2026-08-23T21:52:02Z https://nostr.now Byron C Clark https://nostr.now/npub1snqvjj3ljr9zm3hvyhrjvh09gsmrwkxywnh5yzt7dek5m7mur7ks5gtp9a https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/191/676/243/892/511/original/1b4684b957d38359.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/191/676/243/892/511/original/1b4684b957d38359.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzteac65dpf4tx8amz53k9s4fnqeas6cv8tq2gxl4ga6x6pljkwczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066v2yl4w New Zealand news covering the Hind Rajab case<br/><br/>It wasn&#39;t that long ago that Palestinians were almost absent from our media (and when they weren&#39;t, coverage made the word &#39;Palestinian&#39; synonymous with &#39;terrorist&#39;) I feel like we&#39;ve turned a corner<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/126/420/316/339/701/original/abd2df9122d7910f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-20T06:29:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszs7wyfwplsyrcc2r8suz95cmpjk5uqzrud6dr93gcz7ac0p0enmszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0669g6jpl There are many reasons why &#34;you couldn&#39;t make Blazing Sadles today&#34; is probably a true statement, but &#34;Hollywood is too woke&#34; is not actually one of them<br/><br/><a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/mel-brooks-antifascist-filmmaker">https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/mel-brooks-antifascist-filmmaker</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-09T22:15:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszmk8f985fsvc5xm0jqs398043f6gs025n5hpughkx3lcntzezqzszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0660adukc From Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 by Clare Birchall and Peter Knight<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/050/921/480/878/335/original/4d3f38aef6745058.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-06T22:28:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsphpcsqfu98sqwhvw92smw9x6sfqpcuyxe5jgyjsq52xpuvvjlgpgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0660h83wx From yesterday&#39;s Christchurch Star<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/050/010/925/266/136/original/1dcf0026a3865eec.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-06T18:37:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9kuvcp2kp5h40ulmsu3tqfq8utmp85kukc3pdpyz5qvq9fzh9avgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06645wvml Polls have him a distant second, but I&#39;m still hoping this time next week it will be bin day in Clacton<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/count-binface-roasts-farage-with-musical-party-election-broadcast-408559/">https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/count-binface-roasts-farage-with-musical-party-election-broadcast-408559/</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-06T17:36:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx67crm4m5xgkuz4v8kr8xwl965znpcmwqxmvsg05w47nwwjqpttszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066e6k5fu &#34;The Electoral Commission today approved registration of Alliance Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Free Palestine, New Zealand Loyal and Te Tai Tokerau Party under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2026/decisions-on-party-registrations-and-logos">https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2026/decisions-on-party-registrations-and-logos</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-05T00:22:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxdh3f73mncudnt0uk68zrg8700pxn6rqw5f95jtmvh30jx06j3qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0669hyerv &#34;30 years ago, Winston Peters and New Zealand First were campaigning against the “Asian Invasion” in the 1996 elections. That same year, my family and I moved to Aotearoa. According to him, my family were part of this invasion.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/why-we-call-winston-peters-lao-pi/">https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/why-we-call-winston-peters-lao-pi/</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-02T02:05:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06w78qaff8tu6zzqt3ux3g72334xnvlxtxkkahmdwf4349xqvm2szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066jyvfjv Good to see these unions standing on the right side of history<br/><br/><a href="https://trib.al/A72m2Ud">https://trib.al/A72m2Ud</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-07-29T19:36:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tzyg5zzjgglzm9g3nrq6raddcuxv22rynmzcpdhljcxtgk0prlszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066f62pt2 If Odysseus hadn&#39;t angered Poseidon then his trip would be like sailing from Wellington to Haast, but with nicer weather<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/948/516/680/131/026/original/5ab82b7252284307.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/948/516/671/986/424/original/8e7ba0d113bbd457.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-19T20:25:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxg26szemqn8ztrh0lwv5zjgrs2trq54dz4u4ucw78u555uhc33nczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0663ngxwj The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/932/199/046/068/896/original/9583068022dd3075.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-16T23:16:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzz8u2r9rdq0agy3suvhfv7xrqtz2zvpjgg0qvf6cu20xn6dx2pqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0663uqz6v Hello, good morning, and remain indoors<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/903/172/559/246/720/original/b322a34560c0da62.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-11T20:14:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqahfd0ewlpdp4exwqchr6aw78phn9v4cv048md832d9rrjefmlhszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06686ychk Watched an old Fresh Prince episode where a college friend of the parents comes to stay and we learn the FBI is after her for breaking migrant workers out of an internment camp. Back before TV was woke eh<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/877/227/798/769/032/original/5e01adae1ebfb82c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-07T06:16:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqvapsqqg5vnn02z73wt3flvdv4rtv4zh672xf3ler94jla3epz2qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066r2nfk7 Now who&#39;s changing leaders at a humour rate<br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/800/876/536/446/597/original/f9523f536f11eceb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-23T18:38:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ps4vgglpy96ymp0amtlgecl6hfg7gvp7myw7y300d5gpvf6ap8szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066yk356a On brand for the Conservatives, bringing in a former cop who imported an aluminium baton from the US because it was better for hitting anti-apartheid protesters with than the NZ issued wooden ones<br/><br/><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2606/S00109/political-veteran-ross-meurant-returns-to-the-front-line-with-conservative-policy-role.htm">https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2606/S00109/political-veteran-ross-meurant-returns-to-the-front-line-with-conservative-policy-role.htm</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-06-17T00:26:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7j6s43rzvgg9krlquf6wysv7kjmf8zymut8e6a39rh87x0f6mgczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06695llxq This city used to do social housing really well, then central government stopped providing the Income-Related Rent Subsidy for council owned housing. NGOs can still get it, but it seems they can&#39;t house everyone who needs it<br/><br/><a href="https://ebx.sh/gqylUC">https://ebx.sh/gqylUC</a><br/><br/>Crossposted with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nwkd0pe6pn7x8tassvrpcs8nleyxpnm7y8g0wqjzcgrwhaucjjvqcrdgjz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Openvibe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nwk…dgjz</span>)</a></span> 2026-06-15T08:20:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5y9a64urn4u72878zwg2rd8zu0p4pda7mynxvxsp4wddqrp4reqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066l8mdgq Botswana has removed the colonial era law criminalising same sex relationships (it has already been ruled unconstitutional)<br/><br/>This is decolonisation<br/><br/><a href="https://gayexpress.co.nz/2026/04/botswana-finally-removes-anti-gay-law-from-the-books/">https://gayexpress.co.nz/2026/04/botswana-finally-removes-anti-gay-law-from-the-books/</a> 2026-04-29T02:59:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9vr3v4ev5mrwqsk2y4cqcjfc62nt6sw89xvdxkp8nhdt0gsyk3szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0663ul2ml &#34;butter chicken tsunami&#34; <br/><br/>Echos of &#34;taco trucks on every corner&#34; xenophobic, no doubt, but also sounds like a delicious outcome we should be bringing about, not avoiding<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/592889/alarmist-prime-minister-criticises-shane-jones-butter-chicken-comments">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/592889/alarmist-prime-minister-criticises-shane-jones-butter-chicken-comments</a> 2026-04-20T08:41:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93whf8xay0d9pehrhxv7layf68yl9ngtj446vfe8gcmf4lujr64gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066u30c3h I&#39;m glad I don&#39;t subscribe to a political worldview that requires pretending the Canterbury Crusaders mythos is something sacrosanct and not just a gimmick that marketing professionals came up with in 1996 2026-04-16T01:12:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvyg4mrazldkr9smfssdy4ulsgk4u3k0uke8ct8jauxwm0jw5xaszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06628mff5 I see &#39;touch grass&#39; mostly directed towards young, very online left wing activists, but I think the person who most needs to get outside is the 50+ year old man who commented on an article about the Steven Colbert Lord of the Rings movie asking if the hobbits would have &#34;purple hair and nose rings&#34; 2026-03-25T23:18:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsys9yg74twpkp2lhz2nxcvv8et9jc90eyw20fpeq78fha67pxzadqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06634f2qf If you joined InternetNZ last year to stop the hostile takeover by the FSU, here&#39;s a reminder to renew your membership before the end of the month.<br/><br/>Rumour has it the FSU may be attempting another takeover attempt<br/><br/><a href="http://Internetnz.nz">http://Internetnz.nz</a> 2026-03-25T08:02:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfc7kp3xx4aps7rmxev48gmklecypmxgnxkg4err5lg8q0xu5v6nqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066d5pfy9 &#34;genie, I want there to be passenger rail in Greater Christchurch&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;As you wish&#34;<br/><br/>*Trains are full of rugby fans*<br/><br/><a href="https://ebx.sh/BLQD3w">https://ebx.sh/BLQD3w</a> 2026-03-24T19:43:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgzt2a8jwt64xhd3e4zfnq85wgt983zmd2h2zvth9xd0u4v4jkr3qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066z2rvum I passed a cemetery today and saw a duck perched on a headstone 🦆 🪦 <br/><br/>It got me thinking there&#39;s a spectrum of silly to spooky when it comes to birds in cemeteries 2026-03-09T06:30:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0nfuujs9wn0uv875algtwj9cpuhtlxpdd7hmr6s9zqcgxl4dyndczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066an8reu False information spreads quicky at times like this, check for quality sources before sharing, and remember that people are more likely to believe false information if it aligns with their existing worldview- you are not immune to propaganda 2026-03-02T03:48:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvy6fevdkc6ef7f4ukfjrvas4w00phcau6vl4spyfnk698ckgcsvczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066rf2kk8 I have little time to do any reading that&#39;s not thesis-writing related so I&#39;ve started listening to audiobooks on my commute. <br/><br/>Currently listening to &#39;Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy&#39; by Quinn Slobodian 2026-02-23T17:48:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdptr300xm5m83e50px9kcx5qq7ssu3d0wka9wtpwseplpv4uh26qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066tg7kdr The workplace relations minister refusing to back a bill to address the issue of modern day slavery doesn&#39;t bode well for workplace relations 2026-01-29T04:09:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsywgwzu8lchsvqnnr5vclszmf3ezw464lle2fud43vgtue0m0rqzgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066ykmzpl It seems that three decades later this is still what the Internet is for, but today that nerd wants the average person to know they think that the new Star Trek series is excessively &#39;woke&#39;*<br/><br/>*I&#39;m aware Star Trek has been &#39;woke&#39; since 1966<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/913/864/439/032/396/original/8718f850ef4f778f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-18T03:00:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsflpcmz0tcc5wpqpeltxase3mh345mw7sm8gtv9qrr4v6qy05wllqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066mxtdgw Watching The Listening Post on Al Jazeera, great piece on AI with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Before that they showed a brief clip of the US government&#39;s AI generated spokeswoman they&#39;re using for govt communications, anyone have any more info about that? 2026-01-17T19:58:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxguzs79q9e4p9f3xthekq4utajgyexv4uahd9hdkzwx72paxkkczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0666dttlv 1.6 million people in Gaza are facing acute food insecurity,. This includes over 100,000 children and 37,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women projected to suffer acute malnutrition through to April 2026<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wfp.org/countries/palestine">https://www.wfp.org/countries/palestine</a> 2025-12-28T23:11:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvyaa0jehvm0cdd2dvmynh9k7kleem9y6edsrz9r48t4atc8dktsgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066qp0n9e Still $5 an hour less than the Living Wage (likely an even bigger when the 2026 Living Wage rate is calculated)<br/><br/>If we&#39;re going to keep wages this low we need to somehow reduce the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/minimum-wage-to-increase-from-april-next-year-govt-commits-to-bigger-rise-than-last-year/JMX5I5G6CBA5TITWZXHPIKXOBI/">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/minimum-wage-to-increase-from-april-next-year-govt-commits-to-bigger-rise-than-last-year/JMX5I5G6CBA5TITWZXHPIKXOBI/</a> 2025-12-11T22:55:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0x8cpz2xu2ky4lvg4h9u48nkqwzz96z4rqq0y5eqdmae3rs02uqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0665nzmmr Ihab, who I&#39;ve known for over a year now, messaged me this morning. Displaced multiple times, he&#39;s currently trying to raise $250 for winter clothes and blankets for his children<br/><br/><a href="https://gofund.me/f3c9b468">https://gofund.me/f3c9b468</a> 2025-12-06T22:18:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxadm4n7tlen9sxgjkdfxl822vd98jdgzq4mxhzft3r7xfpzsfmqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06655hlwz Pumpkin patch looking lush. This is all from seed, scattered directory on the ground<br/><br/> if you have a patch of dirt where you live I highly recommend buying a pumpkin at the end of winter and just spreading it&#39;s inards on it, grows like a weed<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/671/356/903/630/046/original/4bc840b0b9e62fe7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-06T07:07:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26ncj8g4j35xf0p6z972067xzed57k7x07d6s8g0qpj6q9thm4zgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066xfpprh Could Michigan send a furry to Congress?<br/><br/>I always thought if anything they&#39;d elect a Juggalo first<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/gop-furries/">https://www.rawstory.com/gop-furries/</a> 2025-11-28T23:19:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5z9u45f506vrfssfq6gwthnl3j5fgqw27erq5qmltucf0009u7gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066h7kx8g There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that&#39;s 0.07%)<br/><br/>Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/578/319/818/231/457/original/30edbb3fb0f1b4fe.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-19T20:46:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxauc5cu6a6ql0xh9502m0684t2trzgcjay0pdmw8gk4ad3pj8lqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066uu3thl Fellow Millennials and Gen Xers in Aotearoa; you have may seen comms from Heath NZ that we probably only had one MMR shot as children, I&#39;m off to get a second one now. Talk to your GP or their nurse to see if you need one 2025-11-04T20:54:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdptl7nzfgu7url706df2l0mrjh2kg7q545zzhkv6xum7zx8hx75szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066yjpvut Hyper local post - pleased to see this, that site is close to Ara Institute and Christchurch Hospital, two of the city&#39;s biggest workplaces, and it&#39;s near the bus station. 120 homes will likely reduce traffic and the need for parking in the central city<br/><br/><a href="https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/old-smiths-city-site-be-turned-housing">https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/old-smiths-city-site-be-turned-housing</a> 2025-10-23T05:35:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvrkhpdldhdwfm9m9kuu5zmp3vc4tqs6qamfky7gmkxf3z8c5gwrczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066wqutl3 It&#39;s fair to be asking, &#34;who radicialised him?&#34; <br/><br/>People with big online audiences spread hate targeting Doyle, making it more likely someone would act this way<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-teen-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-mp-appears-in-court/ZBTWDBB7HNCEHC6JP5MNYHLJV4/">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-teen-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-mp-appears-in-court/ZBTWDBB7HNCEHC6JP5MNYHLJV4/</a> 2025-10-15T06:59:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdd8lh2df5xu9gfpw3dtmm63a98k0m24x6dpjmmrr5rx44lqfafegzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066jta033 &#34;If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.&#34;<br/><br/>- Desmond Tutu 2025-09-27T06:03:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvf29cqmrdtg02vw4qf77k8jd5tq6meh6rlxk2ayksvtzngm76shczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066l7650x New Zealand will not recognise Palestine, putting us in a shrinking minority of countries, and demonstrating that the government is out of step with the voting population, and allowing foreign policy to be dictated by it&#39;s minor coalition partners<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/574305/foreign-affairs-minister-winston-peters-speaks-at-un">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/574305/foreign-affairs-minister-winston-peters-speaks-at-un</a> 2025-09-26T23:28:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrystvgv2kf6vufz08yn7yshne7zalexmm5963mpduv8ge9xtmxdczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066ymkyzu <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/218/121/001/326/122/original/e7e42aec3c4e7cb0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-17T06:03:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswfkmw37a9ypm9z7j2w0axv0gznhfsmkwksuaq9gyk43rk534v58czyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0668wt2ty Stuff like this makes me think I picked the right time to study media and communications<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/215/409/780/040/460/original/297bbe9852441e1b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-16T18:33:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9am8e06xqyxn95xdhpw6kcmn64x38cljd0nxu9gcf22y839p04sgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066xwlktr I feel like historians and others spent a lot of time warning people that any new iteration of fascism isn&#39;t going to look like the fascisms of the past, but then you see propaganda posters like this and think, maybe it will after all<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/160/081/304/067/846/original/4d3f730b74290e85.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-07T00:03:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0l48a496qvwxyvku6qslxag0z8w93t2338jkhej3lj7ketpt3kwszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066dypm7p I haven&#39;t read the article (which is probably some click bait nonsense) but I&#39;m getting a lot of mileage in the group chat from just the blurb alone<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/702/961/472/197/198/original/ef88f7cacfe20c57.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/702/961/467/789/091/original/6173d13fb207c8a7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-18T06:31:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjsq5zumazpv9yt59f0r9kg9ustavkxupxaztav2e5ecs965x94gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066hhw48k When you go to the drag show to support the community but also you&#39;re an introvert<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/680/502/336/360/711/original/b7b0023a7bde6481.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-14T07:19:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wv9x3wdfsyuu5v99w86eqkm9jm3xf4nqsukwxa9wjxhp9cwjgtqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06638ycue I find it weird that in the US you have to do P.E at university (something that stops being compulsory here when you&#39;re like, 15) but at least at MIT you can choose electives that give you a Pirate Certificate in addition to your degree<br/><br/><a href="https://physicaleducationandwellness.mit.edu/about/pirate-certificate/">https://physicaleducationandwellness.mit.edu/about/pirate-certificate/</a> 2025-06-12T03:14:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxckv9e3t2mw7vyy6dvr02lpsxqayyrsa397lsx4vs0ptx9g8areqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06605lls3 &#34;This could be turned off immediately if people put enough pressure on the right governments, the right leaders.<br/><br/>I think, if we don’t turn it off soon, there won’t be a Gaza and there certainly won’t be Palestinians in Gaza.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://aje.io/lyyd2t">https://aje.io/lyyd2t</a> 2025-06-09T11:42:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgyjpxfkd2uzputk778h9yrwfvnhrww23lqhc2sz94sf4f7urzqhgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066v94092 If you&#39;re in Auckland you can go buy the equipment used to make Newshub at this auction <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thorntons.net.nz/auctions/detail/bw132721">https://www.thorntons.net.nz/auctions/detail/bw132721</a> 2025-05-30T23:56:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz3pq6xjdhtvvk4dkkfknd96asr2gj9evzq07p328pskm23nww8dgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0662ls7va Unless aid is let in, 14,000 more babies could die in Gaza over the next 48 hours<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/un-says-no-aid-has-been-distributed-in-gaza-warns-14-000-babies-could-die-within-days/l9qzo180r">https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/un-says-no-aid-has-been-distributed-in-gaza-warns-14-000-babies-could-die-within-days/l9qzo180r</a> 2025-05-20T22:01:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvqfknycv72rsw45h3d63yv8kn5p003sja3ja368elqfgjam4x2pszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066367tu2 😲 <br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/22/oxford-academics-drank-from-cup-made-from-human-skull-until-2015-book-reveals">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/22/oxford-academics-drank-from-cup-made-from-human-skull-until-2015-book-reveals</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/380/628/569/550/753/original/b31fcc401998f963.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-22T08:18:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf7wy5r6up36qcfe0whz4pkfsu2lm5w7yckylxj3dnkd8wl24wavszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066jzrw67 <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/</a> 2025-03-31T20:34:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7n25p9jkx9kpkgc7usne7gsgtlyl23gsrmny0rvuhpklgfjukeqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066cdezur Two pride events in one day disrupted by Destiny Church <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-rainbow-parade-destiny-church-members-disrupt-procession-storm-ponsonby-rd/GAYYCR3YSRHLLEYLZ55Y4DWTIA/">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-rainbow-parade-destiny-church-members-disrupt-procession-storm-ponsonby-rd/GAYYCR3YSRHLLEYLZ55Y4DWTIA/</a> 2025-02-15T07:57:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9d279vyx4ygwwrsk6ykmuulf4krz272sqzl9snn4ncklfctmhgcqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066vrc827 I still get asked sometimes &#34;aren&#39;t you concerned about disinformation from the far-left?&#34; The answer is always, yes, I am, there&#39;s just comparatively much less of it<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/far-right-mps-fake-news-misinformation-left-study">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/far-right-mps-fake-news-misinformation-left-study</a> 2025-02-11T07:14:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvx4fjfm86wvy0sezqxnwhhjaxzgc7l4lnatta4jvury4wsd6uaqszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066kur36n For a country thats spent the past 8 decades preducing novels and screenplays about the soul crushing nature of suburbia you&#39;d think America would be less adverse to building walkable neighborhoods 2025-02-07T08:45:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxsmr4h3tyxpwq6xvy3txraxrzk0ps4e6racfpjgavrd3tzzuyv8gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066f9mev0 For my followers in Gaza (or from Gaza and recently left) I have funds available to pay people for writing their stories, which would then be published on two websites. Please message me if you&#39;re interested 2025-02-02T09:17:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg7hd9ptr2ju44p7fu4yvpcpa6gmwgrgyyxtd6q2pd60vv8lzv2qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066ds2hr6 One of the few priests to be excommunicated twice by two different Popes. A traditionalist priest who quoted the Protocols of the Elders of Zion during sermons has died<br/><br/><a href="https://www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/richard-williamson-traditionalist">https://www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/richard-williamson-traditionalist</a> 2025-01-30T00:33:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyampqnpd9sxhj9hqn56j3we8jmlz3pq95gxfp5vxf5k9m95as8gszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0664rhg5k &#34;the fascism we thought we had left behind is now the third political force in Europe&#34;<br/><br/>- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, speaking at an event commemorating the death of fascist dictator Francisco Frank<br/><br/><a href="https://aje.io/zbsvfq">https://aje.io/zbsvfq</a> 2025-01-09T02:42:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykpk7rmns43cpategv359mhx7m2347fvksc534vt9avlkds53q8szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066wydd5x Cleaning out a cupboard and found I still have 10 copies of the oral history I did of the Occupy protest in Christchurch <br/><br/>If you pay $12 on ko-fi and dm me your address I&#39;ll send you one (only followers in New Zealand)<br/><br/>Ko-fi.com/byroncclark<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/786/127/466/170/698/original/c25f3e7cc0640b5e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-07T08:28:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04smqkg4srarlwjghqw8l7z93egjzqs88x868kxjca5j5t0xfysgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066enj2lu By age 40 in tech you should have:<br/><br/>An ESD strap you forget you own when its time to use it<br/><br/>Files stored on some kind of disk your computer can&#39;t read <br/><br/>A Raspberry Pi that you made into a retro video game console<br/> <br/>A hole in the wall from when you did your own data cabling 2025-01-07T06:13:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq90rat5m4hefpmv5gef4g2nnwrvfg6mppqjucr5s5ce98386g2mgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066jwggtu You can still submit on the Treaty Principles Bill up until 11:59pm<br/><br/>It&#39;s better to submit something, even just a few sentences, than nothing<br/><br/><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/ECommitteeSubmission/54SCJUST_SCF_227E6D0B-E632-42EB-CFFE-08DCFEB826C6/CreateSubmission">https://www.parliament.nz/en/ECommitteeSubmission/54SCJUST_SCF_227E6D0B-E632-42EB-CFFE-08DCFEB826C6/CreateSubmission</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/785/526/642/472/715/original/e187ddb18a685f94.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-07T05:55:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswcc2ynt4tcw7a9l69cn8mk2jfqqalh9z45cyp3j8jtfctu72dejqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066y406wr Richard Sivell, the sovcit who threatened to kill Jacinda Ardern while she was prime minister, has once again failed to appear in court<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/richard-sivell-a-no-show-in-tauranga-court-over-threats-to-kill-dame-jacinda-ardern/Y2KQUBCBSNFANDOULXJYX4W6UA/">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/richard-sivell-a-no-show-in-tauranga-court-over-threats-to-kill-dame-jacinda-ardern/Y2KQUBCBSNFANDOULXJYX4W6UA/</a> 2025-01-07T04:49:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4uh5tzwcsk6r740a5dfqh55ag5dhwqgheyr3y5ctt326mpx8rcszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066c20yzk <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-says-elon-musk-seeking-to-sway-february-election/a-71186866">https://www.dw.com/en/germany-says-elon-musk-seeking-to-sway-february-election/a-71186866</a> 2025-01-03T08:12:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0vl43vheugmladarquqpjnhddresdhah0kerscrv2x48vxjwzukszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066lczwhk Don&#39;t suppose anyone knows of an (English language) podcast I could subscribe to to follow the German election over the next 7 weeks? 2025-01-03T00:28:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstl52dtrmemflaulmnn572dqpgzyzvajft8lznulcyz7qc58vfz9qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066gpqqtk For a 2025 new years resolution you could get around to reading the copy of &#39;Fear: New Zealand&#39;s Hostile Underworld of Extremists&#39; that you purchased in 2023 2024-12-29T02:54:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswknwk65qe6gkkv3hyvxkdp20hghy25v0020ttgv6vl77urh4xtdczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066eu8laa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8k52kxtg8vgwjpxr4cvn3ugwfc4jqcvczh4pvejknyrslwzdfhmcdtwl8s'>nevent1q…wl8s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(to be clear I personally support the right of people to live anc work wherever they want in the world, so in the absence of open borders the H1B visa scheme is a positive in that it allows more of that, but that isn&#39;t why the rich are supporting it) 2024-12-28T00:29:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8k52kxtg8vgwjpxr4cvn3ugwfc4jqcvczh4pvejknyrslwzdfhmczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066j7jdak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnlvzz25jmdgf7a7yw6mnfe5ffcmlelyq0szs0pch5dhwxrc74kqlg2csf'>nevent1q…2csf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The likes of Musk are not simply pro or anti immigration, they support an immigration system that suits their economic interests, that this would become a dividing line in the cross-class reactionary movement that Musk has aligned himself with isn&#39;t a surprise 2024-12-28T00:26:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnlvzz25jmdgf7a7yw6mnfe5ffcmlelyq0szs0pch5dhwxrc74kqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066mjt3w4 The furore over H1B visas on the US right is a also reminder that silicon valley would rather have a means to hire the highly educated workers of other countries than pay the taxes required for the US education system to produce those workers 2024-12-28T00:24:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsftgj8hg2h545hv4y9avzqyudy798p0p04p9na7z3hpymxq0g3n4czyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066mfmvn0 My 10 year old nephew is shaping the plasticine he got in his Christmas cracker into a statuette of Krampus while singing Wham&#39;s &#39;Last Christmas&#39; <br/><br/>The children yearn for a yuletide demon 2024-12-25T06:55:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtf8lxhchyw63sx397sca7atm7glm47y258vjw4lzvjddcjczt8czyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066lyqcqg <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/711/261/543/438/730/original/b0a751e69735562d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-25T03:09:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9p2axksaqrp4drlkc55mk8mkm99pyr87jeccfgahzu2hk6cgxvjgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0669zl5l8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07qnncvstlcquz4x5swdlpjlt3swdw656p9ynel4mfxdf664tz5gfplaux'>nevent1q…laux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Definitely the best character 2024-12-24T08:05:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5mzgz7m28sjdy70mccfye755uxzw73dm478untg7ur3h67p8f9qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066ercnhw Say what you will about &#39;Love Actually&#39; Bill Nighys line read on &#34;fuck wank bugger shitting arsehole&#34; during the opening credits is acting at it&#39;s finest 2024-12-24T07:55:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4684j9n283ktwx6yd450ezy43cd43yzj3u58l94muvesn6vv8yczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066g43559 Watching &#39;The Bibi Files&#39; (2024) about the investigation into Benjamin Netanyahu for corruption that began in 2016. Having the country at war is helping him avoid justice, without the genocide in Gaza he may not remain in power<br/><br/>You can find this one on DocPlay 2024-12-23T07:34:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0h4p2x80l39ev35wscccpteaawnffg3mwza38v87njgkt8spuf3szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066kpmq53 Watching Garfield and Friends on Tubi and spotted the origin of the &#34;I wonder who that&#39;s for&#34; meme<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/700/300/764/971/501/original/9375a2f04d22d014.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-23T04:41:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgnzyxczcmqelka43jk3m06nrfyymp6auxcvmu3t7jf5l5myeg4vszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066rld4f6 Booktopia currently has my book on sale for 60% off <br/><br/>This is an Australian retailer but even with the shipping to New Zealand added that makes it the best deal at the moment <br/><br/><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/fear-byron-clark/book/9781775542308.html">https://www.booktopia.com.au/fear-byron-clark/book/9781775542308.html</a> 2024-12-19T02:54:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstu8h3nx037xw5v9afznns5atm4c00z9pg94kvcygq42nl4vh3qzszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066hzty7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ddldccttzv7qrcsshernzgjfm8rcq5vqd4jl2vqv5pzr6072mqs0jw74a'>nevent1q…w74a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/661/946/562/796/508/original/3eed48baa9fc9095.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-16T10:07:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ddldccttzv7qrcsshernzgjfm8rcq5vqd4jl2vqv5pzr6072mqszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066m5hlng A friend posted a Garfield meme in our group chat so I renamed it &#34;Garfield meme repository&#34;, made the theme orange, and gave everyone Garfield related nicknames. Why am I like this. 2024-12-16T10:03:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8sgzgt0h342v9x4f440spn7qghu992mt095f3c359f3h963y4u3szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066lyf0f8 Bloodywood released a track with Babymetal this week, letting you all know in case Bollywood J-Pop Heavy Metal fusion was missing from your life (it was missing from mine and I didn&#39;t even realise it)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXlKxjlUoo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXlKxjlUoo</a> 2024-12-11T10:07:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstxq3ctxe9flmpwnudkts6wnw9ccqk23vkwkwaq6q9mfttr5l2yvczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066fl6nzs There&#39;s a line in my book &#39;Fear&#39; where I call the Canterbury Socialist Society a club for people with English lit degrees who enjoy craft beer. I&#39;m at the society&#39;s Christmas quiz and the last round was &#34;Craft beer or politician nickname?&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/632/877/646/779/640/original/c0284d5664e43127.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-11T06:55:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2qtk5a4wg58c7a7kwr2grc6a3ld5jha7k5p5ak7xqjjeam8rwwgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0664778m4 I&#39;ve taken this article (and another) out from behind the paywall because I think it&#39;s important for people to understand who the &#34;pro-Israel&#34; protesters outside parliament today are and what motivates them<br/><br/><a href="https://www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/christian-zionism-or-why-brian-tamaki">https://www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/christian-zionism-or-why-brian-tamaki</a> 2024-12-11T00:25:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4hdpc24jvqqhlrfa0v4422dyrl6yyspqqf25enpltzqdcguj48qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066pke6w8 If you&#39;re considering giving the gift of antifascist literature this holiday season, Mighty Ape currently has my book on sale for $22 plus shipping <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mightyape.co.nz/mn/buy/mighty-ape-fear-35911030">https://www.mightyape.co.nz/mn/buy/mighty-ape-fear-35911030</a> 2024-12-09T08:53:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspa607n4eyw83u8ksc7vmzyjrqkme79njju04q36x6lvr8au9df4gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066ltf6u7 Judith Collins making me tap the sign <br/><br/><a href="https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/marsden-fund-refocused-science-purpose">https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/marsden-fund-refocused-science-purpose</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/592/555/501/864/502/original/55119f8338cc0319.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-04T04:00:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszs0u0zr9h9qevmxaa44tvckcguxzukt2eh62zn7kyardv0jfs67czyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066qy5yu9 While this abuse was happening Destiny Church were holding protests against &#34;groomers&#34; outside libraries and medical clinics<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/destiny-church-predator-kiwa-hamiora-te-hira-admits-to-hundreds-of-sexual-assaults-on-boys-in-youth-group/WXK2JLGFVJCKBDHYUCYZUJZCX4/">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/destiny-church-predator-kiwa-hamiora-te-hira-admits-to-hundreds-of-sexual-assaults-on-boys-in-youth-group/WXK2JLGFVJCKBDHYUCYZUJZCX4/</a> 2024-12-01T19:27:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf9r8m74s9pdd755lpeyry440yh83r2tvv9t4j89xrcaxuumvsqgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066thqxyw People love Tubi but are sleeping on Brollie, who each week of December will be releasing a different cut of Caligula 2024-11-29T07:43:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9zgnfvm4yvzzgqj9vldexvdrxuljlm8ufekklkysthc5q4ak6lfgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0664ng3lw quick coffee before court. If all goes well I&#39;ll leave with a restraining order against New Zealand&#39;s most notorious white supremacist<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/545/535/643/751/552/original/9b49ffc1038eb91b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-25T20:42:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy3hzlrvzsj4rwt7ns7a0lxqa7xcshxnu6g69h0xrr9gyv2z4lngzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066l0j92s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfll893wlq9zsuacly3up5smu4atvd4pjjwap68lzl5aflstjdjtsngt2f6'>nevent1q…t2f6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;First Buddy&#34; sounds like the title of a 1994 movie where Macaulay Culkin gets a cabinet position because he&#39;s really good at Nintendo 2024-11-24T11:25:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfll893wlq9zsuacly3up5smu4atvd4pjjwap68lzl5aflstjdjtszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066gzmzzg Amazing how someone can become the richest man in the world, and have an influencial relationship with the president-elect of the most powerful nation on Earth, and still exude such loser energy <br/><br/><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-11-18/elon-musk-the-presidents-first-buddy.html">https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-11-18/elon-musk-the-presidents-first-buddy.html</a> 2024-11-24T11:23:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqply20cq6sh4tx82d8t6hqga56dwgsrcgzytr62uu7saxgxzw6dgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0668pfgr2 the one person arrested at the hīkoi mō the tiriti was a counterprotester, he&#39;s interviewed on the latest Counterspin Media episode.<br/><br/>(I haven&#39;t listened yet but I I think I can confidently say New Zealand is not on the brink of a globalist creates civil war)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/534/116/022/158/806/original/c37c9b2d62726e44.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-23T20:18:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszdul3qff8kxrdccrhkjnzhsmsh9lr9827qpx5fezrej6czh3fyhgzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066lz7xpg More international attention on the hīkoi<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/511/298/905/295/689/original/6af83a8c4e6fb0a9.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-19T19:36:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdxwjhf8f7ltt9k3x7kyytmxr5pazl2pq60tw04dsqx86pc8l0qagzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066vlfjd4 The Hīkoi is 14 times the size of the 2022 anti-mandate protest, yet there has been only one arrest. <br/><br/>Additionally, no one has bought a noose with them, and no one is calling for &#34;Nuremberg trials&#34; of politicians, or comparing David Seymour to Stalin 2024-11-19T05:59:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyedh5re70fwh3wglw9yzz8w7q9sdqyhdzyguhl9njgscsvusw02szyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066xae6dk Closing in on 200k signatures<br/><br/>ACT got 246,473 votes last year so that&#39;s a goal to surpassed <br/><br/><a href="https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/kati-stop-the-introduction-of-the-treaty-principles-bill?source=rawlink&amp;utm_source=rawlink&amp;share=f46849a9-a79a-475e-8977-d209958c0d06">https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/kati-stop-the-introduction-of-the-treaty-principles-bill?source=rawlink&amp;utm_source=rawlink&amp;share=f46849a9-a79a-475e-8977-d209958c0d06</a> 2024-11-18T03:44:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdf3djlz898ehjg6dhtj2tzx3uh2fcgcyjkaptsk0je77z4pyxacczyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s06650cknj The Onion had the opportunity to do the funniest thing, and they actually did it<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/14/onion-info-wars-alex-jones">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/14/onion-info-wars-alex-jones</a> 2024-11-14T20:14:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswum6msmz3p3e7h6ar7ttl42eldnlp5yye48qphnuqk0wrt0fehuqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066ay4mzl This all sounds like good advice but I don&#39;t see how it&#39;s going to stop people getting into Bitcoin and whatnot<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/480/208/622/507/217/original/e2caa0db6edda7e3.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-14T07:49:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvnxd2ak4wj6z60ukugee6jet7plre7atzxysy90sl3nsdklec40qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0662x2mrp First post from Open Vibe<br/><br/>If this works correctly, both Mastodon and Bluesky users should see it 2024-11-14T00:50:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqngwza8hdmzxzy27fequ6wj79ygepw308zlva3qu2jr49gqh778gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066trfnmm &#34;numerous experts are raising the alarm that this is now a genocide. Still, much of the mainstream media seems to be blithely ignoring these warning bells, continuing the pretence that what is happening is a normal war rather than a systematic extermination&#34; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/06/we-are-witnessing-the-final-stage-of-genocide-in-gaza">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/06/we-are-witnessing-the-final-stage-of-genocide-in-gaza</a> 2024-11-07T05:09:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvhh9t7yctv8fkyzzqsyw923ejymldkupmycfhv83su7k8kwqh49gzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066e6zc7j It&#39;s now election day on the east coast 2024-11-05T05:01:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv5ugwkfcd07sd48jq6ltde60n4yvdlpxelw8lrtdwfhlxcyefq7qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066nxukf6 We&#39;re so close to the scariest day of the year<br/><br/>Also, tomorrow is Halloween <br/><br/>🗳️ 2024-10-30T05:12:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8d6s6rc3wchrhyl0z8yy2z7zkykap3aryqmda0ns64dukeftd9czyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066983s37 &#34;why don&#39;t you start a podcast?&#34;<br/><br/>Many reasons, but for one all of these exist already<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/393/837/579/891/490/original/8a8cd0799b5538c9.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-30T01:45:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8krsmshde6jz5flu5n0qe8kcrh2v4lxkrj50k7nkl5dqc3372swqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066vmh364 Big things happening in NZs alt-right media space<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/378/851/469/304/902/original/e6c83d5c7ead2c76.png"> <br/> 2024-10-27T10:13:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvyuuf8cqqthhvk50fy3ppzvaa86fcpmrtfp4uvydr5x5r36epsuszyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s0666yhqld &#34;Palestine campaigners in New Zealand are celebrating after Christchurch became the first city in the country to sanction firms doing business within illegal Israeli settlements&#34;<br/><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mickhall/p/first-nz-city-votes-to-sanction-firms">https://open.substack.com/pub/mickhall/p/first-nz-city-votes-to-sanction-firms</a> 2024-10-23T18:59:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2u7x7g3wm38jsu4preynxaz69l2q7hn0mrqny34efqyxznr0d3qzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066qxknfq &#34;so I accidentally deployed to production&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/352/440/149/159/116/original/5048a76d4cca94c4.png"> <br/> 2024-10-22T18:17:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5s4jedn97utjcm74c00w4dsguyp8kwvgc5r6chhucvtxvpge6xqzyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066g9xluh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspfktm9lcgskp59ywa0wf8mke7t07nufhpqnp0j0nt50rwjkxdz3c4r3mhp'>nevent1q…3mhp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I find myself thinking about the etymology of the word &#39;decimate&#39; from Latin decimatus, past participle of decimare &#34;the removal or destruction of one-tenth,&#34; Gaza&#39;s prewar population was 2.3 million. Soon it will be very literal to say Gaza&#39;s population has been decimated 2024-10-20T21:28:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfktm9lcgskp59ywa0wf8mke7t07nufhpqnp0j0nt50rwjkxdz3czyzzvpj2287gv5twxasjuwfjau4zrvd6cc36w7ssf0ehx6n0m0s066fxhuzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvc6n6enl66dvu74q97ldm8ekpgzpacddvjad6l6s6xs4n9x822gg50nke'>nevent1q…0nke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The estimate published in the Lancet in July was 186,000. That will be out of date. What will be be now? Over 200,000 is likely 2024-10-20T21:28:05Z