Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

What is happening in the UK is just unbelievably appalling.

Go Tory!

I do wish people would treat transphobia as the serious red flag it is, because if someone is repeating bullshit pseudoscience talking points from right wing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to anti-vax nonsense and undermining trust in science and medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

We are still in a pandemic! 😷😷😷

Today I moved an amendment to ensure we have a BDS approach to our new Disaster Resilience Fund. This means we will not invest in Israeli government bonds or businesses that support the genocide or illegal occupation of Palestinian land. It's the right thing to do. #nzpol

Yes! We need more high profile voices to highlight harassment and abuse against women and Māori in politics. I’m so glad Fisher has kept a light on this issue. Bravo. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

I’m proud Aotearoa can be a haven for rainbow families in particular trans kids. We must fight to make sure this never changes www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/us...

@accounts-leaving-x.bsky.social you only have to look at every trans organisation to see they’ve left X/Twitter. Some have come to Bluesky, others focus on Instagram, but none want anything to do with that toxic platform!

When are better online protections coming for women, minorities and rainbow folks? If he was turning up on the street that wouldn’t be ok - so why is this?

There are no words to describe the feeling I had as I met with Mayor Issa Kassis to sign a Friendly City Agreement. A moment I’ll never forget 🇵🇸 www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

The Govt’s move to erase trans people from sports policy is politically devastating. But paradoxically, the legal landscape is now clearer—and stronger. If anti-trans activists target your club or code, contact Rights Aotearoa. We’ve got your back. email [email protected]

To be 100% clear: Parents do NOT have "legitimate concerns" about trans girls on sports teams. They have knee-jerk assumptions, made up of sexist stereotypes, that self-serving politicians and media-types have fanned into a groundless moral panic. Trans girls playing sports hurts no one.

Time to share this yet again. I have this poster up on the external facing glass wall in my council office. You can read more about it here raq.org.au/blog/what-is...

Ian Taylor has written another piece about Jacinda Ardern and fucking Stuff have printed it like this is in any way normal behaviour In a world full of men harassing women please can we not?

No Government MPs at any fucken pride events anywhere in the country. No stalls from them. Oh, and if any opposition party backs off from defending the community, fuck them too.

Trans rights are human rights. Erosion of rights and targeting of vulnerable groups is fascism. tikatangata.org.nz/resources-an...

I wonder where we would be now if people had believed Anita Hill, or Christine Blasey Ford, or so many girls and women who have been victimized by rich and powerful men. I know this feels rhetorical, but why don’t we listen to the women?

“I can’t believe you’re willing to cut people off because of who they voted for,” said a family member. Sweetie, I’m cutting you off because of 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 you voted for. You voted against my daughter, my career, this country, the climate crisis, and for fascism. Believe it.

This is so outrageous and heartbreaking. www.tickaroo.com/e/G3Q1ALBh3y...

But gross old men please know: Yes, every hot younger woman you’ve ever met *is* laughing at you. You will literally go the way of the dinosaurs and we won’t really notice because we’re busy having sex, but never with you. Xoxo

At the micro, interpersonal level, the very existence of an attractive younger woman who’s more competent than they are seems to almost literally break the brains of so many men. They become obsessed with the mere idea of these women’s sex lives, partly because they know it’ll never involve them.

There’s zero political incentive for someone no longer running for mayor to use the election spotlight to contribute to the current ‘conversation’ about gendered harassment pushing people out of NZ politics. Imagine knowing for years that a bunch of your male peers are fixated on your sex life.

Hope that everyone is noticing old mate David Fisher out there doing proper journalism. I know it’s paywalled, but they paywall it cos it’s high calibre work. He’s a good man.

It’s not just the sheer vileness—it’s the compound long-term harm. Dehumanising your colleagues, thereby discouraging future participants, *while also* squatting in powerful roles, robs us all of a pipeline of greater potential. Kudos to Mayor Whanau for going through ‘em like a dose of the salts.

Imagine if the Ians, Rays and Maurices of this world had just gotten some therapy in the first place instead taking their issues out on women.

"Many Kiwis feel that the occupants of the Beehive need reining in. The executive has seized too much power, both within government and beyond it. At the same time, fringe parties are allowed to run riot, imposing unpopular measures on the electorate without their consent." - Anne Salmond THIS ☝️☝️☝️

👆All the mechanisms of abuse are employed daily by politicians, show up in workplaces and ‘manifest’ in society&personal lives as domestic abuse and rape culture - patriarchal attitudes and capitalism run on this toxic crap… newworkplace.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/o...

“In nearly every interview he gives, Seymour deploys a now-familiar toolkit: mockery, deflection, and ad hominem putdowns aimed at critics, experts, or public institutions. While this may seem like simple arrogance, it is in fact a deliberate political strategy—one that deserves closer scrutiny.”

Star Wars just confirmed two of its popular characters are in a queer relationship

Any political stance on taking a piss that isn't "Everyone in our community should be able to access safe, clean restrooms when out and about" should be met with incredulous rage tbh. Absolute freak behaviour (derogatory) that gets a pass because our culture is squeamish and weird.

People may question why I’m opening up now, or calling this a political hit job. Frankly I don’t care what people call it, the community DESERVES to know who these men are. If they can’t treat colleagues with basic decency, they don’t deserve to be elected. Don’t be gross, easy as that.

Rights Aotearoa has asked for the immediate pulling of the episode of the Hui published on YouTube today. It fundamentally misrepresents (mostly by omission) the current state of the law in Aotearoa. www.rightsaotearoa.nz/formal-compl...

Standing up for justice in New Zealand now invites real threats of violence. Activists, human rights defenders, lawyers, academics, & women defending equity now face doxxing, stalking, & severe threats. The message is clear, & sustained: If you speak out, you are a legitimate target for hate.

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

“You need to recognise that your platforms are not just matchmaking services - they are environments where real-world harm can occur. And like any workplace or public venue, you have a duty of care to prevent foreseeable harm.” www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

I’m still puzzled by the fact that trans people have asked for anything “not nicely”. What exactly does that even mean? They want healthcare, to not be killed, have jobs, and do things everyone else is doing. What’s the not nice part I will not be entertaining this shit for 1 second lol bye.

it's why all the right had to do for years was go "actually it's RACIST to be left wing" and most of us went "you're so right, we're awful aren't we" rather than saying actually go fuck yourselves

This new public toilet block opened recently. It includes colourful lighting and Wellington’s first Changing Places facility for people with disabilities. This is what National is punching down on - accessible toilets and fun lighting. wellington.scoop.co.nz?p=171707

First they came for… OK. They didn’t come for the political satirists first. They came for the weakest and most defenseless: Migrants. Trans people. Librarians. Teachers. Children w special needs. Medicaid recipients. Scientists. Diplomats… But satirists are definitely on their list

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I’m glad we’re having this discussion. But id also like to see some accountability from some media and their part in this. Let’s not forget RNZ published an unverified rumour as fact. That is not ok. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehous...

She ought to sit in any and all discomfort knowing she was given three opportunities to take the only moral position on this, but chose to say “I agree” with the PM and the party on the “woke nonsense” statement.

We're racing towards fascism in America. People who tell you to calm down or still do a "both sides" framing should be ignored moving forward. Don't even waste your time with them. Organize and resist. Local, state, national level.

🚨 Public sector organisations — especially police forces — must urgently reaffirm their legal duty to uphold equality and inclusion. Now is NOT the time to retreat from LGBTQ+ visibility, training, or support. Here's why. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Remember when Tamatha Paul said 'some people don't trust the police' and was then verbally attacked by (mostly) powerful white men? They should apologise to her.

been blocking all morning. zero margin for error wi' me right now. no quarter. best hide your numpty side.

Colbert has the highest ratings of any late night host. "Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.