Sophie these days
@spiderandme.bsky.social
Posts about dogs, bikes and animal stuff
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Quick emergency fundraiser. Lionel passed away suddenly this afternoon. I need to have cremation company pick up because our ground is frozen solid. Can you help? Squirrelwood.org/donate or Venmo Crouton-SES or PayPal squirrelwoodbelgians@gmail.com
Squirrelwood.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Quick emergency fundraiser. Lionel passed away suddenly this afternoon. I need to have cremation company pick up because our ground is frozen solid. Can you help? Squirrelwood.org/donate or Venmo Crouton-SES or PayPal squirrelwoodbelgians@gmail.com
My new free-to-a-good-home baby. No idea where it's going to go yet but we'll sort something out.
Very excited to have an industrial machine back in my life 😻
#garmentmaking
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Very excited to have an industrial machine back in my life 😻
#garmentmaking
🧶🇳🇿
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 AM
My new free-to-a-good-home baby. No idea where it's going to go yet but we'll sort something out.
Very excited to have an industrial machine back in my life 😻
#garmentmaking
🧶🇳🇿
Very excited to have an industrial machine back in my life 😻
#garmentmaking
🧶🇳🇿
Can't speak for anyone else bur I feel like some leadership from our absent Minister wouldn't go amiss 🤔
#nzpol
Manage My Health hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims
#nzpol
Manage My Health hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims
Manage My Health hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims
Victims will be living in terror that their private details could be among a cache of hacked medical information, advocate Claire Buckley says.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Can't speak for anyone else bur I feel like some leadership from our absent Minister wouldn't go amiss 🤔
#nzpol
Manage My Health hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims
#nzpol
Manage My Health hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
January 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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I spoke with Khalil just now, his children haven't eaten in two days. Any donation, no matter how small will make a difference. I've just donated US$5 (a little over NZ$7 with the current exchange rate), can you match that?
chuffed.org/project/emer...
chuffed.org/project/emer...
Emergency Relief for Mohammed, Yassin and Baby Ghaith
Hello friends. My name is Todd and I am a close family friend of Noreen, her husband Khalil and their three children currently in Khan Younis, Gaza, in Palestine. The humanitarian crisis has bore down...
chuffed.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:35 AM
I spoke with Khalil just now, his children haven't eaten in two days. Any donation, no matter how small will make a difference. I've just donated US$5 (a little over NZ$7 with the current exchange rate), can you match that?
chuffed.org/project/emer...
chuffed.org/project/emer...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
but mah property value 😭
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
but mah property value 😭
If you're wondering about doing something in your community, we always need more affordable housing and better cycling and pedestrian amenities; maybe just start cleaning the local creek, make sure people are enrolled to vote etc etc. Solid communities matter.
#nzpol
#nzpol
I shared this yesterday, but something I have found really helpful is getting out into my community and focusing on local advocacy issues. I realize not everyone can do this, but being part of something productive around issues I care about is the perfect antidote to the despair I am feeling.
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
If you're wondering about doing something in your community, we always need more affordable housing and better cycling and pedestrian amenities; maybe just start cleaning the local creek, make sure people are enrolled to vote etc etc. Solid communities matter.
#nzpol
#nzpol
📢 ManageMyHealth is yet to notify individuals whose data may be caught up in the attack.
👉 More news/weather bots
👉 More news/weather bots
Govt launches review of cyber attack on ManageMyHealth as 126k Kiwis’ medical data held to ransom
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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MMH update with comment from me. Key points:
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion - experts
The hackers say they will leak more than 400,000 files if a ransom isn't paid, in what an expert says is "the worst data breach that I recall seeing in New Zealand".
www.rnz.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
MMH update with comment from me. Key points:
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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In this era we can also act global by $ supporting those who are suffering the most from the oppression of the USA empire.
Congo, Sudan, Palestine all are dependent on our help.
Congo, Sudan, Palestine all are dependent on our help.
January 4, 2026 at 7:18 AM
In this era we can also act global by $ supporting those who are suffering the most from the oppression of the USA empire.
Congo, Sudan, Palestine all are dependent on our help.
Congo, Sudan, Palestine all are dependent on our help.
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Attention anyone with a NactF MP.
Ask not what your representative will do for you (nothing), ask how you can make your representative so miserable they quit their job
My attitude on this is that I'm not calling them because I think I can change their minds.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
I'm calling them because it is unthinkable to let them do this without hearing how evil and awful they are.
My spite powers me. If I can get just 500 people a day to join me, we could fuck up their day.
January 4, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Attention anyone with a NactF MP.
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So Monday congress comes back in session. On the agenda:
-An illegal war
-Epstein files still hidden
-Jack Smith's testimony
-Millions lose their medical coverage
The first 3 should be articles of impeachment and the fourth should be a political death warrant for a party.
-An illegal war
-Epstein files still hidden
-Jack Smith's testimony
-Millions lose their medical coverage
The first 3 should be articles of impeachment and the fourth should be a political death warrant for a party.
January 4, 2026 at 5:49 AM
So Monday congress comes back in session. On the agenda:
-An illegal war
-Epstein files still hidden
-Jack Smith's testimony
-Millions lose their medical coverage
The first 3 should be articles of impeachment and the fourth should be a political death warrant for a party.
-An illegal war
-Epstein files still hidden
-Jack Smith's testimony
-Millions lose their medical coverage
The first 3 should be articles of impeachment and the fourth should be a political death warrant for a party.
#nzpol
There's a lot that's different in AoNZ but the basic idea is the same: think global, act local.
There's a lot that's different in AoNZ but the basic idea is the same: think global, act local.
Local advocacy is more important than ever. It's overwhelming to think about how to fix [motions to everything] but I can make it safer for seniors to cross the street, for kids to bike to school, for people to have places to meet in public space... all of which build and strengthen our democracy.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
#nzpol
There's a lot that's different in AoNZ but the basic idea is the same: think global, act local.
There's a lot that's different in AoNZ but the basic idea is the same: think global, act local.
Anyone want this lovely wee dress that needs a new home?
Dear Aotearoa Bluesky,
This [handmade] dress needs a new home! Would anyone like it? I'm not looking to sell here, I just want it to be ✨✨loved✨✨.
The fabric is cotton with about 20% polyester (❌). That's its ONLY drawback and why I can't wear it - I will remake with a different, better fabric.
This [handmade] dress needs a new home! Would anyone like it? I'm not looking to sell here, I just want it to be ✨✨loved✨✨.
The fabric is cotton with about 20% polyester (❌). That's its ONLY drawback and why I can't wear it - I will remake with a different, better fabric.
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Anyone want this lovely wee dress that needs a new home?
What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?
Some people say there's not enough parking 😒
Some people say there's not enough parking 😒
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?
Some people say there's not enough parking 😒
Some people say there's not enough parking 😒
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Dear 2026: please cancel my trial membership.
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Dear 2026: please cancel my trial membership.
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hey @stuff.co.nz stealing another country's oil isn't an economic vision. It's theft.
Just to be clear;President Pig,the "anti war" president,has:
* bombed another country without UN mandate
* killed its citizens in extrajudicial killings
* invaded that country
* kidnapped the leader & his wife
President Pig is totally out of control
#ImpeachThePig
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
* bombed another country without UN mandate
* killed its citizens in extrajudicial killings
* invaded that country
* kidnapped the leader & his wife
President Pig is totally out of control
#ImpeachThePig
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
'We're going to get the oil flowing': Trump lays out his economic vision for Venezuela
The US president promises to rebuild the South American country’s oil industry following the capture of president Nicolás Maduro.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
hey @stuff.co.nz stealing another country's oil isn't an economic vision. It's theft.
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All war is a crime 🤎🐾
August 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
All war is a crime 🤎🐾
so the administration that couldn't run a hot dog stand is going to run Venezuela? good luck with that.
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
so the administration that couldn't run a hot dog stand is going to run Venezuela? good luck with that.