Garth Maxwell
@garthmaxwell.bsky.social
Filmmaker writer producer - Jack Be Nimble, Beyond Gravity, Naughty Little Peeptoe, Rude Awakenings - Tamaki Makaurau NZ. 🏳️🌈 Toitū Te Tiriti
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This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
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This is the way
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is the way
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I just love it when there's a Bad Shape
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I just love it when there's a Bad Shape
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A small crowd of young people gathered in central St. Petersburg, Russia, to sing anti-war and anti-Kremlin songs, led by 18-year-old performer Diana Loginova.
Then she was arrested.
Then she was arrested.
A music student sang protest songs in St. Petersburg. Then she was arrested.
The rare act of protest comes as Russia has cracked down on the arts, forcing out those who disagree with its war on Ukraine and quashing any acts of dissent.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A small crowd of young people gathered in central St. Petersburg, Russia, to sing anti-war and anti-Kremlin songs, led by 18-year-old performer Diana Loginova.
Then she was arrested.
Then she was arrested.
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Ariana Grande
September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ariana Grande
Horrifying
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Horrifying
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“As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices…, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.”
- Moliere
“Humor is the only test of gravity, & gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious & a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.” - Aristotle
- Moliere
“Humor is the only test of gravity, & gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious & a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.” - Aristotle
September 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices…, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.”
- Moliere
“Humor is the only test of gravity, & gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious & a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.” - Aristotle
- Moliere
“Humor is the only test of gravity, & gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious & a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.” - Aristotle
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Correct
Main job of opposition parties is hold Govt accountable for their policies.
Not to provide solutions to problems Coalition Govt are creating.
Media don’t get sidelined from holding Govt accountable for their failures by latest RW spin, “Give us the solutions”. That’s their job.
#nzpol #nzpolitics
Not to provide solutions to problems Coalition Govt are creating.
Media don’t get sidelined from holding Govt accountable for their failures by latest RW spin, “Give us the solutions”. That’s their job.
#nzpol #nzpolitics
July 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Correct
The fallacye that "higher ed degree must leade to a job wyth same name" ys deeplye harmful to present-daye societye. A philosophye major kan do businesse just as well as a businesse major. Yn some wayes perhaps even bettir. Thys fallacye ys useful onlye to those who seeke to kill higher ed.
July 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Pro-Ukrainian hackers brought down Russia's largest government-owned airline system on 28 July.
The hackers signed off their cyberattack with "Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!"
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The hackers signed off their cyberattack with "Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!"
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July 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Pro-Ukrainian hackers brought down Russia's largest government-owned airline system on 28 July.
The hackers signed off their cyberattack with "Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!"
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The hackers signed off their cyberattack with "Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!"
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Officials confirms the transgender alert system in the White House was triggered during President Trump’s morning briefing, when infrared estrogen sensors detected a large spike in gender fluidity dangerously close to the Oval Office.
theonion.com/white-h...
Note source!
#transgender #LGBTQ
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Note source!
#transgender #LGBTQ
White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off
WASHINGTON—In a stunning security breach that reportedly left many top-ranking administration officials vulnerable to attack, the White House was evacuated Tuesday after the building’s trans alarm went off. Officials confirmed the transgender alert system was triggered during President Donald Trump’s morning briefing, when infrared estrogen sensors in the West Wing detected a large spike in […]
theonion.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Officials confirms the transgender alert system in the White House was triggered during President Trump’s morning briefing, when infrared estrogen sensors detected a large spike in gender fluidity dangerously close to the Oval Office.
theonion.com/white-h...
Note source!
#transgender #LGBTQ
theonion.com/white-h...
Note source!
#transgender #LGBTQ
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If National and NZ First have already agreed to pass an undemocratic, unconstitutional Bill what the hell have we all been doing desperately trying to convince them to do the right thing by the country when they’re already going to do whatever appalling thing they need to do to hold onto power 🤔
July 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
If National and NZ First have already agreed to pass an undemocratic, unconstitutional Bill what the hell have we all been doing desperately trying to convince them to do the right thing by the country when they’re already going to do whatever appalling thing they need to do to hold onto power 🤔
Very helpful and useful perspectives on online harassment and related abuse of power in New Zealand
Last night, @patbrittenden.bsky.social and @chewienz.bsky.social were kind enough to invite me on #BHN: if you'd like to hear me ramble about David Seymour, online harassment, politics in Aotearoa, and how @misswhanau.bsky.social is right about everything, that's worth a look. #nzpol #kikorangi
#BHN Dr Kevin Veale on David Seymour’s posts being playful or harmful
YouTube video by DOC Studios
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Very helpful and useful perspectives on online harassment and related abuse of power in New Zealand
ANNOUNCED! - JACK BE NIMBLE in 35MM - New Beverly Cinema - July 28/29 Alexis Arquette - Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - Bruno Lawrence.
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
ANNOUNCED! - JACK BE NIMBLE in 35MM - New Beverly Cinema - July 28/29 Alexis Arquette - Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - Bruno Lawrence.
And the grift goes on…
Rod Drury donated to National Party: "Donations were made "not looking to buy influence, but looking to be heard," he said. Donating and attending dinners with politicians present could help to get ideas in front of politicians." Other countries call it cash-for-access. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
$500,000 in political donations associated with fast track projects
The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was supported by National MPs during a battle with Kāinga Ora.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
And the grift goes on…
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Make Jewish dissent unavoidable
If you're Israeli and Jewish, you are the rhetorical glitch in their Matrix. They can't flatten the narrative if you're standing in the middle of it yelling, “Not in my name, not with my history, and definitely not with my tax money.”
If you're Israeli and Jewish, you are the rhetorical glitch in their Matrix. They can't flatten the narrative if you're standing in the middle of it yelling, “Not in my name, not with my history, and definitely not with my tax money.”
May 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Make Jewish dissent unavoidable
If you're Israeli and Jewish, you are the rhetorical glitch in their Matrix. They can't flatten the narrative if you're standing in the middle of it yelling, “Not in my name, not with my history, and definitely not with my tax money.”
If you're Israeli and Jewish, you are the rhetorical glitch in their Matrix. They can't flatten the narrative if you're standing in the middle of it yelling, “Not in my name, not with my history, and definitely not with my tax money.”
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Frank Brangwyn was an apprentice to William Morris from 1882 to 1884 and, like Morris, thought an artist's mission was to paint life. He was a polymath painting murals, making prints and designing furniture, textiles, stained glass, and ceramics. 'The Swans,' is from 1921.
May 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Frank Brangwyn was an apprentice to William Morris from 1882 to 1884 and, like Morris, thought an artist's mission was to paint life. He was a polymath painting murals, making prints and designing furniture, textiles, stained glass, and ceramics. 'The Swans,' is from 1921.
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Georg Friedrich Kersting depicts a young woman sewing in the light of a lamp (1823). The sole light source, the three candles of the Bouilotte lamp placed at the centre of the composition, is casting a glow that progressively dims the further it spreads out in the room.
May 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Georg Friedrich Kersting depicts a young woman sewing in the light of a lamp (1823). The sole light source, the three candles of the Bouilotte lamp placed at the centre of the composition, is casting a glow that progressively dims the further it spreads out in the room.
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“China noted a rise in outpatient cases from 7.5% to 16.2% and severe hospitalized cases from 3.3% to 6.3%”
The latest COVID variant is sweeping across Asia, causing “razor blade throat” and other concerning symptoms.
The US dismantles reporting, remove access to testing & may restrict vaccines:
The latest COVID variant is sweeping across Asia, causing “razor blade throat” and other concerning symptoms.
The US dismantles reporting, remove access to testing & may restrict vaccines:
China Grapples With COVID-19 Surge Marked By Severe "Razor Blade Throat" Symptom
China is facing a new COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron XDV variant, with patients reporting severe "razor blade throat" pain, fever, and persistent coughing. The outbreak, expected to peak in late ...
greekcitytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Crisp but misty this morning at Takapuna
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Crisp but misty this morning at Takapuna
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McGovern: "This is not a governing philosophy. It is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash. I can't understand why you'd choose a career of public service to do this -- to rip away the healthcare & food assistance of working & middle class Americans. Is that really what you came here to do?"
May 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM
McGovern: "This is not a governing philosophy. It is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash. I can't understand why you'd choose a career of public service to do this -- to rip away the healthcare & food assistance of working & middle class Americans. Is that really what you came here to do?"
Idiotic, anti-art, stupidity.
What the actual fuck? Wow.
Not only is the idea stupid, but "produced in Foreign Lands" and "coming into our Country" -- can US distributors not acquire rights to foreign films anymore?
And all this isn't even something he legally has the power to do, but the US government is dysfunctional.
Not only is the idea stupid, but "produced in Foreign Lands" and "coming into our Country" -- can US distributors not acquire rights to foreign films anymore?
And all this isn't even something he legally has the power to do, but the US government is dysfunctional.
JUST IN: Trump orders 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S.
May 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Idiotic, anti-art, stupidity.
She’s perfection.
April 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
She’s perfection.