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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

No, not at this time. I'm on a break from bellringing at the moment 💕

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I didn't know it was possible to get an upgrade, and YET HERE WE ARE

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I regret not watching it when it was on tv - all my friends did - and now I want to watch it but can't find it anywhere. Where do you find it?

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It is a favourite place for folks to go to if we're having a lunch out, but I have a compulsive need when I'm having gorgeous Korean food to also have soju, and soju for lunch when you're working is sadly frowned upon 😭

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Every time I go to a new station I look for the bin bag reference and whether there is a waiting shelter, and on any new vehicle see if it passes the window rest test 💕

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've got someone in my comments on YT pissy about "having to learn a second language just to say the station names" whose channel is all about bringing rail back to the West Coast so they can reopen the coal mines. The mental leaps involved ....

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In a moment of pure manipulation, a National MP has sent my husband a letter addressed not to his legal name (which he goes by), but by his Chinese middle names. Feels very "look we're both Asian, vote against your interests!" and super cringe IMHO

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

HAHAHA one guy (who runs a youtube channel promoting south island rail ... for the sole purpose of reviving west coast coal mines FFS) got called out for being a racist and without fail pulled the "oh when you get upset you just pull the racist card eh? no need to call names" line

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

1000% I've specifically looked it up on maps and it's still only in the last couple of years that I've been able to find it reliably. Helpfully, the last tram pole in Tāmaki marks the spot (unintentionally)

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

FORTUNATELY, as a content creator, this is something YT does kinda well. You don't have to go through and remove that person's comments (which they'd definitely notice), you can just change a setting so that person can no longer publicly post. So they'll see it, but no-one else will 💕

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So, my youtube video about Te Waihorotiu has apparently become popular with people now watching a bunch of my content (link below if you're bores) and hoo boy are the racists unhappy. Fair, my pronunciation needs work, but omfg "IT'LL ALWAYS BE BRITOMART TO ME" is tiring. www.youtube.com/@spil030

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Scott is (among other things) a campanologist, as well as science communicator, museologist, higher research degrees specialist, dancer, historian, gin drinker, and cat squee-er. This channel is whe...

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oh yeah good point! It could've been called "Queen's Wharf" and then the bus interchange and ferry building similarly renamed. The old end of the line was "Onehunga Wharf", so there's precedent. BUT omfg using a bit of imagination is so nice

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That's true, although you could also ask *which* of the stations is Auckland "Central". In many ways Te Waihorotiu would be, particularly since Waitematā is no longer a terminus. In other ways, the Strand would make a better Auckland Central, even though it isn't even central!

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sounds like the reviewer is a ^^%$

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

To all of the out-of-Aucklanders saying "but how are tourists supposed to find it now that it's renamed? At least Britomart Point was a physical location!" I say "ok, open up google maps on your phone and point it out. Guarantee it wasn't where you thought"

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My ex confirms that swinging your D-bolt at the end of your arm (for most of us, <1m) makes everyone give you a wide clearance. And you'll take out the wing mirror and scare the living shit out of anyone not paying enough attention.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You can also enjoy these on audio books and hear a variety of presenters, with Bill Nighy doing the footnotes. Which are many and plentiful. And the writing is so much cleverer than Rowling. Like, you could have a PhD in the thing and Terry would still fox you.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Unless it was Lawrence, and then there'd be a racist or homophobic dig

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I raised it once before, but no-one was interested and there wasn't enough evidence to escalate it. I'd like to think that most people would hear & see him coming.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just an FYI if you're around the city and bored AF later today, I'm giving this year's AUT Rainbow Research Seminar, talking about Heated Rivalry, Queer masculinities in sport, and Aotearoa museum taonga. Refreshments provided 💕 www.aut.ac.nz/events/rainb...

Image of the first slide of a presentation. It features a screengrab from the tv series Heated Rivalry. In this scene Ilya Rosanov and Shane Hollander are naked in the communal showers, staring at each other. In this instance, however, the image is cropped so you see nothing below about shoulder height. Shane has his back to the camera, but Ilya is looking directly at Shane, and vaguely, at the camera, so you feel his stare. Below this is a title: "Filling the Gap: Queer Masculinity, Absence, and the Desire for Representation" and subtitle: "Scott Pilkington (he/any) | AUT Research Week 2026"

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I had to just block Chris on social media cos he always had unhinged reckons about everything, ESP about trans folks and the right for cities to set aside land for people to play golf on

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Dr Aleisha Ward @nzjazzhistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Public appearance klaxon- I'll be giving a lecture on the American influence on jazz in Aotearoa during WW2 on 8 September at Alberton for the new social learning organisation Love Heart. While it is aimed at the 50+ crowd anyone is welcome. Details and tickets here: www.heart.co.nz/event/world-...

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World War Two and the American Influence on Jazz in New Zealand - Love Heart

Enriching lives through joyful, quality educational experiences that foster social connection and wonder for curious minds over 50.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ok, to make this work: (a) museums will need extended opening hours, say until 10pm or midnight (b) it can't be the whole museum, or you wouldn't crawl. Maybe one floor, or one exhibition (c) the museum will need to do a tie-in, either public programming, or their cafe/bistro doing a deal (or both)

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's gonna be so surreal having a few lights that never light up, and then suddenly in a fortnight flicker every 3 minutes!

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I think he mistakenly thinks that he's the hero in that song. Just like Jolene is the hero in that other one.

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Join us in Auckland this Monday for a conversation between historian Tony Ballantyne and AUT Vice-Chancellor Damon Salesa to celebrate the publication of Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Grim Reaper is being horridly queerphobic this week

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Tyson @lscpunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.

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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP to two of the best to ever do it

dolly parton in the 80s in black lingerie with red trim with garters and stockings

dolly parton again in red lingerie with a garter belt and stockings

tim curry in rocky horror picture show in a sparkly garter belt and lingerie too

tim curry posing with a black jacket and his stockinged legs extended to show off black stilettos

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Aug 25 (2026) Dolly was a safe space wrapped in sequins. Her warmth, humour and humanity touched us all; her songs pulled on all our heartstrings. Dolly was an ally, supporting queer rights even after losing a Dolly lookalike contest to a drag queen We will always love you.

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

At this point I wouldn’t care if the policy was confiscation of billionaire assets. Their money is not more important than hospitals or children eating. And if they don’t like it they can leave. Don’t care.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Whelp, I'm back in the office today for the first time in ~7 months, and tentatively back to social media too! Some happy news, my article tracing the origins of the PhD in Aotearoa (101 this year) was recently published in the Journal of New Zealand Studies: ojs.victoria.ac.nz/jnzs/article...

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Making a Doctorate in a Small Dominion: The Early Development of the PhD under the University of New Zealand, 1922–1961 | The Journal of New Zealand Studies

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you've visited the exhibition, I'd love to know: what was your favourite artefact?

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thank you to Ngutu Kākā staff Stephen, Nat, Eddie, and Mitch, and those at AUT School of Art & Design for their support in bringing the exhibition together.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The exhibition is on display at Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery until Saturday 6 June, with a drop-in kōrero with Elder Queers Give Advice from 1–3pm on Saturday afternoon.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

One of the most rewarding parts of the week has been seeing people recognise familiar stories, discover new ones, and share knowledge and experiences with one another. History does not only live in museums and archives; it also lives in communities, conversations, and memory.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Rather than presenting a singular narrative or a definitive account of Queer history, the exhibition aims to stimulate curiosity, conversation, reflection, and connection. To paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, my hope is that it provides visitors with the clay from which to make their own bricks.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Drawing on material from Auckland Museum, Te Papa, Alexander Turnbull Library, MOTAT, and Papers Past, the exhibition brings together around 70 artefacts representing approximately 80 taonga from collections across Aotearoa.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's been wonderful to see this research project come to fruition in the form of an exhibition exploring how reproductions and recreations of museum taonga can help make Aotearoa Queer history more accessible.

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Roll up, roll up! Looking for a postdoc? Want somewhere that's academia adjacent? Interested in seabirds, plastics, and conservation? Come work with me and @adriftlab.bsky.social! If you want to help develop an application, get in touch! #ornithology #seabirds #PhDjobs #PostdocJobs

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory 12 April 2024 Preserving our past is important. It proves our existence and shares our stories through the years. Today, the History Trust of South Australia launched Destination Fabulous:Save The Queen, a project to restore the ICONIC Priscilla: Queen of the Desert bus.

Priscilla a silver bus in the Australian outback

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Simple solution to low birth rates is to learn from history. The baby boom was founded on delivering a welfare state in a unionised society with taxes effective on the wealthy, preceded by five years killing fascists and their leaders.

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Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

In David’s defense, the only reason he said that transphobes like JK Rowling are little whinging fuckers is because they are, in fact, little whinging fuckers.

A headline saying “JK Rowling is very unseat after David Tennant called transphobes ‘little whining fuckers’” over photos of JK Rowling and David Tennant.

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

OMG my nerdy interests overlapping in one video: @tomscott.com visits Taylor Bells. I'll have to wait and watch this properly, not just something cool while I finish my dinner. youtu.be/GpaNijzRaJI?...

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I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay.

YouTube video by Tom Scott

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

At least I get to repost the greatest headline the Independent has ever run.

"British scientists don't like Richard Dawkins, finds study that didn't even ask questions about Richard Dawkins"

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Scott Pilkington @spil030.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

PLEASE for the love of all things holy FFS

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