Max Johns (MxDEJ)
@maxjohns.nz
aka MxDEJ, aka Mike Alpha Xray. Glad to be here. Disliker of billionaire saboteurs.
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At school we learned about old England
Not a word about this place
Religious strife in the 1600s
What's that got to do with us?
Let's put a new Guy on the bonfire
Let the bonfire blaze away
Light up John Bryce on the 5th of November
Make it Parihaka Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OoD...
Not a word about this place
Religious strife in the 1600s
What's that got to do with us?
Let's put a new Guy on the bonfire
Let the bonfire blaze away
Light up John Bryce on the 5th of November
Make it Parihaka Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OoD...
John Bryce
YouTube video by Don McGlashan - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2024 at 9:36 PM
At school we learned about old England
Not a word about this place
Religious strife in the 1600s
What's that got to do with us?
Let's put a new Guy on the bonfire
Let the bonfire blaze away
Light up John Bryce on the 5th of November
Make it Parihaka Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OoD...
Not a word about this place
Religious strife in the 1600s
What's that got to do with us?
Let's put a new Guy on the bonfire
Let the bonfire blaze away
Light up John Bryce on the 5th of November
Make it Parihaka Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OoD...
Two equally valid ways to explain Wesley College's historical and cultural importance.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Two equally valid ways to explain Wesley College's historical and cultural importance.
TFW your edgy sports opinion article creates one of the most predicatable jinxes ever.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
TFW your edgy sports opinion article creates one of the most predicatable jinxes ever.
NARRATOR: But many of them had no hearts, and could not die.
this genuinely feels like a moment history books will look back on where the Democratic Party was forced to either fix its hearts or die
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
NARRATOR: But many of them had no hearts, and could not die.
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My reading comprehension skills are at a third grade level, and I don't know what a joke is. Time to respond angrily to some posts
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My reading comprehension skills are at a third grade level, and I don't know what a joke is. Time to respond angrily to some posts
Needs more trumpets. mikealphaxray.bandcamp.com/track/domini...
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Needs more trumpets. mikealphaxray.bandcamp.com/track/domini...
A lot can happen in half a sentence.
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A lot can happen in half a sentence.
Cameron Ponsonby, given the hopeless task of reporting on a second washed-out cricket match in a 3-game series, explains how it's not the weather but the entire structure of the international game that's at fault. This is a much better read than you'd expect. www.espncricinfo.com/story/nz-vs-...
Spring tides rising as washouts show futility of schedule
Unsatisfactory series demonstrates so much that is wrong with international game
www.espncricinfo.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Cameron Ponsonby, given the hopeless task of reporting on a second washed-out cricket match in a 3-game series, explains how it's not the weather but the entire structure of the international game that's at fault. This is a much better read than you'd expect. www.espncricinfo.com/story/nz-vs-...
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If you're in Dunedin, I'll happily show you how to upload photos of storm damage to Wikimedia Commons so they can be used on Wikipedia. Come to the Otago Uni central library 12.30-1.30 today for a demo or drop in on me in the library 9-12 weekdays. I'm a terrible photographer...we need you!
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you're in Dunedin, I'll happily show you how to upload photos of storm damage to Wikimedia Commons so they can be used on Wikipedia. Come to the Otago Uni central library 12.30-1.30 today for a demo or drop in on me in the library 9-12 weekdays. I'm a terrible photographer...we need you!
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
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It's amazing how incredibly explicitly OpenAI seems to be admitting that they have no idea how to actually monetize their automated lying machine.
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
ChatGPT is about to get flirty.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's amazing how incredibly explicitly OpenAI seems to be admitting that they have no idea how to actually monetize their automated lying machine.
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Writers who write about writers writing need to stop being awarded literary prizes by other writers.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Writers who write about writers writing need to stop being awarded literary prizes by other writers.
Fiasco in the making. There are commandments that literally restrict speech.
A couple of members of the Free Speech Union have left to create what looks to be to be a Christian version of the Free Speech Union. Good to have diversity in the marketplace of ideas.
October 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Fiasco in the making. There are commandments that literally restrict speech.
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SPLITTERS!
A couple of members of the Free Speech Union have left to create what looks to be to be a Christian version of the Free Speech Union. Good to have diversity in the marketplace of ideas.
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
SPLITTERS!
The best swelling. Tremendous bruises.
Donald Trump will undergo a routine physical exam on Friday, the White House announced, following questions about the president’s health after he developed noticeable bruising and swelling in recent months
Trump to Undergo Regular Physical Exam at Walter Reed on Friday
President Donald Trump will undergo a physical exam on Friday following mounting questions about his health prompted by noticeable bruising and swelling in recent months.
bloom.bg
October 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The best swelling. Tremendous bruises.
TFW you're really good at writing clickbait headlines, but the bastards in charge of news article categorisation don't care for your talents.
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
TFW you're really good at writing clickbait headlines, but the bastards in charge of news article categorisation don't care for your talents.
"In the book I wrote, whatever the hell the title...I can't tell ya."
Trump: "Please remember I wrote Osama bin Laden exactly one year ago, one year before he blew up the World Trade Center. And I said, 'You gotta watch Osama bin Laden!' ... I gotta take a little credit."
October 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"In the book I wrote, whatever the hell the title...I can't tell ya."
Cancel culture has gone too far.
Manage My Health doing... actually okay I guess in the circumstances?
October 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Cancel culture has gone too far.
I'm warming to the guy.
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I'm warming to the guy.
He has one option left. We're not exactly on tenterhooks here.
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He has one option left. We're not exactly on tenterhooks here.
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Seems important that the Speaker of the House does not even try to dispute that the president is unwell.
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Seems important that the Speaker of the House does not even try to dispute that the president is unwell.
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Sen. Roger Marshall: "It seems very disingenuous for the Democrats to be blaming President Trump for these rural hospital struggles. The reason rural hospitals are struggling is because of the bad economy."
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Sen. Roger Marshall: "It seems very disingenuous for the Democrats to be blaming President Trump for these rural hospital struggles. The reason rural hospitals are struggling is because of the bad economy."
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Dealing with earthquake hazard and risk is a complex and nuanced problem, with no easy answers. For the most part, the scientific experts think the changes announced today are a positive step forward
Quake-prone buildings redefined – Expert Reaction
Quake-prone buildings redefined - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
Government changes to the earthquake-prone building system will remove nearly 3000 buildings from the classification. Following the Seismic Risk Management Review, Building and Construction Minister Chris...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
September 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dealing with earthquake hazard and risk is a complex and nuanced problem, with no easy answers. For the most part, the scientific experts think the changes announced today are a positive step forward
Imagine being the Professor of Mathematics who took that call.
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Imagine being the Professor of Mathematics who took that call.