see how you can imitate chappell roan and not be lesbphobic & misogynistic

Today, Gisèle Pelicot will address the court where 51 men are on trial accused of raping her for only the second time. Crowds of people at Avignon court to hear her speak. #Mazan #massrape

Very proud to announce I just won first place on a nationwide illustration contest organized by Soc para el Estudio y Cons de las Aves en México! My entry depicts the Imperial woodpecker, the largest in the world, as well as the thick billed parrot and the Mexican barred owl near the Nevado de Colima volcano!

Thinking about Northland/Bay of Islands road trip next weekend - I don’t know the area well at all, anyone got any suggestions of good locations/events etc on a Saturday up that way that’d be good to go and meet people for People Watching drawings?

Meanwhile in our own country ☹️

To NZ left parties: I hope you’re paying attention to developments in the US and UK. Labour is once again polling behind the Conservatives, and Kamala Harris is trailing Trump Stop pandering to the right. If voters want a rw party, they’ll vote for one. They won’t pick you

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Oh well this resonates

The Treaty Principles Bill removes NZ's indigenous people from a legal status which assured them of consultation, consideration and compensation Saying it is about "equal rights" is a colonising smokescreen weaponised to gas light and distort public perception the bill's intent.

Deep respect and much admiration. The courage. The clarity. The future. x.com/AyOdeh/status/…

Here's Hozier on the protests in Aotearoa NZ: "I feel quite moved to be here at a time when there are 1000s & 1000s putting their feet on the street to say no this is not what we agreed on... To march in the face of stripping away indigenous rights in the name of equality."

Oh mate look at the collar gap derek guy

An important announcement about the future of The Spinoff from our CEO, our editor and our founder. thespinoff.co.nz/open-letter-20…

THREAD: I've been trying to figure out what to say about this. It's a hard time in media, like many industries. As a journalist, there isn't much you can do about ad sales and business cycles. All you can do is try to give your audience the best product you can.

Fascinating thread

How should we help young children develop positive social skills? The typical answer: >put children in groups >enforce norms like sharing >encourage collaborative play But this approach *backfires*... often tragically. Montessori saw this, and developed a new approach:

The Tamil Bell - New Zealand 🇳🇿 A partial ship’s bell made of bronze and bearing a Tamil inscription, the Tamil Bell, as it is commonly known, was discovered 1840 AD, at a Maori village near Whangarei, in the northernmost part of New Zealand. Found with the clapper and the