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@fennicols.bsky.social
· Dec 7
I never thought I was a one issue voter, but: maybe I am?
Human rights:
✔️Women’s rights
✔️Trans rights
✔️Public heathcare
✔️Public education
✔️Indigenous rights
✔️The right to an unspoilt environment
✔️The right to live with dignity
… and that all of these trump property rights?
Just. One. Issue.
Human rights:
✔️Women’s rights
✔️Trans rights
✔️Public heathcare
✔️Public education
✔️Indigenous rights
✔️The right to an unspoilt environment
✔️The right to live with dignity
… and that all of these trump property rights?
Just. One. Issue.
Something something continents, grumble grumble Gulf Stream…
LA, weirdly, may be the least problematic…
LA, weirdly, may be the least problematic…
You might not be too familiar with New Zealand. Maybe this overlay map will help you to make sense of the Kiwis. NZ cities replaced by global cities of the same latitude. Source: buff.ly/5qoXYT1
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Something something continents, grumble grumble Gulf Stream…
LA, weirdly, may be the least problematic…
LA, weirdly, may be the least problematic…
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Glam Glam Glam
Glam Glam Glam
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Splat Enz
Splat Enz
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Crowded Horse
Crowded Horse
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Glam Glam Glam
Glam Glam Glam
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Crowded Horse
Crowded Horse
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Bryan Furry
Bryan Furry
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Boxy Music
Boxy Music
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Crowded Horse
Crowded Horse
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I spent 18 months training generative AI – here’s what I learned
What it's like to teach AI.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Three more #kakapo matings last night: Tumeke + Te Atapo on Whenua Hou, and Kotahitanga mated with both Marama and Kohengi on Anchor. Mating with different males substantially increases the likelihood of clutch fertility: peerj.com/articles/146.... Here's Te Atapo booming. #conservation #parrots
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Three more #kakapo matings last night: Tumeke + Te Atapo on Whenua Hou, and Kotahitanga mated with both Marama and Kohengi on Anchor. Mating with different males substantially increases the likelihood of clutch fertility: peerj.com/articles/146.... Here's Te Atapo booming. #conservation #parrots
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rare thing to read an obituary with a smile on your face, doubly rare for the smile to be because the person was so fuckin cool and not because [signal drops]
Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
rare thing to read an obituary with a smile on your face, doubly rare for the smile to be because the person was so fuckin cool and not because [signal drops]
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
Someone is shopping around the American Medicine Nobels to see who is willing to give theirs to RFK Jr in order to get federal health funding back, right?
Trump: “It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today. She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!”
January 16, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Someone is shopping around the American Medicine Nobels to see who is willing to give theirs to RFK Jr in order to get federal health funding back, right?
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And what does it mean for Governor of the RBNZ, who is a woman? A predictable cascade of gendered harms. Her competence is questioned, appearance mocked, legitimacy challenged, and fundamental right to hold position attacked. This is a Trumpian cadance, that now has foothold in New Zealand. #nzpol
January 15, 2026 at 6:57 AM
And what does it mean for Governor of the RBNZ, who is a woman? A predictable cascade of gendered harms. Her competence is questioned, appearance mocked, legitimacy challenged, and fundamental right to hold position attacked. This is a Trumpian cadance, that now has foothold in New Zealand. #nzpol
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every accusation...
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
every accusation...
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We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
@statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewing this woman in Minneapolis right now who said she came out of her home, wearing whatever she could grab to protect herself from ICE agents. You do what you can, with what you got.
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
“I have had the privilege of showing the Secretary around of what we are all about at Rocket Lab. He is leading the change to reinvigorate the national industrial base and lead a more effective Department of War, one that goes faster and leans on commercial companies just like ours“
— Sir Peter Beck
— Sir Peter Beck
A New Zealand-founded space company is being publicly positioned as a future beneficiary of a major increase in United States military spending, after the US Secretary of Defense
New Zealand-founded company, Rocket Lab closely aligns with US military, set to benefit from its spending push
A New Zealand-founded space company is being publicly positioned as a future beneficiary of a major increase in United States military spending, after the US Secretary of Defense
www.teaonews.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 AM
“I have had the privilege of showing the Secretary around of what we are all about at Rocket Lab. He is leading the change to reinvigorate the national industrial base and lead a more effective Department of War, one that goes faster and leans on commercial companies just like ours“
— Sir Peter Beck
— Sir Peter Beck
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Founding Fathers: In our declaration we list the
Crimes of the King as a moral case for independence.
Current US government: At long last, we have repeated the Crimes of the King from classic historical document the Declaration of Independence.
Crimes of the King as a moral case for independence.
Current US government: At long last, we have repeated the Crimes of the King from classic historical document the Declaration of Independence.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Founding Fathers: In our declaration we list the
Crimes of the King as a moral case for independence.
Current US government: At long last, we have repeated the Crimes of the King from classic historical document the Declaration of Independence.
Crimes of the King as a moral case for independence.
Current US government: At long last, we have repeated the Crimes of the King from classic historical document the Declaration of Independence.
Green shoots, or weeds growing in the widening cracks
#nzpol - I have had a look at these 'green shoots' ahead of the Prime Minister's State of the Nation Speech on Monday. The data tells us that we have spent two years regressing. Let’s not make it another 4. More at: craigrenney.substack.com/p/the-recove...
The recovery you want has been further delayed
The government will be desperate to tell a story that things have improved. The data tells us that we have spent two years regressing. Let’s not make it another 4.
craigrenney.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Green shoots, or weeds growing in the widening cracks
lol #nzpol
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
lol #nzpol
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Grok doesn't have the ability to "go too far"
How it can be used and is used is entirely on Musk, his company and it's users
These models don't have any agency and politicians need to hold those people who are responsible to account #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
How it can be used and is used is entirely on Musk, his company and it's users
These models don't have any agency and politicians need to hold those people who are responsible to account #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
The X Factor: Grok deepfakes and why NZ is still using Elon Musk's X
Explainer - The trillionaire has been under fire over AI deepfakes - with Christopher Luxon's office calling them "concerning." What's going on?
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Grok doesn't have the ability to "go too far"
How it can be used and is used is entirely on Musk, his company and it's users
These models don't have any agency and politicians need to hold those people who are responsible to account #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
How it can be used and is used is entirely on Musk, his company and it's users
These models don't have any agency and politicians need to hold those people who are responsible to account #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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checking in on the president of the United States
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
checking in on the president of the United States
ICE ICE BABY
That’s the dream. -20 for realsies and the classic -40 f/c windchill. If they like ice so much, it’s time for a more immersive experience.
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 AM
ICE ICE BABY
<whispers>
what we really need to do is reframe this conversation to be clear that a model of economic growth dependent on an ever increasing population is…
…a Ponzi scheme
what we really need to do is reframe this conversation to be clear that a model of economic growth dependent on an ever increasing population is…
…a Ponzi scheme
the birthrate discussion I think always circles around a core reality that nobody really wants to talk about, which is that - when living in a stable society that does not rely on your family needing more children for support - most people don’t want many kids and no incentives will change that
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 AM
<whispers>
what we really need to do is reframe this conversation to be clear that a model of economic growth dependent on an ever increasing population is…
…a Ponzi scheme
what we really need to do is reframe this conversation to be clear that a model of economic growth dependent on an ever increasing population is…
…a Ponzi scheme
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Super shocked by this scoop - the NZ police won't tell us whether or not the CSAM and non-consensual deepfake content generated on Grok might be illegal, or even provide advice on what to do if you (or your child!) is a target. Story here: www.emilywrites.co.nz/nz-police-do... #nzpol #kikorangi
NZ Police don't know what to do about Grok child sexual abuse images...
What should you do if you or your child is a victim of a Grok deepfake?
This question is simple, right?
Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email!
Skip t...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Super shocked by this scoop - the NZ police won't tell us whether or not the CSAM and non-consensual deepfake content generated on Grok might be illegal, or even provide advice on what to do if you (or your child!) is a target. Story here: www.emilywrites.co.nz/nz-police-do... #nzpol #kikorangi
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A fraction of this would actually fix our quite fucked rail network, upgrade our passenger and freight ports, and massively reduce the number of trucks on NZ roads - reducing the need to repair and replace them. Hell, we could even throw in some transit to city for all our international airports.
The Government’s transport plans for the coming 20 years will cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars, the Transport Ministry says.
Transport plans to cost more than quarter of a trillion over 20 years
ebx.sh
January 14, 2026 at 5:03 AM
A fraction of this would actually fix our quite fucked rail network, upgrade our passenger and freight ports, and massively reduce the number of trucks on NZ roads - reducing the need to repair and replace them. Hell, we could even throw in some transit to city for all our international airports.
Assert your independence or lose it. That really is what is at stake…
oh more ministerial interference in an independent statutory body...
and RNZ happy to amplify the message despite:
"Peters declined an interview request from RNZ.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis declined to comment."
what is the job of NZ media at this point? Purely non-critical amplification?
and RNZ happy to amplify the message despite:
"Peters declined an interview request from RNZ.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis declined to comment."
what is the job of NZ media at this point? Purely non-critical amplification?
Winston Peters tells RBNZ governor Anna Breman to 'stay in her New Zealand lane'
The Foreign Minister's statement is in response to Anna Breman signing a letter of support for US Fed boss Jerome Powell overnight.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Assert your independence or lose it. That really is what is at stake…
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What is happening in America right now. The arbitrary power of a tyrant deployed against his political enemies.
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What is happening in America right now. The arbitrary power of a tyrant deployed against his political enemies.