Robbie Nicol
@robbienicol.bsky.social
Sorry for all the posts. (He/him)
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Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S.
TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change
Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S.
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lol @robbienicol.bsky.social and Toby Manhire correctly predicted the election date
When will the 2026 New Zealand election be held?
September? October? November? Christmas Eve?
thespinoff.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 AM
lol @robbienicol.bsky.social and Toby Manhire correctly predicted the election date
Wild to think that Al Gore wanted to save the world, but everyone thought he was too dull. And a real lesson for boring smart people to effectively kidnap any charismatic person that they know to be their representative.
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Wild to think that Al Gore wanted to save the world, but everyone thought he was too dull. And a real lesson for boring smart people to effectively kidnap any charismatic person that they know to be their representative.
I think @jetlagthegame.bsky.social might be the only show in the world I'm always in the mood for. It's just great telly.
January 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
I think @jetlagthegame.bsky.social might be the only show in the world I'm always in the mood for. It's just great telly.
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A lot of the time, when people say, “I don’t like that celebrity.” I translate that to, “That celebrity’s PR team aren’t doing a very good job.”
December 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A lot of the time, when people say, “I don’t like that celebrity.” I translate that to, “That celebrity’s PR team aren’t doing a very good job.”
Neon, you actually can't advertise to me because I'm paying. You have to pick one.
December 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Neon, you actually can't advertise to me because I'm paying. You have to pick one.
Turned the oven on while the pav was cooling. Perhaps the greatest crime a person can commit on Christmas day. Will be calling the police on myself and accepting the consequences.
December 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Turned the oven on while the pav was cooling. Perhaps the greatest crime a person can commit on Christmas day. Will be calling the police on myself and accepting the consequences.
I really enjoy the amount that people now say "pre-prepared", because prepared was insufficient.
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I really enjoy the amount that people now say "pre-prepared", because prepared was insufficient.
Shout out to the person who helped me find the last copy of The Book of Guilt at Unity, even though they wanted it themselves. 😭 The Christmas spirit is powerful in Tāmaki.
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Shout out to the person who helped me find the last copy of The Book of Guilt at Unity, even though they wanted it themselves. 😭 The Christmas spirit is powerful in Tāmaki.
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Ferry terminals have now arrived! Our latest update is out now on all platforms! 🏙️ Can you help get Hong Kong’s residents to where they need to go? ⛴️
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ferry terminals have now arrived! Our latest update is out now on all platforms! 🏙️ Can you help get Hong Kong’s residents to where they need to go? ⛴️
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Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed Tuesday that New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the Paris Agreement under the current Government’s policies.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
Govt accused of breaching Paris climate deal after Willis rules out buying credits
Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the current Govt's policies.
newsroom.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed Tuesday that New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the Paris Agreement under the current Government’s policies.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/03/g...
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
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I'm a proud subscriber to @theonion.com newspaper and I love it all, but I think the thing that feels the most exciting about it is the ads? I feel like you wouldn't be allowed to do this in New Zealand?
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I'm a proud subscriber to @theonion.com newspaper and I love it all, but I think the thing that feels the most exciting about it is the ads? I feel like you wouldn't be allowed to do this in New Zealand?
Why does Neon not have the latest John Oliver anymore? Or Smiling Friends, even though the Adult Swim website says that it does?
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Why does Neon not have the latest John Oliver anymore? Or Smiling Friends, even though the Adult Swim website says that it does?
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Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary.
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” Daniel, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank unit, says in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, due to be broadcast in the UK on ITV on Monday evening. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
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this essay is just as good as everyone says it is, and imo is a good piece of blanket advice
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
this essay is just as good as everyone says it is, and imo is a good piece of blanket advice
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
Watts told farmers in the Waikato that there was no requirement to meet the Paris target. “You have to have the intent to meet it and if you don’t meet it, no one sends you an invoice – and that’s why it’s not a liability on the government’s books,” he said. 🤯 newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
Gutting of Zero Carbon Act crashes bipartisan climate consensus
It took more than a year of painstaking cross-partisan negotiation to land the Zero Carbon Act. Now, the Govt is gutting it unilaterally, Marc Daalder reports
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Watts told farmers in the Waikato that there was no requirement to meet the Paris target. “You have to have the intent to meet it and if you don’t meet it, no one sends you an invoice – and that’s why it’s not a liability on the government’s books,” he said. 🤯 newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
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The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government quietly loosens climate rules
An announcement at 8pm on Tuesday saw the Government delinking the ETS from the Paris Agreement and extending another emissions deadline by 25 years.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
I got to act in this season of Educators and I played a conman and I got to meet Julian Barratt and it was very fun! If you would like to watch. www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/educat...
TVNZ+
www.tvnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I got to act in this season of Educators and I played a conman and I got to meet Julian Barratt and it was very fun! If you would like to watch. www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/educat...