Jamie
@jamiecain.bsky.social
Playwright, Performer & Associate Director of Red Scare Theatre. Loves cats, hates injustice.
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It's also Trans Day of Remembrance tomorrow. This decision will actively contribute to there being more names on the list of people we honour next year.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It's also Trans Day of Remembrance tomorrow. This decision will actively contribute to there being more names on the list of people we honour next year.
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They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.
Zero surprises that the brainless transphobic health minister in NZ ignored all expert advice and evidence and banned puberty blockers for trans youth. Literal blood on his hands.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.
Wow, this is abhorrent.
The times we are living in eh? Determined to do what I can to make things, including the divisiveness of politics, better not worse. Actually better, not “Better Wellington”.
Wellington councillor compared to Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin in 'disgusting' post
The post singled out Green councillor Rebecca Matthews in a personal attack.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Wow, this is abhorrent.
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it's really interesting that what ray chung and co did to Tory Whanau has not been described in the media as sexual harassment, which it was
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
it's really interesting that what ray chung and co did to Tory Whanau has not been described in the media as sexual harassment, which it was
new genre just dropped
August 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
new genre just dropped
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I wrote about 28 Years Later
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August 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I wrote about 28 Years Later
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Apropos nothing, here's MP Kieran McAnulty calling the government collectively racist, spineless, and gutless to boot - as captured in the Hansard from 23 July 2024. There's no record of the MP McAnulty being 'named' by the Speaker for his comments. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Apropos nothing, here's MP Kieran McAnulty calling the government collectively racist, spineless, and gutless to boot - as captured in the Hansard from 23 July 2024. There's no record of the MP McAnulty being 'named' by the Speaker for his comments. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
An excellent piece by David Ehrlich on AI’s encroachment on the film world and how it’s creatively inert. Combining AI with The Wizard of Oz is so abhorrent to the legacy of film history. Shame on Ben Mankiewicz. www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
In Review: It’s Not Too Late for the Movies to Reject AI
A dramatic week in the AI wars made it clear that the future is far from lost, and that we can't afford to fight for it on the tech community's terms.
www.indiewire.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
An excellent piece by David Ehrlich on AI’s encroachment on the film world and how it’s creatively inert. Combining AI with The Wizard of Oz is so abhorrent to the legacy of film history. Shame on Ben Mankiewicz. www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
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It's Swiss Independence Day!
Here's a drawing of William Tell, the retired country crossbowman & Swiss folk hero who, in 1307, was, as a cruel jest by his captors, given the chance to save himself & his young son from execution if he could shoot an apple off his son's head at an absurd distance. 1/
Here's a drawing of William Tell, the retired country crossbowman & Swiss folk hero who, in 1307, was, as a cruel jest by his captors, given the chance to save himself & his young son from execution if he could shoot an apple off his son's head at an absurd distance. 1/
August 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's Swiss Independence Day!
Here's a drawing of William Tell, the retired country crossbowman & Swiss folk hero who, in 1307, was, as a cruel jest by his captors, given the chance to save himself & his young son from execution if he could shoot an apple off his son's head at an absurd distance. 1/
Here's a drawing of William Tell, the retired country crossbowman & Swiss folk hero who, in 1307, was, as a cruel jest by his captors, given the chance to save himself & his young son from execution if he could shoot an apple off his son's head at an absurd distance. 1/
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The guidance for trans participation that they have removed from the Sport New Zealand website is just three years old and was the result of a lengthy cross-code consultation.
This move makes sport more unfair and more unsafe.
Every person involved in this is a hateful mess. Wish them the worst.
This move makes sport more unfair and more unsafe.
Every person involved in this is a hateful mess. Wish them the worst.
July 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The guidance for trans participation that they have removed from the Sport New Zealand website is just three years old and was the result of a lengthy cross-code consultation.
This move makes sport more unfair and more unsafe.
Every person involved in this is a hateful mess. Wish them the worst.
This move makes sport more unfair and more unsafe.
Every person involved in this is a hateful mess. Wish them the worst.
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The latest production of PhD candidate Cassandra Tse’s show Before We Slip Beneath the Sea is on in Palmerston North
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social chats to director @lulamorashi.bsky.social of Red Scare Theatre Company (www.redscare.co.nz/) about "Before We Slip Beneath The Sea" an immersive theatre show coming to Palmy on 12 July!
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Featured Interview: Cassandra Tse ("Before We Slip Beneath the Sea" at Kelvin Grove Community Centre 12-07-25)
On a small island off Wellington’s north coast, the local community have gathered for the last time in the wake of an impending evacuation due to rising sea levels. When one community member decides to take a stand against the evacuation, the community is divided, long-buried tensions come to the fore, and everyone must decide how to cope with change, loss and forces far greater than themselves.
Hugh chats to director Cassandra Tse of Red Scare Theatre Company (www.redscare.co.nz) about this fascinating immersive theatre show coming to the Kelvin Grove Community Centre for one night only on the 12th of July!
A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air
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July 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The latest production of PhD candidate Cassandra Tse’s show Before We Slip Beneath the Sea is on in Palmerston North
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The story of LGBT rights is a story of advances followed by setbacks followed by media with no skin in the game saying, "It's because you were too loud/asked for too much/moved too fast/got too big for your britches/didn't make your case." That never changes--but happily it's never the last word.
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The story of LGBT rights is a story of advances followed by setbacks followed by media with no skin in the game saying, "It's because you were too loud/asked for too much/moved too fast/got too big for your britches/didn't make your case." That never changes--but happily it's never the last word.
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People ask me, Gretchen, are your novels connected in any way? And I tell them, yes, in every book I have ever written the film-within-a-show CLEAVER, Made by Little Carmine and Christopher on THE SOPRANOS, is a real movie and all the characters have seen it.
June 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
People ask me, Gretchen, are your novels connected in any way? And I tell them, yes, in every book I have ever written the film-within-a-show CLEAVER, Made by Little Carmine and Christopher on THE SOPRANOS, is a real movie and all the characters have seen it.
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booster and mask up, folks!
Covid-19: New wave could be coming after 11-month reprieve
A new Covid-19 wave could be coming after an 11-month lull, an epidemiologist says.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
booster and mask up, folks!
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Mask up NOW
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
A New COVID Variant Is Here, And It's More Transmissible — Here Are The Signs And Symptoms
A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.
www.huffpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mask up NOW
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
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Looks like another COVID wave is on its way so I just went and got boosted. Another layer of defence on top of my mask… Grateful I can still get vaccinated when so many, including our kids & under 30’s in NZ, can’t.
May 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Looks like another COVID wave is on its way so I just went and got boosted. Another layer of defence on top of my mask… Grateful I can still get vaccinated when so many, including our kids & under 30’s in NZ, can’t.
Just four more days to reach our target on and we’re 71% there! If you’ve enjoyed Red Scare Theatre in the past and believe in touring high-quality theatre around the country, please consider donating!
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Before We Slip North Island Tour
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
May 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Just four more days to reach our target on and we’re 71% there! If you’ve enjoyed Red Scare Theatre in the past and believe in touring high-quality theatre around the country, please consider donating!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
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Does anyone seriously believe we were at risk of paying teachers, care & support workers, librarians, hospice workers and others in female-dominated industries too much?
#nzpol
#nzpol
May 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Does anyone seriously believe we were at risk of paying teachers, care & support workers, librarians, hospice workers and others in female-dominated industries too much?
#nzpol
#nzpol
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If Māori respond appropriately to racism, it's deemed "disruptive", "disrespectful". The expectation is that Māori should sit small and silent and reverent; grateful to be allowed entry. Anything other than servile is deemed "uncivil".
This is the worst punishment handed down EVER in our history. The worst on record was 3 days! When Tangata whenua resist, colonial powers reach for maximum penalty. This is a warning shot to all of us to fall in line. E kore rawa matau e tuohu!
#toitūtetiriti #toitūtemanamāori
#NZPol
#toitūtetiriti #toitūtemanamāori
#NZPol
May 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If Māori respond appropriately to racism, it's deemed "disruptive", "disrespectful". The expectation is that Māori should sit small and silent and reverent; grateful to be allowed entry. Anything other than servile is deemed "uncivil".
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Remember during Covid when all those “unskilled” jobs were actually the ones deemed essential. While many with “important” jobs sat around baking bread.
Many of those essential roles are the ones being impacted by pay equity shafting.
Praised then, scoffed at now. Shame on this Government.
Many of those essential roles are the ones being impacted by pay equity shafting.
Praised then, scoffed at now. Shame on this Government.
May 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Remember during Covid when all those “unskilled” jobs were actually the ones deemed essential. While many with “important” jobs sat around baking bread.
Many of those essential roles are the ones being impacted by pay equity shafting.
Praised then, scoffed at now. Shame on this Government.
Many of those essential roles are the ones being impacted by pay equity shafting.
Praised then, scoffed at now. Shame on this Government.
The theatre company that I run with @lulamorashi.bsky.social is crowdfunding to tour our immersive performance of ‘Before We Slip Beneath the Sea’ around the North Island! We’ve got about two weeks left with quite a margin to go, so if you can help, please donate! www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
Before We Slip North Island Tour
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The theatre company that I run with @lulamorashi.bsky.social is crowdfunding to tour our immersive performance of ‘Before We Slip Beneath the Sea’ around the North Island! We’ve got about two weeks left with quite a margin to go, so if you can help, please donate! www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
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At our Auckland rally today.
Instead of tryna define us, just pay us.
Instead of tryna define us, just pay us.
May 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
At our Auckland rally today.
Instead of tryna define us, just pay us.
Instead of tryna define us, just pay us.