I try to be vegan, lover of animals and their welfare, artist. Free Palestine. An Aussie living in NZ
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💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
Whether the perpetrator is right, left or unaligned, the tone of acceptance around carrying out violent acts ("stone them" and drag them through the streets, "get over it" commentary on foul cartoons) sets the scene for nutbags of whatever persuasion to carry out violent acts.
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
We've put up with decades of bullshit from Pauline Hanson and nothing from her towards the good of the country. This is disgraceful. She won't apologise. She must resign as well as any that support her, she and her party have no integrity.
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💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
UNBELIEVABLE. THIS IS AUSTRALIA IN 2026.
On the weekend, an incarcerated Aboriginal woman in Queensland gave birth prematurely by caesarean section after reportedly being SHACKLED to her hospital bed during labour.
According to The Guardian, she was restrained intermittently throughout her hospital stay. Medical staff reportedly pleaded with corrections officers to remove the shackles. Some were reduced to tears. Her health reportedly deteriorated.
And just days earlier, on Thursday, Labor and the Coalition blocked Senator @SenatorThorpe's bill to ban women being shackled during childbirth.
They were warned. They had the opportunity to stop this. They refused. @DavidPocock
@DavidShoebridge and @SenatorPayman all strongly support ending this barbaric treatment of mothers and babies.
Australia endorsed the UN Bangkok Rules, which explicitly prohibit restraints during labour, childbirth and immediately afterwards.
Queensland Corrective Services has announced an internal review, insisting restraints should only be used as a last resort.
WHAT POSSIBLE THREAT DOES A WOMAN IN LABOUR, UNDERGOING MAJOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY, POSE THAT JUSTIFIES CHAINING HER TO A BED?
This is cruel, degrading, dangerous and utterly indefensible. It is also totally unnecessary.
Women do not lose their humanity because they are incarcerated. Their babies do not deserve to enter the world under these conditions.
Australia must ban this practice. No exceptions. No excuses.
#EndShackling #WomensRights #HumanRights #JusticeReform #FirstNations
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💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
June 2025. Brown gave 10 year contracts to private hospitals. This is the reason for boom in building private hospital complexes in NZ.
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💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
Take any campaign promises National make with a grain of salt.
Last election they promised to keep the First Home Grant. Shortly after getting elected they ended it.
When asked why National broke their campaign promise, Chris Bishop replied: "Well that was then and this is now"
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
When John Key sold 1000 state homes, it made headlines & sparked debate
Now Chris Bishop has cancelled 3500 builds & selling 900 houses in what's been called a private developers' lolly scramble, it's hardly making a splash
How #NZ has changed #nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/01/go…
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
Let me guess, @AlboMP’s new laws on cyber bullying don’t extend to Lambie?
I can’t believe a woman would go after another woman like this. Prolapse uterus is a real health concern for many women.
@PaulineHansonOz owes Lambie an open apology and remove those misogynistic cartoons! 😡
“If you think it’s a laughable matter about women having problems with their reproductive system then you be my guest, and you stand by her. But seriously, enough is enough.” Lambie.
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💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
"Voters believe Chris Hipkins understands the issues facing their family more than Christopher Luxon does, a new Stuff snap poll has found."
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💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
"Worst staffing shortage" Starship has ever seen is now, borne of National’s "cost savings" approach to health while funnelling millions to private corporates like My Food Bag's Cecilia Brown's business & Shane Reti's hospital rnz.co.nz/news/health/195707…
Simeon Brown should resign
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
So why haven't you done it already chump? You've had three years.
BREAKING: A re-elected National Government will make it a crime to remain silent and not disclose information relating to a child being murdered.
New Zealand children have died at the hands of, or with the knowledge of, people who should be protecting them.
The right to silence should not be abused so these horrific crimes go unpunished.
National is committed to fixing the basics in law and order, and building a future where all New Zealanders can feel safe in their communities.
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
I must be mistaken. I thought Luxon said that people need to be enrolled early so the government can be announced ASAP after voting. Now he's saying negotiations will take as long as they take. We may not know until after Xmas. Don't tell me he's telling lies about enrolment.
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
Everyone who is involved in this cruel #HorseRacingKills is responsible for this horror, including the spectators. If you loved your horses you wouldn’t put them at such risk. But…. It’s the Money isn’t it!!!
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
The guy is a cold calculating piece of shit
Nothing that's been done is by accident
His unaware comments are straight up lies
'You just need to know him better'
After 3 years, the country got to know him better
I used to think, how could he be so stupid?
Big mistake
The guy is a cold calculating piece of shit
Nothing that's been done is by accident
His unaware comments are straight up lies
#DitchThem26
💧Riki Bowler🐷🐮🐔🐶🐭🐑🐱 retweeted
Time responsible media, looking at you @NZMorningReport actually learned some macro economics ,stopped allowing Willis etc the easy path of household budget nonsense and held her well shod feet to the fire.
Do your bloody job .
