David Mohring
@nzheretic.bsky.social
I'm a New Zealand🇳🇿 very late fifties ex-IT professional, starting a Youtube channel with essays and producing code to improve that state of things technical to political.
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David Mohring
@nzheretic.bsky.social
· Jun 29
11 Days.
Thank you Paula Penfold ( @paulapenfold.bsky.social ) being the first journalist to publish an article about the Proud Boys New Zealand terrorist designation lapsing.
It raises so many questions.
[ tinyurl.com/bskyproudboys ]
#nzpol
Thank you Paula Penfold ( @paulapenfold.bsky.social ) being the first journalist to publish an article about the Proud Boys New Zealand terrorist designation lapsing.
It raises so many questions.
[ tinyurl.com/bskyproudboys ]
#nzpol
Of more concern
"The four new Army Reserve Lt. Cols. are Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer for Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta; Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI; & Bob McGrew, advisor at Thinking Machines Lab & former Chief Research Officer for OpenAI."
"The four new Army Reserve Lt. Cols. are Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer for Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta; Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI; & Bob McGrew, advisor at Thinking Machines Lab & former Chief Research Officer for OpenAI."
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Of more concern
"The four new Army Reserve Lt. Cols. are Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer for Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta; Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI; & Bob McGrew, advisor at Thinking Machines Lab & former Chief Research Officer for OpenAI."
"The four new Army Reserve Lt. Cols. are Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer for Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta; Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI; & Bob McGrew, advisor at Thinking Machines Lab & former Chief Research Officer for OpenAI."
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania.
Activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby.
Activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania.
Activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby.
Activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby.
Suspect Subtext Pretext Index.
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Suspect Subtext Pretext Index.
Nowhere near archaic enough ...
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nowhere near archaic enough ...
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#nzpol Data released today shows that for all the talk of green shoots, the economy hasn’t grown at all in 2 years. Unemployment is up, & the cost of living is still rising for middle and low-income New Zealanders. The GDP increase today simply balances out the fall previously. A Thread
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#nzpol Data released today shows that for all the talk of green shoots, the economy hasn’t grown at all in 2 years. Unemployment is up, & the cost of living is still rising for middle and low-income New Zealanders. The GDP increase today simply balances out the fall previously. A Thread
December 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Also worth noting that this survey coheres closely with the last few years of NZTA walking-and-cycling surveys. There is majority support for cycling everywhere – and for investing in bike infrastructure.
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Also worth noting that this survey coheres closely with the last few years of NZTA walking-and-cycling surveys. There is majority support for cycling everywhere – and for investing in bike infrastructure.
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But Luxon still did not renew the Proud Boys Terrorist designation?
[ tinyurl.com/bskyproudboys ]
#nzpol
[ tinyurl.com/bskyproudboys ]
#nzpol
December 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
But Luxon still did not renew the Proud Boys Terrorist designation?
[ tinyurl.com/bskyproudboys ]
#nzpol
[ tinyurl.com/bskyproudboys ]
#nzpol
December 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Conservative writer and podcaster Charles C. W. Cooke tells the National Review that it’s okay to call out an idiot like President Donald Trump and still be a conservative."
“Trump is being a complete idiot today [emphasis Cooke's]. … There. That was easy, wasn’t it?”
[ tinyurl.com/ShibbolethDDD ]
“Trump is being a complete idiot today [emphasis Cooke's]. … There. That was easy, wasn’t it?”
[ tinyurl.com/ShibbolethDDD ]
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Conservative writer and podcaster Charles C. W. Cooke tells the National Review that it’s okay to call out an idiot like President Donald Trump and still be a conservative."
“Trump is being a complete idiot today [emphasis Cooke's]. … There. That was easy, wasn’t it?”
[ tinyurl.com/ShibbolethDDD ]
“Trump is being a complete idiot today [emphasis Cooke's]. … There. That was easy, wasn’t it?”
[ tinyurl.com/ShibbolethDDD ]
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This probity review was ordered after Stuff’s questions about a conflict of interest concern.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
‘No due diligence’: The failures behind a $1.7m Govt contract for a firm linked to an advisor
Conflict of interest concerns led to an independent review of Health NZ procurement practices. Its findings are damning.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This probity review was ordered after Stuff’s questions about a conflict of interest concern.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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▪️The latter alt-right & fascist political movements have polluted public discourse making it increasingly difficult, to the point of being dangerous, to counter miss/disinformation;
▪️Other academics & institutions have NOT stepped up to collectively defend their fellow attacked colleagues;
#nzpol
▪️Other academics & institutions have NOT stepped up to collectively defend their fellow attacked colleagues;
#nzpol
December 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Peter Arnett dead.
One the most famous media figures ever to have been born in Aotearoa.
apnews.com/article/pete...
One the most famous media figures ever to have been born in Aotearoa.
apnews.com/article/pete...
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Lying for gain.
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Lying for gain.
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
December 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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my prediction
- A major accident is inevitable, if this trajectory keeps
- It'll create a material and perhaps global backlash against nuclear
- Nuclear advocates will blame environmentalists, not the libertarian deregulation techbros who are creating the conditions for total failure
- A major accident is inevitable, if this trajectory keeps
- It'll create a material and perhaps global backlash against nuclear
- Nuclear advocates will blame environmentalists, not the libertarian deregulation techbros who are creating the conditions for total failure
NEW: Trump's new Reactor Pilot Program is rushing to build at least 3 experimental reactor designs by July 4, 2026.
Here's a deep look at the program and why it's raising safety concerns.
For the nuke nerds, I'll also highlight what's new in this 🧵
www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
Here's a deep look at the program and why it's raising safety concerns.
For the nuke nerds, I'll also highlight what's new in this 🧵
www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries
A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.
www.npr.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
my prediction
- A major accident is inevitable, if this trajectory keeps
- It'll create a material and perhaps global backlash against nuclear
- Nuclear advocates will blame environmentalists, not the libertarian deregulation techbros who are creating the conditions for total failure
- A major accident is inevitable, if this trajectory keeps
- It'll create a material and perhaps global backlash against nuclear
- Nuclear advocates will blame environmentalists, not the libertarian deregulation techbros who are creating the conditions for total failure
Lying for gain.
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Lying for gain.
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol
Deception, be it used for economic or political gain, should be exposed, counted & in the most impactful instances - prosecuted.
#nzpol