I'm just thinking about how Mamdani talks (and defends) trans people for two minutes more than the democrats did at the last convention. And the video is only two minutes and five seconds long.

Kia ora, Talofa, Hello everyone!

I saw a few other people recently that were new to Blue Sky that had posted introduction posts, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon. So this is me.

My name is Mark Fa'amaoni, but my friends call me Big Mark.

And they've blocked me LOL.

You obviously don't know what a Zionist is.

So either you are lying or just ignorant.

Trans rights are human rights. And free Palestine.

There are five acts in the genocide convention. And the convention requires intent. There is a wealth of evidence supporting intent in regard to Gaza. That's why South Africa was able to take a case to the International Court of Justice.

Except you are lying. Mamdani isn't a Zionist.

I don't know why you are choosing to lie. But it's a lie. You should stop doing that.

Genocide has a very specific legal definition that is governed by the genocide convention. Palestine is illegally occupied. What is happening in Gaza is genocide.

The education system is just fine here in NZ. And I obviously no more about what is happening in Palestine than you.

Because you were talking about the genocide which is happening in Gaza, as opposed to the ethnic cleansing that is happening in the West Bank.

Perhaps you should just stop with the Gish-gallop. That isn't going to work on me.

I stand with trans people. And I stand with Palestinians in Gaza.

Do you stand with trans people?

He is.

Trans rights are human rights.

It is a genocide.

Free Palestine.

And protect trans people.

We can do multiple things at once. There are almost NO US politicians speaking up for trans people. This moment is important. And if you support trans people, then let them have this moment.

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

I think an editorial thing as opposed to a legal thing. If the Israeli government wants to sue over the use of the word genocide without quotes, then I say let them.

It wasn't a vote.

Why not the full quote then, which would have been "stopping the genocide" instead of just a single word?

And there is nothing reasonable about waiting for five years for a court decision when there is a broad consensus among agencies and scholars NOW that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

I use the Big Ben pie index. I just checked my invoices, in 2022 a six-pack of Big Ben Pies was $7.50. It's now $13.99 :(

Cis people:

This is where you fucking step up. Do everything you can to support trans people in the coming days. You're going to hear horrible, hurtful rhetoric about us. Shut it down. Don't let it stand.

And buy the trans people in your life a drink.

Imagine, I used to think that this scene was unrealistic. And couldn't understand how policing could evolve into this.

And yet: here we are.

"Great analysis in The Atlantic by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib."

It's objectively a TERRIBLE analysis that recontextualises Israel's role here to merely "reengineering the distribution of aid," ignoring that Netanyahu literally has an arrest warrant out for him "for the war crimes of starvation."

As a former event manager who has managed multiple medical conferences over the last few decades, and as a former conference photographer who photographed multiple medical conferences, can I add a hearty WTF?

And any booked 2026 conferences would have been in the pipeline for YEARS.

It’s not a debate, it’s a disinformation campaign ✒️

A necessary and important response to recent commentary on trans rights in NZ media

Massive thanks to @jennifilm.nz for trusting us to host this

There is a scene in this show that makes me laugh every time I think about it. George is up the ladder wearing a bathrobe. Mildred stares up at him then just yells:

"George!!!

UNDERPANTS!!!"

Also, loved the bit where irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension.

I don't think he has a choice.

It's the "post-truth" era. It's about creating your own "pocket of reality." His messaging isn't directed at the "bad faith concern trolls" but at the people who are desperate to hear a politician from the left who REFUSES to stick to approved "talking points".

I think you are projecting here, because as someone who worked 15 years in hospitality, have met ALL of these characters in real life, have BEEN all of these characters in real life, and been and DONE what Carmy did in the final episode, this show is clearly a love letter to restaurants and hospo.