Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti)
@krveale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer of Media Studies/Digital Media, and author.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932
https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-8932
https://wheretofind.me/@krveale
"He/Him."
Tangata Tiriti.
All views expressed here are my own.
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At least SOMEONE has a bit of moral clarity.
#nzpol
#nzpol
US attack on Venezuela clearly illegal under UN charter - Helen Clark
The former PM says there is a case for Nicolás Maduro to appear before a criminal court, but the attack wasn't legal.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
At least SOMEONE has a bit of moral clarity.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Hey #nzpol, how does 400,000 of 1,800,000 records equal between 6 and 7 percent?
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Hey #nzpol, how does 400,000 of 1,800,000 records equal between 6 and 7 percent?
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
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Campaigning for 2026 NZ Election is well underway, including advertorials disguised as news and paid for by NZ Parliamentary Service
#NZpol
#NZpol
The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
January 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Campaigning for 2026 NZ Election is well underway, including advertorials disguised as news and paid for by NZ Parliamentary Service
#NZpol
#NZpol
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Hmmmm WERE does Fiasco stop and blankie begin
(Fiasco not believe Big Friend when her says her bought this blankie BEFORE Fiasco. Who ever heard of a time before Fiasco?!!?)
(Fiasco not believe Big Friend when her says her bought this blankie BEFORE Fiasco. Who ever heard of a time before Fiasco?!!?)
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Hmmmm WERE does Fiasco stop and blankie begin
(Fiasco not believe Big Friend when her says her bought this blankie BEFORE Fiasco. Who ever heard of a time before Fiasco?!!?)
(Fiasco not believe Big Friend when her says her bought this blankie BEFORE Fiasco. Who ever heard of a time before Fiasco?!!?)
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This should exist in every city in the country.
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This should exist in every city in the country.
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The best feeling is when a high schooler somehow finds one of my zines online and reaches out via email to share that they've been inspired to create their own and if I would want to receive a hard copy. The answer is always:
kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain with his arms outstretched .
ALT: kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain with his arms outstretched .
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The best feeling is when a high schooler somehow finds one of my zines online and reaches out via email to share that they've been inspired to create their own and if I would want to receive a hard copy. The answer is always:
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Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
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This is why you can't just go learn from random reviews. They're always just one person's opinion, and someone else has the opposite one.
bsky.app/profile/most...
bsky.app/profile/most...
whenever this discussion comes up, I always show these two reviews which are for the same book.
January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This is why you can't just go learn from random reviews. They're always just one person's opinion, and someone else has the opposite one.
bsky.app/profile/most...
bsky.app/profile/most...
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Every time this topic circles around, someone inevitably will be like, "don't you want to learn? you should read your reviews and learn from them!"
no you should not. ever!!!!!! LOL
no you should not. ever!!!!!! LOL
January 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Every time this topic circles around, someone inevitably will be like, "don't you want to learn? you should read your reviews and learn from them!"
no you should not. ever!!!!!! LOL
no you should not. ever!!!!!! LOL
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Agree with this whole thread up & down (especially the part where someone who sends you critique like that discussed is NOT your friend!)
If you want to write professionally you have to get ok with the idea of your work being critiqued.
That does not mean you have to read the critiques.
If you want to write professionally you have to get ok with the idea of your work being critiqued.
That does not mean you have to read the critiques.
Multiple things can be true at the same time.
Readers have the right to dislike a work.
Being disliked is a sign of being read.
Reviewers have the right to dislike and critique a work.
It's often hard to avoid seeing such reviews, and authors can often feel very vulnerable.
We are human.
Readers have the right to dislike a work.
Being disliked is a sign of being read.
Reviewers have the right to dislike and critique a work.
It's often hard to avoid seeing such reviews, and authors can often feel very vulnerable.
We are human.
January 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Agree with this whole thread up & down (especially the part where someone who sends you critique like that discussed is NOT your friend!)
If you want to write professionally you have to get ok with the idea of your work being critiqued.
That does not mean you have to read the critiques.
If you want to write professionally you have to get ok with the idea of your work being critiqued.
That does not mean you have to read the critiques.
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The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
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Hear me out... but what if both the quality and financial health of NZ media sharply improved by a return to running government propaganda as paid advertising rather than (fake) news? #nzpol
The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Hear me out... but what if both the quality and financial health of NZ media sharply improved by a return to running government propaganda as paid advertising rather than (fake) news? #nzpol
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NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
Who gives the *tiniest dusty shit* what quality Venuzuela's oil is
Even if it were supr-saiyan omni-orgasm oil, it would still belong to Venezuela
Hell's teeth-
Even if it were supr-saiyan omni-orgasm oil, it would still belong to Venezuela
Hell's teeth-
January 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Who gives the *tiniest dusty shit* what quality Venuzuela's oil is
Even if it were supr-saiyan omni-orgasm oil, it would still belong to Venezuela
Hell's teeth-
Even if it were supr-saiyan omni-orgasm oil, it would still belong to Venezuela
Hell's teeth-
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the chicks to dudes ratio on there was so bad they had printable flyers they suggested you just. hand out to random white women. the site basically had a giant "CATFISH WELCOME" sign on it. i just pretended to be a babe from iowa and blueballed these assholes for months while getting info
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
the chicks to dudes ratio on there was so bad they had printable flyers they suggested you just. hand out to random white women. the site basically had a giant "CATFISH WELCOME" sign on it. i just pretended to be a babe from iowa and blueballed these assholes for months while getting info
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it’s going to be weird going back to work and people talking like everything is normal. like in a final fantasy game when someone’s summoned a meteor from hell to destroy the planet and the villagers still only talk about the big chocobo pageant coming up
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
it’s going to be weird going back to work and people talking like everything is normal. like in a final fantasy game when someone’s summoned a meteor from hell to destroy the planet and the villagers still only talk about the big chocobo pageant coming up
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I hate this from Brown. A ‘wake up call’ implies this is something new or unforeseen when in reality it is not and any entity, public or private, holding such sensitive data, should have prioritised not just security but regular security testing/auditing as a necessary cost of business.
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I hate this from Brown. A ‘wake up call’ implies this is something new or unforeseen when in reality it is not and any entity, public or private, holding such sensitive data, should have prioritised not just security but regular security testing/auditing as a necessary cost of business.
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i've gone on and on for years about the pressures & incentives for NZ media, especially corporate, & been constantly told by VERY serious people & media workers that it's not a big deal, that I don't understand how media works & that "murdoch isn't here so NZ doesn't have to worry" but hey 🤷♀️
The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
i've gone on and on for years about the pressures & incentives for NZ media, especially corporate, & been constantly told by VERY serious people & media workers that it's not a big deal, that I don't understand how media works & that "murdoch isn't here so NZ doesn't have to worry" but hey 🤷♀️
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Hello,
This was easily one of my GOTY for 2023.
PLAY IT.
This was easily one of my GOTY for 2023.
PLAY IT.
Sales shout-out to Labyrinth Of Galleria. Lowest price ever. A Wizardry-style dungeon crawl by the Disgaea team, which means it is an absurd, maximalist monster with unhinged mechanics (kick down walls!) and you can have a 40-character party.
Also runs amazing/low-battery drain on the Steam Deck!
Also runs amazing/low-battery drain on the Steam Deck!
Save 60% on Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society on Steam
On the outskirts of town lies a mansion said to house the entrance to a maze overflowing with treasure. Do you wish to discover the magical mysteries hidden inside?
store.steampowered.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Hello,
This was easily one of my GOTY for 2023.
PLAY IT.
This was easily one of my GOTY for 2023.
PLAY IT.
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Also it's very very gay. If you that helps.
Sales shout-out to Labyrinth Of Galleria. Lowest price ever. A Wizardry-style dungeon crawl by the Disgaea team, which means it is an absurd, maximalist monster with unhinged mechanics (kick down walls!) and you can have a 40-character party.
Also runs amazing/low-battery drain on the Steam Deck!
Also runs amazing/low-battery drain on the Steam Deck!
Save 60% on Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society on Steam
On the outskirts of town lies a mansion said to house the entrance to a maze overflowing with treasure. Do you wish to discover the magical mysteries hidden inside?
store.steampowered.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Also it's very very gay. If you that helps.
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when you're beamed up in the middle of a shitpost
This used to be the best joke I'd ever read on Tumblr.
Now it is sort of my approach to life.
Now it is sort of my approach to life.
January 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
when you're beamed up in the middle of a shitpost
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Standing up for peace is not weakness.
Opposing killing civilians is not cowardice.
Condemning naked imperialism is not fear.
Opposing killing civilians is not cowardice.
Condemning naked imperialism is not fear.
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Standing up for peace is not weakness.
Opposing killing civilians is not cowardice.
Condemning naked imperialism is not fear.
Opposing killing civilians is not cowardice.
Condemning naked imperialism is not fear.
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nothing infuriates the average paid political commentator more than the fact that every 15 year old baby leftist doing earnestly naive posts about 'Amerikkka' at any point in the last 30 years has better analysis with a sounder grounding in the facts than they do.
January 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
nothing infuriates the average paid political commentator more than the fact that every 15 year old baby leftist doing earnestly naive posts about 'Amerikkka' at any point in the last 30 years has better analysis with a sounder grounding in the facts than they do.
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Got a reality check from my Venezuelan cousin and took down a lot of what I posted. Right now, a lot of Venezuelans want a moment to celebrate even if the means were fucked and the future isn’t necessarily good. It’s been so bad there for so long.
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Got a reality check from my Venezuelan cousin and took down a lot of what I posted. Right now, a lot of Venezuelans want a moment to celebrate even if the means were fucked and the future isn’t necessarily good. It’s been so bad there for so long.
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My dark comedy Brawling Action Tactics game, Treachery in Beatdown City is *massively* on sale, until tomorrow at 10AM PST.
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👮🏼 Including fascist cops & billionaire politicians
🎶Some of the best modern chiptunes
beatdown.city/tibcstm
🤜🏼 Fight shitty people
👮🏼 Including fascist cops & billionaire politicians
🎶Some of the best modern chiptunes
beatdown.city/tibcstm
Save 90% on Treachery in Beatdown City on Steam
Explore an ANGRY city, meet the WORST people, and beat 'em up with STYLE! Pick your fighter, FREEZE TIME, build custom combos, and knock out your enemies, all to save the president.
beatdown.city
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
My dark comedy Brawling Action Tactics game, Treachery in Beatdown City is *massively* on sale, until tomorrow at 10AM PST.
🤜🏼 Fight shitty people
👮🏼 Including fascist cops & billionaire politicians
🎶Some of the best modern chiptunes
beatdown.city/tibcstm
🤜🏼 Fight shitty people
👮🏼 Including fascist cops & billionaire politicians
🎶Some of the best modern chiptunes
beatdown.city/tibcstm