Anyone tried “Tribel” social media application yet? Americans, including AOC and Cori Bush on what can be called their left, have been pumping it up the last few days.
According to google maps. About 2.1km walking – 26 minutes.
We're also conveniently placed at the corner of K Rd and Ponsonby for pre and post match social action.
Before large matches, the parking fills up early in the day.
Better now that they have put in parking meters – but now I really notice the matches. But they really should start charging for weekend days as well as weekdays. It often takes days to clear the excess of vehicles.
I’m not a fan of premium sport. Probably partially because I have spent most of my life living within walking distance of Eden Park and the kind of lack of consideration that sports grounds and fans often show to residents. Lights, action, cars (often parked across driveways and verges) and bloody planes buzzing around.
Turkey has detained a Russian cargo ship carrying alleged Ukrainian grain, Kyiv's ambassador to Turkey said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
Ambassador Vasyl Bondar said in an interview with Ukrainian television that Turkish custom authorities had seized the Zhibek Zholy, a Russian-flagged vessel carrying 7,000 tons of grain from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, Reuters reported.
"We have full cooperation," Bondar said, according to the report. "The ship is currently standing at the entrance to the port; it has been detained by the customs authorities of Turkey."
The situation for Russia only gets worse. They are using their older munitions, with all of the issues that entails.They have limited resupply – probably almost entirely from local manufacture (I can't see anyone else shipping munitions to them). That all impacts on their ability to get air superiority and accurate bombardment wepons.
Hence the increasing use of dumb attacks on civilians with the ridiculous cover stories that are refuted by external journos on the ground.
They have used up most of their pre-invasion contract units. Dorsn’t sound like there is a rush of people towards getting contracted in. Reads like their only plan was a short victorious war with ni idea how to handle that not working.
The supply of equipment munitions, and supply of components to Ukraine is stepping up. They are getting toward being fully mobllised and trained. They are also in no mood for another shit-arse settlement in place – who in the hell could trust the Russian Federation again?
I wouldn't be so sure. It is almost impossible to get an accurate view of the state of the Ukrainian armed forces. Potentially they could be at the stage of the attritional battle where they are tottering on the brink of collapse, or they may be able to feed fresh troops into the fight. We just don't know.
I don't buy this….while Russia failed badly in its main objective it is now gaining and consolidating large tracts of land in the east….only this morning another key town fell (I forget the name). Once Russia has the whole of Dongbas and the areas around the Black Sea it will sue for peace with these not inconsiderable gains and the West will accede cravenly
@Iprent
You write your comment like it is undisputed fact..how about some links from some credible sources to back up all your assertions….as of course we all should when making controversial claims on important issues, I seem to remember being actively encouraged to do so by moderators myself.
That is my opinion based on a number of sources for a post that I was writing.
I'll be happy to drop in sources in a few days when I get time to finish the post. It got interrupted by a cold over the weekend. I'm behind at real work as well and back on excessive hours.
If you pick out your highest level of disagreement, then I will be happy to dig out links for that. But FFS, you only have to look at the legislation that is going through the Russian parliament at present. Looks like they’re trying to de-unionise their military repairs industry.
Erdogan is similar to Putin in that while Putin holds Tsarist fantasies of restoring the Romanov empire at it's fullest extent he has a yearning to reinvent modern Turkey into a major power, forget the Ataturk era and re-forge something akin to a new Ottoman empire.
They are both neo-Fascist dictators with all the usual romantic irridentist baggage that comes with that.
Basically any Leader that changes the laws or constitutional arrangements to allow new term limits or a ruler for life type scenario is despot in waiting.
Erdogan is between a rock and a hard place with Russia – there is cooperation over Syria and a shared border but at home he has to deal with 650 years of deeply-ingrained hostility and pressure from NATO.
"Hairy Maclary" ??? … more like Hairy Trans-smeary !!!
Dodd doesn't even attempt to portray pregnant male dogs of colour challenging cis-heteronormative-white-supremacist discursive strategies through a Lyotardian non-binary intersectional lens anchored within a Foucauldian trans-inclusive and anti-fatphobic theoretical understanding of systemic power relations.
One thing's for sure: Queer theorists of colour, mana wahine and the gender-nonconforming aren't even remotely safe while jackbooted neo-nazi thugs like Dodd are wandering the streets.
And I am sure it hasn’t gone unnoticed by other eagle eyed ‘unreconstructed 1970s feminists’ than myself that the books also do not mention separate changing rooms or toilet facilities.
If Lynley Dodd was of a mind to launch into revisions to Hairy’s gadding about in a non threatening biologically excretory focussed way ensuring that dogs were in the ascendant at all times this could be quickly remedied. Actually no poos or wees in the books and this is surely trying to inculcate other wordly thoughts as it is not possible for anyone or dog to go hours and hours without needing a toilet brak
Jordan Peterson recently claimed gender affirming surgery is a criminal act, just one which is not criminal right now. He calls gender affirming surgeons, "butchers", and likens them to those who carried out Nazi medical experiments:
The irony, for me anyway, is that the teachings of Jordan Peterson are far closer than gender affirming surgeons to Nazism.
Forced monogamy, and outlawing transgenderism, etc. These two things alone strongly reflect what Nazis were all about. Extreme social control by and for a selected majority.
Is Trump supporting, male to female, Blaire White a good source when looking for clinical evidence of benefits/harms of current interventions in trans healthcare? That is the source Puckish Rogue initiated this thread with.
I have not watched the Blaire White interview because it is 17 minutes long (I can watch stuff on the internet under 2 minutes, that's it), but I will admit she is slightly more credible than Jordan Peterson on this issue, so thank you for that.
When my children use the excuse they were only copying the behaviour of their siblings, my response is – that's not a good enough reason to do so. But you are not a child – and definitely not one of mine, so that's not appropriate.
If you want to find information rather than play footsies, visit SEGM.
If you have something going on with Puckish Rogue, you want to continue, go ahead…
So you don't watch the interview but you'll disparage it anyway.
You do you.
But maybe people who detransition or regret transitioning in the first place feel comfortable talking with her because she doesn't toe the expected party line
There is a line the pro-transitioners would have you believe and that is no one regrets transition and that once you transition all your mental health problems (by which they mean suicide) goes away
Jordan Peterson is nothing more than a snake oil salesman, he is not the best source on anything.
His appeal is stern father figure in an uncertain age…his popularity with young people is a very sad but also very telling indictment on the hollowness within our western society.
It's not Jordan Peterson, it's the pattern of ignoring what information is being presented and diverting the discussion to the merits of someone else, who is not the best source for considered insights on this topic.
I don't like him personally, and I have read one of his books and skimmed through another, and watched a few of his videos. (We had a young man living with us, who was enamoured and I wanted to see what the attraction was).
However, he was right about compelled speech in Canada. Successful law suits in regards to misgendering have proven that right.
At the time, I looked for critiques of his thinking, and read multiple opinion pieces – from law societies and lawyers saying he was over-egging the omelette. Now, I understand the legislative, political and social culture in Canada at the time was not what I thought.
He was right about compelling speech. That does not mean he was/is right about everything. However, he was introduced to this thread by Muttonbird, to what purpose?
Puckish Rogues first link was to Blaire White interviewing a person who I have watched on Youtube and read accounts of called Shapeshifter. These are people, not only with opinions but direct experience of undergoing medical interventions and have something to contribute.
Worth watching, or finding their written accounts if you have the time.
As weka mentioned, a court case is being taken against the NHS for failure to provide appropriate care. Ritchie Herron is one of many who have taken time to write about their private experiences:
There are so many objectionable things he says, where to start is the problem.
Still, he has fallen silent on Twitter for the moment because they banned him and deleted yet another hateful content tweet, this time about Elliot Page. And this is Twitter we are talking about.
It’s been a truism among anthropologists and biologically-oriented psychologists for decades that all human societies face two primary tasks: regulation of female reproduction (so the babies don’t die, you see) and male aggression (so that everyone doesn’t die). The social enforcement of monogamy happens to be an effective means of addressing both issues, as most societies have come to realize (pair-bonded marriages constituting, as they do, a human universal (see the list of human universals here, derived from Donald Brown’s book by that name).
The irony, for me anyway, is that the teachings of Jordan Peterson are far closer than gender affirming surgeons to Nazism.
Forced monogamy, and outlawing transgenderism, etc. These two things alone strongly reflect what Nazis were all about. Extreme social control by and for a selected majority.
June is chosen for Pride to commemorate the Stonewall riots, two nights of violence. Neoliberalism has us forgetting the radical origins of the gay rights movement. Violence doesn’t equate to fascism.
Not at all. Merely pointing out the origins of the gay rights movement; it started with a riot; so the use of the symbolism of baseball bats isn’t necessarily a new thing, or something pride ‘morphed’ into.
I was also responding to Puckish’s contribution above in the edit window.
Alternately, in the real world, not the one inhabited by the Genital Checkers and their selective imagination, they are carrying baseball bats because it's NYC and all the major sports codes are participating..
"On Sunday, Major League Baseball celebrated LGBTQ Pride by sponsoring a float in the New York march"
You're the one talking about genitals mate, and tbh, it's kind of creepy.
Let me make myself clear: if you want to run political arguments that GC people are focused on genitals, you have to make an actual argument. If you want to slur and smear GC people, myself included, by making out that we are obsessed with genitals, then I will moderate you.
See the difference? I don't have time to look at your commenting history on this topic, but next time I see you doing this kind of bullshit I will look at that and take that into account in moderating. Because I suspect this is a pattern of behaviour.
As for the Degenderettes, it's entirely possible they are riffing off NYC baseball culture. But their core kaupapa includes violence against women.
I'm starting to regret reporting all the violent imagery targeting GC women on twitter. There used to be a lot, very common, images of guns knives, bats, saying stfu terfs. In the end British MPs pulled twitter into parliament and asked them what the fuck they were doing allowing this, and after that twitter took the reporting seriously and removed tweets and accounts. So it's not as easy to find the images now.
There is a lot of evidence on https://terfisaslur.com/ But I already linked to that before your comment Cinder. Did you look? Willful ignorance, or you just don't care.
Which of course isn't new. That's standard fare for high profile women in gaming for instance, getting doxxed, having to leave their homes. Only then it was condemned by the left. Now the violence against women is celebrated as art, or Pride, or glossed over as just a sports thing. I don't think I've ever seen a left wing male trans ally condemn this violence in a meaningful way.
Just laying all the cards on the table so we can see what is going on.
Hey Babe (I can be patronising too) – calling me "Mate" makes it the second time you have breached my anonymity here. Cool….
To start with – NYC is the cultural home of baseball. I don't follow baseball but even I know that. Its called Occam's Razor – you know, the thing doctors use to mutilate trans children (Yes I am mocking you)
YOU reposted something which amounted to a group attack stating that the people marching were engaging in targeted harassment without any evidence to support it.
So you made a slur against a group without a shred of evidence – you started it, deal with it.
But seeing as how you want to play your little games, lets go.
This is the logical conclusion of what the GC's want – digital examination of childrens genitals. Thus, Genital Checkers.
I haven't heard you speak up against it AT ALL – Therefore, using your "Logic" you must support it.
On Twitter, Ani "Superbrain" O'Brien said it was [deleted – can't link to that of course because she was getting sick of the constant mockery of her gigantic brain and blocked me and a lot of other people who know bullshit when we see it.
Baseball bats – I looked at the Degenderettes Facebook page. They are not dissimilar to the Black Panthers. This "violence" you talk about is actually self defence classes for the LGBT community and sex workers. You're imagining things again.
New York is a far cry from pitsville South Island or wherever it is that you're plaguing, violence is common, especially against the trans community and sex workers. I support their right to defend themselves, be that verbally or physically.
The look exactly like the sort of punk & anarchist groups I have associated with my entire life – Maybe you have lived a nice little quiet life, good for you, but others don't take shit laying down.
JK Rowling – Got any evidence that the threat was sent by a trans person or a pro-trans individual? A picture on the internet – a Twitter account, thats hardly evidence. Look at stupid up there with her "35,00 detransitioners on Reddit" claim – might as well wear a shirt saying "I don't know how the internet works, but I believe everything I read on it"
The threat against Rowling could have been a Russian or Ukrainian based in the UK after she was duped by a Russian radio station. (Being duped seems to be a common thread with the Gender Critical crowd).
I think this quote from her sums it up best "It might be good for me to do something with that myself on social media because I think that will get into the newspapers"
Meanwhile, other GC "thought leaders" are using the language of eugenics while calling for the elimination of Trans people – Where is your condemnation of that?
The Buffalo mass shooter had a piece on his manifesto identifying trans people as suffering from a mental illness.
Which links nicely with the anti-semitism expressed by some of the GC "thought leaders" in their books and articles – The same shit about "Rich people pulling the strings" and "Big Pharma" which I have seen parroted here by the likes of Sabine and others.
Here on The Standard, calling trans people perverts, paedophiles, mentally ill etc… is a weekly if not daily event. Lots of arseholes playing armchair psychologist or medical expert. It's fucking disgusting and is stochastic terrorism.
So lets see YOU condemn the things that YOU walk amongst and can control – The comments on The Standard.
Then, maybe, you would be worth taking seriously.
As it is, I’ll be surprised if you let this through
“As it is, I’ll be surprised if you let this through”
Only because you seem to stupid or ideologically blind to bother figuring out how things here work. This sentence tells me so much about your ability to miss what is right in front of you.
Speaking of which,
To start with – NYC is the cultural home of baseball. I don’t follow baseball but even I know that. Its called Occam’s Razor – you know, the thing doctors use to mutilate trans children (Yes I am mocking you)
YOU reposted something which amounted to a group attack stating that the people marching were engaging in targeted harassment without any evidence to support it.
So you made a slur against a group without a shred of evidence – you started it, deal with it.
I posted a tweet, without a lot of explanation. You responded by saying no, it’s really about baseball (and queer baseball). To which I said, yes, but it’s also about misogyny and here are the receipts. Which you have completely ignored.
This is the logical conclusion of what the GC’s want – digital examination of childrens genitals. Thus, Genital Checkers.
I haven’t heard you speak up against it AT ALL – Therefore, using your “Logic” you must support it.
Those aren’t gender critical people, they’re gender enforcers. You apparently can’t tell the difference, which is why you lump everyone into the same convenient political box. It’s hardly a credible argument though. The fundamentalist, conservative right want gender roles enforced, which is why they are moving against liberal values and laws around sexual orientation, gender non-conformity, transness and queer culture. Gender critical feminists generally want to abolish gender roles (and often gender itself), and actively promote gender non-conformity. I’ve not seen GCFs talk about the need for genital checks.
the rational argument wasn’t that any person had to speak out against all abhorrent things, it was that a group of people who are seen as, and who self perceive as, progressive, have sanctioned online violence against feminists. ie “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a left wing male trans ally condemn this violence in a meaningful way” This is significant, because it’s not hard to find TA left wing men speaking out against male violence against women. Just not the ones whose politics they oppose. The silence has been deafening and instructional.
I deleted the quote you attribute to Ani O’Brien, because without a link it’s impossible to know if you are telling the truth or manipulating her words and history, or even if it’s a correct quote (I searched twitter and couldn’t find it) what the context is and thus what your point is. Read the Policy if you want to know how claims of fact are treated here. You also need to think about defamation and putting the site at legal risk.
Baseball bats – I looked at the Degenderettes Facebook page. They are not dissimilar to the Black Panthers. This “violence” you talk about is actually self defence classes for the LGBT community and sex workers. You’re imagining things again.
No, I’m not. They put on an art exhibition at a public library that included imagery of violence against women of a kind that is common in trans activism online. That they also do self defense classes, live in a place and are radical anarchists doesn’t meant they can’t also be misogynists. This is really not a hard concept to understand. Both/and.
New York is a far cry from pitsville South Island or wherever it is that you’re plaguing, violence is common, especially against the trans community and sex workers. I support their right to defend themselves, be that verbally or physically.
One of the threads in trans activism and gender identity ideology is that it is GC women who cause violence against trans people. Rather than focusing on the people that do the actual violence (men), the focus is on women whose politics conflict with TAs. This is bog standard sexism (blame women), but it’s also an odd and pernicious dynamic, because of the amount of violence done by men who identify as women (whether trans or otherwise). When women speak about this, they get verbally attacked further. It’s a neat little circle. Many women who spend time looking at the issues come to understand this and won’t put up with the bullshit. Which is why GCF is growing in places like the UK and is being led by women with long histories of work against MVAWG.
So sure, trans people and other non-conforming people do get singled out and targeted for violence, and they have the right to defend themselves. But that doesn’t explain why women are being targeted by the Degenderettes.
JK Rowling – Got any evidence that the threat was sent by a trans person or a pro-trans individual? A picture on the internet – a Twitter account, thats hardly evidence.
There are more than two sides in war, and malicious third party actors are part of the territory. But JKR gets targeted by known trans activists, so the point stands. The TA left has ignored rising violence against women online and this is where we are at now. For instance, it took women MPs in the UK calling twitter into parliament to account for twitter’s tolerance of violence against women for twitter to change its policy and start moderating better. We all know that if men had also been objecting that the issue would have been resolved sooner, because that’s how sexism in society works. In that sense it’s a useful political weapon, TA left wing men’s silence.
Look at stupid up there with her “35,00 detransitioners on Reddit” claim – might as well wear a shirt saying “I don’t know how the internet works, but I believe everything I read on it”
Link or it didn’t happen (and read the site Policy again).
Meanwhile, other GC “thought leaders” are using the language of eugenics while calling for the elimination of Trans people – Where is your condemnation of that?
This whole section of your comment bears unpacking.
The Helens didn’t call for the elimination of trans people (as in eugenics or genocide). What Joyce was talking about was the society needing to limit the number of people that would need life long medical (and I think psychological) support after surgical and hormonal transition. She also points to the problems for people dissociated from their sexed body if society reasserts the important of biological sex and she specifically says that all those people will need support and accommodations. When she says the fewer of those people the better she’s not saying get rid of them, she’s saying let’s prevent that suffering from arising.
TA promotes the idea that surgery and hormones are safe. GC people say that many people are damaged by them. The truth probably lies in between, but until the damage can be looked at there is no way to know. This is a key aspect of what is happening in the UK because of the very large increase in young women presenting with gender dysphoria and being socially tracked towards medical and surgical transition that they later regret. Those young women by definition are considered by society to have a mental illness (which is how they get into a GD clinic).
TA has long tried to marginalise and suppress discussion of this. That’s what the two Helens were trying to do, talk about the damage of surgical/medical transition. I think their language was cavalier and damaging to both their own arguments and to trans people. But they weren’t advocating eugenics or elimination and it’s basically a nonsense to say they were.
The Buffalo mass shooter had a piece on his manifesto identifying trans people as suffering from a mental illness.
Just going to drop this here. I think it’s self evident, but apparently needs spelling out
But if you have a problem with transness being framed as a mental illness, I suggest you take that up with the societal gatekeepers who believe that gender dysphoria is the basis of transness. And that then opens a whole, very interesting conversation about what transness is especially if it’s not predicated on dysphoria.
Which links nicely with the anti-semitism expressed by some of the GC “thought leaders” in their books and articles – The same shit about “Rich people pulling the strings” and “Big Pharma” which I have seen parroted here by the likes of Sabine and others.
Not seeing the link myself, but if you want to argue those points, make an actual argument.
Going to speak up about the growing links between QAnon, the far right and the GC movement?
Again, if you want to make those arguments make them. No, I’m not going to read a link to try and parse what your argument is.
Here on The Standard, calling trans people perverts, paedophiles, mentally ill etc… is a weekly if not daily event. Lots of arseholes playing armchair psychologist or medical expert. It’s fucking disgusting and is stochastic terrorism.
So lets see YOU condemn the things that YOU walk amongst and can control – The comments on The Standard.
I had a quick search of TS for the words pervert and dress and the only comments related to trans people was yours and my reply to you. I did note at the time,
Well, I did stand up for the trans-woman Joanne before she grew sick of being referred to as a “pervert in a dress” and being told to “apologise for what she had done” and asked that a moderator intervene. That good enough for you?
I think you making shit up, or at least distorting what happened. But from what I can tell this is your MO. Instead of pointing to the evidence, you just throw out lazy specious arguments.
And sure, if you don’t care if people respect you or not, I can see why you wouldn’t respect TS.
I don’t actually care if you take me or the site seriously. I do however care that you respect the house rules and kaupapa if you want to keep commenting.
What’s happened here today is that you’ve entered into the debate, and brought in a perspective (the NY baseball thing), but mostly you’ve relied on slurs and assertions of fact without evidence. Your claims from perverts to stochastic terrorism are just words until you can link to specific examples.
What’s also happened is that when I pointed out both the misogyny in trans activism, and the failures of TS left wing men, you’ve doubled down with the slurs and the assertions of fact without evidence and largely ignored the arguments being made that are backed up by evidence. That stands for itself.
Of course, you are using the defence well worn by his followers that by enforced monogamy he didn't mean that kind of enforced monogamy.
Relax, Jordan…never for a second did I think that you were calling for “arbitrary dealing out of damsels to incels,” as Peterson claimed that some critics had concluded. But what the ever-coy Peterson doesn’t say is how exactly Canadian society doesn’t already “enforce monogamy” by that definition, or what he would like to see change to prevent men from becoming homicidally “angry with God.”
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Write about Peterson, as I have done, and one will be quickly and angrily accused of not having watched all his videos. I assure you, I’ve watched so many of those videos my YouTube recommendations are forever sullied. If there is one thing I have learned from Peterson, it’s that Incognito mode is your friend. Question Peterson and you will also be told his IQ, over and over, about which I can only say, if you are a public person and I know your IQ, you are a moron.
You only have to read accounts of gender “affirming” surgery and it side effects to have some questions about it. We have 35,000 de transitioners on Redit. These are people who bitterly regret the irreversible damage transitioning has caused them.
Any evidence that Jordan Peterson is a charlatan? He is a registered psychologist and I have not heard of any mal practice suits against him. Do feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
you see you are doing what Peterson himsel did I e labelling him
Peterson has made a few errors – chiefly of commenting beyond his expertise. But as a critic of some of the profoundly dubious narratives that somehow seem to to have been approved in flaky academic circles, he's pretty healthy.
His book isn't bad – but the videos always leave me humming Ziggy Stardust: when the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band…
One can be an academic, or a celebrity, but not both. Same goes for journalists.
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On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...
What is it with the mining industry? Its not enough for them to pillage the earth - they apparently can't even be bothered getting resource consent to do so: The proponent behind a major mine near the Clutha River had already been undertaking activity in the area without a ...
Photo # 1 I am a huge fan of Singapore’s approach to housing, as described here two years ago by copying and pasting from The ConversationWhat Singapore has that Australia does not is a public housing developer, the Housing Development Board, which puts new dwellings on public and reclaimed land, ...
Buzz from the Beehive Reactions to news of the government’s readiness to make urgent changes to “the resource management system” through a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) suggest a balanced approach is being taken. The Taxpayers’ Union says the proposed changes don’t go far enough. Greenpeace says ...
I’m starting to wonder if Anna Burns-Francis might be the best political interviewer we’ve got. That might sound unlikely to you, it came as a bit of a surprise to me.Jack Tame can be excellent, but has some pretty average days. I like Rebecca Wright on Newshub, she asks good ...
Chris Trotter writes – Willie Jackson is said to be planning a “media summit” to discuss “the state of the media and how to protect Fourth Estate Journalism”. Not only does the Editor of The Daily Blog, Martyn Bradbury, think this is a good idea, but he has also ...
Graeme Edgeler writes – This morning [April 21], the Wellington High Court is hearing a judicial review brought by Hon. Karen Chhour, the Minister for Children, against a decision of the Waitangi Tribunal. This is unusual, judicial reviews are much more likely to brought against ministers, rather than ...
Both of Parliament’s watchdogs have now ripped into the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāMy pick of the six newsey things to know from Aotearoa’s political economy and beyond on the morning of Tuesday, April 23 are:The Lead: The Auditor General,John Ryan, has joined the ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah SpengemanPeople wait to board an electric bus in Pune, India. (Image credit: courtesy of ITDP) Public transportation riders in Pune, India, love the city’s new electric buses so much they will actually skip an older diesel bus that ...
The infrastructure industry yesterday issued a “hurry up” message to the Government, telling it to get cracking on developing a pipeline of infrastructure projects.The hiatus around the change of Government has seen some major projects cancelled and others delayed, and there is uncertainty about what will happen with the new ...
Hi,Over the weekend I revisited a podcast I really adore, Dead Eyes. It’s about a guy who got fired from Band of Brothers over two decades ago because Tom Hanks said he had “dead eyes”.If you don’t recall — 2001’s Band of Brothers was part of the emerging trend of ...
Buzz from the Beehive The 180 or so recipients of letters from the Government telling them how to submit infrastructure projects for “fast track” consideration includes some whose project applications previously have been rejected by the courts. News media were quick to feature these in their reports after RMA Reform Minister Chris ...
It would not be a desirable way to start your holiday by breaking your back, your head, or your wrist, but on our first hour in Singapore I gave it a try.We were chatting, last week, before we started a meeting of Hazel’s Enviro Trust, about the things that can ...
Calling all journalists, academics, planners, lawyers, political activists, environmentalists, and other members of the public who believe that the relationships between vested interests and politicians need to be scrutinised. We need to work together to make sure that the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill – currently being pushed through by the ...
Feel worried. Shane Jones and a couple of his Cabinet colleagues are about to be granted the power to override any and all objections to projects like dams, mines, roads etc even if: said projects will harm biodiversity, increase global warming and cause other environmental harms, and even if ...
Bryce Edwards writes- The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. ...
Michael Bassett writes – If you think there is a move afoot by the radical Maori fringe of New Zealand society to create a parallel system of government to the one that we elect at our triennial elections, you aren’t wrong. Over the last few days we have ...
Without a corresponding drop in interest rates, it’s doubtful any changes to the CCCFA will unleash a massive rush of home buyers. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate on Monday, April 22 included:The Government making a ...
Sunday was a lazy day. I started watching Jack Tame on Q&A, the interviews are usually good for something to write about. Saying the things that the politicians won’t, but are quite possibly thinking. Things that are true and need to be extracted from between the lines.As you might know ...
In our Weekly Roundup last week we covered news from Auckland Transport that the WX1 Western Express is going to get an upgrade next year with double decker electric buses. As part of the announcement, AT also said “Since we introduced the WX1 Western Express last November we have seen ...
TL;DR: The six key events to watch in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the week to April 29 include:PM Christopher Luxon is scheduled to hold a post-Cabinet news conference at 4 pm today. Stats NZ releases its statutory report on Census 2023 tomorrow.Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers a pre-Budget speech at ...
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 14, 2024 thru Sat, April 20, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week hinges on these words from the abstract of a fresh academic ...
The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The Government says this will ...
This is a column to say thank you. So many of have been in touch since Mum died to say so many kind and thoughtful things. You’re wonderful, all of you. You’ve asked how we’re doing, how Dad’s doing. A little more realisation each day, of the irretrievable finality of ...
Identifying the engine type in your car is crucial for various reasons, including maintenance, repairs, and performance upgrades. Knowing the specific engine model allows you to access detailed technical information, locate compatible parts, and make informed decisions about modifications. This comprehensive guide will provide you with a step-by-step approach to ...
Introduction: The allure of racing is undeniable. The thrill of speed, the roar of engines, and the exhilaration of competition all contribute to the allure of this adrenaline-driven sport. For those who yearn to experience the pinnacle of racing, becoming a race car driver is the ultimate dream. However, the ...
Introduction Automobiles have become ubiquitous in modern society, serving as a primary mode of transportation and a symbol of economic growth and personal mobility. With countless vehicles traversing roads and highways worldwide, it begs the question: how many cars are there in the world? Determining the precise number is a ...
Maintaining a safe and reliable vehicle requires regular inspections. Whether it’s a routine maintenance checkup or a safety inspection, knowing how long the process will take can help you plan your day accordingly. This article delves into the factors that influence the duration of a car inspection and provides an ...
Mazda Motor Corporation, commonly known as Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The company was founded in 1920 as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., and began producing vehicles in 1931. Mazda is primarily known for its production of passenger cars, but ...
Your car battery is an essential component that provides power to start your engine, operate your electrical systems, and store energy. Over time, batteries can weaken and lose their ability to hold a charge, which can lead to starting problems, power failures, and other issues. Replacing your battery before it ...
In most states, you cannot register a car without a valid driver’s license. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Exceptions to the RuleIf you are under 18 years old: In some states, you can register a car in your name even if you do not ...
Mazda, a Japanese automotive manufacturer with a rich history of innovation and engineering excellence, has emerged as a formidable player in the global car market. Known for its reputation of producing high-quality, fuel-efficient, and driver-oriented vehicles, Mazda has consistently garnered praise from industry experts and consumers alike. In this article, ...
Struts are an essential part of a car’s suspension system. They are responsible for supporting the weight of the car and damping the oscillations of the springs. Struts are typically made of steel or aluminum and are filled with hydraulic fluid. How Do Struts Work? Struts work by transferring the ...
Car registration is a mandatory process that all vehicle owners must complete annually. This process involves registering your car with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and paying an associated fee. The registration process ensures that your vehicle is properly licensed and insured, and helps law enforcement and other authorities ...
Zoom is a video conferencing service that allows you to share your screen, webcam, and audio with other participants. In addition to sharing your own audio, you can also share the audio from your computer with other participants. This can be useful for playing music, sharing presentations with audio, or ...
Building your own computer can be a rewarding and cost-effective way to get a high-performance machine tailored to your specific needs. However, it also requires careful planning and execution, and one of the most important factors to consider is the time it will take. The exact time it takes to ...
Sleep mode is a power-saving state that allows your computer to quickly resume operation without having to boot up from scratch. This can be useful if you need to step away from your computer for a short period of time but don’t want to shut it down completely. There are ...
Introduction Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) has revolutionized the field of translation by harnessing the power of technology to assist human translators in their work. This innovative approach combines specialized software with human expertise to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of translations. In this comprehensive article, we will delve into the ...
In today’s digital age, mobile devices have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. Among the vast array of portable computing options available, iPads and tablet computers stand out as two prominent contenders. While both offer similar functionalities, there are subtle yet significant differences between these two devices. This ...
A computer is an electronic device that can be programmed to carry out a set of instructions. The basic components of a computer are the processor, memory, storage, input devices, and output devices. The Processor The processor, also known as the central processing unit (CPU), is the brain of the ...
Voice Memos is a convenient app on your iPhone that allows you to quickly record and store audio snippets. These recordings can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as taking notes, capturing ideas, or recording interviews. While you can listen to your voice memos on your iPhone, you ...
Laptop screens are essential for interacting with our devices and accessing information. However, when lines appear on the screen, it can be frustrating and disrupt productivity. Understanding the underlying causes of these lines is crucial for finding effective solutions. Types of Screen Lines Horizontal lines: Also known as scan ...
Right-clicking is a common and essential computer operation that allows users to access additional options and settings. While most desktop computers have dedicated right-click buttons on their mice, laptops often do not have these buttons due to space limitations. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on how to right-click ...
Powering up and shutting down your ASUS laptop is an essential task for any laptop user. Locating the power button can sometimes be a hassle, especially if you’re new to ASUS laptops. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on where to find the power button on different ASUS laptop ...
Te Pāti Māori are demanding the New Zealand Government support an international independent investigation into mass graves that have been uncovered at two hospitals on the Gaza strip, following weeks of assault by Israeli troops. Among the 392 bodies that have been recovered, are children and elderly civilians. Many of ...
Our two-tiered system for veterans’ support is out of step with our closest partners, and all parties in Parliament should work together to fix it, Labour veterans’ affairs spokesperson Greg O’Connor said. ...
Stripping two Ministers of their portfolios just six months into the job shows Christopher Luxon’s management style is lacking, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. ...
Tonight’s court decision to overturn the summons of the Children’s Minister has enabled the Crown to continue making decisions about Māori without evidence, says Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for Children, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. “The judicial system has this evening told the nation that this government can do whatever they want when ...
It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of last year’s severe weather, and local councils relying on funding to build back from these disasters. ...
The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that New Zealand is as prepared as it can be for the next natural disaster. ...
The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. ...
Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline at ports and airports. ...
The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
The government's decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist criminal justice system, said Te Pāti Māori Justice Spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris, today. During the time Three Strikes was in place in Aotearoa, Māori and Pasifika received ...
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki to state abuse.” Said Te Pāti Māori Oranga Tamariki ...
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, and Mema Paremata mō Tāmaki-Makaurau, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, will travel to the Gold Coast to strengthen ties with Māori in Australia next week (15-21 April). The visit, in the lead-up to the 9th Australian National Kapa haka Festival, will be an opportunity for both ...
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
Ambassador Millar, Burgemeester, Vandepitte, Excellencies, military representatives, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – good morning and welcome to this sacred Anzac Day dawn service. It is an honour to be here on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood – a deeply ...
Distinguished guests - It is an honour to return once again to this site which, as the resting place for so many of our war-dead, has become a sacred place for generations of New Zealanders. Our presence here and at the other special spaces of Gallipoli is made ...
Mai ia tawhiti pamamao, te moana nui a Kiwa, kua tae whakaiti mai matou, ki to koutou papa whenua. No koutou te tapuwae, no matou te tapuwae, kua honoa pumautia. Ko nga toa kua hinga nei, o te Waipounamu, o te Ika a Maui, he okioki tahi me o ...
Paul Goldsmith will take on responsibility for the Media and Communications portfolio, while Louise Upston will pick up the Disability Issues portfolio, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today. “Our Government is relentlessly focused on getting New Zealand back on track. As issues change in prominence, I plan to adjust Ministerial ...
Recreational catch limits will be reduced in areas of Fiordland and the Chatham Islands to help keep those fisheries healthy and sustainable, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The lower recreational daily catch limits for a range of finfish and shellfish species caught in the Fiordland Marine Area and ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri. “I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand ...
The coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve resource management laws and give greater certainty to consent applicants, with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) expected to be introduced to Parliament next month. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today outlined the first RMA Amendment ...
Overseas models for regulating the oil and gas sector, including their decommissioning regimes, are being carefully scrutinised as a potential template for New Zealand’s own sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The Coalition Government is focused on rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s energy sector as it looks to strengthen ...
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
New Zealand is contributing NZ$7 million to support communities affected by severe food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and Somalia, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters announced today. “Over 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, with a further 6.9 million people ...
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
“China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue to value our high-quality safe produce,” Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay has returned to New Zealand following visits to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai where he met ministers, governors and mayors and engaged in trade and agricultural events with the New ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities. Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in ...
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Inflation is now at 4 per ...
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. In recent years, consistently across all school terms, short-term illness or medical reasons ...
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is streamlining high-level oceans management while maintaining a focus on supporting the sector’s role in the export-led recovery of the economy. “I am working to realise the untapped potential of our fishing and aquaculture sector. To achieve that we need to be smarter with ...
I was initially resistant to the idea often suggested to me that the Government should deliver an arts strategy. The whole point of the arts and creativity is that people should do whatever the hell they want, unbound by the dictates of politicians in Wellington. Peter Jackson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Eleanor ...
Asia Pacific Report An Australian author and advocate, Jim Aubrey, today led a national symbolic one minute’s silence to mark the “blood debt” owed to Papuan allies during the Second World War indigenous resistance against the invading Japanese forces. “A promise to most people is a promise,” Aubrey said in ...
Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port authority, and the cargo has been loaded and prepared for the humanitarian trip to the besieged enclave. However, organisers received word of an “administrative ...
Pacific Media Watch Palestine solidarity protesters today demonstrated at the Auckland headquarters of Television New Zealand, accusing the country’s major TV network of broadcasting “propaganda” backing Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. About 50 protesters targeted the main entrance to the TVNZ building near Sky Tower and also picketed a side ...
Opinion by Lynley Hood. Forty years on from my 1985 Fulbright Grant, my disquiet over the war in Gaza evoked some troubling questions. The answer to my first question – What is the primary purpose of the Fulbright Programme? – was on the Fulbright NZ website. It says: US Senator, ...
The ministers responsible for green-lighting major projects need to be open about potential conflicts of interest, says Transparency International. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University It has been a particularly distressing start to the year. There is little that can ease the current grief of individuals, families and communities who have needlessly lost a loved one to men’s ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Lichen, the first described example of symbiosis.AdeJ Artventure/Shutterstock Once known only to those studying biology, the word symbiosis is now widely used. Symbiosis is the intimate ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Hemsley, Head, Childhood Dementia Research Group, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Olena Ivanova/Shutterstock “Childhood” and “dementia” are two words we wish we didn’t have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has just published its second report. It was set up by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth in 2022 to provide: ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Queensland state election will be held in October. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted April 9–17 from a sample ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Naeni, PhD candidate at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the United States could mean for Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine, the ...
A brief round-up of submissions on the controversial proposed law. This is an excerpt from our weekly environmental newsletter Future Proof. Sign up here. Last week, submissions on the controversial Fast-track Approvals Bill closed just hours after the government released a list of stakeholder organisations who were sent letters advising how they could ...
A poem from Robin Peace’s new collection Detritus of Empire: feather / grass / rock. Cereal giving I see a woman’s hands, see her curious hands break a stalk as she walks through the tall prairie, the savannah, the steppe, wherever it was. See her idly bite the grass that ...
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.AUCKLAND1 Hemingway’s Goblet by Dermot Ross (Mary Egan Publishing, $38)A handsomely produced (debossed cover, lovely ...
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A moment of nationhood
https://twitter.com/ThreeLampsFilms/status/1543345263850721280
Ah that probably explains the lack of on street parking by my place on saturday.
50,000+ spectators at Eden Park. How many cars at, say, 7m parking? 5000 cars means 35 kilometres of parking needed!
How far are you from the park? 🙂
According to google maps. About 2.1km walking – 26 minutes.
We're also conveniently placed at the corner of K Rd and Ponsonby for pre and post match social action.
Before large matches, the parking fills up early in the day.
Better now that they have put in parking meters – but now I really notice the matches. But they really should start charging for weekend days as well as weekdays. It often takes days to clear the excess of vehicles.
I’m not a fan of premium sport. Probably partially because I have spent most of my life living within walking distance of Eden Park and the kind of lack of consideration that sports grounds and fans often show to residents. Lights, action, cars (often parked across driveways and verges) and bloody planes buzzing around.
Erdoğan has picked a side.
Turkey has detained a Russian cargo ship carrying alleged Ukrainian grain, Kyiv's ambassador to Turkey said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
Ambassador Vasyl Bondar said in an interview with Ukrainian television that Turkish custom authorities had seized the Zhibek Zholy, a Russian-flagged vessel carrying 7,000 tons of grain from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, Reuters reported.
"We have full cooperation," Bondar said, according to the report. "The ship is currently standing at the entrance to the port; it has been detained by the customs authorities of Turkey."
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-turkey-detain-russia-grain-ship/
It'll be a doddle, they said.
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https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/1543491063733690372
The situation for Russia only gets worse. They are using their older munitions, with all of the issues that entails.They have limited resupply – probably almost entirely from local manufacture (I can't see anyone else shipping munitions to them). That all impacts on their ability to get air superiority and accurate bombardment wepons.
Hence the increasing use of dumb attacks on civilians with the ridiculous cover stories that are refuted by external journos on the ground.
They have used up most of their pre-invasion contract units. Dorsn’t sound like there is a rush of people towards getting contracted in. Reads like their only plan was a short victorious war with ni idea how to handle that not working.
The supply of equipment munitions, and supply of components to Ukraine is stepping up. They are getting toward being fully mobllised and trained. They are also in no mood for another shit-arse settlement in place – who in the hell could trust the Russian Federation again?
I wouldn't be so sure. It is almost impossible to get an accurate view of the state of the Ukrainian armed forces. Potentially they could be at the stage of the attritional battle where they are tottering on the brink of collapse, or they may be able to feed fresh troops into the fight. We just don't know.
I don't buy this….while Russia failed badly in its main objective it is now gaining and consolidating large tracts of land in the east….only this morning another key town fell (I forget the name). Once Russia has the whole of Dongbas and the areas around the Black Sea it will sue for peace with these not inconsiderable gains and the West will accede cravenly
Go the arm chair Generals!
@Iprent
You write your comment like it is undisputed fact..how about some links from some credible sources to back up all your assertions….as of course we all should when making controversial claims on important issues, I seem to remember being actively encouraged to do so by moderators myself.
That is my opinion based on a number of sources for a post that I was writing.
I'll be happy to drop in sources in a few days when I get time to finish the post. It got interrupted by a cold over the weekend. I'm behind at real work as well and back on excessive hours.
If you pick out your highest level of disagreement, then I will be happy to dig out links for that. But FFS, you only have to look at the legislation that is going through the Russian parliament at present. Looks like they’re trying to de-unionise their military repairs industry.
In the meantime. – resurrecting T62 tanks? A bill going through the russian parliament ordering overtime for repairs. Using a anti-shippig missile on a shopping mall – either the most inaccurate shot ever (especially given the type of missile), or it was a deliberate targeting of civilians. The most favourable explanation is that they're just firing old dumb unsuitable missiles from long range (and really don't give much of a shit about where they land).
You could also look at this analysis from the economist behind the paywall.
The UK MoD has been doing some good military analysis. So has the ISW.
Obviously the Russians aren't announcing their casualty figures, nor have their minion 'republics' in the Ukrainian territory. But the BBC has been doing some work on specific elite regiments. etc…
You probably need to read more widely, and concentrate on military analysis.
Turkey is on Turkey's side.
Yesterday they blocked DW and several other broadcasters.
Erdogan and Putin have a strong relationship that has developed through Syria and extends to Armenia and beyond.
Turkey’s leverage over Russia – in Syria and beyond (lowyinstitute.org)
Erdogan is similar to Putin in that while Putin holds Tsarist fantasies of restoring the Romanov empire at it's fullest extent he has a yearning to reinvent modern Turkey into a major power, forget the Ataturk era and re-forge something akin to a new Ottoman empire.
They are both neo-Fascist dictators with all the usual romantic irridentist baggage that comes with that.
Basically any Leader that changes the laws or constitutional arrangements to allow new term limits or a ruler for life type scenario is despot in waiting.
Erdogan is between a rock and a hard place with Russia – there is cooperation over Syria and a shared border but at home he has to deal with 650 years of deeply-ingrained hostility and pressure from NATO.
humorous follow up to a recent convo about peer review
https://twitter.com/PainBurel/status/1543060251611746304
Hold on to your hats…the Australians are coming after Hairy Maclary!
Hairy Maclary author Lynley Dodd responds to academic's claim book is outdated, lacks diversity | Newshub
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"Hairy Maclary" ??? … more like Hairy Trans-smeary !!!
Dodd doesn't even attempt to portray pregnant male dogs of colour challenging cis-heteronormative-white-supremacist discursive strategies through a Lyotardian non-binary intersectional lens anchored within a Foucauldian trans-inclusive and anti-fatphobic theoretical understanding of systemic power relations.
One thing's for sure: Queer theorists of colour, mana wahine and the gender-nonconforming aren't even remotely safe while jackbooted neo-nazi thugs like Dodd are wandering the streets.
Very clever Swordfish!
And I am sure it hasn’t gone unnoticed by other eagle eyed ‘unreconstructed 1970s feminists’ than myself that the books also do not mention separate changing rooms or toilet facilities.
If Lynley Dodd was of a mind to launch into revisions to Hairy’s gadding about in a non threatening biologically excretory focussed way ensuring that dogs were in the ascendant at all times this could be quickly remedied. Actually no poos or wees in the books and this is surely trying to inculcate other wordly thoughts as it is not possible for anyone or dog to go hours and hours without needing a toilet brak
We need to look at Spot too.
Coffee snort!
Not sure it's Lynley Dodd they are not safe from!
Brilliant response. Thank you, you've made my day (and a very wet day it is)!
The detrans wave is building, won't be long before the first lawsuits happen. Things are going to get interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRh80xSI8QQ&t=800s
Ritchie Herron is suing the NHS. His story is harrowing, and graphic. Hope this will make some people sit up and take notice.
https://archive.ph/nRGUn (link to The Times)
Jordan Peterson recently claimed gender affirming surgery is a criminal act, just one which is not criminal right now. He calls gender affirming surgeons, "butchers", and likens them to those who carried out Nazi medical experiments:
https://twitter.com/thebadstats/status/1542930870012563456
Ironic, eh?
What’s the irony?
The irony, for me anyway, is that the teachings of Jordan Peterson are far closer than gender affirming surgeons to Nazism.
Forced monogamy, and outlawing transgenderism, etc. These two things alone strongly reflect what Nazis were all about. Extreme social control by and for a selected majority.
Jordan Peterson is not the best source when looking for clinical evidence of benefits/harms of current interventions in trans healthcare.
He provides his opinion, not clinical evidence.
There are sources not so easily dismissed on the iatrogenic harms of 'affirmation only healthcare':
https://segm.org/
Copy that.
Is Trump supporting, male to female, Blaire White a good source when looking for clinical evidence of benefits/harms of current interventions in trans healthcare? That is the source Puckish Rogue initiated this thread with.
I have not watched the Blaire White interview because it is 17 minutes long (I can watch stuff on the internet under 2 minutes, that's it), but I will admit she is slightly more credible than Jordan Peterson on this issue, so thank you for that.
When my children use the excuse they were only copying the behaviour of their siblings, my response is – that's not a good enough reason to do so. But you are not a child – and definitely not one of mine, so that's not appropriate.
If you want to find information rather than play footsies, visit SEGM.
If you have something going on with Puckish Rogue, you want to continue, go ahead…
Muttonbird has always been a little bit jealous of me, I'm not entirely sure why though
Thanks Mom, but I know Puckish Rogue is your favourite.
I don't know about Molly but I'm your Daddy
So you don't watch the interview but you'll disparage it anyway.
You do you.
But maybe people who detransition or regret transitioning in the first place feel comfortable talking with her because she doesn't toe the expected party line
There is a line the pro-transitioners would have you believe and that is no one regrets transition and that once you transition all your mental health problems (by which they mean suicide) goes away
This is false
Some more interviews shes done on the subject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNAD6dJanA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBLyb8H_iE
Jordan Peterson is nothing more than a snake oil salesman, he is not the best source on anything.
His appeal is stern father figure in an uncertain age…his popularity with young people is a very sad but also very telling indictment on the hollowness within our western society.
It's not Jordan Peterson, it's the pattern of ignoring what information is being presented and diverting the discussion to the merits of someone else, who is not the best source for considered insights on this topic.
I don't like him personally, and I have read one of his books and skimmed through another, and watched a few of his videos. (We had a young man living with us, who was enamoured and I wanted to see what the attraction was).
However, he was right about compelled speech in Canada. Successful law suits in regards to misgendering have proven that right.
At the time, I looked for critiques of his thinking, and read multiple opinion pieces – from law societies and lawyers saying he was over-egging the omelette. Now, I understand the legislative, political and social culture in Canada at the time was not what I thought.
He was right about compelling speech. That does not mean he was/is right about everything. However, he was introduced to this thread by Muttonbird, to what purpose?
Puckish Rogues first link was to Blaire White interviewing a person who I have watched on Youtube and read accounts of called Shapeshifter. These are people, not only with opinions but direct experience of undergoing medical interventions and have something to contribute.
Worth watching, or finding their written accounts if you have the time.
As weka mentioned, a court case is being taken against the NHS for failure to provide appropriate care. Ritchie Herron is one of many who have taken time to write about their private experiences:
https://archive.ph/dA1wn
The most interesting thing about Peterson is that none of his critics ever have a problem with anything he actually says.
Well, now you are just talking like Herr Doktor himself.
you mean he had a point?
I don't like JP, pretty sure I can make an argument against what he says rather than just saying in different ways I don't like him. Why not try that?
You just provided a near perfect example of the phenomenon downthread, so thanks.
There are so many objectionable things he says, where to start is the problem.
Still, he has fallen silent on Twitter for the moment because they banned him and deleted yet another hateful content tweet, this time about Elliot Page. And this is Twitter we are talking about.
So that is something.
So many objectionable things that you can't think of a single one to quote without being made to look a fool.
You are right that anyone quoting Jordan Peterson would look like a fool.
You're still doing it you know.
What the hell I'll take the bait.
'Forced monogamy' link please
'outlawing transgenderism' link please
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/may/23/jordan-peterson-public-intellectual-isnt-clever-violent-men-monogamy
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/06/30/62be1b74e2704e92438b456c.html
Herr Doktor a dangerous nut job and attractive to the likes of yourself.
Not a coincidence.
Are you able to copy and paste here something he said, yes or no?
You asked for links and I provided them.
Reading is my preference but I do know some like to post videos because they find reading difficult.
So thats a no then
https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/media/on-the-new-york-times-and-enforced-monogamy/
I didn't read it all.
The Peterson word salad generator saves you the bother…
http://www.wisdomofpeterson.com/
Muttonturd suggests that De Peterson is advocating for Forced monogamy, and outlawing transgenderism
In your post I see him describing social enforcement but nothing forced and theres nothing about 'outlawing transgenderism'
Is it unreasonable to ask Fartingbird to post some proof or evidence?
[I gave you a Mod note recently about needling Muttonbird: https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-24-06-2022/#comment-1896637.
Come back in the weekend. Next ban will be doubled – Incognito]
Mod note
I'd put them on a par myself (TRAs and JP).
Some of the worst misogyny I've ever seen comes from TRAs. https://terfisaslur.com/
Note the baseball bat imagery. Here too. It's a symbol of targeted harassment against gc feminists. This is overt and sanctioned by the left.
https://twitter.com/GC_Vermontah/status/1542511562799296513
The imagery reminds me of something…can't think what though
On an unrelated subject I was watching Caberat the other day, good songs.
This ones a doozy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDuHXTG3uyY
June is chosen for Pride to commemorate the Stonewall riots, two nights of violence. Neoliberalism has us forgetting the radical origins of the gay rights movement. Violence doesn’t equate to fascism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
sorry, did you just justify male violence against women?
Not at all. Merely pointing out the origins of the gay rights movement; it started with a riot; so the use of the symbolism of baseball bats isn’t necessarily a new thing, or something pride ‘morphed’ into.
I was also responding to Puckish’s contribution above in the edit window.
Alternately, in the real world, not the one inhabited by the Genital Checkers and their selective imagination, they are carrying baseball bats because it's NYC and all the major sports codes are participating..
"On Sunday, Major League Baseball celebrated LGBTQ Pride by sponsoring a float in the New York march"
https://www.outsports.com/2018/6/24/17500176/new-york-lgbt-pride-mlb-nba-nfl-nhl-wnba
"The New York City Pride March on June 24 will feature the largest collection of professional sports leagues ever for an LGBTQ Pride March or Parade."
https://www.outsports.com/2018/6/1/17389274/nyc-pride-march-nfl-nba-nhl-mlb-wnba-lgbtq-athletes
Honestly – I'm starting to think that if you lot saw the All Blacks marching in Pride with rugby balls all you would see are testicles.
Perhaps Rugby balls look like eggs?
You're the one talking about genitals mate, and tbh, it's kind of creepy.
Let me make myself clear: if you want to run political arguments that GC people are focused on genitals, you have to make an actual argument. If you want to slur and smear GC people, myself included, by making out that we are obsessed with genitals, then I will moderate you.
See the difference? I don't have time to look at your commenting history on this topic, but next time I see you doing this kind of bullshit I will look at that and take that into account in moderating. Because I suspect this is a pattern of behaviour.
As for the Degenderettes, it's entirely possible they are riffing off NYC baseball culture. But their core kaupapa includes violence against women.
https://twitter.com/sarahstuartxx/status/989033241029021697
also from the exhibition in the SF library,
https://twitter.com/ReasetButton/status/1333901148781211656
Is this the new face of tolerance?
New misogyny same as the old misogyny.
I'm starting to regret reporting all the violent imagery targeting GC women on twitter. There used to be a lot, very common, images of guns knives, bats, saying stfu terfs. In the end British MPs pulled twitter into parliament and asked them what the fuck they were doing allowing this, and after that twitter took the reporting seriously and removed tweets and accounts. So it's not as easy to find the images now.
There is a lot of evidence on https://terfisaslur.com/ But I already linked to that before your comment Cinder. Did you look? Willful ignorance, or you just don't care.
What then happens is things like this,
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1543001990942318594
Which of course isn't new. That's standard fare for high profile women in gaming for instance, getting doxxed, having to leave their homes. Only then it was condemned by the left. Now the violence against women is celebrated as art, or Pride, or glossed over as just a sports thing. I don't think I've ever seen a left wing male trans ally condemn this violence in a meaningful way.
Just laying all the cards on the table so we can see what is going on.
Hey Babe (I can be patronising too) – calling me "Mate" makes it the second time you have breached my anonymity here. Cool….
To start with – NYC is the cultural home of baseball. I don't follow baseball but even I know that. Its called Occam's Razor – you know, the thing doctors use to mutilate trans children (Yes I am mocking you)
YOU reposted something which amounted to a group attack stating that the people marching were engaging in targeted harassment without any evidence to support it.
So you made a slur against a group without a shred of evidence – you started it, deal with it.
But seeing as how you want to play your little games, lets go.
This is the logical conclusion of what the GC's want – digital examination of childrens genitals. Thus, Genital Checkers.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ohio-lawmakers-advance-trans-sports-ban-with-genital-check-2022-06-03/
I haven't heard you speak up against it AT ALL – Therefore, using your "Logic" you must support it.
On Twitter, Ani "Superbrain" O'Brien said it was [deleted – can't link to that of course because she was getting sick of the constant mockery of her gigantic brain and blocked me and a lot of other people who know bullshit when we see it.
Baseball bats – I looked at the Degenderettes Facebook page. They are not dissimilar to the Black Panthers. This "violence" you talk about is actually self defence classes for the LGBT community and sex workers. You're imagining things again.
New York is a far cry from pitsville South Island or wherever it is that you're plaguing, violence is common, especially against the trans community and sex workers. I support their right to defend themselves, be that verbally or physically.
The look exactly like the sort of punk & anarchist groups I have associated with my entire life – Maybe you have lived a nice little quiet life, good for you, but others don't take shit laying down.
JK Rowling – Got any evidence that the threat was sent by a trans person or a pro-trans individual? A picture on the internet – a Twitter account, thats hardly evidence. Look at stupid up there with her "35,00 detransitioners on Reddit" claim – might as well wear a shirt saying "I don't know how the internet works, but I believe everything I read on it"
The threat against Rowling could have been a Russian or Ukrainian based in the UK after she was duped by a Russian radio station. (Being duped seems to be a common thread with the Gender Critical crowd).
I think this quote from her sums it up best "It might be good for me to do something with that myself on social media because I think that will get into the newspapers"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/j-k-rowling-volodymyr-zelensky-zoom-prank-1235170917/
Meanwhile, other GC "thought leaders" are using the language of eugenics while calling for the elimination of Trans people – Where is your condemnation of that?
https://twitter.com/chimenesuleyman/status/1532841418972078085
The Buffalo mass shooter had a piece on his manifesto identifying trans people as suffering from a mental illness.
Which links nicely with the anti-semitism expressed by some of the GC "thought leaders" in their books and articles – The same shit about "Rich people pulling the strings" and "Big Pharma" which I have seen parroted here by the likes of Sabine and others.
https://www.voxpol.eu/transphobia-in-the-buffalo-shooters-manifesto/
Going to speak up about that? No? – Then employing your "Logic" once again, you must condone it.
Going to speak up about the growing links between QAnon, the far right and the GC movement?
https://www.voxpol.eu/transphobia-in-the-buffalo-shooters-manifesto/
Here on The Standard, calling trans people perverts, paedophiles, mentally ill etc… is a weekly if not daily event. Lots of arseholes playing armchair psychologist or medical expert. It's fucking disgusting and is stochastic terrorism.
So lets see YOU condemn the things that YOU walk amongst and can control – The comments on The Standard.
Then, maybe, you would be worth taking seriously.
As it is, I’ll be surprised if you let this through
“As it is, I’ll be surprised if you let this through”
Only because you seem to stupid or ideologically blind to bother figuring out how things here work. This sentence tells me so much about your ability to miss what is right in front of you.
Speaking of which,
I posted a tweet, without a lot of explanation. You responded by saying no, it’s really about baseball (and queer baseball). To which I said, yes, but it’s also about misogyny and here are the receipts. Which you have completely ignored.
I deleted the quote you attribute to Ani O’Brien, because without a link it’s impossible to know if you are telling the truth or manipulating her words and history, or even if it’s a correct quote (I searched twitter and couldn’t find it) what the context is and thus what your point is. Read the Policy if you want to know how claims of fact are treated here. You also need to think about defamation and putting the site at legal risk.
No, I’m not. They put on an art exhibition at a public library that included imagery of violence against women of a kind that is common in trans activism online. That they also do self defense classes, live in a place and are radical anarchists doesn’t meant they can’t also be misogynists. This is really not a hard concept to understand. Both/and.
One of the threads in trans activism and gender identity ideology is that it is GC women who cause violence against trans people. Rather than focusing on the people that do the actual violence (men), the focus is on women whose politics conflict with TAs. This is bog standard sexism (blame women), but it’s also an odd and pernicious dynamic, because of the amount of violence done by men who identify as women (whether trans or otherwise). When women speak about this, they get verbally attacked further. It’s a neat little circle. Many women who spend time looking at the issues come to understand this and won’t put up with the bullshit. Which is why GCF is growing in places like the UK and is being led by women with long histories of work against MVAWG.
So sure, trans people and other non-conforming people do get singled out and targeted for violence, and they have the right to defend themselves. But that doesn’t explain why women are being targeted by the Degenderettes.
There are more than two sides in war, and malicious third party actors are part of the territory. But JKR gets targeted by known trans activists, so the point stands. The TA left has ignored rising violence against women online and this is where we are at now. For instance, it took women MPs in the UK calling twitter into parliament to account for twitter’s tolerance of violence against women for twitter to change its policy and start moderating better. We all know that if men had also been objecting that the issue would have been resolved sooner, because that’s how sexism in society works. In that sense it’s a useful political weapon, TA left wing men’s silence.
Link or it didn’t happen (and read the site Policy again).
This whole section of your comment bears unpacking.
The Helens didn’t call for the elimination of trans people (as in eugenics or genocide). What Joyce was talking about was the society needing to limit the number of people that would need life long medical (and I think psychological) support after surgical and hormonal transition. She also points to the problems for people dissociated from their sexed body if society reasserts the important of biological sex and she specifically says that all those people will need support and accommodations. When she says the fewer of those people the better she’s not saying get rid of them, she’s saying let’s prevent that suffering from arising.
TA promotes the idea that surgery and hormones are safe. GC people say that many people are damaged by them. The truth probably lies in between, but until the damage can be looked at there is no way to know. This is a key aspect of what is happening in the UK because of the very large increase in young women presenting with gender dysphoria and being socially tracked towards medical and surgical transition that they later regret. Those young women by definition are considered by society to have a mental illness (which is how they get into a GD clinic).
TA has long tried to marginalise and suppress discussion of this. That’s what the two Helens were trying to do, talk about the damage of surgical/medical transition. I think their language was cavalier and damaging to both their own arguments and to trans people. But they weren’t advocating eugenics or elimination and it’s basically a nonsense to say they were.
Just going to drop this here. I think it’s self evident, but apparently needs spelling out
https://kathleenstock.substack.com/p/on-guilt-by-association
But if you have a problem with transness being framed as a mental illness, I suggest you take that up with the societal gatekeepers who believe that gender dysphoria is the basis of transness. And that then opens a whole, very interesting conversation about what transness is especially if it’s not predicated on dysphoria.
Not seeing the link myself, but if you want to argue those points, make an actual argument.
Again, if you want to make those arguments make them. No, I’m not going to read a link to try and parse what your argument is.
I had a quick search of TS for the words pervert and dress and the only comments related to trans people was yours and my reply to you. I did note at the time,
https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-31-12-2021/#comment-1848353
I don’t actually care if you take me or the site seriously. I do however care that you respect the house rules and kaupapa if you want to keep commenting.
What’s happened here today is that you’ve entered into the debate, and brought in a perspective (the NY baseball thing), but mostly you’ve relied on slurs and assertions of fact without evidence. Your claims from perverts to stochastic terrorism are just words until you can link to specific examples.
What’s also happened is that when I pointed out both the misogyny in trans activism, and the failures of TS left wing men, you’ve doubled down with the slurs and the assertions of fact without evidence and largely ignored the arguments being made that are backed up by evidence. That stands for itself.
Thanks Cinder, precisely!
The baseball bats are deliberately both violent and phallic in their symbolism. Charming.
Forced monogamy,
Hah – you fell for that furphy.
It's not a rumour if he said it. I don’t care what his subsequent back down was.
Nah. You fell for it and don't have the guts to admit it.
You have been captured by a mentally-ill, hateful charlatan. However, it is consistent with your penchant for other whacky and dangerous ideas.
Evasion.
You fell for an obvious and very stupid lie that you wanted to believe. Own up.
What was the "obvious and very stupid lie"? Did Die Peterson not espouse enforced monogamy as a solution to a young man driving into a crowd?
Keep digging.
I have given a clear reference, you have nothing but malevolent stupidity.
Of course, you are using the defence well worn by his followers that by enforced monogamy he didn't mean that kind of enforced monogamy.
– Tabitha Southey
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-context-of-jordan-petersons-thoughts-on-enforced-monogamy/
Lol. I don't care about you backing down now.🤣
You only have to read accounts of gender “affirming” surgery and it side effects to have some questions about it. We have 35,000 de transitioners on Redit. These are people who bitterly regret the irreversible damage transitioning has caused them.
Any evidence that Jordan Peterson is a charlatan? He is a registered psychologist and I have not heard of any mal practice suits against him. Do feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
you see you are doing what Peterson himsel did I e labelling him
Peterson has made a few errors – chiefly of commenting beyond his expertise. But as a critic of some of the profoundly dubious narratives that somehow seem to to have been approved in flaky academic circles, he's pretty healthy.
His book isn't bad – but the videos always leave me humming Ziggy Stardust: when the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band…
One can be an academic, or a celebrity, but not both. Same goes for journalists.
Sobering.. I've seen lots of people kick them quite hard.