As a regular tea drinker who prefers not to imbibe microplastics with her brew, I love my new fancy tea-strainer..
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Have the coolest of Yules fedi-whānau! May all your goats be flame-resistant! 🐐
Thank the gods for that "Denmark freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, won't extradite him to Japan"
AP News
Emotional reunion awaits anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after his sudden release in Greenland
Japan had asked Denmark to extradite Watson, who had been in custody in Greenland since his arrest this summer.
I know people in Aotearoa are (rightly) focussed on the Treaty Principles Bill atm, but please also take some time at some point to tell the Min of Health not to start restricting trans kids' access to puberty blockers, which can be literal life-saving medication for them. https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/consultation-on-safety-measures-for-the-use-of-puberty-blockers-in-young-people
"The message should be simple: The Treaty protects all New Zealanders from corporate exploitation."
Newsroom
Let's not play into Seymour's hands
From the University of Otago – Opinion: The message against the coalition Treaty Principles Bill should be simple: the Treaty protects all New Ze...
"The people who want to kill public health want to kill people. But they're lazy, so the outsource the murder to private equity. It's like hiring the world's slowest hitman." - Madeline Ashby
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Critiques of 'identity politics' always have me alert for red flags, but this article is worth a read. "Resist US-led politics while we still can" E-Tangata https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/resist-us-led-politics-while-we-still-can/
"There will be a brief window of possibility now when millions of people who had counted on the Democrats to keep them safe wake up and realize that we are each other’s only hope. We have to take action immediately to make contact with each other, to reestablish all that we have lost since the year 2020."
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy
In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump’s return to power. Let's explore why.
β€œNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead