#nzpol #abortion #humanrights #bodilyautonomy

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The TPU vs The Finance Minister in a Showdown for the hearts and minds of Right Wing Sheeple… youtu.be/FEXRlMo4qpo

NZ immunologist urges measles vaccination check before Christmas travel

“Too young for social media but old enough to be tried as an adult in a court of law”

BREAKING: Eileen Higgins wins as mayor of Miami, the first Democrat to lead the city in almost 30 years! Midterms are around the corner. Expect us! 🌊

NEW: Eileen Higgins was elected Miami's next mayor on Tuesday, per AP, making her the first Democrat to win the post in nearly 30 years and defeating President Trump's endorsed pick.

Not a serious person in this entire administration just a bunch of insecure dorks

The older I get, the less I trust private enterprise and 'market forces'.

“Girl Guides Australia’s mission is to empower girls and young women to discover their potential as leaders of their world,” the organisation wrote on Facebook. “All girls – cisgender and transgender – are welcome at Guides, and we support their personal journeys.” 👏 qnews.com.au/all-girls-we...

1) legendary energy 2) you don't want to be passive aggressively chased through winter conditions by a Minnesotan, I hope they have nightmares 😂

Crisis Pregnancy Centres (CPCs) in Aotearoa NZ are not healthcare providers. None of them are. They are predominantly religious anti-abortion volunteers who will guilt you into staying pregnant even if you're not sure about what to do. #nzpol #abortion #CPCs

An Admiral who has a lifetime of exemplary service to our country, is allowing his legacy to become trash to protect an incompetent, drunkard Fox News host. Sad. For him, and our county.

The virulence of transphobia in the UK is so terrible. They are so relentless about it! (I am not exempting the US or the rest of the world. For now I am specifically thinking about the UKs particular brand of BS)

@alranz.bsky.social #abortion

The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and life-saving treatment option”

Folks in New Zealand should pick up latest copy of Listener magazine. Peter Bale's long form journalism is excellent, and comprehensively captures pulsating far-right landscapes, and what it all risks evolving into given Govt's platforming of, & dalliance with thinly-veiled extremist ideologues.

Professor Amy Adamczyk has been recognized for her book "Fetal Positions". The book explores how religion, economic development, political systems, and media influence abortion attitudes across societies.

The president is falling asleep durring a White House cabinet meeting with each member praising him for his resilience. What are we doing America? This is so embarrassing.

BREAKING: My bipartisan BABES Enhancement Act is now law! 👏 This law is about making it easier for parents to fly with breastmilk and breastfeeding supplies, ensuring TSA keeps its employees up to speed with its own policies and more. Huge win for families.

I just find it hilarious that his whole cabinet is sloberring praise all over him with ridiculous hyperbole and he is falling asleep while they're doing it. You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.

Good morning all. Please release the unredacted Epstein files. I believe the victims. Have a nice day. Thank you.

#BHN Tonight at 9pm - Ingrid Leary + ChatGPT = Uh Oh! - Kapa-Kingi injunction filed against TPM - Chloe v Seymour = fireworks #nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social youtube.com/live/-xUzxld...

"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls." time.com/7335723/auto...

ICYMI: On the most recent episode of B*tch, Listen, @angryblacklady.blacksky.app talks to actor Judy Reyes about immigration policy in Trump 2.0, what she learned playing an immigration lawyer on TV, and why storytelling can cut through the political noise in ways policy and punditry can’t.

1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care. “These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence." Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...

Petition to reverse the decision to deny essential health care to transgender youth. #nzpol our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...

The NZ Endocrine Society have released a statement calling for "the repeal of this unethical ban at the earliest opportunity". If it wasn't political, the govt would be listening to these expert statements. www.endocrinology.org.nz/nzse-positio...

A Malawi legislator has called on the country to move beyond policy dialogue and implement concrete measures to advance women’s sexual and reproductive health rights. He said the ability to decide if and when to have children is central to women’s participation in national development.

We're doing the annual review for the Ministry of Regulation and the CEO keeps on telling us how valuable their tip line is, but they can't tell us how much it costs to run it. So who knows whether it's value for money or not? #nzpol

Ffs. A Prime Minister (Luxon) and government MPs that are turning up at food banks and/or amplifying charity at Xmas (as if they care) when they’re the reason parents are jobless, broke and kids are going hungry and are homeless over Christmas. #nzpol #PhotoOpsAndTikTokLies

In particular, the social media architecture that supports rapid spread, amplification and means of harm eg recommender systems, generative AI, mass harassment campaigns, image based sexual abuse. Unlike the UK or the EU we don't have regulatory levers to force platforms to make their spaces safer

NZ is now several steps behind every comparable jurisdiction on social media regulation. We don’t need blanket bans for under-16s. We need: • a regulator • enforceable duties of care • penalties for platforms who ignore NZ law Delay has gendered consequences. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

There's a massive feature in next week's Listener on the global rise of the right and its influence locally. Worth picking up a copy

"We won't let transgender children in Aotearoa be subjected to harm just to 'win a war on woke'. We're taking this to court because we know what's right, and we believe the law is on our side." @jennifilm.nz

What a weirdo moral high ground from a majority anti-choice government to be annoyed that kids are complaining of rotten food in school lunches. It's almost like their 'love of life' at every stage only applies in the womb. 🤔#nzpol #schoollunches #nz #aotearoa #ACT #NationalNZ #NZFirst #prolifemyass

BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.

David Seymour goes on the radio to belittler & call names at the Principal of the school his govt has just poisoned kids. The 'frequent flyer' is a vocal advocate for the kids, that's Peggy Burrows only motivation. Same guy who belittled largest ever public submissions against him. Abhorrent

Simeon Brown has appointed no Māori, no Pasifika, and nobody but doctors to Health Workforce Committee despite it being "to ensure that New Zealand has a health workforce that is able to meet the needs of individuals, whānau, and communities now and in the future". #nzpol tinyurl.com/3tbjmz5s

MPs and public figures (Willis, Seymour, King) out here defaming the people that criticise them and nz media are choosing the side of the MPs almost every time it seems genuinely what is wrong with nz reporters at this point

My point here is it's a mistake to say the conduct of this government in relation to trans NZers is solely a NZ First thing. Yes, the majority of the National Party voted to ban conversion practices. But those who thought it should remain legal did not find that position a barrier to advancement.

Simon O'Connor, Michael Woodhouse & Simon Bridges are no longer in the House. Melissa Lee was a Minister, since booted out of Cabinet. Chris Penk, Todd McLay, Shane Reti & Simeon Brown all are & remain Ministers. The National Party has *actively rewarded* those on the losing side of a 112-8 vote.

Given the decision on puberty blockers, I do want to note an objective fact that I think has been lost: Eight MPs voted to keep conversion practices legal. All were National MPs. *Every single one* of the five who remained in Parliament after the 2023 election was given a Ministerial warrant.

Now that you’ve survived Thanksgiving small talk, it's time to treat yourself: my interview with Judy Reyes is out and it’s a damn good listen. We got into ICE raids, immigrant families, community power—and some Scrubs nostalgia. You definitely missed this while eating pie. Please give a watch!

Virginity testing harming women in New Zealand - researcher

The government does not believe in local democracy. #nzpol

T’was the night of Thanksgiving and all through the house not a seasoning was stirring

EXCUSE ME???? There's language in the new ban that seems to ban a specific kind of T-Blocker for any gender dysphoric person, minor or not??? Shows that the government is specifically targeting transfem folks. #bhn #nzpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPgu...

For what it’s worth, women weren’t lacking sense in the past. They were lacking rights