Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti

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Survival skills for the modern internet.

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“Old and new New York”, by Alfred Stieglitz, 1910.

Woman working on a pet food stand (to me): And how old is your cat?
Me: Twenty one.
Woman: Wow. Twenty one.
Me: Yup.
Woman: I’m twenty.
Me: Wow.
Oddly profound silence.

Have said this before in other forms, but will reiterate it here: if you're doing long-form writing of any sort, reading the words aloud into a microphone is a completely unparalleled cheat code. It's free, easy, and so effective it feels like it shouldn't be allowed. I do it in a few stages...

#nzpol 🎯

I'm in favour of a UBI! But not if it's not costed and it's peanuts.

I don't believe there's any substance to them. Just pie-in-the-sky nonsense, pretending to be left-wing actually right-wing, policy that's not worked out or costed.

‘A very paternalistic attitude’: why is female desire still not taken seriously? In documentary The Pink Pill, the fight to provide access to the so-called ‘female Viagra’ exposes an industry that still discounts the needs of women

‘A very paternalistic attitude’: why is female desire still not taken seriously?

WAIT THEY CAN FUCKING DRIVE NOW

Ha, nice.

Hurrah 💝

Folks in health care: DO NOT FUCKING WEAR THESE-**ESPECIALLY** IN PATIENT CARE AREAS!

If I ever catch a colleague wearing these, I am reporting them to management, the state, whatever press outlets I can, and to the patient & their family.

I do not care who it pisses off. Just fucking DO NOT.

Luxon looking forward to his Monday interviews where the follow up to his answer on oil prices will be 'the war you support?' and he gets to do his confused student who has just realised he has entered the wrong exam room routine

Large pale pink flowers on a magnolia tree.

Good morning! ✨
The magnolias in my area are already in full bloom, about a week earlier than last year, so nothing too dramatic. 🌱
Wishing you a lovely weekend!

23 year old Ruben Ray Martinez’s last words? “I’m sorry sir”.

ICE shot him 3 times and killed him.

Renee Good’s last words? “It’s ok I’m not mad”.

Alex Pretti’s last words? “Are you ok?”

These are the people DHS calls domestic terrorists. Threats. Aggressors.

Abolish ICE

This. Is #nzpol opposition listening?

Just envision that a Government came to power and cancelled a whole raft of essential programmes which would reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels, only for there to be a once in a century oil crisis.

wandering around the city and thinking everyone looks nice and is having fun just like the olden days except a lot more cowboy hats?

realising it’s wellington pride 🌈

Oh no, I’m sorry.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi more than an historical artefact in social work education — 1/200 Honouring, activating, and even understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not the orthodoxy in our current political environment. The past two and a half years have seen a barrage of attacks on both Te Ti...

Te Tiriti o Waitangi more than an historical artefact in social work education ✒️

Fantastic new article from Kendra Cox responding to the attacks by commentators on te tiriti in social work education

A reminder that it's not too late to submit your objection to this bill
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Former leader Ardern has left New Zealand. She’s not the only one | CNN Twenty years of memories spilled across Jacinda Thorn’s yard. Teddy bears and textbooks, a jumble of whisks and frying pans catching the morning sun.

Over the past four years, the number of New Zealanders aged 30-50 emigrating has more than doubled – from 18,000 to 43,000 – fueled by rising living costs and a weakening job market, demographers told CNN.

This trip through Aotearoa New Zealand has provided one illustration after another about the value of heroic conservation efforts.

Thank you my dear!

Thank you Jane!

Thank you my friend!

Thank you Kaye!

Thank you!

Thank you darling!!! Hoping to eventually be halfway competent

Thank you thank you 💝