Stephanie Rodgers 🍉
@bootstheory.bsky.social
Feminist, leftie, māmā. Tangata Tiriti, she/her. Opinions stated are entirely my own and do not reflect any other person or organisation.
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Trans people exist. Nonbinary people exist. Gender and sex and biology are wonderful chaotic messes.
And the biggest threat to cis women's safety and dignity in 2025 is the globally coordinated far right movement which seeks to Handmaid's Tale us all
Refuse to be divided.
And the biggest threat to cis women's safety and dignity in 2025 is the globally coordinated far right movement which seeks to Handmaid's Tale us all
Refuse to be divided.
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I’ve always rather liked this version, too
(content warning: may prompt a certain faraway look in the eyes of gentlemen of a certain age…)
(content warning: may prompt a certain faraway look in the eyes of gentlemen of a certain age…)
Muppets Tonight - Mahna Mahna / Phenomahna Featuring Sandra Bullock & Kemit The Frog
YouTube video by Tim Barker
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I’ve always rather liked this version, too
(content warning: may prompt a certain faraway look in the eyes of gentlemen of a certain age…)
(content warning: may prompt a certain faraway look in the eyes of gentlemen of a certain age…)
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Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Sesame Street - Mahna Mahna (1969)
YouTube video by Tiny Dancer
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
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i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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So sick of successive govts making policy decisions to get a rise out of people instead of solving societal problems. Yeah I know people hate poor people and we are a democracy but where is the leadership? Where’s the integrity? Where is doing the right thing? Nowhere to be found.
Ministers were warned against teen welfare crackdown, documents reveal
Ministers were warned against teen welfare crackdown, documents reveal
Officials said the changes could actually increase long-term benefit dependency.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So sick of successive govts making policy decisions to get a rise out of people instead of solving societal problems. Yeah I know people hate poor people and we are a democracy but where is the leadership? Where’s the integrity? Where is doing the right thing? Nowhere to be found.
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I dare Doocey to Google “AI” and “Mental Health”. He’ll see the stories we are reading today about AI encouraging self-harm.
📢 A new AI tool will be a "real game changer in providing faster and real time access to support", says the mental health minister.
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
Mental health data won't be misused by new AI navigation tool - minister
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I dare Doocey to Google “AI” and “Mental Health”. He’ll see the stories we are reading today about AI encouraging self-harm.
On top of everything, this plays *terribly* to National's base. Their politics is rooted in might-is-right, we-have-power-because-we're-better-than-you ideology and they've spent two years insisting that they are incredibly weak
Not just weak, getting-bossed-around-by-utter-git-David-Seymour weak
Not just weak, getting-bossed-around-by-utter-git-David-Seymour weak
Nicola Willis suggests National may join the Greens, Labour, TPM and NZ First campaigning to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'It's not impossible': Willis says National may join other parties to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
On top of everything, this plays *terribly* to National's base. Their politics is rooted in might-is-right, we-have-power-because-we're-better-than-you ideology and they've spent two years insisting that they are incredibly weak
Not just weak, getting-bossed-around-by-utter-git-David-Seymour weak
Not just weak, getting-bossed-around-by-utter-git-David-Seymour weak
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
My extremely niche joke is that this bit of the curriculum rewrite was handled by a fan of @manyatruenerd.bsky.social's Rome: Total War playthrough
except that making kids watch MATN's Rome: Total War playthrough would probably be more educational than this government's curriculum rewrite
except that making kids watch MATN's Rome: Total War playthrough would probably be more educational than this government's curriculum rewrite
Do you know about the importance of hoplites?
Of course you do. Everyone knows the importance of hoplites.
Do you (be honest this time) know what hoplites *are?*
No, you probably didn’t. (1/25)
Of course you do. Everyone knows the importance of hoplites.
Do you (be honest this time) know what hoplites *are?*
No, you probably didn’t. (1/25)
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
My extremely niche joke is that this bit of the curriculum rewrite was handled by a fan of @manyatruenerd.bsky.social's Rome: Total War playthrough
except that making kids watch MATN's Rome: Total War playthrough would probably be more educational than this government's curriculum rewrite
except that making kids watch MATN's Rome: Total War playthrough would probably be more educational than this government's curriculum rewrite
Oh wow less than a month until Christmas, huh, wonder if anyone needs a recommendation for a really cool, fun, bright, informative, slightly geeky but very accessible, yes my partner wrote it that's how I know it's good, book that would make an excellent gift?
101 Board Games to Try Before You Die (Of Boredom)
Move Over, Monopoly!
Find your new favorite board game with this incredible curated guide featuring the best releases from the 21st century. Whether you want to dive into board games as a new hobby, ...
www.paperplus.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Oh wow less than a month until Christmas, huh, wonder if anyone needs a recommendation for a really cool, fun, bright, informative, slightly geeky but very accessible, yes my partner wrote it that's how I know it's good, book that would make an excellent gift?
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First of all how dare you?
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
First of all how dare you?
So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
I'm very not religious these days but sometimes the universe sends you such *unambiguous* signals of where you're meant to be
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I'm very not religious these days but sometimes the universe sends you such *unambiguous* signals of where you're meant to be
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really is incredible how often "men are having a problem, let's fix it using someone else's entire life" comes up. does the institute for family studies understand that children are whole complete human beings whose existence cannot be used as a coping mechanism for their fathers' anxieties? (no)
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
really is incredible how often "men are having a problem, let's fix it using someone else's entire life" comes up. does the institute for family studies understand that children are whole complete human beings whose existence cannot be used as a coping mechanism for their fathers' anxieties? (no)
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"When your child physically shakes at the thought of school…
When your child cannot use their words to explain their fear…
When you’re called every day to pick up your child because they’re so upset…
...
These are not hypotheticals."
#EmilyWrites #NZPol
www.emilywrites.co.nz/guilty-shame...
When your child cannot use their words to explain their fear…
When you’re called every day to pick up your child because they’re so upset…
...
These are not hypotheticals."
#EmilyWrites #NZPol
www.emilywrites.co.nz/guilty-shame...
Guilty, shamed and traumatised - What school avoidance feels like for parents
And why parents and children shouldn't be punished...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
"When your child physically shakes at the thought of school…
When your child cannot use their words to explain their fear…
When you’re called every day to pick up your child because they’re so upset…
...
These are not hypotheticals."
#EmilyWrites #NZPol
www.emilywrites.co.nz/guilty-shame...
When your child cannot use their words to explain their fear…
When you’re called every day to pick up your child because they’re so upset…
...
These are not hypotheticals."
#EmilyWrites #NZPol
www.emilywrites.co.nz/guilty-shame...
The thing is, taking a strong stand in defence of trans people's rights isn't just the correct moral thing to do. It's also the politically smart thing to do.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The thing is, taking a strong stand in defence of trans people's rights isn't just the correct moral thing to do. It's also the politically smart thing to do.
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Absolutely agreed. Greens have just committed to "timely, free, non-discriminatory access to all forms of gender-affirming healthcare based on informed consent and self-determination" - it shouldn't be hard for labour to make that commitment.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Absolutely agreed. Greens have just committed to "timely, free, non-discriminatory access to all forms of gender-affirming healthcare based on informed consent and self-determination" - it shouldn't be hard for labour to make that commitment.
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No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
No matter what the politicians say, this is discrimination. Look at how the regulation is worded: This is not a ban on its use for a particular indication, it's a ban for a population.
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p...
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This just in: It costs more money to make 24 hours of content in Hollywood today than it cost to make two hours of content a decade ago. www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This just in: It costs more money to make 24 hours of content in Hollywood today than it cost to make two hours of content a decade ago. www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Okay I just need to get these things out of my system:
"Labour are splitting the vote by running against Green candidates!!!" no they aren't, you KNOW how MMP works, and this is a shit argument when it's the other way around, so it's also a shit argument now
"Labour are splitting the vote by running against Green candidates!!!" no they aren't, you KNOW how MMP works, and this is a shit argument when it's the other way around, so it's also a shit argument now
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Okay I just need to get these things out of my system:
"Labour are splitting the vote by running against Green candidates!!!" no they aren't, you KNOW how MMP works, and this is a shit argument when it's the other way around, so it's also a shit argument now
"Labour are splitting the vote by running against Green candidates!!!" no they aren't, you KNOW how MMP works, and this is a shit argument when it's the other way around, so it's also a shit argument now
Sorry to come crashing in with a spicy take but I've been out of town all weekend: are we really getting miffed that a good leftwing dude is choosing to run in the electorate he (I assume) lives in?
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Sorry to come crashing in with a spicy take but I've been out of town all weekend: are we really getting miffed that a good leftwing dude is choosing to run in the electorate he (I assume) lives in?
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If you want a good summary of what's happened this week, what happens next, what the NZ anti-trans network wants to happen next, and some things you can do to help, here's your listen.
1/200 S2E173 - Puberty Blocker Ban
We speak with @jennifilm.nz about the ideologically motivated, against all evidence, decision by the National coalition government to effectively ban puberty blockers specifically for trans children.
w/ @mythros.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social
We speak with @jennifilm.nz about the ideologically motivated, against all evidence, decision by the National coalition government to effectively ban puberty blockers specifically for trans children.
w/ @mythros.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social
1/200 S2E173 - Puberty Blocker Ban — 1/200
We speak with Jen Shields about the ideologically motivated, against all evidence, decision by the National coalition government to effectively ban puberty blockers specifically for trans children...
www.1of200.nz
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If you want a good summary of what's happened this week, what happens next, what the NZ anti-trans network wants to happen next, and some things you can do to help, here's your listen.
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Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
Senior doctors’ union condemns puberty blocker ban | ASMS
asms.org.nz
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Senior medical doctors condemn the puberty blocker ban: “It is completely inappropriate for the Government of the day to be determining treatment options for our patients."
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...
asms.org.nz/senior-docto...