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Byron C Clark

@byroncclark.bsky.social
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Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists Currently researching climate disinformation in alt-media But I seem to mostly post about movies Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz buy me a coffee ko-fi.com/byroncclark

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Spartan 0323 The Phoenix Shall Rise In Silver & Black @thejaklife.bsky.social · 23h
The virus is spreading among our tents, and now my child has contracted it.My child has a weak immune system, anemia, and chest congestion; his fever won't break.I can't afford his treatment Please, don't let him suffer. $10 can save a life.Your support is a lifeline. chuffed.org/project/plea...
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 23h
Movies are back
Screenshot of Tubi showing a preview for the 2026 film Big Foot Burgers 

"Bigfoot comes out of hiding and opens a popular LA burger joint. When a recession threatens the business,his waitresses hatch a wild plan to save it
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 23h
They say they hate “wokeness,” but what they really hate is empathy. Because once you start caring about other people’s experiences, inequalities become harder to ignore, and privilege becomes harder to defend.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There's an upcoming documentary about the artist who designed the Oddbodz cards youtu.be/AURNPkWNPbE?...
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THE ODDFATHER | Official Teaser Trailer | Coming 2027
YouTube video by Welcome Stranger Studios
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not sure when it got added but I was browsing Kanopy's spooky season highlights and saw they have what's possibly my favourite Turkish horror film certifiedforgotten.com/baskin
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spotted this truck being gay and spooky today 🌈 🎃
A cyclist wearing a white helmet, high-visibility yellow jacket, dark clothing, and a backpack rides past a white refrigerated delivery truck at a street intersection. The truck has colorful Woolworths branding in a rainbow style and the words "we're proud" 

There is a Halloween skeleton decoration is visible sitting in the passenger seat. A large yellow pedestrian crossing pole stands prominently in the foreground, partially obscuring the cyclist and truck.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I saw the TV Glow (2024) Ōtautahi, this morning
A blue hued road with "there is still time" in colourful chalk A blue hued bike path with colourful chalk
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Making Mahuta the message: The Taxpayers’ Union’s attack ads on Meta www.linkedin.com/pulse/making... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/m... (WordPress) #nzpol #InfluenceOperations #Disinformation
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its #climatechange promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commission. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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NZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claim
A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Always amused when I see someone responding to the Greens releasing a socialist sounding policy with "the original Greens would be rolling on their graves!" etc. The first crop of Green MPs included a former member of the Socialist Action League and a former member of the Workers Communist League
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Kevin Hague @kevinhague.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very important thread here from Sanjana.
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NZ's far-right, anti-science, anti-vaccine, disinfo, & conspiracy accounts (which demonstrate considerable imbrication through network bridging, & bonding effects) are increasingly vocal about Nov's general election, & influencing voting behaviours to dismiss, & decry Labour, & Greens. #nzpol
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Help if you can
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Christian right are not happy with the latest poll
Post from Peter Mortlock A lot can happen in 6 weeks, but if you can believe these polls, NZ is in trouble! And it's hard to believe that 16% of New Zealanders would vote for socialism (Greens) and with their colleagues in the Opportunity Party, another 6% equals 22%, that is how “godless” we have become! Although I think a lot of young people particularly don't realize the full consequences of these philosophies! Can you imagine Chloe as the PM! Socialism is a disaster wherever it goes! Bottom line - people starve, as corruption sets in at the top, followed by civil war! One step away from communism! And to those who say Jesus was a socialist - wrong - listen to my post a couple weeks ago! “Was Jesus a socialist“? No!
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I guess the older millennials get, the more news stories about actors from childhood television shows passing away there will be. Kinda reminds you of your own morality newschannel9.com/news/local/c...
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Chattanooga native Dennis Haskins, 'Saved by the Bell' principal, dies at 75
Chattanooga native and actor Dennis Haskins, best known as Principal Richard Belding on “Saved by the Bell,” has died at age 75, according to his friend and car
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I watched the new Golden Axe animated series. I had many questions, like "why now, why not 35 years ago?" and "who asked for this?" but it was fun, balances it's actually quite silly source material with telling a decent swords and sorcery tale
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Golden Axe Dwarf
Alt: Gif from the Golden Axe video game showing a dwarf stop a ridable beast battling assorted foes
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Former New Conservative Party secretary and current Reality Check Radio host Diewue de Boer has set up a website advocating for this strategy. That makes sense, it's a way to shift parliament rightwards and in doing so shift the Overton window thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
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Winston Peters warms to overhang strategy: ‘You don’t just carry on with previous ways’
John Key’s speech to National faithful was ‘suicidal’, says NZ First leader.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If these numbers were repeated on election night, The Greens would have 20 MPs. One of them would be New Zealands first Palestinian MP www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/28/p... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Poll: Greens surge to best result ever as National, Labour slide further
The 1News Verian poll result would give the party 19 MPs if repeated in November’s election.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Feel bad for these actors who are now missing out on health insurance because changes in the industry have made getting enough work a lot harder www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Princess Diaries star Heather Matarazzo joins Jack Haven in revealing struggle to keep health insurance | The Independent
Jack Haven recently appealed for work to qualify for SAG-AFTRA health coverage
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An interesting tidbit from National's campaign launch was that they acknowledged the push on the right to split votes (candidate vote National, party vote NZ First or ACT) to create an overhang, explicitly telling supporters *not* to do that Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shout out to the young woman in a purple wig at the anime convention taking place in the same hotel as National's campaign launch telling the 1News reporter that most of the people there will probably vote Labour or Green (like she plans too)' Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Shugunou @shugunou.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The genocide is ongoing. It is painful when your entire existence becomes an endless struggle just to keep your kids fed, healthy, and educated. 3 years without income in Gaza is unbearable. Help when you can, how you can. Continue to share Please 🫂🧡 Vetted by Molly Shah ✅" tinyurl.com/2etna36k
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At the Hamilton PSA debate, candidates were asked about disability NZF: Incoherent answer Labour: We don't have a policy announced Opportunities: We have no policy whatsoever Me: this govt's attacks on the disabled community are unacceptable, here's our policy, it was co-written by disabled people
The Green Party will build an Aotearoa where disabled people are valued and they and their whānau live with dignity and autonomy. An Aotearoa where disabled people and whānau have access to the services they need — like transport and good quality housing — means everyone can thrive in caring communities. 

Our current laws, policies and social norms mean disabled people are often denied the same rights as others and are excluded from places and activities non-disabled people take for granted. These barriers are often worse for tāngata whaikaha Māori and for disabled people from marginalised communities. 

The current Government has made it harder for disabled people to access the support they deserve and which enables them to participate equally in life and their communities. 

The Green Party is ambitious in its plan to create a more accessible Aotearoa by building on the Enabling Good Lives framework and grounding our approach in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our approach will operate on a high-trust model and apply to all disabled people, including those with disabling conditions who do not currently access support. The Green Party is committed to an Aotearoa where disabled people and whānau thrive in caring communities.
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Om Amir has run out of medication for her serious eye disease. Her pain is severe and her condition is worsening. This week we urgently need £120 for her treatment and medical supplies. Any amount makes a difference. Please help if you can. 🙏🏻💔 chuffed.org/project/help... Help me, can you donate? 🙏🏻
Ameer's mother sleeping in a hospital bed with a patch on her right eye and an IV drip hanging above her head connected to her right hand Selfie of Ameer wearing a black Tshirt with tears on his cheeks
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Remain In Hell Without Despair @daphnelawless.com · 26/09/2026
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The story of the drama caused by a Massachusetts lesbian bar relaxing their mask mandate one day a week has "broken containment" and it's been interesting watching the reaction from people outside the leftist social mileu archive.ph/ktkEU Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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How to Destroy a Lesbian Bar - The Atlantic
archived 26 Sep 2026 00:31:21 UTC
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"And with all this activity going on you hardly notice how, over time, the world outside your garden has shrunk, until soon there is no outside world. The garden is your home now." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Our lives and identities have moved online – and it’s driving us insane | Brigid Delaney | The Guardian
People have become servants to social media. The ultimate flex is to walk back to real life
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This blackbird has been following me at a distance as I weed around my fruit and nut trees, eating all the creepy crawlies that the weeding is disturbing
A blackbird next to a large tree stump between a small pine nut tree and a small almond tree
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Daniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don’t be left sitting on the sidelines, make sure you’re enrolled to vote!
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"In the ad, the two brown men are depicted making animalistic noises prior to the attack on the white man, who is hospitalised as a result."
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've booked tomorrow off work for a day of spring cleaning and I'm starting to think the to-do list item "put away winter woolens" was wishful thinking Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Screenshot of a weather forecast 

Current conditions

-1.9
Feels like -4
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've seen this quote posted in two different threads about the BBC removing some poorly aged sketches from iPlayer and I think if Orwell were alive today that would be far from the first example he picked to illustrate this Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right. 
George Orwell, 1984
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mark Hamill as the terror that flaps in the night? Yeah I'm here for this variety.com/2026/tv/news... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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'Darkwing Duck' Reboot Ordered to Series at Disney+
The "Darkwing Duck" reboot has been ordered to series at Disney+, Variety has learned.
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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I respect the commitment to embodying the character #thicktheighssavelives fandomwire.com/street-fight... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Street Fighter Star Callina Liang Officially Debunks ‘Enhanced Thighs’ Rumors With BTS Picture
Callina Liang has finally shut down all the rumors about her powerful legs as Chun-Li in Street Fighter. No, it wasn't photoshop or VFX.
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
National attack ads against Labour use crime footage from government's own term
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National attack ads against Labour use crime footage from government's own term
National is defending the use of footage showing violent crime under its own government in attack ads against Labour.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Since 2022 the largest share of new citizens have been Indian in origin, this year they fell to third place behind Brits and South Africans www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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British migrants take top spot in new citizen numbers | RNZ
British migrants have taken the top spot in new citizen numbers for the first time in five years.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The AfD has won another state in Germany, but I'm Berlin Die linke (literally The Left) have come out on top aje.news/ihbjht Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Far left wins Berlin state election, far-right AfD in Germany’s northeast | Elections News | Al Jazeera
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says election results are a 'disaster' for his Christian Democratic Union party.
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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We’re so excited to share the trailer for BLACK SHEEPS with the world! This film was handmade with love and care (and many litres of fake blood) and I can’t wait for people to see it.
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Black Sheeps | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Umbrella Entertainment
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy "new Nicky Hagar book" day to those who celebrate Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Was talking with some friends recently and we realised that there's a real possibility every seat in Christchurch goes to National this year The north of the city is in the Waimakariri electorate, and the south in Banks Peninsula, both National held electorates Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Akram Abdulwahed @akramabdelwahed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
An estimated 8000 bodies are under rubble in Gaza, at the current pace it will take a decade to exhume them www.democracynow.org/2026/9/16/he... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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UN Warns of Israel War Crimes as Hundreds of Bodies Recovered From Rubble in Gaza | Democracy Now!
Meanwhile the UN is sounding the alarm about possible war crimes committed by Israel, as hundreds of bodies have been recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. According to the UN, the remains of entire families, many of them children, are being unearthed from sites. This is the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Palestine. Ajith Sunghay: “It is estimated that at least 8,000 bodies remain buried under the rubble across the Gaza Strip. Palestinian civil defence teams have recovered over 800 bodies since the announcement of a ceasefire in October 2025, despite severe shortages of equipment, fuel, and personnel. At this pace, completing the recovery of the remaining bodies will take at least 10 more years, even longer when accounting for the time needed to identify bodies, if ever possible.”
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don't forget to vote for Bird of Year, last day to do so today www.birdoftheyear.org.nz Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Bird of the Year ‹ Forest & Bird
Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Apparently Macklemore's Hinds Hall, which was released two years ago, is now top of the iTunes singles charts in New Zealand youtu.be/fgDQyFeBBIo... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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MACKLEMORE - HIND'S HALL
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ōtautahi - happening tonight Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Promotional poster for a Cooks Collective Café pop-up at Riccarton High in Christchurch featuring a Nepali and Palestinian vegan menu. Two women in aprons pose together beside photos of chickpea curry with rice and a glass of rose-water lemonade. Text says the dinner is prepared by the Cooks Collective, a group of multicultural women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. The event is Friday, September 18, from 6:00–7:30 PM at 31 Vicki Street, Christchurch.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A step in the right direction. We should be moving toward EU style free movement throughout the Pacific, would reduce cases of migrant worker exploitation and boost the economies of the small island states through remittances www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise | RNZ
The Labour Party is promising visa-free travel to Aotearoa New Zealand for Pacific Islanders.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The thing about trying not to pick a side is that the nazis *instantly recognize* which side you picked. They immediately identify you as an ally. They know exactly what side you're on. It doesn't fool the victims, it doesn't fool the Nazis, the only people it could possibly fool is centrists.
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