike in NZ history

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Plans are under way for a co-ordinated strike across much of the public sector, with nurses, teachers and other public sector workers potentially walking off the job on the same day.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 12d

Glad I didn’t see this as I may have thrown something at my telly that I’m very fond of. Nope, not gonna watch it either.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 14d

Some first reactions from me and Dayenu: NZ Jews Against the Occupation.

Absolute cowardice from Winston Peters and the Government today as they continue to reward genocide by refusing to recognise the State of Palestine.

As Israel continues to massacre civilians, our Government doesn't even have the courage to recognise the truth - that Palestine exists, has existed and will continue to exist.

At this rate, this country will go down in history as one of the few countries that continues to aide and abet this atrocity. New Zealand is breaking international law and supporting genocide.

Dayenu will always stand alongside our Palestinian sisters and brothers against genocide and for justice and freedom.

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Aliya Danzeisen @alinasu33.bsky.social · 14d

Before 15 March we worked hard to flag risks to our community. Since then, I’ve sacrificed health, wealth, and wellbeing, working 100x harder, even alongside officials who failed us in 2019 (and yes, they failed). Yet here we are again with NZ govt ignoring facts and its population. FREE PALESTINE!

Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 14d

We can never, ever, ever claim moral high ground as a State ever again. This is a stain that we will never be able to remove. I don't actually know if I believe in a soul, but if our country has one, it has been irreparably damaged.

NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces

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Dr Sharon Bell @sharonbell.bsky.social · 14d

What poor fucking MFAT person had to put Peters’ incoherent argument about Palestine needing to control its own territory before we’d recognise it into that ridiculous speech?