Byron C Clark
@byroncclark.bsky.social
Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists
Currently researching climate disinformation in alt-media
But I seem to mostly post about movies
Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz
buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
Currently researching climate disinformation in alt-media
But I seem to mostly post about movies
Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz
buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
Pinned
Bluesky Gaza Fundraising Accounts Information
docs.google.com
For my followers in Gaza - Please use this guide to avoid your accounts being deleted
Please also have a pinned post on your account with your fundraiser link, anything that makes sharing easier helps
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Please also have a pinned post on your account with your fundraiser link, anything that makes sharing easier helps
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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Man certainly seems like we've got a fucken heap of water infrastructure problems in terms of drinking, waste and stormwater around the motu right now - let me count them - ah yes, that's Three Waters.
February 14, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Man certainly seems like we've got a fucken heap of water infrastructure problems in terms of drinking, waste and stormwater around the motu right now - let me count them - ah yes, that's Three Waters.
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I'm not unsympathetic to this but if you look at cultural histories of television as a medium, "writing for people who aren't looking at the screen" has been the default since the 1950s. a) because TV writers were drawn from radio, at least in the UK, and b) it's a device impinging on domestic space
I am watching a series in which the protagonist addresses his daughter as "babygirl" and his son as "little man" and his partner as "partner." The insistence that TV needs to be for people who can't bother to look at the screen is killing writing, show by show, episode by episode, line by line.
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I'm not unsympathetic to this but if you look at cultural histories of television as a medium, "writing for people who aren't looking at the screen" has been the default since the 1950s. a) because TV writers were drawn from radio, at least in the UK, and b) it's a device impinging on domestic space
"don't they test your eyesight at Aryan Brotherhood High School?" (followed in the next scene by "go back to Christchurch!")
Bro'town was so good
Bro'town was so good
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"don't they test your eyesight at Aryan Brotherhood High School?" (followed in the next scene by "go back to Christchurch!")
Bro'town was so good
Bro'town was so good
Please help Khalil and his family if you can, his children are going days at a time without food
Khalil was so sad tonight. He's poured out his heart to me. He is lonely, he has his wife, children and elderly father but no other family or friends. He lost 18 members of his family in a single moment, a single attack.
Khalil and Noreen Suffering in Gaza
Please join us in defending Khalil and Noreen's kids from the brutality of war, winter, hunger and illness. Noreen suffers from damaged cartilege. She can't move easily. She also needs a corneal trans...
chuffed.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Please help Khalil and his family if you can, his children are going days at a time without food
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Khalil was so sad tonight. He's poured out his heart to me. He is lonely, he has his wife, children and elderly father but no other family or friends. He lost 18 members of his family in a single moment, a single attack.
Khalil and Noreen Suffering in Gaza
Please join us in defending Khalil and Noreen's kids from the brutality of war, winter, hunger and illness. Noreen suffers from damaged cartilege. She can't move easily. She also needs a corneal trans...
chuffed.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Khalil was so sad tonight. He's poured out his heart to me. He is lonely, he has his wife, children and elderly father but no other family or friends. He lost 18 members of his family in a single moment, a single attack.
Happy Saturday the 14th everyone
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Happy Saturday the 14th everyone
New Zealand never needed this rule because we grew up with an ice cream commercial that taught us "if you can't see the water, you're in underpants"
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
New Zealand never needed this rule because we grew up with an ice cream commercial that taught us "if you can't see the water, you're in underpants"
The billionaire bolthole visa
For just a few million you can become a resident, and build yourself a home in the lakes district so that you have somewhere to hide when the revolution comes
For just a few million you can become a resident, and build yourself a home in the lakes district so that you have somewhere to hide when the revolution comes
Watch live: 'Golden visa' update announced
Watch live: 'Golden visa' update announced
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford is set to speak about the visa for wealthy investors.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The billionaire bolthole visa
For just a few million you can become a resident, and build yourself a home in the lakes district so that you have somewhere to hide when the revolution comes
For just a few million you can become a resident, and build yourself a home in the lakes district so that you have somewhere to hide when the revolution comes
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AP-NORC poll | 2/5-2/8
President Trump approval
Disapprove 62% (+3)
Approve 36% (-4)
apnorc.org/projects/abo...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 62% (+3)
Approve 36% (-4)
apnorc.org/projects/abo...
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
AP-NORC poll | 2/5-2/8
President Trump approval
Disapprove 62% (+3)
Approve 36% (-4)
apnorc.org/projects/abo...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 62% (+3)
Approve 36% (-4)
apnorc.org/projects/abo...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Did you know that 'Friday the 13th' falls 3 times this year?
Decided I'd make a special schedule on my pirate IPTV channel for when it does. Mostly episodes of horror anthologies, starting (fittingly) with Friday the 13th The Series
Open in VLC to watch:
tv.byron.geek.nz:8409/iptv/channels.m3u
Decided I'd make a special schedule on my pirate IPTV channel for when it does. Mostly episodes of horror anthologies, starting (fittingly) with Friday the 13th The Series
Open in VLC to watch:
tv.byron.geek.nz:8409/iptv/channels.m3u
tv.byron.geek.nz
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Did you know that 'Friday the 13th' falls 3 times this year?
Decided I'd make a special schedule on my pirate IPTV channel for when it does. Mostly episodes of horror anthologies, starting (fittingly) with Friday the 13th The Series
Open in VLC to watch:
tv.byron.geek.nz:8409/iptv/channels.m3u
Decided I'd make a special schedule on my pirate IPTV channel for when it does. Mostly episodes of horror anthologies, starting (fittingly) with Friday the 13th The Series
Open in VLC to watch:
tv.byron.geek.nz:8409/iptv/channels.m3u
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I’m not a beggar and I’m not seeking pity.
All that’s going on is that I’m a father trying to get my daughter’s treatment after losing my income because of the war, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any help to speak of. 💔😔
✅️ @mommunism.bsky.social
Link to donate ⬇️
chuffed.org/project/169074
All that’s going on is that I’m a father trying to get my daughter’s treatment after losing my income because of the war, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any help to speak of. 💔😔
✅️ @mommunism.bsky.social
Link to donate ⬇️
chuffed.org/project/169074
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I’m not a beggar and I’m not seeking pity.
All that’s going on is that I’m a father trying to get my daughter’s treatment after losing my income because of the war, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any help to speak of. 💔😔
✅️ @mommunism.bsky.social
Link to donate ⬇️
chuffed.org/project/169074
All that’s going on is that I’m a father trying to get my daughter’s treatment after losing my income because of the war, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any help to speak of. 💔😔
✅️ @mommunism.bsky.social
Link to donate ⬇️
chuffed.org/project/169074
Anti-trans hate is an industry. Not a movement, not a moral concern, not an organic uprising of worried parents — an industry, deliberately constructed, lavishly funded, & strategically deployed to protect the interests of the powerful men who finance it
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
The Projection Machine: Epstein's Intellectual Network and the War on Trans People
Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change
culture-centered.blogspot.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Anti-trans hate is an industry. Not a movement, not a moral concern, not an organic uprising of worried parents — an industry, deliberately constructed, lavishly funded, & strategically deployed to protect the interests of the powerful men who finance it
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
This is reasonable, enough of councils kicking the can down the road. If we kept putting off rates rises services would end up being privatised and we'd pay more in the long run
+ Lower interest rates for mortgages cancel this out, & there are rebates for pensioners
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
+ Lower interest rates for mortgages cancel this out, & there are rebates for pensioners
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
7.96% average rates rise in Christchurch | Star News
Christchurch ratepayers are facing an average rates increase of 7.96% for households, 8.7% for business properties, and 8% for remote rural homes.
www.odt.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 AM
This is reasonable, enough of councils kicking the can down the road. If we kept putting off rates rises services would end up being privatised and we'd pay more in the long run
+ Lower interest rates for mortgages cancel this out, & there are rebates for pensioners
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
+ Lower interest rates for mortgages cancel this out, & there are rebates for pensioners
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
Good advice. You can add more sites than just RNZ, and this will improve Google News results
How to set RNZ as your preferred source when you Google Search
How to set RNZ as your preferred source when you Google Search
A new feature lets you choose which publishers appear at the top of your Google Search results. Here's how.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Good advice. You can add more sites than just RNZ, and this will improve Google News results
When you think about it it's kinda weird how much we make fun of Americans for eating and growing a lot of corn
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
When you think about it it's kinda weird how much we make fun of Americans for eating and growing a lot of corn
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
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Bit late to it but if you want to know the chain of events that led to us importing gas (and charging electricity users to pay for it!!), I did this deep dive for RNZ last year www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bit late to it but if you want to know the chain of events that led to us importing gas (and charging electricity users to pay for it!!), I did this deep dive for RNZ last year www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
New liquified natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
New liquified natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
The government wants taxpayers to pay for a new liquified natural gas import terminal, but is promising lower power prices will come as a result.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
I heard about Parenti's death when it happened, but I wanted to share an obituary that covered his flaws as well as his strengths and this was the first I found.
Parenti did some good work, but he was wrong on Bosnia- beyond wrong, a genocide denier
www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/fe...
Parenti did some good work, but he was wrong on Bosnia- beyond wrong, a genocide denier
www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/fe...
Michael Parenti, unapologetic Marxist theorist and author, dies at 92 | Texarkana Gazette
Michael Parenti, a Marxist political theorist with uncompromising views who published more than 20 books and lectured widely, but who was accused of being an apologist for brutal regimes, including in the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, died Jan. 24 in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was 92.
www.texarkanagazette.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I heard about Parenti's death when it happened, but I wanted to share an obituary that covered his flaws as well as his strengths and this was the first I found.
Parenti did some good work, but he was wrong on Bosnia- beyond wrong, a genocide denier
www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/fe...
Parenti did some good work, but he was wrong on Bosnia- beyond wrong, a genocide denier
www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/fe...
"if you lose a job you can get another job, if you lose your integrity it's a lot harder to get back"
pca.st/episode/ee32...
pca.st/episode/ee32...
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
"if you lose a job you can get another job, if you lose your integrity it's a lot harder to get back"
pca.st/episode/ee32...
pca.st/episode/ee32...
I've admittedly never been up with popular music, but I happened to read today that Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist on Spotify last year, he's incredible popular and I imagine more Americans wanted to watch his half time show than Kid Rock, a guy who's best selling album was released in 1998
What's interesting is they won't watch pop culture stuff, but they *will* watch a 5 hour stream of a guy pissing and moaning and selling weird online dick pills and tacticool prepper stuff about it.
They'll happily watch hours and hours a day for days, of a guy freaking out about it
They'll happily watch hours and hours a day for days, of a guy freaking out about it
Chuds and MAGA don't watch football. They don't watch sports. They get online to bitch about sports. And yes, there are sports fans who vote Trump. But MAGA doesn't watch sports. Trump and JD Vance are the last people would ever sit through a sporting event or watch one on TV by choice
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I've admittedly never been up with popular music, but I happened to read today that Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist on Spotify last year, he's incredible popular and I imagine more Americans wanted to watch his half time show than Kid Rock, a guy who's best selling album was released in 1998
When you think about it it's kinda weird how much we make fun of Americans for eating and growing a lot of corn
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
When you think about it it's kinda weird how much we make fun of Americans for eating and growing a lot of corn
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
Like, "haha look at this country, they have a staple crop"
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This is a significant issue for democracy and trust in news media (already dismal, as we know). I'm so glad that Meta is taking action against this automated AI slop on their platforms by doing... *checks notes* nothing. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop
Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is a significant issue for democracy and trust in news media (already dismal, as we know). I'm so glad that Meta is taking action against this automated AI slop on their platforms by doing... *checks notes* nothing. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople