@psheth.bsky.social
Now living in Wellington, NZ. Previously in Richmond, VA, USA.
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Luxon and the coalition suck enough that Labour very well could slide into power with a slim majority.
But Hipkins is making it clear he's running the Kier Starmer playbook of punching left and indulging the right while inspiring no one. And it will be just as unpopular here as in the UK...
But Hipkins is making it clear he's running the Kier Starmer playbook of punching left and indulging the right while inspiring no one. And it will be just as unpopular here as in the UK...
can labour kick hipkins already lol
like... he's been more supportive of ACT and NZF MPs than this
AND we're well past the point where Labour should be kicking itself in the face over this stuff - Wood, at the very least, has done his time
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
like... he's been more supportive of ACT and NZF MPs than this
AND we're well past the point where Labour should be kicking itself in the face over this stuff - Wood, at the very least, has done his time
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Hipkins says Michael Wood must regain trust of his Labour colleagues
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Wood will need to rebuild trust before he could take up any role in a future Government, but he could have a lot to contribute.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Luxon and the coalition suck enough that Labour very well could slide into power with a slim majority.
But Hipkins is making it clear he's running the Kier Starmer playbook of punching left and indulging the right while inspiring no one. And it will be just as unpopular here as in the UK...
But Hipkins is making it clear he's running the Kier Starmer playbook of punching left and indulging the right while inspiring no one. And it will be just as unpopular here as in the UK...
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#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit
Data obtained under the Official Information Act shows 219 recruitment requests took more than two months to be approved, 91 waited more than 20 weeks, and 45 roles applied for in March were still vac...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
An actual clown car would have more dignity than whatever the fuck this NZ governing coalition is
'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 1:24 AM
An actual clown car would have more dignity than whatever the fuck this NZ governing coalition is
Another low for NZ's appalling name suppression system. We might as well just hang up a "do crimes anonymously" sign for rich and well-connected white guys.
It's a real indictment of the NZ political and legal system that there's no movement to change this uniquely-bad-across-the-globe shambles.
It's a real indictment of the NZ political and legal system that there's no movement to change this uniquely-bad-across-the-globe shambles.
Business exec to underage teen: ‘I can’t pay you for sex so if anyone finds out - we wanted to have sex’
The teen was only 14 when the executive paid $1000.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Another low for NZ's appalling name suppression system. We might as well just hang up a "do crimes anonymously" sign for rich and well-connected white guys.
It's a real indictment of the NZ political and legal system that there's no movement to change this uniquely-bad-across-the-globe shambles.
It's a real indictment of the NZ political and legal system that there's no movement to change this uniquely-bad-across-the-globe shambles.
In addition to Chung being a sexist pig, he's also dumber than a sack of hammers.
And yet Andrew Little, right-wing Labour Party leader turned right-wing Wellington mayor, chose to promote him, presumably for insights like this.
Vote for Little, get even less indeed.
And yet Andrew Little, right-wing Labour Party leader turned right-wing Wellington mayor, chose to promote him, presumably for insights like this.
Vote for Little, get even less indeed.
Christ on a bike, Chung is a fuckwit
"Ray Chung questioned the benefits of the project’s pedestrian improvements (“was it considered that people might go for a walk somewhere else?”)"
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
"Ray Chung questioned the benefits of the project’s pedestrian improvements (“was it considered that people might go for a walk somewhere else?”)"
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In addition to Chung being a sexist pig, he's also dumber than a sack of hammers.
And yet Andrew Little, right-wing Labour Party leader turned right-wing Wellington mayor, chose to promote him, presumably for insights like this.
Vote for Little, get even less indeed.
And yet Andrew Little, right-wing Labour Party leader turned right-wing Wellington mayor, chose to promote him, presumably for insights like this.
Vote for Little, get even less indeed.
The other thing about Andrew Little using his power on the Representation Commission to accept his friend's shitty name change suggestion is that it encapsulates how he views public office: as a chummy boys club that you can use to reward your mates without regard to merit.
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The other thing about Andrew Little using his power on the Representation Commission to accept his friend's shitty name change suggestion is that it encapsulates how he views public office: as a chummy boys club that you can use to reward your mates without regard to merit.
We don't actually have to pretend that it's good process for Andrew Little to sign off on a name change suggested by his own mate. Or that the Representation Commission is obligated to accept every nonsense suggestion unless someone counters it.
Smarmy defenses of the status quo can get in the bin.
Smarmy defenses of the status quo can get in the bin.
If anyone is concerned about the renaming of Rongotai, while you can't change it for the next election (or probably the one after that), you do have the power to elect a local MP willing to read the 1½ pages of public comment and represent your opposition for the next time it comes up.
I fucking HATE "Wellington Bays"
Bring back Rongotai.
Bring back Rongotai.
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
We don't actually have to pretend that it's good process for Andrew Little to sign off on a name change suggested by his own mate. Or that the Representation Commission is obligated to accept every nonsense suggestion unless someone counters it.
Smarmy defenses of the status quo can get in the bin.
Smarmy defenses of the status quo can get in the bin.
This is why people don't trust Hipkins-led Labour on any moral issues. Their MPs by and large say the right things, but NZ's Starmer refuses to take a moral stand without poll-testing.
It's also why a lot of us think tossing Hipkins for basically anyone else would improve things overnight...
It's also why a lot of us think tossing Hipkins for basically anyone else would improve things overnight...
Labour is now the only Opposition party who has not put out an official press release denouncing the NZ government’s restrictions to healthcare access for trans youth and affirming their strong support for the trans, takatāpui and rainbow communities.
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This is why people don't trust Hipkins-led Labour on any moral issues. Their MPs by and large say the right things, but NZ's Starmer refuses to take a moral stand without poll-testing.
It's also why a lot of us think tossing Hipkins for basically anyone else would improve things overnight...
It's also why a lot of us think tossing Hipkins for basically anyone else would improve things overnight...
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Labour is now the only Opposition party who has not put out an official press release denouncing the NZ government’s restrictions to healthcare access for trans youth and affirming their strong support for the trans, takatāpui and rainbow communities.
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Labour is now the only Opposition party who has not put out an official press release denouncing the NZ government’s restrictions to healthcare access for trans youth and affirming their strong support for the trans, takatāpui and rainbow communities.
This is an important point. Is Chris Hipkins staying silent because he is playing footsie with NZ First and is willing to throw trans kids under the bus for power?
Can you confirm that ensuring puberty blockers will be available to trans kids will be a bottom line for Labour in any future coalition negotiations?
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is an important point. Is Chris Hipkins staying silent because he is playing footsie with NZ First and is willing to throw trans kids under the bus for power?
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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
Has Chris Hipkins bothered to say anything about this? The Labour Party under his leadership is just an empty void.
This is why tons of people don't trust Chippy's Labour. They feel entitled to the pro-LGBT vote while staying silent when the most vulnerable are under attack.
This is why tons of people don't trust Chippy's Labour. They feel entitled to the pro-LGBT vote while staying silent when the most vulnerable are under attack.
Great to see this from individual MPs but when it’s not coming from the top, and there’s no official statement or press release on Labour’s website, this doesn’t bode well for a future where, following this trial balloon focusing on trans youth, further restrictions to healthcare are very likely.
Doctors and parents should make decisions about what is best for their kids health - not politicians. The Government has said doctors cannot give new prescriptions of puberty blockers to children who are suffering from gender dysphoria. That is putting kids at risk.
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Has Chris Hipkins bothered to say anything about this? The Labour Party under his leadership is just an empty void.
This is why tons of people don't trust Chippy's Labour. They feel entitled to the pro-LGBT vote while staying silent when the most vulnerable are under attack.
This is why tons of people don't trust Chippy's Labour. They feel entitled to the pro-LGBT vote while staying silent when the most vulnerable are under attack.
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This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
This has still not been reported in any mainstream news that I can see - healthcare is a human right, and we’re currently actively normalising its removal.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
Politicisation of healthcare is a hallmark of authoritarianism, and silence as trans rights are removed means an easier path for more erosion.
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Some Labour supporters keep telling us to give Hipkins time, or that he's good actually who just seem *pretty* quiet about criticising Hipkins and Labour publicly on issues like trans rights EVEN THOUGH we know he took advice from Starmer
And now we're getting headlines like this. Maybe step up 🤷♀️
And now we're getting headlines like this. Maybe step up 🤷♀️
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Some Labour supporters keep telling us to give Hipkins time, or that he's good actually who just seem *pretty* quiet about criticising Hipkins and Labour publicly on issues like trans rights EVEN THOUGH we know he took advice from Starmer
And now we're getting headlines like this. Maybe step up 🤷♀️
And now we're getting headlines like this. Maybe step up 🤷♀️
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
This is only true if you identify exclusively with the bombers.
But the claim that US liberals warmongerer less than conservatives just isn't true. LBJ expanded civil rights AND killed millions abroad. A Vietnamese child doesn't care whether a white or black pilot dropped a bomb on his village...
But the claim that US liberals warmongerer less than conservatives just isn't true. LBJ expanded civil rights AND killed millions abroad. A Vietnamese child doesn't care whether a white or black pilot dropped a bomb on his village...
I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is only true if you identify exclusively with the bombers.
But the claim that US liberals warmongerer less than conservatives just isn't true. LBJ expanded civil rights AND killed millions abroad. A Vietnamese child doesn't care whether a white or black pilot dropped a bomb on his village...
But the claim that US liberals warmongerer less than conservatives just isn't true. LBJ expanded civil rights AND killed millions abroad. A Vietnamese child doesn't care whether a white or black pilot dropped a bomb on his village...
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Some opposition MP should put a "Regulatory Standards Act Repeal Bill" into the biscuit tin, approach the NZ First backbench MPs to sign on in support of it, and then see what happens if it gets pulled from the lottery ... NZ First didn't promise not to vote to repeal it once enacted!
Winston Peters vows to repeal Regulatory Standards Bill; David Seymour hits back
"We did our best to neutralise its adverse effects and we will campaign at the next election to repeal it," Peters told Radio Waatea.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Some opposition MP should put a "Regulatory Standards Act Repeal Bill" into the biscuit tin, approach the NZ First backbench MPs to sign on in support of it, and then see what happens if it gets pulled from the lottery ... NZ First didn't promise not to vote to repeal it once enacted!
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They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.
Zero surprises that the brainless transphobic health minister in NZ ignored all expert advice and evidence and banned puberty blockers for trans youth. Literal blood on his hands.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.
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I better not see any Nats at pride fucking hell
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I better not see any Nats at pride fucking hell
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The thing that makes me possibly the maddest is when adults have their bullshit moral panic bigotry about whatever issue and they start going after children first. They do it with fat kids, and brown kids, and trans kids. You exploitative harmful assholes, pick on someone your own size
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The thing that makes me possibly the maddest is when adults have their bullshit moral panic bigotry about whatever issue and they start going after children first. They do it with fat kids, and brown kids, and trans kids. You exploitative harmful assholes, pick on someone your own size
Now would be a great time for Chris Hipkins and NZ Labour to commit to reversing these horrendous puberty blocker restrictions.
Time to show that they're not transphobic like their UK counterparts...
Time to show that they're not transphobic like their UK counterparts...
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Now would be a great time for Chris Hipkins and NZ Labour to commit to reversing these horrendous puberty blocker restrictions.
Time to show that they're not transphobic like their UK counterparts...
Time to show that they're not transphobic like their UK counterparts...
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pretty much beyond question that Larry Summers led the charge against Claudine Gay because he is personally a vitriolic misogynist and racist www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
88 Days: The Unraveling of Claudine Gay’s Harvard Presidency | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned on Jan. 2, ending her tenure as the University's 30th president after it was clear the Harvard Corporation lost confidence in Gay's ability to lead amid mountin...
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
pretty much beyond question that Larry Summers led the charge against Claudine Gay because he is personally a vitriolic misogynist and racist www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
Yet another entry in the endless series: people who whine about council rates are outraged when service quality suffers from underfunding.
*plays world's smallest violin for these selfish entitled pricks*
*plays world's smallest violin for these selfish entitled pricks*
Pāpāmoa residents make stand against chipseal roads at Tauranga City Council meeting
Asphalt costs about five times more than the proposed chipseal.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Yet another entry in the endless series: people who whine about council rates are outraged when service quality suffers from underfunding.
*plays world's smallest violin for these selfish entitled pricks*
*plays world's smallest violin for these selfish entitled pricks*