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Raymond Sagapolutele

@raysagapolutele.bsky.social

Aotearoan born Samoan Artist and Academic

588 Followers  |  179 Following  |  505 Posts  |  Joined: 07.11.2024  |  1.7582

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Trump.

Caligula > Nero

07.12.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UN sounds alarm on NZ racism and Māori rights UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.

UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.

07.12.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We released this beautiful catalogue of our collective practice after a decade of collaboration in 2023. You can pick one up here.

www.fafswag.nz/mketi/public...

07.12.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How does a sports federation get to give out peace prizes?

They've done jack-shit to help countries devastated by war and genocide and those that perpetrate both. Countries that are part of their federation.

They can stick their prize up their ass.

#freePalestine
#freeSudan
#fuckIsrael
#FIFAsux

06.12.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's hard to believe that there is still a significant portion of New Zealanders who look at the country now and think "Yep, this is better than 2 years ago, eh"

06.12.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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This says to me that NZ FOOD SAFETY is a dishonest, corrupt, utterly incompetent organisation to be making these wildly absurd reckons (not evidenced) about a group of dedicated adults who’s job is to care for children, that they’d serve up week old unrefrigerated & reheated meals to innocent kids?!

02.12.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Specifically, he claims to be "restoring accountability", while actually removing independent oversight in favour of a powerless committee he appoints himself.

02.12.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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02.12.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers Dear Minister Simeon Brown We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...

01.12.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I upgraded my wireless tethering system for my camera, and it arrived today - whoop!

It wanted to upgrade the firmware, so I did.

Restart-nothing works. Made a hash of trying to get it going, and hit FACTORY RESET.

Phew! Success, we are back!

Now, does this planet have a factory reset?

#nzpol

02.12.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bookmark this, screen shot it, share it & air drop it to your drunk uncle this Xmas when you have him cornered around the dining table with sane people.

02.12.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

David Seymour blaming the schools for the rubbish food given to students by HIS supplier is a coward move to deflect responsibility.

He has ZERO integrity and any leadership he thinks he represents will most likely get anyone who follows him neck deep in bullshit.

#coward
#nzpol

02.12.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If the phrase 'Shoot the messenger' looked like an asshole.

#nzpol

02.12.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer' The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.

Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...

01.12.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 5
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If I haven't read your email it might be because this is how I handle the contents of my email inbox.

...like water....

01.12.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food poisoning warning after Christchurch students eat contaminated school lunches Parents have been asked to watch for symptoms of food poisoning after some lunches were eaten..

Next headline will be β€œSchools loses school lunches because of poor attendance caused by David Seymour’s contaminated lunches” #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

01.12.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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School warns parents some students may have eaten rancid mould-covered lunches School says students were given meals with contaminated food in what it is calling a β€œsignificant health and safety breach”.

At least Rancid Seymour is consistent with his endeavors.

When we almost forgot what a shit-show his whole process of cheap school lunches, mouldy mince and potatoes raises its fetid hand.

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

01.12.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PM confirms action plan on Auckland CBD homeless 'move on orders' after mayor, minister meet The PM said he expected an announcement to be made by Christmas.

Just house them you heartless callous bastards. Shipping them to poorer suburbs - because thats what will happen - so entitled folks can shop and eat without the reminder that political choices have consequences is reprehensible #nzpol

30.11.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Three Waters repeal: 'It's going to be councils and mayors that cop it' The opposition is warning the repeal and replacement of its water services reforms will lead to rates rises across the country.

Govt decides that the only way to keep rates down is to interfere.

Rates are too high they say.

If only they could have seen this coming.

#nzpol

Three Waters repeal: 'It's going to be councils and mayors that cop it' | RNZ News share.google/9tpFvM7heUWn...

30.11.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords This is evil.

Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.

30.11.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23661    πŸ” 7096    πŸ’¬ 487    πŸ“Œ 245

It’s πŸ‘ never πŸ‘ drag πŸ‘ queens

30.11.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#nzpol

30.11.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wouldn't put too much stock in what Luke "I love Luxon" Malpass has to say. He's worked for the pro-Atlas Initiative; his political coverage is known for being very anti-left.

He's v good at his job and some of you are falling far too easily for his hook and are playing right into his spin.

29.11.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse

Your gentle reminder that my crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow night… Thanks everyone for all the love. It’s been amazing. www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

28.11.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I see the age-old insult of β€˜eat shit and die’ has now morphed into an official National Party policy of β€˜drink shit and die’

#nzpol

28.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seymour is a cunt of the highest order. Cuntis Supreme.

28.11.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The symbol of the Ouroboros.

Also, tariffs.

#USpol

28.11.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had to take our little 12 year old puppy to the vet. She is going to lose her eye to glaucoma and I'm a bit upset by it all.

Told my PhD supervisor thinking it sounded like a dumb reason to be down.

She understood. πŸ’™

Dogs aye.

27.11.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."

Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."

Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky

26.11.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3255    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 33
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Gwyneth Paltrow says she had a 'Māori divorce ceremony' β€œIt was like, our best friends came with us, and there was a prayer. It was actually beautiful.”

Culture vultures.

www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3609...

26.11.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

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