Bianca Michelle Parker
@bumblebigirl.bsky.social
Auckland based writer. Trans, Ace, Autistic. She/Her. Fix your heart or die My novel DIDO ON THE EDGE coming October 24th 2026. Order RAINBOW STARS UNITE here: https://books2read.com/RainbowStars
As of today Britain is a segregated state and should be treated as such
EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.
hey gang, a far-right party is using this election to gauge whether locking trans people out of civil society has a public mandate, and they've proven they can twist the coalition's arm to get whatever they want. We are in danger. Can you fucking do something.
"oh we almost-never win against a first-term incumbent, we're keeping our powder dry for the next election" is a hell of a thing to say to people being negatively affected by the government's policy NOW
It's pretty much immediate... for one party, anyway. #SumLuv
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2d agoMeet cutes don't have to be "cute"! They are a plot device 🧡 But! Let's talk about how they DO feel about each other early on! Is it fairytale love? Is it *lust* at first sight? Hate at first sight? All?? Snips here are welcome (always welcome if you want to answer anything with a snip) 🧡 #SumLuv
As someone who has directed a few theatre shows in her time, this is the most relareable thing I've ever heard. Heck, I wish I'd thought of this.
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
There's a clear double standard. Chloe has been sanctioned by Brownlee for incinuating someone was lying, yet Peters outright calls something a lie and nothing happens, and then when Chloe points this out, she is removed? This govt is an utter joke. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker's 'double standards'
The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double standards".
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Looking at some cover art this morning and oh my god this is gonna look so freaking good you guys. This artist is gonna be a huge deal someday.
It’s cool that NZF candidates are essentially running CHCH shooter talking points but they are legitimized as “kingmakers” and not ruled out by everyone *before* the election. Nice country we live in.
"Now". Way too many nows. You don't need me telling you something is happening now, obviously it's happening now
Susan Savage Lee@susansavagelee.bsky.social · 3d agoWhat’s a word or phrase you overuse when writing? “That” is a big one for me, though I’m getting better at avoiding it #writingq #WritingCommunity #writers
If you're interested in watching the amazing episode of Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur which Disney tried to bury because of its message of trans positivity and solidarity: archive.org/details/the-...
Moongirl: The Gatekeeper : The Moongirl & Devil Dinosaur Team : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This unaired episode of Moongirl focuses on the volleyball player Brooklyn. Due to her being trans, this wasn't aired due to the recent political climate of...
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There are a lot of people for whom just the idea that we would prioritise human life over profit is actively traumatising. They cannot rest until they're certain it will never happen again.
Lupita Nihongo@otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 4d agoWhat I hate about COVID downplayers is… you won okay. In the aftermath of humanity coming together to develop the most crucial vaccines of our lifetime & collectively sacrificing to save lives, we are now less safe, less vaccinated & less empathetic than ever. You won ok. Lay down your swords.
This might sound elitist, but I don’t think the people liking the Peanuts slop posts should have rights
Barbara Longley Author (no DMs) 📎@blongley.bsky.social · 5d ago
This policy would directly lead to physical abuse of disabled and neurodivergent children. Tell your friends. I'm absolutely serious.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 4d agoACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on 'little shits'
God I hate the whole "speak your truth" thing sometimes. You don't have a truth, you have an opinion. It's such a self-aggrandizing, dishonest bit of verbiage.
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d agoSpeaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn
Aside from the sneering tone of it, this is just a bunch of meaningless slogans ("go out there and smack it") and "er, have you tried AI?"
henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 5d agoThe full comments the PM made at the Rotorua event, which the PM's office say Labour are mischaracterising as a "patronising lecture". www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
I had to Google what that is! I'm afraid no, that does not seem like it would fit terribly well with what I do. Interesting though! #pretendpanel
Kara Moon 🏴☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · 5d agoI'm back, #pretendpanel ! And thanks to @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social I've got another month of questions 💜 so let's go... August 1st: Do you use data visualization to track your writing progress? What does that look like for you? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
“They made a bullet that never misses. Problem is, they didn’t set an upper limit. It turned out it didn’t miss anyone." #FaveLineFriday
Jax Devora (is writing)@jaxdevora.bsky.social · 5d agoHappy #FaveLineFriday, folks! As always, drop your favorite line that you've worked on this week into the tag, and don't forget to like/reply to/repost your fellow authors'! Bonus Q: What's your proudest writing achievement? #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts #writingsky
Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026
Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.
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TOPs policies about automation and cutting admin at MSD (and elsewhere) is just "let's do AI everywhere". They don't have a clue about risk, about bias, about error rates, about the balck box, about how getting it wrong can lead to people experiencing homelessness, starvation, or death #nzpol
If you believe your own rights & liberty are non-negotiable then you know that you’re an audacious asshole, like, a real piece of shit, if you find yourself willing to negotiate the rights & liberty of others.
As I'm probably gonna be going on about a lot over the coming months my novel Dido on the Edge, a dark queer fantasy romance with exploding helicopters is coming October 24th. Stay tuned for more on that! #pretendpanel
Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 6d agoIt's been a privilege hosting for you all this month, #PretendPanel! As is tradition, this final Friday of July is a Freebie Friday! Share or ask anything you like, and make sure to check other people's responses and answer their questions as well. 💜 See you in August!
What was so wrong with the original version of the "turn of the Earth" scene in the Doctor Who episode Rose that they had to completely reshoot it with a different director?
G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 6d agoWhat's your personal great white whale of an unsolved mystery? The thing you desperately hope is solved before you die because you need to know the answer? Mine is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum heist. Where the hell are the Rembrandts. I need the full story
Last night, Women in Sport Aotearoa, alongside InsideOut and the Clare Foundation launched a new toolkit for community sports providers to support the participation of transgender and nonbinary people in sport. Filling the gap created by the deletion of the previous guidance by the Minister of Sport
A strip done in collaboration with the @humanartistry.bsky.social , starring Question Hound as he gets some unwanted help for a comic he’s working on:
