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
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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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Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't grunge.
Yeah we just did this meme 9 months ago, but i am happy to do it every 9 months until we die of irrelevance.
'Sure, Mezzanine is great but have you tried...'
Yeah we just did this meme 9 months ago, but i am happy to do it every 9 months until we die of irrelevance.
'Sure, Mezzanine is great but have you tried...'
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't grunge.
Yeah we just did this meme 9 months ago, but i am happy to do it every 9 months until we die of irrelevance.
'Sure, Mezzanine is great but have you tried...'
Yeah we just did this meme 9 months ago, but i am happy to do it every 9 months until we die of irrelevance.
'Sure, Mezzanine is great but have you tried...'
Oh we doing this again?
post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Oh we doing this again?
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for those who don't know what that means: this is piracy. the bill proposes a system of government-sponsored pirates.
December 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
for those who don't know what that means: this is piracy. the bill proposes a system of government-sponsored pirates.
we are drowning in insane shit but it is good that people can still have normal responses to insane shit that they didn't know about
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
we are drowning in insane shit but it is good that people can still have normal responses to insane shit that they didn't know about
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Climate change: the Climate Change Performance Index recorded another fall for New Zealand, now down to 44th position and classified as an overall “low” performer.
theconversation.com/nz-report-ca...
theconversation.com/nz-report-ca...
NZ report card 2025: how the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings
New Zealand compares well on global measures of freedom, happiness and transparency. But rankings in some important areas, including climate, drag the averages down.
theconversation.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Climate change: the Climate Change Performance Index recorded another fall for New Zealand, now down to 44th position and classified as an overall “low” performer.
theconversation.com/nz-report-ca...
theconversation.com/nz-report-ca...
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
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Mods are asleep, post blobby Qing dynasty cats
December 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Mods are asleep, post blobby Qing dynasty cats
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Universities embracing generative AI be like:
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Universities embracing generative AI be like:
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Nothing could better sum up where we are as a culture
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Nothing could better sum up where we are as a culture
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Jarring to see another firing of a university lecturer and then go reread the Harper’s Letter (this passage is about censoriousness on the left)
December 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Jarring to see another firing of a university lecturer and then go reread the Harper’s Letter (this passage is about censoriousness on the left)
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Genie: No necromancy, no mind control, no extra wishes, no radical reordering of the economic system
Me: Aww man
Genie: Yeah, I know
Me: Fine. Wish 1, Section 1
Genie: wat
Me: Anyone with a net worth >$1 million must be followed by a belligerent Bostonian who calls them a fuckin idiot 2x a day
Me: Aww man
Genie: Yeah, I know
Me: Fine. Wish 1, Section 1
Genie: wat
Me: Anyone with a net worth >$1 million must be followed by a belligerent Bostonian who calls them a fuckin idiot 2x a day
March 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Genie: No necromancy, no mind control, no extra wishes, no radical reordering of the economic system
Me: Aww man
Genie: Yeah, I know
Me: Fine. Wish 1, Section 1
Genie: wat
Me: Anyone with a net worth >$1 million must be followed by a belligerent Bostonian who calls them a fuckin idiot 2x a day
Me: Aww man
Genie: Yeah, I know
Me: Fine. Wish 1, Section 1
Genie: wat
Me: Anyone with a net worth >$1 million must be followed by a belligerent Bostonian who calls them a fuckin idiot 2x a day
at the clap of thunder I will soothe my child saying shhhh it's okay it's just the islands crashing into each other
🟡Severe Thunderstorm Watches🟡 ⚡️
A thundery Boxing Day is expected across parts of New Zealand. Thunderstorms may bring intense rain of 25–40mm per hour, and large hail over 20mm in the south.
⚠️For the latest updates and detailed forecasts, head to bit.ly/STSWatch
A thundery Boxing Day is expected across parts of New Zealand. Thunderstorms may bring intense rain of 25–40mm per hour, and large hail over 20mm in the south.
⚠️For the latest updates and detailed forecasts, head to bit.ly/STSWatch
December 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
at the clap of thunder I will soothe my child saying shhhh it's okay it's just the islands crashing into each other
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This is a double whammy story... Multiple entirely fake entries on this list published in multiple papers.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is a double whammy story... Multiple entirely fake entries on this list published in multiple papers.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
But the list itself is taken whole from a press release.
So it's a warning story about AI slop, but also a warning about unquestioning reproduction of press releases.
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I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
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This is a great example of how genAI steals from us all on multiple levels. It's stolen a promotional spot for real books and authors, it's stolen a job from an actual journalist who could have compiled this, it's stolen an opportunity for parents to be recommended good NZ books for their kids
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is a great example of how genAI steals from us all on multiple levels. It's stolen a promotional spot for real books and authors, it's stolen a job from an actual journalist who could have compiled this, it's stolen an opportunity for parents to be recommended good NZ books for their kids
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Me communicating with the new Japanese users.
December 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Me communicating with the new Japanese users.
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Tiny Tims who die are all alike; every Tiny Tim who did NOT die is alive in his own way
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun beating its legs trying to turn itself over but
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Tiny Tims who die are all alike; every Tiny Tim who did NOT die is alive in his own way
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it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was amazed to discover that when the farmboy was saying "as you wish", what he meant was "I love you."
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, said two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half-sunk, a shattered visage lies
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, left from the Grey Havens and sailed to the undying lands.
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was amazed to discover that when the farmboy was saying "as you wish", what he meant was "I love you."
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I saw a tiktok that said:
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
December 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I saw a tiktok that said:
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
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Reminds me of this under-resourced Ukrainian army officer who, nevertheless, described successfully terrorizing a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math."
Someone commented, saying, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Someone commented, saying, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
December 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Reminds me of this under-resourced Ukrainian army officer who, nevertheless, described successfully terrorizing a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math."
Someone commented, saying, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Someone commented, saying, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
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I hear there is a wave of people coming from twitter? I have a starter pack of non-AI cat accounts that post their own images and use alt text. go.bsky.app/J8yqxnN
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I hear there is a wave of people coming from twitter? I have a starter pack of non-AI cat accounts that post their own images and use alt text. go.bsky.app/J8yqxnN
Torment Nexus: Now with 2000% more Torment!
bluesky: we are so back
bluesky: we are so back
BREAKING: sparked by a mass exodus of X users in protest of a new function that feeds images to Generative AI for other users to edit, for the first time since April 8th, Bluesky gained more than 55,000 new users in a day.
There are still 6.5 hours to go before the @bskycheck.com counter resets.
There are still 6.5 hours to go before the @bskycheck.com counter resets.
Bluesky Growth Tracker - Live User Activity Dashboard
Track Bluesky growth as it happens with our real-time dashboard. See live user sign-ups, monitor current growth rate, and explore verified domain handles across government, education, commercial and o...
bskycheck.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Torment Nexus: Now with 2000% more Torment!
bluesky: we are so back
bluesky: we are so back
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Interrupting my hateposting for a moment to plug my starter of verified news outlets that avoid Generative AI!
bsky.app/profile/alex...
bsky.app/profile/alex...
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Interrupting my hateposting for a moment to plug my starter of verified news outlets that avoid Generative AI!
bsky.app/profile/alex...
bsky.app/profile/alex...