Tash 🍉
@tashmahal.bsky.social
My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men :: Te Whakatōhea, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi :: Mai i te awa ki te moana 🇵🇸 :: Ka ora tonu mātou ake ake ake
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it's kinda hard to overstate how the central library was a focal point for daily wellington life, and how its closure has left the city centre so much emptier – this has been six years of work and I'm so glad it's almost finished
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui blessing celebrates final stage of restoration
With practical completion finished on Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library and the official opening just six months away, it’s time to celebrate the next stage with a blessing and reveal of the ra...
wellington.govt.nz
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
it's kinda hard to overstate how the central library was a focal point for daily wellington life, and how its closure has left the city centre so much emptier – this has been six years of work and I'm so glad it's almost finished
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
happy 32nd birthday to this masterful, majestic album, the GOAT imho; moving & soothing & soaring & sonic, melancholic & melodious, opulent & furious; non-stop wall-to-wall bangers; absolute grandeur in its textural alchemy & oh the nostalgia. a 62:08min art work that makes mine heart work. love.
July 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
happy 32nd birthday to this masterful, majestic album, the GOAT imho; moving & soothing & soaring & sonic, melancholic & melodious, opulent & furious; non-stop wall-to-wall bangers; absolute grandeur in its textural alchemy & oh the nostalgia. a 62:08min art work that makes mine heart work. love.
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Jane Austen died on this day, 1817. Her sister Cassandra wrote: “I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed. She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow;”
#JaneAusten 💙
#JaneAusten 💙
July 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Jane Austen died on this day, 1817. Her sister Cassandra wrote: “I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed. She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow;”
#JaneAusten 💙
#JaneAusten 💙
Ooh that Claire Keegan can write, can she what. By jove.
July 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Ooh that Claire Keegan can write, can she what. By jove.
If Hamas & before them the PLO are “terrorists” what do we call those they’re resisting who for decades w/ impunity steal their land, maim assault snipe rape slaughter; carpet bomb homes hospitals schools churches mosques & tents; deny food water & medicine; shoot the starving as they wait for aid?
July 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If Hamas & before them the PLO are “terrorists” what do we call those they’re resisting who for decades w/ impunity steal their land, maim assault snipe rape slaughter; carpet bomb homes hospitals schools churches mosques & tents; deny food water & medicine; shoot the starving as they wait for aid?
I think if given the choice between a) we're gonna tax you, or b) we're gonna eat you, the rich will surely agree, taxation is preferable
July 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I think if given the choice between a) we're gonna tax you, or b) we're gonna eat you, the rich will surely agree, taxation is preferable
Perhaps there’s been some confusion and somewhere along the line some people have been told, “you need to see a counsellor; your demeanour is shitty” but they’ve heard, “you need to be a councillor or the mayor for Wellington City”
July 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Perhaps there’s been some confusion and somewhere along the line some people have been told, “you need to see a counsellor; your demeanour is shitty” but they’ve heard, “you need to be a councillor or the mayor for Wellington City”
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To ensure that passion and commitment to a vital cause are honoured. And to take away the bitter taste of the USA's action against her. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese and the doctors of Gaza
Netanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca and Gaza doctors deserve it instead!
secure.avaaz.org
July 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
To ensure that passion and commitment to a vital cause are honoured. And to take away the bitter taste of the USA's action against her. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Labor’s unelected Anti-Semitism Overlord recently shat out a 20-page document demanding sweeping oversight of pretty much all areas of government to stamp out dissent against her beloved murder colony overseas which is starving kids to death daily. Here’s a snapshot of her sterling analytical powers
July 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Labor’s unelected Anti-Semitism Overlord recently shat out a 20-page document demanding sweeping oversight of pretty much all areas of government to stamp out dissent against her beloved murder colony overseas which is starving kids to death daily. Here’s a snapshot of her sterling analytical powers
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world.
-Langston Hughes
Of the world.
-Langston Hughes
July 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Away from the too-rough fingers
Of the world.
-Langston Hughes
Of the world.
-Langston Hughes
tis a very rudeness at this age of 6 and 40 years to have the bod of an ailing octogenarian and the skin of a pubescent teen.
July 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
tis a very rudeness at this age of 6 and 40 years to have the bod of an ailing octogenarian and the skin of a pubescent teen.
Ask the moon.
Ask what it has witnessed.
Ask what it has witnessed.
July 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Ask the moon.
Ask what it has witnessed.
Ask what it has witnessed.
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Poetic genius.
July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Poetic genius.
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Applications for the UC / Creative NZ Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence positions for 2026 have opened today. Ōtautahi based, $84500pa pro rata across 2 x 6 month positions, closes 3 August. Please share with your writerly friends.
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
Writer in Residence -
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz
July 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Applications for the UC / Creative NZ Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence positions for 2026 have opened today. Ōtautahi based, $84500pa pro rata across 2 x 6 month positions, closes 3 August. Please share with your writerly friends.
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
I’ve said it before & Imma say it again cos worth repeating innit. Friends: LIBRARIES! HOW GOOD?! You just go & hang out! & read! & they let you take books away! & you just bring them back later! & then you take more away! & then more after that! ever onwards! Beautiful thing! Blessed places! Glory.
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’ve said it before & Imma say it again cos worth repeating innit. Friends: LIBRARIES! HOW GOOD?! You just go & hang out! & read! & they let you take books away! & you just bring them back later! & then you take more away! & then more after that! ever onwards! Beautiful thing! Blessed places! Glory.
“don’t forget us, don’t turn us into numbers... we love life, we have dreams just like you. We have children and wives we love, but to be truly human means not to abandon those who need your humanity.”
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“don’t forget us, don’t turn us into numbers... we love life, we have dreams just like you. We have children and wives we love, but to be truly human means not to abandon those who need your humanity.”
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I, too, have just donated to Tory's campaign. She is one strong wahine and even though I don't live or own property in Wellington, I wanted to support her personally.
I just donated to Tory’s campaign too. Who else is with us?
(I don’t live in Welly, but my kids do and I want them to have the kind of council they deserve, not dirty old men & gossipy backstabbers).
Link to donate is here 👇
(I don’t live in Welly, but my kids do and I want them to have the kind of council they deserve, not dirty old men & gossipy backstabbers).
Link to donate is here 👇
July 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I, too, have just donated to Tory's campaign. She is one strong wahine and even though I don't live or own property in Wellington, I wanted to support her personally.
“After a min of reflection upon
hearing the news of US imposed sanctions against her, the response of Francesca Albanese needed no translation - there is no stepping back in working for justice & freedom” ✊🏽
My love, respect, awe for her knows no bounds. She is honour, integrity, courage exemplified
hearing the news of US imposed sanctions against her, the response of Francesca Albanese needed no translation - there is no stepping back in working for justice & freedom” ✊🏽
My love, respect, awe for her knows no bounds. She is honour, integrity, courage exemplified
July 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“After a min of reflection upon
hearing the news of US imposed sanctions against her, the response of Francesca Albanese needed no translation - there is no stepping back in working for justice & freedom” ✊🏽
My love, respect, awe for her knows no bounds. She is honour, integrity, courage exemplified
hearing the news of US imposed sanctions against her, the response of Francesca Albanese needed no translation - there is no stepping back in working for justice & freedom” ✊🏽
My love, respect, awe for her knows no bounds. She is honour, integrity, courage exemplified
“it was like that, and after that, it was still like that, only
all the time”
all the time”
July 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“it was like that, and after that, it was still like that, only
all the time”
all the time”
Pōneke how lucky we’ve been to have a leader of such heart, humanity, humility & hope in @misswhanau.bsky.social! 👑
Praying whomever follows aint a sad grabby misogynist morally-bankrupt orally-flatulent flaccid recreant reprobate devoted to bigotry & hoodwinkery wholly unsuited to representing us🤞🏽
Praying whomever follows aint a sad grabby misogynist morally-bankrupt orally-flatulent flaccid recreant reprobate devoted to bigotry & hoodwinkery wholly unsuited to representing us🤞🏽
July 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pōneke how lucky we’ve been to have a leader of such heart, humanity, humility & hope in @misswhanau.bsky.social! 👑
Praying whomever follows aint a sad grabby misogynist morally-bankrupt orally-flatulent flaccid recreant reprobate devoted to bigotry & hoodwinkery wholly unsuited to representing us🤞🏽
Praying whomever follows aint a sad grabby misogynist morally-bankrupt orally-flatulent flaccid recreant reprobate devoted to bigotry & hoodwinkery wholly unsuited to representing us🤞🏽
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I've been careless with a delicate man
June 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've been careless with a delicate man