Cass
@cassboo.bsky.social
Down with capitalism and that sort of thing. Drink more tea, commune with horses and dogs, dance🩰🏳️🌈 🇵🇸 Toitū Ti Tiriti #honourthetreaty
Always brightens up the day
It is one year today since this genius gave us the most hilarious demonstration of Karma ever.
July 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Always brightens up the day
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Join the call for meaningful sanctions petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz/ceasefire-no...
Ceasefire Now, Join the call
Urge Prime Minister Luxon and the new Government to call for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine
petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Join the call for meaningful sanctions petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz/ceasefire-no...
Bye bye @bookingcorn.bsky.social and @airbnb you pack of settler supporting bastards 🇵🇸
A UN report names companies complicit in Israel’s war and genocide on Gaza, including US giants and firms from China to Mexico.
Who are they? aje.io/6sq25k
Who are they? aje.io/6sq25k
July 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Bye bye @bookingcorn.bsky.social and @airbnb you pack of settler supporting bastards 🇵🇸
Say No to Talleys
#banbottomtrawling
#banbottomtrawling
So awful to see these little sharks desperately trying to escape a needless death in a Talley’s bottom trawling net.
#BanBottomTrawling
#BanBottomTrawling
June 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Say No to Talleys
#banbottomtrawling
#banbottomtrawling
What the actual fuck Aotearoa www.odt.co.nz/opinion/yes-...
Yes, all that glistens is not always gold
There is other, better gold than gold itself in Otago, Jonathan West writes. Santana Minerals proposes a vast open-cast gold mine to cut through...
www.odt.co.nz
June 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
What the actual fuck Aotearoa www.odt.co.nz/opinion/yes-...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/su...
Support the Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill
Why the Bill Matters
The Bill proposes targeted sanctions against individuals and entities complicit in maintaining Israel’s unlawful presence in the OPT. These sanctions would restrict the movement o...
our.actionstation.org.nz
June 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/su...
Just when you thought you couldn’t admire Don McGlashan any more …
Being told to "shut up you dickhead" by Don McGlashan is literally the worst thing that can happen to you as a New Zealander
May 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Just when you thought you couldn’t admire Don McGlashan any more …
As we inch closer to the Coliseum 👍👎 www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/5...
Video: Man appears to have seizure after taking part in 'Run It Straight' collision sport event in Auckland
One of the men was able to be helped away on his feet, another slumped to the ground during the 'Run It Straight' event.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
As we inch closer to the Coliseum 👍👎 www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/5...
Hardly a ringing endorsement …
“They are very, very rich but they are not shoppers. They don’t need jewellery. They don’t need anything.”
“They don’t urinate in the park, they don’t make graffiti, they don’t steal.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
“They are very, very rich but they are not shoppers. They don’t need jewellery. They don’t need anything.”
“They don’t urinate in the park, they don’t make graffiti, they don’t steal.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
South Island cruise visits collapse, with Akaroa hit hard
As bookings fall and ships divert, some experts argue cruise tourism does not align with New Zealand’s long-term goals for sustainability and high-value travel.
www.thepress.co.nz
May 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hardly a ringing endorsement …
“They are very, very rich but they are not shoppers. They don’t need jewellery. They don’t need anything.”
“They don’t urinate in the park, they don’t make graffiti, they don’t steal.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
“They are very, very rich but they are not shoppers. They don’t need jewellery. They don’t need anything.”
“They don’t urinate in the park, they don’t make graffiti, they don’t steal.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read a riveting mystery novel, drink endless cups of tea, and eat a multitude of croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside during a thunderstorm?
May 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read a riveting mystery novel, drink endless cups of tea, and eat a multitude of croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside during a thunderstorm?
Watching the local elections in England is like waking up to the Brexit morning all over again. Impossible to believe, yet somehow inevitable. Farage makes both Labour and Tory look like complete amateurs. Despite his terrible candidates, HE cuts through. Good Luck Blighty
May 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Watching the local elections in England is like waking up to the Brexit morning all over again. Impossible to believe, yet somehow inevitable. Farage makes both Labour and Tory look like complete amateurs. Despite his terrible candidates, HE cuts through. Good Luck Blighty
A must read
A private workshop took place last month in Washington DC, hosted by the Heritage Foundation...
...to discuss proposals by European right-wing lobby groups to dismantle the European Union and the European Court of Justice.
...to discuss proposals by European right-wing lobby groups to dismantle the European Union and the European Court of Justice.
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A must read
A must read - brilliant and bang on the money from @mountaintui.bsky.social
Mountain Tui
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Mountain Tui
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April 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A must read - brilliant and bang on the money from @mountaintui.bsky.social
Mountain Tui
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Mountain Tui
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We've just joined No Waste Army, a brilliant Dutch initiative which takes rejected fruit and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste, and makes products like pickles, soups, crackers, chutneys and pastas, then delivers you a box of them each quarter.
Such a clever idea!
nowastearmy.nl
Such a clever idea!
nowastearmy.nl
No Waste Army | Strijders tegen Voedselverspilling
Sluit je aan bij No Waste Army en ontvang ieder kwartaal een box vol (h)eerlijke, houdbare producten gemaakt van reststromen.
nowastearmy.nl
March 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We've just joined No Waste Army, a brilliant Dutch initiative which takes rejected fruit and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste, and makes products like pickles, soups, crackers, chutneys and pastas, then delivers you a box of them each quarter.
Such a clever idea!
nowastearmy.nl
Such a clever idea!
nowastearmy.nl
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This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
March 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
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Simple and powerful little video
Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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March 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Simple and powerful little video
Because nothing says safe gambling like 15 overseas online players entering the market. Lucky the ‘industry’ is so concerned about safeguatding. What could go wrong? Take from the poor to give to the rich being played out in plain sight. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
'It's broken me': How online gambling ruined a woman's life
Her addiction began with a single email. It ended when she was caught stealing $300k from her employer.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Because nothing says safe gambling like 15 overseas online players entering the market. Lucky the ‘industry’ is so concerned about safeguatding. What could go wrong? Take from the poor to give to the rich being played out in plain sight. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Interesting read which will surprise many in the UK who see us as a land of wine, rugby and hobbits … www.thetimes.com/world/austra...
The outspoken upstart looking to make New Zealand great again
David Seymour, the standout up-and-coming minister in Christopher Luxon’s sometimes shambolic coalition, has stirred tensions before even taking over as deputy PM
www.thetimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Interesting read which will surprise many in the UK who see us as a land of wine, rugby and hobbits … www.thetimes.com/world/austra...
We were the first country to give women the vote. Yet here we are with leading politicians talking about getting rid of ‘DEI’
We live in dangerous times. For everyone.
We live in dangerous times. For everyone.
March 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We were the first country to give women the vote. Yet here we are with leading politicians talking about getting rid of ‘DEI’
We live in dangerous times. For everyone.
We live in dangerous times. For everyone.
There was a moment when it seemed that Aotearoa was going to be capable of becoming a mature, integrated society, represented at all levels by a diversity of individuals, reflecting the whole population. That waka has sailed without us.
March 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
There was a moment when it seemed that Aotearoa was going to be capable of becoming a mature, integrated society, represented at all levels by a diversity of individuals, reflecting the whole population. That waka has sailed without us.