Māyā
@mayaofaotearoa.bsky.social
Aspiring novelist. Sets crosswords for local magazines. Lifelong fan of ''Doctor Who'' (but in a good way). Married with kids.
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Relevant for #nzpol too
Yall are sleepwalking us into mass death by refusing to realize that labour is a right wing party and controlled opposition and also doing absolutely nothing meaningful to fight the current government
Yall are sleepwalking us into mass death by refusing to realize that labour is a right wing party and controlled opposition and also doing absolutely nothing meaningful to fight the current government
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Relevant for #nzpol too
Yall are sleepwalking us into mass death by refusing to realize that labour is a right wing party and controlled opposition and also doing absolutely nothing meaningful to fight the current government
Yall are sleepwalking us into mass death by refusing to realize that labour is a right wing party and controlled opposition and also doing absolutely nothing meaningful to fight the current government
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Half the people who wrote those articles are in the Epstein files.
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Half the people who wrote those articles are in the Epstein files.
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*laughing hollowly* remember when all the magazines wrote thinkpieces about how Me Too had "gone too far"
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
*laughing hollowly* remember when all the magazines wrote thinkpieces about how Me Too had "gone too far"
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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Great doco from MATA, it would be useful to have a follow up that charts the $$$ from private, corporate and Atlas donors in NZ that prop up the Seymour & the far right ACT Party and drive their policy agenda.
The foreign influences that have helped shape Seymour’s agenda. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y
The foreign influences that have helped shape Seymour’s agenda. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y
MATA Reports | ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda | RNZ
YouTube video by RNZ
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Great doco from MATA, it would be useful to have a follow up that charts the $$$ from private, corporate and Atlas donors in NZ that prop up the Seymour & the far right ACT Party and drive their policy agenda.
The foreign influences that have helped shape Seymour’s agenda. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y
The foreign influences that have helped shape Seymour’s agenda. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y
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Judge orders government to stop refugee deportations. ‘Refugees have a legal right to be in the U.S., a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause...'" www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Federal judge bars Trump administration from detaining lawful refugees in Minnesota
On Wednesday, a federal judge filed a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump Administration from detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota.
www.cbsnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Judge orders government to stop refugee deportations. ‘Refugees have a legal right to be in the U.S., a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause...'" www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton.
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Labour vote is collapsing in Gorton and Denton.
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
Only Greens can take on Reform at this election.
We will be announcing our candidate tomorrow morning!
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While I was out with the camera yesterday the moon was out and I thought "I wonder if…".
Turns out you can. I need to try this at night some time.
#photography
Turns out you can. I need to try this at night some time.
#photography
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
While I was out with the camera yesterday the moon was out and I thought "I wonder if…".
Turns out you can. I need to try this at night some time.
#photography
Turns out you can. I need to try this at night some time.
#photography
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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The Democrats in the Senate blocked the spending bill that give ICE $billions more. So now a government shutdown is likely tomorrow night at 11:59:59pm.
youtu.be/2B5tR9_8W3A?...
youtu.be/2B5tR9_8W3A?...
Democrats block government spending package, denying more DHS funding
YouTube video by WHAS11
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The Democrats in the Senate blocked the spending bill that give ICE $billions more. So now a government shutdown is likely tomorrow night at 11:59:59pm.
youtu.be/2B5tR9_8W3A?...
youtu.be/2B5tR9_8W3A?...
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Bum-sniffing dog.
This is Callie. She is trained to accurately detect bowel cancer in order to provide rapid diagnoses through non-invasive testing. Some might call it lab work, but Callie is actually a sprocker spaniel. 14/10 incredible job, Callie (IG: medicaldetectiondogs)
January 30, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Bum-sniffing dog.
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ICE’s tactics have been terrifying and tragic, but Minneapolis is responding in incredible ways. Residents are organizing, feeding and housing their neighbors, and putting real social infrastructure in place. What’s taking shape isn’t just a reaction, it’s a blueprint for resistance.
Minneapolis' Community-Driven Anti-ICE Organizing Is Showing The Way
What Minneapolis activists have to teach us about organizing communities to resist ICE
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
ICE’s tactics have been terrifying and tragic, but Minneapolis is responding in incredible ways. Residents are organizing, feeding and housing their neighbors, and putting real social infrastructure in place. What’s taking shape isn’t just a reaction, it’s a blueprint for resistance.
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It's been wild seeing liberal conspiracy theorists engage with each other in my replies all day.
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 AM
It's been wild seeing liberal conspiracy theorists engage with each other in my replies all day.
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Some more #GraphicTruth for you today. MAGAts can spew lies all they want but we know who's been inciting violence from Day One.
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Some more #GraphicTruth for you today. MAGAts can spew lies all they want but we know who's been inciting violence from Day One.
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just choked on my beverage
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
just choked on my beverage
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
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Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Actually fair.
January 29, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Actually fair.
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The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
WATCH: Philadelphia lawmakers introduce 'ICE Out' legislation to restrict federal operations in city
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
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America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it.
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/america-tipping-point-fascism-opposition
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/america-tipping-point-fascism-opposition
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it | Robert Reich
A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it.
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/america-tipping-point-fascism-opposition
My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/america-tipping-point-fascism-opposition
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Clocks on fox tick.
Clocks on Knox tock.
Six sick bricks tick.
Six sick chicks tock.
Clocks on Knox tock.
Six sick bricks tick.
Six sick chicks tock.
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut.
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut.
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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The right: we need to pogrom all leftists from existence
Disabled people, indigenous people, brown people in general, and anyone we dont like needs to be killed by us specifically
The left: i think we need to work together to protect ourselves from the right
Centrists: leftists are bloodthirsty
Disabled people, indigenous people, brown people in general, and anyone we dont like needs to be killed by us specifically
The left: i think we need to work together to protect ourselves from the right
Centrists: leftists are bloodthirsty
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The right: we need to pogrom all leftists from existence
Disabled people, indigenous people, brown people in general, and anyone we dont like needs to be killed by us specifically
The left: i think we need to work together to protect ourselves from the right
Centrists: leftists are bloodthirsty
Disabled people, indigenous people, brown people in general, and anyone we dont like needs to be killed by us specifically
The left: i think we need to work together to protect ourselves from the right
Centrists: leftists are bloodthirsty
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Combining a post shop with a banking hub would be great in every suburb/town. Sadly the focus is on making profits rather than providing services people need.
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Combining a post shop with a banking hub would be great in every suburb/town. Sadly the focus is on making profits rather than providing services people need.