Reposted by ColeyAssociate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026good peeps of #nzpol, please sign up for this National Symposium I've been involved in organising, addressing #online #harm, esp #misogyny #sexism + #racism targeting #women WLG CBD, Sept 3rd 8-5pm or online. In person places limited, so be quick to register: events.massey.ac.nz/digital-hate... 12413
Reposted by ColeyKylie @styla73.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Yeahhhhh I went to a Maxim-aligned church so I know people can change. I just don't know if HE can. He was the approachable, youthful, "kind", quietly spoken voice of christofascism for a decade. If he's changed, make him tell us which of his views he no longer stands by and why. 071
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I have to admit I’m pretty confused about The Spinoff’s political editorial choices nowadays. Greg Fleming co-founded The Maxim Institute, a right-wing Christian lobby with deep ties to US fundamentalism, which led the charge against the Civil Union Bill. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-...thespinoff.co.nzOne MP, One Pint: National MP Greg Fleming’s hopes for a bilingual parliament'Even bigger than the economy is this question of identity: who are we as New Zealanders, and what is the relationship between a Māori worldview and this House?' 54816
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Today's news that Jim Grenon has been ordered to pay costs to TVNZ and my friend and colleague @sanjanah.bsky.social is a genuine win for free speech in Aotearoa. If you don’t remember the (frankly, insane) details of this case, strap in and I’ll do my best 🧵 www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...stuff.co.nzBillionaire must pay costs to TVNZ after funding ‘wholly unsuccessful defamation case’The billionaire said he was not a “litigation funder” in “any commercial sense”. 714448
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Given how small Aotearoa is, everyone knows someone who's 'gone down the rabbithole' in recent years. At safetytoolkit.nz, we’ve done our best to summarise the issue as sensitively as possible, while keeping things within scope for what organisations need to know when they’re being targeted. 33116
Reposted by ColeyDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Acting on just one podcast exposes limits of a system that can't (won't?) accommodate - despite key rec's of the RC report on ChCh terrorism - how hate entrepreneurs, & the far-right do what they do, instigating stochastic terrorism. Tamaki's permission structure enables lone wolf attacks. #nzpol 2135
Reposted by ColeyDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Dangerous speech targeting these identities, & communities goes further. A heavily weaponised, and eliminationist discourse defines the commentary. This isn't new, & members of his congregation go on to spread hate, & there's clear, documented, awful offline violence against LGBTIQA+ community. 1134
Reposted by ColeyDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Today offers one example, amongst 1000s going back 5 years. Tamaki live streamed the Police at his house. The video generated 4.8k+ comments. I studied 3k. Indian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim communities are vituperatively targeted in the comments. This argot defines Destiny Church followers. 1135
Reposted by ColeyDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 30/06/2026News around seizure of Brian Tamaki's guns highlights limits of NZ's ability to address hate, even after March 2019's lessons. I've studied every speech, & every 'sermon' by him online going back to '21. He's NZ's leading proponent of dangerous speech, but always with plausible deniability. #nzpol 24021
Reposted by ColeyRussell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026They've bravely issued yet another press release. 4223
Reposted by ColeyLew @lewsos.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I guess we're about to find out if the Free Speech Union is magnanimous enough to raise money for a millionaire religious extremist to fight a court case in favour of his right to call upon his cult members to purge non-Christian NZers and burn their places of worship down 54911
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 30/06/2026There are a lot of issues with the Brian Tamaki gun seizure, including why it’s taken so long for Police to act, given that his *direct incitements to violence* in the past have been as specific as calling for the heads of named politicians on plates. However, I’d encourage everyone to remember... 1174
Reposted by ColeyAvery Smith @averysmith.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Are rights conditional on paying tax? Our new research studied the NZTU for two years and found a consistent pattern in who they say deserves rights in Aotearoa. First video in the series 🔻 @kylematthews.bsky.social #NZPolitics #Aotearoa youtu.be/CFuQGniJT7Y?...youtu.beWho Counts as a Taxpayer? Video 1YouTube video by Who Counts as a Taxpayer 173
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This is one of the most worrying things I have been following in the past few years, and I worry about things for a living. theintercept.com/2026/06/23/p...theintercept.comPrairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist ZinesAnti-ICE activists received lengthy prison terms — including a 100-year sentence — in the first major trial of the NSPM-7 era. 1104
Reposted by ColeyMax Soar @maxsoar.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Hey! @dbowatte.bsky.social and I have written here about how advocates of the Definitions Bill weaponise the language of science and 'biology' against trans people while having no basis in any actual science! tatoutatou.org/definitionso...tatoutatou.orgDinithi Bowatte and Dr Max Soar discuss the weaponisation of science in the Definitions of Women and Man Amendment BillDinithi Bowatte and Dr Max Soar discuss the weaponisation of science in the Definitions of Women and Man Amendment Bill 3159
Reposted by ColeyKyle Matthews @kylermatthews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Today my colleagues and I are releasing the first outputs from our research 'Who Counts as a Taxpayer? The Taxpayers' Union and Citizenship Rights in Aotearoa'. It's an in depth look at how the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union associates citizenship rights with paying tax www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFuQ...youtube.comWho Counts as a Taxpayer? Video 1YouTube video by Who Counts as a Taxpayer 14827
Reposted by ColeyColey @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I’m excited to share a new resource to help people keep doing great work in the face of harassment: safetytoolkit.nz I created the Toolkit in collaboration with Tāhono & Amnesty NZ, and it provides a tangible guide to navigate coordinated campaigns of harm & false information. Please share widely x 23524
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I’m excited to share a new resource to help people keep doing great work in the face of harassment: safetytoolkit.nz I created the Toolkit in collaboration with Tāhono & Amnesty NZ, and it provides a tangible guide to navigate coordinated campaigns of harm & false information. Please share widely x 23524
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 28/05/2026@sanjanah.bsky.social has just published powerful research on the growth of extreme rhetoric in Aotearoa over the last 3 years. I've made this visual explainer of the key themes his piece illustrates. Read his full report: sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/f... 12013
Reposted by ColeyLucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Atlas Network is in the house #NZpol Crippling integrity for the donors. NZ’s biggest Atlas partner has a plant in PM’s office, in the thick of negotiating a law to block climate court cases. Atlas & donors will make sure we have no avenue to representative government anywhere. #Auspol 13928
Reposted by ColeyDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Not only did the coalition government dump all the work done towards safer online spaces (partly in response to the Inquiry), it gutted funding to disinformation research and cut staff that oversaw online threats, like these. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...rnz.co.nzMuslim leaders warn NZ facing worst anti-Muslim extremism in 20 yearsFederation of Islamic Associations says community leaders want an urgent meeting with the prime minister. 15725
Reposted by ColeyDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 06/05/2026A significant, and new report from @amnesty.org released this week. Canada: Xenophobic, racist tropes drive online hate against racialized women and LGBTQI+ people www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne... What's in the report profoundly matters for New Zealand too. #nzpol #cdnpoli 11310
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I’m constantly in awe of all the clever, articulate women I know who manage to convey complex ideas with ease, empathy, and evidence. NZ punches above its weight for communicators, especially science and health communicators, and I hope more people appreciate how lucky we are in that regard. 1407
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Jennifer’s interviews continue to be a masterclass on explaining things clearly, citing the research and getting across why this is the worst possible decision for young people in Aotearoa. 03613
Reposted by ColeyAssociate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Morning peeps! Two new rewards just dropped for my crowdfunding campaign: a two-hour AI strategy session with @andrewtychen.bsky.social & a two book BWB Texts bundle on digital technology in NZ! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...pledgeme.co.nzSupport Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMeSupport Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse 14829
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Merino felt embroidery with patterns inspired by traditional tatreez designs. Going to the Falastin Tea Collective for them to add to a raffle or future fundraiser ❤️ 3397
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 24/09/2025My house is filled with teenagers, and one of them just said to my son, “if we need to film a cottagecore video, we’re using your house”. This is a compliment, I believe!? 2210
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 09/09/2025I don’t need to read the Epstein book to know that a whole bunch of famous people who have spent years claiming to have hardly known the guy, in fact, have documented evidence of going to his sex crimes island to do sex crimes and then write funny little notes to him about it afterwards. 0233
Reposted by ColeyPaparoa @paparoa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025We are deeply concerned about the other accelerationist neo-Nazis in the NZ Defence Force and the lack of political will to remove them. We know of at least four Action Zealandia members who have served or are currently serving in the defence forces. 36220
Reposted by ColeyPaparoa @paparoa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025The espionage soldier was a founding member of Action Zealandia, and set up their chat groups and recruited for them. He also made fawning posts about the Chch shooter. He was arrested before his planned to trip to Russia, following in the shooter's footsteps. 24711
Reposted by ColeyPaparoa @paparoa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Yesterday, New Zealand Police revealed they didn't start investigating the espionage soldier until after March 15. Several anti-fascist researchers reported his online activity to the New Zealand Defence Force prior to the Christchurch massacre. 🧵 bsky.app/profile/marc... 215888
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Got to tell the teenager about Public Universal Friend this evening 🥰 0121
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Aotearoa - A variety of ropū are behind this #GrantTheVisas campaign, which is urgently calling on the Government to grant emergency humanitarian visas to Palestinians in Gaza who have family ties to NZ. They have heaps of resources to get on board here: grantthevisas.comgrantthevisas.comUrgent Appeal to New Zealand Government for Emergency Humanitarian Visas for Palestinians in Gaza | Aotearoa New Zealand | Grant The VisasWe urgently appeal to the New Zealand government to grant emergency humanitarian visas to Palestinians in Gaza who have family ties in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Help support this crucial cause and mak... 11616
Reposted by ColeyHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Watch out for - and call out - these talking points becoming the story as opposed to the debate focusing on the NZ Government weighing up its position on the recognition of Palestine as a state. It’s the same deliberate, clickbait nonsense that always happens when women speak up. Change the story. 36123
Reposted by ColeyDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Spineless fools who will be on the wrong side of history for many things. ##nzpol 37018
Reposted by ColeyAJ Fitzwater ⬛🟪⬜️🟨 @ajfitzwater.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Just the regular nothing I can say will do justice to what is happening in Palestine. I am watching. We will remember. 🇵🇸 083
Reposted by ColeyJoe Scaramangaaaarrrggghhh!!! @joescaramanga.co.uk · 09/08/2025Wonderful punchline to the thoroughly depressing story about the planned protests around the country yesterday and today. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 8451151
Reposted by ColeyThe White Rose Society (Australia) @whiterosesociety.bsky.social · 06/08/2025We've put together our top tips for journalists to help guide you through the do's and don'ts of reporting on neo-Nazis. Please share it with your colleagues, and feel free to get in touch with us with any feedback. thewhiterosesociety.writeas.com/9-principles...thewhiterosesociety.writeas.com9 Principles for Journalists Reporting On Neo-NazisYou may have landed here because you want to talk about neo-Nazis without helping them. Excellent. You have an important role in combatt... 10238143
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 09/08/2025It’s so wild how this offshoot of ‘feminism’ has gone full circle into ‘a woman is defined by whether she has baby-making ingredients’ and if those bits don’t work, they’ll happily use the term ‘faulty’. 1172
Reposted by ColeyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/08/2025AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom. 578147922418
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Oh yeah because this has gone beautifully in the US. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...rnz.co.nzAdvertising unapproved medicines not legal, despite government claimDespite a government announcement suggesting it has lifted the ban, it remains a criminal offence, warn legal experts. 071
Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Does anyone else’s cats get upset at the RNZ bird calls? 😅 280
Reposted by Coley@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. Please sign and share ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen letter: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK UniversitiesMore than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca... 18063
