Jamie Sands Author
@jamiedsands.bsky.social
Author of optimistic urban fantasy highlighting LGBTQIA characters, queer romance and some other things that don't make sense. Award winning and Amazon bestseller. Genderqueer, he/they
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A wee reminder that they handed out $6M for the Michelin Man #nzpol
A new joint release is available from Rt Hon Christopher Luxon and Hon Mark Mitchell.
Government gears up to help storm-hit regions
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the first stage of Government support for initial recovery efforts in the regions affected by last week’s severe weather event.
www.beehive.govt.nz
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 AM
A wee reminder that they handed out $6M for the Michelin Man #nzpol
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Phrasly thinks Moby Dick from the 19th century is 82% AI. Keep that in mind before you accuse an author of using AI to write.
AI detectors are bogus.
AI detectors are bogus.
January 25, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Phrasly thinks Moby Dick from the 19th century is 82% AI. Keep that in mind before you accuse an author of using AI to write.
AI detectors are bogus.
AI detectors are bogus.
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The Far East Cape region of Matakāoa has been hit HARD by the floods and currently need your assistance.
Your donation to the link below will directly help impacted whānau. Please help if you can 🙏🏻
#kikorangi #nzpol #aotearoa #climatechange
www.manaakimatakaoa.com/donate
Your donation to the link below will directly help impacted whānau. Please help if you can 🙏🏻
#kikorangi #nzpol #aotearoa #climatechange
www.manaakimatakaoa.com/donate
Donate | Manaaki Matakaoa
www.manaakimatakaoa.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The Far East Cape region of Matakāoa has been hit HARD by the floods and currently need your assistance.
Your donation to the link below will directly help impacted whānau. Please help if you can 🙏🏻
#kikorangi #nzpol #aotearoa #climatechange
www.manaakimatakaoa.com/donate
Your donation to the link below will directly help impacted whānau. Please help if you can 🙏🏻
#kikorangi #nzpol #aotearoa #climatechange
www.manaakimatakaoa.com/donate
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
Saw my counselor, ouuuch
guess who needs to do some Journaling on various topics?
guess who needs to do some Journaling on various topics?
a man says it 's me in front of a bulletin board
ALT: a man says it 's me in front of a bulletin board
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Saw my counselor, ouuuch
guess who needs to do some Journaling on various topics?
guess who needs to do some Journaling on various topics?
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How is everyone? Hope you’re doing ok, friends. Perhaps you'd like to look upon these ranunculus. Perhaps you too will find them lovely.
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
How is everyone? Hope you’re doing ok, friends. Perhaps you'd like to look upon these ranunculus. Perhaps you too will find them lovely.
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Headines in NZ altrnating like...
"Business Confidence High!"
"Popular Restaurant Closing"
"Business Confidence Grows Even Higher!!"
"Entire Retail Branch Shutting Down"
"Business Confidence Reaches Highest Ever Height!!!"
Like... the discognisance of it all 😐
"Business Confidence High!"
"Popular Restaurant Closing"
"Business Confidence Grows Even Higher!!"
"Entire Retail Branch Shutting Down"
"Business Confidence Reaches Highest Ever Height!!!"
Like... the discognisance of it all 😐
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Headines in NZ altrnating like...
"Business Confidence High!"
"Popular Restaurant Closing"
"Business Confidence Grows Even Higher!!"
"Entire Retail Branch Shutting Down"
"Business Confidence Reaches Highest Ever Height!!!"
Like... the discognisance of it all 😐
"Business Confidence High!"
"Popular Restaurant Closing"
"Business Confidence Grows Even Higher!!"
"Entire Retail Branch Shutting Down"
"Business Confidence Reaches Highest Ever Height!!!"
Like... the discognisance of it all 😐
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"Hahaha" said Gandalf, hitting his weed pen for the seventeeth time that hour. "Fuck".
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"Hahaha" said Gandalf, hitting his weed pen for the seventeeth time that hour. "Fuck".
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"how you treat people is who are are" is a WORD this evening.
If being disrespectful to black women is a means to your supposed antifascist end, fuck you and your revolution.
How you treat people is who you are.
How you treat people is who you are.
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
"how you treat people is who are are" is a WORD this evening.
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My latest essay for @uncannymagazine.bsky.social is live!!
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
These Stories Teach Us How to Fight - Uncanny Magazine
Chicago, October 2025. I need you to know we tried. I bought whistles and saline eyewash for my friends, students. The theatre bought 150 whistles. They were gone in days. A neighbor 3D-printed hundre...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 PM
My latest essay for @uncannymagazine.bsky.social is live!!
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
My editor: "I've never published a more important essay." 🥹
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Today is a good day to tell an artist about AdorkaStock! 📢✨
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Today is a good day to tell an artist about AdorkaStock! 📢✨
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It's officially 2026 here in Aotearoa, so choose a firework, and check replies to set it off and receive a new year's boon :)
#ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's officially 2026 here in Aotearoa, so choose a firework, and check replies to set it off and receive a new year's boon :)
#ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
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Happy New Year 2026. Rain is considered to be a good omen across many cultures, and there is plenty of it in New Zealand today. May it portend better times - more peace ☮️, justice ⚖️, equity, and sustainability 🌳 for our challenged world.
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Happy New Year 2026. Rain is considered to be a good omen across many cultures, and there is plenty of it in New Zealand today. May it portend better times - more peace ☮️, justice ⚖️, equity, and sustainability 🌳 for our challenged world.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
THIS. Did you know sickle cell is curable, now? FULLY curable.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
If you're feeling down or despairing about what FEELS like technology/advancement/science "standing still" or being fully malicious, I have great news: You're not paying attention to actual science. Just tech industry marketing.
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Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
December 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
make a Bond movie casual
Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live
make a Bond movie casual
Oldfinger
Oldfinger
make a bond movie casual
Singlepussy
Singlepussy
December 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
make a Bond movie casual
Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live
I'm bone tired, overstimulated and my back hurts, but goddamn is the Saturday before Christmas a great day to own a secondhand bookshop
December 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I'm bone tired, overstimulated and my back hurts, but goddamn is the Saturday before Christmas a great day to own a secondhand bookshop
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
Air pollution from AI could surpass that of all the cars in California
Massive data centers power large language models but produce fine particles linked to asthma, cancers, and premature deaths.
www.fastcompany.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
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So when a Sim stands around in a fake room cooking scrambled eggs and shouting gibberish for an hour, it's fine. But when I do the same, I get kicked out of the IKEA?
December 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
So when a Sim stands around in a fake room cooking scrambled eggs and shouting gibberish for an hour, it's fine. But when I do the same, I get kicked out of the IKEA?
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Non-kiwis! Thanks to our right-wing govt crashing the NZ dollar, your money pisses off 1.5-2x as many transphobes as a year ago. Isn't that lovely?
#ttrpg #indierpg #silverlining #transrights
#ttrpg #indierpg #silverlining #transrights
Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban.
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Non-kiwis! Thanks to our right-wing govt crashing the NZ dollar, your money pisses off 1.5-2x as many transphobes as a year ago. Isn't that lovely?
#ttrpg #indierpg #silverlining #transrights
#ttrpg #indierpg #silverlining #transrights