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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 2m

While this young man should of course face justice, the mostly middle age men who incited this violence should too, but it's unlikely they will

19-year-old charged after sending death threats to Green MP who since resigned | Stuff share.google/viSA8fS2oy3F...

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 5h

Breaking: Blocks falling from above at increasing speed

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 5h

"Tetris would like to send you notifications"

Tf Tetris want to notify me about

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 9h

Imaging a hypothetical last minute voter, checking candidate's social media to see where they stand on the important issues, and finding a sitting regional councilor ranting about "Mensheviks"

Alt text: A Facebook post by Councillor Joe Davies shows a photo of a grey wooden house with election hoardings still displayed on the front fence. The signs read “Sara Templeton for Mayor” and “Tom Roud for City Council, Central Ward.” The caption above the image jokes about the signs still being up, saying: “Friday hoardings come down. And the Menshevik roud partys are still up at 🤡 house. I guess that party still hasn’t opened the memo 😅.”

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 12h

Looking at the "we take jokes about security seriously" sign at the airport boarding gate and was wondering, how common are these around the world? Is it a particularl kiwi sense of humour that makes it necessary to remind people not to make jokes about hijacking when they fly, or is this universal?

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 1d

every fucking time

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

It's wild watching a film from the 50s because sometimes you'll see an actor who's still alive today in a scene with an actor who's birth year starts with 18

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure what to think about this, in some ways I feel their role in society has now been superceded by groups like Moms for Liberty who make sure kids won't read about gender neutral pronouns in school libraries

The censorous style of the PTMC is still with us

www.avclub.com/parents-tele...

The sworn nipple-fighters of the Parents Television Council filed for bankruptcy

The sworn nipple-fighters of the Parents Television Council have filed for bankruptcy

www.avclub.com

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

I probably don't meet the "neutrality" requirement of public sector work unfortunately

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

True, one worry I have is the masters will make me look overqualified once I finish, even though it's not going to lead to any work

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

I don't like asking for money especially when so many people are struggling right now. But this is the best way you can support my work, and it's needed right now

If I one day am back on my feet I plan to pay it forward

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully after I finish my Masters the economy will be better and I can rejoin the workforce, even if it's more fixed term contracts and temp agency work. In the mean time, contributing to this crowdfund would make a huge difference, while giving me the means to do a valuable journalism project

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

If this crowdfund meets the goal I can pay myself the equivalent of the jobseeker benefit for the time between my current contract ends, and the start of the next academic year, at which point I'll become a full time student and borrow weekly living costs

pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

pledgeme.co.nz

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't had secure work since the book was released. I've got by mostly with a mix of IT contracting and casual labouring, but with the downturn in the economy both those kinds of work are drying up

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

I was never under any illusion that I'd be able to make a living from writing (I'd need to write 3 best sellers a year) but what I didn't anticipate was how much writing a book would harm my 'other' career

Was told at one job interview "we don't want to hire someone who might leave to be an author"

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

TradeMe sellers be like: two laptops. No RAM no SSD. Won't power on. Parts or repair. One Hundred Dollars

Two clearly broken laptops atop a bag of scrap metal

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

Setting my webcam at a Dutch Angle during a server outage to create a sense of disorientation and unease

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

The 'screenlife' style of film has never really appealed to me, but I'm thinking maybe it does work for horror, after all some of my most terrifying experiences have been Microsoft Teams meetings

www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-b...

The Best Screenlife Horror Movies | Den of Geek

As the love for found footage horror movies has waned, a new genre template has emerged in the form of desktop scares.

www.denofgeek.com

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

almost at the two thirds mark, just need 34 more people to pledge $5. In my experience, the closer you get to the goal the more pledges pick up, so if you can space $5 please do (note you won't be charged until November 1st, and then only if the goal is met)

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d

If 66 more people pledge $5 each we'll be two thirds of the way towards the goal

I don't have millionaires backing my journalism and rely on small donations from projects like this

pledgeme.co.nz/profiles/313...

Byron Clark | PledgeMe

PledgeMe helps Kiwis fund the things they care about across project, equity based crowdfunding. New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding platform.

pledgeme.co.nz

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 2d

Christian Zionism is one helluva drug

A Facebook comment thread under a post by "Star News Christchurch."
Simon Sez comments: “Bunch of sinners. Go an find Jesus!” Byron Clark replies: “So you think Jesus would support bombing Gaza?” Simon Sez responds: “Byron Clark yes its the rupture. Read about it buddy..”

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 2d

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...

Pro-Palestine protesters blockade Christchurch aerospace summit, chain themselves to doorways - NZ Herald

The pro-Palestine protesters are hoping to shut the Christchurch conference down today.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d

Somewhere near Akaroa, taken a few years back

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d

Onward, noble steed!

A person wearing jeans and a striped shirt is sitting on an old, red, horse-shaped playground ride-on structure in a wooded park area. The person appears to be pretending to ride it, leaning forward with hands on the handlebars. Trees and leafy ground cover surround the scene.

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d

The death toll is definitely higher especially when indirect deaths are taken into account, but what's your source for the 650,000 figure? I saw that number in an infographic but when I looked then I couldn't find a journalistic or academic source so I haven't been using it

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d

If 66 more people pledge $5 each we'll be two thirds of the way towards the goal

I don't have millionaires backing my journalism and rely on small donations from projects like this

pledgeme.co.nz/profiles/313...

Byron Clark | PledgeMe

PledgeMe helps Kiwis fund the things they care about across project, equity based crowdfunding. New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding platform.

pledgeme.co.nz

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