Byron C Clark
@byroncclark.bsky.social
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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
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Setting my webcam at a Dutch Angle during a server outage to create a sense of disorientation and unease
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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.
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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)
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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...
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PledgeMe helps Kiwis fund the things they care about across project, equity based crowdfunding. New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding platform.
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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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Somewhere near Akaroa, taken a few years back
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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
byroncclark.bsky.social
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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Even if you think this is justifiable, it's a terrible tactic. A burglary or willful damage conviction will make this person unemployable for at least 7 years, and it's pretty hard to fight for social justice when you're fighting for survival

www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
29-year-old arrested after window smashed at Winston Peters' house | Star News
A man has been arrested after a window was smashed at New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' house during a protest. Police said they were called...
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mountaintui.bsky.social
When Maipi-Clarke was attacked, Peters denied responsibility, saying he was "not responsible" for the actions of other people. But today he is laying blame on Chloe Swarbrick and the "hate filled left" #nzpol #kiwi
NZ Herald

Peters says he has no doubts Swarbrick's rhetoric on Gaza incited vandalism on home as man charged Highlighted text about attacks on Maipi-Clarke:

Peters told Newshub that notion was wrong, adding that he was not responsible for the actions of other people
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The official death toll in Gaza has now surpassed 67,000

Equivalent to the population of Napier
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davidcormack.bsky.social
god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.
'The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year
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sarahhbickerton.bsky.social
Just a reminder that a policy to reduce the number of people on benefits isn’t the same as ensuring they have jobs.

The language and metrics used in policy decisions can create perverse outcomes.
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as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"

I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.

We know exactly how LLMs work.
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sassypolitico.bsky.social
It’s puzzling to me that Luxon would say it would help if kiwis had more babies and then drive people out of the country. Like first of all those are all potential parents. And second of all they are also ex-babies?! Weird strange man.
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shamsa.bsky.social
The world does owe future generations a living. Anyone who believes otherwise should never be put in a position of power ever again.
davidcormack.bsky.social
god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.
'The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year
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Tonight's watch is Revenge, from Coralie Fargeat who directed The Substance

You can find this one on Shudder or Mubi
Poster for Revenge
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Just under 4 weeks remaining on this crowd fund

If this goal isn't met, this probably won't happen, as I'll have to find temp work over the summer and won't have the time and energy for a podcast on top of that plus existing writing and my thesis

www.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
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Not streaming anywhere here, have to get it on the high seas
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“They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the flotilla, told Anadolu news agency."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags | Gaza flotilla | The Guardian
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
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