Karen Hurley
@karenhurley.bsky.social
I bloody hate writing these things.
She / her
She / her
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The old lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori
Pro patria mori
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
Dreamed I saw a building with a thousand floors
A thousand windows and a thousand doors….
Also:
I do not dream of Sussex Downs,
Of quaint old England’s quaint old towns…
Dreamed I saw a building with a thousand floors
A thousand windows and a thousand doors….
Also:
I do not dream of Sussex Downs,
Of quaint old England’s quaint old towns…
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
Dylan Thomas, Do mot go gentle into that good night (most of it) & part of Delmore Schwart’s “Calmly we Walk Through this April’s Day”
Dylan Thomas, Do mot go gentle into that good night (most of it) & part of Delmore Schwart’s “Calmly we Walk Through this April’s Day”
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The old lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori
Pro patria mori
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
My kid has a Spotify age of 59 😂
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
My kid has a Spotify age of 59 😂
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I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
Explore live radio by rotating the globe
Explore live radio by rotating the globe.
radio.garden
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
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Let's back this petition in record numbers. Be the person you'd want in your corner if you were transgender or takatāpui rangatahi.
Support this open letter written by trans and takatāpui rangatahi: "To be transgender or takatāpui is a taonga. To deny our young people access to life-saving medication on the basis of an imported culture war is cruel and abhorrent."
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Let's back this petition in record numbers. Be the person you'd want in your corner if you were transgender or takatāpui rangatahi.
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We have a psychologist at work who teaches a 1 year professional practice course to become a registered general psychologist, and he wants me to do it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We have a psychologist at work who teaches a 1 year professional practice course to become a registered general psychologist, and he wants me to do it.
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Quiz time. 10 questions, every answer is a number from 1 to 10 and each number is used only once.
Enjoy and skite about your score (but only if you get 10/10)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Enjoy and skite about your score (but only if you get 10/10)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
How Many Quiz December 2025
The answers to the questions are 1 to 10 with each answer used only once. There is no checking that you have used each answer only once - that part is up to you.
docs.google.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Quiz time. 10 questions, every answer is a number from 1 to 10 and each number is used only once.
Enjoy and skite about your score (but only if you get 10/10)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Enjoy and skite about your score (but only if you get 10/10)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This mostly tracks
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This mostly tracks
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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This isn’t India, England, Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, or New Zealand.
This is Nepal TU Cricket Ground, where dreams rise from the hills and every cheer comes straight from the heart. 🇳🇵❤️
#NepalCricket #nepal #cricket #Fan
This is Nepal TU Cricket Ground, where dreams rise from the hills and every cheer comes straight from the heart. 🇳🇵❤️
#NepalCricket #nepal #cricket #Fan
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This isn’t India, England, Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, or New Zealand.
This is Nepal TU Cricket Ground, where dreams rise from the hills and every cheer comes straight from the heart. 🇳🇵❤️
#NepalCricket #nepal #cricket #Fan
This is Nepal TU Cricket Ground, where dreams rise from the hills and every cheer comes straight from the heart. 🇳🇵❤️
#NepalCricket #nepal #cricket #Fan
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It's so hard to think how to fully quantify it, but I genuinely think Musk is one of the most harmful people alive.
He has basically unlimited wealth and power, and he's genuinely a terrible person who wants to use that wealth to make things more terrible.
He has basically unlimited wealth and power, and he's genuinely a terrible person who wants to use that wealth to make things more terrible.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It's so hard to think how to fully quantify it, but I genuinely think Musk is one of the most harmful people alive.
He has basically unlimited wealth and power, and he's genuinely a terrible person who wants to use that wealth to make things more terrible.
He has basically unlimited wealth and power, and he's genuinely a terrible person who wants to use that wealth to make things more terrible.
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The BBC’s continued use of X is indefensible
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The BBC’s continued use of X is indefensible
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New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate of all the 38 countries in the OECD
#nzpol
#nzpol
📢 Lifeline Aotearoa says it has had to stop services between midnight and 7am since March, and without sustainable funding, it cannot continue a full 24/7 service.
Lifeline to cut operations unless funding shortfall is plugged
www.1news.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate of all the 38 countries in the OECD
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Who did this?!
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Who did this?!
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Please help if you can. Beckie is always supportive of others and needs a hand at the moment.
Give a little if you can, please share if you can't, do both if you're extra awesome, and let's see if we can help Beckie get more than her two front teeth for Christmas (showing my age with that reference).
She's good people and deserves some love.
Ngā mihi, G
givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...
She's good people and deserves some love.
Ngā mihi, G
givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...
Beckie's Fund-raiser For A Partial Denture
Beckie needs a partial denture to restore function and visual alignment of her bottom teeth.
givealittle.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Please help if you can. Beckie is always supportive of others and needs a hand at the moment.
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They wanna teach our children racist lies
The Te Tiriti content (which isn't introduced until Year 4) implies the English text was signed in Feb 1840, that the Māori text is a "translation", and that Te Tiriti was primarily a response to the Musket Wars. This is all nonsense.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
They wanna teach our children racist lies