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Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...

PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line

Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts and when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and ma...

our.actionstation.org.nz

June 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

David Seymour "THESE PEOPLE"... says it all! (TV1 News tonight)

May 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM

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Orthanc

@orthanc.nz

This is so eloquently and clearly explained. Just completely shows what a farce this suspension is.

May 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

Nicola Willis Calls Pay Equity "A Grievance Industry"
open.substack.com/pub/mountain...

Nicola Willis Calls Pay Equity "A Grievance Industry"

Nicola Willis pulled the sympathy and sexism card this morning in an opinion piece for Stuff/The Post.

open.substack.com

May 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM

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Fucking Bitch Foxy

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social

The Kristine Bartlett case – background to the Pay Equity Amendment Act

Have a read, I guess Cruella van Velden missed it #NZPol

The Kristine Bartlett case – background to the Pay Equity Amendment…

In 2012, aged care worker Kristine Bartlett, with her union E Tū, brought an Equal Pay Act case against her employer, Terranova Homes. She argued that she…

www.nzeiteriuroa.org.nz

May 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine

@dimsie.bsky.social

This government's entire vibe is:
- fuck poor people
- fuck women
- fuck Māori
- fuck evidence
- fuck the public good
- fuck the environment
- fuck the economy
- lie about it #nzpol

May 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

Rally to protest at Parliament at 1pm, get there if you can. This is beyond disgusting! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Government halts all current pay equity claims, makes it harder to lodge new ones

The move is being called a "shameful attack on women", but Workplace Relations Minister Brooke Van Velden says it will "significantly reduce costs to the Crown".

www.rnz.co.nz

May 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

Let me be the first (or one of the first) on your feed to say "May the 4th be with you".

May 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM

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The Washington Post

@washingtonpost.com

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.

Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

“That they should be the ones to welcome Pope Francis’s coffin in the basilica is because these people are those who represented the focus of his mission,” said Father Giulio Albanese, head of missionary cooperation and communications for the Vicariate of Rome. “They are those who live on the peripheries, geographical and existential peripheries.”

April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

Dear God, he's worse than a dog with a bone. Let it Go, let it go, let it go! We don't want your money wasting divisive politics here. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

If people hate the Treaty Principles Bill, let it go to a referendum, Seymour says

The justice committee kicked ACT’s bill to the kerb following hundreds of thousands of written submissions, hundreds of speakers, and mammoth opposition marches.

www.stuff.co.nz

April 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM

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Michal Caspi Tal, PhD

@immunofever.bsky.social

Registration is LIVE!!! Join us in-person or online for the launch of Menstruation Science—exploring the complexities of the far-reaching effects of sex hormones on human physiology in sickness and in health. April 9th cgr.mit.edu/2025/03/17/s...

March 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/th...

The Government must apologise to disabled adults, children and their whānau

Signed by Awhi Ngā Mātua, IHC,  Disabled Persons Assembly NZ Inc, Parent to Parent, Disability Connect, Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, NZEI Te Riu Roa, Parents of Vision Impaired PVINZ,...

our.actionstation.org.nz

March 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM

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Chris Hayes

@chrislhayes.bsky.social

Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.

March 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

I'm sorry, could you repeat that Seymour? Did you just call highly qualified medical professionals "MUPPETS"? Beyond the pale! www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

‘Trumpian’ edict: Health leaders slam new rules, Seymour glad ‘muppets back in their box’

The Acting PM has dismissed doctors’ concerns of censorship, saying they shouldn't make public submissions about “fast food restaurants” or “leading advocacy campaigns”.

www.stuff.co.nz

March 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM

Annemarie

@riffraffsmum.bsky.social

Glad to see the Police are arresting actual criminals now! www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

Police make arrests after pride event disruption

Police have arrested four people following an investigation into a protest at the Auckland Pride Festiva

www.stuff.co.nz

March 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM

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Tim Onion

@bencollins.bsky.social

The famous communist rag, the Wall Street Journal.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Mar 4

(WSJ) - The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International Chamber of Commerce warned.

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...