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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 1d

Shame on cops, shame on aerospace!! Please spread the word 🕊️
#nzpol

Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️BREAKING ⚠️ 25+ arrests have been made violently by police, who are facilitating the business of war and genocide in Te Pae right now. We, the people, say NO to the aerospace military industrial complex. We, the people, say NO MORE WAR IN OUR NAME. #nzpol #nz #peaceactivism

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 7d

Twigs?!

all possible poems @allpossiblepoems.bsky.social · 7d

fka

Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 11d

For such a short video, this does a brilliant job at explaining military links within the aerospace summit and why we’re blockading. Please share widely! #nzpol #kikorangi

Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 11d

Stand up and take direct action against companies in Aotearoa that are complicit in genocide.

🔥Blockade the National Aerospace Summit with Peace Action Ōtautahi on October 8th 🔥

To get involved with the blockade, email [email protected], sign up w/ the link in our bio, or send us a DM

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mcc @dryad.technology · 12d

They made my existence into an "issue" then complained I'd become a single issue voter

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 11d

Unreal that a handful of greedy assholes hellbent on destroying Aotearoa’s humanitarian legacy are being enabled to do so by all our parliamentary processes. If an overhaul wasn’t already clearly needed, it surely is now
#nzpol

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for calling this out offline, where it’s much harder for people to ignore the gravity of it. Kia kaha!!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 14d

Relishing the moment of seeing human rights for trans people expanding instead of contracting. Great mahi, Kenya!

Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 15d

it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like

"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."

fuck yeah

Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

qnews.com.au

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 14d

Word on the street is the only thing the Aerospace Summit will be ‘innovating’ this year is ticket refunds…

Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 14d

We’re officially blockading the Aerospace summit! 🥳
100+ activists around the country have committed to shutting the business of war down - they’re clear in saying KEEP SPACE FOR PEACE! #nzpol #peace #nz
Check out how to get involved ⬇️

Graphic of a rocket with text overlaid, with a similar message as the skeet above.

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Andreana @foxglovefrog.bsky.social · 18d

Flu season is a great time to keep wearing those face masks when you grocery shop 😷

Ira @ira.bailey.nz · 18d

Auror, the “we don’t do live facial recognition” company, rolling out live facial recognition across all of its sites in NZ.

Which is over 90% of big brand retail shops across the country 😑

👀 @jjw.wtf

Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 18d

With every story about private companies like Auror (in conjunction with US giant Axon) rolling out facial recognition in New Zealand, and police having access to the data without a warrant or production order, I’m left to conclude privacy is basically the Wild West.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 19d

Urbanist optimism ✨ all roads of progress lead back to grassroots activism!!

Assiduously Julie @awaterevalley.bsky.social · 19d

This is fascinating. I had no idea we once nearly lost Hagley Park to a dirty great motorway.

The road not taken: How an abandoned Hagley Park motorway changed Christchurch
www.thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/36...

The road not taken: How an abandoned Hagley Park motorway transformed Christchurch

Hagley Park nearly got a motorway. The project’s tangled history, full of twists and turns, permanently altered the shape of the city.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 19d

Sometimes, the right book falls in your lap at the right time. @erikkennedy.com’s Sick Power Trip is that book. Need something beautifully realistic and tenderly addressing the state of the world? This’ll be your medicine too.

Erik Kennedy’s Sick Power Trip on OP’s green stripy duvet, next to their hand holding a cup of coffee. A rather pleasant Saturday morning scene.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · 21d

Materially disrupting the business of war, one blockade at a time ✊ stand with PAŌ against war criminals conducting business in #christchurch!
#nzpol #peaceactivism

Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 22d

BLOCKADE - Peace Action Ōtautahi is shutting down the National Aerospace Summit on October 8 - and we need YOU to be there!

Register your interest in joining the blockade in the link in our bio. Resist the militarisation of our aerospace industry and KEEP SPACE FOR #PEACE!
#nzpol #christchurch

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Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · 21d

The Aerospace Summit is back. Why is this conference of “innovation” so concerning for peace activists?
Sign up to blockade at the link in our bio!
(Graphics crossposted from Instagram - alt text included)
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Vintage image of a woman with a globe on her head, riding a rocket, is the centre image on a black background. Top red text reads: THE AEROSPACE SUMMIT IS BACK. Bottom white text reads: WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? with a white arrow to the next image.

Stop sign on a street is the background. Text reads: “The Aerospace Summit is being sold to us as “innovation” and “opportunity”. In reality, it is a meeting ground from weapons manufacturers, war profiteers, and government officials who see the sky about as a place of wonder, but as the next battlefield.
This is not harmless “space exploration”. It is about militarising the skies, monopolising space, and using technology to expand surveillance and control. When corporations and states claim ownership of space, they do it for power and profit — not for people.
We cannot ignore how deeply tied this industry is to war crimes and occupation.”

A bombed image of Rafah is the background to text that reads: “This summit is dangerous for our city and for our world. It normalises the idea that war and exploitation are “progress”. It invites those who profit from bloodshed into our communities. And it tells our young people that the future lies in building weapons instead of building peace. We don’t need a summit of arms dealers and war profiteers. We need futures of justice, solidarity, and compassion.”

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · Sep 5

NZ journalists could easily hound Peters for this. Instead they harassed Doyle. And 2/3s of the coverage I've seen of Doyle resigning frames the resignation up as being another scandal for the Greens

NZ media is a direct platform for abuse against diversity - the evidence is clear

kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · Sep 5

A stochastic hate campaign led directly from within Parliament by government MPs, particularly the Deputy PM Winston Peters, has just forced out an opposition MP over fears for their family's safety.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

'Journey of healing': Green MP Doyle resigns in U-turn on previous desire to stay in Parliament

They previously said they did not want to be 'disappeared by hate'.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 30

SWers have been speaking to the harms of “save the children” censorship forever, even more so since FOSTA-SESTA. It materially ruins people’s livelihoods with little pushback.
Maybe if we took lead from those at the front line of this fight, we’d be looking at a different battle altogether.

Aftermath @aftermath.site · Jul 30

Inside the mass call campaign to stop video game censorship

aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...

a disembodied mouth superimposed atop a phone, yelling the logos of mastercard, visa, and paypal

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 17

She doesn’t want to ‘gossip’ when it turns into fact-sharing about her behaviour. She’s happy to when it’s defamatory about you, though.

What a wholly dismissive and insecure response on her part!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 16

That said, I’m sorry you have to contend w rising hatred at the same time you’re stepping into a stronger authentic self. The pain of accepting yourself in a society that prefers you dead > being yourself is excruciating.
No matter how high the tide turns, we’ll always be here. You’re not alone ❤️

Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is always the point that gets side stepped in these bullshit “both sides” pieces. The effect of anti-trans campaigning is heightened violence in a direct attempt to force detransition/staying closeted.
Pretending these arguments serve any other purpose is complicity in transphobic violence.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 16

I know the City Mission off Hereford in town had a huge stack of art history magazines a few months back, and I remember seeing a decent few piles of ~pre 80s Nat Geos. Burnside op shops also had a surprising amount.
Good luck!

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 15

Their passing made me cry a bunch, too. They’ve been such a huge influence on how I see myself and choose to see the world/others. I hope their legacy gets the love it deserves

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 13

By neglect or design, depending on how generous you're feeling. We won't get far by accepting it as immutable, though - we could have a much more rigorous media environment with some obvious changes.

Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 13

I saw that, too. It's accelerating the already steep decline into sub-feudal living standards for anyone outside of the corporate nepo pool. Not like accessible drinking water is an essential human right or anything, right?

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yuuuuup. The "billions" is sceptical at best, but even if that *was* true, billions for who? Not like our tax-haven economic system is set up to benefit anyone but the mega corps.

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 13

Collaborative event across a few leftist orgs here in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Worth tagging along - have a giggle and piss off ACT at the same time!
#nzpol

Peace Action Ōtautahi @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social · Jul 13

Free this Wednesday eve? Join us at "ACT, the fool!", a laughtivism talent show taking the piss outta ACT, coinciding with David Seymour's public forum at Rydges Hotel.
We all need a laugh at ACT's expense. See FB event for more details and to register your talent.
#nzpol #AoNZ #christchurch

ACT, the fool! A Laughtivism Talent Show.

Event in Christchurch, New Zealand by Climate Liberation Aotearoa and 2 others on Wednesday, July 16 20255 posts in the discussion.

www.facebook.com

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Davien @davi-en.bsky.social · Jul 13

No singular party should be cornering this much of the public's news diet. The right wing rot in MSM *is* much worse than it used to be, and it's not "just for clicks" or because of a "lack of resources".
It's an intentional decision to poison the well of public comprehension. #nzpol

kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · Jul 13

Can the folks who've continuously justified this as not being intentional start grappling with this please 😔

AnnaMamho @annamamho.bsky.social · Jul 13

@rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy
Could we hear about other marginal parties too please? This is from the RNZ homepage this morning.

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