James 🧠 🫀 👋🏼 🌿
@jameslittlewood.bsky.social
Arty man. I ♥️ & follow educators, artists, librarians & indigenous & environmental activists. Not into arguments. Doing this as me in west Auckland 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 🇵🇸 🇮🇱 he/him/they/yours 🟰
Pinned
Shameless plug
Mono Watt
Album release: words + noise
Sat 8 Nov
Flying Out basement
80 Pitt St nr. K Rd
7.30 doors
8.00 band
Me: words
Ross Cunningham: guitar noise
John Pain: electronic noise
Mono Watt
Album release: words + noise
Sat 8 Nov
Flying Out basement
80 Pitt St nr. K Rd
7.30 doors
8.00 band
Me: words
Ross Cunningham: guitar noise
John Pain: electronic noise
For context, four Aussie banks took approximately $6.5 billion out of the Aotearoa economy in the last year or so
The majority of which was gleaned from mortgages on family homes
The economy is improving? Sweety, it's tanking, sinking, shitting itself sideways, and you're a big part of the reason
The majority of which was gleaned from mortgages on family homes
The economy is improving? Sweety, it's tanking, sinking, shitting itself sideways, and you're a big part of the reason
'Really insulting': Can ANZ really claim its record profit is due to economy improving?
'Really insulting': Can ANZ really claim its record profit is due to economy improving?
It's announced a full-year profit of more than $2.5 billion.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
For context, four Aussie banks took approximately $6.5 billion out of the Aotearoa economy in the last year or so
The majority of which was gleaned from mortgages on family homes
The economy is improving? Sweety, it's tanking, sinking, shitting itself sideways, and you're a big part of the reason
The majority of which was gleaned from mortgages on family homes
The economy is improving? Sweety, it's tanking, sinking, shitting itself sideways, and you're a big part of the reason
Split Enz have announced a tour of Australia with one Aotearoa show in Christchurch
At this I am surprised
At this I am surprised
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Split Enz have announced a tour of Australia with one Aotearoa show in Christchurch
At this I am surprised
At this I am surprised
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Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone!
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
Submission Guide – Fast-track bill Amendments
The Government’s proposed amendments to the Fast-Track Act take an already dangerous and anti-democratic law and push it even further. These changes would hand more power to Ministers and big corporat...
350.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone!
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
File under socialism for the capitalists, capitalism for the social welfare
Over the next decade NZ will transition to a “personal responsibility” risk model when it comes to buying and protecting property, Simon Watts told a private insurance event.
Climate minister: Post-disaster full value property buyouts will one day be a thing of the past
Over the next decade NZ will transition to a “personal responsibility” risk model when it comes to buying and protecting property, Simon Watts told a private insurance event.
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
File under socialism for the capitalists, capitalism for the social welfare
Of all the parties that have been created since MMP in 1996, how many have made it into Parliament?
Te Pāti Māori – who else – any?
#nzpol
Te Pāti Māori – who else – any?
#nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Of all the parties that have been created since MMP in 1996, how many have made it into Parliament?
Te Pāti Māori – who else – any?
#nzpol
Te Pāti Māori – who else – any?
#nzpol
My band Mono Watt released our debut album on Saturday, available now in vinyl from Flying Out records or on Bandcamp in vinyl or streaming
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mono-watt.bandcamp.com/album/words-...
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mono-watt.bandcamp.com/album/words-...
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My band Mono Watt released our debut album on Saturday, available now in vinyl from Flying Out records or on Bandcamp in vinyl or streaming
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mono-watt.bandcamp.com/album/words-...
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mono-watt.bandcamp.com/album/words-...
Among its other terrible problems, AI is contributing to a predicted market crash.
Sharemarket concern: 'If it keeps building and building, it'll blow'
Sharemarket concern: 'If it keeps building and building, it'll blow'
Despite warnings of a potential crash due to inflated AI share prices, markets around the world continue to hit records.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Among its other terrible problems, AI is contributing to a predicted market crash.
Here they are folks. Every one of the one hundred albums. And one of em could be yours! Slung together here with a sneaky preview ...
Heavily discounted at the launch. Otherwise Flying Out or bandcamp. See pinned skeet for release gig deets
Heavily discounted at the launch. Otherwise Flying Out or bandcamp. See pinned skeet for release gig deets
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Here they are folks. Every one of the one hundred albums. And one of em could be yours! Slung together here with a sneaky preview ...
Heavily discounted at the launch. Otherwise Flying Out or bandcamp. See pinned skeet for release gig deets
Heavily discounted at the launch. Otherwise Flying Out or bandcamp. See pinned skeet for release gig deets
Two sleeps till my rekid launch!
Graham Reid rekns:
“Pain's electronics pushes it into space as Cunningham's low guitar grounds it”
“somewhere between Kerouac, Sam Hunt … and Ginsberg”
“the presence of an authentic voice & sonic settings which wrap around the experience”
Free/koha all welcome
Graham Reid rekns:
“Pain's electronics pushes it into space as Cunningham's low guitar grounds it”
“somewhere between Kerouac, Sam Hunt … and Ginsberg”
“the presence of an authentic voice & sonic settings which wrap around the experience”
Free/koha all welcome
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Two sleeps till my rekid launch!
Graham Reid rekns:
“Pain's electronics pushes it into space as Cunningham's low guitar grounds it”
“somewhere between Kerouac, Sam Hunt … and Ginsberg”
“the presence of an authentic voice & sonic settings which wrap around the experience”
Free/koha all welcome
Graham Reid rekns:
“Pain's electronics pushes it into space as Cunningham's low guitar grounds it”
“somewhere between Kerouac, Sam Hunt … and Ginsberg”
“the presence of an authentic voice & sonic settings which wrap around the experience”
Free/koha all welcome
I saw a three car pile up on West Coast Road
At New Lynn a car ran a red light, got stopped by a cop
Some problem in Parnell has thrown the trains into chaos
It’s a bad day for rushing whānau, take it easy out there
At New Lynn a car ran a red light, got stopped by a cop
Some problem in Parnell has thrown the trains into chaos
It’s a bad day for rushing whānau, take it easy out there
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I saw a three car pile up on West Coast Road
At New Lynn a car ran a red light, got stopped by a cop
Some problem in Parnell has thrown the trains into chaos
It’s a bad day for rushing whānau, take it easy out there
At New Lynn a car ran a red light, got stopped by a cop
Some problem in Parnell has thrown the trains into chaos
It’s a bad day for rushing whānau, take it easy out there
Filthy fukn arseholes
Stupid bloody idiots
Cretinous fleabags
Greedy cunts
Useless pricks
Stupid bloody idiots
Cretinous fleabags
Greedy cunts
Useless pricks
The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government quietly loosens climate rules
An announcement at 8pm on Tuesday saw the Government delinking the ETS from the Paris Agreement and extending another emissions deadline by 25 years.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Filthy fukn arseholes
Stupid bloody idiots
Cretinous fleabags
Greedy cunts
Useless pricks
Stupid bloody idiots
Cretinous fleabags
Greedy cunts
Useless pricks
Cool sub-thread
Also, more so than any other group, Americans tend to assume their social norms are the social norms so even when they realise they're talking to other groups are more likely to come across as a bit of a dick.
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Cool sub-thread
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As a former school board member, this is fucking outrageous. If you are a parent, find the details for your school board members and email them immediately to tell them you expect them to give effect to Te Tiriti whether it's mandated by legislation or not.
And just in from Seymour.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As a former school board member, this is fucking outrageous. If you are a parent, find the details for your school board members and email them immediately to tell them you expect them to give effect to Te Tiriti whether it's mandated by legislation or not.
Graham Reid reviewed my band Mono Watt’s album words + noise on Elsewhere just ahead of our album release this Saturday 8 Nov
Flying Out basement
7.30 doors
8.00 band
www.elsewhere.co.nz/culturalelse...
Flying Out basement
7.30 doors
8.00 band
www.elsewhere.co.nz/culturalelse...
Mono Watt, words + noise (vinyl, digital outlets)
Recorded live at The Nix, Auckland in January, this labours a little under the album's title. It identifies "noise" which for many might suggest sonic density from guitarist Ross Cunningham and John P...
www.elsewhere.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Graham Reid reviewed my band Mono Watt’s album words + noise on Elsewhere just ahead of our album release this Saturday 8 Nov
Flying Out basement
7.30 doors
8.00 band
www.elsewhere.co.nz/culturalelse...
Flying Out basement
7.30 doors
8.00 band
www.elsewhere.co.nz/culturalelse...
Album launch: Saturday night
RNZ radio play: Sunday afternoon
RNZ radio play: Sunday afternoon
Shameless plug
Mono Watt
Album release: words + noise
Sat 8 Nov
Flying Out basement
80 Pitt St nr. K Rd
7.30 doors
8.00 band
Me: words
Ross Cunningham: guitar noise
John Pain: electronic noise
Mono Watt
Album release: words + noise
Sat 8 Nov
Flying Out basement
80 Pitt St nr. K Rd
7.30 doors
8.00 band
Me: words
Ross Cunningham: guitar noise
John Pain: electronic noise
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Album launch: Saturday night
RNZ radio play: Sunday afternoon
RNZ radio play: Sunday afternoon
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Happy Halloween!
The scariest thing about tonight isn't the costumes, it's the road safety stats.
Halloween sees a 30% spike in crashes involving people walking or cycling w/ 1/3 of these crashes between 4-8pm, peak trick-or-treating hours.
Drivers: slow down tonight so everyone gets home safe.
The scariest thing about tonight isn't the costumes, it's the road safety stats.
Halloween sees a 30% spike in crashes involving people walking or cycling w/ 1/3 of these crashes between 4-8pm, peak trick-or-treating hours.
Drivers: slow down tonight so everyone gets home safe.
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Happy Halloween!
The scariest thing about tonight isn't the costumes, it's the road safety stats.
Halloween sees a 30% spike in crashes involving people walking or cycling w/ 1/3 of these crashes between 4-8pm, peak trick-or-treating hours.
Drivers: slow down tonight so everyone gets home safe.
The scariest thing about tonight isn't the costumes, it's the road safety stats.
Halloween sees a 30% spike in crashes involving people walking or cycling w/ 1/3 of these crashes between 4-8pm, peak trick-or-treating hours.
Drivers: slow down tonight so everyone gets home safe.
I guess if my comp takes over a minute to calculate the size of the image folder then it's prolly to big to stick on my thumb drive
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I guess if my comp takes over a minute to calculate the size of the image folder then it's prolly to big to stick on my thumb drive
Hint: because it will cause more accidents
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hint: because it will cause more accidents
Still true
Normalise the use of “Capitalist” as a slur, an insult, something to fear, like a public menace that stinks and gouges your flesh then reproduces inside you, annihilates all civilisation and completely destabilises Earth’s entire ecosystem causing mass extinction
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Still true
Normalise the use of “Capitalist” as a slur, an insult, something to fear, like a public menace that stinks and gouges your flesh then reproduces inside you, annihilates all civilisation and completely destabilises Earth’s entire ecosystem causing mass extinction
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Normalise the use of “Capitalist” as a slur, an insult, something to fear, like a public menace that stinks and gouges your flesh then reproduces inside you, annihilates all civilisation and completely destabilises Earth’s entire ecosystem causing mass extinction
The school prize giving was emotionally and politically complex for me.
Educational politics: a 🧵
n = 8
Educational politics: a 🧵
n = 8
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The school prize giving was emotionally and politically complex for me.
Educational politics: a 🧵
n = 8
Educational politics: a 🧵
n = 8
Reposted by James 🧠 🫀 👋🏼 🌿
This. I quit my monthly slot with ZB because I got tired of being treated like garbage whereas Ray Chung was treated like a reputable source. ZB is utter trash.
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/10/news...
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/10/news...
NEWSTALK ZB: COMFORTING THE COMFORTABLE
In a healthy democracy, media outlets should challenge those in power, scrutinise policy, and provide space for a diversity of perspective...
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This. I quit my monthly slot with ZB because I got tired of being treated like garbage whereas Ray Chung was treated like a reputable source. ZB is utter trash.
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/10/news...
nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/10/news...
Hang on what? Why? Why was the application for recount dismissed? And by whom?
Please @rnzrss.bsky.social stop this passive voice with unattributed actions
Please @rnzrss.bsky.social stop this passive voice with unattributed actions
Runner-up in tight mayoral race refused recount
Runner-up in tight mayoral race refused recount
Iwi leader Snow Tane lost by just 21 votes.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hang on what? Why? Why was the application for recount dismissed? And by whom?
Please @rnzrss.bsky.social stop this passive voice with unattributed actions
Please @rnzrss.bsky.social stop this passive voice with unattributed actions
Here’s the best of my Samba Strike! minis
I love the conductor. I love everything
I love the conductor. I love everything
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Here’s the best of my Samba Strike! minis
I love the conductor. I love everything
I love the conductor. I love everything
This is noisiest, bubbliest, chattiest train ever, full of nice, bright, smiling and highly communicative service workers.
Unlike our greedy, petulant political leaders
Unlike our greedy, petulant political leaders
I mean I’ve seen fuller trains but not at 2pm on a sunny Thursday afternoon. The strike is moving!
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is noisiest, bubbliest, chattiest train ever, full of nice, bright, smiling and highly communicative service workers.
Unlike our greedy, petulant political leaders
Unlike our greedy, petulant political leaders