Kent Duston
@kentduston.bsky.social
Walking the fine line between cool and dorky in Aotearoa New Zealand. Also: left-leaning neurodiverse ADHD Boomer, tangata Tiriti, LGBTQIA+ ally, spending my professional life working on wellbeing - and Toitū te Tiriti, dammit
I love the juxtaposition in this headline - banking parasites increase their profits by 13% in the middle of the worst recession in a generation whilst actual businesses go to the wall
#nzpol
#nzpol
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I love the juxtaposition in this headline - banking parasites increase their profits by 13% in the middle of the worst recession in a generation whilst actual businesses go to the wall
#nzpol
#nzpol
Lovely day for a strike
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Lovely day for a strike
My decision to sail close to the iceberg was brave and saved the Titanic, says the captain
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My decision to sail close to the iceberg was brave and saved the Titanic, says the captain
Thomas Coughlan was right, we just needed to get to know Christopher Luxon better and now I’m a huge fan
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thomas Coughlan was right, we just needed to get to know Christopher Luxon better and now I’m a huge fan
Next up: toddler due to make announcement about quantum physics breakthrough
September 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Next up: toddler due to make announcement about quantum physics breakthrough
This is under the table in the living room … and the answer to the question of whether it’s all wired up and actually making the right kinds of noises is no, dear reader, it is not
September 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is under the table in the living room … and the answer to the question of whether it’s all wired up and actually making the right kinds of noises is no, dear reader, it is not
Really looking forward to IKEA opening - maybe they’ll even have some great specials on the right kind of flat pack for our economically challenged times
September 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Really looking forward to IKEA opening - maybe they’ll even have some great specials on the right kind of flat pack for our economically challenged times
And this joyous little graph underlines the point …
August 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
And this joyous little graph underlines the point …
You might be interested in this, sent in my direction by a whistleblower - an actual screenshot of a UBS briefing on ANZ’s profitability
August 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
You might be interested in this, sent in my direction by a whistleblower - an actual screenshot of a UBS briefing on ANZ’s profitability
What I can say to you is …
August 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
What I can say to you is …
August 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Why build when you can just assemble the flat pack?
July 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Why build when you can just assemble the flat pack?
Hey Aotearoa Bsky … if you know Iris Shackleton from Xitter or irl, her lovely elderly kitty Mao Mao Panda Pants is crossing the rainbow bridge today, and Iris probably needs all the love and support we can give her 💔
#kikorangi #nzpol
#kikorangi #nzpol
June 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hey Aotearoa Bsky … if you know Iris Shackleton from Xitter or irl, her lovely elderly kitty Mao Mao Panda Pants is crossing the rainbow bridge today, and Iris probably needs all the love and support we can give her 💔
#kikorangi #nzpol
#kikorangi #nzpol
I know we need time for plot development and character complexity and narrative flow, but surely we can just jump ahead a few episodes to the action scenes where the second American Civil War breaks out?
June 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I know we need time for plot development and character complexity and narrative flow, but surely we can just jump ahead a few episodes to the action scenes where the second American Civil War breaks out?
We don’t have to look far … it’s the relentless ass-fucking the economy is being subjected to from RBNZ and a delusional neoliberal government. The graph is from ANZ btw
May 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
We don’t have to look far … it’s the relentless ass-fucking the economy is being subjected to from RBNZ and a delusional neoliberal government. The graph is from ANZ btw
Seems familiar, somehow … here’s the Buran orbiter built by another empire that imploded under its own stupidity
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April 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Seems familiar, somehow … here’s the Buran orbiter built by another empire that imploded under its own stupidity
www.urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/u...
www.urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/u...
Very much looking forward to our esteemed Prime Minister using his amazing international negotiating skills to unwind these tariffs with the US and help get us back on track
April 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Very much looking forward to our esteemed Prime Minister using his amazing international negotiating skills to unwind these tariffs with the US and help get us back on track
Plus we need some crowdfunding along the way
March 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Plus we need some crowdfunding along the way
From Borrowed Earth - borrowedearth.co.nz
January 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
From Borrowed Earth - borrowedearth.co.nz
We reached the exact same conclusion, and put the RSB analysis of the TPB in a nice handy table as part of our submissions on both bills
January 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We reached the exact same conclusion, and put the RSB analysis of the TPB in a nice handy table as part of our submissions on both bills
Just for fun, we conducted an evaluation of the TPB using the good law-making principles in the RSB ... it did not go well for Mr Seymour's headline racism project
January 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Just for fun, we conducted an evaluation of the TPB using the good law-making principles in the RSB ... it did not go well for Mr Seymour's headline racism project
Reskeet with a banger picture of your cat
October 16, 2023 at 3:19 AM
Reskeet with a banger picture of your cat