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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 25/09/2026
Right now, the richest pay $9 in tax for every $100 they make, while a teacher pays $22. The Greens would give 96% of earners an income tax cut, paid for not by cuts to public services, but ensuring the super wealthy pay their fair share.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I be flaring
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’m having a bad time physically which is making the mental part bad too
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Was doing much better with my sick leave this year but now I’ve got another kidney infection even though I’m on preventative antibiotics 😭
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Sometimes I withhold my pain meds cos I feel like I deserve to suffer
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Pyelonephritis again and trying to muddle through without using any more sick days. Ouch
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Having both medical trauma and chronic illness is a cruel joke
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m a member of a club that consists of artists that gives us all access to a studio etc. Today the new chairperson posted an AI poster on the Facebook to advertise for the upcoming cleaning bee. I’m leaving.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Want to die but also want to buy a house
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Me: my wrist hurts Also me: imma do some cross stitching
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Migraines are cruel and I’m not sure how I coped having them 3x a week for many years. So glad they’re now a rareish occurrence for me (once every 2-3 months)
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I’m so sick. Just rung work (hospital) to say I won’t be in tomorrow and asked what ED is looking like… “pretty shocking” they say. I have had too many meds to drive at this point anyway but I don’t want to go if it’s that bad and I’ll be waiting in severe pain for hours.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Oven pizza and salad is a 5 star meal
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Had to take more medicine than normal and now I’ve got the itchies
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In pain so it’s a duvet day
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
doing stuff is hard   
shoutout to anyone who does anything
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I did a grocery order while half asleep and, well, I’m not mad about the Dino nuggies
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The pain is bad tonight, just as I was hoping that the flare was ending.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Got a burger that looked like it had pickles on but it was jalapeños lol 🥵
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
God I hate being alive
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
TIL that estrogen can upset your stomach. Guess how I know 😅
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Cross stitched for approx 3.5 hours and injured my toe 😂 (I cross stitch while cross legged on my bed)
White fabric with the front half of a Very Hungry Caterpillar stitched onto it and a magnetic mushroom house magnetically holding a sewing needle
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Hopefully 7 days of estrogen doesn’t mean 7 days of migraines… wish me luck
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Survived dr appt with only two cries and one panic attack which is a new high actually but the main thing is I survived.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Medical trauma is still kicking my ass and I have a doctor’s appointment today about the latest horrors that my body is providing.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I’m having a bad time with my body and mind and I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow but I am so scared
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Cries in whatever the fuck my body is doing, six weeks tomorrow of constant bleeding
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
As I was crying in the Burger King drive-thru, it occurred to me that this wasn’t the first time I’d cried in that particular drive-thru
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I need to take a hamper of wet laundry to the laundromat but that would require changing out of my pyjamas and putting on a bra
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The pain is bad again at the moment. Heatpack has been on repeat
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I’m very sad all of a sudden
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The supplement that has helped so much for my energy might be the culprit for another terrible body problem that has since emerged 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I am burping the house as per flatmate’s instructions.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
@orthanc.nz Happy Birthday Ed!!!! May this trip around the sun be better than the last
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My anxiety is through the roof today
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The last straw: get home super cold and soggy from getting out of the car over and over to plug the chargers in during torrential rain and the flatmates have used all the hot water… guess I’ll freeze lol
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Except for seeing my two nieces, I wish I’d stayed home this weekend
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
2 hour and 1/4 trip from Hawera to Feilding, made it in 4.5 hours due to charger issues and weather. Ick
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Also I’m really fucked off as an EV user after this trip. There’s not enough infrastructure in some areas (e.g. Taranaki)
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
My niece said she thought I was too old to still get my period (I’m 35 lol) so I asked how old she thinks people are when it stops and she said 30. Phew I thought she was under the impression that I’m 60
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Made it to my destination without any further drama. Once at destination, I tripped and ripped my fav pants. It can always get worse
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Proud of myself for not crying yet today
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Just remember, if life is shit, it can always get worse
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
My Nissan leaf ran out of charge 10km from the nearest charger 😭😭😭
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The last 24 hours have been really hard
A screenshot of a text conversation with my therapist: 

Me: Thank you for keeping me alive
Her: Thank you for keeping you alive too. You’re the one doing the hard work.
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My mind is a treacherous place
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I really think having a dog would make my life so much better. Sadly I will soon be renting from a private landlord and I doubt that will go down well. A cat is hard enough in that situation even with the new laws
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Used my free movie ticket to finally see Project Hail Mary and of course it was so good!
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Bre @strawbre.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
God I am in so much pain :( this must be another flare?
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