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A rare, but much needed TL cleanse of levity that speaks to and for many of us belonging to the WDNC club. Enjoy:
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A rare, but much needed TL cleanse of levity that speaks to and for many of us belonging to the WDNC club. Enjoy:
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It's that time again. It will be hard to let go.
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywa...
#poem #booksky #writing
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywa...
#poem #booksky #writing
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's that time again. It will be hard to let go.
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywa...
#poem #booksky #writing
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywa...
#poem #booksky #writing
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The only New Year's resolution that matters is you resolving to finally shamble off into the old forest and become the moss draped horror you were always meant to be.
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The only New Year's resolution that matters is you resolving to finally shamble off into the old forest and become the moss draped horror you were always meant to be.
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Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
February 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
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Day 23 - Edward immediately regretted saying that he thought Ethel’s dress was quite an eye watering shade as they took a pre-Christmas stroll. All four of his sisters moved together as one and fixed him with a set of steely glares as they marched past him. 1/2
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Day 23 - Edward immediately regretted saying that he thought Ethel’s dress was quite an eye watering shade as they took a pre-Christmas stroll. All four of his sisters moved together as one and fixed him with a set of steely glares as they marched past him. 1/2
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I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
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We've had MMP for 30 fucking years and media/research groups can't help but treat everything as "National-led coalition" vs "Labour-led coalition", and this is honestly one of the biggest failings of our democratic process.
#nzpol
#nzpol
December 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We've had MMP for 30 fucking years and media/research groups can't help but treat everything as "National-led coalition" vs "Labour-led coalition", and this is honestly one of the biggest failings of our democratic process.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Better things are not possible. Back and forward red blue red blue red..... NZ is on path to continue the decline of material conditions for working class people in the interests of capital. Absolutely paying no attention to the consequences of this elsewhere. Very stupid little country.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll
Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll
The coalition parties would have just 59 seats between them - not enough to hold onto government.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Better things are not possible. Back and forward red blue red blue red..... NZ is on path to continue the decline of material conditions for working class people in the interests of capital. Absolutely paying no attention to the consequences of this elsewhere. Very stupid little country.
#nzpol
#nzpol
"Speaking from his Crown limo, as it glides over the hills...."
Meanwhile, his govt is reducing support for Total Mobility users.
Meanwhile, his govt is reducing support for Total Mobility users.
I thought this was satire. It’s not and it’s beyond the pale. It’s like the worst kind of advertising for a product known to cause harm to consumers that sellers are still pushing. #nzpol
Luxon angry on behalf of NZers that his Govt has stripped of support, rights, healthcare, housing & jobs???
Luxon angry on behalf of NZers that his Govt has stripped of support, rights, healthcare, housing & jobs???
It’s been a challenging year for Christopher Luxon, full of tough trade-offs and a cost-of-living crunch that hounds household budgets. He talks to Newsroom about leadership, getting the fundamentals right, and the challenges of fiscal management.
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Speaking from his Crown limo, as it glides over the hills...."
Meanwhile, his govt is reducing support for Total Mobility users.
Meanwhile, his govt is reducing support for Total Mobility users.
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Maybe Chippy just issued his own retirement warrant. I hope so. I want an aspirational, energetic, ambitious government.
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Maybe Chippy just issued his own retirement warrant. I hope so. I want an aspirational, energetic, ambitious government.
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friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
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Who the hell does Luxon think is cleaning public hospitals, public toilets, swimming pools over the holidays? Who is driving the buses, manning hospital wards, working in supermarkets. NZ is kept fed, clean, alive, safe and moving by essential workers many who aren’t paid a Living Wage. #nzpol
Found some rather more professional words to express my sweary thoughts on millionaire men utterly ignoring all the unpaid work many women and carers do over the holiday period.
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
Only millionaires would complain about other people's holidays
And forget about unpaid family carers
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Who the hell does Luxon think is cleaning public hospitals, public toilets, swimming pools over the holidays? Who is driving the buses, manning hospital wards, working in supermarkets. NZ is kept fed, clean, alive, safe and moving by essential workers many who aren’t paid a Living Wage. #nzpol
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And Labour MPs here need to take a good look at themselves and where Sausage Rolls is taking the party.
Cos whilst you may be along for the ride, a lot of your past voters are most certainly fucking not.
#nzpol
Cos whilst you may be along for the ride, a lot of your past voters are most certainly fucking not.
#nzpol
Nice work @chrishipkins.bsky.social
Your comments about Te Pati Maori just ensured Labour will never see another vote from me (party or otherwise) again.
Dickhead.
#nzpol
Your comments about Te Pati Maori just ensured Labour will never see another vote from me (party or otherwise) again.
Dickhead.
#nzpol
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
And Labour MPs here need to take a good look at themselves and where Sausage Rolls is taking the party.
Cos whilst you may be along for the ride, a lot of your past voters are most certainly fucking not.
#nzpol
Cos whilst you may be along for the ride, a lot of your past voters are most certainly fucking not.
#nzpol
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#NZPol
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#NZPol
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Still boils my blood that they forced Michael Wood to resign over a few forgotten shares while NAT MPs get away with undeclared houses, donations and other 'interests' 🤬
#NZPol
#NZPol
What I'd just say to you is, who amongst us hasn't tried to hide that we own 23 houses? Anywho I've got a few words to say about the matter.
#LyinLuxon #Worldsbiggesthypocrite #CoalitionOfCorruption #NZpol
#LyinLuxon #Worldsbiggesthypocrite #CoalitionOfCorruption #NZpol
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Still boils my blood that they forced Michael Wood to resign over a few forgotten shares while NAT MPs get away with undeclared houses, donations and other 'interests' 🤬
#NZPol
#NZPol
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This is such an important point.
We can't get off this path by tinkering around the edges; we need a radical revisioning of how our government and society function.
#nzpol
We can't get off this path by tinkering around the edges; we need a radical revisioning of how our government and society function.
#nzpol
One thing that NZers need to understand is that going for 100% completion on the original Rogernomics agenda is not a reversible thing. We will need to transform all this wreckage into something new. We can't just "rebuild", as has been proven many times over.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is such an important point.
We can't get off this path by tinkering around the edges; we need a radical revisioning of how our government and society function.
#nzpol
We can't get off this path by tinkering around the edges; we need a radical revisioning of how our government and society function.
#nzpol
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One thing that NZers need to understand is that going for 100% completion on the original Rogernomics agenda is not a reversible thing. We will need to transform all this wreckage into something new. We can't just "rebuild", as has been proven many times over.
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
One thing that NZers need to understand is that going for 100% completion on the original Rogernomics agenda is not a reversible thing. We will need to transform all this wreckage into something new. We can't just "rebuild", as has been proven many times over.
Yes 😅
In the 1970s, with our portable tape players up next to the radio trying to catch the song at exactly the right moment.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Yes 😅
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So,we voters get no say in choice in the matter?Luxon wants to scrap democratically elected representatives without voter approval?
How is this democratic?
Did they campaign on this in 2023?
Removing democratic representation is serious - what mandate do they have?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How is this democratic?
Did they campaign on this in 2023?
Removing democratic representation is serious - what mandate do they have?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Serious shake-up' of local government imminent
The coalition is set to announce major changes that could spell the end of regional councils, RNZ understands.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So,we voters get no say in choice in the matter?Luxon wants to scrap democratically elected representatives without voter approval?
How is this democratic?
Did they campaign on this in 2023?
Removing democratic representation is serious - what mandate do they have?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How is this democratic?
Did they campaign on this in 2023?
Removing democratic representation is serious - what mandate do they have?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Keep cutting lean meat and you get to the bone. The hollowing out of AoNZ by these 🤡🤡🤡 will continue the downward spiral.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Keep cutting lean meat and you get to the bone. The hollowing out of AoNZ by these 🤡🤡🤡 will continue the downward spiral.
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Just another reason to demand universal basic income. No one should have to live in a constant state of anxiety about their job, nor should anyone without a job suffer poverty as punishment.
I wrote about the stomach clenching reality of work now -- where rolling layoffs are the norm and no one feels secure in their job. Happy Monday! www.axios.com/2025/11/16/r...
It's a rolling layoff world
These silent layoffs are now just a part of doing business.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just another reason to demand universal basic income. No one should have to live in a constant state of anxiety about their job, nor should anyone without a job suffer poverty as punishment.
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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 🤷🏽♀️