Just another Ancient Swamp Witch
@beckeegan.bsky.social
Musician. Atheist Witch. Crazy Kiwi Cat Lady. Bad driver. Wife. Auntie. Niece. Friend. Nerd. Ally.
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For too many of us there’s no surprises in what Emily or Jacinda Thompson write but there’s rage at how little things have changed.
“18 years after Sophie Elliott’s murder, we're still not facing the truth” -
Emily Writes
Content warning: Gendered violence, murder, SA, sexual harassment.” #nzpol
“18 years after Sophie Elliott’s murder, we're still not facing the truth” -
Emily Writes
Content warning: Gendered violence, murder, SA, sexual harassment.” #nzpol
18 years after Sophie Elliott’s murder, we're still not facing the truth
Content warning: Gendered violence, murder, sexual assault, sexual harassment.
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Like man...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
For too many of us there’s no surprises in what Emily or Jacinda Thompson write but there’s rage at how little things have changed.
“18 years after Sophie Elliott’s murder, we're still not facing the truth” -
Emily Writes
Content warning: Gendered violence, murder, SA, sexual harassment.” #nzpol
“18 years after Sophie Elliott’s murder, we're still not facing the truth” -
Emily Writes
Content warning: Gendered violence, murder, SA, sexual harassment.” #nzpol
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When the government is one of the biggest customers of many businesses and you cut spending which means private enterprises don’t make money and so they also don’t hire any of the public servants you fired for no reason, you end up with the economy we have now.
Even Nicola should get this.
Even Nicola should get this.
February 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
When the government is one of the biggest customers of many businesses and you cut spending which means private enterprises don’t make money and so they also don’t hire any of the public servants you fired for no reason, you end up with the economy we have now.
Even Nicola should get this.
Even Nicola should get this.
I absolutely love that What We Do In The Shadows has become a pop culture meme 💗
Chotiner: Tell me what you found interesting about these vampires.
Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess.
Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining.
Documentarian: Exactly.
Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?
Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess.
Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining.
Documentarian: Exactly.
Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I absolutely love that What We Do In The Shadows has become a pop culture meme 💗
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The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
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of course stuff's "local angle" shit is that brian boyd is in there, but doesn't mention the fact that peter thiel is in there thousands of times ALONG WITH EPSTEIN'S LAWYER EMAILING EPSTEIN ABOUT THIEL PURCHASING CITIZENSHIP.
Sarah Ferguson’s crude email to Epstein about her daughter revealed
The email was released last week as part of millions of pages unsealed by the US Department of Justice relating to investigations into Epstein.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
of course stuff's "local angle" shit is that brian boyd is in there, but doesn't mention the fact that peter thiel is in there thousands of times ALONG WITH EPSTEIN'S LAWYER EMAILING EPSTEIN ABOUT THIEL PURCHASING CITIZENSHIP.
Hmm. Is this also a reason why the CoC twatwaffles are 'yessirring' the US Epstein regime? Kompromat?
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You knew it, but it's good people are saying it out loud. Kudos to Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for amplifying. Lord knows Republicans don't give a damn.
If true, this could explain a lot: Epstein’s mysterious money; the wire transactions to former Soviet states; Trump’s submissiveness around Putin.
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Hmm. Is this also a reason why the CoC twatwaffles are 'yessirring' the US Epstein regime? Kompromat?
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If there’s anything these last few months should drive home it’s that country means nothing, but community means everything
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If there’s anything these last few months should drive home it’s that country means nothing, but community means everything
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The number of nights I've gone to bed in tears at how violently bigoted the world has become and increasingly dangerous for me to exist in... and to find out it was just so a few rich pedophiles could have sex slaves.
Pride month is hereby followed by 11 months of Wrath.
Pride month is hereby followed by 11 months of Wrath.
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM
The number of nights I've gone to bed in tears at how violently bigoted the world has become and increasingly dangerous for me to exist in... and to find out it was just so a few rich pedophiles could have sex slaves.
Pride month is hereby followed by 11 months of Wrath.
Pride month is hereby followed by 11 months of Wrath.
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Look at the date
Every terf coming out of the woodwork to defend their friend by showing off their increasingly more and more illegal collections.
Jk emerging like a dark soul boss with a tiktok showing off her castle's entire wing full of underage hp erotica
Jk emerging like a dark soul boss with a tiktok showing off her castle's entire wing full of underage hp erotica
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Look at the date
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Bold assumption that people only experience grief in response to someone dying 🥴
AI “deadbots” aim to replace the dead—and raise plenty of ethical issues, Charley Burlock argues. “Perhaps the biggest question is how such a product might shift our experience of personal grief and collective memory.”
The AI Companies Trying to Make Grief Obsolete
You can buy an AI version of your lost loved one. But should you?
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Bold assumption that people only experience grief in response to someone dying 🥴
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Considering that the fact the worlds richest and most powerful people are pedophiles, it came as no surprise when ACT and Seymour were left unscathed despite the knowledge that Jago was a monster, and didn't tell anyone.
It’s clear since the Tim Jago ACT President was charged & convicted of multiple counts of child abuse, that the money behind ACT protects Seymour, the Party & astroturf organisations from proper scrutiny in the media. Can you imagine if a Labour Leader had run interference for a paedophile?
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Considering that the fact the worlds richest and most powerful people are pedophiles, it came as no surprise when ACT and Seymour were left unscathed despite the knowledge that Jago was a monster, and didn't tell anyone.
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David Seymour says kiwis are squeamish about handing state assets - paid for by everyone - to ACT party donors to make profits they don’t need & reduce services & supports we require for a dignified life. #nzpol
Yeah David we’re as understandably squeamish as you are self-serving. Hugely. #ACTout
Yeah David we’re as understandably squeamish as you are self-serving. Hugely. #ACTout
David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite
The ACT Party leader believes government assets should provide a return or be sold. But a majority of New Zealanders are consistently opposed to more privatisation.
theconversation.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Seems less than ideal
‘A Jenga tower’: Why NZ’s health cybersecurity is leaving patients exposed – expert
Prompted by a single breach, a cybersecurity specialist scanned hundreds of health systems and says the results point to a much bigger problem
www.stuff.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Seems less than ideal
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My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass.
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
February 2, 2026 at 4:39 AM
My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass.
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
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I think this is representative of fossil-fuelled weather extremes reportage not just in Aus but in many countries, where (a) the cause, fossil fuels, is simply never mentioned and (b) the change is treated as essentially inevitable and un-mitigatable, all that's left is figuring out how to 'adapt'
Australians to experience more 50C days as heatwaves intensify, experts say | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I think this is representative of fossil-fuelled weather extremes reportage not just in Aus but in many countries, where (a) the cause, fossil fuels, is simply never mentioned and (b) the change is treated as essentially inevitable and un-mitigatable, all that's left is figuring out how to 'adapt'
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ICE has been bad since it was created, but it's clearly worse than it's ever been.
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
How ICE turned into what it is today
ICE has always been bad, but it's worse than it's ever been. Radley Balko explains how we got here.
madness.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
ICE has been bad since it was created, but it's clearly worse than it's ever been.
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
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*ThisIsFine dot gif*
'The finding raises concerns that dangerous bat viruses may be circulating undetected alongside Nipah.'
'The finding raises concerns that dangerous bat viruses may be circulating undetected alongside Nipah.'
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
*ThisIsFine dot gif*
'The finding raises concerns that dangerous bat viruses may be circulating undetected alongside Nipah.'
'The finding raises concerns that dangerous bat viruses may be circulating undetected alongside Nipah.'
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Someone has developed a meow that sounds like “hello” and it is creepy as hell, especially drifting up the hall in the wee hours.
February 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Someone has developed a meow that sounds like “hello” and it is creepy as hell, especially drifting up the hall in the wee hours.
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Kat locking on to the jugular as usual. Imagine being rich enough to be Batman a hundred times over and the best you can do is decline an invitation to the child torture island.
Even in Elon Musk’s denial of his involvement with Epstein—which directly contradicts the available evidence—the world’s richest man is still claiming he knew all about “pedo island” and didn’t do anything to stop it. Even in their fantasies of innocence they’re still directly enabling child abuse
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Kat locking on to the jugular as usual. Imagine being rich enough to be Batman a hundred times over and the best you can do is decline an invitation to the child torture island.
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Yet no (new) perpetrators names were included... selective incompetence looks a whole lot like malicious compliance
“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Yet no (new) perpetrators names were included... selective incompetence looks a whole lot like malicious compliance
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Listen, I would never suggest that the end of this march be a cold, piranha-filled hole in the street covered and camouflaged by an asphalt-colored tarp, but people get ideas, you know
Maybe throw some bitey eels in there too
I didn't say eels, you said eels
Maybe throw some bitey eels in there too
I didn't say eels, you said eels
SF 'March for Billionaires' planned for Saturday raises eyebrows
SF 'March for Billionaires' planned for Saturday raises eyebrows
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Whether it's due to Bernie Sanders vilifying them or Elon Musk simply being Elon Musk, billionaires tend to get a bad rap these days. Now a mysterious group has appeared online that apparently wants to push back on that -- or possibly to poke fun at billionaires threatening to leave California [...]
www.kron4.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Listen, I would never suggest that the end of this march be a cold, piranha-filled hole in the street covered and camouflaged by an asphalt-colored tarp, but people get ideas, you know
Maybe throw some bitey eels in there too
I didn't say eels, you said eels
Maybe throw some bitey eels in there too
I didn't say eels, you said eels
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is in a particularly tight spot. This evening, he is expected to swear in a Democrat who just won a special election in Texas. After that, Johnson will be able to afford just one defection on any party-line vote if all members are present.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hard-Line Republicans Object to Deal to End Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson is in a particularly tight spot. This evening, he is expected to swear in a Democrat who just won a special election in Texas. After that, Johnson will be able to afford just one defection on any party-line vote if all members are present.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
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Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
An AI killswitch.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
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this is out in TWO DAYS
(i have been watching this show since 2005 and i genuinely cannot believe that i wrote a story for sam and dean winchester to be in and that it is going to be printed and published and canon?????)
(i have been watching this show since 2005 and i genuinely cannot believe that i wrote a story for sam and dean winchester to be in and that it is going to be printed and published and canon?????)
We've got some interiors to share for our SUPERNATURAL: VALENTINE'S DAY ONE-SHOT that's out on Wednesday!! Written by me, art by Pasquale Qualano
February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
this is out in TWO DAYS
(i have been watching this show since 2005 and i genuinely cannot believe that i wrote a story for sam and dean winchester to be in and that it is going to be printed and published and canon?????)
(i have been watching this show since 2005 and i genuinely cannot believe that i wrote a story for sam and dean winchester to be in and that it is going to be printed and published and canon?????)
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This whole thread is great but this bit is crucial for NZ labour if they want to win the election
human nature is this: you win elections through excitement
trump energized his base by not pussyfooting around. he's like "i'm gonna do this super evil shit" and they're like "fuck yeah, do it" because of years of right wing propaganda from facebook and twitter and youtube
trump energized his base by not pussyfooting around. he's like "i'm gonna do this super evil shit" and they're like "fuck yeah, do it" because of years of right wing propaganda from facebook and twitter and youtube
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This whole thread is great but this bit is crucial for NZ labour if they want to win the election