Gaz (He/They)

Trying to make a more #inclusiveworld. Views are my own.

[Gaz (He/They) @ingoaGaz]

"How a country taxes it's citizens is a reflection of it's values."

#OnTheBasisOfSex #RBGMovie

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

This Texan restaurant leaving the American pitfall behind

[Bishop Talbert Swan @TalbertSwan]

Black president, y’all mad

Black vice president, y’all mad

Black Lives Matter, y’all mad

Black Panther movie, y’all mad

Black ‘Annie’ musical, y’all mad

Black cast on ‘The Wiz,’ y’all mad

Black ‘Little Mermaid,’ y’all mad

Black woman on the Supreme Court, y’all mad

We take one month to commemorate Black history, y’all mad

Black women at LSU win NCAA basketball championship, y’all mad

Black Entertainment Television, y’all mad

Black lead actor on ‘Star Wars,’ y’all mad

Black rappers perform at the Super Bowl, y’all mad

Black National Anthem at the Super Bowl, y’all mad

Black woman sings country music at halftime on Christmas, y’all mad

[ellory smith @ellorysmith]

When my dad got cancer they tried to kick him off his insurance so as he was dying his life was paperwork and phone calls 👍

[🌱Hannah 🌿🍃 @barefootvlogs]

@EliMcCann It's always yall against the problem, and the problem is never a person. The problem could be a situation, a communication issue, relationship pattern, etc., but never you, your partner, or your kid

[The Pissed Off Lawyer @legaltweetz]

Last night, my mom had us look through old pictures to see if we wanted to take any. I was seriously the most photographed child ever. I was the oldest of this whole generation, so the first kid and first grandchild in a huge family.

Looking back at pics of me as a little girl & teenager didn’t bother me one bit. I’m proud of who I was. Of who Erica was.

However, I’ve shed that skin and become something different. I’m proud of both versions of myself. Hendrix built off of the foundations that Erica built for me.

It’s ok to shed your skin & be who you are. It’s ok to be transgender. The world might tell you otherwise but listen to yourself first. You know yourself best. If I had listened to other people in my life, I would have never gotten anywhere. Trust your own instincts & revel in what’s new in 2025.

[Raghu @IndiaTales7]

20. A restaurant in Japan did an experiment showing how fast a 'virus' spreads

[Gaz (He/They) @ingoaGaz]

It's easy to be non-partisan when your rights aren't being attacked.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺��� @cmclymer]

Sweetie, since you didn't serve and, well, I did, I thought I'd point out a few things about Gen. Milley's uniform you clearly don't understand.

See that blue thing above his ribbons?

That's the Combat Infantryman Badge. It's awarded to Army soldiers in the Infantry or Special Forces in the rank of colonel or below who have engaged in direct combat.

You don't earn that by being a senior officer in the rear. There are plenty of senior officers who deployed and never earned a CIB, including general officers.

If you look really close, his badge has a star at the top, which means it's his second CIB. You only get to earn one per war. He engaged in direct combat in both Panama (1989) and the Global War on Terrorism, and thus, he earned that rare star.

If you look closely at his ribbon rack--and I'll grant you, this photo is a bit grainy--you'll notice he's earned three Legions of Merit and four Bronze Stars.

On his left shoulder are the Special Forces tab and the Ranger tab, meaning he's both a former Green Beret and Ranger-qualified.

There are some other cool things: both Master Parachutist and Special Operations Diver, the latter of which is a *very* hard course.

But all of that pales in comparison to what you can't see in this photo: on his right sleeve, a quarter inch above the sleeve braid, are 10 overseas service bars.

Each one of those bars represents six months of completed service while deployed in a theater of war.

Gen. Milley spent five years of his career serving in combat zones: Panama, Bosnia, Haiti, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

I imagine it must make someone like you feel pretty damn insecure that a leader who has committed his entire adult life to service in uniform thinks your orange daddy is a coward who avoided military service, but that's not a good enough reason to lie about his service record.

[Fifty Shades of Whey @davenewworld_2]

"Don't threaten us with a good time"

[Big Hairy Network @bighairynetwork]

#BHN When Winston says Luxon is struggling, what he's saying is he's not qualified to do the job

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.

[Flag of the Day 🇵🇸 🇨🇩 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 @TodaysFlag]

Flag of the Māori people (Tino Rangatiratanga flag)

[Eileen Kiffin. @KiffinEileen]

Te Ao Māori News has obtained a copy of a letter written by Act MP Todd Stephenson to Speaker Gerry Brownlee complaining about the MPs who took part in the haka that went viral worldwide last week.
https://t.co/HEI5cZkiEM

[adaptation is a lie @anticoalitionnz]

Answer: Tim Jago
Question: [Fill in the blank]

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

MOOD for the next four fucking years.

[Willie Jackson @WillieJLabour]

The centre voter has changed, here's my response in the Herald to the rubbish being spouted by Heather Du Plessis-Allan and the right wingers who thought we made a mistake by supporting the Hīkoi. What do you think?

In her latest column, Newstalk ZB host Heather du Plessis-Allan claims Labour has misread the room by supporting the hīkoi because according to her, Labour has lost the middle ground because of the angry scenes inside and outside of Parliament last week. What a load of nonsense. This is not just a Māori Party protest. Everyone, from Labour, the Greens, the unions and every demographic are represented. Even National supporters who don’t like this bill have come out to denounce it.
What about Chris Finlayson? Does his view count, Heather? He says Act’s appalling legislation is damaging our international reputation. What about Dame Jenny Shipley? Does her view not count? She says this political stunt is inviting civil war. Are 40 Kings Counsel not good enough either? More than 40 Kings Counsel have written to the Prime Minister with “grave concerns” about the bill, or do you and David Seymour know more than everyone else?
This is not on Māoridom or the Opposition, it is on Christopher Luxon for being the weakest Prime Minister in modern history. Where was the great dealmaker we were promised? Luxon has been played by Seymour and that is why we are seeing this level of anger and protest. Throughout my life, I have been part of most Māori protests, stretching back to the 1970s.
What I saw last week was passionate, confrontational, uncomfortable for some and even angry, but ultimately it was peaceful. The haka that broke out in Parliament was entirely appropriate and while it was led by Te Pati Māori it had full support from Labour and the Greens.
If you want to change the Treaty of Waitangi, our founding constitutional document and the notion of partnership, that has had bipartisan support for 50 years – without talking to us – then you are rightly going to get that type of response. I’m glad Seymour felt uncomfortable. Why? Because that’s how our people feel.
Aotearoa and Parliament have changed considerably. Middle New Zealand is no longer a conservative right-wing person who has a resentment against Māori and immigrants. Yes, those people are still there but are a minority as the majority now have Māori mokopuna. The middle New Zealanders I engage with are more culturally aware, they love their kids learning the Māori language and embracing diversity.

They are not Te Pāti Māori members though probably sympathise with some of its views – but wouldn’t agree with rhetoric about separate parliaments and revolutions. They are comfortable with Labour and previously National’s position on partnership and want Māori and Pākehā working in harmony for the benefit of this nation.
You see, it’s not about whether Labour can “out-Māori” the Māori Party, they will do what they do, which at times will be seen as radical but has appeal to younger voters. It’s about showing New Zealand that a mainstream party like Labour can also support the fight against the Treaty Principles Bill, not because we are signed up and sworn supporters of Te Pāti Māori, but because we believe in justice for all New Zealanders and the Treaty principles that we have progressed since 1987.

[Joe Trinder @Joe_Trinder]

The phenomenon that is Hana Rāwhiti Maipi-Clark, who has effortlessly hurt the feelings and triggered the bigoted anti-woke crowd is truly a remarkable sight to behold.
The mass condemnation she is acting “unprofessional” by her foreign critics reinforces her status as Mana Wahine amongst her own people.

[Joe Trinder @Joe_Trinder]

@SalMonella2112 Europe was built on savage barbarism

[Joe Trinder @Joe_Trinder]

@sas36209 You arent really sorry, Hana is protecting a law that has been in place for 49 years and contesting a law that seeks to dishonour the Treaty of Waitangi our founding national document.
The spin and lies you lot attempt to spin is pathetic.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

First, some context. This person imagines that Bad Clothing is made in low-cost countries like China and Mexico; Good Clothing is made in the US. So by putting up tariffs, we simply eliminate "cheap treats and slop."

Cheap t-shirts are already available in the US, they say.