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How I see myself
I think politicians putting pressure on me to make something is deeply questionable. Which is probably why I completely ignored their...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 20, 20241 min read
My current protests
So people can keep track: 1. Reviewing Question Time and founding AMPP. 2. Boycotting VUW for their questionable business decisions. 3....
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Politics chat
Gary reckons we should set up an Upper House in our Parliament to veto bills that contradict He Whakaputanga, Te Tiriti O Waitangi and...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 15, 20241 min read


the news today...
Riffing on the recent news about Te Pāti Māori. 'A satiric cartoon. A man with a facial moko (Māori carving) moving bits of paper from...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Cops...
Well, despite my paranoia, Gary told me that 'they're never here for us' regarding all those Secret Service and cops that attend Question...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Census 2023
For Amelia: this was supposed to be the first census that counted trans people, but I haven't seen hide nor hair of those results. 🏳️⚧️...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 1, 20241 min read
Still handwriting my notes
Can't join the Press Gallery; I'm not a member of the Media Council. It's bloody slow with this shit pen that I bought recently. The...
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Amanda Riddell
May 30, 20241 min read
Question Time 29.05.2024
There was a disability rights rally outside Parliament today calling for a return to flexible funding for disabled people and an end to...
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Amanda Riddell
May 29, 20243 min read
Eilish
You said that you read my blog, so let's see if you're still reading. You told me about your plan to wear a furry costume and distribute...
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Amanda Riddell
May 28, 20241 min read
Issues that I don't care about
Kids and education... I doubt anyone in my world is going to take the idea of homeschooling or alternative education very seriously: I...
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Amanda Riddell
May 28, 20241 min read
Another troll
Hey Chloe, I see the Greens are in turmoil. Perhaps you should join AMPP?
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Amanda Riddell
May 28, 20241 min read
Question Time 23.05.2024
Reviewing from home. I'll try to update between questions. Wix is buggy atm... 1. Unkovich to Peters TU 4, WP 4 NZ FIrst patsy...
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Amanda Riddell
May 23, 20243 min read
Question Time 22.5.2024
I was writing a song, so I wasn't really all there today... 1. Chippy to the Prime Omelette C 9, PO 4 $24 million to Gumboot Friday....
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Amanda Riddell
May 22, 20242 min read
Question Time 21.5.2024
Avocadö Princess to the Prime Omelette AP 7, PO 5 'legacy of misery and financial mismanagement' - Luxon on Labour No-cause evictions...
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Amanda Riddell
May 21, 20243 min read
What's my crowd?
When I was younger, I was part of the alternative scene in Wellington. People that go to Kiwiburn, trippers and dropouts, circus people...
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Amanda Riddell
May 18, 20241 min read
Waiting In The Wings
I hadn't seen that one in ages: I was paranoid that I'd gone too far, but it was really funny. But yeah, I've left 2 skits unrealised,...
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Amanda Riddell
May 17, 20241 min read
'different rights for different citizens'
I think that's the dark message which the Dakumentary contains. That's the hypocrisy behind the current approach, which one could class...
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Amanda Riddell
May 16, 20241 min read
Why do I go to Parliament?
Well, it's the same reason as Gary: which is that I'm pointing out that I'm here because I've got the free time to be so, given that I'm...
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Amanda Riddell
May 13, 20241 min read
a brief invasion of Parliament
They bottlenecked at the gate, Having come straight from their lunch break To put the brakes on a controversial Bill. They carried some...
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Amanda Riddell
May 8, 20241 min read
Question Time 08.05.2024
I'm writing a poem about the Māori Party protest this arvo, but this is Question Time + a half-hour debate that opened the session. ...
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Amanda Riddell
May 8, 20243 min read
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