SKarliah
@skarliah.bsky.social
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
Cabinet overrode health advice in decision to ban puberty blockers
Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
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Ho Ho Holy Marxmas!
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Ho Ho Holy Marxmas!
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
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The real ~politics of envy~ is the right telling people they should feel hard done by when other people's lives get better. Your value is based on how many other human beings you're standing on top of. It's inhuman and unnatural thinking which is why they have to push it so hard
Absolutely fuck all the way off with this shit. What a ghoulish thing to say.
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The real ~politics of envy~ is the right telling people they should feel hard done by when other people's lives get better. Your value is based on how many other human beings you're standing on top of. It's inhuman and unnatural thinking which is why they have to push it so hard
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Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: our fucking govt is saying they've got no extra funding for Total Mobility service because THEY FUND THEIR CRONIES INSTEAD
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
Proposals to strengthen Total Mobility
www.transport.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: our fucking govt is saying they've got no extra funding for Total Mobility service because THEY FUND THEIR CRONIES INSTEAD
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
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The dangerousness of the right doesn't come from the power of their ideas, but the ownership of the means of distributing ideas.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
I really disagree with this and think nihilism is often used as an excuse for undisciplined behavior.
counterpoint: nothing you post on any social media platform will in any way combat the dangerousness of the right
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The dangerousness of the right doesn't come from the power of their ideas, but the ownership of the means of distributing ideas.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
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#nzpol Reminder:
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
The Total Mobility scheme provides discounted taxis and public transport fares for those with long-term impairments.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#nzpol Reminder:
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
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any time you're told to use AI at work, turn your work in about half as fast and pepper it with obvious mistakes. if nobody cares, you have less to do, and if they do, you can tell them you'll never use AI at work again
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
any time you're told to use AI at work, turn your work in about half as fast and pepper it with obvious mistakes. if nobody cares, you have less to do, and if they do, you can tell them you'll never use AI at work again
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Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
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#OtD 12 Dec 1873 working-class poet Lola Ridge was born in Dublin, Ireland. Growing up in a Aotearoa/New Zealand mining community, the workers' movement was a central theme of her revolutionary, feminist poetry stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8378...
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#OtD 12 Dec 1873 working-class poet Lola Ridge was born in Dublin, Ireland. Growing up in a Aotearoa/New Zealand mining community, the workers' movement was a central theme of her revolutionary, feminist poetry stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8378...
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Can't believe we'll all have to give our IDs to the tech bros just to protect kids from David Seymour and Chris Bishop's snapchats and DMs.
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Can't believe we'll all have to give our IDs to the tech bros just to protect kids from David Seymour and Chris Bishop's snapchats and DMs.
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If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Giving people @pepperraccoon.com NZ Bird par avian pins are my go-to gift for people this silly season. Add some bird facts and it's educational
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Giving people @pepperraccoon.com NZ Bird par avian pins are my go-to gift for people this silly season. Add some bird facts and it's educational
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Depressingly well-made point.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Depressingly well-made point.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
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Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
I finished Manhunt last night by @scumbelievable.bsky.social & apart from it being intense and unputdownable, it was also the 1st time I have read about a fat character who has a personality, a major role, and not existing to be a subject of derision. I would have cried but I'd have to stop reading
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I finished Manhunt last night by @scumbelievable.bsky.social & apart from it being intense and unputdownable, it was also the 1st time I have read about a fat character who has a personality, a major role, and not existing to be a subject of derision. I would have cried but I'd have to stop reading
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Y'all ready for $150 doctor visits
This is actually labour covertly announcing that they are removing subsidies for the doctors entirely and replacing them with only 3 free visits a year on top of giving us a two tier system with the use of American style Medicare
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Y'all ready for $150 doctor visits
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Excellent thread about Parihaka, which is far more fitting reason to remember remember the 5th of November.
Tomorrow is the Fifth of November – but let’s forget Guy Fawkes and his actions against an arrogant Protestant king and instead look to our own history: the unlawful attack on Parihaka and, by extension, Māori sovereignty.
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#kikorangi
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#kikorangi
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Excellent thread about Parihaka, which is far more fitting reason to remember remember the 5th of November.
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Please wear an n95 at all times outside of the house to stop spreading all diseases
If you, or someone you know has come into contact with Seymour, please isolate for 7 days. Read more here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/the-other-...
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Please wear an n95 at all times outside of the house to stop spreading all diseases