I love my different social media personas. On Instagram, I'm celebrating my new shoes...but on LinkedIn, I'm having serious discussions on puberty blockers. And here, I can do both!

Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊

Today, the Ministry of Health announced that puberty blockers would be further restricted, as they have not been categorically proven to be safe for our tamariki. However, let's unpack some of the statements and what happened: (1/n)

It is bleak and horrific out there right now, but if this is the caliber of some of our kids, maybe the future will be all good open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/... (this kid is in year 8)

Five years ago, I had pure joy in my heart

I mean, I'm torn... NORMALLY I'd be like, no take your damn cookies away from me, but this is Subway, everyone LOVES their cookies

OMG AI wtaf?! Just WTAF

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

Remember ALL THE SCIENCE FICTION movies from I don't know FOREVER warning us of the future where we are slaves to the robots? restofworld.org/2025/philipp...

this visual infographic thing is good from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/n... but I am distracted by why this one young man has TWO watches, is this a thing now?

Tim Jago, what a surprise

There is a huge disconnect between what the policy makers know and what is happening. I work directly with people who have been vastly injured, and they are told by ACC that they have to "retrain": People who are smart and capable but cannot even sit, having to retrain as "office admin"

I know all this. But: 1. Butt naked is something else, not the same as buck naked. 2. Ditto doggy dog world (aww)

Them: “no one had pronouns in my day” A TV Character from their day:

Yep, I know $300K seems a lot, but this is NOT what we mean when we say #taxTheRich the top 1-2% find $300k down the back of their couch accidentally when they scratch their butts

When you’ve pissed off WeRateDogs so much they’re calling you “fucking losers” on Main you have absolutely lost all merit in the court of public opinion

Omg I didn't the whole gentry Lord and Lady thing, till now....

FFS if you're going to be in an Aotearoa's university, you should learn about our Foundational documents. Should be an easy pass for a uni level student (unless you're new into the country) one semester to learn over a century of history is not the end of the world. www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/...

Sometimes I think, I've cultivated such a bubble, I have no idea what "average NZer" thinks. So I was surprised when we didn't end up with a NZ Green and Te Pāti Māori govt But the very old people on the next table in this foodcourt is complaining loudly about Uncle Winnie, so maybe there is hope.

god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.

I mean it's kinda the OP's problem, he should have said "Doctor Frankenstein enters into a body building competition" not just Frankenstein.

this is a GREAT idea, and it's so smart to bring something like a library more front and centre of Tāmaki Makaurau CBD!! Regardless of whether he gets in or not, can we keep this on the table?

For those playing along at home in what will inevitably be a years long journey, I got done with all the wording and one llama. But I missed one row of stitches so its a dwarf llama #llamaDiversity @ayvalentine.bsky.social

Ok I've not gone onto Only Fans (as a viewer) because its not really my jam, but this, this might change my mind

Whenever anyone talks about opting out of something, everyone considers "normal" or that affects everyone, e.g., tech, politics, etc Dig behind for what privilege they hold. This professor has a very specific set of circumstances, which means he can do this. Most of us do not have the luxury

Best response ever for "Why AI" or "Why Deepfake?"

OK I'm well aware that we kill things to eat them (when you're not a vegan) but literally "meeting" your food and looking at them is a bit much. Has the #veganAgenda taken over RNZ? Also "Chianina" is not the name of this particular cow, it is the name of that cow's breed. It's not gone THAT far

See below - a final decision from the Ombudsman that Brooke Van Velden can rely on professional legal privilege to redact the human rights analysis of the pay equity changes. I gave it my all, team. Attached to the second post is my response to their provisional opinion.

Fewer than 40% voters turnout apparently. How do we reach the rest? Are most people ignoring it because its a whole faff filling in a thing and sending it in? #localElections #Aotearoa #nzpol #kikorangi

PLEASE do this and try to get all your moderate friends on board. How shook will NZ be if Greens and Te Pāti Māori get enough votes to run govt without Labour...

Has anyone made the joke about opening our first Ikea (finally!!) AND in the same year we have a Swedish origin head of reserve bank... yet?

#PSA which I've only just discovered (using official Bsky app on android) the gif button will include an alt tag, but it's frequently meh. So check if you dont want your gifs to go out with scrappy alt tags

Ok, it's a #showerThoughts kinda morning. Isn't it amusing and yet apt that the word tohutō has a tohutō in it?!? (Macron, the wee line above the ō) I've found that deliciously awesome for years

Oh wait noooo how did I miss "The Pīwakawaka Bride" #BirdOfTheYear

Ashamed to say, I've been #TeamPīwakawaka for years in #BirdOfTheYear and yet almost EVERY time, I have to look up where the tohutō goes

Ok Horton hears a Whīo is actual genius Mine: Pīwakawaka Rim

This is great, just a post that any of us might post except it's Mara Wilson...Also Mara is 38 years old, just a few years younger than me, and yet, do we call it a "Photos App" rather than "Camera" OMG am I ancient?

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

OMG PEOPLE do you know that there is an em-dash AND an en-dash and the difference is the WIDTH of the m or the n, I mean what?! how has this not been the subject of MULTIPLE memes with the whole en-dash being a thing for "outing" chatGPT. COME ON

because actual business people who do actual businessing (no matter which political party they vote for) want to be in business longer than an election cycle...

Even the traditionally NACT voting business community think the move to undo everything that labour did, was a destructive dick move by Luxon. 👀😬 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #Election2026 #WorstPMEver businessnz.org.nz/wp-content/u...

who wants to chip in and get a few hundred of these printed out? :-D

Lol...

Lol first aid strips? Who trademarked plaster?!

OK I'm really against anything HP nowadays (for obvious reasons) but this is QUITE good