Russell in the Wops
@matuajacob.bsky.social
Vagrant, dirt collector, agapanthus killer, living in the wops. Aitanga a Mahaki/Kahungunu/Irish descent. He/him, any/all pronuns.
Reflecting on contrapoints blaming pro-palestine for the Democratic election loss.
That's as nonsensical as blaming trans people for the election loss.
That's as nonsensical as blaming trans people for the election loss.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reflecting on contrapoints blaming pro-palestine for the Democratic election loss.
That's as nonsensical as blaming trans people for the election loss.
That's as nonsensical as blaming trans people for the election loss.
Reposted by Russell in the Wops
These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
Please stand in a moment of silence for Julius Streicher.
September 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Please stand in a moment of silence for Julius Streicher.
Charlie Puth and Jacob Collier prove that music theory saps the joy out of art.
September 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Charlie Puth and Jacob Collier prove that music theory saps the joy out of art.
I'm obsessed with plants, poisons and their historical applications. I'm also an alternative health skeptic.
Alternative health practitioners have a body count. They are either uninformed or don't care about their harm.
#alternativehealth #poison #alternativehealthkills
Alternative health practitioners have a body count. They are either uninformed or don't care about their harm.
#alternativehealth #poison #alternativehealthkills
September 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm obsessed with plants, poisons and their historical applications. I'm also an alternative health skeptic.
Alternative health practitioners have a body count. They are either uninformed or don't care about their harm.
#alternativehealth #poison #alternativehealthkills
Alternative health practitioners have a body count. They are either uninformed or don't care about their harm.
#alternativehealth #poison #alternativehealthkills
I mean, the markup is ridiculous.
September 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I mean, the markup is ridiculous.
We are made to feel if logging off is equivalent to ignoring the screams of the death camps... maybe they're right idunno.
#palestine
#palestine
September 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We are made to feel if logging off is equivalent to ignoring the screams of the death camps... maybe they're right idunno.
#palestine
#palestine
I don't think legacy media understands that it is the point.
September 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I don't think legacy media understands that it is the point.
I reveal, the ipane, a single sheet of glass in your pocket, no features, just a piece of glass that shards in your pants
Analysts expect Apple to release a lineup of new phones with updated processors and specs, including a new slim version that trades battery life and cameras for a light weight and design.
Apple announces launch event on Sept. 9, iPhone 17 expected
Apple is expected to release the iPhone 17, as it usually launches new models in September.
cnb.cx
August 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I reveal, the ipane, a single sheet of glass in your pocket, no features, just a piece of glass that shards in your pants
Pupil prepares "decline of western civilization" speech, Free Speech Union intervenes and forces the school to apologize for not accommodating white supremacist fantasies.
#nzpol
#nzpol
August 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Pupil prepares "decline of western civilization" speech, Free Speech Union intervenes and forces the school to apologize for not accommodating white supremacist fantasies.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Do good, say nothing.
- Ernst Leitz II
- Ernst Leitz II
August 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Do good, say nothing.
- Ernst Leitz II
- Ernst Leitz II
Watching Gaza from the comfort of my home and phone and commenting is like flying over the strip in a luxury blimp and using conjecture and fingerwagging in the lounge with my peers, reducing the people and horrors to hypotheticals.
August 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Watching Gaza from the comfort of my home and phone and commenting is like flying over the strip in a luxury blimp and using conjecture and fingerwagging in the lounge with my peers, reducing the people and horrors to hypotheticals.
They're taking every opportunity to developmentally stunt kids and they would know if they listened to anyone who studies pedagogy.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Literacy experts say no problem with Māori words in book for learner readers
The Education Ministry has said it won't reprint 'At the Marae' for kids because it includes a higher number of Māori words.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
They're taking every opportunity to developmentally stunt kids and they would know if they listened to anyone who studies pedagogy.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
TIL that Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin has been scrubbed from the internet.
August 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
TIL that Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin has been scrubbed from the internet.
are reo Māori vowels really that complicated?
August 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
are reo Māori vowels really that complicated?
if you have the means to web archive NZ History and Te Ara Encyclopedia, do it now!
Te Ara is an amazing resource — this is terrible news.
What a gut punch. #nzpol
"A world class website documenting New Zealand's history could be allowed to wither and die with cuts confirmed at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedeta...
"A world class website documenting New Zealand's history could be allowed to wither and die with cuts confirmed at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedeta...
July 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
if you have the means to web archive NZ History and Te Ara Encyclopedia, do it now!
"what's figma"
Figma, the developer of design software that was supposed to get acquired by Adobe, priced its IPO on Wednesday at $33 per share, above its expected range.
Figma prices IPO at $33, above expected range
Software developer Figma is poised to debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile tech company to go public.
cnb.cx
July 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"what's figma"
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#OtD 29 Jul 1962 fascist Oswald Mosley tried to march with the Union Movement in Manchester, UK. However, he was attacked by anti-fascists and had to be rescued by police. A Mosley speech later was drowned out by a crowd of anti-fascists. More info: www.patreon.com/posts/e37b-6...
July 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
#OtD 29 Jul 1962 fascist Oswald Mosley tried to march with the Union Movement in Manchester, UK. However, he was attacked by anti-fascists and had to be rescued by police. A Mosley speech later was drowned out by a crowd of anti-fascists. More info: www.patreon.com/posts/e37b-6...
if people ask what food sovereignty has to do with warfare...
Aid groups report that Israel is refusing to allow any olives or other “fruits or vegetables with pits or seeds that could be planted” into Gaza. They will only allow in pitted olives.
Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers
Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death toll
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
if people ask what food sovereignty has to do with warfare...
Bislama language week this week. A lingua franca formed by Australian black birding.
July 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Bislama language week this week. A lingua franca formed by Australian black birding.
I like Mike Flanagan's storytelling, but his production design and lighting is like an Ikea show room.
July 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I like Mike Flanagan's storytelling, but his production design and lighting is like an Ikea show room.
helping and empowering one another is a visceral threat to the state because it negates their power of coercion.
July 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
helping and empowering one another is a visceral threat to the state because it negates their power of coercion.
Daybreakers (2009) is becoming more poignant by the hour.
July 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Daybreakers (2009) is becoming more poignant by the hour.