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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 2h

Craig Robertson’s biography of CHRIS KNOX, NOT GIVEN LIGHTLY, is out now and I had the honour of making a trailer for it (from Chris’s own music and films).

'Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly', a biography by Craig Robertson | Book Trailer

YouTube video by Auckland University Press

youtu.be

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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 5h

We live in a Māori nation. Our Parliament should reflect that more. The haka from the public gallery is an appropriate response to a maiden speech. Suspended Parliament only reminds Māori that they are not welcome to be authentically themselves there. #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended

Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew the haka would take place after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 2d

So, even if your books were exploited by #Anthropic, you're only eligible for a payout if your work was registered in the US.
Typical. The rest of the world doesn't exist.
$1.5billion is going somewhere, but it ain't to millions of non-American authors.

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 2d

Night shoots! #baah

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 4d

That she's cool as fuck?

Leviathan @l3vlat4an
X.com
Greta Thunberg donned a keffiyeh with an
"AUTISM" T-shirt that included an image of a skeleton dual wielding automatic rifles before she left on her flotilla.
What do you think she was trying to convey with this t-shirt?
AUTISM

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 2d

Wow!

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 2d

Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe) to direct a "Moomins" animated feature film.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 2d

You can sing it to the tune of ‘Volare’ by Dean Martin.

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Dylan Horrocks @dylanhorrocks.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile, in another, better, world...

Little Deer Comics @littledeercomics.bsky.social · 2d

🎉

Budget 2026: State’s basic income scheme for artists made permanent

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Budget 2026: State’s basic income scheme for artists made permanent

Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations

www.irishtimes.com

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 3d

Day 1! Let’s go! #baah

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 3d

AND this government took away ‘first year free’ to encourage / support young people into tertiary education.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 4d

Actually, humanity—living on a planet that can amply supply the needs of all humans—does owe everyone literal living.

Because the only reason anyone in 2025 can’t access the resources needed to live is because people are intentionally keeping them away from them.

David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 4d

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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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 4d

Is there any part of our kids' futures that Luxon's govt hasn't shat on?

The environment, housing, education, health care, jobs, cost of living, even their welfare support....

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 4d

The world does owe future generations a living. Anyone who believes otherwise should never be put in a position of power ever again.

David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 4d

god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.

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JJW @jjw.wtf · 4d

Some quotes from New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon:

• “The world doesn’t owe you a living”
• “I'm wealthy, I'm ‒ you know ‒ sorted.”
• “just make a marmite sandwich”
• “I don’t care.” (said multiple times since becoming PM)

Guy is a stone cold psycho.

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 4d

We got married in the mental hospital.

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Popeye Otaku @popeyeotaku.bsky.social · 4d

it's SO BULLSHIT that what zombie movies took away from NotLD was "american survivalism is cool," instead of "american survivalism is a dead ideology that will kill you even if you're the hero"

The Ken in Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 4d

Anyway props to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for just flat saying "in times of crisis your supposed protectors reveal themselves as the racist lynch mobs they always were" 57 years ago

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 4d

cracking up at how republicans just fully stopped talking about charlie kirk lol. dropped him like woody. they can't even keep up the pretense of outrage long enough to pretend to care for a whole month. zero attention span, brains like a kennel of angry dogs with a window to a busy street

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The KultKommando @kultkommando.bsky.social · 4d

Re: A)…

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:
"It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.
"There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.
"If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the
'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice!
"Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

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Andrew Todd @andrewtodd.co.nz · 5d

We went from "ban guns" to "manufacture guns" in six years 🙃

Govt plan to make weapons for export

Defence Minister Judith Collins wants to see New Zealand develop lethal weapons for international export through the help of tech companies. The...

www.odt.co.nz

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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 5d

There's a live streamed genocide, global unrest, fascists running the USA, and all these ghouls care about is how to make money out of it.

Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 5d

NZ Defence Minister Judith Collins wants to see New Zealand develop lethal weapons for international export through the help of tech companies.

Unclear whether the Minister wants to test lethal weapons on NZers first.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Government unveils strategy for the defence industry

The plan will lift New Zealand's defence spending to more than 2 percent in the next eight years with the Defence Minister seeking to have New Zealand develop weapons for export.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 5d

1. This is one of the most insane statements ever delivered by a presidential spokesperson in U.S. history. Totally disconnected from reality.

2. There is either going to be a civil war or abject Democratic surrender to autocracy. They are telling this you, to your face, in explicit terms.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Gabriel Liston @lastwater.net · 6d

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I am Gabriel Liston. I want to illustrate stories that make their readers cry, because crying over picture books is the best.

www.lastwater.net/childrens-bo...

Currently seeking representation
#kidlitart

An ink and watercolor illustration of a boy waiting at the dark entrance to the woods as a friend swings over an aspen log. The friend holds binoculars and says, Slow up! The tanager was also just before the meadow! Added text at bottom reads, Gabriel Liston, lastwater.net

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7d

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.

E-bikes support fewer car trips.

V @lloydalter.bsky.social

E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers

They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.

www.treehugger.com

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 7d

Hahaha

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 7d

Almost as if there’s been a surge in demand for such a thing …

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