Brian Fiu Kōlia

biblical scholar, attempting to free the text of colonial readings and presuppositions.
Indigenous|Diasporic|Decolonial Views
#FreePalestine #ClimateAction

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

How can you be pro-Israel, Zionist, Islamophobic, and Antisemitic in the same sermon?

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Ua ka kaea lava ...

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Where did she learn theology? At the pub?

[𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒 @Antunes1]

Trump’s spiritual advisor, Paula White:

“Saying no to Trump would be saying no to God”

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

If @SuperRugby —with the help of NZ Rugby & @WorldRugby—are going to get rid of @MoanaPasifika_ the least that can be done is to pay Pasifika players well when they get snapped up by NZ & Aus teams, without need to commit to NZ & Aus. IF they're serious about developing Pasifika.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Unless the spine can find their mojo soon, the Melbourne Storm should focus on rebuilding. We don't have firepower in the forwards, and our outside backs (bar Warbrick) don't really pose any threat in attack and are disjointed in defence. The spine is really lacking confidence.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Melbourne Storm needs to get rid of Trent Loiero. He's a penalty liability.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Also, new term I saw somewhere on social media: "popesplaining" 🤦🏾

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

The arrogance of Trump, JD Vance, and Mike Johnson, taking turns at "advising" the Pope on theological matters, is un-freaking-believable!

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

No, these comments are not ok. We should ALL be standing with the victims, not sympathising with the predator.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

The arrogance of Trump, JD Vance, and Mike Johnson, taking turns at "advising" the Pope on theological matters, is un-freaking-believable!

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

It's significant to note a glaring problem of Christian Nationalism which JD Vance has displayed recently. That is, incorporating Evangelical frameworks into traditions such as Catholicism, that vehemently reject them. This CN problem is also happening in Pasifika.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

And new ... 🇼🇸
#prochazkavulberg
#ufc327

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Just a reminder for Christian's celebrating Easter this week. Jesus looked like the guy in the first picture - not the second.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

He is risen. Yes.

But ...

West Papua
Kanaky (New Caledonia)
Palestine
Iran
South Sudan
Syria
Lebanon
Cuba
Venezuela
Myanmar
Yemen
Ukraine
Indigenous Peoples under colonial rule

They have not risen.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

If you're Samoan & don't speak Samoan (fluently) you are still Samoan. Yep

As a Samoan, you have a responsibility to learn the gagana. Yep

Learning the gagana is a powerful way of decolonising Western frameworks & agendas. Yep

All these things can be true at the same time.

[Bishop Talbert Swan @TalbertSwan]

Erika Kirk stood before the world and declared forgiveness for Tyler Robinson, the young white MAGA man who murdered her husband Charlie, but she wants to lynch Druski, a Black man, for making a skit.

Make it make sense.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Hey USA, we have our own orange clown.

[blakandblack @blakandblack]

When did wearing the flag of a foreign country into parliament get conflated with being an Aussie patriot … seems a bit counterintuitive to me…

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

Students: stop using AI to write your damn essays! It's not hard to tell that AI has been used! FFS!

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

The outrage against Luxon receiving a matai title is absolutely warranted.
I wonder though, is it time we ask ourselves, of the many matai titles we are dishing out to our own family members who haven't actually gone through the path of service? Fai aku ai foi.

[Brian Fiu Kōlia @BKolia]

I mean, release the freaking Epstein Files already!

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

here's more context for this clip 👆 it doesn't make what Trump said about 6 year old girls any less weird

[no inglis @switchuso]

Promoting AI music, honestly Polynesians are hopeless…