Kay in the End Times 🏳️🌈 💗💜💙📚
@jennykaynz.bsky.social
Aotearoa NZ. Pākehā. Toitū Te Tiriti
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#Queer (they/them) 😷
❤️ #Books Music Ideas
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Reminder from @timothysnyder.bsky.social in his #book On #Tyranny Written in 2016.
#USpol #NZpol
"Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance".
2nd lesson is "Defend Institutions!"
youtu.be/9tocssf3w80
#USpol #NZpol
"Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance".
2nd lesson is "Defend Institutions!"
youtu.be/9tocssf3w80
Many people don't trust #NZpolice. 2024 report from survey of ~600 women, trans people and non-binary survivors about experiences re violence compaints. Most said cops involvement made them less safe + sometimes encouraged their abuser cos of police inaction.
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/new-rep...
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/new-rep...
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Many people don't trust #NZpolice. 2024 report from survey of ~600 women, trans people and non-binary survivors about experiences re violence compaints. Most said cops involvement made them less safe + sometimes encouraged their abuser cos of police inaction.
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/new-rep...
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/new-rep...
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... nothing's changed since Clint Rickards... The PM should be fronting this at the very least #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster placed on leave from CEO role after release of damning report
The report found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police, including Andrew Coster, who is now chief executive of the Social Investment Agency.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
... nothing's changed since Clint Rickards... The PM should be fronting this at the very least #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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“Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. And someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
- Pope Leo XIV
- Pope Leo XIV
What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
The term ‘pro-life’ can seem simple – but how Americans and advocacy groups interpret it varies widely.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. And someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
- Pope Leo XIV
- Pope Leo XIV
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"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
goodlawproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
Yet more laws pushing for mass #surveillance in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Aim is to grab more data on where cars are and put it in a massive database so cops can check up on you. Few controls to stop cops and their friends at other agencies from tracking ex-partners or future dates.
#NZpol
Aim is to grab more data on where cars are and put it in a massive database so cops can check up on you. Few controls to stop cops and their friends at other agencies from tracking ex-partners or future dates.
#NZpol
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Yet more laws pushing for mass #surveillance in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Aim is to grab more data on where cars are and put it in a massive database so cops can check up on you. Few controls to stop cops and their friends at other agencies from tracking ex-partners or future dates.
#NZpol
Aim is to grab more data on where cars are and put it in a massive database so cops can check up on you. Few controls to stop cops and their friends at other agencies from tracking ex-partners or future dates.
#NZpol
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What's fascinating here is that as she rhymes off the list of gender critical people at Newsnight pursuing an explicitly gender critical agenda, in the context of a discussion of ideological capture at the BBC, she doesn't recognise that she was part of the ideological capture of the BBC by GCs.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
What's fascinating here is that as she rhymes off the list of gender critical people at Newsnight pursuing an explicitly gender critical agenda, in the context of a discussion of ideological capture at the BBC, she doesn't recognise that she was part of the ideological capture of the BBC by GCs.
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Is it good when a major international news organization is actively soliciting stories about people leaving your country because the government has fucked it so hard?
Tell us: are you a New Zealander planning to leave the country?
We want to hear from people in New Zealand who have or are thinking of leaving
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Is it good when a major international news organization is actively soliciting stories about people leaving your country because the government has fucked it so hard?
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When Luxon advised people to go where the jobs are, they responded accordingly.
Not exactly a stirling endorsement of this govt.
Last person out, hit the light switch please. (Or get Siri to do it automatically.)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/578...
Not exactly a stirling endorsement of this govt.
Last person out, hit the light switch please. (Or get Siri to do it automatically.)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/578...
New Zealand's population growth dips by tens of thousands
New Zealand's population growth has been on a downward trend according to Statistics NZ following a strong drop off in international migration.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
When Luxon advised people to go where the jobs are, they responded accordingly.
Not exactly a stirling endorsement of this govt.
Last person out, hit the light switch please. (Or get Siri to do it automatically.)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/578...
Not exactly a stirling endorsement of this govt.
Last person out, hit the light switch please. (Or get Siri to do it automatically.)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/578...
Some #NZpolice are good people. Problem is even they and the system cover up abuse by bad cops. Problem as old as history of cops.
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/national/119...
Minister talks of "massive failure of leadership". After decades of this do we now get action?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/national/119...
Minister talks of "massive failure of leadership". After decades of this do we now get action?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Some #NZpolice are good people. Problem is even they and the system cover up abuse by bad cops. Problem as old as history of cops.
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/national/119...
Minister talks of "massive failure of leadership". After decades of this do we now get action?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/national/119...
Minister talks of "massive failure of leadership". After decades of this do we now get action?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZpol Not cool NZ Govt pushing gaslighting tactics to let students bully teachers just trying to teach
Staff at NZ universities will now have to deal with govt mandated free speech complaints process designed to facilitate far right agitprop infiltrating campus spaces and threatening our academic freedom under the guise of protecting it.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
#NZpol Not cool NZ Govt pushing gaslighting tactics to let students bully teachers just trying to teach
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Staff at NZ universities will now have to deal with govt mandated free speech complaints process designed to facilitate far right agitprop infiltrating campus spaces and threatening our academic freedom under the guise of protecting it.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Staff at NZ universities will now have to deal with govt mandated free speech complaints process designed to facilitate far right agitprop infiltrating campus spaces and threatening our academic freedom under the guise of protecting it.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
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Absolutely horror IPCA report on how the Police handled complaints against McSkimming.
A woman, who said she had a sexual relationship with him when she was 21 and he was 40, made complaints about him and instead of taking it seriously they prosecuted her under the HDCA.
A woman, who said she had a sexual relationship with him when she was 21 and he was 40, made complaints about him and instead of taking it seriously they prosecuted her under the HDCA.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Absolutely horror IPCA report on how the Police handled complaints against McSkimming.
A woman, who said she had a sexual relationship with him when she was 21 and he was 40, made complaints about him and instead of taking it seriously they prosecuted her under the HDCA.
A woman, who said she had a sexual relationship with him when she was 21 and he was 40, made complaints about him and instead of taking it seriously they prosecuted her under the HDCA.
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#nzpol Check out these free, public online talks by some of my amazing colleagues at Massey...
www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/t...
www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/t...
The Thinking Life: Free Massey University webinars on the ideas that shape us
What does it mean to think in a world overflowing with information, emotion and ideology? Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting the public t...
www.massey.ac.nz
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
#nzpol Check out these free, public online talks by some of my amazing colleagues at Massey...
www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/t...
www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/t...
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There is growing interest in having control of your computing and your data. Many people have been posting their stories of moving off Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Amazon software platforms. This is a wide ranging discussion about the why and how of doing that.👇
#NZPOL #DigitalSovereignty
#NZPOL #DigitalSovereignty
Recorded Webinar: Sovereign computers, software and servers for home and office.
I was invited by my friend @Karaitiana Taiuru to do this webinar on sovereign computing. It is for a general audience who are interested in shifting away from multinational IT companies for their co...
te-ara-paerangi.community
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
There is growing interest in having control of your computing and your data. Many people have been posting their stories of moving off Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Amazon software platforms. This is a wide ranging discussion about the why and how of doing that.👇
#NZPOL #DigitalSovereignty
#NZPOL #DigitalSovereignty
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Has anyone asked the question - why was McSkimming able to obtain child pornography and bestiality images from Goolge searches? Google shouldn't even be returning those results. How's that AI detection going, eh?
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hipkins calls for more robust vetting after it failed to identify McSkimming's behaviour
The Labour leader says it is "unacceptable" that former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's behaviour was not picked up in vetting for the role.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Has anyone asked the question - why was McSkimming able to obtain child pornography and bestiality images from Goolge searches? Google shouldn't even be returning those results. How's that AI detection going, eh?
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
NZ Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of NZ's gun laws shifting responsibility of firearms regulator from Police Minister to Firearms Minister (and guns lobbyist) Nicole McKee. Te Tari Pūreke Firearms Safety Authority (FSA) CEO will report to Minister McKee.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Details of gun law reforms unveiled as Cabinet signs off
Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of the country's gun laws, including a crackdown on gang members.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NZ Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of NZ's gun laws shifting responsibility of firearms regulator from Police Minister to Firearms Minister (and guns lobbyist) Nicole McKee. Te Tari Pūreke Firearms Safety Authority (FSA) CEO will report to Minister McKee.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
I sat in a Select Committe room waiting for my turn to deliver an Oral Submission. MPs chatted to each other about wasting time listening to submissions that didn't add value to process and wanting a better way. A bit rude to submitters but I see their point.
#NZpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/p...
#NZpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/p...
Palmer asks Parliament: What's the rush?
The overuse of urgency and insufficient scrutiny of new laws are hurting Parliament's public reputation, ex-PM says
newsroom.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I sat in a Select Committe room waiting for my turn to deliver an Oral Submission. MPs chatted to each other about wasting time listening to submissions that didn't add value to process and wanting a better way. A bit rude to submitters but I see their point.
#NZpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/p...
#NZpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/p...
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'She pointed to the Regulatory Standards Bill, Pae Ora Amendment Bill, the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora and the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act as examples of government actions that have had an "enormous effect" on Māori.' #nzpol
Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori
Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori
The 42 page complaint was submitted to the United Nations by a Māori health leader.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
'She pointed to the Regulatory Standards Bill, Pae Ora Amendment Bill, the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora and the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act as examples of government actions that have had an "enormous effect" on Māori.' #nzpol
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'Stronger consequences' instead of more and more appropriate support. Punching down seems like this governments standard operating procedure.
#NZPOL
#NZPOL
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
'Stronger consequences' instead of more and more appropriate support. Punching down seems like this governments standard operating procedure.
#NZPOL
#NZPOL
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I can’t believe I even have to say this but…
I felt it was important to support a local, emerging artist. Clark Roworth is exceptionally talented, and will now have his place in Wellington’s history. As an arts capital, I’d advocate for any opportunity to use our talented arts community. 🧵
I felt it was important to support a local, emerging artist. Clark Roworth is exceptionally talented, and will now have his place in Wellington’s history. As an arts capital, I’d advocate for any opportunity to use our talented arts community. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I can’t believe I even have to say this but…
I felt it was important to support a local, emerging artist. Clark Roworth is exceptionally talented, and will now have his place in Wellington’s history. As an arts capital, I’d advocate for any opportunity to use our talented arts community. 🧵
I felt it was important to support a local, emerging artist. Clark Roworth is exceptionally talented, and will now have his place in Wellington’s history. As an arts capital, I’d advocate for any opportunity to use our talented arts community. 🧵
Future of Te Pāti Māori would be more hopeful if it started showing more respect for people who deserve to have a say, including members and all its electorate committees. And National Iwi Chairs Forum too.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Future of Te Pāti Māori would be more hopeful if it started showing more respect for people who deserve to have a say, including members and all its electorate committees. And National Iwi Chairs Forum too.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
Te Pāti Māori has outlived previous difficulties experienced by its former MPs and leaders and I hope it does so in future.
Politics is a tough battleground. Every political party in Aotearoa NZ now and previously has faced similar challenges + infighting.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Politics is a tough battleground. Every political party in Aotearoa NZ now and previously has faced similar challenges + infighting.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Take them out': Labour unconcerned if Te Pāti Māori destroyed at election
Chris Hipkins couldn't say what value the party brought to Parliament.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Te Pāti Māori has outlived previous difficulties experienced by its former MPs and leaders and I hope it does so in future.
Politics is a tough battleground. Every political party in Aotearoa NZ now and previously has faced similar challenges + infighting.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Politics is a tough battleground. Every political party in Aotearoa NZ now and previously has faced similar challenges + infighting.
#NZpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Meridian's newest solar farm is being built on stolen Māori land www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
‘This is not restoration’: Māori leader challenges Ruakākā solar project
Dr Mere Kepa says the $227m project stands on ancestral Te Parawhau land.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Meridian's newest solar farm is being built on stolen Māori land www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
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Aotearoa is founded on a Treaty with Māori. Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been systematically breached, but 50 years ago we started a process to investigate those breaches, and maybe make some token recompense (which is not enough). Its a long process, but the right thing to do...
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Aotearoa is founded on a Treaty with Māori. Te Tiriti o Waitangi has been systematically breached, but 50 years ago we started a process to investigate those breaches, and maybe make some token recompense (which is not enough). Its a long process, but the right thing to do...