Nicole Ashley
@nicole.ashley.kiwi
Cinematographer, filmmaker, actor. 🏳️⚧️⚢
Auckland, New Zealand
nicole.ashley.kiwi
Auckland, New Zealand
nicole.ashley.kiwi
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as reported in webworm today, the nz media council has ruled against RNZ, saying it lacked balance and fairness in its reporting over the death of trans teen alex. hopefully this encourages RNZ to look at all their reporting on trans issues - they need to (www.webworm.co/trainhopping/)
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
as reported in webworm today, the nz media council has ruled against RNZ, saying it lacked balance and fairness in its reporting over the death of trans teen alex. hopefully this encourages RNZ to look at all their reporting on trans issues - they need to (www.webworm.co/trainhopping/)
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Nicola Willis's $8.5 billion hole means that the National Party is on track to borrow $120 billion without taking from pay equity claims. That's almost double what Labour borrowed over 6 years - all while Labour managed a global pandemic & economic depression risks #nzpol #Kiwi
September 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys
September 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys
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‘"Severance’s’ Jessica Lee Gagné Makes Emmys History By Becoming First Woman to Win for Outstanding Cinematography For a Series (One Hour)" from @variety #Emmys.
This happened last week but is just (if not more for some of us) important + historic.
This happened last week but is just (if not more for some of us) important + historic.
‘Severance’s’ Jessica Lee Gagné Makes Emmys History By Becoming First Woman to Win for Outstanding Cinematography For a Series (One Hour)
"Severance's" Jessica Lee Gagné made Emmys history by becoming first woman to win for outstanding cinematography for a series (one hour).
variety.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
‘"Severance’s’ Jessica Lee Gagné Makes Emmys History By Becoming First Woman to Win for Outstanding Cinematography For a Series (One Hour)" from @variety #Emmys.
This happened last week but is just (if not more for some of us) important + historic.
This happened last week but is just (if not more for some of us) important + historic.
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If you're sick of this government and this absolute race baiting bullshit and attacks on Māori across the board - vote in your local election and vote to keep Māori wards.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
September 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If you're sick of this government and this absolute race baiting bullshit and attacks on Māori across the board - vote in your local election and vote to keep Māori wards.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to.
How embarrassing if they all get kept.
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I think it’s pretty safe to say with confidence now that Aotearoa’s media landscape is broadly and consistently anti-trans. They have repeated disinformation, refused to call out disinformation when they report it, and regularly take the least charitable framing possible around trans issues.
September 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I think it’s pretty safe to say with confidence now that Aotearoa’s media landscape is broadly and consistently anti-trans. They have repeated disinformation, refused to call out disinformation when they report it, and regularly take the least charitable framing possible around trans issues.
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this is it for me in terms of text-based social media, if this place goes to hell you can find me on the road saying hi to the deer and talk to me there
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
this is it for me in terms of text-based social media, if this place goes to hell you can find me on the road saying hi to the deer and talk to me there
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Hey, you know who was also faster than Lia Thomas? Lia Thomas before she transitioned. You should compare her times before and after she transitioned and rethink whether the competitive advantage you believe exists for trans women is real or just something you assumed.
August 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Hey, you know who was also faster than Lia Thomas? Lia Thomas before she transitioned. You should compare her times before and after she transitioned and rethink whether the competitive advantage you believe exists for trans women is real or just something you assumed.
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#nzpol
For those who have joined Internet NZ, please register to vote at the AGM tomorrow. There are a few motions that have been put by David Farrar in particular that seek to erase Te Tirīti, tikanga and everything Māori from this organisation. Please register to vote against this takeover
For those who have joined Internet NZ, please register to vote at the AGM tomorrow. There are a few motions that have been put by David Farrar in particular that seek to erase Te Tirīti, tikanga and everything Māori from this organisation. Please register to vote against this takeover
July 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#nzpol
For those who have joined Internet NZ, please register to vote at the AGM tomorrow. There are a few motions that have been put by David Farrar in particular that seek to erase Te Tirīti, tikanga and everything Māori from this organisation. Please register to vote against this takeover
For those who have joined Internet NZ, please register to vote at the AGM tomorrow. There are a few motions that have been put by David Farrar in particular that seek to erase Te Tirīti, tikanga and everything Māori from this organisation. Please register to vote against this takeover
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Capitalism: When a multi billion dollar company that got dunked on in Court - twice - & are regularly reported on internationally for dodgy employment policies, are allowed to recommend policy changes to law in an attempt to undermine a legal decision they don’t like. #nzpol
July 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Capitalism: When a multi billion dollar company that got dunked on in Court - twice - & are regularly reported on internationally for dodgy employment policies, are allowed to recommend policy changes to law in an attempt to undermine a legal decision they don’t like. #nzpol
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Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
thenextweb.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
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This makes me so mad. And sad. 😢
How Paypal stopped the Aotearoa to Gaza mutual aid fund
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How Paypal stopped the Aotearoa to Gaza mutual aid fund
open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...
How Paypal stopped the Aotearoa to Gaza mutual aid fund
A bridge of solidarity and the system that tried to break it
open.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This makes me so mad. And sad. 😢
How Paypal stopped the Aotearoa to Gaza mutual aid fund
open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...
How Paypal stopped the Aotearoa to Gaza mutual aid fund
open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...
Even as a lesbian – maybe especially as a lesbian? especially as a trans lesbian? – I found all the swooning over gentle, non-toxic masculinity in response to this post incredibly wholesome.
This isn’t the female gaze. This is the male gaze. It’s men who are obsessed with the physicality of other men. Women, in the main, would much rather see a man who looks like he’d make himself a stack of buttered toast and let you steal a slice
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No room for wokeness!
@Wokenessisevil
Notice how no one, not a single soul, has ever complained about the female gaze in entertainment.
[photos show Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and Alan Ritchson (Reacher) with ripped muscles]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:icsm7hd2dok5lxddyrig4gbt/bafkreieqpfyocgnmbjxooiqmg34hpxbxzfjhywfjaej45xdlkmo2j4k3pu@jpeg)
July 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Even as a lesbian – maybe especially as a lesbian? especially as a trans lesbian? – I found all the swooning over gentle, non-toxic masculinity in response to this post incredibly wholesome.
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It’s not a debate, it’s a disinformation campaign ✒️
A necessary and important response to recent commentary on trans rights in NZ media
Massive thanks to @jennifilm.nz for trusting us to host this
A necessary and important response to recent commentary on trans rights in NZ media
Massive thanks to @jennifilm.nz for trusting us to host this
It’s not a debate, it’s a disinformation campaign — 1/200
I was seriously disappointed to read a long article from Duncan Greive which discusses and quotes extensively from Sarah McBride's interview with Ezra Klein - one that generated extensive discussion...
www.1of200.nz
July 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s not a debate, it’s a disinformation campaign ✒️
A necessary and important response to recent commentary on trans rights in NZ media
Massive thanks to @jennifilm.nz for trusting us to host this
A necessary and important response to recent commentary on trans rights in NZ media
Massive thanks to @jennifilm.nz for trusting us to host this
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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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The change that Chlöe’s speaking about is possible—but only if we start to make choices that work for the many, not just the few. Go to www.reimagineaotearoa.nz to read more about our vision for an Aotearoa that works for everyone.
July 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The change that Chlöe’s speaking about is possible—but only if we start to make choices that work for the many, not just the few. Go to www.reimagineaotearoa.nz to read more about our vision for an Aotearoa that works for everyone.
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They spent years and years telling us we were not allowed to go out for avocado on toast or coffee now we are meant to sacrifice getting a house so they can run a place to sell mid meals and overpriced cocktails?
July 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
They spent years and years telling us we were not allowed to go out for avocado on toast or coffee now we are meant to sacrifice getting a house so they can run a place to sell mid meals and overpriced cocktails?
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Tory Whanau is gonna get a lot of hate for this, so can the awesome peeps on my TL sign and share pls. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts and when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and ma...
our.actionstation.org.nz
June 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Tory Whanau is gonna get a lot of hate for this, so can the awesome peeps on my TL sign and share pls. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
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Almost 10,000 signatures
✍️✍️✍️
Let's put the PM on notice!
Sign, share. #nzpol
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
✍️✍️✍️
Let's put the PM on notice!
Sign, share. #nzpol
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and making...
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Almost 10,000 signatures
✍️✍️✍️
Let's put the PM on notice!
Sign, share. #nzpol
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
✍️✍️✍️
Let's put the PM on notice!
Sign, share. #nzpol
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
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Rights Aotearoa's last release for the moment on this matter is ⬇️
Our position throughout this matter has remained consistent: we are concerned solely with the integrity of the coronial process and the preservation of Alex's memory.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/media-releas...
Our position throughout this matter has remained consistent: we are concerned solely with the integrity of the coronial process and the preservation of Alex's memory.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/media-releas...
Media Release: RNZ's Editorial Failures and Posthumous Erasure of Transgender Identity Demand Urgent Action
There is only one person responsible for transforming the life of Alex—a young man who was failed by numerous people and agencies—into a political football, and that person is Fern Hickson of Resist G...
www.rightsaotearoa.nz
June 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Rights Aotearoa's last release for the moment on this matter is ⬇️
Our position throughout this matter has remained consistent: we are concerned solely with the integrity of the coronial process and the preservation of Alex's memory.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/media-releas...
Our position throughout this matter has remained consistent: we are concerned solely with the integrity of the coronial process and the preservation of Alex's memory.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz/media-releas...
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Trans women are never going to take over women's sport.
The best examples of a population study to look at comes from the last 11 Olympic Games.
Since 2003, over 81,000 people have become Olympians. Out of those 71,000 only 2 have been trans women & neither won a single medal.
The best examples of a population study to look at comes from the last 11 Olympic Games.
Since 2003, over 81,000 people have become Olympians. Out of those 71,000 only 2 have been trans women & neither won a single medal.
A fun fact~ Next year will be the 50th anniversary of when trans women were first eligible to compete in elite women's sports.
50 years on & we have not won a single Olympic or Commonwealth Games medal. No Grand Slams or elite world titles or records in a single sport.
50 years on & we have not won a single Olympic or Commonwealth Games medal. No Grand Slams or elite world titles or records in a single sport.
the olympic rings are shown in various colors
ALT: the olympic rings are shown in various colors
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Trans women are never going to take over women's sport.
The best examples of a population study to look at comes from the last 11 Olympic Games.
Since 2003, over 81,000 people have become Olympians. Out of those 71,000 only 2 have been trans women & neither won a single medal.
The best examples of a population study to look at comes from the last 11 Olympic Games.
Since 2003, over 81,000 people have become Olympians. Out of those 71,000 only 2 have been trans women & neither won a single medal.
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