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wargen @funeralpig.bsky.social · 21h

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. One for practice and the other one is the "main" grave.

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 12h

Jfc. Bottom trolling parasites. Vote them out AotearoaNZ. #nzpol #LevelUp #HumanityFirst #NoMoreHate #OneTermGovernment

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 13h

Meanwhile, in New Zealand: Conservative US commentator Candace Owens granted NZ visa after government intervention www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 7h

Inspired by Samoan poet and academic Albert Wendt's poem - Inside us the dead.

"Inside me the dead
woven into my flesh like the
music
of bone flutes

my polynesian fathers
who escaped the sun's wars,
seeking
these islands by prophetic stars"

Self-portrait.
DIASPRONAUT

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Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 20h

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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Pōneke Anti-Fascist Coalition @ponekeantifa.bsky.social · 1d

The NZ government prepares a major attack on Māori rights today.

The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill had its third reading today.

This law is UNJUST for three reasons:

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Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 1d

When I posted a meme saying that we should support Tish James like we did Jimmy Kimmel, heaps of white people began attacking me. Not on Twitter, here on BlueSky. A whole bunch of guilt ridden, hit dogs came here to holler. The problem with America is that racism survives progressivism.

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FAFSWAG @fafswag.nz · 1d

FAFSWAG artist Māhia Tekore photographic series, Eyes of Kaos at Arts House Melbourne, Australia. For AsiaTOPA 2025.

www.artshouse.com.au/events/eyes-...

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 1d

Tamaki Makaurau evening.

Looking up Lower Hobson Street on the way to the car after dinner.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday Luxon Govt embraced climate science denialism by stating they will never have regulations or pricing to drive down methane emissions, NZ's largest climate gas. Next day scientists state climate change has led to tipping point for corals. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Client Challenge

www.nature.com

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 2d

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 2d

“E pala ma‘a, a e le pala upu.” The stones will decay, but words will not. — Sāmoan proverb.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 3d

“We are a people who have endured land theft, blackbirding, nuclear testing, deportation, and exile . . . Yet again and again, we align ourselves with those who uphold the very systems that shrink us.” — Marli Olive Wesley.

Faith, survival, and misplaced allegiance | E-Tangata

“We are a people who have endured land theft, blackbirding, nuclear testing, deportation, and exile . . . Yet again and again, we align ourselves with those who uphold the very systems that shrink us....

e-tangata.co.nz

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 3d

A Body of Work

Solo Art Exhibition
Free Entry
Runs from the 13th 0ct - 29th Nov.
10am - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday
Level 7
131 Queen St
Auckland CBD

Matt is a legend and his work is stunning, his residency is a chance to see him in action.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 3d

“Our tūpuna navigated vast oceans with no modern instruments, guided by the stars, the winds, the currents. If they could find calm in the uncertainty of the Pacific, surely, we can find it in the uncertainty of our inboxes and calendars.” — Nathan Hira.

The mindful Māori: Finding calm in everyday chaos | E-Tangata

“Our tūpuna navigated vast oceans with no modern instruments, guided by the stars, the winds, the currents. If they could find calm in the uncertainty of the Pacific, surely, we can find it in the unc...

e-tangata.co.nz

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 4d

*predilictions

Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 4d

Ugh, just read about her predictions and daaaaaamn - she sux.

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Reverend Jesus "Ł" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 5d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 5d

Goebbels. Reincarnated.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 5d

Venezuelan, Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Love it.

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 6d

I used to collect comics, all I have left from that period of my life is just under 2000 comics ranging from 2000ads, Marvel publications (specifically X-Men books), some Image imprints and Vertigo books.

A side effect of buying was picking up toys, guess which Marvel character was my favorite 🤓🤣

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 7d

Good advice. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NoPlanetB #ClimateCrisisNZ #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 9d

“Luxon said the government did not want to "send a message to young people" that they could "just drift into welfare and that's it".

I know someone with *two* entry level roles who got *hundreds* of applicants.

There aren’t enough jobs.

Media accepting this propaganda at face value is concerning.

Watch: Christopher Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth

The prime minister says businesses are 'crying out for young people' as advocates decry the changes as a punishment.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Teanau Tuiono @teanau.bsky.social · 8d

Green MP Teanau Tuiono is questioning whether the New Zealand government’s $6 million payout to Sāmoa is enough to address the damage caused by the grounding and sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui last October.
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Green MP questions Sāmoa shipwreck payout, warns peace declaration at risk

Teanau Tuiono raises concerns over transparency of New Zealand’s $6 million payment to Sāmoa for the HMNZS Manawanui wreck, while the government says it responded ‘in good faith’.

pmn.co.nz

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 8d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
20m
From Create Mode
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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