Bronwyn Hayward

bmhayward.bsky.social

21 October 2026 02:01

So why are profs of law, science & politics & on strike today? We’re here for colleagues. HALF of NZ university staff are now on temporary contracts! 54% Research has become like the hunger games as some of our brightest minds compete for temp work - they can’t live like this #INVESTinResearch

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway

legallyfeminist.bsky.social

21 October 2026 01:59

That's true. Not being "both sides" about this, but the narrative cannot, should not, and is not that misogynist abuse is just a RW problem. It's how we end up with abusive af men in LW spaces and justify their own abuse of women leaders. Networked misogyny on the other hand is perfected by the R

Madam Snazzy

moatatamaira.bsky.social

20 October 2026 22:05

Shout out to Samuel Parnell who was such a shit-hot carpenter he could refuse to work more than 8 hours a day and his employers had to agree to it but instead of just taking the win he worked to get the 8 hour day for OTHER WORKERS. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/labour-day/

Miriam Posner

miriamposner.com

20 October 2026 19:03

I argue that while corporations bemoan the "opacity" of modern-day supply chains, they also count on their inability to track supply chains effectively. And you can find this agonized relationship to visibility right in the software. I call this selective sight "advantageous agnosis."

Dan Slevin

danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net

20 October 2026 18:51

And yet, that headline is not what the story says or what Labour proposes.