Thalia
@thaliathalia.bsky.social
General-purpose activist + writer. Pākehā in Aotearoa. Disabled. Brilliant + Amazing. Human rights, politics, feminism, community building, books, parenting, Jesus.
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
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![[black text on lilac background with white border on 2 sides] Zero
cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Australian women aged under 25 in
2021 - the first time since records began in 1982](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4w5w2dprfoupeib3bmqktfiz/bafkreihtms5huzsjggqv2wn2k4zw5puie677bielmpircz43khfibkpjae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little gave a big promotion to controversial rival Ray Chung and opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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The abuse Julie Fairey copped after being HIT BY A CAR is exactly what happens when we treat online harm as background noise. Women in politics bear the brunt, especially women of colour. Until NZ actually regulates platforms properly, this will keep happening #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'It just seems cruel': Councillor shocked by comments after cycling accident
Councillor Julie Fairey has become accustomed to abusive comments - but she was still stunned.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The abuse Julie Fairey copped after being HIT BY A CAR is exactly what happens when we treat online harm as background noise. Women in politics bear the brunt, especially women of colour. Until NZ actually regulates platforms properly, this will keep happening #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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'It just seems cruel': Councillor shocked by comments after cycling accident
'It just seems cruel': Councillor shocked by comments after cycling accident
Two-thirds of Auckland councillors and local board members have been abused or harassed online, with the majority of those targeted being women.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'It just seems cruel': Councillor shocked by comments after cycling accident
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Wow, this is a great summary of COP30! All the COPs, come to think of it. 🤔
Wow. People are way too chill around an active & uncontained fire in the building they're standing in.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wow, this is a great summary of COP30! All the COPs, come to think of it. 🤔
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"The way Grambo sees it, it’s a numbers game. If he can draw the attention of officers to himself, perhaps fewer immigrants will get swept up, and that’s a win. “I know I can’t stop them,” he said, “but if I can suck up their time, then at least I can help some people.”"
This is the way.
This is the way.
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"The way Grambo sees it, it’s a numbers game. If he can draw the attention of officers to himself, perhaps fewer immigrants will get swept up, and that’s a win. “I know I can’t stop them,” he said, “but if I can suck up their time, then at least I can help some people.”"
This is the way.
This is the way.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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WHAT ARE THOOOOOOSEEE
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WHAT ARE THOOOOOOSEEE
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New Zealand nominees are Becky Manawatu, Dominic Hoey and our colleagues Tina Makereti and Damien Wilkins - congrats everyone!
So heartily deserved: @minon.bsky.social one of the OZ nominees for the @dublinlitaward.bsky.social with his debut novel, First Name Second Name! dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
2026 Nominations Revealed - Dublin Literary Award
dublinliteraryaward.ie
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New Zealand nominees are Becky Manawatu, Dominic Hoey and our colleagues Tina Makereti and Damien Wilkins - congrats everyone!
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I’m constantly in awe of all the clever, articulate women I know who manage to convey complex ideas with ease, empathy, and evidence.
NZ punches above its weight for communicators, especially science and health communicators, and I hope more people appreciate how lucky we are in that regard.
NZ punches above its weight for communicators, especially science and health communicators, and I hope more people appreciate how lucky we are in that regard.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I’m constantly in awe of all the clever, articulate women I know who manage to convey complex ideas with ease, empathy, and evidence.
NZ punches above its weight for communicators, especially science and health communicators, and I hope more people appreciate how lucky we are in that regard.
NZ punches above its weight for communicators, especially science and health communicators, and I hope more people appreciate how lucky we are in that regard.
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A perfect text explaining why your city should develop its cycleway network.
All the best arguments that you probably already know, but really well written, and very difficult to oppose.
All the best arguments that you probably already know, but really well written, and very difficult to oppose.
Op-ed of mine in The Post today on behalf of @greaterauckland.bsky.social on why urban cycling infrastructure is really important (and why urban roading infrastructure is not)
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
Pedal power surges, but Auckland infrastructure trails the biking boom
OPINION: Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity. But this maxim does not apply to adding cycling options.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A perfect text explaining why your city should develop its cycleway network.
All the best arguments that you probably already know, but really well written, and very difficult to oppose.
All the best arguments that you probably already know, but really well written, and very difficult to oppose.
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Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
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One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
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It wasn't why I checked 1890s NZ yearbooks, but while I was there I noticed that in 1893 there were about 83,400 kids under 5 years of age, and 382 were killed by measles that year (So half a percent of all under 5s)
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It wasn't why I checked 1890s NZ yearbooks, but while I was there I noticed that in 1893 there were about 83,400 kids under 5 years of age, and 382 were killed by measles that year (So half a percent of all under 5s)
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If we're serious about managing congestion, mass transit is the only way to go. Light rail to the airport. Bike lanes. Frequent and cheap buses.
The answers are all there. And more roads isn't one of them.
Extra roading means more congestion, not less. The evidence is unequivocal.
The answers are all there. And more roads isn't one of them.
Extra roading means more congestion, not less. The evidence is unequivocal.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
If we're serious about managing congestion, mass transit is the only way to go. Light rail to the airport. Bike lanes. Frequent and cheap buses.
The answers are all there. And more roads isn't one of them.
Extra roading means more congestion, not less. The evidence is unequivocal.
The answers are all there. And more roads isn't one of them.
Extra roading means more congestion, not less. The evidence is unequivocal.
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My wife's school has released a similar letter.
It's a reminder that Seymour and National trampling all over Te Tiriti is completely at odds with what our communities actually want, and I really hope they get punished for this at the next election. #nzpol
It's a reminder that Seymour and National trampling all over Te Tiriti is completely at odds with what our communities actually want, and I really hope they get punished for this at the next election. #nzpol
My daughter's school has just sent us a letter from the board reaffirming its commitment to honouring Te Tiriti and respecting and working with Te Āti Awa, whose land the school sits on.
They say "while national policy settings may shift, our values, commitments and relationships do not have to".
They say "while national policy settings may shift, our values, commitments and relationships do not have to".
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My wife's school has released a similar letter.
It's a reminder that Seymour and National trampling all over Te Tiriti is completely at odds with what our communities actually want, and I really hope they get punished for this at the next election. #nzpol
It's a reminder that Seymour and National trampling all over Te Tiriti is completely at odds with what our communities actually want, and I really hope they get punished for this at the next election. #nzpol
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#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
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The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
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On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.
Nov. 15, 1830 | NC Mandates Death Sentence for Dissemination of Anti-Slavery Pamphlet
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.