Posts by stargazer@mastodon.nz
(DIR) Post #AP37v1FnSyQExN38gy by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-10-29T05:13:58Z
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@realcaseyrollins @Jean It was amazingly good.
(DIR) Post #APXyhfP3u6qaFg8Qnw by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-11-12T21:38:15Z
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#AtaMārie everyone. Seeing the headline of the PM's response to the #BlackFerns win made me wonder whether we can say Jacinda Ardern over here without the misogynist and hate-filled responses every time her name is mentioned. Being able to do political discussion without all of that will be such a relief. #nzpol #NZTwits
(DIR) Post #APXyhgLCPxLr9zKrQG by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-11-12T21:47:36Z
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@JeremyWxBaker that's what I'm hoping too, although I wouldn't use that term for them. Misogynists and haters will do. I expect they will want to disrupt what we have here, so real appreciation for the mods who do the work of keeping them out.
(DIR) Post #APXyhhKAlG7mD5rYSe by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-11-12T22:25:12Z
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@JeffHowell having been a mod for blogs and FB pages in the past, I know how difficult it is. Especially as trolls will test your rules every which way they can. It can be exhausting, not to mention the awful stuff you have to read and delete before everyone else sees it. Hats off to them, really.
(DIR) Post #APuiUWDtYif2JCWnzM by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-11-22T09:22:32Z
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@Dingfelder under a mandatory system, who will be punished most for not voting? Vulnerable people, people in poverty. It will be just another poor tax. In the Aotearoa New Zealand context, it will punishing those who don't want to engage with a settler-colonial system. Not voting is also a statement that the system isn't working for those who choose not to vote.
(DIR) Post #APuiUXUwontaGNVwCu by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-11-22T09:36:43Z
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@Dingfelder will still be a poor tax for those who don't vote. Are you able to find some stat's from Aus about the demographics that get fined the most? And how much the fines are compared to income, ie affordability? And what happens to those who don't pay their fines? In the US context it would mean another excuse to jail black people.Seriously not a good idea. Not voting = a vote of no confidence, so why make it mandatory?
(DIR) Post #APwHWUixnHdxnDhJPE by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2022-11-24T19:54:49Z
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@strypey @Dingfelder exactly, it's a valid choice. Equal to voting no confidence in a coerced and punitive system, but without the harm.But you said it better 😁
(DIR) Post #ASHobxs1qv5iOKs3SS by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2023-02-02T13:07:13Z
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Ok, that wasn't good. Hope everyone's ok#eqnz https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/2023p087955
(DIR) Post #ASopjJQkjb4FaJkUlc by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2023-02-18T02:20:21Z
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@explorergrace @downbeatdan @KingInTheTron @strypey @JeffHowell ok, so I'm pretty technologically challenged, I'm trying to check it out. So o need to create a separate account for this? And download another app to access it all? Halp!!
(DIR) Post #AY0bJ68XwGVJAbBu0e by stargazer@mastodon.nz
2023-07-24T04:52:07Z
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@strypey sure was, are you going to be there?