#the nose dive

[mayasaura]

did you see te pati maori declared independence??

I DID NOT! Holy shit! Thanks for the news!

Okay, now reporting back from one research deep-dive, the recent context as I understand it is this:

Last November, a conservative right-wing Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, assumed office. He's got a lot of less than stellar right-wing policies, and that includes making cuts to the Ministry of Social Development and opposing co-governance with the Waitangi Tribunal and other Māori leadership organisations over the administering of public services such as education, health, and infrastructure. He's been openly critical of Māori seats in Parliament, though he hasn't (yet) opposed them. Over the course of his administration, there's been an initiative to omit or cut mentions of the Treaty of Waitangi, the foundational document of New Zealand that forms the basis of arguments for Māori protections, from official language.

Which brings us to yesterday, May 30th. Budget Day. The day the new administration would announce their first budget and a day of mass action for supporters of te Pāti Māori protesting the treatment of Māori under the new government. I don't have any concrete numbers, but RNZ reports thousands of protestors, while the NZ Herald estimates "tens of thousands" turning out nation-wide, and a walking protest that delayed rush-hour traffic in Auckland for hours.

You may have already guessed that the budget was Bad. As I understand it, the budget effectively cut any kind of targeted funding for Māori health or education, and decreased funding for Māori cultural festivals and celebrations. And again, I cannot stress enough how much I am not an expert on this topic, so there's probably a lot more in there I don't know about.

In response to the new budget, Māori Party MP Rawiri Waititi issued a Declaration of Independence to the New Zealand Parliament, (video of his speech in link) with the support of his fellow te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.

There doesn't seem to be any concrete plan in place yet for the organisation of the new Māori parliament, but MPs Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer met with protestors to collect signatures for the Declaration, which they plan to bring to a hui taumata (meeting of congress) today, Friday, May 31st. The text of the Declaration can be found on te Pāti Māori website, in the form of a petition. You do not have to be Māori to sign, but I believe you do have to be kiwi.

[sanflawoah]

Sith! Master Sol.

Hear me out, HEAR ME OUT-

[t4tieflings]

Had a conversation with a friend about the levels of Co-dependency of each Yu-Gi-Oh Partner Duos and these are the rankings we landed on. 

[sqwdkllr]

No context art while chatting ideas with a friend @letolimarseehisfamily yippee yayy

[nostalgiaclown]

wish I was him

[starlight95tonight]

Hotd has become a fanfic with multiple authors trying to shove in their ideas and basis

[david-tennant-in-chairs]

What's this? After decades of "abuse," have the chairs finally sought their revenge?

[frnkiebby]

so pink belt yes. but pink cons?????? frank pls~🎃

[midnightcaptions]

research 👀

[pondpossum]

if you're transgender or you care about transgender people and you live in the US, you need to vote.

all those 1000+ anti trans legislation that have been introduced these past three years have not stopped, and they aren't going to just stop. they might not affect you now, but they will if republicans win the presidency and the majority in the house and senate. federal laws will be passed. that is their goal. their goal is to eradicate us.

it is February of 2024, and there have already been 495 anti trans bills considered. there were 588 total in 2023. this cannot go under the radar.

talk about this. VOTE this November.

do not be complicit in your eradication

[solargeist]

grian definitely gets the zoomies

[pianokantzart]

In a bit of a peek behind the curtain, here is a panel that ended up getting scrapped:

[fieriframes]

[I chew my lips. And I scratch my nose. Feels so good to be a rose.]

[ranminfan]

I am in love with one man,

And he is Sam Spruell

[boopboops22]

I'm a little annoyed at the amount of focus in the fandom of Gon someday getting his nen back. Because like, hear me out on this, but his lack of nen is such a relatable circumstance for me as a disabled person!!

Gon pushed his limits and payed the price. Now he isn't able to do what he once was, while everyone else around him continues to be capable. He returns home, a simple, easily manageable life and must find out what he can do as he is now.

To deny that journey of him figuring out what to do with himself now by giving him his nen back feels very wrong to me. There's narratives to be explored in his parallels to disability thst I would love to see more!

A couple examples include: Gon having to slow down and meet his body where it's at, rather then using force like he became used too. Gon distressed with being less capable then both his friends and his past self. Gon coming to terms with that weakness and finding other ways to dedicate himself.

Let him have his (not really) disability!!! Stop trying to erase it in your post canon portrayals where he magically gets his nen back :-(

[some-pers0n]

I will still standby my opinion that Moon Rising is the best WoF book.

To be honest books 4-9 are very cool and very epic and good. Moon Rising solos though. Love that book.