James Caygill
@torshin.bsky.social
3 kids. Social Democrat. Living in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. Cabinet/Govt nerd. Toitu te Tiriti. Go Pack Go! Up The Arsenal!
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James Caygill
@torshin.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Right so this is a place. Nice. Fewer nazis is good. Imma be a bit quiet though for the next few because public service, elections and social media don’t mix.
Fucking awesome. I well remember the first briefing the NZ Min of Health’s office received on Gardasil (must have been 2005). We could see this future and hope. Such a stunningly important breakthrough.
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Fucking awesome. I well remember the first briefing the NZ Min of Health’s office received on Gardasil (must have been 2005). We could see this future and hope. Such a stunningly important breakthrough.
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Look, I love polling, considerably more than most people. But if you start crafting an agenda from what polls well, rather than starting with what a better world looks like, one that connects to the general public's needs, and how you get from here to there, then you have no business in politics
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Look, I love polling, considerably more than most people. But if you start crafting an agenda from what polls well, rather than starting with what a better world looks like, one that connects to the general public's needs, and how you get from here to there, then you have no business in politics
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Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history
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imagine being the MP for southern māori and thinking the party of eruera tirikatene doesn’t have the right to stand in it. idiot
October 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
imagine being the MP for southern māori and thinking the party of eruera tirikatene doesn’t have the right to stand in it. idiot
I guess the list of politicians I haven’t forgiven for the way they behaved after the Christchurch Earthquakes just got an addendum.
September 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I guess the list of politicians I haven’t forgiven for the way they behaved after the Christchurch Earthquakes just got an addendum.
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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Nuclear block now. Also yeah, that sneaky misspelling caught me at first.
Seriously, take advantage of the nuclear block, and block that account. 👇🏽
(And if you know who maintains the trustworthy MAGA block list, please suggest they add it there, because boy, it's indulging in some threatening behavior.)
(And if you know who maintains the trustworthy MAGA block list, please suggest they add it there, because boy, it's indulging in some threatening behavior.)
Librarians (and honestly, everyone). Block and/or watch out for this account, which appears to be gathering posts critical of Charlie Kirk/right wing ideology.
Note the misspelling of the handle.
Note the misspelling of the handle.
September 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Nuclear block now. Also yeah, that sneaky misspelling caught me at first.
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GHISLAINE MAXWELL: here we go, boss. a big book of letters from all of your horrible best friends
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
September 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
GHISLAINE MAXWELL: here we go, boss. a big book of letters from all of your horrible best friends
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
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1. Hayek's greatest insight was the disciplining power of information.
2. Ned Prescott's greatest insight was that adhering to rules for policymaking solves a serious government problem.
3. Goodhart's Law is that when the measure becomes the target, it is no longer a good measure.
2. Ned Prescott's greatest insight was that adhering to rules for policymaking solves a serious government problem.
3. Goodhart's Law is that when the measure becomes the target, it is no longer a good measure.
In political science, there has been a long and frustrating debate over what about democracy, precisely, leads to growth. Of course, it’s multi-causal. But I always emphasize the information environment. Markets can’t work when info is bad. Info is likely to be bad in authoritarian circumstances.
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
1. Hayek's greatest insight was the disciplining power of information.
2. Ned Prescott's greatest insight was that adhering to rules for policymaking solves a serious government problem.
3. Goodhart's Law is that when the measure becomes the target, it is no longer a good measure.
2. Ned Prescott's greatest insight was that adhering to rules for policymaking solves a serious government problem.
3. Goodhart's Law is that when the measure becomes the target, it is no longer a good measure.
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In political science, there has been a long and frustrating debate over what about democracy, precisely, leads to growth. Of course, it’s multi-causal. But I always emphasize the information environment. Markets can’t work when info is bad. Info is likely to be bad in authoritarian circumstances.
August 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In political science, there has been a long and frustrating debate over what about democracy, precisely, leads to growth. Of course, it’s multi-causal. But I always emphasize the information environment. Markets can’t work when info is bad. Info is likely to be bad in authoritarian circumstances.
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For as little as $10 a week, you can support a dairy farmer. Somewhere, a little farmer waits
July 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
For as little as $10 a week, you can support a dairy farmer. Somewhere, a little farmer waits
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“I was just following orders” has never been a successful defence when you violate human rights.
If the orders are unlawful, disobey them.
If the orders are going to get people kidnapped, killed, disappeared and harmed, disobey them.
Do the right thing. Don’t aid the fascists.
If the orders are unlawful, disobey them.
If the orders are going to get people kidnapped, killed, disappeared and harmed, disobey them.
Do the right thing. Don’t aid the fascists.
June 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
“I was just following orders” has never been a successful defence when you violate human rights.
If the orders are unlawful, disobey them.
If the orders are going to get people kidnapped, killed, disappeared and harmed, disobey them.
Do the right thing. Don’t aid the fascists.
If the orders are unlawful, disobey them.
If the orders are going to get people kidnapped, killed, disappeared and harmed, disobey them.
Do the right thing. Don’t aid the fascists.
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okay so i wrote a faux epic rap battle of history between robert falcon scott and roald amundsen because my brain is diseased and now i wanna get two people to record it
May 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
okay so i wrote a faux epic rap battle of history between robert falcon scott and roald amundsen because my brain is diseased and now i wanna get two people to record it
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A lot of centrist pundit types seem to buy this birthrate issue as a) a real thing and b) an urgent thing
We are not running out of people *waves hands at earth* we are just not maintaining a white population at levels you personally find comfortable
Stop being weird
We are not running out of people *waves hands at earth* we are just not maintaining a white population at levels you personally find comfortable
Stop being weird
April 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A lot of centrist pundit types seem to buy this birthrate issue as a) a real thing and b) an urgent thing
We are not running out of people *waves hands at earth* we are just not maintaining a white population at levels you personally find comfortable
Stop being weird
We are not running out of people *waves hands at earth* we are just not maintaining a white population at levels you personally find comfortable
Stop being weird
Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a little kid
April 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a little kid
Just putting it out there: Free Trade is good.
April 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Just putting it out there: Free Trade is good.
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Strom Thurmond and Elon both taking an L on the same day is a hell of a white supremacy bankshot
April 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Strom Thurmond and Elon both taking an L on the same day is a hell of a white supremacy bankshot
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line!
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line!
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PSA:
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
January 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
PSA:
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
How can apparently advanced tech say 0% chance of precipitation when I am 100% currently getting rained on?!
March 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
How can apparently advanced tech say 0% chance of precipitation when I am 100% currently getting rained on?!
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March 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM