James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
@jamesfluker.bsky.social
He / Him | Insta: jamesfluker 📷 | PSN: JamesFluker89 🎮 | Steam: 173487145 🖥️ | Nintendo: SW-2506-2344-1910 🕹️
Local bird app refugee. I'm the board, the lightning, the thunder ⚡
Local bird app refugee. I'm the board, the lightning, the thunder ⚡
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
you’ll never believe the newest meme pair for “Find someone who looks at you like…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
you’ll never believe the newest meme pair for “Find someone who looks at you like…”
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
After Midnight Mass came out, I remember reading comments online from folk saying the Sheriff was playing the victim card, or that Islamophobia isn’t a thing anymore etc…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
After Midnight Mass came out, I remember reading comments online from folk saying the Sheriff was playing the victim card, or that Islamophobia isn’t a thing anymore etc…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
And then Zohran Mamdani enters the chat in 2025 and is greeted with abhorrent Islamophobia & 9/11 jibes.
Well well well…
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Matt @greaterauckland.bsky.social drills down on Chris Bishop's speech about how expensive all the mega-roads his government keeps promising will be. If they ever get built. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...
Minister admits RoNS reality is biting – and hard - Greater Auckland
“Whatever the problem, build another road” has been a hallmark of policy from the current government. And we’ve long suggested that is simply not affordable or practical – including just
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Matt @greaterauckland.bsky.social drills down on Chris Bishop's speech about how expensive all the mega-roads his government keeps promising will be. If they ever get built. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Another 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Another 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Winston Peters and Casey Costello have just announced a ban on puberty blocker prescribing - a ban that is not supported by evidence. Politicians announcing this tells you everything you need to know.
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Winston Peters and Casey Costello have just announced a ban on puberty blocker prescribing - a ban that is not supported by evidence. Politicians announcing this tells you everything you need to know.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
This is awful. Really feel for the kids this will directly harm, and for the people who love them and are trying to care for them.
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is awful. Really feel for the kids this will directly harm, and for the people who love them and are trying to care for them.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
New Zealand receives 'Dirty Ashtray' award for poor progress in tobacco control
New Zealand receives 'Dirty Ashtray' award for poor progress in tobacco control
Researchers say New Zealand is attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
New Zealand receives 'Dirty Ashtray' award for poor progress in tobacco control
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
The 'Dirty Ashtray' was given to NZ at the biennial meeting of Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
NZ's citation is "for trying to portray their current tobacco control plan as a success when in reality since COP10 they've reversed world-leading reforms," and many other factors.
NZ's citation is "for trying to portray their current tobacco control plan as a success when in reality since COP10 they've reversed world-leading reforms," and many other factors.
New Zealand receives 'Dirty Ashtray' award for poor progress in tobacco control
New Zealand receives 'Dirty Ashtray' award for poor progress in tobacco control
Researchers say New Zealand is attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The 'Dirty Ashtray' was given to NZ at the biennial meeting of Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
NZ's citation is "for trying to portray their current tobacco control plan as a success when in reality since COP10 they've reversed world-leading reforms," and many other factors.
NZ's citation is "for trying to portray their current tobacco control plan as a success when in reality since COP10 they've reversed world-leading reforms," and many other factors.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Puberty blockers are safe and proven - the THIRD PARAGRAPH acknowledges that children WILL still be prescribed them, just not if they're trans
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Puberty blockers are safe and proven - the THIRD PARAGRAPH acknowledges that children WILL still be prescribed them, just not if they're trans
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
100%
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
this is so much of right-of-centre politics in NZ, just scolding the left for not caring about real issues like saving 10 minutes on an airport trip. who cares if the standard speed limit will instantly kill any child hit by a car, it might takes 1 minute longer to drive through this school zone
$4 BILLION to save 'up to 10 minutes' during peak traffic. Fucking hell - imagine what that $4B could do for housing, education, health, etc, in Aotearoa.
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
100%
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
You know what would also save 10 mins on an airport trip? Regular and dependable mass transit like light rail, MRT, etc.
Most of us could fit happily on a flat floor tram (etc) to the front door of the airport, saving a lot of traffic on the road for those who do need to drive
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Puberty blockers save lives. End of.
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Puberty blockers save lives. End of.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Puberty blockers save young lives. This govt is literally admitting it's about anti-"woke" (their word) ideology. Which is why cis kids can still access them!
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Puberty blockers save young lives. This govt is literally admitting it's about anti-"woke" (their word) ideology. Which is why cis kids can still access them!
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
What even is the basis on which you can give puberty blockers to cis kids but not trans kids? Ridiculous govt.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
What even is the basis on which you can give puberty blockers to cis kids but not trans kids? Ridiculous govt.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
I was a debate kid and what I learned is that the best people at arguing do not believe or care about what they’re saying.
People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I was a debate kid and what I learned is that the best people at arguing do not believe or care about what they’re saying.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
In the police, the public service and politics, men giving men a free pass since forever. #nzpol
Mayor Andrew Little says he and chief executive Matt Prosser have had assurances from Chung the situation was unintentional and that Chung has apologised.
Private council briefing blogged online after ‘hot mic’ moment
Wellington City councillor Ray Chung left an open phone line to a controversial social media figure for 40 minutes during a closed training session, the mayor has confirmed – the contents of which wer...
www.thepost.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In the police, the public service and politics, men giving men a free pass since forever. #nzpol
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
To me, the biggest tell that AI is massively overvalued is that Big Tech has to keep shoving it in our faces. I just noticed Chrome has a 'Gemini' button at the top of the browser, and I'm getting prompts all over the place, including Zoom, to 'try AI.'
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
To me, the biggest tell that AI is massively overvalued is that Big Tech has to keep shoving it in our faces. I just noticed Chrome has a 'Gemini' button at the top of the browser, and I'm getting prompts all over the place, including Zoom, to 'try AI.'
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Many people, including the former mayor, repeatedly tried to warn you. This blatant infosec breach is a real ‘standard you walk past is the standard you accept’ moment for Mayor Andrew Little.
Mayor Andrew Little says he and chief executive Matt Prosser have had assurances from Chung the situation was unintentional and that Chung has apologised.
Private council briefing blogged online after ‘hot mic’ moment
Wellington City councillor Ray Chung left an open phone line to a controversial social media figure for 40 minutes during a closed training session, the mayor has confirmed – the contents of which wer...
www.thepost.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Many people, including the former mayor, repeatedly tried to warn you. This blatant infosec breach is a real ‘standard you walk past is the standard you accept’ moment for Mayor Andrew Little.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
IDK if the Government is still thinking about putting a 4-year parliamentary term up for a vote at the 2026 election, but if it is then it's also doing its best to sink any chance of the proposal passing.
How a 'loophole' resulted in 11-day submission period on fast-track amendments law
Labour leader Chris Hipkins said the decision "infringed on the rights" of the public to take part in the process.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
IDK if the Government is still thinking about putting a 4-year parliamentary term up for a vote at the 2026 election, but if it is then it's also doing its best to sink any chance of the proposal passing.
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
Of the age where I have to Google some of the words that my younger bloomfies use
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Of the age where I have to Google some of the words that my younger bloomfies use
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
a gata amor amora pensativa
![A gata Amor Amora deitadinha de lado, com a cabeça encostada na para dianteira e o rabão marrom por baixo. Ela tá de olho aberto, parecendo pensativa [🤭].
Ela tem pelos brancos com partes, como acima do olho, bege, marrom e cinza. O focinho é laranja.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qvx4i33mg2cx7aihzwc7vg6/bafkreie5dewmjjalbp72evym473lpq2oiidbsgm3pzjf7o6fkpgbfa6vry@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
a gata amor amora pensativa
Reposted by James Fluker 🇳🇿 | 🏳️🌈 | 🏳️⚧️ rights
NHAC
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NHAC