$50m/yr is a tiny 'saving', so we know these changes are motivated by hate. #NzPol

Aotearoa BSky, if sharing news articles on the blatant racism of Pharmac's changes to Diabetes medicines - PLEASE ADD the simple 5min action people can take to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. We only have 6 days. Too impt for this to get lost in Pre-Budget/Budget carnage 'flooding the zone' over same 6 days.

Definition of a Woman, NZ First - Someone who Shane Jones can enjoy watching on a hotel TV screen at taxpayer expense. ACT - Someone who is probably safe from Tim Jago. National - Someone who does not deserve pay equity.

He waka eke noa, e hoa mā. And that means you don't have to paddle all the time. You can take a break while someone else does the mahi, then jump back in when you're feeling it again. This waka isn't leaving without you - pal, you're already in it.

It’s bad to be in social housing cause you are poor but completely fine to charge the taxpayer $52,000 to rent the house you already own. National party MPs are disgusting people and people who vote for them are disgusting too.

Māori health leaders warn proposed Pharmac diabetes medicine changes could worsen existing inequities for Māori and Pacific communities.

Guys. They’ve fixed the economic crisis. By… increasing the font size of the English words and making the te reo Māori words smaller. It’s just what you all were hoping was a priority right now. Imagine being new minister and this is what you think is important. How embarrassing.

A UN official has won a significant legal skirmish with the U.S. government, after it sanctioned her for speaking out against Israel. But her conflict with the American authorities is far from over.

If you're not registered to vote, or if you feel disenfranchised about the system enough that you don't feel your vote will count, I get it, but please know it really will. Just the act of you registering or going to vote is showing the vulnerable people around you that you care. (3)

So I had a long day yesterday - woke up at 3.30 cause I was too warm and couldn't get back to sleep. Listened to a couple of PC episodes about Art & Medicine, and the Science behind Autism. Worked a very busy day.

Time to court the women's vote, once we define what one actually is. I chat more about this over at my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/yeehawth...

Just found out that Seymour is going against solid science, data and clinical results and is removing targetted funding through Pharmac for diabetes drugs for Māori and Pasifika.

'NZ First is admitting that they do not care about science, which is 100 percent the basis of biology, thus, are creating a farce about science and forcing a legal definition where one is not possible - especially in medicine.' says Co-President Alma De Anda. #transrights #reproductivejustice #nzpol

Of course.

I find it both chilling and obscene that David Seymour is the person fronting media to explain Pharmac’s decision to stop priority access to Type 2 diabetes treatment for Māori.

Paywalled story:

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Submissions are now open on the terf bill. Let them know you hate it. www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

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2021 statement by @nzscientists.bsky.social "misinformed claims of ‘science’ are often used as a tool of oppression" against gender minority Kiwis. Research shows that sex is anything but binary. HT @drbenomycin.bsky.social @lcsnz.bsky.social #NZpol www.scientificamerican.com/blog/voices/...

Good article from the Spinoff about today's budget and the assault on the public service. "What is actually being done away with is not inefficiency. What is being done away with is us." #nzpol

Openly admits that this change will hurt more than it helps. If they are in government next year Winston's elder cohort of voters in social housing will have at least $31 a week rent increase. Seems they really would rather target for example the disabled person in state housing vs the billionaires

At this point I'm just powered by caffeine and rage. #nzpol

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I've never seen anything like this. The Coalition's attacks on disabled people and the people who care for them are just relentless. We need to get rid of this vicious government, and we must put all our energy into doing it. www.emilywrites.co.nz/breaking-the... #nzpol

If you're gender nonconforming in any way, if you're tall, fat, hairy, not-white, if you have short hair or a deep voice, if your face isn't sufficiently "feminine", your femaleness will be up for debate and your right to be in public spaces will be under threat.

Alrighty Aotearoa, there's lots of stuff circulating about useful ways people can contribute to The Political Fuckeries, so I'm going to take a different angle: It's also vital to take care of yourself, and that means *ring-fencing life + platforms so you can relax and experience joy.* #nzpol 1/?

Anything less than Georgina energy by Labour on transphobia in 2026 isn't good enough.

"protecting women and girls" this was YESTERDAY

other ridiculous effects on this law defining 'female' as 'adult human female' and 'male' as 'adult human male': you're not legally an adult until you hit 20 so all children and teenagers are nonbinary now, the cookers godang went and transed all the kids

The party that everyone thinks is all about the economy is attacking trans people again cause they apparently have nothing better to do.

Sorry, National MPs, history will judge you by the vote you cast, not the sad face you made while doing it

A 40 year consensus on the existence and operation of a ministry dedicated to our environment is set to end. Not one Government party campaigned on this, and not one credible submission was in support ☠️☠️☠️

For any of my trans pocket freinds seeing this tonight. Just wanted to say I'm glad you're here, you all being goodness to my timeline. Seeing people find themselves and be happy that they did is a wonderful thing. But like, just as people, not because you're trans, just, you're good eggs.

Chris Hipkins: "It's a distraction." Georgina Beyer, staring a wall of bigots in their eyes: "Your hatred is *totally* intolerable." Your energy is not up to stuff on this matter, Chippy. Soz. youtu.be/vbbMUPykFW4?...

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Every time I think National couldn't possibly sink any lower, they do something to prove me wrong.

I te eke paihikara au ki toku kainga - I said on your left to a group of young guys, deep in chat, walking on the waterfront - they didn't hear me so I said it again not impatient or anything and the one closest to me looks over his shoulder moves to the right and goes "Oh sorry Aunty" 😂

St Peter’s Post Budget hui: Examining impacts on equity and wellbeing. 29 May 7.30-9am in Wellington. You can attend or livestream the event. Details below.

They're right you know

Changing the government will kill the bill.

My baby is asleep on my shoulder as I read the news that National and ACT are voting for NZ First's bill they made for trolling and whipping up anti trans abuse. It's relentless lawfare. Against women, against queer people, against Māori, against disabled ppl. Enrol to vote. #nzpol #1termgovt

it is time to bring out the greatest poem our country ever produced

Isolate the lie: "... Police here have no reported cases of women being assaulted in toilets or changing rooms by trans women. That matches with research done in the US ..." Unlike some TURFS who are a threat to anyone whos looks doesn't fit the narrow stereotype of their bigoted minority. #nzpol

Willis thinks writing a report on public service reform is MUNDANE, therefore low enough of a task for Microsoft Co-Pilot. #nzpol

Fucken stand up for our trans and non binary friends folks. Email your MP, email any MP that you think will listen. Email candidates for MP. Make a select committee submission. Speak to your submission. Cause fucken trouble.