New Zealand will not recognise Palestine, putting us in a shrinking minority of countries, and demonstrating that the government is out of step with the voting population, and allowing foreign policy to be dictated by it's minor coalition partners https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/574305/foreign-affairs-minister-winston-peters-speaks-at-un

Stuff like this makes me think I picked the right time to study media and communications

I feel like historians and others spent a lot of time warning people that any new iteration of fascism isn't going to look like the fascisms of the past, but then you see propaganda posters like this and think, maybe it will after all

I haven't read the article (which is probably some click bait nonsense) but I'm getting a lot of mileage in the group chat from just the blurb alone

When you go to the drag show to support the community but also you're an introvert

I find it weird that in the US you have to do P.E at university (something that stops being compulsory here when you're like, 15) but at least at MIT you can choose electives that give you a Pirate Certificate in addition to your degree

MIT PE

MIT Pirate Certificate - MIT PE

The MIT Pirate Certificate is designed to recognize the completion of the undergraduate Physical Education & Wellness General Institute Requirement.

"This could be turned off immediately if people put enough pressure on the right governments, the right leaders. I think, if we don’t turn it off soon, there won’t be a Gaza and there certainly won’t be Palestinians in Gaza."

Al Jazeera

Israeli bombing in Gaza ‘worse than ever’: UK doctor after latest mission

Victoria Rose says the scale of recent bombardment is the ‘worst’ she has witnessed since war began.

If you're in Auckland you can go buy the equipment used to make Newshub at this auction

Newshub TV3 Production & Office Clearance Auction 3.6.25 OS132721

This is the second-to-last Newshub auction before the whole operation has been cleared. A lot of TV production equipment, from lighting to studio e...

Unless aid is let in, 14,000 more babies could die in Gaza over the next 48 hours

SBS News

UN says no aid has been distributed in Gaza, warns 14,000 children could suffer acute malnutrition

Limited humanitarian aid has started entering Gaza after Israel's 11-week blockade, but the UN said none has yet reached civilians due, in part, to...