I’m a person (she/her). I do arty stuff, go to shows & sometimes play TS4. Rod-cone dystrophy/RP. Studied law, but work in tech. Douglas is the cat. 🌏🌱
Devonport, New Zealand
Joined January 2008
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If this all explodes, here are some of the places you can find me (and where I'll link my blog when I inevitably start it again). linktr.ee/shessassy
The Vancouver airport is pretty much an airport, but this is pretty cool.
ALT A maple leaf on a wooden slat wall. The shape appears solid to different cuts of the wood - appearing almost embossed.
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One year ago, a ceasefire was announced in Gaza. Today, Israel continues to:
âš« Kill Palestinians and destroy civilian infrastructure
âš« Restrict aid and cut essential services
âš« Force people into an ever-shrinking space
This is not a ceasefire, this is a genocide.
And no, the CBD was not dead in the earlier morning, or later in the afternoon. Heck, there were even people lining up to get into the new department store, and the queue for the ferry to the city was huge.
Photos from the beginning of today’s Global March for Palestine, endorsed by more than 60 local organisations. And some from the end at Albert Park, where Uncles kicked off for Artists for Sanctions. scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2610/S…
I do think @PrimeVideo should stop asking me if I like what I am watching when I am on season 7, episode 11. I either like it, or I am torturing myself.
I am counting the days until I head off to Italy, and hoping the rain doesn't follow me. I can't believe I managed to get three loads of washing dry on the line just the other day.🌧️
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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As the effects of environmental degradation intensify worldwide, it’s important to remember that climate change is not only an ecological collapse. It’s a human rights crisis.
@UN info: news.un.org/en/story/2025/12…
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I guess they’re hoping that this will encourage students to forget that they’ve cancelled Fees Free and jacked up every student’s costs by about $12k a year? rnz.co.nz/news/politics_elec…
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Congratulations South Africa Legal Team. What a gift to humanity you are.
South Africa has officially submitted a substantial dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), detailing Israel’s continued non-compliance with legally binding provisional measures.
The submission, formally handed over on 25 August 2026, serves to assist an ICJ committee of judges tasked with monitoring the implementation of the court’s orders in Gaza.
According to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Israel’s non-compliance directly undermines the protective functions of international justice.
Hence, the submission is a vital milestone in the struggle for global accountability. By formally documenting Israel’s refusal to adhere to the court’s binding provisional measures, Pretoria is doing far more than advocating for Palestinian survival.
Read the latest commentary by Iqbal Jassat.
palestinechronicle.com/south…
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* Stifle the economy & crash employment so youths can't find jobs
* Remove unemployment benefits for 18-19yos, pushing costs on struggling families
* Restrict voter enrolment to make it harder for those families to vote against it
The system is a system
rnz.co.nz/news/politics/5751…
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“The era of looking to tech CEOs or tech luminaries to give us answers for what are fundamentally social and political questions, I think, is gone.” democracynow.org/2026/8/27/m…
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In December 2023 the Secretary of Education emailed the Director-General of Health asking her to "soften" the stay-home-if-sick messaging. Not a doctor. Acting for a Minister who is also not a doctor. I have the email, via OIA. #nzpol 🧵 1/
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“For Pacific communities in particular, we must ensure that efforts to reduce harm don’t unintentionally weaken the connections, support networks, and sense of belonging that many young people find online.” — Dr Jean M Uasike Allen
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-…
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We are appalled by reports of an Israeli airstrike within the Al-Aqsa Hospital compound on 29 August. Hospitals should be safe places for patients and healthcare workers.
