Hugh Young-Bish
@hughyoung-bish.bsky.social
Tangata Tiriti, conversational te reo, compiler of Ngā Ingoa o Aotearoa, www.ingoa.maori.nz
Intactivist, creator of The Intactivism Pages, www.circumstitions.com
Classical music, opera lover. Sceptic, LGBTI+ activist, anti-Tr*mp
he/him/they/them
Intactivist, creator of The Intactivism Pages, www.circumstitions.com
Classical music, opera lover. Sceptic, LGBTI+ activist, anti-Tr*mp
he/him/they/them
And where clean water is hard to come by, and the children die of infections, or women are given free formula right after birth, causing their own milk to dry up, making them dependent on it once they have to pay, so they water it down to make it go further.
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And where clean water is hard to come by, and the children die of infections, or women are given free formula right after birth, causing their own milk to dry up, making them dependent on it once they have to pay, so they water it down to make it go further.
Peter Jackson, but he's an outlier, and only slips into the billionaire category by its definition. Maybe other movie producers.
December 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Peter Jackson, but he's an outlier, and only slips into the billionaire category by its definition. Maybe other movie producers.
Lotteries sell hope and daydreams. By definition, players in general always lose for the organisers to profit.
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Lotteries sell hope and daydreams. By definition, players in general always lose for the organisers to profit.
"survivors' bias" Thank you for that useful expression, such a quick answer to, eg, "My grandmother smoked like a chimney and she lived to 99."
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"survivors' bias" Thank you for that useful expression, such a quick answer to, eg, "My grandmother smoked like a chimney and she lived to 99."
Nor do cats really talk.
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Nor do cats really talk.
That's a consequence? More like a benefit.
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That's a consequence? More like a benefit.
You delved 9 months into my timeline to find that? Sorry, I can no longer play it so I can't answer you.
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You delved 9 months into my timeline to find that? Sorry, I can no longer play it so I can't answer you.
A disproportionate number of Intactivists are Jewish. Many of us (including me) have signed up to the statement against antisemitism prepared by Bruchim.online.
Of course I deplore the monstrous Bondi shooting.
Of course I deplore the monstrous Bondi shooting.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A disproportionate number of Intactivists are Jewish. Many of us (including me) have signed up to the statement against antisemitism prepared by Bruchim.online.
Of course I deplore the monstrous Bondi shooting.
Of course I deplore the monstrous Bondi shooting.
What the US does affects the whole world. Our right wing wants to impose your fucking second amendment on us.
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What the US does affects the whole world. Our right wing wants to impose your fucking second amendment on us.
See my reply to Maudi63.
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
See my reply to Maudi63.
Being on the other side of the Pacific, all I could do was make anti-Tr*mp memes, some of which I'm quite proud of.
December 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Being on the other side of the Pacific, all I could do was make anti-Tr*mp memes, some of which I'm quite proud of.
I didn't know who Ken Martin (a very ordinary name) is, and have apologised to him. The abuse I got, based on my profile and ignorance of geography, is hilarious.
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I didn't know who Ken Martin (a very ordinary name) is, and have apologised to him. The abuse I got, based on my profile and ignorance of geography, is hilarious.
I missed who Ken Martin (a very ordinary name) is, and have apologised to him.
You missed what country I live in, despite my profile making it very clear I live in another country that speaks a different language (and has no koalas).
You missed what country I live in, despite my profile making it very clear I live in another country that speaks a different language (and has no koalas).
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I missed who Ken Martin (a very ordinary name) is, and have apologised to him.
You missed what country I live in, despite my profile making it very clear I live in another country that speaks a different language (and has no koalas).
You missed what country I live in, despite my profile making it very clear I live in another country that speaks a different language (and has no koalas).
My apologies, I missed who this person is.
Someone could have simply pointed this out. The abuse I got instead is hilarious.
Someone could have simply pointed this out. The abuse I got instead is hilarious.
December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My apologies, I missed who this person is.
Someone could have simply pointed this out. The abuse I got instead is hilarious.
Someone could have simply pointed this out. The abuse I got instead is hilarious.
Erika Kirk town hall TL;DR - "I'm sad my husband was shot, but JDVance is my <sob> very good friend."
December 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Erika Kirk town hall TL;DR - "I'm sad my husband was shot, but JDVance is my <sob> very good friend."
NZSL, like all SLs, is a dynamic four dimensional language, and ideally, rather than those diagrams showing how to say it (dictionary entries), they should have a video of someone saying it - but top marks for trying.
December 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NZSL, like all SLs, is a dynamic four dimensional language, and ideally, rather than those diagrams showing how to say it (dictionary entries), they should have a video of someone saying it - but top marks for trying.
"belief in the historic righteousness of the progressive project"
Leaving colonial Britain; freeing the slaves; women voting; the New Deal; integration; Love; Brown; Roe; gay and trans rights; Obergefell; all righteous. We don't know what's next, maybe animal rights, but yes, I believe in those.
Leaving colonial Britain; freeing the slaves; women voting; the New Deal; integration; Love; Brown; Roe; gay and trans rights; Obergefell; all righteous. We don't know what's next, maybe animal rights, but yes, I believe in those.
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"belief in the historic righteousness of the progressive project"
Leaving colonial Britain; freeing the slaves; women voting; the New Deal; integration; Love; Brown; Roe; gay and trans rights; Obergefell; all righteous. We don't know what's next, maybe animal rights, but yes, I believe in those.
Leaving colonial Britain; freeing the slaves; women voting; the New Deal; integration; Love; Brown; Roe; gay and trans rights; Obergefell; all righteous. We don't know what's next, maybe animal rights, but yes, I believe in those.
You could hardly choose a more Russian-bottish Bluesky name than "Vector56". Blocked.
December 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
You could hardly choose a more Russian-bottish Bluesky name than "Vector56". Blocked.
Of course NATO expands right up to Russia's border. Russia has consistently nibbled away at every border. If Ukraine had no arms, how long would it have resisted the present invasion? How will Ukraine defending itself bring down Putin - except that he may be doing it himself?
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Of course NATO expands right up to Russia's border. Russia has consistently nibbled away at every border. If Ukraine had no arms, how long would it have resisted the present invasion? How will Ukraine defending itself bring down Putin - except that he may be doing it himself?
Next, the KKK?
December 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Next, the KKK?