Sophie these days
@spiderandme.bsky.social
Posts about dogs, bikes and animal stuff
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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THIS! The civil rights movement played every move as one small step in the longest game because instant gratification was - and remains - bougie white nonsense black folks NEVER get to indulge in. They knew the adversary and the prize they could never take their eyes off.
Learn from them.
Learn from them.
Black people organized RIDESHARES – with nothing but pens, pads, and landlines – more than half a century before Uber.
A boycott used to mean making an unjust institution IRRELEVANT, forcing them to either radically change or die. Caving at the first superficial walkback means they'll never learn.
A boycott used to mean making an unjust institution IRRELEVANT, forcing them to either radically change or die. Caving at the first superficial walkback means they'll never learn.
Listen, I love a good boycott, and u definitely didn’t see me downtown unless the shop was black owned, but BUS boycotts used to last MONTHS, sometimes YEARS. A one day boycott ain’t doing a thing, sis
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
THIS! The civil rights movement played every move as one small step in the longest game because instant gratification was - and remains - bougie white nonsense black folks NEVER get to indulge in. They knew the adversary and the prize they could never take their eyes off.
Learn from them.
Learn from them.
“I’ve got to stick up for the working class, garden variety Kiwis who are desperate to have a life, and have a meaningful set of employment opportunities in regional New Zealand.“
Shane Jones backs mining at ‘weapons-grade’ level, labels Sam Neill ‘anti-Kiwi’
An unapologetic champion of mining, the Resources Minister is sticking to his guns and taking aim at opponents of a controversial Central Otago gold mine. But his critics are firing back.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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the most vulnerable people can't have another conservative govt in NZ. Maori don't deserve another conservative govt, we need change, for a better future
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
the most vulnerable people can't have another conservative govt in NZ. Maori don't deserve another conservative govt, we need change, for a better future
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Happy #Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today! 🧡
We're asking for just 5 seconds of your time for a tiny favor that makes a huge difference:
We are trying to hit 1,000 YouTube Subscribers by Christmas! Please help us reach this goal. 🙏
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We're asking for just 5 seconds of your time for a tiny favor that makes a huge difference:
We are trying to hit 1,000 YouTube Subscribers by Christmas! Please help us reach this goal. 🙏
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Vietnam Cat Welfare
Rescuing cats in Vietnam since 2009 and providing a safe shelter for more than 100 precious animals.
Vietnam Cat Welfare is a UK registered charity (#1165729) based in Hội An.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Happy #Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today! 🧡
We're asking for just 5 seconds of your time for a tiny favor that makes a huge difference:
We are trying to hit 1,000 YouTube Subscribers by Christmas! Please help us reach this goal. 🙏
Subscribe & share this post:
youtube.com/@vcatwelfare
We're asking for just 5 seconds of your time for a tiny favor that makes a huge difference:
We are trying to hit 1,000 YouTube Subscribers by Christmas! Please help us reach this goal. 🙏
Subscribe & share this post:
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Determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
You've got a conference this weekend, @nzlabour peeps. Someone better have a talk to this guy.
#nzpol
You've got a conference this weekend, @nzlabour peeps. Someone better have a talk to this guy.
#nzpol
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the Herald ahead of his conference
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity. Video / Mark Mitchell
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
You've got a conference this weekend, @nzlabour peeps. Someone better have a talk to this guy.
#nzpol
You've got a conference this weekend, @nzlabour peeps. Someone better have a talk to this guy.
#nzpol
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Anti-democracy in action (again)
"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
#nzpol
"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
#nzpol
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Anti-democracy in action (again)
"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
#nzpol
"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
#nzpol
I know the #kai cooks are awesome BUT! I have watched so many Uncle Rodger videos that I now make a pretty decent fried rice. It's not authentic but it hits the spot. Go me 🙄🍚
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I know the #kai cooks are awesome BUT! I have watched so many Uncle Rodger videos that I now make a pretty decent fried rice. It's not authentic but it hits the spot. Go me 🙄🍚
Please help of you're able. Evie's legit (we ❤️ her)
Friends, I’d like to once again ask a little help to treat the dogs that our clients have. It means so much to our clients that we love their pups as much as we love them. I’ve run this wish list before and you were all so sweet and generous. Please give if you can ❤️
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www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Please help of you're able. Evie's legit (we ❤️ her)
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“So we have the Minister,
On a national radio show
Referring to what we now know is invented knowledge “
open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...
#nzpol
On a national radio show
Referring to what we now know is invented knowledge “
open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...
#nzpol
Inventing Knowledge (or, The Erica’s New Clothes)
In an interview on Morning Report on 29 October, Just after the surprise new new curriculums Were dumped on the sector, Erica Stanford claimed “there are a lot of academics who love this curriculum”. ...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Same (the sweary bit not the working in an adult store 🤣🤣
I’ve never said “fucking” or “cunts” in relation to anything as much as when referring to this govt of fucking cunts.
And I managed an adult store for a time.
#nzpol
And I managed an adult store for a time.
#nzpol
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Same (the sweary bit not the working in an adult store 🤣🤣
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On the lowering of the Clean Car Standard, right after COP30.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #CleanCarStandard #Emissions #FossilFuels
My #cartoon today #NZpol #CleanCarStandard #Emissions #FossilFuels
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
On the lowering of the Clean Car Standard, right after COP30.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #CleanCarStandard #Emissions #FossilFuels
My #cartoon today #NZpol #CleanCarStandard #Emissions #FossilFuels
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"New technology, including artificial intelligence, increasingly fuels pervasive and seemingly unstoppable intrusive surveillance of workers. Employers’ reach into workers’ private lives has expanded exponentially as a result."
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Workers’ Right to Privacy—Public Lecture and Book Launch | Ōrauariki / Wellington School of Business and Government | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Welli...
www.wgtn.ac.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"New technology, including artificial intelligence, increasingly fuels pervasive and seemingly unstoppable intrusive surveillance of workers. Employers’ reach into workers’ private lives has expanded exponentially as a result."
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
Book launch Wed 26 Nov 11:30am in Wgtn. www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/eng...
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The 33 things the government plans to do before the end of year (summary in next post)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The 33 things the government plans to do before the end of year
The final quarterly plan for the year has been released.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The 33 things the government plans to do before the end of year (summary in next post)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Today's local govt plans show (again) that we need protections for democratic local government and the principle of subsidiarity in the BORA.
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Today's local govt plans show (again) that we need protections for democratic local government and the principle of subsidiarity in the BORA.
I realised when I read this it's been 15 years for us, too. It's both a long time and not long at all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I realised when I read this it's been 15 years for us, too. It's both a long time and not long at all.
lol this is totally about a power grab.
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
lol this is totally about a power grab.
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
Do these guys have the foggiest idea what RCs do and how much this will cost??
otoh if you want to ditch envmntl controls & monitoring, pest control, arts and recreation this is probably the best way to do it.
#nzpol
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BusinessNZ on RNZ wanting an honest conversation about the pension based on misinfo. How about an honest conversation with BusinessNZ about the damage they’ve done to working people in NZ by not supporting a Living Wage, Equal pay, Pay Equity, FPAs and rigorous H&S protections. #nzpol 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BusinessNZ on RNZ wanting an honest conversation about the pension based on misinfo. How about an honest conversation with BusinessNZ about the damage they’ve done to working people in NZ by not supporting a Living Wage, Equal pay, Pay Equity, FPAs and rigorous H&S protections. #nzpol 1/2
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If you have a little extra time- consider donating blood! It is super quick and saves lives. Also- got a cool pair of socks!
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you have a little extra time- consider donating blood! It is super quick and saves lives. Also- got a cool pair of socks!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...
Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness!
Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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“it’s hard to avoid the feeling that children are being treated as costs, problems, or political props, rather than people whose flourishing should be at the centre of public life.”
#nzpol
#nzpol
Do we like children? Watching this government through an educator’s eyes.
By Cheryl Mitchell Teacher, EdD
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November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“it’s hard to avoid the feeling that children are being treated as costs, problems, or political props, rather than people whose flourishing should be at the centre of public life.”
#nzpol
#nzpol
fixing the basics???
oh good grief
oh good grief
Hi Bts GIF
ALT: Hi Bts GIF
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November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
fixing the basics???
oh good grief
oh good grief
can we please just ban fireworks? that'd be awesome, thanks 🤬🤬🤬
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
can we please just ban fireworks? that'd be awesome, thanks 🤬🤬🤬
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