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?
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I'm coming out with a provocative deeply personal opinion in 2026:
I want the cool art on the FRONT of a t-shirt, not the back.
I want to look down and appreciate the design. I want people to watch me as I'm walking toward them.
I want the cool art on the FRONT of a t-shirt, not the back.
I want to look down and appreciate the design. I want people to watch me as I'm walking toward them.
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I'm coming out with a provocative deeply personal opinion in 2026:
I want the cool art on the FRONT of a t-shirt, not the back.
I want to look down and appreciate the design. I want people to watch me as I'm walking toward them.
I want the cool art on the FRONT of a t-shirt, not the back.
I want to look down and appreciate the design. I want people to watch me as I'm walking toward them.
she sounds like a total badass
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
she sounds like a total badass
That is wild! I think a lot of the libraries here are specifically cooling centers? Is that an older building?
February 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
That is wild! I think a lot of the libraries here are specifically cooling centers? Is that an older building?
Absolutely amazing. It has been wonderful reading your proud updates about him.
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Absolutely amazing. It has been wonderful reading your proud updates about him.
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breaking new frontiers when it comes to headline writing at The Spinoff
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
breaking new frontiers when it comes to headline writing at The Spinoff
Trying to help someone with this at a distance has proven to me I must find a way to get involved in some local charities for at risk youth in some way.
Not every kid randomly meets a former Peer Counselor on the internet the day they run away.
Not every kid randomly meets a former Peer Counselor on the internet the day they run away.
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Trying to help someone with this at a distance has proven to me I must find a way to get involved in some local charities for at risk youth in some way.
Not every kid randomly meets a former Peer Counselor on the internet the day they run away.
Not every kid randomly meets a former Peer Counselor on the internet the day they run away.
I had a chat with the very lovely youthline.co.nz/web-chat-cou..., who were really helpful in explaning some options:
* Talking to the police
* OT www.orangatamariki.govt.nz
* SHINE 2shine.org.nz
* Rainbow Youth ry.org.nz/auckland-hou...
* Talking to the police
* OT www.orangatamariki.govt.nz
* SHINE 2shine.org.nz
* Rainbow Youth ry.org.nz/auckland-hou...
Youth Counselling
Chat with a counsellor online - 10am to 10pm, 7 days a week. This service is available for any young person in New Zealand, or anyone who is supporting a young person.
youthline.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I had a chat with the very lovely youthline.co.nz/web-chat-cou..., who were really helpful in explaning some options:
* Talking to the police
* OT www.orangatamariki.govt.nz
* SHINE 2shine.org.nz
* Rainbow Youth ry.org.nz/auckland-hou...
* Talking to the police
* OT www.orangatamariki.govt.nz
* SHINE 2shine.org.nz
* Rainbow Youth ry.org.nz/auckland-hou...
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.
got the kid hooked on it today
she says, "the one in the leather jacket is my favorite"
she says, "the one in the leather jacket is my favorite"
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM
got the kid hooked on it today
she says, "the one in the leather jacket is my favorite"
she says, "the one in the leather jacket is my favorite"
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.
I briefly browsed her Substack a moment ago, thinking, "Surely not ALL of her takes are quite so toxic?" Alas...
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I briefly browsed her Substack a moment ago, thinking, "Surely not ALL of her takes are quite so toxic?" Alas...
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.
Absolute same for me.
I actively dislike running. It's an excuse to be outside, raise my heart rate, and work on stamina.
Usually I'd much rather be playing music energetically or dancing!
I actively dislike running. It's an excuse to be outside, raise my heart rate, and work on stamina.
Usually I'd much rather be playing music energetically or dancing!
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Absolute same for me.
I actively dislike running. It's an excuse to be outside, raise my heart rate, and work on stamina.
Usually I'd much rather be playing music energetically or dancing!
I actively dislike running. It's an excuse to be outside, raise my heart rate, and work on stamina.
Usually I'd much rather be playing music energetically or dancing!
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As much as I like them as rockers, they are really good at pop melodies and I feel like there's more of a chance for them to break through bigger if this is their aesthetic for the new record.
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
As much as I like them as rockers, they are really good at pop melodies and I feel like there's more of a chance for them to break through bigger if this is their aesthetic for the new record.
It is so fucking good.
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
It is so fucking good.
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
And she isn't even legendary! 😂
Almost makes me want to log into Arena and try to build a deck around getting her out.
Almost makes me want to log into Arena and try to build a deck around getting her out.
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
And she isn't even legendary! 😂
Almost makes me want to log into Arena and try to build a deck around getting her out.
Almost makes me want to log into Arena and try to build a deck around getting her out.
As someone who WISHES I could go TWO DAYS in my house without turning on the stove or oven, I am in awe.
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 AM
As someone who WISHES I could go TWO DAYS in my house without turning on the stove or oven, I am in awe.
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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.
Morning Glory Nails on Instagram: www.instagram.com/morning.glor...
I don't know this person at all, but she does cool art and made a big leap of faith moving her life down to Wellington.
I don't know this person at all, but she does cool art and made a big leap of faith moving her life down to Wellington.
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Morning Glory Nails on Instagram: www.instagram.com/morning.glor...
I don't know this person at all, but she does cool art and made a big leap of faith moving her life down to Wellington.
I don't know this person at all, but she does cool art and made a big leap of faith moving her life down to Wellington.