Tom
@kiwiteej.bsky.social
Kiwi escapee from Twitter. Archivist and other things. Hopes for a better, cooler world. Ōtautahi local.
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#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because this sh*tty National/NZ First/ACT coalition govt is selling you out.
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because this sh*tty National/NZ First/ACT coalition govt is selling you out.
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This should be printed on the leaves of Rheum Rhabarbarum; all the people forcing 'AI' on us should be obliged to read it thus - and then be given the option of eating the words
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This should be printed on the leaves of Rheum Rhabarbarum; all the people forcing 'AI' on us should be obliged to read it thus - and then be given the option of eating the words
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If you're in Aotearoa, Awapuni nurseries are offering free swan plants to help provide food for Monarch butterflies - you just pay the shipping.
awapuni.co.nz/shop
awapuni.co.nz/shop
Shop with Awapuni Nurseries | New Zealand
Shop with Awapuni Nurseries
awapuni.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
If you're in Aotearoa, Awapuni nurseries are offering free swan plants to help provide food for Monarch butterflies - you just pay the shipping.
awapuni.co.nz/shop
awapuni.co.nz/shop
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Funny how this Manage My Health debacle has been framed as not political, whereas literally *everything* that happens when the other lot’s in power is sheeted back to a minister. And with extreme prejudice.
January 7, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Funny how this Manage My Health debacle has been framed as not political, whereas literally *everything* that happens when the other lot’s in power is sheeted back to a minister. And with extreme prejudice.
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Are we absolutely sure it is Maduro and not Luxon?
January 7, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Hmm, who could be asked to give local framing about them requiring government departments to post updates to an abuse generation machine. Hmmm
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Hmm, who could be asked to give local framing about them requiring government departments to post updates to an abuse generation machine. Hmmm
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No lie in that CricInfo comms
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 AM
No lie in that CricInfo comms
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Luxon is such a gobshite it is in some ways a relief that he's still on holiday, but he should still have to explain why he wasn't back to work on 3 January as promised #nzpol
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Luxon is such a gobshite it is in some ways a relief that he's still on holiday, but he should still have to explain why he wasn't back to work on 3 January as promised #nzpol
Oh dear. It turns out I have a cold cold deat heart 🥺
Some folks say deep-sea fish aren’t cute. I dare you to look at this bumpy snailfish and not say “aww.” Try it. I dare you.
…and if you can't, you might have a cold, cold dead heart. bioone.org/journals/ich...
…and if you can't, you might have a cold, cold dead heart. bioone.org/journals/ich...
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Oh dear. It turns out I have a cold cold deat heart 🥺
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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This ⬇️
"They win not just because there are no consequences but ‘decent men’ give them a seat at the table"
"They win not just because there are no consequences but ‘decent men’ give them a seat at the table"
“The weird men online have endless reservoirs of psychological dysfunction and large expanses of time to marshall their obsessions into people’s mentions. More often than not, they win.”
They win not just because there are no consequences but ‘decent men’ give them a seat at the table. #nzpol
They win not just because there are no consequences but ‘decent men’ give them a seat at the table. #nzpol
Weird men are driving people out of politics
Their smear campaigns are ham-fisted and grotesque. They’re also working.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This ⬇️
"They win not just because there are no consequences but ‘decent men’ give them a seat at the table"
"They win not just because there are no consequences but ‘decent men’ give them a seat at the table"
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Very important thread on why Trump is targeting places like Venezuela. It makes no sense under a model of Trump as head of a nation-state, but makes complete sense under a model of "neo-royalism" where the primary driver is not national interest but interests of "elite cliques and sovereign rulers."
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Very important thread on why Trump is targeting places like Venezuela. It makes no sense under a model of Trump as head of a nation-state, but makes complete sense under a model of "neo-royalism" where the primary driver is not national interest but interests of "elite cliques and sovereign rulers."
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*PLEASE* learn how apostrophes work fml
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January 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
*PLEASE* learn how apostrophes work fml
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Same with e.g. Brexit and Johnson. If every time the average punter turns on TV or radio or picks up a newspaper, they are deluged in a landslide of horseshit inciting them to Get Brexit Done, then you don’t have a “stupid electorate” problem. You have an elite radicalisation/corruption emergency.
January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Same with e.g. Brexit and Johnson. If every time the average punter turns on TV or radio or picks up a newspaper, they are deluged in a landslide of horseshit inciting them to Get Brexit Done, then you don’t have a “stupid electorate” problem. You have an elite radicalisation/corruption emergency.
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This is why you need pay ratio laws and maximum salary/compensation laws along with your ubi.
FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
High Pay Centre calculates bosses will pass milestone on third working day of 2026 with median pay of £1,353 an hour
The bosses of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2026 before midday on Tuesday than the average worker will all year, according to figures laying bare the yawning income gap.
Median annual pay for FTSE 100 chief executives is £4.4m, the High Pay Centre thinktank calculated, 113 times higher than the £39,039 earned by the median full-time worker. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
This is why you need pay ratio laws and maximum salary/compensation laws along with your ubi.
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If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
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Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
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There are two types of people in NZ:
Those who hate Chris Luxon
AND
Chris Luxon
Those who hate Chris Luxon
AND
Chris Luxon
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 AM
There are two types of people in NZ:
Those who hate Chris Luxon
AND
Chris Luxon
Those who hate Chris Luxon
AND
Chris Luxon
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Re-sharing for the new year, which is also an election year! If you agree, help us out by emailing your local MP asking why Labour and National have not yet signed this letter or committed to regulating AI deployment in NZ. #nzpol
We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol
regulateai.nz
regulateai.nz
Home
A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI
regulateai.nz
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Re-sharing for the new year, which is also an election year! If you agree, help us out by emailing your local MP asking why Labour and National have not yet signed this letter or committed to regulating AI deployment in NZ. #nzpol
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
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it's actually absurd that the nz presspack isnt running constant stories asking where the PM is
rigged game in so many ways haha
rigged game in so many ways haha
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 AM
it's actually absurd that the nz presspack isnt running constant stories asking where the PM is
rigged game in so many ways haha
rigged game in so many ways haha