Mark Darbyshire🌱🏳️‍🌈

Voting in the general election is now open for New Zealanders living overseas! 🗳️ You have until 7pm NZDT on 7 November to get your vote in. Don’t miss your chance to have your say! #kikorangi #nzpol

hello friends TMI but webworm could use your help! pulling the curtain back a little (embarassing, kiwis aren't wired for this). eternal gratitude if you can be fucked reading x me www.webworm.co/webwormsos/

If you're talking about ED... you need to be talking about GP. We cannot fix ED and hospital overcrowding until we have enough GPs. Put the fence at the top of the cliff.

What if we just didn't make fun of what people looked like (or their size, or ability, or hair or clothes or makeup or plastic surgery even or any of that shit) Because actually what matters is what you say and what you do words and actions and their impact on other people

I work near K road and I cannot overstate the positive impact the CRL appears to be having on it. The streets were semi deserted most days. Theres now a steady stream of people on the street. It’s amazing what decent transit can facilitate.

Remarkable work of art. John Gerrard, "Western Flag"

"Jen" kept going round in circles like the automated systems. I finally challenged Me: Are you a bot? "Jen": No, I'm human. I'm Jen Me: Who's the Prime Minister, then? "Jen": Can you elaborate Me; Logs off

Sigh. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1...

I'm part of this double bill at Lyttelton Arts Factory tonight till Saturday. #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #theatre

I love it when a #creative person archives their work on the Internet Archive. I began doing it years ago with my stories, and it's enriched my life. Sell your #books. Sell your #music. Sell your art, vids, etc. But also consider future generations. Add your creations to the #InternetArchive.

Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures #Photography #Nature #Wildlife https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/oct/03/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2026-in-pictures

Dear Google, Every time you pressure me into using Google Chrome, you validate my decision not to use Google Chrome, and you remind me to stop using other Google products.

☁️ Hello Atmosphere! People like to have opinions, which is awesome. Problem is, putting them into perspective is hard. Where We're At is here to change that! 👉 Head over to where-were.at to let us know your opinions about the state of the Atmosphere. We'd love to hear from you!

Got confirmation that me being loud and autistic online is a good thing. I posted on Insta about a disability accommodation I have that is "no same day meetings." I need notice because if I have a planned out day and the executive function to focus, pulling me out of that can destroy my day.

Movements that rely on coercive control are a big problem. They may be religious, but there are many other types of cult both big and small. To learn more, get to @decult.bsky.social this Labour Weekend. Earlybird tickets end tomorrow! Virtual tickets also available. decult.net/conference-2...

Incredible images taken over the weekend during the annual ŌHC (Ōtautahi Hardcore Festival) Blood was shed (but hardcore folks always take the best care of one another) STRAP (left) & CRISIS (right) pictured Ngā mihi nui ki te kaiwhakaahua ko Eden Arvad / Massive thanks to Eden Arvad for the pics!

An English teaching leader who was contacted by the minister of education’s office for feedback on a curriculum design proposal was surprised when the minister joined the call and says it was part of a deliberate attempt to avoid scrutiny about the process.

Whoops, I stayed up till 3am. Thanks daylight savings (and thanks phone for notifying me). #HappyDaylightSavings

My #48HoursNZ short film is really special to me and got a lot of review love. It's finally out of the competition and available for you to watch online.

#RailNews: Now that it’s only three shopping months until Christmas, here is my top ten list of what I want Santa to give to public transport in Aotearoa/ New Zealand. By @darrendavis.bsky.social via Adventures in Transitland: adventuresintransitland.substack.com/p/all-i-want...

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.

If you think about it ACT is in fact the least economically efficient of all our Parliamentary political parties. Highest vote to donations/spending ratio. Makes you think.

Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I've been again exploring ways to make public information and data a bit more accessible. Enrolment and turnout is a big issue this election and a lot of organisations have been working to get as many people enrolled as possible. #nzpol So we made: vote.inzight.co.nz

Your ability to vote closes in a month: 385,000 Kiwis haven't enrolled & National's new laws is designed to give the right 2-3 extra seats #newzealand #kiwi #Election2026 Pic: Daniel Vernon

Our message to global leaders: we need #solar power everywhere by the decade’s end. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Relatedly I would really love it if we could stop having pissy little swordfights every election about how many cops the major parties promise to recruit. Hire more social workers, fund mental health properly, institute a living income for everyone and THEN we can talk about law enforcement

okay this is actually huge. I've complained a lot about Labour being limp, so I think it's important to pump them up when they're actually making shit happen www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

"Greens vow to repeal Govt's selling and destruction of conservation land if elected" Fixed the pro-colonialist headline for you NZ Herald. #nzpol

"#JehovahsWitnesses just Changed their Blood Transfusion Rules... Again" Exiles & Pilgrims 19 Sep 2026 [0:16:30] #JW #ExJW #Cult https://s.cultpodcasts.com/ZhS3qLRswkqZhWUWeyunzQ

Apparently Chlöe Swarbrick beating Nicola Willis in a poll on who New Zealanders trust to manage the economy came as something of a shock? Not to me. I’ve been listening to how Swarbrick talks about money. There’s something interesting going on. 🧵

NVIDIA’s greenwashing tactics and hidden emissions revealed in new Greenpeace research www.greenpeace.org/internationa... via @greenpeace.org

I've been a Peter Bence fan for a long time but this one takes things to a new level!

A great article about our upcoming Decult conference. Early bird tickets still available! There's also an online option if you can't make it to Ōtautahi.

Yay, my solo film got seven nominations for the #48HoursNZ #Ōtautahi finals! See you there?