Byron C Clark
@byroncclark.bsky.social
Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists, but I seem to mostly post about movies
Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz
buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz
buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
Reposted by Byron C Clark
Was there any coverage of the recent record warmth in both the Arctic and Antarctic? Multiple global datasets now confirm these records, and I think it's really quite striking.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Was there any coverage of the recent record warmth in both the Arctic and Antarctic? Multiple global datasets now confirm these records, and I think it's really quite striking.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
About to touch down in Brisbane! Shame the view is always obstructed when you're in the seat by the wing
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
About to touch down in Brisbane! Shame the view is always obstructed when you're in the seat by the wing
Reposted by Byron C Clark
YouTube surreptitiously deleted all these videos in early October by wiping the accounts that posted them from its website, along with their channels’ archives. The accounts belonged to three prominent Palestinian human rights groups
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
YouTube surreptitiously deleted all these videos in early October by wiping the accounts that posted them from its website, along with their channels’ archives. The accounts belonged to three prominent Palestinian human rights groups
when you've had enough of the discourse
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
when you've had enough of the discourse
Tonight's watch is the 1988 Romanian sci-fi film 'The Son of the Stars' which some kind soul has uploaded in full to YouTube with English subtitles
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Tonight's watch is the 1988 Romanian sci-fi film 'The Son of the Stars' which some kind soul has uploaded in full to YouTube with English subtitles
Scores of 'tradwife' influencers on platforms like TikTok are convincing young women that what men want is a docile helpmeet with anachronistic ideas about gender roles, when what men actually want is Bruce Dern's courdoury jumpsuit from 'Silent Running'
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Scores of 'tradwife' influencers on platforms like TikTok are convincing young women that what men want is a docile helpmeet with anachronistic ideas about gender roles, when what men actually want is Bruce Dern's courdoury jumpsuit from 'Silent Running'
when people become overly dependent on AI to make decisions
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
when people become overly dependent on AI to make decisions
Reposted by Byron C Clark
Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast.
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast.
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
Hoping some leafcutter bees make use of these holes
Closer to the ground than where I'd put a house for them, but this was where there was wood🪵 🌿 🐝
Closer to the ground than where I'd put a house for them, but this was where there was wood🪵 🌿 🐝
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Hoping some leafcutter bees make use of these holes
Closer to the ground than where I'd put a house for them, but this was where there was wood🪵 🌿 🐝
Closer to the ground than where I'd put a house for them, but this was where there was wood🪵 🌿 🐝
There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%)
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%)
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power
The Blob (1958) is in the Criterion Collection.
As it should be.
As it should be.
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Blob (1958) is in the Criterion Collection.
As it should be.
As it should be.
Tyler West, @notesnowhere.bsky.social recently died at the young age of 30. I'm lucky to have known him.
His contributions to historical scholarship will remain important
www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/an-obituar...
His contributions to historical scholarship will remain important
www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/an-obituar...
An obituary for Tyler West
a historian as at home in a mosh pit as he was in the archives
www.feijoadispatch.nz
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Tyler West, @notesnowhere.bsky.social recently died at the young age of 30. I'm lucky to have known him.
His contributions to historical scholarship will remain important
www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/an-obituar...
His contributions to historical scholarship will remain important
www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/an-obituar...
I'd never heard of Roy from Space but I'm now excited about the restoration. I've seen so many interesting sci-fi thanks to Deaf Crocodile
open.substack.com/pub/animatio...
open.substack.com/pub/animatio...
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I'd never heard of Roy from Space but I'm now excited about the restoration. I've seen so many interesting sci-fi thanks to Deaf Crocodile
open.substack.com/pub/animatio...
open.substack.com/pub/animatio...
Reposted by Byron C Clark
Update🏁:
I can’t believe we’ve reached this moment… after this long journey, after all the days we lived between hope and exhaustion, we are only $524 away from closing our campaign and reaching our full goal...
GFM: gofund.me/c95258171
↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪
I can’t believe we’ve reached this moment… after this long journey, after all the days we lived between hope and exhaustion, we are only $524 away from closing our campaign and reaching our full goal...
GFM: gofund.me/c95258171
↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Update🏁:
I can’t believe we’ve reached this moment… after this long journey, after all the days we lived between hope and exhaustion, we are only $524 away from closing our campaign and reaching our full goal...
GFM: gofund.me/c95258171
↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪
I can’t believe we’ve reached this moment… after this long journey, after all the days we lived between hope and exhaustion, we are only $524 away from closing our campaign and reaching our full goal...
GFM: gofund.me/c95258171
↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪↪
Reposted by Byron C Clark
Foreign affairs officials advised recognition of Palestine
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Foreign affairs officials advised recognition of Palestine
Early advice from officials that recommended New Zealand recognise Palestine as a state was ultimately ignored by the Government.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Foreign affairs officials advised recognition of Palestine
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
First cauliflower of the season
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
First cauliflower of the season
Remember when we didn't have extreme weather warnings issued every other week?
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservic...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservic...
MetService issues new thunderstorm warning for Canterbury - NZ Herald
MetService earlier warned that driving conditions may be 'extremely hazardous'.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Remember when we didn't have extreme weather warnings issued every other week?
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservic...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservic...
I spoke with Ihab today, it's winter in Gaza, his tent leaks and his children lack clothing suitable for the weather, if you can spare some money to help I know it will be very much appreciated
gofund.me/f3c9b468
gofund.me/f3c9b468
Fundraiser by C N : Save me and my family from the genocide taking place in Gaza
Hello, I am Ihab and I urgently need your help to raise funds for my … C N needs your support for Save me and my family from the genocide taking place in Gaza
gofund.me
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I spoke with Ihab today, it's winter in Gaza, his tent leaks and his children lack clothing suitable for the weather, if you can spare some money to help I know it will be very much appreciated
gofund.me/f3c9b468
gofund.me/f3c9b468
Reposted by Byron C Clark
Why hasn’t Luxon gone to COP 30?
Oh..
New Zealand’s adoption of a 'no additional warming' target, rather than pursuing more ambitious reductions, was "an embarrassing and humiliating capture by industry". Says a climate expert at #COP30 in Brazil.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Oh..
New Zealand’s adoption of a 'no additional warming' target, rather than pursuing more ambitious reductions, was "an embarrassing and humiliating capture by industry". Says a climate expert at #COP30 in Brazil.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Embarrassing’: International climate expert at COP30 scorns NZ’s methane target
A veteran climate scientist says it's "unbelievable" that New Zealand has gone to the annual climate summit with a weaker target as global temperatures continue to rise.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why hasn’t Luxon gone to COP 30?
Oh..
New Zealand’s adoption of a 'no additional warming' target, rather than pursuing more ambitious reductions, was "an embarrassing and humiliating capture by industry". Says a climate expert at #COP30 in Brazil.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Oh..
New Zealand’s adoption of a 'no additional warming' target, rather than pursuing more ambitious reductions, was "an embarrassing and humiliating capture by industry". Says a climate expert at #COP30 in Brazil.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
No country should have a 'population problem' when there are 123.3 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 40% of whom are children
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
How to solve New Zealand’s population problem – Michael Johnston - NZ Herald
OPINION: New Zealand's fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, well below replacement level.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
No country should have a 'population problem' when there are 123.3 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 40% of whom are children
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
I went and saw 'Predator: Badlands' the "Yautja are people too" entry in the franchise
(I joke, but it is interesting to see another example of sci-fi/fantasy grabbling with the modern understanding that assigning inherent negative traits to a 'race' is kinda iffy even in fiction)
(I joke, but it is interesting to see another example of sci-fi/fantasy grabbling with the modern understanding that assigning inherent negative traits to a 'race' is kinda iffy even in fiction)
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I went and saw 'Predator: Badlands' the "Yautja are people too" entry in the franchise
(I joke, but it is interesting to see another example of sci-fi/fantasy grabbling with the modern understanding that assigning inherent negative traits to a 'race' is kinda iffy even in fiction)
(I joke, but it is interesting to see another example of sci-fi/fantasy grabbling with the modern understanding that assigning inherent negative traits to a 'race' is kinda iffy even in fiction)
Tonight's watch is the Indian crime drama Raees
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Tonight's watch is the Indian crime drama Raees