Erik Kennedy
@erikkennedy.com
Poet behind beloved classics like 'Sick Power Trip' (2025) and 'Another Beautiful Day Indoors' (2022), @thwupbooks.bsky.social. Leading voice of millennial vegan socialist cat-fancying indie pop kids.
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http://www.erikkennedy.com
📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch
http://www.erikkennedy.com
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Erik Kennedy
@erikkennedy.com
· Jun 20
Not long now, and this big-budget trailer is proof of that.
'Sick Power Trip' hits shelves on 10 July.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/sick-power-t...
'Sick Power Trip' hits shelves on 10 July.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/sick-power-t...
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He clumsily read his speech from the page without hardly looking up and told everyone in the room to follow the US's lead or suck it. He accused Europe of managed decline by not being racist enough, and if it doesn't fall in line then America won't be there for it. Not sure how reassuring that is.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies. n.pr/4qHYOAJ
Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
He clumsily read his speech from the page without hardly looking up and told everyone in the room to follow the US's lead or suck it. He accused Europe of managed decline by not being racist enough, and if it doesn't fall in line then America won't be there for it. Not sure how reassuring that is.
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It is in the national interest that you are told Michael D Higgins has posted an Instagram reel montage, for Valentine’s Day, of his late dog Bród
Instagram
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February 14, 2026 at 11:49 AM
It is in the national interest that you are told Michael D Higgins has posted an Instagram reel montage, for Valentine’s Day, of his late dog Bród
'It underscores something Murdoch said in an interview, that "poets can express much more than novelists, this connected sense of something which is simple and lucid and true and non-bogus and at the same time oddly accidental."'
Who am I to argue with Iris Murdoch?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
Who am I to argue with Iris Murdoch?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
The Intimate, Luminous Poems Found in Iris Murdoch’s Attic
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:50 AM
'It underscores something Murdoch said in an interview, that "poets can express much more than novelists, this connected sense of something which is simple and lucid and true and non-bogus and at the same time oddly accidental."'
Who am I to argue with Iris Murdoch?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
Who am I to argue with Iris Murdoch?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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halfpipe and poetry: two activities where you can do all the fancy stuff possible in the air and it doesn't matter if you can't land it
February 14, 2026 at 2:50 AM
halfpipe and poetry: two activities where you can do all the fancy stuff possible in the air and it doesn't matter if you can't land it
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MONETIZE YOUR SLEEP!
May 30, 2024 at 4:08 AM
MONETIZE YOUR SLEEP!
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Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
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Column in which I ask the important question: has Torsten Bell ever killed a man?
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Column in which I ask the important question: has Torsten Bell ever killed a man?
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
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Cllr David Wimble, Reform Cabinet member for economic development at Kent County Council, says he might defund Margate's Turner Contemporary Gallery to spite the local MP Polly Billington.
A pretty bleak threat from the Reform party on Kent county council...
Reform threatens to pull funding for Margate’s Turner Gallery as ‘naked retribution for local MP exposing Kent savings lies' - via Polly Billington MP
Reform threatens to pull funding for Margate’s Turner Gallery as ‘naked retribution for local MP exposing Kent savings lies' - via Polly Billington MP
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Cllr David Wimble, Reform Cabinet member for economic development at Kent County Council, says he might defund Margate's Turner Contemporary Gallery to spite the local MP Polly Billington.
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Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
Een dikke papegaai die niet kan vliegen legt live een ei en maakt Nieuw-Zeeland ‘dolenthousiast’
Biologie: Na vier jaar is de kakapo, een iconische Nieuw-Zeelandse loopvogel, eindelijk weer aan het broeden. Natuurbeschermers zijn uitgelaten, want de zwaarste papegaai ter wereld wordt ernstig bedr...
www.nrc.nl
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
“A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”
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SCOOP: An FBI counterterrorism agent spent weeks pursuing a nonviolent climate activist, and showed up at his door. The visit suggests a possible probe into the climate group as the Trump admin increases surveillance of activists, calls them domestic "terrorists."
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/f...
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/f...
FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door
The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into Extinction Rebellion NYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of activist groups.
theintercept.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
SCOOP: An FBI counterterrorism agent spent weeks pursuing a nonviolent climate activist, and showed up at his door. The visit suggests a possible probe into the climate group as the Trump admin increases surveillance of activists, calls them domestic "terrorists."
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/f...
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/f...
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Killing of Hind Rajab described today in the NYT vs Wikipedia.
February 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Killing of Hind Rajab described today in the NYT vs Wikipedia.
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BREAKING: The EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public health, removing a key basis for the climate change fight.
Live updates: Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
The Trump administration revoked a scientific finding at the center of U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, a significant rollback of regulations.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
BREAKING: The EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public health, removing a key basis for the climate change fight.
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Stone Circle Replay Wednesday poem: "We’ve All Been There" by Erik Kennedy (@erikkennedy.com)
stonecirclereview.com/weve-all-bee...
stonecirclereview.com/weve-all-bee...
We’ve All Been There
by Erik Kennedy
I stored my plan for world peace
safely in my coat pocket,
and then I washed the coat.
The days when I was writing the plan
were dark, the nights frosty
and full of agues.
I don’t...
stonecirclereview.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Stone Circle Replay Wednesday poem: "We’ve All Been There" by Erik Kennedy (@erikkennedy.com)
stonecirclereview.com/weve-all-bee...
stonecirclereview.com/weve-all-bee...
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Why the fuck does notepad need AI integration?
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Why the fuck does notepad need AI integration?
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they seem to have a deep-seated need to own another living being, and until humans go back on the market dogs will apparently do
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
they seem to have a deep-seated need to own another living being, and until humans go back on the market dogs will apparently do
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It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
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This one star review of a local convenience store... fair enough
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
This one star review of a local convenience store... fair enough
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More reporting (this time from CMU’s own student newspaper, The Tartan) on the end of the literature PhD at Carnegie Mellon—and yes, “cut” is the right word for what’s happening there
This is bleak as hell. Who cares about literature when you’ve got computers?
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
Literature and Cultural Studies program cut, replaced with Computational Cultural Studies - The Tartan
In Feb. 2024, Richard Scheines, Dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, placed an administrative hold on admissions to Carnegie
the-tartan.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
More reporting (this time from CMU’s own student newspaper, The Tartan) on the end of the literature PhD at Carnegie Mellon—and yes, “cut” is the right word for what’s happening there
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In Australia The Police Beat You Up For Opposing Genocide
Australian authorities were fully aware that inviting Israel’s president was going to ignite unrest and furious opposition. They invited him anyway, and sent in the police to assault the protesters.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-austral...
Australian authorities were fully aware that inviting Israel’s president was going to ignite unrest and furious opposition. They invited him anyway, and sent in the police to assault the protesters.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-austral...
In Australia The Police Beat You Up For Opposing Genocide
Reading by Tim Foley:
www.caitlinjohnst.one
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In Australia The Police Beat You Up For Opposing Genocide
Australian authorities were fully aware that inviting Israel’s president was going to ignite unrest and furious opposition. They invited him anyway, and sent in the police to assault the protesters.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-austral...
Australian authorities were fully aware that inviting Israel’s president was going to ignite unrest and furious opposition. They invited him anyway, and sent in the police to assault the protesters.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-austral...
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It's not actually a mystery is it? It's a project that despises curiosity, difference, intellectual inquiry, humanity, complexity, difficulty, compassion, soul - and exalts crude and charmless displays of wealth and power. It is tacky, hateful, boorish and stupid - of course it makes shit art lol
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It's not actually a mystery is it? It's a project that despises curiosity, difference, intellectual inquiry, humanity, complexity, difficulty, compassion, soul - and exalts crude and charmless displays of wealth and power. It is tacky, hateful, boorish and stupid - of course it makes shit art lol