James W
@jamesw228.bsky.social
Takes about all kinds of things but predominantly politics, autistic people things and research, technnology.
Opinions my own and all terrible.
He/Him Pōneke/Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
Opinions my own and all terrible.
He/Him Pōneke/Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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James W
@jamesw228.bsky.social
· Dec 9
About 4-5% of the population are autistic.
We didn't really diagnose it until the 90s despite the modern definition being from 1943
Even then that set of 90s diagnostic criteria excluded everyone other than white males under 18
What has changed is better diagnostic criteria and public info
We didn't really diagnose it until the 90s despite the modern definition being from 1943
Even then that set of 90s diagnostic criteria excluded everyone other than white males under 18
What has changed is better diagnostic criteria and public info
Is paying less for medication good?
Absolutely
Is anyone going to really notice saving $15/year?
Not unless they have a boatload of prescriptions #nzpol
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Absolutely
Is anyone going to really notice saving $15/year?
Not unless they have a boatload of prescriptions #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government u-turns on prescription co-payment fees
People will now only need to pay a $5 fee once for new, 12-month prescriptions.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Is paying less for medication good?
Absolutely
Is anyone going to really notice saving $15/year?
Not unless they have a boatload of prescriptions #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Absolutely
Is anyone going to really notice saving $15/year?
Not unless they have a boatload of prescriptions #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Well this fills me with confidence in their system and ability to respond to what happened #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Patients ask GPs for info on health records after Manage My Health security breach
Manage My Health was due to begin informing affected patients on Thursday and meanwhile has referred people to its website for more information.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Well this fills me with confidence in their system and ability to respond to what happened #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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The actual answer is that the US Govt basically backstops the banks and investors. This means that folks with existing mortgages don't get spanked by interest rate rises. It's a key reason the US economy didn't slump when interest rates were hiked. Is that what Liam said? No, he made some stuff up.
January 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The actual answer is that the US Govt basically backstops the banks and investors. This means that folks with existing mortgages don't get spanked by interest rate rises. It's a key reason the US economy didn't slump when interest rates were hiked. Is that what Liam said? No, he made some stuff up.
Problem is this requires the UN Security Council to impose sanctions and that's never happening cause even if the USA didn't have a veto itself, it's extremely likely that the UK and/or France would use their veto power
At this point the UM has basically no power
At this point the UM has basically no power
The world needs to sanction the USA.
No-one trades with them.
Let’s see how powerful they think they are after 20 years of isolation from world markets.
At a MINIMUM we should be joining the EU security group and saying bye bye to Fascist US intelligence.
No-one trades with them.
Let’s see how powerful they think they are after 20 years of isolation from world markets.
At a MINIMUM we should be joining the EU security group and saying bye bye to Fascist US intelligence.
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Problem is this requires the UN Security Council to impose sanctions and that's never happening cause even if the USA didn't have a veto itself, it's extremely likely that the UK and/or France would use their veto power
At this point the UM has basically no power
At this point the UM has basically no power
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The reasons I know telekinesis isn't real is because if it was a lot of people's heads would have done the thing from Scanners by now.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The reasons I know telekinesis isn't real is because if it was a lot of people's heads would have done the thing from Scanners by now.
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I have, as you might have inferred, a dim view around what had gone on about continued holding of medical records, but this– this looks worse than I thought.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I have, as you might have inferred, a dim view around what had gone on about continued holding of medical records, but this– this looks worse than I thought.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Not to knit-pick here or anything, but that’s pretty much WHY people resort to using drugs, because life itself has some seriously negative effects. 👀🤷♀️ #nzpol
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Not to knit-pick here or anything, but that’s pretty much WHY people resort to using drugs, because life itself has some seriously negative effects. 👀🤷♀️ #nzpol
The real surprise is it's taken this long since they haven't really sold games for years and there's no real secondhand games market anymore
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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EB Games proposes closing all New Zealand stores
The Australian-based video game retailer is proposing to close its New Zealand business, according to a letter sent to employees.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
The real surprise is it's taken this long since they haven't really sold games for years and there's no real secondhand games market anymore
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Can't wait for Winnie to use this to pander to the cookers during an election year 🙄 #nzpol
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Can't wait for Winnie to use this to pander to the cookers during an election year 🙄 #nzpol
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I am announcing a return to a previous Kennedy schedule, recommending more shots.
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I am announcing a return to a previous Kennedy schedule, recommending more shots.
If any technology is used to cause harm, it's not the technology which is at fault it's the people/company who built it in a way which enables that harm to be caused and the users who used it to cause harm
They shouldn't be allowed to fuck that responsibility and should be held accountable for it
They shouldn't be allowed to fuck that responsibility and should be held accountable for it
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
If any technology is used to cause harm, it's not the technology which is at fault it's the people/company who built it in a way which enables that harm to be caused and the users who used it to cause harm
They shouldn't be allowed to fuck that responsibility and should be held accountable for it
They shouldn't be allowed to fuck that responsibility and should be held accountable for it
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Oof
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Oof
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* don't let their spin distract you - medical information for 100k+ Kiwis have been stolen, this is a very serious breach of very sensitive data.
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
* don't let their spin distract you - medical information for 100k+ Kiwis have been stolen, this is a very serious breach of very sensitive data.
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MMH update with comment from me. Key points:
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion - experts
The hackers say they will leak more than 400,000 files if a ransom isn't paid, in what an expert says is "the worst data breach that I recall seeing in New Zealand".
www.rnz.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
MMH update with comment from me. Key points:
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
* this type of crew goes after low hanging fruits - which means this vulnerable is going to be something basic, well-known, and preventable
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Haven't listened to Linkin Park on ages and happened to hear The Emptiness Machine recently
Holy fuck that song hits a chord as an #ActuallyAutistic person trying to fit into a NT world
Holy fuck that song hits a chord as an #ActuallyAutistic person trying to fit into a NT world
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Haven't listened to Linkin Park on ages and happened to hear The Emptiness Machine recently
Holy fuck that song hits a chord as an #ActuallyAutistic person trying to fit into a NT world
Holy fuck that song hits a chord as an #ActuallyAutistic person trying to fit into a NT world
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My reckon is that they pre-wrote all of these op-eds before Christmas, but nobody counted on the scenario being "Maduro renditioned, nothing else changed". Because, you know, that would be stupid.
January 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
My reckon is that they pre-wrote all of these op-eds before Christmas, but nobody counted on the scenario being "Maduro renditioned, nothing else changed". Because, you know, that would be stupid.
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When Chuck Schumer dies I insist we all issue statements questioning whether his death is a distraction from how much of a piece of shit he was.
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
When Chuck Schumer dies I insist we all issue statements questioning whether his death is a distraction from how much of a piece of shit he was.
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ask afghanistan how it worked out
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
ask afghanistan how it worked out
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Crickets….🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗
#nzpol
#nzpol
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Crickets….🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗
#nzpol
#nzpol
It's really good that everyone is confirming Trump's belief that America can basically do WTF it wants without consequences
That won't lead to him doing other insane shit which spirals out of control in unforeseen ways for the whole world #nzpol
That won't lead to him doing other insane shit which spirals out of control in unforeseen ways for the whole world #nzpol
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's really good that everyone is confirming Trump's belief that America can basically do WTF it wants without consequences
That won't lead to him doing other insane shit which spirals out of control in unforeseen ways for the whole world #nzpol
That won't lead to him doing other insane shit which spirals out of control in unforeseen ways for the whole world #nzpol
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It's kinda impressive that Kissinger and Cheney are dead and John Bolton is going to jail but America First means invading places to benefit the profits of oil companies
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It's kinda impressive that Kissinger and Cheney are dead and John Bolton is going to jail but America First means invading places to benefit the profits of oil companies
It's not going to happen but it's be really funny if the USA Lost the hosting rights for the FiFA world Cup and Olympics over this insanity
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
It's not going to happen but it's be really funny if the USA Lost the hosting rights for the FiFA world Cup and Olympics over this insanity
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Cannot believe a recipient of the prestigious FIFA Peace Prize started a war.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Cannot believe a recipient of the prestigious FIFA Peace Prize started a war.