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KiwiRed

@kiwired.bsky.social

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Adult autistic and type-2 diabetic. Enjoys reading, music, gaming. A NZer in the Philippines. Works tech support, for my sins - have you tried turning it off and back on? Also found on Mastodon at @[email protected]

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · Jun 26

Note to self:
10 Don't be an ass
20 Don't try be funny at somebody else's expense
30 Be prepared to fail at 10 and 20
40 Do better
50 Goto 10

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 52m

From the Larchives: As we wind up the day here's another RHPS cast from my Larchives. Enjoy.

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 41m

#NZPol

Beehive release:

9 October 2025
Government to restore Police's right to collect intelligence

Mark Mitchell portrait
Hon Mark Mitchell

Police

Cabinet has taken decisions to amend the Policing Act, to reaffirm Polices ability to gather intelligence in public places, and expand Police’s powers to temporarily close areas in response to antisocial behaviour or public safety risks.

“Recent court decisions have created uncertainty around Police’s ability to record images in public places for lawful purposes," says Police Minister Mark Mitchell.

“The proposed amendments will reaffirm the prior common law position, making it clear that Police can collect and use images in public spaces, and in places where Police are lawfully present, for all lawful policing purposes. This includes intelligence gathering and crime prevention and other Policing functions and associated activities.”

RNZ / New Zealand / Police
5 Aug 2025

Police miss deadline to detect and delete unlawful photos once again

6:13 am on 5 August 2025

Phil Pennington, Reporter
@pjppenn phil.pennington@rnz.co.nz

RNZ / Politics / Technology
7 Aug 2025

Police too loose with number plate recognition system, review finds
7:20 am on 7 August 2025

Kiwiana Yeah Nah retro Tin Sign with a cartoon Kiwi in gumboots with a scout's scarf and a speech bubble: "Yeah Nah"

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 1h

Government to starve teens and their parents of resources to meet targets is par for the course, they kicked people out of energency housing onto the street to meet energency housing targets, people are being refused specialist health appointments to meet health targets…the list goes on #NZpol

Govt to meet 9% of Jobseeker target by taking teens off benefit

The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit.

newsroom.co.nz

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Sushicatz @sushicatz.bsky.social · 6h

Got bored and drew a bunch of cats last night
#doodle

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 6h

#NZPol The current mob have ably demonstrated that they can't be trusted.

Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 6h

Growing calls for independent #watchdog to keep NZ politicians honest:
As scrutiny of #politicians’ interests rises & public trust in institutions declines, there are legitimate questions to be asked re whether current #integrity mechanisms are working
newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/15/g...

Growing calls for independent watchdog to keep politicians honest

As scrutiny of politicians rises and public trust declines, the Integrity Institute is questioning how potential conflicts are managed

newsroom.co.nz

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 7h

danny nett (@dannynett) on twitter: "friendly reminder that planet earth is a dense molten core encased in a layer of solids and therefore is, technically speaking, a ravioli"

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 6h

The return of Tree Jesus.

KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 7h

Soylent says 'Hi!'

KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 7h

#JustGoodFriends

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Wendigo Wires 👻 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 1d

4 out of 5 dentists agree

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 7h

Sunrise in Hagley Park, Christchurch, NZ. Taken August 2017.

A golden rising sun is silhouetted by a small tree in Hagley Park. A light mist covers the ground on a chilly winter day.

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 7h

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 7h

You can trust The Oatmeal to provide an intelligent reasoned discussion of a subject, and this is no different.

The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 10h

A recurrent attempt to blame people for corporate action (this news gets repeated every few years).

HFAs in inhalers = ~2.4million tons a year.

Total CO2 last year was 37.8 GIGAtons.

Inhalers are less than a rounding error.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Sophie (she/her) | Just a little guy, Recovery Edition @foxandrabbitart.bsky.social · 9h

I don't really have much couple #art... I think these are the only two pieces.

"Woodland Love", mixed media. A fox and rabbit spirit, cuddling in the forest in the moonlight.

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Farm Goth 🇵🇸 @poemsandfungus.bsky.social · 9h

I know things are really bad for everyone right now, but I wanted to spread a message of hope: there's a woman named Swasthi (whom I'm convinced is an angel) with a site full of the best Indian recipes I've ever made. Every one I've tried has been life changing.

www.indianhealthyrecipes.com

Swasthi's Recipes - Authentic Indian Recipes by Swasthi

The ultimate guide to Authentic & Restaurant quality Indian Recipes. Browse through many Time-tested Vegetarian & Meat Recipes

www.indianhealthyrecipes.com

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 9h

#NZPol Planet Luxon.

Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 9h

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 9h

Still hungry.

KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 9h

Also, banchan is a word worth learning. (As best I can understand it, these are side dishes that go with your meal, or with your rice/noodles)

Example: Oi Muchim, or marinated cucumber.
www.seriouseats.com/korean-marin...

Korean Marinated Cucumbers: A Crunchy, Spicy Side That Steals the Show

These marinated Korean cucumbers are tart, spicy, and just a touch sweet. You may not want dill pickles again.

www.seriouseats.com

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 9h

Op shop opsec.

Are they actively trying to be this incompetent?

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CuriousCat @felissapien.bsky.social · 10h

The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. The public does not know what New Zealand military staff are discussing in secret meetings. Until now….

#nzpol

newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. A series of Official Information Act requests on this su...

newsroom.co.nz

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 18h

#NZpol

Remove this govt by 2026 at the latest, prefer it is snapped in half before that.

We have a govt looking down the barrel at this and doing NOTHING meaningful about it. It builds on the years of doing SFA prior - yet so many think even those *slight* improvements were "woke extremism" 😖🤬

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 18h

PERFECTLY NORMAL

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.itch.io · 10h

Thanks to the 700 people who have played this 💚

Alex James Kane @alexjkane.itch.io · 1d

This little text game I made last year is sort of my love letter to The Outer Worlds, Forbidden Planet, Mass Effect, Philip K. Dick, First Man, and so on. But also an exploration of grief:

Astoria by Alex James Kane

A text game about life in space.

alexjkane.itch.io

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 10h

Today's Low Quality Ad is for this "I Hate This Timeline" pin. Think of all the great timelines we could be experiencing. One where dogs can talk. A timeline where Game of Thrones didn't botch the ending. One where Keanu Reeves became president and convinced Putin to be cool.
collabs.shop/aihbvj

A round pin with a distraught looking frog. It has a black border that says "I Hate This Timeline".

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