Greville Whittle
@greville.bsky.social
Lefty, bit of a geek, and boring dad. Lives in Kirikiriroa. He/Him.
A few, only sporadically updated, pages about ttrpgs and other stuff:
https://grevsspace.wordpress.com/
🇵🇸Free Palestine! End the genocide! 🇵🇸
🏳️⚧️Trans rights are human rights!🏳️⚧️
A few, only sporadically updated, pages about ttrpgs and other stuff:
https://grevsspace.wordpress.com/
🇵🇸Free Palestine! End the genocide! 🇵🇸
🏳️⚧️Trans rights are human rights!🏳️⚧️
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Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
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When trans rights are under attack, stand up fight back. #nzpol
They’re not in the photos, but there’s nothing like turning up at a protest and banging into your adult kids.
They’re not in the photos, but there’s nothing like turning up at a protest and banging into your adult kids.
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When trans rights are under attack, stand up fight back. #nzpol
They’re not in the photos, but there’s nothing like turning up at a protest and banging into your adult kids.
They’re not in the photos, but there’s nothing like turning up at a protest and banging into your adult kids.
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A list of medical associations who oppose the government’s move to ban puberty blockers for adolescents.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A list of medical associations who oppose the government’s move to ban puberty blockers for adolescents.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.
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PATHA has significant concerns about the UK’s PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol. These trials are unethical, dangerous, and won’t even give Simeon Brown the evidence he claims he’s looking for. Aotearoa shouldn’t endorse these trials, and it remains unethical to withhold necessary care.
patha.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
PATHA has significant concerns about the UK’s PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol. These trials are unethical, dangerous, and won’t even give Simeon Brown the evidence he claims he’s looking for. Aotearoa shouldn’t endorse these trials, and it remains unethical to withhold necessary care.
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And I'm sorry if this causes painful self-reflection for powerful men but I simply do not believe that McSkimming was simultaneously spending all day downloading obscene material AND "the best at policing, someone who would take the organisation forward in the right way"
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
And I'm sorry if this causes painful self-reflection for powerful men but I simply do not believe that McSkimming was simultaneously spending all day downloading obscene material AND "the best at policing, someone who would take the organisation forward in the right way"
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At our most charitable we might (we shouldn't, but we might) grant McSkimming had deep-seated issues with impulse control and a distorted view of sex and relationships
But he *cannot* have been doing any kind of senior leadership job well and *any* organisation with integrity should have seen it
But he *cannot* have been doing any kind of senior leadership job well and *any* organisation with integrity should have seen it
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
At our most charitable we might (we shouldn't, but we might) grant McSkimming had deep-seated issues with impulse control and a distorted view of sex and relationships
But he *cannot* have been doing any kind of senior leadership job well and *any* organisation with integrity should have seen it
But he *cannot* have been doing any kind of senior leadership job well and *any* organisation with integrity should have seen it
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it's fucking horrific that NZF hijacked legislation alongside Nat extremists to harm trans people & WITHIN A WEEK OR SO we have multiple pieces about how Labour is talking to NZF about 2026
alongside Labour REFUSING to make a public statement on puberty blockers, what are people meant to think??!
alongside Labour REFUSING to make a public statement on puberty blockers, what are people meant to think??!
December 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
it's fucking horrific that NZF hijacked legislation alongside Nat extremists to harm trans people & WITHIN A WEEK OR SO we have multiple pieces about how Labour is talking to NZF about 2026
alongside Labour REFUSING to make a public statement on puberty blockers, what are people meant to think??!
alongside Labour REFUSING to make a public statement on puberty blockers, what are people meant to think??!
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30,000 signatures calling for integrity from our ministers.
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
PETITION HANDOVER: Calling on PM Luxon to Uphold Ministerial Standards
No matter who we are or where we come from, we all deserve leaders we can trust - leaders who act with integrity, speak truthfully, and bring communities together.
Over this Government’s t...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
30,000 signatures calling for integrity from our ministers.
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
Tomorrow I finally hand it over to @maramadavidson.bsky.social. I’m stoked this is my final political action before heading off.
I’d love to see you there to support the kaupapa #nzpol
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Serious question. What are the honest arguments for not taxing the rich?
Are there any good arguments for not taxing the rich and their corporations that come from people who are not paid by the rich or owe their careers to wealthy interests?
Are there any good arguments for not taxing the rich and their corporations that come from people who are not paid by the rich or owe their careers to wealthy interests?
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Serious question. What are the honest arguments for not taxing the rich?
Are there any good arguments for not taxing the rich and their corporations that come from people who are not paid by the rich or owe their careers to wealthy interests?
Are there any good arguments for not taxing the rich and their corporations that come from people who are not paid by the rich or owe their careers to wealthy interests?
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UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
UN sounds alarm on NZ racism and Māori rights
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Yeah, this is a real thing.
I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Yeah, this is a real thing.
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Over the years I've spoken on behalf of the nurses union, or as a nurse at countless protests. Today I spoke at the #BlockTheBan protest in Tamaki in response to our government banning puberty blockers for trans kids. Unlike any other protest I've spoken at, this time I was immediately in tears.
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Over the years I've spoken on behalf of the nurses union, or as a nurse at countless protests. Today I spoke at the #BlockTheBan protest in Tamaki in response to our government banning puberty blockers for trans kids. Unlike any other protest I've spoken at, this time I was immediately in tears.
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Immediately this abstract issue of politicians politicizing trans lives for political gain and interfering with clinical best practice melted into a tangible, immediately present reality with real lives in the firing line, all for political gain and fomenting of hatred and division.
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Immediately this abstract issue of politicians politicizing trans lives for political gain and interfering with clinical best practice melted into a tangible, immediately present reality with real lives in the firing line, all for political gain and fomenting of hatred and division.
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One senior ICC expert also ruled out that ICC judges would accept Israel’s challenge to ICC jurisdiction.
"Israel is more likely to uphold the ceasefire than the Appeals Chamber is to invalidate the arrest warrants," the expert said, sarcastically.
"Israel is more likely to uphold the ceasefire than the Appeals Chamber is to invalidate the arrest warrants," the expert said, sarcastically.
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
One senior ICC expert also ruled out that ICC judges would accept Israel’s challenge to ICC jurisdiction.
"Israel is more likely to uphold the ceasefire than the Appeals Chamber is to invalidate the arrest warrants," the expert said, sarcastically.
"Israel is more likely to uphold the ceasefire than the Appeals Chamber is to invalidate the arrest warrants," the expert said, sarcastically.
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It is not divisive to demand a public statement from NZ Labour party that explicitly says they will do everything in their power to uphold trans peoples human rights
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It is not divisive to demand a public statement from NZ Labour party that explicitly says they will do everything in their power to uphold trans peoples human rights
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
Want to avoid "culture war" or "politicising"? We're well fucking past that. If you support human rights you've got to be explicit
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Okay this is a really good quote
One senior ICC expert also ruled out that ICC judges would accept Israel’s challenge to ICC jurisdiction.
"Israel is more likely to uphold the ceasefire than the Appeals Chamber is to invalidate the arrest warrants," the expert said, sarcastically.
"Israel is more likely to uphold the ceasefire than the Appeals Chamber is to invalidate the arrest warrants," the expert said, sarcastically.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Okay this is a really good quote
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So much to process from this interview so I'm just going to hyperfocus on how Mark Mitchell and Brian Roche are very, very concerned about Andrew Coster "relitigating" things
Oops did your fall guy not understand he was meant to take ALL the blame for the systemic problems you're complicit in
Oops did your fall guy not understand he was meant to take ALL the blame for the systemic problems you're complicit in
Exclusive: Coster claims Hipkins and Mitchell told about McSkimming
In an interview with Q+A, the former police commissioner spoke for the first time since the damning IPCA report on the McSkimming scandal.
www.1news.co.nz
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
So much to process from this interview so I'm just going to hyperfocus on how Mark Mitchell and Brian Roche are very, very concerned about Andrew Coster "relitigating" things
Oops did your fall guy not understand he was meant to take ALL the blame for the systemic problems you're complicit in
Oops did your fall guy not understand he was meant to take ALL the blame for the systemic problems you're complicit in
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I'm still stuck on this framing by Coster of the whole thing:
"I told him that Jevon had told me that he had an affair. That it was with a much younger woman that went badly wrong, and that email allegations were now flying as a result of it."
"I told him that Jevon had told me that he had an affair. That it was with a much younger woman that went badly wrong, and that email allegations were now flying as a result of it."
December 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I'm still stuck on this framing by Coster of the whole thing:
"I told him that Jevon had told me that he had an affair. That it was with a much younger woman that went badly wrong, and that email allegations were now flying as a result of it."
"I told him that Jevon had told me that he had an affair. That it was with a much younger woman that went badly wrong, and that email allegations were now flying as a result of it."
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It is such a "blokes blokey we're all mates here" way to minimize abuse of women and play it down as nothing more than an affair "ending badly" 👀
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It is such a "blokes blokey we're all mates here" way to minimize abuse of women and play it down as nothing more than an affair "ending badly" 👀
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The total normalisation of powerful older men having "affairs" with much younger women and the assumption that *she's* the one whose behaviour before or after MUST have been inappropriate
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The total normalisation of powerful older men having "affairs" with much younger women and the assumption that *she's* the one whose behaviour before or after MUST have been inappropriate
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Jesus Chippy. I expect more from you because I don't think you're total scum like Mitchell
December 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Jesus Chippy. I expect more from you because I don't think you're total scum like Mitchell
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Episode 1: Business Shit
Episode 2: Fundy Shit
Episode 3: Political Shit
Episode 4: Epilogue - Endless Pointless Fucking Lying About Trivial Shit
Episode 2: Fundy Shit
Episode 3: Political Shit
Episode 4: Epilogue - Endless Pointless Fucking Lying About Trivial Shit
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Episode 1: Business Shit
Episode 2: Fundy Shit
Episode 3: Political Shit
Episode 4: Epilogue - Endless Pointless Fucking Lying About Trivial Shit
Episode 2: Fundy Shit
Episode 3: Political Shit
Episode 4: Epilogue - Endless Pointless Fucking Lying About Trivial Shit
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#BHN These f**kwits promised Dunedin a full hospital before the election, then broke that promise by downsizing the build…and now they have the cheek to have this billboard in Otepoti #nzpol #nzpolitics
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#BHN These f**kwits promised Dunedin a full hospital before the election, then broke that promise by downsizing the build…and now they have the cheek to have this billboard in Otepoti #nzpol #nzpolitics