Nigel Robertson
@easegill.bsky.social
Explorer - Life, learning, technology, caves. He/him/ia.
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I looked at the twenty-nine mentions of LOLITA in the Epstein emails released this week, and what they say about America today.
Lolita and Epstein's emails
A good reminder that there are monsters among us.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I looked at the twenty-nine mentions of LOLITA in the Epstein emails released this week, and what they say about America today.
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We need to stop TechBros at all cost
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We need to stop TechBros at all cost
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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you should go out of your way to use your trans friends' names when you talk to them
they chose their names and they feel it in their chests when they hear or see it
we waited our whole lives to hear our real names and it doesn't get old
they chose their names and they feel it in their chests when they hear or see it
we waited our whole lives to hear our real names and it doesn't get old
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
you should go out of your way to use your trans friends' names when you talk to them
they chose their names and they feel it in their chests when they hear or see it
we waited our whole lives to hear our real names and it doesn't get old
they chose their names and they feel it in their chests when they hear or see it
we waited our whole lives to hear our real names and it doesn't get old
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I’m making a list of arguments to deploy at gatherings from now until election time (and forever). This is a banger:
”There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.”
Thank you Sassy.
www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/35...
#NZPol #TaxWealth
”There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.”
Thank you Sassy.
www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/35...
#NZPol #TaxWealth
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I’m making a list of arguments to deploy at gatherings from now until election time (and forever). This is a banger:
”There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.”
Thank you Sassy.
www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/35...
#NZPol #TaxWealth
”There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.”
Thank you Sassy.
www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/35...
#NZPol #TaxWealth
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Good, play hard-ball. Elsevier should be dismantled and the journals and information turned over to public domain.
They've profited off of gate-keeping the tools of academia and research for FAR too long.
They've profited off of gate-keeping the tools of academia and research for FAR too long.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Good, play hard-ball. Elsevier should be dismantled and the journals and information turned over to public domain.
They've profited off of gate-keeping the tools of academia and research for FAR too long.
They've profited off of gate-keeping the tools of academia and research for FAR too long.
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Excoriating 🧵 about NZ culture.
And look at that list of offenders and think of the punishments meted out. The masturbating cco director has his name suppressed and got a non-custodial sentence. The judge seemed to be more sorry for him than the victim.
And look at that list of offenders and think of the punishments meted out. The masturbating cco director has his name suppressed and got a non-custodial sentence. The judge seemed to be more sorry for him than the victim.
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 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Excoriating 🧵 about NZ culture.
And look at that list of offenders and think of the punishments meted out. The masturbating cco director has his name suppressed and got a non-custodial sentence. The judge seemed to be more sorry for him than the victim.
And look at that list of offenders and think of the punishments meted out. The masturbating cco director has his name suppressed and got a non-custodial sentence. The judge seemed to be more sorry for him than the victim.
Show the government how much we believe that Te Tiriti should be honoured in schools - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
Protect Te Tiriti in Education
Aotearoa should be a place where everyone, regardless of their background, is respected and part of a vibrant connected community. Where everyone feels a sense of belonging and knows their children wi...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Show the government how much we believe that Te Tiriti should be honoured in schools - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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Well done, Chris Penk. All for nothing. Without Australia there's no way a "touring act" like this would bother coming to New Zealand.
Well done, Chris Penk. All for nothing. Without Australia there's no way a "touring act" like this would bother coming to New Zealand.
Candace Owens' 2026 Auckland event cancelled
Candace Owens' Auckland event next year has been cancelled, after the commentator was earlier denied entry into Australia.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Well done, Chris Penk. All for nothing. Without Australia there's no way a "touring act" like this would bother coming to New Zealand.
Well done, Chris Penk. All for nothing. Without Australia there's no way a "touring act" like this would bother coming to New Zealand.
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let me be the first to say we should not do a nazi jurassic park
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
let me be the first to say we should not do a nazi jurassic park
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Fully support the universities in this. But if they are genuinely committed to ensuring "free public access to the research...taxes had funded" maybe those that limit access to electronic copies of theses to current staff or students could open them up to the public.
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Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Fully support the universities in this. But if they are genuinely committed to ensuring "free public access to the research...taxes had funded" maybe those that limit access to electronic copies of theses to current staff or students could open them up to the public.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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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 1:10 AM
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...
Thread - the privilege of wealth and power
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 7:14 PM
Thread - the privilege of wealth and power
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Coup. The word is coup.
There were 159,000 written submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill (on top of over 23,000 submissions last year) - numbers that are second only to the Treaty Principles Bill in NZ’s history.
More than 98% of public submissions were opposed.
There’s a word for this, but it’s not democracy.
More than 98% of public submissions were opposed.
There’s a word for this, but it’s not democracy.
Controversial Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading
The bill got the backing of the coalition parties
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Coup. The word is coup.
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There were 159,000 written submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill (on top of over 23,000 submissions last year) - numbers that are second only to the Treaty Principles Bill in NZ’s history.
More than 98% of public submissions were opposed.
There’s a word for this, but it’s not democracy.
More than 98% of public submissions were opposed.
There’s a word for this, but it’s not democracy.
Controversial Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading
The bill got the backing of the coalition parties
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
There were 159,000 written submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill (on top of over 23,000 submissions last year) - numbers that are second only to the Treaty Principles Bill in NZ’s history.
More than 98% of public submissions were opposed.
There’s a word for this, but it’s not democracy.
More than 98% of public submissions were opposed.
There’s a word for this, but it’s not democracy.
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If Infratil was to keep half, a measly $1b profit & share the other half, each employee in the Infratil muster would have an Xmas bonus of $150,000
Life changing for the likes of the people who clean the toilets at Wgtn Airport.
Life changing for the likes of the people who clean the toilets at Wgtn Airport.
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
If Infratil was to keep half, a measly $1b profit & share the other half, each employee in the Infratil muster would have an Xmas bonus of $150,000
Life changing for the likes of the people who clean the toilets at Wgtn Airport.
Life changing for the likes of the people who clean the toilets at Wgtn Airport.
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It's interesting that NZ Police can be so proactive and decisive about pursuing charges for digital harm and harassment of a senior male police officer, yet find pressing charges when the victim is a woman almost impossible...
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's interesting that NZ Police can be so proactive and decisive about pursuing charges for digital harm and harassment of a senior male police officer, yet find pressing charges when the victim is a woman almost impossible...
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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....
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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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Because it is. Ask any Māori.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Because it is. Ask any Māori.
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It’s that time of year when layoffs are announced, the cost of living crisis really bites, the govt continues to screw over Māori, the disabled, low-wage workers, the unemployed, AND the climate.
But hey, #Christmas is just around the corner…
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol
But hey, #Christmas is just around the corner…
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It’s that time of year when layoffs are announced, the cost of living crisis really bites, the govt continues to screw over Māori, the disabled, low-wage workers, the unemployed, AND the climate.
But hey, #Christmas is just around the corner…
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol
But hey, #Christmas is just around the corner…
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol
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Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
The inside story of how police protected a senior cop, and prosecuted his accuser instead
For years, police leadership ignored warnings about Jevon McSkimming. The IPCA has set out the chain of failures.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
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With most world ranking indexes of countries, you don't normally need a log scale to show change between two years.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
With most world ranking indexes of countries, you don't normally need a log scale to show change between two years.
Seymour is a ghoul
Women's health let down again.
Ayesha Verrell asking why patients need to pay for cervical screening when every other regular screening is free.
Seymour confirming the govt has made a choice not to fund it. #nzpol
Ayesha Verrell asking why patients need to pay for cervical screening when every other regular screening is free.
Seymour confirming the govt has made a choice not to fund it. #nzpol
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Seymour is a ghoul
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#NZpol There’s a "free speech" passage for universities in this changes to the Act,
“Requiring universities to develop a freedom of expression statement, maintain a complaints process, and report annually on academic freedom and free speech.”
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
1/3
“Requiring universities to develop a freedom of expression statement, maintain a complaints process, and report annually on academic freedom and free speech.”
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
1/3
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#NZpol There’s a "free speech" passage for universities in this changes to the Act,
“Requiring universities to develop a freedom of expression statement, maintain a complaints process, and report annually on academic freedom and free speech.”
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
1/3
“Requiring universities to develop a freedom of expression statement, maintain a complaints process, and report annually on academic freedom and free speech.”
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/ensu...
1/3
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tamatha paul is owed an apology by the media and most of her colleagues in parliament.
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
tamatha paul is owed an apology by the media and most of her colleagues in parliament.