Smoke, mirrors, and non-sequiturs
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Smoke, mirrors, and non-sequiturs
The existence of Robin of Sherwood predicts the existence of Batman of Sherwood
January 13, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The existence of Robin of Sherwood predicts the existence of Batman of Sherwood
Since around about 2007 or so, my unpopular opinion has been that if you are supporting overseas hosting operations by paying them $$ rather than local operators, you are critically damaging NZ infrastructure
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Since around about 2007 or so, my unpopular opinion has been that if you are supporting overseas hosting operations by paying them $$ rather than local operators, you are critically damaging NZ infrastructure
I’ve remixed In The Air Tonight with the drum break from Eastenders
January 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I’ve remixed In The Air Tonight with the drum break from Eastenders
Warning notice for lab technicians: “Do not look at laser beam with remaining good eye”
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Warning notice for lab technicians: “Do not look at laser beam with remaining good eye”
People have been drawing glasses on serious portraits pretty much since glasses were invented
A knight of the Order of Santiago, flashing his cool specs in 1640. By Jusepe de Ribera, who was born OTD in 1591.
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
People have been drawing glasses on serious portraits pretty much since glasses were invented
“Now’s No’ The Time” meets “Time Has Run Out”
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
“Now’s No’ The Time” meets “Time Has Run Out”
If you see this, post a Karcher
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
If you see this, post a Karcher
Please fund my startup accommodation venture, which combines an AirBnB with an escape room; checkout time is at 10, good luck
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Please fund my startup accommodation venture, which combines an AirBnB with an escape room; checkout time is at 10, good luck
Updates coming soon on my new novel The Morse Code Conspiracy. . .
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Updates coming soon on my new novel The Morse Code Conspiracy. . .
I bought something off this bloke in London and when I asked what he wanted for it, ‘e said “a pony and a monkey” and oh boy you should have seen the look on his face when I took them round
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I bought something off this bloke in London and when I asked what he wanted for it, ‘e said “a pony and a monkey” and oh boy you should have seen the look on his face when I took them round
I was led to believe by popular music that I would feel better about the end of the world as we know it
this is a five alarm Fucking With The Money fire and between this and the Greenland threats the rich assholes might want to wake up and realize this dude is going to cost them way more than any wealth tax will
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I was led to believe by popular music that I would feel better about the end of the world as we know it
Getting New Zealand back on track has involved a lot more ferry cancellations at peak tourist season than I was expecting
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Getting New Zealand back on track has involved a lot more ferry cancellations at peak tourist season than I was expecting
Site Reliability Engineer rushes up to mic:
ALL SYSTEM, NO DOWN!
ALL SYSTEM, NO DOWN!
All Nick, no bad seeds
All Adam, no ants
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Site Reliability Engineer rushes up to mic:
ALL SYSTEM, NO DOWN!
ALL SYSTEM, NO DOWN!
All No, No Doubt
All Florence, no machine
All Adam, no ants
January 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
All No, No Doubt
All Adam, no ants
All boom, no crash, a little bit of opera
January 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
All Adam, no ants
The Error Bar is where experimental scientists go to drink
January 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The Error Bar is where experimental scientists go to drink
Me at the shoe shop: “can I run in these boots?”
January 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Me at the shoe shop: “can I run in these boots?”
I like to annoy MFA Authenticator apps by entering the valid OTP code and then clicking “No it’s not me”
January 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I like to annoy MFA Authenticator apps by entering the valid OTP code and then clicking “No it’s not me”
This is both the closest and furthest away beach to where I live, being either a 500m swim or ferry, or a 40km round trip by road.
Thank you for reading my very long promotion bits. I really appreciate it.
Here's a picture of the beach. It's very beachy. If you look very hard, you can see two very adorable small humans trying to empty the sea. Possibly the cutest thing I've seen in years. (More in alt text😊)
Here's a picture of the beach. It's very beachy. If you look very hard, you can see two very adorable small humans trying to empty the sea. Possibly the cutest thing I've seen in years. (More in alt text😊)
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This is both the closest and furthest away beach to where I live, being either a 500m swim or ferry, or a 40km round trip by road.
Most ghost experiences are just someone who stumbled on someone else with their head inside a white quilt cover trying to get the duvet into the corners
January 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Most ghost experiences are just someone who stumbled on someone else with their head inside a white quilt cover trying to get the duvet into the corners
Densensitization to witnessing acts of violence by repeatedly exposing viewers to them is exactly the point.
Growing up, there was a lot of pearl clenching around the idea that media was going to desensitize kids to violence and turn us all into killers.
That didn’t happen, but there’s a fair argument to say it desensitized many of us to *witnessing* violence, especially state violence.
That didn’t happen, but there’s a fair argument to say it desensitized many of us to *witnessing* violence, especially state violence.
January 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Densensitization to witnessing acts of violence by repeatedly exposing viewers to them is exactly the point.
Sheep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Gripping your pillow tight
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Sheep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Gripping your pillow tight
The Donald Trump formerly known as Donald Trump
January 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The Donald Trump formerly known as Donald Trump
Some people do it for other types of tree, but I did it all for yew
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Some people do it for other types of tree, but I did it all for yew