Caitlin Carew
@caitlinc.bsky.social
Feminist, parent, unionist, political junkie, nature lover. Works in science communications. She/her. Pākehā. 💚
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What RNZ considers to be worthy of a breaking news push notification is baffling, but this is quite a cute example
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What RNZ considers to be worthy of a breaking news push notification is baffling, but this is quite a cute example
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Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
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Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Greater Wellington results are in. @quentinduthie.bsky.social is back in in Te Awa Kairangi, so is Gabriel Tupou, unfortunately ACT's Nigel Elder also made the cut.
www.electionz.com/LGE2025Resul...
www.electionz.com/LGE2025Resul...
www.electionz.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Greater Wellington results are in. @quentinduthie.bsky.social is back in in Te Awa Kairangi, so is Gabriel Tupou, unfortunately ACT's Nigel Elder also made the cut.
www.electionz.com/LGE2025Resul...
www.electionz.com/LGE2025Resul...
So freaking stoked about this!!! Go Peri!
Peri Zee has declared victory in the Upper Hutt mayoral election, defeating Wayne Guppy after eight terms.
October 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
So freaking stoked about this!!! Go Peri!
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If this crowdfund meets the goal I can pay myself the equivalent of the jobseeker benefit for the time between my current contract ends, and the start of the next academic year, at which point I'll become a full time student and borrow weekly living costs
pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe
Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians
pledgeme.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If this crowdfund meets the goal I can pay myself the equivalent of the jobseeker benefit for the time between my current contract ends, and the start of the next academic year, at which point I'll become a full time student and borrow weekly living costs
pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
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I remember when a protester punched the co-leader of the Greens in the face.
Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.
I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.
I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??
Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.
I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.
I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??
Calling people attack dogs is not at attempt to deescalate and maintain civility, it's a attempt to escalate to distract from a failing economy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I remember when a protester punched the co-leader of the Greens in the face.
Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.
I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.
I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??
Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.
I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.
I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??
This is giving MAHA vibes. They want more NZ to get a bigger slice of that wellness influencer cash
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government announces more funding for natural pharmaceutical sector
It's announced a $42.8 million funding boost to go towards a 'Biodiscovery Platform'.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is giving MAHA vibes. They want more NZ to get a bigger slice of that wellness influencer cash
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
My extremely Swiftie teen and her BFF are burning off nervous energy in the kitchen baking Taylor-themed biscuits while listening to Taylor back catalogue and I predict things are going to reach fever pitch by 5pm
October 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My extremely Swiftie teen and her BFF are burning off nervous energy in the kitchen baking Taylor-themed biscuits while listening to Taylor back catalogue and I predict things are going to reach fever pitch by 5pm
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“We are shocked to our core by harrowing images of famine in Gaza. We are revolted by what can only be described as a grossly disproportionate response from the Israeli Government."
It is described as *genocide*, you tool.
It is described as *genocide*, you tool.
NZ will not yet recognise Palestinian statehood, Peters says in UN speech
Foreign Minister Winston Peters said there was no obvious link between recognising Palestinian statehood now and protecting work towards a two-state solution.
www.1news.co.nz
September 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“We are shocked to our core by harrowing images of famine in Gaza. We are revolted by what can only be described as a grossly disproportionate response from the Israeli Government."
It is described as *genocide*, you tool.
It is described as *genocide*, you tool.
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Use “I” statements please Winston. The tens of thousands of NZers who marched, the thousands and thousands more who see this genocide for what it is and who know recognising Palestine is an important symbol of solidarity, your decision does not represent us.
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Use “I” statements please Winston. The tens of thousands of NZers who marched, the thousands and thousands more who see this genocide for what it is and who know recognising Palestine is an important symbol of solidarity, your decision does not represent us.
I'd like to hear this podcast - if you would too, chuck Bryon a few bucks to get it made
Crowd funding campaign now live! I'm raising money for a limited series podcast investigating how the campaign to quit the Paris Climate Accords went from the fringe to the mainstream
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...
Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe
Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians
www.pledgeme.co.nz
September 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'd like to hear this podcast - if you would too, chuck Bryon a few bucks to get it made
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They all admit that they are leaving pregnant people with zero options when it comes to pain and fever management.
September 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
They all admit that they are leaving pregnant people with zero options when it comes to pain and fever management.
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Is it really "fast-tracking" or "accelerating" when it's basically restarting some of the 100-odd projects you iced a year ago, putting the construction sector into a nosedive? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Minister orders more classrooms to help struggling construction workers
The Government is ordering new classrooms, as it looks for immediate fixes to stem back-to-back reports of a declining construction sector.
www.stuff.co.nz
September 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Is it really "fast-tracking" or "accelerating" when it's basically restarting some of the 100-odd projects you iced a year ago, putting the construction sector into a nosedive? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Hey Hutt folks, you may miss it when voting, but please don’t vote for Suzanne Levy! She sounds fine, but OOPS she runs the TERF organisation Speak Up For Women.
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Hey Hutt folks, you may miss it when voting, but please don’t vote for Suzanne Levy! She sounds fine, but OOPS she runs the TERF organisation Speak Up For Women.
Just extraordinarily awful shit going on in support of the Upper Hutt incumbent mayor's campaign.
God I hope the amazing Peri Zee beats Guppy and his toxic mate
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
God I hope the amazing Peri Zee beats Guppy and his toxic mate
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
The mayors, the media man and the mystery shrouding Upper Hutt’s election
An abusive email was sent to an Upper Hutt mayoral candidate. The sender says he has nothing to do with the incumbent mayor’s campaign. But locals and other mayors suspect otherwise.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just extraordinarily awful shit going on in support of the Upper Hutt incumbent mayor's campaign.
God I hope the amazing Peri Zee beats Guppy and his toxic mate
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
God I hope the amazing Peri Zee beats Guppy and his toxic mate
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
This excellent thread yesterday from @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social really got me thinking. I don't feel we need to hear anything more about the Phillips kids in the media. Let that poor broken family reconnect and (hopefully) heal. They didn't ask for any of this and they deserve their privacy.
Until now I have resolutely stayed out of the Phillips' case because at one point several years ago I wrote so much about Family Court that it began to impact my mental health and possibly my fertility BUT today I wrote a backgrounder and I really want to point something out /1
September 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This excellent thread yesterday from @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social really got me thinking. I don't feel we need to hear anything more about the Phillips kids in the media. Let that poor broken family reconnect and (hopefully) heal. They didn't ask for any of this and they deserve their privacy.
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“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
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Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes, like Jenny here, they just use puns and homophones.
September 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes, like Jenny here, they just use puns and homophones.
ACT and Hobson's Pledge having a sook because Western BOP District Council is providing factual information about Māori Wards to voters like...what they are for www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/571...
Act MP accuses council of campaigning for Māori wards
Cameron Luxton claims the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is campaigning on social media to keep its Māori ward.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ACT and Hobson's Pledge having a sook because Western BOP District Council is providing factual information about Māori Wards to voters like...what they are for www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/571...
Brownlee defending decision to suspend Chloe Swarbrick because of public bullying of MPs, the House needs to set a standard or some such nonsense...when it is women (mostly WOC) politicians on the left that receive the most bullying, mostly from RW men - and this is when he decides to take a stand??
August 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Brownlee defending decision to suspend Chloe Swarbrick because of public bullying of MPs, the House needs to set a standard or some such nonsense...when it is women (mostly WOC) politicians on the left that receive the most bullying, mostly from RW men - and this is when he decides to take a stand??
JFC. And this new system is being phased in next year? On Wednesday we are going to a NCEA info evening at our school and yr 10 students are selecting their Level 1 subjects. How disruptive.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Watch: Government proposes replacing NCEA school system
The proposed changes would be phased in from next year, Christopher Luxon and the Education Minister have announced.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
JFC. And this new system is being phased in next year? On Wednesday we are going to a NCEA info evening at our school and yr 10 students are selecting their Level 1 subjects. How disruptive.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...