Awkward Orchid
@awkwardorchid.bsky.social
the correct number of nazis, zionists, war mongers, misogynists, transphobes, homophobes, fascists, and racists is exactly zero 🖤 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
it’s yuck to me what is in the files, it’s yuck to me that Thiel paid for and got a slice of NZ (in more ways than one), it’s yuck to me that Kash Patel is doing what? about the files, it’s yuck to me that the this govt is letting this FBI have an office here, it’s yuck to me
February 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
it’s yuck to me what is in the files, it’s yuck to me that Thiel paid for and got a slice of NZ (in more ways than one), it’s yuck to me that Kash Patel is doing what? about the files, it’s yuck to me that the this govt is letting this FBI have an office here, it’s yuck to me
she’s going to find new ways to crush us
collins is stepping down, but that doesn't mean she's done. she's positioned herself to remain a crucial node (and likely lobbyist) in the nascent NZ mil-tech industry she's helped build up over this term. read her speech notes from a 2024 NZ Defence Industry Assocation meeting below
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 AM
she’s going to find new ways to crush us
the more I learn about the Iranian Regime, the more i think they do not deserve the forgiveness shown in “It Was Just An Accident”
January 28, 2026 at 5:04 AM
the more I learn about the Iranian Regime, the more i think they do not deserve the forgiveness shown in “It Was Just An Accident”
what are the links between Murdoch and Epstein? release those files
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
what are the links between Murdoch and Epstein? release those files
while i can say “fuck the current govt, fuck the current PM & his deputies” without being point blank murdered, i really wanna put it on record that those are my thoughts and feelings about this current govt who is antagonising that shit here
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
while i can say “fuck the current govt, fuck the current PM & his deputies” without being point blank murdered, i really wanna put it on record that those are my thoughts and feelings about this current govt who is antagonising that shit here
Amerikkka is fuckd
the second amendment of the constitution grants US citizens the unambiguous right to bear arms as a last line of defense against the tyranny of the state, and this man was murdered for exercising that right without ever touching his weapon
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Amerikkka is fuckd
Amerikkka is gaining speed on the slippery slope
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Amerikkka is gaining speed on the slippery slope
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Across most facets of life, the harm from this govt will be intergenerational, they are actively undermining our future
The current NZ Govt has signalled it's response to a few towns in NZ losing homes to flooding etc every year
- no more buyouts
- leaving it to the market, so insurers making places uninsurable
So, no govt responsibility for decades of not adapting
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
- no more buyouts
- leaving it to the market, so insurers making places uninsurable
So, no govt responsibility for decades of not adapting
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
‘End state’: Simon Watts signals reset of Govt’s role in buyouts for homeowners after major weather events
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says government objective is to mitigate genuine hardship not distort risk signals for homeowners hit by extreme weather
www.interest.co.nz
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Across most facets of life, the harm from this govt will be intergenerational, they are actively undermining our future
if i was Prime Minister i’d make it law that we have to have election day on women’s suffrage day
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 AM
if i was Prime Minister i’d make it law that we have to have election day on women’s suffrage day
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Hi friends! We need your help 😥
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Hi friends! We need your help 😥
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
nothing but love and strength to the people of Iran fighting to overthrow the regime, may they succeed in determining their future without the influence of imperialists
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
nothing but love and strength to the people of Iran fighting to overthrow the regime, may they succeed in determining their future without the influence of imperialists
Silverchair need to tour the Frogstomp album
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Silverchair need to tour the Frogstomp album
this man is a piece of shit and i hate him
President Trump mocks transgender athletes while addressing Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, using examples from weightlifting and boxing as he argued against transgender participation in women’s sports.
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
this man is a piece of shit and i hate him
Musk will be gagging over the free advertising
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Musk will be gagging over the free advertising
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Minor point, but will any AoNZ journalists being asking questions of Luxon and Collins about whether Rocket Lab's increasing entanglement with the US regime means that rocket launches of satellite technology from Mahia are supporting the USA's illegal incursions into sovereign nations? #nzpol
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Minor point, but will any AoNZ journalists being asking questions of Luxon and Collins about whether Rocket Lab's increasing entanglement with the US regime means that rocket launches of satellite technology from Mahia are supporting the USA's illegal incursions into sovereign nations? #nzpol
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bad enough that they were scrolling twitter in the situation room, but what are they even wearing here??
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
bad enough that they were scrolling twitter in the situation room, but what are they even wearing here??
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the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
that photo in the helicopter is giving 13 December 2003
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
that photo in the helicopter is giving 13 December 2003
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We're going to need a bigger Hague.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
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One in which Rupert Murdoch was never born.
An astonishing amount of what is wrong with the world can be traced back to his influence, overt and otherwise.
An astonishing amount of what is wrong with the world can be traced back to his influence, overt and otherwise.
Which parallel universe universe would you like to step into right now?
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
One in which Rupert Murdoch was never born.
An astonishing amount of what is wrong with the world can be traced back to his influence, overt and otherwise.
An astonishing amount of what is wrong with the world can be traced back to his influence, overt and otherwise.
i can’t wrap my head around the timeline
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
i can’t wrap my head around the timeline
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the govt needs to sanction rocketlab for assisting the US in their illegal wars.
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 AM
the govt needs to sanction rocketlab for assisting the US in their illegal wars.
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2026 has been a long year.
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
2026 has been a long year.
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John Key would have voted for him...
Remember that
Remember that
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
John Key would have voted for him...
Remember that
Remember that