Jamie Sands Author
@jamiedsands.bsky.social
Author of optimistic urban fantasy highlighting LGBTQIA characters, queer romance and some other things that don't make sense. Award winning and Amazon bestseller. Genderqueer, he/they
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#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
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Hey folks and people click through here to check out me talking a bit about this project! Yes you get to see me on camera! Remember, you still have time to support queer writers in Tāmaki Makaurau!
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Hey folks and people click through here to check out me talking a bit about this project! Yes you get to see me on camera! Remember, you still have time to support queer writers in Tāmaki Makaurau!
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Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
Making my brain do the thing it has to for the financial forecasts and balance sheets bit of my business course is harder than writing a blurb, and that's saying a lot!
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Making my brain do the thing it has to for the financial forecasts and balance sheets bit of my business course is harder than writing a blurb, and that's saying a lot!
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Aotearoa: disaster occurs --> local marae opens its doors to the victims. Every. Single. Time.
The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
Iwi offer shelter as firefighters battle uncontrolled forest fire on Tongariro
The fire on Tongariro National Park has grown to 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, and Ngāti Rangi has opened their marae in Raetihi to support affected communities.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Aotearoa: disaster occurs --> local marae opens its doors to the victims. Every. Single. Time.
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
this is everything
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
this is everything
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Hey folks and people, I and a whole lot of other cool people have written some cool things for this anthology and it would be great if you could help us out with covering costs! Click through for details!
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hey folks and people, I and a whole lot of other cool people have written some cool things for this anthology and it would be great if you could help us out with covering costs! Click through for details!
Just a few more weeks and I'll be back to bookshop and writing as my only two jobs. This bookshop, exam supervision, toymaker, con prep, business course and barely any writing lifestyle is bad for my health 😭
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Just a few more weeks and I'll be back to bookshop and writing as my only two jobs. This bookshop, exam supervision, toymaker, con prep, business course and barely any writing lifestyle is bad for my health 😭
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Jet lagged.
Watching The Antiques Roadshow.
Did NOT expect to have a happy little tear as the two daughters of Spike Milligan showed the presenter a tiny box with an equally tiny letter Spike had written to one of them from the fairy kingdom, when one of them lost a tooth.
It was the sweetest thing.
Watching The Antiques Roadshow.
Did NOT expect to have a happy little tear as the two daughters of Spike Milligan showed the presenter a tiny box with an equally tiny letter Spike had written to one of them from the fairy kingdom, when one of them lost a tooth.
It was the sweetest thing.
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Jet lagged.
Watching The Antiques Roadshow.
Did NOT expect to have a happy little tear as the two daughters of Spike Milligan showed the presenter a tiny box with an equally tiny letter Spike had written to one of them from the fairy kingdom, when one of them lost a tooth.
It was the sweetest thing.
Watching The Antiques Roadshow.
Did NOT expect to have a happy little tear as the two daughters of Spike Milligan showed the presenter a tiny box with an equally tiny letter Spike had written to one of them from the fairy kingdom, when one of them lost a tooth.
It was the sweetest thing.
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Oh shit, we launching!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
I'm delighted to say that I'm one of the writers whose work will be included in a queer anthology organised by Jade du Preez, @jamiedsands.bsky.social, and @hiriadunning.bsky.social, and we need to raise some more cash to make sure it happens!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
I'm delighted to say that I'm one of the writers whose work will be included in a queer anthology organised by Jade du Preez, @jamiedsands.bsky.social, and @hiriadunning.bsky.social, and we need to raise some more cash to make sure it happens!
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Oh shit, we launching!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
I'm delighted to say that I'm one of the writers whose work will be included in a queer anthology organised by Jade du Preez, @jamiedsands.bsky.social, and @hiriadunning.bsky.social, and we need to raise some more cash to make sure it happens!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
I'm delighted to say that I'm one of the writers whose work will be included in a queer anthology organised by Jade du Preez, @jamiedsands.bsky.social, and @hiriadunning.bsky.social, and we need to raise some more cash to make sure it happens!
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Trying to work out a design for a new table cloth for markets 🤣
my brand is... eclectic
my brand is... eclectic
October 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trying to work out a design for a new table cloth for markets 🤣
my brand is... eclectic
my brand is... eclectic
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idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Today's wind is a warning of what's to come, and of the need to cut emissions fast.
The most effective cuts we can make to quickly limit damage is to cut methane. Which means shrinking the dairy industry. But national is doing the exact opposite.
The most effective cuts we can make to quickly limit damage is to cut methane. Which means shrinking the dairy industry. But national is doing the exact opposite.
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today's wind is a warning of what's to come, and of the need to cut emissions fast.
The most effective cuts we can make to quickly limit damage is to cut methane. Which means shrinking the dairy industry. But national is doing the exact opposite.
The most effective cuts we can make to quickly limit damage is to cut methane. Which means shrinking the dairy industry. But national is doing the exact opposite.
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Wondering whether anyone will be asking the regime about the weather in #nzqt today, and why they are killing climate change policy in the middle of a climate disaster.
October 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wondering whether anyone will be asking the regime about the weather in #nzqt today, and why they are killing climate change policy in the middle of a climate disaster.
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Some pics from my partner #nzstrike #megastrikeNZ
October 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Some pics from my partner #nzstrike #megastrikeNZ
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CHATGPT IS NOT A FUCKING SEARCH ENGINE
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
CHATGPT IS NOT A FUCKING SEARCH ENGINE
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Also, just based on what I saw today, it's good for people to associate your political movement with having fun as a community, and also people enjoy it, which has real material value
The inflatable costume thing with the protesters is really good because it renders the body armor/CoD weaponry aesthetic of the ICE Nazis even more ridiculous than it already was. Suiting up like Rambo to face down a dancing frog. No coming back from that
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Also, just based on what I saw today, it's good for people to associate your political movement with having fun as a community, and also people enjoy it, which has real material value
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October 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Fuck all the people who voted no to Māori wards
October 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Fuck all the people who voted no to Māori wards