Count Spockula
@randomancom.bsky.social
Sci-fi fan with anarchist, leftist political leanings. Aotearoa/NZer. An avid reader and aspiring writer.
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The problem with pissing on margaret thatcher’s grave is that you eventually run out of piss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The problem with pissing on margaret thatcher’s grave is that you eventually run out of piss.
Simeon Brown is now qouting Margaret fucking Thatcher 🤢🤮
That tracks.
That tracks.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Simeon Brown is now qouting Margaret fucking Thatcher 🤢🤮
That tracks.
That tracks.
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Three powerful white men refuse to apologise to a young wahine Māori who was right all along? Colour me shocked.
Luxon, Mitchell, and Hipkins all failed to apologise in the House to Tamatha Paul today for their derogatory comments about her stating that police on the streets doesn't make people feel safe, and Tamatha has too much grace and class to demand it.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Three powerful white men refuse to apologise to a young wahine Māori who was right all along? Colour me shocked.
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Author J. Brian Reed won Crystal Lake’s most recent flash contest and has agreed to host. Here is the new theme (which will run until end of December, to be posted in January): www.patreon.com/posts/your-f...
Free to enter!
Free to enter!
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Author J. Brian Reed won Crystal Lake’s most recent flash contest and has agreed to host. Here is the new theme (which will run until end of December, to be posted in January): www.patreon.com/posts/your-f...
Free to enter!
Free to enter!
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“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ.
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ.
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
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"It's a few bad apples..."
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"It's a few bad apples..."
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
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At last, my irrational annoyance with people who back into car parks is validated
As we head into summer, remember to keep combustion vehicles away from dry grass as they have a tendency to do this.🔥
This happened in NZ and 28 vehicles were damaged. Hopefully combustion cars won't cause too many forest fires this season.
This happened in NZ and 28 vehicles were damaged. Hopefully combustion cars won't cause too many forest fires this season.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
At last, my irrational annoyance with people who back into car parks is validated
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Never forget the collective pearl clutching of the political class when Tamatha Paul dared suggest that some people didn't feel safe around the police.
What say you now, Labour, Nats, media commentators, etc?
#mcskimming #nzpol #acab #fuckthapolice
What say you now, Labour, Nats, media commentators, etc?
#mcskimming #nzpol #acab #fuckthapolice
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Never forget the collective pearl clutching of the political class when Tamatha Paul dared suggest that some people didn't feel safe around the police.
What say you now, Labour, Nats, media commentators, etc?
#mcskimming #nzpol #acab #fuckthapolice
What say you now, Labour, Nats, media commentators, etc?
#mcskimming #nzpol #acab #fuckthapolice
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Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal full story about the downfall of deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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Greens exist if y'all actually wanted that
Get yourself a PM who doesn’t talk about public-owned national infrastructure as assets in a ‘portfolio’.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Greens exist if y'all actually wanted that
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Saw something horrid I’ve never seen before in a Chch CBD crowd: late teen/early 20s going through a Colombo St rubbish bin, assessing food scraps in takeaway boxes, then selecting an opened can of Coke and drinking it.
Shame, shame, shame on all this fucking government coalition.
Shame, shame, shame on all this fucking government coalition.
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Saw something horrid I’ve never seen before in a Chch CBD crowd: late teen/early 20s going through a Colombo St rubbish bin, assessing food scraps in takeaway boxes, then selecting an opened can of Coke and drinking it.
Shame, shame, shame on all this fucking government coalition.
Shame, shame, shame on all this fucking government coalition.
Another short story completed today. This one short and sweet. A little over 2000 words. Exciting times, feeling creative.
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
Alt: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Another short story completed today. This one short and sweet. A little over 2000 words. Exciting times, feeling creative.
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4. Vote in a Govt that doesn’t pander to the uber wealthy at the expense of the majority of New Zealanders.
5. Vote for a Living Wage.
Lack of savings is a systemic issue not a personal failing. Low wages, high costs for essential services. All govt choices not individual failings. 2/2
5. Vote for a Living Wage.
Lack of savings is a systemic issue not a personal failing. Low wages, high costs for essential services. All govt choices not individual failings. 2/2
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
4. Vote in a Govt that doesn’t pander to the uber wealthy at the expense of the majority of New Zealanders.
5. Vote for a Living Wage.
Lack of savings is a systemic issue not a personal failing. Low wages, high costs for essential services. All govt choices not individual failings. 2/2
5. Vote for a Living Wage.
Lack of savings is a systemic issue not a personal failing. Low wages, high costs for essential services. All govt choices not individual failings. 2/2
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Savings advice. I have some.
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
Five smart ways to boost your savings (without living a boring life)
Self denial never lasts and isn't even the best approach to fast-tracking your savings. Here are five tips for cultivating an effective saver's mindset.
www.1news.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Savings advice. I have some.
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
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The govt is considering banning homeless people and rough sleepers in city centres.
My Stuff #cartoon today #homelessness #poverty #homeless
My Stuff #cartoon today #homelessness #poverty #homeless
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The govt is considering banning homeless people and rough sleepers in city centres.
My Stuff #cartoon today #homelessness #poverty #homeless
My Stuff #cartoon today #homelessness #poverty #homeless
Another good day of writing. Over 3000 words. And I have a short story I'm very happy about. Hoping to publish it
a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Another good day of writing. Over 3000 words. And I have a short story I'm very happy about. Hoping to publish it
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I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
Working on a sci-fi horror short story. Had one of those rare days where the words just fell out of me and would not stop. Nearly 3000 words just tumbled out onto paper 😱
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Working on a sci-fi horror short story. Had one of those rare days where the words just fell out of me and would not stop. Nearly 3000 words just tumbled out onto paper 😱
New collectible, Godzilla (1989 version, from Godzilla Vs. Biollante). Bandai blind box
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
New collectible, Godzilla (1989 version, from Godzilla Vs. Biollante). Bandai blind box
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"The changes were included at the bottom of a press release put out at 8pm on a Government website but not emailed to all political journalists, as ministerial press releases generally are."
Utterly Gutted by the Utterly Gutless.
#nzpol
Utterly Gutted by the Utterly Gutless.
#nzpol
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"The changes were included at the bottom of a press release put out at 8pm on a Government website but not emailed to all political journalists, as ministerial press releases generally are."
Utterly Gutted by the Utterly Gutless.
#nzpol
Utterly Gutted by the Utterly Gutless.
#nzpol
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This man lives in a delusional fantasy and the press had half the country believing the other guy was out of touch.
Trump: "Every boat that we hit kills -- think of this, if it gets through -- kills 25,000 Americans plus."
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This man lives in a delusional fantasy and the press had half the country believing the other guy was out of touch.
Holy shit. What a well-timed re-release of V for Vendetta given the political climate. I also highly recommend the book, its a classic.
V for Vendetta - 20th Anniversary Announcement Trailer (2026) Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Holy shit. What a well-timed re-release of V for Vendetta given the political climate. I also highly recommend the book, its a classic.
Looks cool. But unfortunately as a long time fan of this franchise I will not be paying money to see this film and it will remain absent from my Blu-ray collection after they fired Melissa Barrera for speaking out against the genocide of the Palestinian people.
Scream 7 | Official Trailer (2026 Movie) – Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox
YouTube video by Paramount Pictures
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Looks cool. But unfortunately as a long time fan of this franchise I will not be paying money to see this film and it will remain absent from my Blu-ray collection after they fired Melissa Barrera for speaking out against the genocide of the Palestinian people.
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HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE LARGELY DISABLED YOU FUCKING PIECES OF SHIT #NZPOL
Kerre Woodham: I don't blame retailers for wanting to ban the homeless
Kerre Woodham comments on the potential of a law banning homelessness in city centres.
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE LARGELY DISABLED YOU FUCKING PIECES OF SHIT #NZPOL
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