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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News

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🏳️‍⚧️He/They🏳️‍🌈 Resident Foo Foo-er and meme-curator on #BHN Friday Show. Bringing you rants with research to back it up. Building community one rant at a time. Proudly Māori, Pākehā, Pansexual, Trans and Autistic from Rotorua living in Te Whananui-a-Tara.

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ask and ye shall recieve!

Welcome to the Big Hairy Network,

Welcome to the Big Hairy Network: Home of Locked Out with @clrenney.bsky.social and The Frontline with @garypayinda.bsky.social .
And the classic #BHN

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 9h

These look so good! Especially against our green buffer tee 💚❤️🤍🖤

Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 9h

Have arrived!
@chewienz.bsky.social
@xkaosmagex.bsky.social
@iamprettyawesome.bsky.social

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 16h

Its a great meme 😅 I also love me some Minecraft

Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 16h

Ew. I mean I'm not a Christian but Christmas with ads shows that we've lost everything to capitalism 🙃

RIP

Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 17h

Government allows advertising to be broadcast on Christmas, Sundays

Feeling a bit sad about them putting ads on at Christmastime. Always loved the ad-free then.

End of an era.

#nzpol

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 16h

Surely we stick all the kids in the mines Shane Jones wants

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 16h

Look. What I say to you is this.

Making young people homeless and destitute is getting our street urchin economy back on track.

Last time I stepped over a cheeky young skamp in a doorway, I gave him a list of management books; "Gawd bless ya guvner" he said, I'll burn this for warmth."

#nzpol

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Jack Wrong, DO, MPH @jackwrong.bsky.social · 1d

This guy just told us he’s a racist asshole without saying he’s a racist asshole

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 16h

Pamphlet and paper runs pay dogshit money for a decent amount of physical labour. They are paid at a rate that assumes kids are doing it with their bike for some pocket money. It's not even close to counting as a proper low wage job.

#nzpol

Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 16h

I did junk mail deliveries when returning to workforce after being a fulltime caregiver. It worked out at $2=/hour, yep TWO DOLLARS AN HOUR in hilly Wellington!

Does Simeon Brown have any idea how few part time jobs there are and how little they're paying?
#NZpol

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 19h

I wish NZ Labour could understand they can make bold, daring, (controversial even!) statements about future direction without releasing detailed policy.

And when the Right demand policy, refuse and reiterate your point and use it to attack their failures harder.

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 16h

Go gettem comrades!

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Grant Brookes (he/him/ia) @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social · 20h

Simeon Brown tells young jobseekers to “get a paper run” on RNZ this morning 🙀

He is so out of touch, he thinks neighbourhoods still get a daily newspaper delivered
#nzpol

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 16h

You've heard of the goodnight kiwi, but have you experienced the goodnight Nala.

If not tune into #BHN for your chance to see a cute sleepy croissant 💗

@patbrittenden.bsky.social this was from @cybogoblin.bsky.social on our discord

An image of the goodnight kiwi sitting in a satellite dish with stars in the background. Where the kiwi is usually sleeping has an image of Nala (a golden and white border Collie cross) superimposed. It looks like the dish is here dog bed.

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Drew(bacca) @cybogoblin.bsky.social · 5d

Also, we're already memeing on screen grabs from this vid.

Shane Jones, Minister for Killing off Native Species, standing proudly next to the words "100% Pure Shitfuckery"

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 5d

On a serious note, I was shocked at the state of NZ... and I realise this only scratches the surface. We hope this at least helps feels Kiwis feel seen 👀💗 (And if you liked it let us know, we might make a follow up ahead of your 2026 election)

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 1d

Of course they fucking did 🤬😭

Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 1d

It's giving 1939

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking news: PM Luxon and his National Ministers are dumb clowns who pretend to not know unions are the teachers, doctors, nurses, dentists, first aid responders and fire fighters speaking together, collectively, in solidarity #nzpol

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yeah of course. My brain is getting overloaded with this mess 😅 but also tikes

Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 2d

Shout out to @laura-kiwi-birb.bsky.social for sending me this!

@iamprettyawesome.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social @detectiverogers.bsky.social ffs a member of the Atlas Network won the Nobel Peace prize.... Where aren't they at this point 👀

#AtlasNetwork #nzpol

Image of a post by the Atlas Network congratulating Maria Machado for winning the Nobel Peace prize. Explaining their long professional relationship with her

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 2d

This is great. Also, let’s do away with private election companies. They continue to do a garbage job and excluding Māori candidates from the booklet this year was unforgivable.

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-...

Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

thespinoff.co.nz

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 2d

Missing you as Mayor already 😢 But I genuinely hope you are enjoying some R&R, you deserve it!

Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 2d

When our MPs are attacking unions they are attacking workers.

#nzpol

Steve @kiwistevemc.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sick of RW govts trying to separate “the unions” from their members.

“The unions” can’t take strike actions without balloting members. “The unions” aren’t forcing members to strike; they can’t. Members are voting to strike, because of shite offers from this govt.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," Christopher Luxon says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Aotearoa Tonight @aotearoatonight.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Monday everyone, we hope you had a restful weekend.

Join us from 6:45pm tonight as we look over news from last week and around the world!

@xkaosmagex.bsky.social
#nzpol

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOV2...

#AotearoaTonight - Govt lowers methane target, Bullying at Starship Hospital + local body elections

YouTube video by Aotearoa Tonight

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