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Lissa Carlino

@lissacarlino.bsky.social
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She/her. Workforce development for MH & addiction sector. Drug harm reduction. Author. US & NZ politics.

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Luxon as PM again is so depressing man I cannot.
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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Here’s the thing, I think for what National is trying to do, what they are currently saying isn’t necessarily the issue. The problem is how they are saying it. Luxon doesn’t have rapport with the public to lean on and under pressure he resorts to his middle managerisms which alienates further.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The SAVE Act would stop millions of eligible Americans from voting. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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The Bad Voting Bill that Refuses to Die
The SAVE Act would stop millions of eligible Americans from voting.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
All of this going down during the 250th anniversary year of America is a degree of cringey writing that would be roundly mocked were it a novel published in an alternative timeline.
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
How to help in Minnesota. Please make a donation: unidos-mn.org
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Unidos MN
Unidos MN is a grassroots organization that builds power for Minnesota's working families to advance social, racial, and economic justice. As an organization born from the DREAMER movement, the topi...
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Sue Tyler @styler.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Wellington voters don’t think bicycle lanes are bad for the city. If they did our councillors would look different
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The best news!
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Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/09/2025
Dozens of protesters clashed with federal agents outside a federal immigration facility in suburban Chicago on Friday. During the standoff, ICE deployed tear gas and pepper balls at the demonstrators, which included several local officials. nyti.ms/3VVN2Wn
Federal agents detain a protester. The agents wear green and brown uniforms and helmets. Two people, not in uniforms, look on. A headline reads: "Protesters and Federal Agents Clash Outside ICE Detention Facility Near Chicago.” Photo credit: Jim Vondruska/ Reuters.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine. The chair broke the tie by voting NO. Prescriptions will NOT be required.
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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
A couple of people have shared a disgusting post Better Wellington have made about me today. Three things: I will never attack my colleagues or anyone like they do, I am sad that others think it’s ok, and I have no intention of backing down on my work for the city and our people
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
This behaviour has lingered throughout council all term. I hope people can see why it seemed so chaotic at times. We weren’t dealing with decent people.
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mayor of sc*ry town @missfluss.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
it's really interesting that what ray chung and co did to Tory Whanau has not been described in the media as sexual harassment, which it was
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The "woke toilets"/"fancy toilets" that National and the PM are going on about lately are in response to the new, fully accessible, bathrooms opened in Wellington. Fully accessible toilets & changing places are expensive, yes. They are also a basic human right. wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...
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Wellington’s first fully accessible bathroom opens
Wellington City Council opens Changing Places room as Wellington’s first fully accessible bathroom.
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curiouskiwi 🇳🇿 @curiouskiwi.com · 11/07/2025
4th case of #measles here in the Wairarapa. Check your immunity folks and if necessary (of if unsure) perhaps think about getting a jab. (they are free to most people).
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Yadana @yadana.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Our regional council has already approved fare capping, integrated ticketing and debit card payment - this isn’t new PT policy. It’s just that we’re at the behest of the govts national ticketing system. Wellington deserves what Auckland PT users already have. We shouldn’t have to wait longer
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Thomas Nash @thomasnash.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Here’s what I said about fare capping when the Regional Council agreed to it over a year ago in May 2024. It is all still true! But the delays have become intolerable. That’s where the focus needs to be: delivery. Needs to be fare capping together with debit card payment and integrated fares. 3/
Screen shot from GWRC press release in May 2024:

Greater Wellington councillors also agreed today to introduce journey based daily and weekly fare caps when the NTS is implemented in the region.

"Fare capping makes public transport more attractive by effectively offering free travel after you've taken a set number of daily or weekly journeys. It's a great way to encourage public transport use and has proven very successful and popular in lots of other cities and regions," Cr Nash says.

Metlink Explorer Day passes and 30-Day passes will be replaced by fare capping, giving similar discounts to all passengers not just those who can afford passes."
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Thomas Nash @thomasnash.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Bus lanes keep costs down: faster bus trips mean more frequency for the same cost. Wellington has doubled bus priority measures this term and all candidates need to commit to finishing the job with the Golden Mile, Harbour Quays and route 2 to the eastern suburbs without any further delays. 2/
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Thomas Nash @thomasnash.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Very good to have more support for the Regional Council’s existing policy on fare capping. If central government’s ticketing project is delayed any further we should look to deliver this in Wellington now, as Auckland has already done. For now we need the city council to finish the bus lanes job. 1/
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Children now ride on these cycleways. What kind of person do you have to be to cause such nuisance, but also danger to kids who may be riding in cargo bikes. It’s disgraceful and I’m so thankful to our resilient cycle community who keep going despite the hateful few. @patrickmorgan.bsky.social
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Geordie Rogers @geordierogers.co.nz · 27/05/2025
Voters deserve to know if Ray Chung is standing on behalf of Inflection Point and Resistance Kiwi - so far he’s refused to rule it out or disclose who his major donor is. I support a city that unites us, and I’m not afraid to be transparent about it www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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Mayoral hopeful faces scrutiny over conspiracy group links
Ray Chung is under pressure to explain his campaign’s apparent connections to groups linked to anti-trans rhetoric, vaccine conspiracies and the 2022 Parliament occupation.
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Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
In great news, last week council approved funding to establish a public park at Mātai Moana/Mt Crawford on the Miramar Peninsula. A couple of bureaucratic hurdles still to be jumped, but we’re on our way to building on the community’s work to rid the area of pests and creating a second Zealandia!
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Uplifting news 👇 #wellington #nature
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Epic Black Ferns win 👏
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Thomas Nash @thomasnash.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Wellington has doubled the length of bus lanes and bus priority over this council term. One result is afternoon peak travel times from Newtown to Courtenay Pl are a third faster. But the full benefits of these bus lane time savings rely on doing the Golden Mile and Harbour Quays projects ASAP. 1/
Graphic showing bus travel times on the Newtown to Courtenay Place corridor from 2019 to 2025, showing a signs and reduction in afternoon peak travel times.
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Local Aotearoa @localaotearoa.nz · 16/05/2025
Andrew Little can disagree with Wellington City Council's Golden Mile project all he likes, but he's wrong in claiming there's something not "ethically correct" about the current council signing contracts for a project that they've consulted and voted on. localaotearoa.substack.com/p/andrew-lit...
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Andrew Little wrong about WCC's ability to govern up until the election
Labour Party endorsed Wellington mayoral candidate Andrew Little, also a former Labour Government Cabinet minister, has revealed he’s either ignorant about the ability of local government to govern ri...
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/05/2025
Three northerns and a beautiful morning on Cross Lake. Happy Fishing Opener, Minnesota!
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Introduced the kids to 1977 Star Wars tonight. Feels worthy of a post.
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Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The silver lining of a sluggish economy and public service cuts is falling rents in Wellington. This will be welcomed by those struggling to pay their bills, and should make Welly a more attractive option for young people thinking about their next move. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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Wellington’s rental listings rise 196% in one year
The number of Wellington rental properties newly available has skyrocketed in the last year and rental prices are dropping too.
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Idk if we do Friday follows anymore. That was the thing to do back at the bird place so gonna try it here… Follow @jonnybosborne.bsky.social @foxylustygrover.bsky.social @natedg.bsky.social @stephen-murray.com @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social
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Nate DG - Creekside 4 life @natedg.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We are short approximately $5000 for the coming month, if you can support that would be awesome. Or put it into to your support networks. @foxylustygrover.bsky.social could you help promote
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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Look at Erica Stanford supporting the original Pay Equity Act - with Nicola Willis nodding in support. Hollow words now - guess they don’t care about women and girls. #nzpol
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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Excited to announce I am officially the Green Party candidate for the Wharangi ward. I am in it to win it - for housing, infrastructure, people and planet. You can help by donating your time or some money, at the link below. Thanks for all your support 💚
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Rebecca Matthews
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Steph Dyhrberg @stephdyhrberg.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
This year, give women what they really want for Mother’s Day: pockets, willingly doing your fair share of the domestic labour and a promise to vote for the people who care about paying women what they are worth.
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Kia ora @jonnybosborne.bsky.social has found where the sky is blue! 👏 #wellington #newzealand
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Don’t let Luxon poison your porridge - Your toast and your porridge might soon have an unwelcome new ingredient. Let’s not sugar-coat it. Glyphosate is dangerous and has no place in our food system. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
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Don’t let Luxon poison your porridge - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Your toast and your porridge might soon have an unwelcome new ingredient. Let’s not sugar-coat it. Glyphosate is dangerous and has no place in our food system.
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Went on a bush walk. Saw a white older male wearing a MAGA hat. I don’t get how something like that can be worn proudly in NZ.
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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I'm running! With our city (and world) the way it is, there's a need for constructive, pragmatic people at the table. If I'm lucky enough to receive the Greens nomination, I'll be asking for your help - for housing, infrastructure, for a Wellington where everyone can thrive.
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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The reality is no one would actually get elected in Wellington being honest about the cuts required to get to zero rates increases. How much cost cutting has Cr Chung got over the line this term? Zero.
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Political group pledges zero Wellington rates rises, can’t say how
Member Ray Chung knows where he wants cuts, but the group formed to fight the upcoming election is still working on its plan to halt rates rises.
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Can she smile more
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
But does she fart
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I like when people answer with “I don’t know”. It’s so refreshing in an era when people seem to or think they always have the answer.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Confirmed cases of measles in the US. 2020: 13 2021: 49 2022: 121 2023: 59 2024: 285 Total cases: 527 (5-years) 2025: (first 90 days) 628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.
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peachiiKim @peachiikimaf.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I hope everyone watches Adolescence on Netflix.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
“I’m doing good things,” I tell myself as I delete the military service of a dead woman. “I’m still a good person.”
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
What is the deal with grown ass men recording themselves playing video games & why are kids aspiring to do this
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 02/03/2025
Cynthia Erivo arrives at the #Oscars.
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Lissa Carlino @lissacarlino.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Cynthia Erivo is such a gift to us all. I bawl every single time. Every single emotion. Pure love.
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