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@freyadalysad.bsky.social
pākehā, she/her, very successful and famous.
wrote a book it's called HEAD GIRL. there's poems in it.
freyadalysad.com
wrote a book it's called HEAD GIRL. there's poems in it.
freyadalysad.com
Some of my picks in here incl. the beautiful heart resource if we knew how to we would by @ehjc.bsky.social and the tremendously haunting the book of guilt by @catherinechidgey.bsky.social
An A to Z of The Spinoff’s best books of 2025
An A to Z of The Spinoff’s best books of 2025
The year's best reads, as chosen by our panel of experts....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Some of my picks in here incl. the beautiful heart resource if we knew how to we would by @ehjc.bsky.social and the tremendously haunting the book of guilt by @catherinechidgey.bsky.social
it actually rocks to be perceived, and loved anyway!!!! Bec made the fact that I am essentially uncontactable cute. also i'm sick of this world i want to go to the one she has imagined for me
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
it actually rocks to be perceived, and loved anyway!!!! Bec made the fact that I am essentially uncontactable cute. also i'm sick of this world i want to go to the one she has imagined for me
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.
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Blocking healthcare cause you’re anti disabled people/women/children/queer people is so sinister. It’s bullying and abusive behavior. Abusive people withhold resources. Straight up state violence against its own people.
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Blocking healthcare cause you’re anti disabled people/women/children/queer people is so sinister. It’s bullying and abusive behavior. Abusive people withhold resources. Straight up state violence against its own people.
FUCK THIS VILE BULLSHIT
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
FUCK THIS VILE BULLSHIT
fuck marry kill alliteration assonance rhyme
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
fuck marry kill alliteration assonance rhyme
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Woke is back time to say I agree with the shark people who think they shouldn’t be called “shark attacks” they should be called “shark bites” or “shark accidents” they aren’t attacking they are usually checking if you’re edible like you finding something weird in the fridge
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Woke is back time to say I agree with the shark people who think they shouldn’t be called “shark attacks” they should be called “shark bites” or “shark accidents” they aren’t attacking they are usually checking if you’re edible like you finding something weird in the fridge
Filled with spoilers but if you’ve read it pls tell us your thoughts!!!!!!! We got maybe 8% into the conversation and had to stop for word count
‘Send in the gryphons’: a conversational review of The Rose Field by Philip Pullman
‘Send in the gryphons’: a conversational review of The Rose Field by Philip Pullman
'I’m going to be thinking about this for the rest of my effing life'. Two massive Pullman fans come to grips with the last instalment of Lyra Silvertongue's story....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Filled with spoilers but if you’ve read it pls tell us your thoughts!!!!!!! We got maybe 8% into the conversation and had to stop for word count
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Tomorrow is the Fifth of November – but let’s forget Guy Fawkes and his actions against an arrogant Protestant king and instead look to our own history: the unlawful attack on Parihaka and, by extension, Māori sovereignty.
🧵
#kikorangi
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#kikorangi
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Tomorrow is the Fifth of November – but let’s forget Guy Fawkes and his actions against an arrogant Protestant king and instead look to our own history: the unlawful attack on Parihaka and, by extension, Māori sovereignty.
🧵
#kikorangi
🧵
#kikorangi
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Counterpoint: GET FUCKED
A new joint release is available from Hon Simeon Brown, Hon Erica Stanford and Hon Judith Collins KC.
Strike unfair, unproductive and unnecessary
Tomorrow’s proposed strike is unfair, unproductive and unnecessary and should be called off, Public Service Minister Judith Collins says.
www.beehive.govt.nz
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Counterpoint: GET FUCKED
I rly thought the bitcoin statue was a joke
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I rly thought the bitcoin statue was a joke
Oi wanna come to this next week my beloved hometown?
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Oi wanna come to this next week my beloved hometown?
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The poetry slam tonight in Ōtepoti Dunedin is looking for more competitors. No experience required! It's a supportive, fun event.
Have a poem you'd like to perform? Check out the details:
youngwritersfest.nz/events/otago...
Please share!
Have a poem you'd like to perform? Check out the details:
youngwritersfest.nz/events/otago...
Please share!
Otago Poetry Slam Champs 2025
Since 2013, the Otago Poetry Slam has been an annual highlight! This lively event brings together the most creative poets in the region for a night of dynamic performances and friendly competition …
youngwritersfest.nz
September 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The poetry slam tonight in Ōtepoti Dunedin is looking for more competitors. No experience required! It's a supportive, fun event.
Have a poem you'd like to perform? Check out the details:
youngwritersfest.nz/events/otago...
Please share!
Have a poem you'd like to perform? Check out the details:
youngwritersfest.nz/events/otago...
Please share!
Gotta say. I would basically die for my Aotearoa poem friends. NO ONE DOES IT LIKE THEM
September 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Gotta say. I would basically die for my Aotearoa poem friends. NO ONE DOES IT LIKE THEM
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Love this from @clairemabey.bsky.social
Does reading make better people/people better?
A case for collective reading for compassion
open.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Love this from @clairemabey.bsky.social
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I think if you listen to a podcast with fake AI people saying AI generated words you are functionally dead, you are basically a phone to me at that point
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I think if you listen to a podcast with fake AI people saying AI generated words you are functionally dead, you are basically a phone to me at that point
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This seems a simple and sensible approach to saving Meanjin:
An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne on the Closure of Meanjin
An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne on the Closure of Meanjin
openletter.earth
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This seems a simple and sensible approach to saving Meanjin:
An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne on the Closure of Meanjin
An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne on the Closure of Meanjin
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It beggars belief that MUP are scrapping Meanjin *entirely*. Could it not even continue as an online journal? And what will happen to the vast and essential archive on its website? The decision is a stunning, appalling act of cultural vandalism which demands complete transparency and accountability.
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It beggars belief that MUP are scrapping Meanjin *entirely*. Could it not even continue as an online journal? And what will happen to the vast and essential archive on its website? The decision is a stunning, appalling act of cultural vandalism which demands complete transparency and accountability.
Sometimes Emma Thompson speaks your gf words, ? Am I best friends with Emma Thompson now
Emma Thompson Girlfriend Words
Thank u Paris paloma the antipodes are feeling very nice
Emma Thompson Girlfriend Words
Thank u Paris paloma the antipodes are feeling very nice
Everyone Paris Paloma has a new song coming out and the intro is my loser headline and it’s spoken by EMMA THOMPSON 🚨🚨🚨 and she knows who I am
September 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Sometimes Emma Thompson speaks your gf words, ? Am I best friends with Emma Thompson now
Emma Thompson Girlfriend Words
Thank u Paris paloma the antipodes are feeling very nice
Emma Thompson Girlfriend Words
Thank u Paris paloma the antipodes are feeling very nice
This is a dope read
AI is cheaper than therapy but talking to other people is free
AI is cheaper than therapy but talking to other people is free
Even if you use AI in order to not burden others, the result is a diminishing of life itself....
thespinoff.co.nz
August 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is a dope read
Having a smorl depression but seems to be really receptive to Riverdance, totally fine as long as I’m listening to Riverdance
August 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Having a smorl depression but seems to be really receptive to Riverdance, totally fine as long as I’m listening to Riverdance
Something I think is really good lucky and cool is that me and @brocklesnitch.bsky.social both got to meet each other’s nanas before they died. Nanas rock thank you nanas
August 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Something I think is really good lucky and cool is that me and @brocklesnitch.bsky.social both got to meet each other’s nanas before they died. Nanas rock thank you nanas
Have a fucking Pip treat!!!!!!!!! Pip’s thoughts are unmissable!!!!
“It’s difficult to find a job you can put everything into & still have time & energy for writing. There always comes a point in the day job where they’re saying, don’t you want to do more? & I’m like, No, not really.” Great @pipadam.bsky.social interview! thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...
Author Pip Adam on keeping faith in the project – The Creative Independent
Author Pip Adam discusses how to regain your voice when you lose it, balancing day jobs and creative output, and how place informs the work
thecreativeindependent.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Have a fucking Pip treat!!!!!!!!! Pip’s thoughts are unmissable!!!!