Peach Sometimes
@ehjc.bsky.social
Aro Valley. Powerlifting. Feelings. Pākehā. Fatty. Queer + non-binary + femme. They/them. Non-monogamous. C-PTSD. Knows one good joke. Wedding celebrant. Muscle Pisces. https://famous-knots-of-history.ghost.io
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Peach Sometimes
@ehjc.bsky.social
· Jun 20
In very exciting news my next book is coming out in September! You can preorder here: aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/if-we-knew-h...
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. www.wired.com/story/this-h...
This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System
At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. www.wired.com/story/this-h...
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We need to listen to experts and I'm sorry everyone, but if I understand the collected works of the menswear guy correctly this means all the gents in parliament gotta be buck naked like how the good Lord in his ineffeble wisdom made them
Brownlee has banned "clothing conveying a political message" from the House.
He's banned trans pins, pies, and shirts.
He's banned trans pins, pies, and shirts.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
We need to listen to experts and I'm sorry everyone, but if I understand the collected works of the menswear guy correctly this means all the gents in parliament gotta be buck naked like how the good Lord in his ineffeble wisdom made them
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Very proud to have been able to contribute to this response from the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses to the puberty blocker ban. I'm glad our union and college have our back and are willing to stand up to this transphobic government.
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
Puberty blocker ban will hurt young people: Child and Youth nurses
The decision to ban new prescriptions for puberty blockers will hurt young people, the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses (CCYN) Tapuhitia Ngā Mokopuna Mō Apōpō says. Minister of Health Simeon Br...
www.nzno.org.nz
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Very proud to have been able to contribute to this response from the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses to the puberty blocker ban. I'm glad our union and college have our back and are willing to stand up to this transphobic government.
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
www.nzno.org.nz/about_us/med...
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the problem is that nz media have enabled and *amplified* this from Winston for *decades*
they could have buried him in obscurity by now but he has actual allies in the press beyond just the 'controversy sells' claim, which is just fascist enablement at this stage as far as media outcomes
they could have buried him in obscurity by now but he has actual allies in the press beyond just the 'controversy sells' claim, which is just fascist enablement at this stage as far as media outcomes
#NZpol
Winston fell into the trap of thinking that reacting against everything when convenient isn't utterly transparent to people AND that we somehow can't trawl *his actual voting record*. JFC, it's amateur.
There's a reason "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you DO" is on my bio.
Winston fell into the trap of thinking that reacting against everything when convenient isn't utterly transparent to people AND that we somehow can't trawl *his actual voting record*. JFC, it's amateur.
There's a reason "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you DO" is on my bio.
Winston pretending he is not part of this government again. Or maybe another example of his senile dementia progressing #nzpol
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
the problem is that nz media have enabled and *amplified* this from Winston for *decades*
they could have buried him in obscurity by now but he has actual allies in the press beyond just the 'controversy sells' claim, which is just fascist enablement at this stage as far as media outcomes
they could have buried him in obscurity by now but he has actual allies in the press beyond just the 'controversy sells' claim, which is just fascist enablement at this stage as far as media outcomes
In 2014 one of my poems got set for a Level 2 NCEA exam and the comment section on the blog it was published on still gives me so much joy. Young people have many opinions.
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
In 2014 one of my poems got set for a Level 2 NCEA exam and the comment section on the blog it was published on still gives me so much joy. Young people have many opinions.
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There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%)
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%)
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
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I am tired of the news. These people.
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I am tired of the news. These people.
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i love my trans whaanau they are everything / we will fight this
a poem i wrote a year ago for my genderqueer loves
a poem i wrote a year ago for my genderqueer loves
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i love my trans whaanau they are everything / we will fight this
a poem i wrote a year ago for my genderqueer loves
a poem i wrote a year ago for my genderqueer loves
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the way that nz media feels comfortable stalking and reporting on prominent women in this country is actually fucking disgusting
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the way that nz media feels comfortable stalking and reporting on prominent women in this country is actually fucking disgusting
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
its both a reason AND a symptom of the way powerful people in NZ routinely escape consequences for abuse and misogyny. NZ media need a clean out
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“New Zealand runs the risk of becoming a dumping ground for all of those risky goods that can't get into other markets where there are tighter regulations."
Why?
Because this government dropped legislation to prohibit goods produced using modern slavery.
Why?
Because this government dropped legislation to prohibit goods produced using modern slavery.
Cheap fruit and vegetable imports put pressure on New Zealand production
Cheap fruit and vegetable imports put pressure on New Zealand production
The hunt for the cheapest fruit and vegetables by both supermarkets and shoppers is putting pressure on locally produced crops in New Zealand.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“New Zealand runs the risk of becoming a dumping ground for all of those risky goods that can't get into other markets where there are tighter regulations."
Why?
Because this government dropped legislation to prohibit goods produced using modern slavery.
Why?
Because this government dropped legislation to prohibit goods produced using modern slavery.
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We elect people who value numbers on a piece of paper over whether actual people eat or have a roof over their head or can get healthcare when they sick. We elect people who value numbers on a piece of a paper over children eating or being educated. I also note that the numbers are all fake.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We elect people who value numbers on a piece of paper over whether actual people eat or have a roof over their head or can get healthcare when they sick. We elect people who value numbers on a piece of a paper over children eating or being educated. I also note that the numbers are all fake.
I started my day by sending a clearly disappointed message to Casey Costello, Winston Peters and Simeon Brown. I want them to know they should be ashamed of themselves.
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I started my day by sending a clearly disappointed message to Casey Costello, Winston Peters and Simeon Brown. I want them to know they should be ashamed of themselves.
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let these bastards know that this shit is unacceptable
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
and email ur representatives voicing ur displeasure with this change. Trans rights are human rights. We can't let this shit stay.
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
and email ur representatives voicing ur displeasure with this change. Trans rights are human rights. We can't let this shit stay.
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
let these bastards know that this shit is unacceptable
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
and email ur representatives voicing ur displeasure with this change. Trans rights are human rights. We can't let this shit stay.
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
and email ur representatives voicing ur displeasure with this change. Trans rights are human rights. We can't let this shit stay.
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these fucking scum giving kids to death because of a culture war that has laid eggs in their brains. make them unwelcome in public life until they leave it.
Puberty blockers save young lives. This govt is literally admitting it's about anti-"woke" (their word) ideology. Which is why cis kids can still access them!
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
these fucking scum giving kids to death because of a culture war that has laid eggs in their brains. make them unwelcome in public life until they leave it.
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An absolutely delightful evening at Unity Books for the launch of Francis Aschoff's debut book of poetry. Go get yourself a copy!
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
An absolutely delightful evening at Unity Books for the launch of Francis Aschoff's debut book of poetry. Go get yourself a copy!
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This is fantastic!
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is fantastic!
I really, really can't stand this government.
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I really, really can't stand this government.
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Puberty blockers are safe and proven - the THIRD PARAGRAPH acknowledges that children WILL still be prescribed them, just not if they're trans
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Puberty blockers are safe and proven - the THIRD PARAGRAPH acknowledges that children WILL still be prescribed them, just not if they're trans
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
This is an attack on trans children, full stop
This government does not care about children, full stop
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Why be crushed by the weight of the world when you could be crushed by a thicc goth lady instead
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Why be crushed by the weight of the world when you could be crushed by a thicc goth lady instead