krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!)
@krisis.bsky.social
Probably writing @ https://crushingkrisis.com/ right now (and since 2000).
Songwriter & musician. Software & Marketing doer and leader. Major fan of music, comics, drag, & TTRPGs. Parent. Non-binary. Immigrant from Philly in NZ. Often AKA "CrushingComics"
Songwriter & musician. Software & Marketing doer and leader. Major fan of music, comics, drag, & TTRPGs. Parent. Non-binary. Immigrant from Philly in NZ. Often AKA "CrushingComics"
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Everything that makes Aotearoa New Zealand unique is related to Māori culture. Welcome to the country, that's a pōwhiri. We are gonna thrash you at sport, that's a haka. Traditional meals, that's a hāngī. Matariki that's our New Year
If you don't like Māori stuff maybe you're in the wrong country?
If you don't like Māori stuff maybe you're in the wrong country?
👏
NZers (specifically Auckland): What are the options for a 16YO who is adamant they are running away from home?
I don't know this world at all. Youth shelters? Can they offer a same-day intake?
I'm Googling my butt off, but if you have firsthand knowledge please reply or DM me.
I don't know this world at all. Youth shelters? Can they offer a same-day intake?
I'm Googling my butt off, but if you have firsthand knowledge please reply or DM me.
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
NZers (specifically Auckland): What are the options for a 16YO who is adamant they are running away from home?
I don't know this world at all. Youth shelters? Can they offer a same-day intake?
I'm Googling my butt off, but if you have firsthand knowledge please reply or DM me.
I don't know this world at all. Youth shelters? Can they offer a same-day intake?
I'm Googling my butt off, but if you have firsthand knowledge please reply or DM me.
Played my first practice guitar set while wearing a large lace front wig.
Now I more fully understand why drag queens are always talking about sweating.
Like, even as a person who can sweat through my clothes in one hour of sitting on the couch in warm room, this was a whole new level of sweat.
Now I more fully understand why drag queens are always talking about sweating.
Like, even as a person who can sweat through my clothes in one hour of sitting on the couch in warm room, this was a whole new level of sweat.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Played my first practice guitar set while wearing a large lace front wig.
Now I more fully understand why drag queens are always talking about sweating.
Like, even as a person who can sweat through my clothes in one hour of sitting on the couch in warm room, this was a whole new level of sweat.
Now I more fully understand why drag queens are always talking about sweating.
Like, even as a person who can sweat through my clothes in one hour of sitting on the couch in warm room, this was a whole new level of sweat.
Imagine having the absolute, unquestionable branding dominance and authority in a field like Gallup and simply... stopping.
They are the Kleenex of presidential polling.
They are the Kleenex of presidential polling.
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Imagine having the absolute, unquestionable branding dominance and authority in a field like Gallup and simply... stopping.
They are the Kleenex of presidential polling.
They are the Kleenex of presidential polling.
Literally the first thing I learned about NZ when I started following NZers on Twitter was that Ani O'Brien was awful.
Nine years later, that is truer than ever.
She is a vile being.
Nine years later, that is truer than ever.
She is a vile being.
February 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Literally the first thing I learned about NZ when I started following NZers on Twitter was that Ani O'Brien was awful.
Nine years later, that is truer than ever.
She is a vile being.
Nine years later, that is truer than ever.
She is a vile being.
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You can tell AI hype is true because the people hyping it are the exact same people who said we'd have a Mars colony by 2026, hyperloops in every city, Google Glass would change the world, and that monkey NFTs were going to be the new global currency.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
You can tell AI hype is true because the people hyping it are the exact same people who said we'd have a Mars colony by 2026, hyperloops in every city, Google Glass would change the world, and that monkey NFTs were going to be the new global currency.
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MUNA - Dancing On The Wall (Official Video)
YouTube video by MunaVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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And Australia gets free power in the off peak it has so much solar, wind and batteries
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
Watts is an idiot of the first order and a symptom of anti intellectualism rife in National
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
But when both the Taxpayers Union AND Greens absolutely diss the Government on the LNG Corruption Show, you know National fucked up mega
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
National's LNG blunders are a warning ahead of election campaign
Ministers seemed unprepared for criticism over LNG and then unable to salvage the narrative once the severity of the situation became apparent.
newsroom.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
And Australia gets free power in the off peak it has so much solar, wind and batteries
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
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Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
Welly Friends: Morning Glory Nails is an amazing nail artist who just moved down from Hawkes Bay and is trying to re-establish her business in Lower Hutt.
Spread the word or pay her a visit! You can book with her directly on her site.
www.whatsthestorymorningglory.net/nailart
Spread the word or pay her a visit! You can book with her directly on her site.
www.whatsthestorymorningglory.net/nailart
Nail Art — Morning Glory Nails
www.whatsthestorymorningglory.net
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Welly Friends: Morning Glory Nails is an amazing nail artist who just moved down from Hawkes Bay and is trying to re-establish her business in Lower Hutt.
Spread the word or pay her a visit! You can book with her directly on her site.
www.whatsthestorymorningglory.net/nailart
Spread the word or pay her a visit! You can book with her directly on her site.
www.whatsthestorymorningglory.net/nailart
Good thing I never put in the time it would've taken to launch a Discord server as one of my Patreon benefits 🤷♀️
(Discord launches Gov't ID and/or facial verification to all users next month. I don't trust them with my data & I don't want to incentivize others to do so.)
discord.com/press-releas...
(Discord launches Gov't ID and/or facial verification to all users next month. I don't trust them with my data & I don't want to incentivize others to do so.)
discord.com/press-releas...
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Good thing I never put in the time it would've taken to launch a Discord server as one of my Patreon benefits 🤷♀️
(Discord launches Gov't ID and/or facial verification to all users next month. I don't trust them with my data & I don't want to incentivize others to do so.)
discord.com/press-releas...
(Discord launches Gov't ID and/or facial verification to all users next month. I don't trust them with my data & I don't want to incentivize others to do so.)
discord.com/press-releas...
Every single word and link in this article is more horrifying than the last.
The mask is fully off. We're not just getting dogwhistles from conservative thought-leaders about the subjugation of women at this point - it's the actual message.
The mask is fully off. We're not just getting dogwhistles from conservative thought-leaders about the subjugation of women at this point - it's the actual message.
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Every single word and link in this article is more horrifying than the last.
The mask is fully off. We're not just getting dogwhistles from conservative thought-leaders about the subjugation of women at this point - it's the actual message.
The mask is fully off. We're not just getting dogwhistles from conservative thought-leaders about the subjugation of women at this point - it's the actual message.
Reposted by krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!)
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
I've had a few encounters with the monkey's paw lately: offered EXACTLY what I want BUT with conditions that would make me miserable.
Part of me screams, "Accept the darn conditions!"
Then another part of me says, "The reason you are reasonably happy and well-adjusted is you say NO to this stuff."
Part of me screams, "Accept the darn conditions!"
Then another part of me says, "The reason you are reasonably happy and well-adjusted is you say NO to this stuff."
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I've had a few encounters with the monkey's paw lately: offered EXACTLY what I want BUT with conditions that would make me miserable.
Part of me screams, "Accept the darn conditions!"
Then another part of me says, "The reason you are reasonably happy and well-adjusted is you say NO to this stuff."
Part of me screams, "Accept the darn conditions!"
Then another part of me says, "The reason you are reasonably happy and well-adjusted is you say NO to this stuff."
It feels incredible to reach out to someone and say, "Hey, you are so good at your job and I need to spend money doing the thing you are good at doing, can we work together?"
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
It feels incredible to reach out to someone and say, "Hey, you are so good at your job and I need to spend money doing the thing you are good at doing, can we work together?"
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The only day I get even slightly patriotic (call me a patriot & I will twat you) is #WaitangiDay
Happy us day fellow Kiwis, bloody love Waitangi Day (although feels weird not being at a Ngāi Tahu official celebration).
Toitū Te Tiriti
Happy us day fellow Kiwis, bloody love Waitangi Day (although feels weird not being at a Ngāi Tahu official celebration).
Toitū Te Tiriti
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The only day I get even slightly patriotic (call me a patriot & I will twat you) is #WaitangiDay
Happy us day fellow Kiwis, bloody love Waitangi Day (although feels weird not being at a Ngāi Tahu official celebration).
Toitū Te Tiriti
Happy us day fellow Kiwis, bloody love Waitangi Day (although feels weird not being at a Ngāi Tahu official celebration).
Toitū Te Tiriti
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Wellington Pride being taken to court by anti trans folks trying the old British Terf Island playbook, as with all the anti trans activism, only demonstrated how little their horrible smudge of folks exists and how much bigger the trans positive community in NZ is
In an update to our time at the Human Rights Review Tribunal:
As you know, we never expected to go to court over our right to hold an event where trans*, non-binary, intersex, and all gender minority attendees would feel safe, accepted, and supported to be themselves.
1/2
As you know, we never expected to go to court over our right to hold an event where trans*, non-binary, intersex, and all gender minority attendees would feel safe, accepted, and supported to be themselves.
1/2
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Wellington Pride being taken to court by anti trans folks trying the old British Terf Island playbook, as with all the anti trans activism, only demonstrated how little their horrible smudge of folks exists and how much bigger the trans positive community in NZ is
New GOP voter suppression bill would not only potentially disenfranchise everyone who has taken a married name, but also all international voters - since it requires IN PERSON re-registration.
🚨 Tell your Senators to vote NO on the GOP’s so-called “SAVE” Act”, which would:
Require continuing voter purges w/ NO PENALTY for erroneous purges.
Subject election officials to potential PRISON TIME & citizen suits for mistakenly registering a single voter—even if the voter is a citizen! 1/
Require continuing voter purges w/ NO PENALTY for erroneous purges.
Subject election officials to potential PRISON TIME & citizen suits for mistakenly registering a single voter—even if the voter is a citizen! 1/
February 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
New GOP voter suppression bill would not only potentially disenfranchise everyone who has taken a married name, but also all international voters - since it requires IN PERSON re-registration.
We pickled some watermelon rind.
Y'all, I will NEVER let a watermelon rind be thrown away EVER again!
Y'all, I will NEVER let a watermelon rind be thrown away EVER again!
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
We pickled some watermelon rind.
Y'all, I will NEVER let a watermelon rind be thrown away EVER again!
Y'all, I will NEVER let a watermelon rind be thrown away EVER again!
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If you aspire to be mediocre, LLM AI can help you get there.
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
If you aspire to be mediocre, LLM AI can help you get there.
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
For most, that means delivering far less than what you're capable of, stunting any real growth, and trapping yourself in the mediocrity.
There's a better way. It's called "learning."
On the list of shit I definitely do not want to learn how to fix (but still have to), either my router or my ISP is blocking access to my own website... that I use and working on 24/7.
So that's fun.
So that's fun.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On the list of shit I definitely do not want to learn how to fix (but still have to), either my router or my ISP is blocking access to my own website... that I use and working on 24/7.
So that's fun.
So that's fun.
The supposed inevitability of any technology is mostly an illusion.
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The supposed inevitability of any technology is mostly an illusion.
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The City to Sea bridge feels like a real metaphor for this country at the moment. Pretty, nostalgic for another time, not suitable for the current situation, so we'll spend high on arguing about it but in the end we'll just shrug and let any actual decision be someone else's problem.
So who takes the blame if it collapses and hurts/kills people?
"A popular footbridge connecting Wellington's waterfront to the central city has been saved from demolition - but its seismic risk won't be addressed." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"A popular footbridge connecting Wellington's waterfront to the central city has been saved from demolition - but its seismic risk won't be addressed." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Wellington's City to Sea bridge saved but most seismic work off the table
There's been a years-long fight over the City to Sea bridge that connects Wellington's waterfront to the central city.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
The City to Sea bridge feels like a real metaphor for this country at the moment. Pretty, nostalgic for another time, not suitable for the current situation, so we'll spend high on arguing about it but in the end we'll just shrug and let any actual decision be someone else's problem.
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You couldn’t get an exchange more in line with The Handmaid’s Tale if you got Margaret Atwood to write it.
they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
February 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
You couldn’t get an exchange more in line with The Handmaid’s Tale if you got Margaret Atwood to write it.
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades