Peter Fletcher-Dobson

So awesome! Your mahi is amazing.

Everything that makes Aotearoa New Zealand unique is related to Māori culture. Welcome to the country, that's a pōwhiri. We are gonna thrash you at sport, that's a haka. Traditional meals, that's a hāngī. Matariki that's our New Year

If you don't like Māori stuff maybe you're in the wrong country?

Generally mild-mannered @clrenney.bsky.social ripping the government a new one 🔥

In the UK, the clueless Tory Govt tried to cut spending from 2011 to reduce debt. That backfired - economists often miss that Govt spending adds to the tax base. This created the conditions for the rise of the far right. But, that's another story (it's where we're heading) . (Ends)

For anyone who has benefited from the koha of Maramataka mātauranga of this wise woman, now is the time to koha back to Heeni. givealittle.co.nz/cause/koha-f...

The quote is too long for alt-text sorry but if you go to this link it is the paragraph starting with "As long as the means of labour..." https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/grundrisse/ch13.htm

I know it's a real cliché but I still think Karl Marx is one of the most important theorists to read if you want to understand capital's obsession with generative AI. This is from pg 692-93 of the Grundrisse.

The new queen speaks | E-Tangata “She had emerged from a year of mourning for her father, and her remedy for Māori advancement was couched in encouragement to let wounds turn to scars, and to turn from anguish and protest to acceptan...

“She had emerged from a year of mourning for her father, and her remedy for Māori advancement was couched in encouragement to let wounds turn to scars, and to turn from anguish and protest to acceptance and new economic plans.” — A commentary on the first speech from Te Kuini.

I had the privilege of having breakfast today with one of Titokowaru’s descendants, a highly respected and renowned rangatira.
He talked about his tīpuna and his decisive victory over Von Tempsky in September 7 1868.
Our past is also our future. Today it felt so far away and yet right at hand.

Sausages and cheese, German supermarket

the scenario we all feared

Ideology is pushing Māori knowledge out of the curriculum | E-Tangata “Elizabeth Rata often equates the inclusion of iwi, hapū and whānau knowledge and values into teaching with an emptying out of academic knowledge. She has been instrumental in shaping the new English ...

So Erica Stanford is being advised by an anti-trans figure, an anti-Maori weirdo and Atlas Network's NZ Initiative and the main media don't think it's an important story?

What the fuck has this country become?

#nzpol
#kiwi

Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Many congratulations! 🙌

If you joined InternetNZ to help stop the takeover by rhe FSU and Hobson's Pledge, you've done some great work tonight

Consider bringing that energy to other civil society organisations, groups like Voices for Freedom are also trying to take advantage of low participation to push their agenda

Ngā mihi nunui. Thank you so much for your mahi.

I know “some people” who can help you out in this kaupapa in a very warm and relaxed way that doesn’t feel like learning in a western context! 😊

Oooh I know! Grating

Toitū te Tiriti!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hear you! These little apparently mundane moments building to transformational movements

Very true e hoa

The InternetNZ AGM feels like a beta test for election year 😬

💯

Against is a word that is in my head right now

Less than 24 hours left to vote for the Board and register for the online AGM (which you need to attend on Thursday to vote on the motions proposed!)!

Abuse and defamation of women and minorities online is out of control. We can change it and I’m committed to keeping the pressure on.

Follow researchers @sanjanah.bsky.social and @legallyfeminist.bsky.social for their expertise if you’re interested. #nzpol

Calling all InternetNZ members - the AGM is on 31 July and there are more than a dozen member-proposed motions that all need to be voted on.

I strongly urge you all to join the call and vote.

Politics can be complex, but every so often it’s pretty easy to tell which side of history you’re on. For example, if you require the police to arrest elderly ladies for peacefully protesting against genocide, that’ll probably be the wrong side.

Strong editorial on this from today's SST
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

What Bishop, Goldsmith, & Seymour et al fail to understand is that this outpouring & solidarity is neither performative nor overtly political. Rather, it represents a grassroots response from Pākehā & Māori alike who reject their racism, capitalism, & naked attempts to exploit our land & our people.

... and the leaders of Better Wellington & Independent Together, that want "party politics out of local government", set up third-party promoter The S.B Group (Glenn Inwood, Paul Heffernan and a VFF local coordinator) to support New Zealand First in the 2023 election.