Katya
@nzkatya.bsky.social
Woke socialist, stray cat magnet, Tūī feeder, she/her/ia. Living in Tāmaki Makaurau. I was katya@critical_gaze on twitter.
"the official response has been to treat what happened with the Police as being highly atypical. Yes, the politicians say, bad stuff did happen and this has been duly noted and lamented – we are shocked! appalled! etc – but only as a lapse and departure from usual professional standard"
Gordon Campbell On The Toxic Police Culture That Enabled Jevon McSkimming – werewolf
werewolf.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
"the official response has been to treat what happened with the Police as being highly atypical. Yes, the politicians say, bad stuff did happen and this has been duly noted and lamented – we are shocked! appalled! etc – but only as a lapse and departure from usual professional standard"
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It is worth noting that this is a pattern amongst the likes of media, who inevitably paint a woman who has laid harassment, assault, rape, etc allegations against men as somehow less than pure & innocent, thus casting aspersions on her validity, with whatever denials that this is what they're doing.
It bears remembering that this woman, according to the IPCA report, sent at least 36 emails to media outlets, presumaby including NZME, as well as the PM, Police Minister, and police command in Dec 2023 & Jan 2024, and they did fuck-all about it too
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The woman in the Jevon McSkimming saga wasn't innocent here
So it turns out the woman with whom Jevon McSkimming had an affair, whose warnings police ignored and who police charged instead of investigating McSkimmin
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It is worth noting that this is a pattern amongst the likes of media, who inevitably paint a woman who has laid harassment, assault, rape, etc allegations against men as somehow less than pure & innocent, thus casting aspersions on her validity, with whatever denials that this is what they're doing.
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This whole thread goes a long way to explain a) why NZ is a cesspit of white male mediocrity, and b) why the mediocre white males DESPISED Ardern
It's disgusting, abusive, misogyny as a cultural mindset.
It's disgusting, abusive, misogyny as a cultural mindset.
The Wellington CCO director breaking into his neighbour’s house in a cat burglar suit and masturbating over her things.
The predatory groomer and rapist Tim Jago operating as party president of ACT for years, crowing on a podcast with Seymour about ‘victimhood’.
The predatory groomer and rapist Tim Jago operating as party president of ACT for years, crowing on a podcast with Seymour about ‘victimhood’.
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This whole thread goes a long way to explain a) why NZ is a cesspit of white male mediocrity, and b) why the mediocre white males DESPISED Ardern
It's disgusting, abusive, misogyny as a cultural mindset.
It's disgusting, abusive, misogyny as a cultural mindset.
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No country should have a 'population problem' when there are 123.3 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 40% of whom are children
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
How to solve New Zealand’s population problem – Michael Johnston - NZ Herald
OPINION: New Zealand's fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, well below replacement level.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
No country should have a 'population problem' when there are 123.3 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 40% of whom are children
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
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You know what’s so fucking unremarkable about this whole sordid situation with the cops is that there are so many of us women in NZ who can speak to similar kinds of stories in our workplaces, who get gaslit & lied to along the way & without specialised legal help, we’d be completely fucked
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
You know what’s so fucking unremarkable about this whole sordid situation with the cops is that there are so many of us women in NZ who can speak to similar kinds of stories in our workplaces, who get gaslit & lied to along the way & without specialised legal help, we’d be completely fucked
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I feel like one of the problems with telling people to “believe women” is that it assumes the folks in need of telling already possess a baseline belief that women are people
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I feel like one of the problems with telling people to “believe women” is that it assumes the folks in need of telling already possess a baseline belief that women are people
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Hello #nzpol !
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hello #nzpol !
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
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Ignoring 98% of submissions?!
Abhorrent, racist fucks.
Abhorrent, racist fucks.
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ignoring 98% of submissions?!
Abhorrent, racist fucks.
Abhorrent, racist fucks.
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As New Zealand Minister Hon. Simon Watts heads to #COP30, here's some remarkable new information from an Official Information Act response I received today. 1/-
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As New Zealand Minister Hon. Simon Watts heads to #COP30, here's some remarkable new information from an Official Information Act response I received today. 1/-
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The fact that this person remains Health Secretary is objectively one of the most significant British political scandals of the post-Covid era. But because he's doing something the media barons like, everyone has decided it's fine.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The fact that this person remains Health Secretary is objectively one of the most significant British political scandals of the post-Covid era. But because he's doing something the media barons like, everyone has decided it's fine.
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Billions of lives are at risk. It looks ever more likely that we will all die on a burning planet, thanks to the lies of big oil and their politician enablers
Scientists now say we're on track for a catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise.
It would mean the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe and drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, with lethal heat and humidity widespread.
#cop30 #climatechange
It would mean the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe and drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, with lethal heat and humidity widespread.
#cop30 #climatechange
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Billions of lives are at risk. It looks ever more likely that we will all die on a burning planet, thanks to the lies of big oil and their politician enablers
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The Minister (a former police officer) and Police Cmsnr's refusal to admit systemic failures is simply a continuation of the culture of 'groupthink' and 'tolerance of unethical behaviour' identified in the IPCC report.
All the systems that failed in the police’s non-systemic failure
All the systems that failed in the police’s non-systemic failure
The police commissioner says the handling of serious complaints against Jevon McSkimming wasn’t a ‘systemic failure’. That doesn’t explain all the systems that failed....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Minister (a former police officer) and Police Cmsnr's refusal to admit systemic failures is simply a continuation of the culture of 'groupthink' and 'tolerance of unethical behaviour' identified in the IPCC report.
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Thanks JohnKey
Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thanks JohnKey
Please read this thread ⬇️ #nzpol
The Wellington CCO director breaking into his neighbour’s house in a cat burglar suit and masturbating over her things.
The predatory groomer and rapist Tim Jago operating as party president of ACT for years, crowing on a podcast with Seymour about ‘victimhood’.
The predatory groomer and rapist Tim Jago operating as party president of ACT for years, crowing on a podcast with Seymour about ‘victimhood’.
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Please read this thread ⬇️ #nzpol
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A middle school boy created deepfake AI CSAM of his fellow classmate, a 13 year old girl. The girl pleaded with the school but they did nothing and instead put her on a bus with the perpetrator. She ended up hitting him and was expelled but nothing happened to the boy.
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
Girl, 13, expelled for hitting classmate who made a deepfake porn image of her, lawyers say
A 13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her, according to her family’s lawyers...
www.wsaw.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A middle school boy created deepfake AI CSAM of his fellow classmate, a 13 year old girl. The girl pleaded with the school but they did nothing and instead put her on a bus with the perpetrator. She ended up hitting him and was expelled but nothing happened to the boy.
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
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Every time I read an email from the Epstein leak I am reminded once again of this regrettable truth
The great and the mighty are, by and large, fuckin’ stupid
The great and the mighty are, by and large, fuckin’ stupid
Let this be a reminder that the people who make big decisions about big matters are often absolute marks, just total gullible smoothbrains nodding as they accept complete bullshit because it makes them feel smart.
Gonna add the #nzpol hashtag to this one for no particular reason
Gonna add the #nzpol hashtag to this one for no particular reason
Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation company building tube-encased lines to zip passengers and freight from city to city at airplane-like speeds, is shutting down, according to people familiar with the situation
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Every time I read an email from the Epstein leak I am reminded once again of this regrettable truth
The great and the mighty are, by and large, fuckin’ stupid
The great and the mighty are, by and large, fuckin’ stupid
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Well, we *might* stop losing jobs year-on-year in the next few months (Feb 26 is my guess). But, if you're expecting a phoenix rising from the ashes kinda economy, forget it. There is nothing to suggest 2026 will be anything more than mucho meh. [2/n]
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Well, we *might* stop losing jobs year-on-year in the next few months (Feb 26 is my guess). But, if you're expecting a phoenix rising from the ashes kinda economy, forget it. There is nothing to suggest 2026 will be anything more than mucho meh. [2/n]
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“More than 200 schools had written to the Education Minister Erica Stanford or confirmed they would continue to uphold the treaty and the number was growing.”
Thank you to every leader standing up and saying “not on my watch” - it makes a difference in all the injustices wrought by this government.
Thank you to every leader standing up and saying “not on my watch” - it makes a difference in all the injustices wrought by this government.
Nearly 200 schools write to Education Minister Erica Stanford over removal of Treaty obligations
Nearly 200 schools write to Education Minister Erica Stanford over removal of Treaty obligations
Some school boards made public statements reiterating their commitment to the Treaty.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“More than 200 schools had written to the Education Minister Erica Stanford or confirmed they would continue to uphold the treaty and the number was growing.”
Thank you to every leader standing up and saying “not on my watch” - it makes a difference in all the injustices wrought by this government.
Thank you to every leader standing up and saying “not on my watch” - it makes a difference in all the injustices wrought by this government.
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Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Labour will repeal the Regulatory Standards bill.
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98% of us said an unequivocal no to the RSB, yet it has passed its 3rd reading today. This government do not serve Kiwis. They serve the lobbyists & overseas big businesses. F*** the lot of them! #nzpol
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
98% of us said an unequivocal no to the RSB, yet it has passed its 3rd reading today. This government do not serve Kiwis. They serve the lobbyists & overseas big businesses. F*** the lot of them! #nzpol
Yay!
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Yay!
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100% Pure NZ 💩 from Minister Reti. Nothing could be further from the truth. Early career researchers are not well looked after. Nor are their career prospects here good. Very early career researchers (ms and phd scholars) are highly skilled and often paid less than minimum wage. Exploited as. #NZPOL
good on MP Reuben Davidson for asking Shane Reti to designate ring-fenced funding for young scientists in NZ
Reti's answer is complete bullshit: NZ is one of the hardest countries in the WORLD to fund a postdoc. why does he think we have so few of them here????
#nzpol
Reti's answer is complete bullshit: NZ is one of the hardest countries in the WORLD to fund a postdoc. why does he think we have so few of them here????
#nzpol
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
100% Pure NZ 💩 from Minister Reti. Nothing could be further from the truth. Early career researchers are not well looked after. Nor are their career prospects here good. Very early career researchers (ms and phd scholars) are highly skilled and often paid less than minimum wage. Exploited as. #NZPOL
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I mean come on!
Pre-aurora playing with sunset light on waves (gets a bonus water Kiwi).
*I have 60gb from 1001 files from last night's Aurora & I'm still stuck on the waves at the start of the night - ho boy
#Aurora #Otago #NZ #Nikon #Photography
Pre-aurora playing with sunset light on waves (gets a bonus water Kiwi).
*I have 60gb from 1001 files from last night's Aurora & I'm still stuck on the waves at the start of the night - ho boy
#Aurora #Otago #NZ #Nikon #Photography
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I mean come on!
Pre-aurora playing with sunset light on waves (gets a bonus water Kiwi).
*I have 60gb from 1001 files from last night's Aurora & I'm still stuck on the waves at the start of the night - ho boy
#Aurora #Otago #NZ #Nikon #Photography
Pre-aurora playing with sunset light on waves (gets a bonus water Kiwi).
*I have 60gb from 1001 files from last night's Aurora & I'm still stuck on the waves at the start of the night - ho boy
#Aurora #Otago #NZ #Nikon #Photography