Richard Ram
@richardram.bsky.social
Media, music, technology, films etc. Often found endlessly dog walking, work in digital. Also https://twitter.com/richardram
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Comparing Melania to a gilded trash remake of Zone of Interest is 🤌🏻
No fucking notes
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
No fucking notes
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Comparing Melania to a gilded trash remake of Zone of Interest is 🤌🏻
No fucking notes
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
No fucking notes
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...
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State of the Nation impressions:
Tone and affect both miles away from encouraging, let alone inspiring; very flat delivery, including in the Q&A. If there was a glimmer of a smile at all, it passed me by.
Also, the clink and clank of cutlery in the background is its own particular subtext. #nzpol
Tone and affect both miles away from encouraging, let alone inspiring; very flat delivery, including in the Q&A. If there was a glimmer of a smile at all, it passed me by.
Also, the clink and clank of cutlery in the background is its own particular subtext. #nzpol
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
State of the Nation impressions:
Tone and affect both miles away from encouraging, let alone inspiring; very flat delivery, including in the Q&A. If there was a glimmer of a smile at all, it passed me by.
Also, the clink and clank of cutlery in the background is its own particular subtext. #nzpol
Tone and affect both miles away from encouraging, let alone inspiring; very flat delivery, including in the Q&A. If there was a glimmer of a smile at all, it passed me by.
Also, the clink and clank of cutlery in the background is its own particular subtext. #nzpol
Good to see this has now been fixed.
On the back of the ManageMyHealth screw up, you wonder where bigger screw ups might be lurking once you discover minor issues. EG govt.nz hasn't been configured correctly. If you're using the wordmark 'govt.nz', you want to ensure that it works.
January 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Good to see this has now been fixed.
Visit to father reveals he has five mops and two brooms.
January 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Visit to father reveals he has five mops and two brooms.
The Genocidal Israeli President Is Officially Visiting Australia to Promote Social Cohesion.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-gen...
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-gen...
The Genocidal Israeli President Is Officially Visiting Australia to Promote Social Cohesion
Australia is welcoming Israeli president Isaac Herzog despite the International Court of Justice calling him out on encouraging the genocide in Gaza.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
The Genocidal Israeli President Is Officially Visiting Australia to Promote Social Cohesion.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-gen...
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-gen...
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JPOW literally said
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
JPOW literally said
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NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
"The return of physical buttons isn’t just about nostalgia, although the Polo’s graphics definitely hark back to a simpler era. It’s about neuroscience. We have two modes of thinking available to us, popularised by Daniel Kahneman, as System 1 and System 2."
www.designweek.co.uk/why-volkswag...
www.designweek.co.uk/why-volkswag...
Why Volkswagen’s return to buttons is a UX triumph
By admitting that touchscreens aren’t the answer to everything, VW’s has embraced the cognitive science of the physical button. It’s a victory for muscle memory over minimalism.
www.designweek.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"The return of physical buttons isn’t just about nostalgia, although the Polo’s graphics definitely hark back to a simpler era. It’s about neuroscience. We have two modes of thinking available to us, popularised by Daniel Kahneman, as System 1 and System 2."
www.designweek.co.uk/why-volkswag...
www.designweek.co.uk/why-volkswag...
January 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuela’s oil is valuable to Trump – video explainer www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuela’s oil is valuable to Trump – video explainer
Donald Trump has promised to ‘fix’ Venezuela’s ‘broken’ oil industry – but with analysts estimating that could take up to 14 years and billions of dollars, what is in it for the US president?
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuela’s oil is valuable to Trump – video explainer www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
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“…a doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents.
When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot.
The woman has died.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot.
The woman has died.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“…a doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents.
When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot.
The woman has died.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot.
The woman has died.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Greenland and New Zealand.
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Greenland and New Zealand.
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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.
The ongoing ManageMyHealth saga. Worth a read. www.openaccess.nz/blog/managem...
The writer is using the Atkinson Hyperlegible font.
The writer is using the Atkinson Hyperlegible font.
ManageMyHealth Hack: A failure of standards — OpenAccess
The ManageMyHealth breach exposes a system-level failure in how Aotearoa governs health IT security — relying on self-attestation, weak procurement controls, and the absence of enforceable standards.
www.openaccess.nz
January 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The ongoing ManageMyHealth saga. Worth a read. www.openaccess.nz/blog/managem...
The writer is using the Atkinson Hyperlegible font.
The writer is using the Atkinson Hyperlegible font.
Make money like dodgy US politicians. Unfortunately, it is not easily available in NZ.
www.joinautopilot.com
www.joinautopilot.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Make money like dodgy US politicians. Unfortunately, it is not easily available in NZ.
www.joinautopilot.com
www.joinautopilot.com
On the back of the ManageMyHealth screw up, you wonder where bigger screw ups might be lurking once you discover minor issues. EG govt.nz hasn't been configured correctly. If you're using the wordmark 'govt.nz', you want to ensure that it works.
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
On the back of the ManageMyHealth screw up, you wonder where bigger screw ups might be lurking once you discover minor issues. EG govt.nz hasn't been configured correctly. If you're using the wordmark 'govt.nz', you want to ensure that it works.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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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
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
#nzpol #newzealand
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
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
blackveil.co.nz/blog/managem...
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Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.