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Caren Wilton

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Editor, writer, oral historian. Pākehā living in Wairarapa. She/her. Old lefty feminist. Cats, gardens, art, books, knitting, human rights. Kia kaha te reo Māori, toitū te Tiriti. Worried about Covid and climate change.

Caren Wilton 's avatar Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social
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I always love these, they're delightful and like the word version of @xtotl.bsky.social's illustrations at events

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A list of eight cute animal rhymes to say farewell... 8. In a while, crocodile 7. Toodle-oo, kangaroo 6. Ciao for now, Jersey cow 5. Why you still here, white-tailed deer 4. Just piss off, luna moth 3. Go to hell, red gazelle 2. Kiss my hole, woodland vole 1. Off you fuck, crested duck

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Well we've all been there haven't we!!!

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Seeing more and more anti-trans people blaming transgender people for the growing homophobia in the West. No Terfy McTerface, your gay friend isn't being called slurs on the street because of something I've done. It's because people like YOU are enabling the bigots and they are getting bolder.

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Caren Wilton 's avatar Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social
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Oh no. Hope you're through it soon and can still enjoy your birthday

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Ms Hooper's avatar Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social
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Covid-19 sick leave for health workers set to go Andrew Skelly said "This is simply irresponsible at a time when we are seeing a surge in Covid cases - taking away sick leave will cause more Covid transmission in hospitals amongst ill and vulnerable people."

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And being seen by health care workers with Covid. What could possibly go wrong?!

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NatalieInAB's avatar NatalieInAB @hemihimalayan.bsky.social
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“… long-lasting immune activation months and even years after infection. And, …they report what looked like lingering SARS-CoV-2 virus in participants’ guts. Even those who’d had Covid but no continuing symptoms had different results than those who’d never been infected. #Covid #LongCovid

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Kieran's avatar Kieran @kierbear.bsky.social
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our fucking *health minister*, who has claimed that nicotine and caffeine are comparable, in concert with the education minister, *wants kids in schools WITH COVID* to pad their stats.

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Aotearoa Covid Action's avatar Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social
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👀 Covid 19 is a major driver of absences in schools. This is known by MOH and MOE. 🧵

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Apparently Brian Tamaki was on The Platform calling for homosexuality to be re-criminalised in New Zealand. What do you lesbian TERF cheerleaders think about that? Still think it’s good and cool to support him and his events? You’ll let leopards eat your face just to be mean to trans women.

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Eekkkk. 'The likelihood of a pregnancy ending in a perinatal death was 7.37 times higher for those with a confirmed COVID-19 infection during pregnancy than those without any confirmed COVID infection.' www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/re...

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We've been in Napier for the weekend. Felt this morning's but not the others... hope it stops now!

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'Luxon says Matariki is a great time for kiwis to stop & think about all the things they lost this year.'

Such as... gov job cuts , new ferries, free prescriptions, half price bus fares, fair pay agreements , Auckland city mission food boxes.. #nzpol

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Sharon Murdoch's avatar Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social
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Penny Simmonds, Minister for the Enviroment. My Stuff cartoon today.

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Caren Wilton 's avatar Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social
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Also a good reminder to me to be even more careful when driving

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Oh no! How scary! Shit I'm glad you're not hurt, but that sucks and must have been such a shock. Hope you're ok

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Hugs to you, it all sounds very sad and also like it's the right decision

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Bill Manhire's avatar Bill Manhire @pacificraft.bsky.social
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. A Clerihew Christopher Luxon Hardly ever mucks in. He looks a bit sinister But he’s actually the New Zealand Prime Minister. .

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Yell In a War's avatar Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social
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the planet is on fire and people can’t afford air conditioning, surely this is the time to come up with a technology nobody asked for and nobody wants then dedicate all the electricity to maintaining it

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David Marshall 's avatar David Marshall @illdave.bsky.social
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I can't remember a tech campaign this relentless.

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Caren Wilton 's avatar Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social
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Wtf. Why is he Conservation Minister?

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Poppy is a girl but can she join in too

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Oh poos Wordle 1,095 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩

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Yes... not meaning to minimise severe ME/CFS! But just aware that what we know so far about Covid's impact on the brain, heart, almost every body system, looks pretty scary.

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We don't know what it will do to them in five, ten years' time. Over their life spans.

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I'm so worried for everyone. Especially the kids and the older people. All the evidence so far looks really bad, and we're only four years in, and people just can't or won't take it in or do anything about it.

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It might be worse than that. We don't know yet

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Caren Wilton 's avatar Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social
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It's lovely and you should do something with it. I guess you just did

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Caren Wilton 's avatar Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social
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I don't know what I mean by that really. I love Aro Valley but there's a sense of unsettledness and sadness on those streets too. The Waimapihi running underneath

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Stu Fleming's avatar Stu Fleming @stuflemingnz.bsky.social
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MS is long EBV AIDS is long HIV We don’t have a term yet for long Covid, but my bet is we will need one

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It feels like an Aro Valley story for sure

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