Jasmin Taylor

Please do not post pictures of protesters unless you have their consent. Take photos from behind them. Showing faces even with masks on just adds to palantir’s database that it gives to the police.

Solidarity with protests isn’t taking social media pics. This is serious stuff now

By my count this makes 5 out of 12 authors on the Polari First Book longlist who have withdrawn. It's hard to understate the moral courage this involves, esp for folk launching their first book into the world. As so often, those with the most to lose end up showing the most moral fibre. Solidarity x

Fat babe Joanna in a bright orange t-shirt featuring a cartoon fat cat on a pink motorcycle, flying the progressive pride flag

What’s cooler than a fat cat? A queer fat cat that raises money for @wellingtonpride.bsky.social
I wear a size 28, and this is a 5XL. It was super important to me that we offer more than just black in the larger sizes. Shirts are $50 - half goes to artis, half to WPF

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This is useful for any of us active on social media, let alone journalists and writers/media orgs

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"This will have bad consequences for the people of Gaza" YOU HAVE. AN INTERNATIONAL. OBLIGATION. TO PREVENT. GENOCIDE.

A black and white full body portrait of Karimeh Abbud standing with pride next to her professional camera. She has short, dark hair, and a light colour plain modern dress.

A colorised photo reading 11. Nazareth. Ploughing the fields. We see a man walking behind two working donkeys with soft dark fur and their characteristic light colour around the eyes. The man wears a head covering. Wide green fields behind them, and another person and donkey on the distance.

Karimeh Abbud (1896 – 1940; Arabic: كريمة عبّود) was a Palestinian professional photographer and artist who lived and worked in Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century.
She was one of the first woman photographers in Palestine and the Middle East.
Today, a colorful postcard thread 🧵

There's a fascinating PHD in there about charting the effects of CTE (Column Traumatic Encephalopathy) over that period.

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is there any capacity to support this show to provide transcripts (to make it more accessible)?

Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: there's also a great list of suggested actions we can do attached to this statement

History Cuts Following my last post a week ago responding to news that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage had confirmed the axing of most historian roles at the...

My latest newsletter delves further into the MCH cuts.

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UN experts call for immediate dismantling of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) operations, saying Palestinians are paying the ultimate price of the international community’s legal, p...

UN experts call for immediate dismantling of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, calling it ‘an utterly disturbing example of how humanitarian relief can be exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas in serious breach of international law’ www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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PSA: That's a 7x difference.

Unless anyone can point to another factor that causes a 7x difference, then the ONLY good-faith place to start improving education is reducing socioeconomic barriers.
#nzpol #nzed #oneTermGovernment

Would just like to point out the fucking obvious that #Stanford’s proposed disposal of #NCEA will make this statistic even worse. Unlike her, I’m qualified to speak on this

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Another night in Gaza
My children sleep on the ground, no electricity, no mattresses, no safety.
This is what "bedtime" looks like in war.💔💔
We just asking for a chance to live ;we still belive in hope..any help can make a huge difference to us ♥️
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The government is going remove footage taken by cameras monitoring fishing vessels from the scope of the Official Information Act.

A backward step into secrecy to protect the minister’s friends & donors in the industry, this will damage public confidence in government and the fishing industry.

My brother was shot in the face while trying to get a bag of flour to feed our family at the Moraj axis.His condition is critical and he urgently needs treatment.Please help us with your donations so we can save him and survive this nightmare.

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Hey folks - if you missed it at the Writer's Festival #TheCovidResponse is heading back to Auckland. Join Toby Manhire, @siouxsiew.bsky.social and me to hear about the book and what the future holds at Auckland Uni on August 25 from 6pm (doors open at 5.30) www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-c...

Kmart denies sourcing any products from factories linked to forced labour in China Kmart is facing court action alleging some of its products may have been sourced from factories in China linked to forced labour.

Kmart is in NZ, so we're probably getting their genocide slave labour products here too. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

Sign the Petition Save this Ted McCoy Masterpiece: Building of Monumental Brutalism

literally my fav building on Otago's campus, Brut is Beaut! chng.it/JQySXWyL7P

Would I be correct to assume the Progress Report team already have this info?

Someone says paperwork too much? MSD should be straight up there with how can we support you

Person should not have to share any details about themselves that they don't want to share

People do not owe anyone their medical histories or info about their disability/ies

There's got to be a better way of phrasing other than, "overwhelmed by" and "comes off"

The MSD system for applying for benefits, jobseeker included, IS FUCKED

IT'S NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

which is TO SUPPORT PEOPLE who need support

Shouldn't have to say anything don't want to say

Demystifying Deep Fakes and AI - Keeping Tamariki Safe Online Join ECPAT NZ's 101-style presentation to learn about AI deep fakes and how to approach this tricky subject with the taiohi | young people in your professional life.

Kia ora Ōtautahi. We've not had many sign-ups, but I paid for the room so I'll definitely be there. If you work with young people or have some in your life, come check out my Deep Fakes 101 www.ecpat.org.nz/training-eve...

Police miss deadline to detect and delete unlawful photos once again RNZ in 2020 first exposed that police for years were wrongly collecting photos and fingerprints from the public, particularly young Māori.

Just a reminder that while Police retain the photos on their system, they are breaching the rights of the people photographed. Whatever funding or system they need to detect and remove them, it should be prioritised. #nzpol

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