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.
📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch
http://www.erikkennedy.com
📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch
http://www.erikkennedy.com
Pinned
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...
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
NEW: Russian forces are currently unable to build out a strategic reserve and will therefore likely be constrained to grinding, slow advances at their current rate and scale in the coming year.
Read the full Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar122725
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read the full Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar122725
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
December 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
NEW: Russian forces are currently unable to build out a strategic reserve and will therefore likely be constrained to grinding, slow advances at their current rate and scale in the coming year.
Read the full Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar122725
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read the full Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar122725
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
I freelanced as a Ramen model when I lived in Japan, so photos (of the back of my head while eating Ramen at a yatai) were plastered on the walls of several Chinese airports
If you see this, post a random fact about yourself:
I discovered the Kerr separatrix polynomial
arxiv.org/abs/1912.07609
I discovered the Kerr separatrix polynomial
arxiv.org/abs/1912.07609
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I freelanced as a Ramen model when I lived in Japan, so photos (of the back of my head while eating Ramen at a yatai) were plastered on the walls of several Chinese airports
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
almost as if the knowing we do does not happen via the Eye alone ahem
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
almost as if the knowing we do does not happen via the Eye alone ahem
'Sometimes it's almost like writing a little skit or something, where one page is the straight man and then the next page comes in with the punchline.'
therumpus.net/2025/12/22/e...
therumpus.net/2025/12/22/e...
Engineering in Reverse: A Conversation with Natalie Shapero - The Rumpus
“I did a lot of research about Monet, in the course of writing this book, and he was known in his time for having many paintings in progress simultaneously, working outdoors on a landscape canvas with...
therumpus.net
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
'Sometimes it's almost like writing a little skit or something, where one page is the straight man and then the next page comes in with the punchline.'
therumpus.net/2025/12/22/e...
therumpus.net/2025/12/22/e...
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
"Doors should have handles that work without electricity" is for some reason a hot take
Super low hanging safety fruit. US regulators have had a decade plus to get manufacturers to make safe door handles and still they haven’t.
www.autoblog.com/news/china-i...
www.autoblog.com/news/china-i...
China Is Banning Tesla-Style Retractable Door Handles Over Safety Concerns
From 2027, cars sold in China must have manual door releases after electronic handles failing during crashes. Tesla and other brands will need design changes.
www.autoblog.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"Doors should have handles that work without electricity" is for some reason a hot take
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control
‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control
Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state power
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
A better article about the NZME/World Literacy Foundation/AI NZ booklist debacle. Feat. the always fab @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social They've published a list of the fake books - no doubt encouraging AI to keep thinking they exist. The future of the internet: screwed. www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/27/n...
NZME apologises for Christmas list featuring made-up book titles
Some have speculated online that some of the fake book titles published in NZME-owned papers may have been AI-generated.
www.1news.co.nz
December 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
A better article about the NZME/World Literacy Foundation/AI NZ booklist debacle. Feat. the always fab @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social They've published a list of the fake books - no doubt encouraging AI to keep thinking they exist. The future of the internet: screwed. www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/27/n...
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Even after everything, I still find it staggering that anyone could look at, or listen to, this group of people and think, "yes, that's what I want for the country's future." Just an absolute concentrated tincture of the worst of humanity.
'I Like How Racist Everyone Is': Streamers Flock to the New York Young Republican Gala
WALL ST.
judgestreetjournal.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Even after everything, I still find it staggering that anyone could look at, or listen to, this group of people and think, "yes, that's what I want for the country's future." Just an absolute concentrated tincture of the worst of humanity.
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
On average, Christmas Day was 15.4F above the 1991-2020 normal. Seems warm. Seems bad.
December 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
On average, Christmas Day was 15.4F above the 1991-2020 normal. Seems warm. Seems bad.
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Home Alone is about a grieving mother who can’t accept it her son Kevin is dead, so she begins to fantasize that the reason he’s not with the rest of the family is not that he’s dead, but that he was somehow left alone, and he’s in danger, and if she can just get back to him it’ll all be alright.
mods are asleep post xmas movie hot takes: home alone (1990) is not a christmas movie
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Home Alone is about a grieving mother who can’t accept it her son Kevin is dead, so she begins to fantasize that the reason he’s not with the rest of the family is not that he’s dead, but that he was somehow left alone, and he’s in danger, and if she can just get back to him it’ll all be alright.
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Day 16: 'The only green in the City'
Golfers on the roof of the recently built Adelaide House. The top of the Monument is behind.
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day16
Golfers on the roof of the recently built Adelaide House. The top of the Monument is behind.
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day16
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Day 16: 'The only green in the City'
Golfers on the roof of the recently built Adelaide House. The top of the Monument is behind.
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day16
Golfers on the roof of the recently built Adelaide House. The top of the Monument is behind.
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day16
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Day 14: 'Whatever their relationship with the constable may come to be in later life, the children of the East End are quite willing to use his protection at street crossings.'
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day14
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day14
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Day 14: 'Whatever their relationship with the constable may come to be in later life, the children of the East End are quite willing to use his protection at street crossings.'
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day14
An Advent Calendar of London a century ago, from 'Wonderful London', 1925, 📷Donald Macleish. #AdventLondon100 #Day14
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
this is how you all look to me
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
this is how you all look to me
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
beware feline highwaymen in this festive season 😼
December 24, 2023 at 10:59 PM
beware feline highwaymen in this festive season 😼
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
I got you a holiday present, and it is 22 completely alarming photos from Zillow and 2 lovely ones. Please stop the doom scroll and join me!
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I got you a holiday present, and it is 22 completely alarming photos from Zillow and 2 lovely ones. Please stop the doom scroll and join me!
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
< (fascists when they see art that uses the aesthetics of fascism to ridicule and criticise it) wowww the aesthetics of fascism are so cool
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
< (fascists when they see art that uses the aesthetics of fascism to ridicule and criticise it) wowww the aesthetics of fascism are so cool
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Barbari Weissand Effect
December 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Barbari Weissand Effect
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
US intelligence says Putin still aims to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim former Soviet territories in Europe, six sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
HUR Chief Budanov said Russia plans to occupy Baltic states by 2027, accelerated from 2030, and strike Poland without occupation, viewing the West as weak and indecisive.
December 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
US intelligence says Putin still aims to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim former Soviet territories in Europe, six sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
This is patently one of the most absurd things Donald Trump has done, and in a way, it is something of an indictment of all of us as well.
Or maybe it’s more of a taunt, or even an accusation — and it’s up to us to decide how we’re going to deal with it.
Or maybe it’s more of a taunt, or even an accusation — and it’s up to us to decide how we’re going to deal with it.
While a bunch of journalists were at the Kennedy Center taking pictures today, I asked the VP of Facilities and Operations at the Kennedy Center a direct question:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This is patently one of the most absurd things Donald Trump has done, and in a way, it is something of an indictment of all of us as well.
Or maybe it’s more of a taunt, or even an accusation — and it’s up to us to decide how we’re going to deal with it.
Or maybe it’s more of a taunt, or even an accusation — and it’s up to us to decide how we’re going to deal with it.
Reposted by Erik Kennedy
While a bunch of journalists were at the Kennedy Center taking pictures today, I asked the VP of Facilities and Operations at the Kennedy Center a direct question:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
While a bunch of journalists were at the Kennedy Center taking pictures today, I asked the VP of Facilities and Operations at the Kennedy Center a direct question:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Only at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/q-and-a-de...