SKarliah
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📢 Global voyagers brought back from the brink with the successful colony on Taiaroa Head near Dunedin.
'Amazing': Jubilation as 1000th toroa/albatross chick hatches in Otago
www.1news.co.nz
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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the weird thing about reporting on ICE in america is that my old fear was being tear gassed or pepper sprayed or arrested and deported to new zealand. now the fear is being shot dead, and quickly, and then the american government defaming me & my family in every single way possible
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
the weird thing about reporting on ICE in america is that my old fear was being tear gassed or pepper sprayed or arrested and deported to new zealand. now the fear is being shot dead, and quickly, and then the american government defaming me & my family in every single way possible
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
Professor slams US authoritarianism and spells out how to resist it www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Professor slams US authoritarianism and spells out how to resist it
Leading academic says Trump has already dragged America into authoritarian rule — and warns that polite protest won’t stop what comes next
www.thecanary.co
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Professor slams US authoritarianism and spells out how to resist it www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
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We already know twentyfold how dangerous AI is to mental health so to see it peddled as a good thing to train on black people for means of therapy is nothing short of vile. This is not, nor will it ever be, “a good thing”
“Calls to the clinic helpline are being used to train an AI algorithm that researchers hope will eventually power a chatbot offering therapy in local African languages.”
The chatbot will see you now: how AI is being trained to spot mental health issues in any language
Calls to a clinic in Uganda are helping create a therapy algorithm that works in local languages, as specialists look to technology to address the global mental health crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
We already know twentyfold how dangerous AI is to mental health so to see it peddled as a good thing to train on black people for means of therapy is nothing short of vile. This is not, nor will it ever be, “a good thing”
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Whether you're conventionally attractive or not, men will explicitly sexualize you as a way of undermining your power and confidence.
I've been on both ends of that dynamic, "lol ew" and "nice, would fuck" conversations about your body are two sides of the same coin.
I've been on both ends of that dynamic, "lol ew" and "nice, would fuck" conversations about your body are two sides of the same coin.
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Whether you're conventionally attractive or not, men will explicitly sexualize you as a way of undermining your power and confidence.
I've been on both ends of that dynamic, "lol ew" and "nice, would fuck" conversations about your body are two sides of the same coin.
I've been on both ends of that dynamic, "lol ew" and "nice, would fuck" conversations about your body are two sides of the same coin.
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Today a local conservative and ICE agent who cried bloody murder when asked to wear a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic clarified he’s actually totally fine with wearing masks as long as it’s to ruin lives, not save them: tinyurl.com/3pabcukx
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Today a local conservative and ICE agent who cried bloody murder when asked to wear a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic clarified he’s actually totally fine with wearing masks as long as it’s to ruin lives, not save them: tinyurl.com/3pabcukx
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
Cabinet overrode health advice in decision to ban puberty blockers
Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...
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Ho Ho Holy Marxmas!
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Ho Ho Holy Marxmas!
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
Have a great #Marxistmonday and don't spend it panic buying random shit, because a Christmas spent queueing in shops is bullshit.
Eat, drink and be merry to chase the darkness away!
Love and solstice solidarity x
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The real ~politics of envy~ is the right telling people they should feel hard done by when other people's lives get better. Your value is based on how many other human beings you're standing on top of. It's inhuman and unnatural thinking which is why they have to push it so hard
Absolutely fuck all the way off with this shit. What a ghoulish thing to say.
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The real ~politics of envy~ is the right telling people they should feel hard done by when other people's lives get better. Your value is based on how many other human beings you're standing on top of. It's inhuman and unnatural thinking which is why they have to push it so hard
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Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: our fucking govt is saying they've got no extra funding for Total Mobility service because THEY FUND THEIR CRONIES INSTEAD
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
Proposals to strengthen Total Mobility
www.transport.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: our fucking govt is saying they've got no extra funding for Total Mobility service because THEY FUND THEIR CRONIES INSTEAD
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
Total Mobility scheme IS FUCKING SUSTAINABLE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKWITS
I shall endeavour to be polite in feedback so it doesn't get automatic reject
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The dangerousness of the right doesn't come from the power of their ideas, but the ownership of the means of distributing ideas.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
I really disagree with this and think nihilism is often used as an excuse for undisciplined behavior.
counterpoint: nothing you post on any social media platform will in any way combat the dangerousness of the right
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The dangerousness of the right doesn't come from the power of their ideas, but the ownership of the means of distributing ideas.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
You can't fight against Musk's fascist project by using his product. You fight against Musk's fascist project by boycotting his products: that requires discipline.
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#nzpol Reminder:
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Transport subsidies for elderly and disabled people reduced
The Total Mobility scheme provides discounted taxis and public transport fares for those with long-term impairments.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#nzpol Reminder:
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chris Luxon is the sort of guy who:
1) is not bothered by cutting disability and elderly transport subsidies; and
2) is the wealthy and sorted able-bodied fellow who happily sought not one - but two - govt EV vehicle subsidies at $8k a pop. 🧐
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
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any time you're told to use AI at work, turn your work in about half as fast and pepper it with obvious mistakes. if nobody cares, you have less to do, and if they do, you can tell them you'll never use AI at work again
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
any time you're told to use AI at work, turn your work in about half as fast and pepper it with obvious mistakes. if nobody cares, you have less to do, and if they do, you can tell them you'll never use AI at work again
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Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Musk is promoting some dodgy statistics here, 70% of New Zealanders are of European heritage, you only get the 55.9% figure by excluding anyone who also has any kind of non-European heritage
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#OtD 12 Dec 1873 working-class poet Lola Ridge was born in Dublin, Ireland. Growing up in a Aotearoa/New Zealand mining community, the workers' movement was a central theme of her revolutionary, feminist poetry stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8378...
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#OtD 12 Dec 1873 working-class poet Lola Ridge was born in Dublin, Ireland. Growing up in a Aotearoa/New Zealand mining community, the workers' movement was a central theme of her revolutionary, feminist poetry stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8378...
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Can't believe we'll all have to give our IDs to the tech bros just to protect kids from David Seymour and Chris Bishop's snapchats and DMs.
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Can't believe we'll all have to give our IDs to the tech bros just to protect kids from David Seymour and Chris Bishop's snapchats and DMs.
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If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Giving people @pepperraccoon.com NZ Bird par avian pins are my go-to gift for people this silly season. Add some bird facts and it's educational
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Giving people @pepperraccoon.com NZ Bird par avian pins are my go-to gift for people this silly season. Add some bird facts and it's educational