Russell Brown
@publicaddress.bsky.social
Journalist, rider of bikes, cooker of food, seeker of joy. Dad-DJ. Cosmopolitan.
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Damn there is some bad prose/grammar/formatting in there. Given the situation and the PR firm involved (still??) I’d expect it to be extremely on point
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
A new press release from ManageMyHealth is available
I'll post a summary as a reply to this for anyone who wants a tl;dr
managemyhealth.co.nz/mmh-cyber-br...
I'll post a summary as a reply to this for anyone who wants a tl;dr
managemyhealth.co.nz/mmh-cyber-br...
MMH Cyber Breach Update 6 January 2026 | Manage My Health
Further to our 5 January 2026 update regarding the cyber security incident, Manage My Health provides the following update.
managemyhealth.co.nz
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Damn there is some bad prose/grammar/formatting in there. Given the situation and the PR firm involved (still??) I’d expect it to be extremely on point
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
And my English skills are pretty mid to be honest.
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Tired: American exceptionalism
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Tired: American exceptionalism
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
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"The future of the free world, Jake, depends on America being able to assert ourselves and our interests without apology"
That doesn't sound like a very free world
That doesn't sound like a very free world
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
"The future of the free world, Jake, depends on America being able to assert ourselves and our interests without apology"
That doesn't sound like a very free world
That doesn't sound like a very free world
🧵This preliminary research isn't quite as unprecedented as the story suggests – it clearly overlaps with Otago Uni's 2023 drug harms ranking study, which is more comprehensive – but the similarities and differences between the two are interesting and informative. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
‘Groundbreaking’ NZ research shows majority of drug users experience no negative effects
Two Class A drugs sit at the bottom of the scale for causing individual acute harm.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
🧵This preliminary research isn't quite as unprecedented as the story suggests – it clearly overlaps with Otago Uni's 2023 drug harms ranking study, which is more comprehensive – but the similarities and differences between the two are interesting and informative. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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The video in the thread redacts the images, mercifully. But you can see from the prompts what is happening. This is obscene, vicious and intolerable. X and Grok should be shut down until this grotesque harassment can be stopped. Those responsible should face the full force of the law.
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The video in the thread redacts the images, mercifully. But you can see from the prompts what is happening. This is obscene, vicious and intolerable. X and Grok should be shut down until this grotesque harassment can be stopped. Those responsible should face the full force of the law.
As ever, it would be interesting to see the Australian batsmen face the Australian bowling attack.
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 AM
As ever, it would be interesting to see the Australian batsmen face the Australian bowling attack.
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The New Zealand Labour Party condemns the US attack on Venezuela including kidnapping its president as a blatant violation of international law.
January 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The New Zealand Labour Party condemns the US attack on Venezuela including kidnapping its president as a blatant violation of international law.
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It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
www.tworuru.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Tbc, this spending is regarded as within the bounds of governments communicating with the public, although National used to scream about the last govt doing similar. But not only giving up the *lead spot* of your Business section, but running it with the same style as real editorial is horrible.
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Tbc, this spending is regarded as within the bounds of governments communicating with the public, although National used to scream about the last govt doing similar. But not only giving up the *lead spot* of your Business section, but running it with the same style as real editorial is horrible.
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
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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.
And just to cap it off, this fake lead story is "Funded by the Parliamentary Service". I hope anyone working for Stuff as a journalist is feeling deeply embarrassed by this.
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 10:40 PM
And just to cap it off, this fake lead story is "Funded by the Parliamentary Service". I hope anyone working for Stuff as a journalist is feeling deeply embarrassed by this.
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President Trump after attacking Venezuela
"We have to do it again. We can do it again"
"Nobody can stop us"
"Nobody has the capability we have"
"The war in Russia going on and on and on and everybody dying, it's primitive, it's horrible"
"We have to do it again. We can do it again"
"Nobody can stop us"
"Nobody has the capability we have"
"The war in Russia going on and on and on and everybody dying, it's primitive, it's horrible"
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
President Trump after attacking Venezuela
"We have to do it again. We can do it again"
"Nobody can stop us"
"Nobody has the capability we have"
"The war in Russia going on and on and on and everybody dying, it's primitive, it's horrible"
"We have to do it again. We can do it again"
"Nobody can stop us"
"Nobody has the capability we have"
"The war in Russia going on and on and on and everybody dying, it's primitive, it's horrible"
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When Trump says it won’t end up costing the United States to illegally invade and “control” Venezuela because of the value of their oil, he means there will be a massive public cost, but that’s ok because private companies and oligarchs, including his family, will make a ton of money.
People wondering whether the US is going to be able to "run the country" of Venezuela at "no cost" might like to remind themselves it's a place one-third *larger* than Afghanistan, the running of which cost the US $2,260,000,000,000. (That's $2.26 trillion).
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
When Trump says it won’t end up costing the United States to illegally invade and “control” Venezuela because of the value of their oil, he means there will be a massive public cost, but that’s ok because private companies and oligarchs, including his family, will make a ton of money.
Sanho is a former military historian and an expert on South American narcopolitics. He knows what he's talking about here.
I’ve been working full time to stop this war since last summer and the one scenario I feared the most is materializing — Trump is making a play for Venezuela’s oil. I’m not saying an insurgency will definitely form, but Trump’s ploy creates the perfect storm for an absolutely disastrous occupation.🧵
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Sanho is a former military historian and an expert on South American narcopolitics. He knows what he's talking about here.
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we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
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John Cale on Split Enz
"What a great band. I just remember this one song called 'Charley'. That was a beautiful love song... I love the sloppy way that's recorded it sounds like the mike was yards away from the piano."
1983 RIU i/v with Russell Brown 🔗👇 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/...
"What a great band. I just remember this one song called 'Charley'. That was a beautiful love song... I love the sloppy way that's recorded it sounds like the mike was yards away from the piano."
1983 RIU i/v with Russell Brown 🔗👇 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/...
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 AM
John Cale on Split Enz
"What a great band. I just remember this one song called 'Charley'. That was a beautiful love song... I love the sloppy way that's recorded it sounds like the mike was yards away from the piano."
1983 RIU i/v with Russell Brown 🔗👇 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/...
"What a great band. I just remember this one song called 'Charley'. That was a beautiful love song... I love the sloppy way that's recorded it sounds like the mike was yards away from the piano."
1983 RIU i/v with Russell Brown 🔗👇 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/...
Not for the first time, there's a clash between MAGA fantasy and basic business imperatives. And turning CBS News into a bad joke won't actually do what they imagine.
In our recent October poll, 2% of Americans said their primary source of news was CBS. They disapprove of Trump by a net 20 points.
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Not for the first time, there's a clash between MAGA fantasy and basic business imperatives. And turning CBS News into a bad joke won't actually do what they imagine.
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And look at the acceleration over 2019-2023, some (more than half?) of which can be put down to 2019's Zero Carbon Act. The rate of decrease nearly tripled, from 1.3% to 3.5% per year.
2024-2025 not so good however. Data from Q1-Q3 suggest 2025 will come in at 2023 levels or just below.
2024-2025 not so good however. Data from Q1-Q3 suggest 2025 will come in at 2023 levels or just below.
January 3, 2026 at 3:37 AM
And look at the acceleration over 2019-2023, some (more than half?) of which can be put down to 2019's Zero Carbon Act. The rate of decrease nearly tripled, from 1.3% to 3.5% per year.
2024-2025 not so good however. Data from Q1-Q3 suggest 2025 will come in at 2023 levels or just below.
2024-2025 not so good however. Data from Q1-Q3 suggest 2025 will come in at 2023 levels or just below.
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ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ah yes, the best way to explain and understand the world is by ignoring experts and practitioners and turning our attention to the “average American,” whatever that means
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This is pretty damning stuff for an online organisation holding patient health data. I hope GPs and Health NZ are putting the acid on other providers such as Tend and TheDoctors to ensure they’ve actually got their crap together
#nzpol #newzealand
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#nzpol #newzealand
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108GB of Your Medical Records Stolen: What the ManageMyHealth Breach Reveals About NZ Healthcare Security
New Zealand's largest patient portal breached on New Year's Eve. Our security scan reveals the DNS security gaps that should have been fixed years ago.
blackveil.co.nz
January 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is pretty damning stuff for an online organisation holding patient health data. I hope GPs and Health NZ are putting the acid on other providers such as Tend and TheDoctors to ensure they’ve actually got their crap together
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
#nzpol #newzealand
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