Kiera Hafermalz-Wheeler
@kiera82.bsky.social
Trans and non binary since birth;
Feminine in my own way, unofficial advocate/social worker/support person locally for trans people wanting to obtain hrt, loving life finally.
Feminine in my own way, unofficial advocate/social worker/support person locally for trans people wanting to obtain hrt, loving life finally.
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NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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Obviously, nothing increases investor confidence like the thought of reducing energy prices. Wtaf.
September 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Obviously, nothing increases investor confidence like the thought of reducing energy prices. Wtaf.
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One of the many bitter pills to swallow is that there will be not one single consequence for Jerry Seinfeld basically complimenting the KKK and equating them to the phrase Free Palestine. There will be little, if any, media pushback. It’s terrible.
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
One of the many bitter pills to swallow is that there will be not one single consequence for Jerry Seinfeld basically complimenting the KKK and equating them to the phrase Free Palestine. There will be little, if any, media pushback. It’s terrible.
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Ouch.
Luxon does NOT come out of this well.
The juxtaposition of his lies and blather and attempts to blame the media for not reporting on him nicely, and Hipkins's directness and knowledge of the situation doesn't do Luxon any favours at all.
#nzpol
Luxon does NOT come out of this well.
The juxtaposition of his lies and blather and attempts to blame the media for not reporting on him nicely, and Hipkins's directness and knowledge of the situation doesn't do Luxon any favours at all.
#nzpol
Luxon denies stricter emergency housing rules have increased homelessness
A 'please help' letter has been sent to the government, after a 53 percent rise in people sleeping rough in the city
www.rnz.co.nz
March 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Ouch.
Luxon does NOT come out of this well.
The juxtaposition of his lies and blather and attempts to blame the media for not reporting on him nicely, and Hipkins's directness and knowledge of the situation doesn't do Luxon any favours at all.
#nzpol
Luxon does NOT come out of this well.
The juxtaposition of his lies and blather and attempts to blame the media for not reporting on him nicely, and Hipkins's directness and knowledge of the situation doesn't do Luxon any favours at all.
#nzpol
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There is, in fact, quite a good chance that if Trump ever drives this Tesla (which may be unlikely), it will explode and burn him alive -- with the doors locked closed electronically, which is what happens when Teslas catch fire.
March 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM
There is, in fact, quite a good chance that if Trump ever drives this Tesla (which may be unlikely), it will explode and burn him alive -- with the doors locked closed electronically, which is what happens when Teslas catch fire.
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Seymour never gonna shake off the "failed lunches guy". Be great if it was terminal to his career.
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Seymour never gonna shake off the "failed lunches guy". Be great if it was terminal to his career.
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How much disrespect is NZ Govt showing to students, parents, principals, teachers, nutritionists, local caterers, and rubbish disposal staff in their 2025 #SchoolLunches programme?
Starving and burning kids; taking teachers' time and money; wasting food and $$
#NZpol
www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Starving and burning kids; taking teachers' time and money; wasting food and $$
#NZpol
www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
March 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
How much disrespect is NZ Govt showing to students, parents, principals, teachers, nutritionists, local caterers, and rubbish disposal staff in their 2025 #SchoolLunches programme?
Starving and burning kids; taking teachers' time and money; wasting food and $$
#NZpol
www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Starving and burning kids; taking teachers' time and money; wasting food and $$
#NZpol
www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
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LIVE from Warren, MI: Fighting Oligarchy in America
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Luxon defends 53% rise in homelessness by saying "We're doing a great job"
#nzpol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sk0...
#nzpol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sk0...
Luxon defends 53% rise in homelessness by saying "We're doing a great job"
YouTube video by Mountain Tui
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Luxon defends 53% rise in homelessness by saying "We're doing a great job"
#nzpol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sk0...
#nzpol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sk0...
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March 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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It gets better. 20 minutes earlier, Morning Report's producer/s had chosen to broadcast an interview with the PM about this. #nzpol
BSA Standard 5 Balance applies.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
BSA Standard 5 Balance applies.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
RNZ runs a story about the PM 'playing down' an unfavourable political poll. (6m) #nzpol
They interview only Jordan Williams (whose astroturf paid for the poll) and Nat party insider Brigitte Morton who works for Stephen Franks.
Time for a BSA case to wake them up?
They interview only Jordan Williams (whose astroturf paid for the poll) and Nat party insider Brigitte Morton who works for Stephen Franks.
Time for a BSA case to wake them up?
PM and coalition losing support in latest polls
The Prime Minister is playing down the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia political poll that shows both he and the coalition are losing support. Political commentator and senior ministerial advisor in the...
www.rnz.co.nz
March 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It gets better. 20 minutes earlier, Morning Report's producer/s had chosen to broadcast an interview with the PM about this. #nzpol
BSA Standard 5 Balance applies.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
BSA Standard 5 Balance applies.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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370,000 to be stung by stealth student loan change costing $62 a year 😡🤬
#nzpol
#nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz
March 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
370,000 to be stung by stealth student loan change costing $62 a year 😡🤬
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Is anyone surprised that the Trump regime is going to illegally disappear Palestinian protestors? We said this would happen. That knowledge doesn't make the reality any less frightening, though. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Protests erupt after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil taken by ICE, Trump says arrest is first of many
The Columbia University graduate, who helped organize the school’s pro-Palestinian protests, was detained Saturday night and told that his student visa was being revoked, his attorney said.
www.nbcnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Is anyone surprised that the Trump regime is going to illegally disappear Palestinian protestors? We said this would happen. That knowledge doesn't make the reality any less frightening, though. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Fear, hate and a putrid stench: Inside the Unsilenced anti-trans event
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-...
Fear, hate and a putrid stench: Inside the Unsilenced anti-trans event
This weekend, some of New Zealand's most controversial figures – and a sitting MP – gathered in Wellington to fight against trans rights.
thespinoff.co.nz
May 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Fear, hate and a putrid stench: Inside the Unsilenced anti-trans event
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-...
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Theres more to this - $170k of hidden donations ( from whom) ….Didn’t know the rules ?, from Taranaki (site of contentious mining ), known for support of murky business , chairing committee ( to green light mining) bill highlighted as corruption magnet. Luxon - just mistake nothing to see here.
If it quacks like a duck..
And Nats bring back Coromandel MP to chair fast track select committee process. #nzpol
And Nats bring back Coromandel MP to chair fast track select committee process. #nzpol
Fast track committee not undermined by MP's donation - National
The National Party insists there has been no conflict of interest in David Macleod's chairing the committee considering the contentious fast-track bill.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 21, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Theres more to this - $170k of hidden donations ( from whom) ….Didn’t know the rules ?, from Taranaki (site of contentious mining ), known for support of murky business , chairing committee ( to green light mining) bill highlighted as corruption magnet. Luxon - just mistake nothing to see here.
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Ah yes. David McLeod. I could tell a story or two about his time as chair of Taranaki Regional Council. Shall we start with the denial of the taonga status of the yellow pohutukawa on the Waitara River bank? jury.co.nz/2015/04/07/t...
Taonga. The Yellow Pōhutukawa on the Waitara River Bank
they felt it appropriate to have a staff member issue a statement denying the taonga status of the trees.
jury.co.nz
May 21, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Ah yes. David McLeod. I could tell a story or two about his time as chair of Taranaki Regional Council. Shall we start with the denial of the taonga status of the yellow pohutukawa on the Waitara River bank? jury.co.nz/2015/04/07/t...
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David Seymour accuses Waitangi Tribunal of meddling after it makes confidential Treaty Principles docs public
briefings reveal officials told the Government the policy could threaten social cohesion and ACT's proposed principles were a novel interpretation with the backing of no expert opinion.
David Seymour accuses Waitangi Tribunal of meddling after it makes confidential Treaty Principles docs public | Newshub
The Waitangi Tribunal didn't think the Crown's argument to withhold was strong enough.
www.newshub.co.nz
May 21, 2024 at 7:06 PM
David Seymour accuses Waitangi Tribunal of meddling after it makes confidential Treaty Principles docs public
briefings reveal officials told the Government the policy could threaten social cohesion and ACT's proposed principles were a novel interpretation with the backing of no expert opinion.
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Given the number of times that National berated the last Labour led Government to increase funding of First home grants, this coalition move to cut it entirely is utter height of hypocrisy.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Government confirms First Home Grants to be scrapped
But Housing Minister Chris Bishop has also announced $140 million in new funding for 1500 new social housing places from July next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 22, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Given the number of times that National berated the last Labour led Government to increase funding of First home grants, this coalition move to cut it entirely is utter height of hypocrisy.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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So that KC, Gary Judd who made the national headlines in early May for filing a complaint over tikanga Māori requirement for law students is … David Seymour’s uncle by marriage, in case our beleaguered media still care about mighty relevant context.
May 22, 2024 at 12:57 AM
So that KC, Gary Judd who made the national headlines in early May for filing a complaint over tikanga Māori requirement for law students is … David Seymour’s uncle by marriage, in case our beleaguered media still care about mighty relevant context.
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This episode and the second part are the hardest I've worked and the hardest I've gone on an episode yet. Please give the show a chance if you haven't yet. If you have listen anyway
Here's the latest ep of my Cool Zone Media/iHeartRadio show Better Offline - it's the ugly tale of how Mark Zuckerberg and a rogues' gallery of rot economists spent 16 years deliberately making Facebook worse in search of perpetual growth.
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Linktr.ee/betteroffline
Better Offline: How Mark Zuckerberg Deliberately Made Facebook Worse on Apple Podcasts
Show Better Offline, Ep How Mark Zuckerberg Deliberately Made Facebook Worse - May 21, 2024
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May 22, 2024 at 4:55 AM
This episode and the second part are the hardest I've worked and the hardest I've gone on an episode yet. Please give the show a chance if you haven't yet. If you have listen anyway
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Here's an extra newsletter: Sam Altman is a liar, and it's time to treat him and OpenAI with outright suspicion - they lied about Scarlett Johansson, they're lying about Sora and YouTube, and they will keep lying as long as the media fails to push back.
www.wheresyoured.at/sam-altman-i...
www.wheresyoured.at/sam-altman-i...
Sam Altman Is Full Of Shit
Note: In my last newsletter, I said that my next post would be the second part of my Facebook autopsy. Don’t worry, that’s still coming, but given the recent drama between Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Scar...
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May 21, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Here's an extra newsletter: Sam Altman is a liar, and it's time to treat him and OpenAI with outright suspicion - they lied about Scarlett Johansson, they're lying about Sora and YouTube, and they will keep lying as long as the media fails to push back.
www.wheresyoured.at/sam-altman-i...
www.wheresyoured.at/sam-altman-i...
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#NZpol
When Nicola Willis inevitably crows about the Budget in the coming weeks, how it will "help ordinary NZers", and the PM adds to it with "I just want to see a country that's the best country in the world to live in, and that's what we're determined to do"...
Just keep THIS utter BS in mind ⏬
When Nicola Willis inevitably crows about the Budget in the coming weeks, how it will "help ordinary NZers", and the PM adds to it with "I just want to see a country that's the best country in the world to live in, and that's what we're determined to do"...
Just keep THIS utter BS in mind ⏬
Flu vaccines are no longer free for all under-12s in NZ – children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt
theconversation.com/flu-vaccines...
theconversation.com/flu-vaccines...
Flu vaccines are no longer free for all under-12s in NZ – children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt
Influenza accounts for more than half of all potentially vaccine-preventable hospitalisations of children under 14. But those living in poverty are three times more likely to require hospital care.
theconversation.com
May 22, 2024 at 4:49 AM
#NZpol
When Nicola Willis inevitably crows about the Budget in the coming weeks, how it will "help ordinary NZers", and the PM adds to it with "I just want to see a country that's the best country in the world to live in, and that's what we're determined to do"...
Just keep THIS utter BS in mind ⏬
When Nicola Willis inevitably crows about the Budget in the coming weeks, how it will "help ordinary NZers", and the PM adds to it with "I just want to see a country that's the best country in the world to live in, and that's what we're determined to do"...
Just keep THIS utter BS in mind ⏬
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I see the Atlas Network, through their lobbyist Jordan Welliams, are up to their usual tricks opposing lobbying transparency. When prompted with this, knowing he can't argue against the principle, he tries to poison pill the definition. That's just bad faith framing.
Jordan Williams on why the Taxpayers' Union went to Panama to debate vaping
Jordan Williams reveals why his lobby group went to Panama, why he wants to see lobbying rules tightened, and talks Atlas Network connections.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 22, 2024 at 4:48 AM
I see the Atlas Network, through their lobbyist Jordan Welliams, are up to their usual tricks opposing lobbying transparency. When prompted with this, knowing he can't argue against the principle, he tries to poison pill the definition. That's just bad faith framing.