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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 6h

Oslo University Hospital caught using trans patients' journals for research purposes:
- Without the patients' consent to participate in research
- Affecting minors
- 1700 of them
- Taking highly sensitive information from said journals

This is a HUGE breach.

Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 10h

Tidligere i år meldte vi et forskningsprosjekt til redelighetsutvalget ved OUS og UiO.

Nå er forskerne felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

Oslo universitetssykehus felt for ulovlig forskning på transpersoner

Forskere ved Oslo universitetssykehus har forsket på transpersoner uten godkjenning. Nå er de felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

www.forskning.no

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 2h

Male and female are adjectives describing either biological sex of a plant or animal or type of equipment connector. Ick indeed.

Man or woman are genders for people and more appropriate in most circumstances.

I'd add enbies too or just talk of people but I guess RNZ wouldn't

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h

Chemistry Nobel awarded to three scientists for developing molecules that aid carbon capture

Scientists’ work on metal-organic frameworks could help tackle climate change

www.irishtimes.com

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 2h

Weird Westerns are cool. Charmaine Harris' Gunnie Rose series may have sold because of True Blood but Stark Holborn's books like Nunslinger or Triggernometry created space too
www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Stark Holborn

Author of Ten Low, Hel's Eight, and Nunslinger

www.goodreads.com

Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 2h

The Swarm
www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-sw...

TVNZ+

www.tvnz.co.nz

Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 2h

It's hard to tell near future dystopias apart from the news at times. Have you seen The Swarm with odd marine occurrences? It's free to view on TVNZ+. German made drama series in English. Well done but we're only half way thru series.

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 4h

Have you seen Nomadland film with Frances McDormand?

Unless kids are off the books or registered for Correspondence School, it's not an option for families but in time singles and couples may resort to travelling in search of work. Some likely do this already. 😢

youtu.be/6sxCFZ8_d84

NOMADLAND | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures

YouTube video by SearchlightPictures

youtu.be

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aliukr.bsky.social @aliukr.bsky.social · 4h

#nzpol

Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 9h

This will help the polls. Another Luxo master stroke

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 6h

Deep down we're all dogs, but not Winston Peters' pet!
#NZpol 🐕 🐩 🦮 🐕‍🦺 🐶
www.emilywrites.co.nz/dogs/

Winston Peters, the victim.

Winston Peters needs you to know that he's a victim. He's a victim. And his dog is a victim. His house is a victim. What he has been through is worse than anything anyone else has ever been through. W...

www.emilywrites.co.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 7h

Sorry Tina, that wouldn't happen. Tent cities would be demolished or "moved on". Authorities are getting harder on NZers sleeping in visible public spaces. The next dystopias will probably be worse.

I agree re #SFF #books 🪐📚. Why I stopped reading Charles Stross' Merchant Princes alt histories

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 7h

Anti-trans, and anti-rainbow/ LGBTIQA+

Also anti-poor and anti-migrant (unless they're rich and white)

And anti-Pasifika

Anti public servants and anti-union. Anti-students. Anti-protestors. Anti-beneficiaries. Anti-cyclists.

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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 9h

At a time the government is cutting support for the most vulnerable in our country, never forget this munter was arguing he was entitled to claim $52K extra in subsidies to live in his own apartment #nzpol

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

'It's a distraction': PM’s swift U-turn, will pay back $13k in accommodation allowance

Labour says PM 'treating hard-working Kiwis like a bottomless ATM'.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 8h

Fun fact: when you have Long Covid but can’t work you have to go on the Jobseeker benefit because GPs can’t say whether you’ll still have Long Covid in two years - so teens with chronic conditions are now conceivably navigating absolutely debilitating symptoms while also getting zero govt support 👍🫠

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 8h

This is a really excellent piece from Emily Writes, about genocide and incitement and political violence and victimhood.
#nzpol

sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 9h

Just leaving this here.

www.emilywrites.co.nz/dogs/

Winston Peters, the victim.

Winston Peters needs you to know that he's a victim. He's a victim. And his dog is a victim. His house is a victim. What he has been through is worse than anything anyone else has ever been through. W...

www.emilywrites.co.nz

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 7h

“I’m sorry sunshine, you should have sent it to me earlier."
- Foreign Minister Winston Peters. #NzPol

Trade Minister dodges questions on alleged ‘deal’ to hide Nash trade trip dumping

Nash claims a 'deal' was reached with NZTE CEO regarding messaging to the media.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 8h

"Rangatahi are going to be even more vulnerable to being put on the streets by their parents when they're already in precarious, vulnerable situations at home.”

Reflecting on how the NZ govt consistently chooses to make someone’s vulnerable situation worse - then justifies it as a normal behaviour.

Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 8h

A kaupapa Māori youth homelessness group says benefit changes will increase whānau stress and push more rangatahi onto the streets.

If they're living on street and beg for food, cops will move them along for vagrancy. NZ Govt is OK w poor 18 - 19YOs dying off.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

Government benefit changes could leave more rangatahi homeless, advocate warns

A kaupapa Māori youth homelessness group says benefit changes will increase whānau stress and push more rangatahi onto the streets.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 7h

Rich man with no children or (it seems) understanding of love of family, lectures parents who take their children with them to visit grandparents when travel is cheap enough for them to afford. Minister Seymour wants to fine parents for visiting family!
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Different educational regions could help attendance battle - Seymour

Term-time holidays remain the main attendance challenge facing most schools.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 8h

A kaupapa Māori youth homelessness group says benefit changes will increase whānau stress and push more rangatahi onto the streets.

If they're living on street and beg for food, cops will move them along for vagrancy. NZ Govt is OK w poor 18 - 19YOs dying off.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

Government benefit changes could leave more rangatahi homeless, advocate warns

A kaupapa Māori youth homelessness group says benefit changes will increase whānau stress and push more rangatahi onto the streets.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 8h

Many teenagers with a health condition or disability likely to be cut off from Jobseeker benefit by NZ Gov't's welfare changes.

Like NZ Govt attitude to people in Gaza. And their pets. Ministers don't care if any of them die as long as the problem disappears.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 21h

Welcome to #TransTuesday!

National Coming Out Day is Oct 11, so let’s get into what can be a difficult and complicated issue for so many of us: COMING OUT AS TRANS.

And for the first time since Trans Tuesdays started, I reprint my own coming out thread!

www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/10/07/c...

COMING OUT AS TRANS - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Welcome to Trans Tuesday! National Coming Out Day is approaching, so let’s get into what can be a difficult and complicated issue for so many of us: COMING OUT AS TRANS. When people hear the words “co...

www.tillystranstuesdays.com

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 10h

Tory Whanau’s final speech as Mayor (in part) called out the racist misogyny, and gendered disinformation that defined her term. The comments on FB had to be turned off. That's what online violence against women politicians looks like in real time. #nzpol

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 9h

Depressing decline by men 18 to 30 in Aotearoa New Zealand in awareness of reality of gender equality + need for more work. Survey also shows increase in anti-trans attitudes since 2017 survey. 😢

Ref Gender Attitudes Survey by NZ National Council of Women.
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/gender-...

Gender Attitudes Survey 2025 released

The fifth Gender Attitudes Survey has been released by Te Kaunihera Wāhine o Aotearoa | National Council of Women NZ.

www.vine.org.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 11h

More risk management challenges confronting NZ Government! Do you think they're up to it? 🌀🌪🌩🌊

It's not just the environmental risk but the financial and economic costs foreshadowed in the report! 😱💰💰💰
#NZpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

www.theguardian.com

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 12h

We're taking our power back. Sign our open letter to bring Aotearoa New Zealand's energy market back into public ownership. #nzpol

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 11h

Shouldn't NZ Space Minister Judith Collins be keen for people to live on other planets?
🌌🚀🌏🔭
#NZpol

Arrests as protesters target Christchurch aerospace summit www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Arrests as protesters target Christchurch aerospace summit

Some of those protesting were earlier chained together outside the aerospace summit in Christchurch.

www.rnz.co.nz