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Funksta Uzz
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Left lover, Right despiser.
He/him. Aotearoa.
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entirelyharmless.bsky.social
To any of my cis followers who might be wondering what's wrong with the BBC's phrasing...

- "biological male" is deliberate misgendering
- it also implies that trans people are somehow being deceptive, because "biology"
- no trans person "identifies as" *anything*. We just *are*

Hope that helps.
variousvarieties.bsky.social Nick @variousvarieties.bsky.social · 20h
It looks like that BBC page has been updated in the last few minutes, so that's no longer the last sentence. I think part of it has been moved to this paragraph in the middle of the article, and the age is no longer mentioned:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Screenshot from BBC News article "Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist but guilty of damaging phone": She also did not find that the complainant, a biological male who identifies as a woman, "was as 'alarmed and distressed' as they portrayed themself to be by these messages and this course of conduct".
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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katelynburns.com
"Activist" is being purposely used by Sky News here to obscure the fact that Linehan had a violent outburst with a teenager.
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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cyberstalin.bsky.social
Enormous hulking 6'4" toddler man screams sexual insults and physically intimidates young teenage girl before physically attacking her and her property.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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1of200.bsky.social
1/200 S2E174 - Te Pāti Māori Korero

If you're not involved in Māori politics there's a good chance you haven't known what to make of the conflict in Te Pāti Māori

We spoke w/ @tautokai.bsky.social about the history, underlying issues, & paths forward

w @l11p.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social
1/200 S2E174 - Te Pāti Māori Korero w/ Jack McDonald — 1/200
If you're not involved in Māori politics, there's a good chance you haven't known what to make of the conflict in Te Pāti Māori. We spoke with Jack McDonald about the history of the Party, the under...
www.1of200.nz
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
funksta-uzz.bsky.social
Despite warnings, between 1 Feb – 3 Oct 2023, 26 inspections found effluent being discharged from a piggery to adjacent land then flowing into streams that flow to the Waihou River. Yes, they’ve been fined, but it's repeated environmental & health vandalism and the piggery can still operate 🧵
Watch: Raw effluent from piggery gushes into local streams
Toxic effluent from the farm polluted streams feeding the Waihou River.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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kyledchurch.bsky.social
Has anyone seen Labour make an official party statement about this horrific human rights issue yet?
kyledchurch.bsky.social kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 4d
Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here

Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week

Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
chrishipkins.bsky.social Chris Hipkins @chrishipkins.bsky.social · Oct 6
The attack on Winston Peters home today was totally unacceptable. MPs homes are not the place to protest. No matter the cause, political violence is never ok and should be condemned. Free speech is healthy in a democracy, political violence is not.
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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m-e.allison683etc.servegame.com
Noting the block the ban protest on the 7th for Aucklanders.

I would add donate money to Rainbow Youth, Gender Minorities Aotearoa or any other organisation which provides support to our gender diverse young people.

Donate money and/or time to a political party committed to reversing this ban.
writagal.bsky.social Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 2d
Courtesy of @akwomenscentre.bsky.social 🙏🏳️‍⚧️
Auckland Women’s Centre: Gender-affirming healthcare saves lives Auckland Women’s Centre: We stand in solidarity with gender-diverse rangatahi and everybody scared, or despairing about the government's shameful, discriminatory ban on puberty blockers last week. Yet again, this undemocratic government has shown themselves to be wildly out-of-step with community values and realities by preventing vital, life-changing healthcare for people who are not cis male. Auckland Women’s Centre: What can you do about it? • Check-in and reach out to whanau and friends who might be particularly reeling, even those not directly affected • Attend the protest! A Block the Ban protest is happening at Myers Park on Sunday 7th of December • Email your local MPs (seriously, this can work) and ask them to push back, for the safety and wellbeing of rangatahi, their whanau and all of us
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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johnnyfilmo.bsky.social
In my new piece, I have written about the gnarly theme that keeps recurring in films this year.

Read it below
Children running away from the camera in Weapons
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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1of200.bsky.social
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
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 11:22 PM
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brokenstarfish.bsky.social
Anyone would think we’re talking about 1000s of children being prevented from going through puberty forever with the use of puberty blockers.

Puberty blockers were prescribed to 113 people in 2023.

Come on now. Let doctors and other medical professionals do their damned job.
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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parismarx.com
from government by consultant to government by consultants using generative AI.

decades of degrading government capacity to actually govern has left it open to further degradation through ai hype and perceptions it enables further cost cutting.
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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curly.kiwi
Remember puberty blockers are not the end goal. They are a compromise, to allow trans kids more time before puberty starts to decide *which* puberty should start

That's a useful tool, but the trial this govt has tied their ban to is testing if they do something else

www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
The government has framed its decision as a "precautionary" one, citing England's Cass Review, which emphasises the need to see mental health improvements, before allowing these medications to continue to be used. This reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what puberty blockers are designed to do. Puberty blockers are not a mental health treatment and are widely accepted as effective at their actual purpose - pausing unwanted physical changes. They do not themselves change the body in ways that affirm a person's gender. Any mental health benefit is secondary and shouldn't be the central measure of whether they work.
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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qasimrashid.com
How AP News whitewashes genocide.

TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??

Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?

AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
funksta-uzz.bsky.social
A half century ago today, albums by Billy Cobham, Anthony Braxton, Gil Scott-Heron, Bobbi Humphrey & Keith Jarrett debuted on Billboard’s Jazz LPs chart. But my focus is on two others that went on to be heavily sampled. Firstly, The Blackbyrds’ 3rd album City Life featured this stone-cold banger 🧵
The Blackbyrds • Rock Creek Park / Official video (1975)
YouTube video by lamiretele3
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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kaimataara.bsky.social
I warned people about Hipkins a year ago on TikTok with this video until a bunch of Labour Stans bullied me into taking it down. I decided to reupload it again to YouTube 6 months ago because Hipkins is showing that my weariness of him was not unfounded #nzpol

youtu.be/akY6JxbOHp4?...
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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jennykaynz.bsky.social
Community rally on Sunday from 2pm Te Aro Park, Dixon Street Wellington to oppose NZ government ban on puberty blockers for trans teens as part of their healthcare. The event will include create street art with chalk and planning next steps.
#NZpol
Blue background with signs SNAP ACTION: words in white letters on broken red ribbon STAND UP FOR TRANS KIDS in white letters on pink band. rally against NZ government ban on puberty blockers This Sunday 23 November 2pm Te Aro Park Dixon Street Wellington Open microphone - chalk drawing - next steps
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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kyledchurch.bsky.social
Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here

Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week

Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities
chrishipkins.bsky.social Chris Hipkins @chrishipkins.bsky.social · Oct 6
The attack on Winston Peters home today was totally unacceptable. MPs homes are not the place to protest. No matter the cause, political violence is never ok and should be condemned. Free speech is healthy in a democracy, political violence is not.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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lamentablyawake.bsky.social
The governments entire justification makes chillingly clear they do not believe in the concept of innocent until proven guilty.

Defendants have been arrested, so they must be guilty, thus asking for a jury trial can *only* be a guilty person being malicious.

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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johnnycrane.bsky.social
Ah the MP who did a gambling ad at a foodbank
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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jennifilm.nz
Today, @aucklandpride.bsky.social has filed a judicial review against the Minister for Sport for the removal of Sport NZ’s trans inclusion guiding principles. So grateful our community orgs are fighting back, and so proud to be supporting this. aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...
Auckland Pride Takes Government to Court for Cancelling Trans Inclusion Guidelines
aucklandpride.org.nz
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
funksta-uzz.bsky.social
AoNZ rallies/actions for Palestine: Nov 21–23

FRIDAY

Tāmaki Makaurau: 3pm Vigil @US Consul; 4pm Vigil @Te Komititanga  

Ngāmotu: 8am Boycott @BP, Powderham St

Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai: 4.30pm Flags @Charles St

Te Whanganui-a-Tara: 7.15am Flags @Hill St

Ōtautahi: 4pm Flags @Bridge of Remem

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Wellington poster: FLAG WAVING FOR PALESTINE Friday 21 November 7:15-8:15AM Hill Street Bridge TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA FALASTIN TEA COLLECTIVE. Christchurch poster: Come Join us at Flag Waving 4.00-5.30pm Friday 21 November Bridge of Remembrance PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK AOTEAROA
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
funksta-uzz.bsky.social
Te Pāti Māori and Greens have both out out comms condemning the govt's attack on transgender healthcare ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈

Labour needs to step up and comdemn it, too
#nzpol

www.maoriparty.org.nz/govt_puberty...
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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themckenziest.gay
Mamdani is officially the new AOC (derogatory af)
@DanMannarino X.com NEW: @ZohranKMamdani tells me in an exclusive sit down its "not the right time" for @OsseChi to challenge @RepJeffries. "I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary." He does not weigh on@bradlander potentially challenging@danielsgoldman
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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jennifilm.nz
PATHA's statement has been published: patha.nz/news
The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) condemns today's decision from Minister of Health Simeon Brown introducing a ban on new prescriptions of GnRH analogues (puberty blockers) for transgender children and young people who are not currently on them. This ideologically driven ban will have a devastating impact on the lives and wellbeing of our transgender and gender diverse young people. We know that children, young people and their whanau will be highly distressed by this decision. We also acknowledge health professionals' frustration at the way their expertise has been ignored and disregarded. "The ban will lead to a deterioration in mental health, increased risk of suicidality and increased dysphoria in gender diverse children and young people, and will put them at a higher risk of experiencing marginalisation and discrimination," says Dr Elizabeth McElrea, GP specialist in gender affirming care and PATHA Vice-President. "The prescribing of puberty blockers is always undertaken with the utmost care and consideration. They have been prescribed safely for decades for transgender children and banning their use will lead to profound distress in this already vulnerable group." This decision is not supported by the Ministry of Health's November 2024 evidence brief on this care. This decision is not supported by the Ministry of Health's November 2024 evidence brief on this care. While the evidence brief identified some limitations in the academic quality of evidence regarding the risks and benefits of GRH analogues, limitations in evidence quality are common across a number of areas of medicine, especially within paediatric medicine, and do not justify a ban on access. "PATHA supports evidence-based medicine, which consists of three key components: academic evidence, clinical experience, and patient preferences and values," says Dr McElrea. "When the quality of available academic evidence is of lower quality, it's incredibly common for clinicians to lean on guidelines drawn from clinical experience." "Practising medicine, and paediatric medicine (not just within gender affirming healthcare), often necessitates providing care without a high-quality evidence base. The absence of high-quality clinical evidence does not mean providing this care is wrong." "Children benefit from innovative medical treatments that improve their survival and quality of life. Pediatric care would all but cease if physicians denied treatments for which the evidence base is imperfect." (McNamara et al., 2024, p. 15) 'An Evidence-Based Critique of "The Cass Review" on Gender-affirming Care for Adolescent The new restrictions will be in place until the conclusion of clinical trials in the United Kingdom, which are not due until at least 2031. "In no other area of care would life-saving medication be withheld from a vulnerable population for six years. This will have a traumatic impact on a generation of transgender children," says Avery Zavoda, PATHA Executive Committee member. PATHA is strongly against the decision. It is a shocking act of discrimination against transgender children and young people. "That New Zealand First announced this news three hours before the Minister of Health shows the way this care has been politicised, and how politics have been prioritised over the wellbeing of New Zealand children," said Zavoda. "Banning puberty blockers will not prevent children from being transgender, despite the disinformation New Zealand First are promoting," says Jennifer Shields, PATHA President. "It's obvious that this has been a political decision made to appease a coalition partner based on an imported culture war, rather than a medical recommendation reflecting the expertise of NZ clinicians and researchers who have been working in this field for over 25 years." Identify, a 2022 New Zealand research survey on the experiences Identify, a 2022 New Zealand research survey on the experiences of rainbow young people showed "the proportion of young people who wanted puberty blockers and were able to use them was nearly half the number of young people who wanted these medications but could not access them." These findings made it clear that the prescription context and existing regulations "did not result in the easy access to young people who wanted puberty blockers that some people have claimed existed. In fact, the results demonstrate a seriously constrained prescription context that urgently needs further attention to be more equitable." "We call on the Ministry of Health to publish their consultation report immediately, so that health professionals, trans people, and the wider public can see that this decision has been made by politicians rather than based on clinical experience," says Shields. "We also look forward to the Minister now immediately allowing the updated guidelines for gender affirming healthcare to be published." "We also call on Labour, the Green Party, and Te Paati Mãori to commit to reversing this harmful decision if they are elected into government next year. Our communities need the reassurance that this ban will not last." "PATHA is committed to ensuring all trans children and children experiencing gender dysphoria have access to the best quality care.
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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ojutel.bsky.social
@amandathomas.bsky.social
representing for Uni Workers for Palestine in our bid to divest our pension from Palantir, Elbit and genocide.
www.1of200.nz/podcast/1/20...
1/200 S2E172 - University Workers for Palestine — 1/200
As the Gaza genocide and the invasion, apartheid and killings in Westbank continue, University Workers for Palestine (UWP) are renewing demands and strengthening actions to secure a BDS policy from Un...
www.1of200.nz
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM