Tze Ming Mok 莫志明
@tzemingdynasty.bsky.social
🏴 Race nerd, rights bore, writer (various). Read something here: www.tzemingmok.com
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
Pinned
hi new American followers, I'm a NZ-born SEAsian Chinese writer of a bunch of forms with a bunch of specialisms incl. sociology of race & racism, comparative regime transition, human rights, Asian diaspora tings, research methods... and firmly in the NZ politics shitpost cluster, sorry not sorry.
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God this account ripping off QAnon's schtick sucks so bad.
I don't have a jerk-off motion big enough for this post.
The Alt National Park Service, a Facebook account that posts #resistance memes and steals headlines, is not in danger. No one is going to black-bag the fearless rangers at AltNPS. Get a grip.
The Alt National Park Service, a Facebook account that posts #resistance memes and steals headlines, is not in danger. No one is going to black-bag the fearless rangers at AltNPS. Get a grip.
February 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM
God this account ripping off QAnon's schtick sucks so bad.
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"[I support extrajudicial violence commited in the name of white supremacy, and there's nothing you can do about it because you live in a liberal paradigm governed by the rule of law]"
"I'm going to punch you in the face"
"but you will [then be in conflict with your own paradigm]"
"okay."
"I'm going to punch you in the face"
"but you will [then be in conflict with your own paradigm]"
"okay."
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
"[I support extrajudicial violence commited in the name of white supremacy, and there's nothing you can do about it because you live in a liberal paradigm governed by the rule of law]"
"I'm going to punch you in the face"
"but you will [then be in conflict with your own paradigm]"
"okay."
"I'm going to punch you in the face"
"but you will [then be in conflict with your own paradigm]"
"okay."
My mum only says wansi ruyi cos she's classy like that and also uncompromising about her Yunnanese accent
Guess it's that time of the year to wheel this out... 😏
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 AM
My mum only says wansi ruyi cos she's classy like that and also uncompromising about her Yunnanese accent
The book is in press! HK Lennon Wall cover fuck yeah ✊ @keithng.bsky.social , harking back to Te Papa's first round of Asian activist materials collections. I wrote the intro & a few other bits & bobs. Can't wait to see how Grace has let our history speak through objects in the national collection.
Between Dreams: Resistance and Representation in Asian Aotearoa | Te Papa
This landmark collection presents fresh, progressive perspectives on what it means to be ‘Asian’ in Aotearoa.
www.tepapa.govt.nz
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The book is in press! HK Lennon Wall cover fuck yeah ✊ @keithng.bsky.social , harking back to Te Papa's first round of Asian activist materials collections. I wrote the intro & a few other bits & bobs. Can't wait to see how Grace has let our history speak through objects in the national collection.
Doomscrolling.
Name a videogame you've put 500 hours into.
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Doomscrolling.
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Being brought into the principal’s office and being shown that a bunch of 38 year olds on a website you’ve never been on approve of you punching a kid.
February 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Being brought into the principal’s office and being shown that a bunch of 38 year olds on a website you’ve never been on approve of you punching a kid.
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Give them Will Stancil's name. Just his. Leave ambiguous whether he is running the account or legal representative.
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Give them Will Stancil's name. Just his. Leave ambiguous whether he is running the account or legal representative.
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What they've done to the HK labor movement is so incredibly sad, it pains me every time I think about it
✊As Lee Cheuk‑yan faces trial in Hong Kong for peacefully defending human rights, the Council of Global Unions is calling for his immediate & unconditional release.
Trade unionists are not criminals. Human rights defenders must not be silenced😶
📢 #FreeLeeCheukYan
👉 buff.ly/R74IWO8
Trade unionists are not criminals. Human rights defenders must not be silenced😶
📢 #FreeLeeCheukYan
👉 buff.ly/R74IWO8
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
What they've done to the HK labor movement is so incredibly sad, it pains me every time I think about it
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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Huh, would you look at that.
*stares directly at the camera lens*
*stares directly at the camera lens*
New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tl/cl/eyJ2Ij...
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Huh, would you look at that.
*stares directly at the camera lens*
*stares directly at the camera lens*
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jokes aside, the current US admin is a rogue state so it's understandable that the security panels have to be wary about potential threats.
February 12, 2026 at 5:04 AM
jokes aside, the current US admin is a rogue state so it's understandable that the security panels have to be wary about potential threats.
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This govt really are the fucking worst. They didn't like that the Uber workers won in court and on appeal, so are making the law change to avoid it happening again.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government tweaks law so contractors can't challenge employment status retrospectively
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden says it's a "minor technical amendment" that has nothing to do with the Supreme Court's decision on a major Uber appeal.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This govt really are the fucking worst. They didn't like that the Uber workers won in court and on appeal, so are making the law change to avoid it happening again.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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A physics professor -- namely me -- on the new launch cap. The biggest question is whether we trust the New Zealand Space Agency to do their job when no-one can see...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government increases New Zealand space launch limit to 1000
But a physics professor says he does not trust the New Zealand Space Agency to make good decisions about a likely host of new space launches.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 AM
A physics professor -- namely me -- on the new launch cap. The biggest question is whether we trust the New Zealand Space Agency to do their job when no-one can see...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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This article is utterly a ride and three quarters. Wow. People are not ok
I called up one of the White House's "special government employees" involved in the Fulton County FBI raid.
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM
This article is utterly a ride and three quarters. Wow. People are not ok
We haven’t had a decent animal-related novelty NZ news story in so long, but this country still has the juice
Our possums are a problem. Is Selena Gomez the solution?
Our possums are a problem. Is Selena Gomez the solution?
The popstar’s limited-edition cinnamon-flavoured Oreos are proving irresistible to some of our most stubborn pests....
thespinoff.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM
We haven’t had a decent animal-related novelty NZ news story in so long, but this country still has the juice
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been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
My turn to get the weeknight goat curry on during my lunchbreak and I ignored my husband's usual Jamaican recipe he sent me, which I find average, for the back of the Baba's packet. Yes it is a curry coup, the Malaysians are the new goat regime.
Broke: Allspice
Bespoke: All the spices
Broke: Allspice
Bespoke: All the spices
February 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
My turn to get the weeknight goat curry on during my lunchbreak and I ignored my husband's usual Jamaican recipe he sent me, which I find average, for the back of the Baba's packet. Yes it is a curry coup, the Malaysians are the new goat regime.
Broke: Allspice
Bespoke: All the spices
Broke: Allspice
Bespoke: All the spices
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‘In Mr. Kwok’s case, the authorities have focused on his attempt last year to terminate a life insurance policy he had bought for Ms. Kwok when she was 2.… The policy is worth less than $12,000.’
In response to her father’s conviction, Anna Kwok said, “They really want this to be a source of pain for my family. I have to remind myself it is not my fault, it’s not my family’s fault. The government is trying to destroy my values and the people I love.”
Gift 🎁:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Gift 🎁:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Hong Kong Convicts a Political Exile’s Father, a First for the City
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
‘In Mr. Kwok’s case, the authorities have focused on his attempt last year to terminate a life insurance policy he had bought for Ms. Kwok when she was 2.… The policy is worth less than $12,000.’
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Not 'struggling'.
Not 'hard up'.
Not 'skipping meals'.
*Starving*
In Aotearoa. In 2026.
This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.
Not 'hard up'.
Not 'skipping meals'.
*Starving*
In Aotearoa. In 2026.
This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.
'It's just not enough': Salvation Army warns families are starving
'It's just not enough': Salvation Army warns families are starving
The Salvation Army's latest State of the Nation paints a dire picture of worsening child poverty and unemployment.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Not 'struggling'.
Not 'hard up'.
Not 'skipping meals'.
*Starving*
In Aotearoa. In 2026.
This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.
Not 'hard up'.
Not 'skipping meals'.
*Starving*
In Aotearoa. In 2026.
This is so immoral and disgusting that opposition parties should be 20 points ahead in the polls by now.
bloody hell mate
We made an interactive map of the impacts from the recent storm creating landslides and large silt deposits around East Cape in New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Interactive map reveals more than 11,000 slips caused by storm
Image also identifies silt damage covering 900 hectares, as communities remain isolated.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
bloody hell mate
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Anti-trans hate is an industry. Not a movement, not a moral concern, not an organic uprising of worried parents — an industry, deliberately constructed, lavishly funded, & strategically deployed to protect the interests of the powerful men who finance it
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
The Projection Machine: Epstein's Intellectual Network and the War on Trans People
Mohan Dutta, Culture-centered approach, CARE, Massey University, Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Prof Mohan Dutta, Mohan J. Dutta, Communication for social change
culture-centered.blogspot.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Anti-trans hate is an industry. Not a movement, not a moral concern, not an organic uprising of worried parents — an industry, deliberately constructed, lavishly funded, & strategically deployed to protect the interests of the powerful men who finance it
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
Looking at reactions to this and am like lol white people not beating the winemom allegations
If there’s a half-finished bottle of wine lingering in your fridge right now, don’t toss it.
Here are recipes to help you give a second life to that opened bottle — down to the very last drop:
Here are recipes to help you give a second life to that opened bottle — down to the very last drop:
10 dinner recipes to finish off a bottle of wine
Put your leftover wine to work in hearty stews, fondue and more.
wapo.st
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Looking at reactions to this and am like lol white people not beating the winemom allegations
Absolutely Positively Steaming
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Absolutely Positively Steaming
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It certainly doesn't sound like the "suddenly new covid enquiry" setup to provide a report to the government a few weeks out from the election has a lot of space for nuanced analysis of the "while lessons can be learned we need to keep what was happening elsewhere in mind" variety.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
It certainly doesn't sound like the "suddenly new covid enquiry" setup to provide a report to the government a few weeks out from the election has a lot of space for nuanced analysis of the "while lessons can be learned we need to keep what was happening elsewhere in mind" variety.
Awww Hard To Find is saved! Opening next month just on the other side of the block in the basement of Southbound Records on Symonds St.
Auckland secondhand bookshop owner saves store from closure finding new location
Hard to Find Books in Auckland was struggling to find a new location after the Catholic Church decided to sell the former convent where the shop had traded for eight years.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Awww Hard To Find is saved! Opening next month just on the other side of the block in the basement of Southbound Records on Symonds St.