Aunt Benjy 🇳🇿
@auntbenjy.bsky.social
Sci tech person.
TTRPG player.
“Fuck every cause that ended in murder and a child screaming.” ~ Iain M. Banks
Ace, ally, Pākehā, Tangata Tiriti.
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#AoNZ
TTRPG player.
“Fuck every cause that ended in murder and a child screaming.” ~ Iain M. Banks
Ace, ally, Pākehā, Tangata Tiriti.
Toitū te Tiriti
She/Her
Don't do DMs
#AoNZ
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Would you please stop putting me in your cartoons?
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Would you please stop putting me in your cartoons?
"When those in power stop seeing themselves as trustees and start acting as owners of the country, the checks and balances in our system lose their meaning."
“We have a government willing to reshape constitutional understandings without genuine consultation, careful process, or respect for long-standing norms.” — Mark Feary.
The slow demolition of our democracy | E-Tangata
“We have a government willing to reshape constitutional understandings without genuine consultation, careful process, or respect for long-standing norms.” — Mark Feary.
e-tangata.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"When those in power stop seeing themselves as trustees and start acting as owners of the country, the checks and balances in our system lose their meaning."
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This regime is ratfucking our democracy. They are giving just 11 days for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill. The changes would give ministerial powers to dictate outcomes while removing the right to submit on or challenge decisions in court.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This regime is ratfucking our democracy. They are giving just 11 days for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill. The changes would give ministerial powers to dictate outcomes while removing the right to submit on or challenge decisions in court.
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Reposting this, because it's the best alt text I have ever written.
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reposting this, because it's the best alt text I have ever written.
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I just heard the most insane TERF thing ever and I need to share it with you:
BIOLOGICAL NAME
That’s right. Names are now encoded into your biology, at birth 😂
BIOLOGICAL NAME
That’s right. Names are now encoded into your biology, at birth 😂
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I just heard the most insane TERF thing ever and I need to share it with you:
BIOLOGICAL NAME
That’s right. Names are now encoded into your biology, at birth 😂
BIOLOGICAL NAME
That’s right. Names are now encoded into your biology, at birth 😂
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November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Kim Davis is so angry that the Supreme Court failed to uphold her deeply held religious belief that "marriage is sacred," she's threatening to get three MORE divorces.
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Kim Davis is so angry that the Supreme Court failed to uphold her deeply held religious belief that "marriage is sacred," she's threatening to get three MORE divorces.
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Chris Slane’s cartoon of the week
Chris Slane's take on the week in politics.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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🍃🌹🌿Last chance to sign
#RSB #Petition Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill:
98.7% of submissions on RSB opposed it, yet NZGovt plans to pass it anyway. Parliament must act to restore public trust by withdrawing this Bill
Closes:10 Nov 11:59pm
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
#RSB #Petition Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill:
98.7% of submissions on RSB opposed it, yet NZGovt plans to pass it anyway. Parliament must act to restore public trust by withdrawing this Bill
Closes:10 Nov 11:59pm
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🍃🌹🌿Last chance to sign
#RSB #Petition Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill:
98.7% of submissions on RSB opposed it, yet NZGovt plans to pass it anyway. Parliament must act to restore public trust by withdrawing this Bill
Closes:10 Nov 11:59pm
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
#RSB #Petition Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill:
98.7% of submissions on RSB opposed it, yet NZGovt plans to pass it anyway. Parliament must act to restore public trust by withdrawing this Bill
Closes:10 Nov 11:59pm
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
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Whanau, I did it. Unbelievably, I was born between 1968 and 2004. I couldn’t be sure I’d had 2 measles vaccinations (I definitely had one, it’s in my plunket book).
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Whanau, I did it. Unbelievably, I was born between 1968 and 2004. I couldn’t be sure I’d had 2 measles vaccinations (I definitely had one, it’s in my plunket book).
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
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It really is extremely funny that no New Zealand media interviewed Helen Joyce, largely because TERF culture has so little mainstream influence here that nobody knows who the fuck she is.
Anyway, I believe she’s buggered off home now, leaving nobody the wiser as to who the fuck she is.
Anyway, I believe she’s buggered off home now, leaving nobody the wiser as to who the fuck she is.
November 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It really is extremely funny that no New Zealand media interviewed Helen Joyce, largely because TERF culture has so little mainstream influence here that nobody knows who the fuck she is.
Anyway, I believe she’s buggered off home now, leaving nobody the wiser as to who the fuck she is.
Anyway, I believe she’s buggered off home now, leaving nobody the wiser as to who the fuck she is.
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There's no such thing as conservative feminism.
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There's no such thing as conservative feminism.
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“pPl wHO weAr GLAsseS aRE sOoo SmArT” like i literally had to fail a test to get these.
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“pPl wHO weAr GLAsseS aRE sOoo SmArT” like i literally had to fail a test to get these.
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Ooh, ooh, I know what I want for Christmas...
@theobrominated.bsky.social
www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/ho...
@theobrominated.bsky.social
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Magic of 3D showcases native flowers
He Puāwai. A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers is one of the most exquisite botany books I have ever come across.
www.odt.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Ooh, ooh, I know what I want for Christmas...
@theobrominated.bsky.social
www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/ho...
@theobrominated.bsky.social
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That NAF Coalition insists abuse survivors complete criminal check for their claim is bad enough. Not making an exception for a terminally ill claimant is disgusting. She had weeks to live. Died the day she got the form #PutTheNatsLast it's where they put you #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks
The woman's lawyer wrote to the Ministry of Health asking for urgency, flagging that her client had terminal cancer and just "weeks left to live".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
That NAF Coalition insists abuse survivors complete criminal check for their claim is bad enough. Not making an exception for a terminally ill claimant is disgusting. She had weeks to live. Died the day she got the form #PutTheNatsLast it's where they put you #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Alternate framing -
People learnt the impact of transmission during the pandemic and now are less likely to come in and get everyone else sick.
People learnt the impact of transmission during the pandemic and now are less likely to come in and get everyone else sick.
Study shows Kiwis taking more sick leave, costing economy $4.17 billion a year
Study shows Kiwis taking more sick leave, costing economy $4.17 billion a year
A study showed workers spent an average 6.7 days a year off sick - a more than 20 percent jump on 5.5 days off in 2022.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Alternate framing -
People learnt the impact of transmission during the pandemic and now are less likely to come in and get everyone else sick.
People learnt the impact of transmission during the pandemic and now are less likely to come in and get everyone else sick.
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I’ll just leave this here… 😂 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZpolitics #CoalitionOfCorruption
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’ll just leave this here… 😂 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZpolitics #CoalitionOfCorruption