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Cushla كوشلة
@cushladillon.bsky.social
Oscillate between pessimism and optimism, procrastination and reckless impulsivity. Filmmaker. Editor. Sociologist. Activist. Leftie. She/her. Will block fascists, racists, TERFS, cookers or climate change deniers.
I am so ashamed to be a New Zealander today. Shame on you Winston Peters, shame on luxon, the lot of them. What have we become….?
September 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tragic end but I just those kids safe and back with their mum. They will be absolutely traumatised.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
New Zealand fugitive father Tom Phillips shot dead after attempted burglary, police confirm
Phillips, who has been on the run with his children for four years, was shot by police after the attempted burglary of a building in Piopio, authorities said
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Here's an idea.
July 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Marines and DHS arrest anti-ICE protester after children were spotted in chains at the federal detention center in LA
July 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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If you don’t have a subscription, you can access the article here 👇
July 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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*CW Homophobia: People may not realise the ‘softly-spoken property developer’ Vlad in this story has form as a right-wing bigot. Here he is at a pro-Homosexual Law Reform Bill March, Wellington, 1986, proudly sporting a t-shirt he had printed specially.
digitalnz.org/records/2323... #NZPol
May 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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This is how Kaganovich talked about Stalin.
April 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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EXCELLENT thread on the who and the where of bringing the heat to #HeritageFoundation.
It’s already done. See seeshell @tentoads4truth who has tracked this info (& more) for years. She’s on X/twitter, but not here. I think she’s tired & has low on hope now :/. She should write a book!
Can also read the books I have in my bio for specific info on the funders, networks & below
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April 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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This is it
February 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social

Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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The gospel according to Saint Mariann
January 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The Scottish Sunday Herald TV guide featured this preview of the Trump inauguration.

It’s fucking brilliant.
January 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Now more than ever 🏳️‍⚧️
January 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If you are currently in the USA, don’t forget today’s the day to put your clocks back 92 years.
January 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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February 3, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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I learned today that a language dies every 14 days on average in this world. The most powerful act against this is to speak languages daily.
Kia kaha te reo Māori e te whānau.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini kē
December 31, 2023 at 7:16 PM
December 18, 2023 at 3:34 AM
It’s called ‘google’. Ka kite!
how did we learn what a kiwi is?
November 27, 2023 at 12:37 AM
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Petition to change tobacco packaging to the faces of the National MPs responsible for removing our smokefree laws.
November 25, 2023 at 7:39 AM
Big news! "King Loser" the documentary I co-directed with Andrew Moore about the legendary King Loser 2016 reunion tour, plus the period in the 90s which saw them become one of the most notorious and talented bands of Flying Nun is now available for streaming at Arovision. Overseas fans can access!
AroVision: AroVideo on Demand King Loser
An unflinching yet affectionate portrait of the notorious 90s indie rock band. [Premium rental exclusive supporting the film-makers!]
ondemand.arovideo.co.nz
November 21, 2023 at 8:40 AM
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Anne Boyer has resigned as the poetry editor of the New York Times magazine: “Because our status quo is self-expression, sometimes all artists have left is to refuse. So I refuse.”
November 16, 2023 at 3:57 PM
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I only decided to go to medical school when my GP told me a story about the time he looked in a kids ear and a cockroach was looking back at him. And honestly that hasn’t turned out to be a big part of the job.
November 7, 2023 at 3:41 PM
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"It’s unaccountable, and it’s opaque. The label I would put on all this stuff is privatisation of democracy.”

Chiding in plain sight
www.newsroom.co.nz/chiding-in-p...
Chiding in plain sight
Inside the Taxpayers’ Union’s in-your-face push for change. Part 1 of a 2 part series.
www.newsroom.co.nz
October 31, 2023 at 5:57 PM