An optimistic hermit on your left. She/her. ๐ณ๐ฟ๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
"Those who lack humour are without judgement & should not be trusted with anything." - Clive James
I saw Michael J. Fox was trending, and got worried. But it turned out to be good news. Long live Doc Brown and Marty McFly! "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."
Much to love in this photo of the Beehive bunker National Crisis Management Centre.
Everyone wearing masks, one guy with computer wallpaper of his dog, another guy with 3 cups of coffee at his elbow, but mainly all these "bureaucrats" working so hard to keep us safe. CHUR!
I've lived in Welly my whole life. Went to school at Wtgn Girls in Thorndon. Have worked at a cafe in Molesworth St, the National Library, and Parliament. I have NEVER seen those places close due to the public and workers being abused. This protest is NOT peaceful. ๐
Do these foolish white men really think they will do themselves any favours by calling Pelosi, Clinton, and VP Harris as witnesses? Yeeeeeah, good luck with that strategy. Morons.
Okay, yup, they are officially wearing tin foil hats in Camp Covid. Guys, I canโt. Letโs just deal with this in the morning over coffee and hot x buns.
#WellingtonFightsBack
#EndtheProtest
Chantelle Baker saying โIt literally looks like a war zoneโ as she walks past one knocked over plastic chair, a pot plant, and some spilt milk. ๐๐๐
#EndtheProtest
Chris Luxon just said "Well, we're now through Covid."
Holy shit! Did you guys know that? IT'S OVER! HURRAH HUZZAH! No more Covid anywhere on planet Earth. Wow. I thought there would have been a memo or something.
RIP
@efesocollins
Thank you for your work, your words, your wisdom.
This is from his maiden speech to Parliament just last week.
(You can watch it or read the full transcript here: )
Abortion in NZ was only removed from the Crimes Act in March 2020. The vote was 68-51.
Before that access to abortion was through a legal loophole and it was a dehumanising rigmarole.
Laws, funding, and access to services can be changed. Remember that.
#AbortionIsHealthcare
As people start to eulogise Simon Bridges' political career, please remember he voted AGAINST marriage equality, legalising abortion, and banning conversion therapy. Yaks are more open minded.
LOL Martin Devlin just blocked me for posting a photo of John Key with the All Blacks in response to whinging about Jacinda Ardern hanging with the Black Ferns. ๐๐คฃ
@martindevlinnz
CRY MOAR. We'll just be out here celebrating!
#LikeABlackFern
โThe real chaos would be you trying to deal with Winston Peters and David Seymour round a cabinet table, theyโd be running circles around you.โ - Chippy to Luxon in the last leaderโs debate.
The NZ Herald AND NewstalkZB have now removed all sign of the extremely poorly researched Siouxsie Wiles documentary beat-up hit piece.
I wonder how Jason Walls' day is going? JK. I don't care.
Chris Luxon believes that abortion is murder. The MAJORITY of National MPs voted against decriminalising abortion in 2020.
Luxon said the law is "settled". Even if you believe him, that won't stop him as PM restricting access or cutting funding to abortion services. He will.
Men forgiving Jeremy Clarkson's comments about Meghan Markle with shades of "haha he's just joking lighten up" make me madder than the actual original bullshit.
STOP FORGIVING THIS CRAP. CALL OUT THE OBVIOUS RACISM AND MISOGNY FOR FUCKS SAKE.
RAGE RAGE RAGE ARG. FUCK.
Thanks for everything, Jacinda. I can totally understand why she wants out now. A reset might even help Labour, we shall see. Us lefties have to hope as we look to the future. Am I the only one whose first thoughts went to Kiri Allan?
Nicola Willis said last week on RNZ that the ONLY research they did for their Welfare Policy was to look at the statistics.
They haven't done ANY reading on what works, or talked to anyone at WINZ or on a benefit.
Two weeks ago Luxon didn't understand Jobseeker.
Disgraceful.
When Chris Luxon starts on his beneficiary bashing today, please remember that the "Jobseeker" numbers include all those who can't work due to a health condition, injury, or disability.
Luxon on PPM poll results: "You've got to understand I'm a new leader and I've still got a lot of work to do to, to get people across New Zealand to get to know me.โ
Nah, mate. Theyโre getting to know you. Thatโs your problem.
Hi Twitter, this is not the news we wanted to have to share with you. Meep Mama has died. We knew this was inevitable- her cancer was not curable and she was living what life she could while she could.
Wow. I guess the
@NZNationalParty
will be advertising for a new social media person after this was posted (and then deleted) from Facebook. Another emotional junior staffer?
Okay, hear me out, new TV show. The
@JohnJCampbell
&
@AshBloomfield
Road Trip. Them travelling assiduously around the motu meeting peeps and occasionally solving crimes.
My mother passed away this morning, peacefully with Step-Mum and a dear friend of theirs by her side.
Iโm in that kind of dream shock state. Orca is looking after us all. ๐ค๐ค
She was an awesome Mom/Mum. โค๏ธ
This is how Simon O'Connor is celebrating the SCOTUS decision. Simeon Brown was president of ProLife Auckland while at uni. Luxon thinks we're muderers.
People are saying that we're imagining the worst and over reacting. That's what they said in the USA too. Until today.
We donโt hate women. We hate how you use irrational fear as a weapon against ALL of our people. Get out. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
#TransWomenAreWomen
โOne of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong.โ - Jacinda Ardern
The whole point of the parliamentary accommodation supplement is so that the cost of having to stay in Wgtn part-time isnโt a barrier to be an MP. Not so that old money bags Luxon can afford yet another Tesla โfor his wifeโ.
Once again I ask, is anyone actually advising him?!
"People are pushing against the police... A man on a loud speaker is asking the crowd to calm down and a woman can be heard yelling that there are children there." - RNZ
Yeah, well, there SHOULDN'T be, Doris. At least keep the kids far away during police action.
#endtheprotest
Grant Robertson was right about Luxon when he first roasted him about the limo drive:
"It required Mr Luxon to travel straight for 46 seconds, before turning right, turning right again, turning left, turning right again. This will be the pattern of his leadership."
"โฆif Nicola Willis is saying that she's surprised by some of that, it basically means that she's been lazy, and not actually doing her job as the Opposition finance spokesperson, which is to read the Budget." - Chris Hipkins
Just had a walk to the GP & chemist and it felt like every Wellingtonian was wearing masks so no one would think they're a rat-licking protestor. ๐๐ท
The Bay of Plenty Times did a Q+A with the Tauranga candidates. One question, what was their biggest mistake.
Act's candidate Cam Luxton spoke about his drink-driving conviction.
Uffindell said, "Not coming home to New Zealand sooner. There's nowhere we'd rather raise our kids.โ
Itโs inexcusable how underprepared and ignorant PM Luxon is on ALL the things.
Almost like making a one-term arrogant incurious MP the leader of your party is a bad idea. And now we all have to pay for itโฆ
Luxon says the repeated speech at Waitangi was intentional and โhinted at reusing other important speeches in the future, such as his Anzac Day speech.โ
Like, what is even the point of him then? He is the walking embodiment of โthis could have been an emailโ. Useless.
After
@MotherOfMeeps
died we found gifts sheโd already bought me which included two more pairs of my fav pj pants. I just unpacked them & sheโd already washed them for me so they smell like her โcause of the fabric softener and now Iโm sitting here weeping over sloth pyjamas. ๐ญ