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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 · 15h

Of course they fucking did 🤬😭

Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 15h

It's giving 1939

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

When our MPs are attacking unions they are attacking workers.

#nzpol

Steve @kiwistevemc.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

www.youtube.com

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

Yeah I didn't love his comments on pausing work
But I didn't realize the other things. Very gross of him

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

👀 where would I find these remarks

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Veranoa Hetet @whaeavee.bsky.social · 2d

An oldie but a favourite. A lucky shot.

Right place (my deck)
Right time

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Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 3d

The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 2d

Mind blowing.

The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol

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Empress of the Internet @johubris.bsky.social · 3d

Seymour says that a 50,000 person petition is just 1% of the population and Parliament shouldn’t have to debate that. But the entire country can be ruined by 9% of the people just fine? Okay

MPs urged to debate petitions newspaper article

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 3d

Man who infuses self with the blood of younger men calls climate change activist the Antichrist 😂

Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 3d

Compare the words of Pope Leo with those of wealthy tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel on climate activist Greta Thunberg or AI cautionary Eliezer Yudkowsky.

Which of these three resembles an Anti-Christ, or one who opposes Christ's teachings?
#NZpol #USpol
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

Peter Thiel labels Greta Thunberg ‘the Antichrist’, warns of apocalyptic future

The US tech billionaire argues that those who propose limits on AI development not only hinder business but threaten to usher in an era of global totalitarian rule.

www.stuff.co.nz

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

He weriweri rātou!
#nzpol

Dr Tara McAllister @taramcallister.bsky.social · 3d

Fuck all the people who voted no to Māori wards

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Calvert, Ray Chung, and Nicola Young are all YOUR problem now Andrew Little.😶
Good luck.
I predict it will be at least three times more horrible for you than being in a Government coalition with Winston Peters.💩
Have fun.😱
#nzpol

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

We don't delete comments. But I went and checked and I can't see it so it must be on YTs end. I know they shadow banned one of our Livestreams a few weeks back too. Im sorry it got deleted!

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

I try to socialist but it's hard 🤣

Greg the Sorcerer @gregthesorcerer.bsky.social · Aug 29

going nonverbal at the party and just doing this in the corner until I can leave

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 4d

rules for thee, not for me

standard ACT NAT NZF policy

#nzpol

Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 4d

What's Seymour going to do about government truancy !

#nzpol

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 4d

🍃🌹🌿
NZ People - DON’T FORGET to VOTE!
Every vote makes a difference! #nzpol

It closes at 12noon tomorrow (Saturday)

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