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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don't know how we make it happen, but the abuse of urgency under this term of government has been so nakedly damaging to our democratic infrastructure, that it's the strongest argument for constitutional change I've seen in a while.

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Radical Anthropology @radicalanthro.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Sulawesi again at the cutting edge with evidence of betel nut ingestion in dental pathology, up to 25,000 years ago. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.…

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm sure she's not the first to say this, but some friends were round for board games tonight and at one point one asked "do you see still 'tweet' on X? And another responded "no, you Xcrete" Crossposted with @openvibe.social

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

How social relations are maintained with prisoners, and the burden of their sentences distributed, outside of an Indonesian prison. By our former PhD student, Hestu Prahara (University of Indonesia, Dept of Anthropology). theconversation.com/di-balik-jer...

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Di balik jeruji penjara, ada keluarga yang ikut menjalani hukuman

Pemenjaraan tak hanya membatasi narapidana, tetapi juga mengubah kehidupan keluarga yang terus merawat, menunggu, dan menjaga hubungan dari luar jeruji.

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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Beginning my research seminar, as always, with Lynn Hunt's essay How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around). Should be mandatory reading in light of the impact of AI. www.historians.org/perspectives...

Writing is stressful. Sitting in my computer chair my neck and shoulder muscles almost immediately tense up as I dig around in my brain for the best phrase or even any coherent string of words, whether I am writing an essay like this one, a book chapter, a letter of recommendation, or an email message to a friend. Writing is time-consuming. It’s a great way to pass the time on a long airplane flight because you lose track of the passage of time altogether. It’s even better, from that point of view exclusively, than watching an episode of Mad Men on your laptop. Writing means many different things to me but one thing it is not: writing is not the transcription of thoughts already consciously present in my mind. Writing is a magical and mysterious process that makes it possible to think differently.

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

During my current visit to #Indonesia, on a drive from Makassar to Malino, and back again, we saw several of these stupid, poorly placed boondoggle red-and-white cooperative buildings. They are a laughing stock. #KopDes

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is a great summary of all I've been hearing about the new wave of corruption and re-militarisation of government and village administration since war criminal #Prabowo assumed the presidency. #Indonesia #development #patronage www.newmandala.org/murni-top-do...

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“Murni top-down”: a look at Prabowo’s village cooperatives - New Mandala

The unravelling of community-driven development

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Lots of sayang-menyayang thoughts and prayers from anyone who could have prevented this for the last 21 years. #Aceh

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Abdul El-Sayed on track to be the first handsome senator.

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We're often told that capitalism and market liberalisation are closing the gap between rich and poor countries, and the old colonial inequalities are fading. Is it true? We explored this question in a new paper, just published in NPE. Buckle up for some interesting results! 🧵

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Roberto Baldwin @strngwys.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Important crossover event

Hello kitty Spam can with hello kitty holding a spam masubi

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🚨 The Wall Street Journal is QUAKING.

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With "Zohran vibes" and dreams of overthrowing capitalism, a small band of socialists is sowing panic in the Democratic party

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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The average human spends nearly 4% of their lifetime being Indonesian.

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Boyd van Dijk @boydvandijk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The UNHCR archives in Geneva are at risk; reading room already closed - and there's a much broader 'humanitarian archive emergency' ongoing with aid budget cuts. www.aretenews.com/unhcr-refuge...

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As aid funds shrink, archivists warn of risks to the humanitarian record

UNHCR's archives are a test case for humanitarians struggling to preserve institutional memory in an era of retrenchment.

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Jeremy Dauber @jeremydauber.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

And we're off, with MOVIE NO. 20 in our chronological tour through the American movies of the 1980s! We're in March 1980, and we've hit, perhaps, the year's first prestige picture: it's Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones in the Loretta Lynn biopic COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER!

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

3 other Top15 most beautiful words I resonate with: Luftmensch (Yiddish): Idealist who lives more through ideas and dreams than practical matters Saudade (Portuguese): Deep longing for someone or something that is absent, both painful and beautiful Zephyr (Greek): A gentle light refreshing breeze

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#Kaitiakitanga! It’s one of the first Te Reo words I learned when I moved to #Aotearoa. "Kaitiakitanga brings together everything that makes a word extraordinary: a distinctive sound, a profound meaning, and a concept that has no direct equivalent in many other languages."

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The push for authoritarian influence across Southeast Asia is well underway

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Note the date

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 15/07/2026

Deregulation is shitty

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🙃. Find it baffling that none of the govt's messaging on this mentions risks to native manu. Yes, the human health issue is particularly important, but going from that to worrying about poultry farms with nary a mention of our precious, precarious species is revealing of govt's priorities.

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Trent Reznor uncovers a government plot to seed the atmosphere with aerosols that turn industrial rock fans into obedient globalists: Nine Inch Chemtrails.

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The American academy, as it exists, depends on being recognized as a beacon of scholarship (manifested by citations, English as lingua Franca, desirability of degrees, etc) by the rest of the world. It is at immanent risk of losing that.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is tragic, Sam was not just a great actor, but a great human being www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/13/k... Crossposted with @openvibe.social

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Kiwi screen legend Sam Neill dies, aged 78

News of the Jurassic Park star's death was confirmed on social media today.

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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 09/07/2026

Marini - Buka Pintu [Singapore – Garage Rock, Psych Pop] (1969) Killer uptempo garage beat stomper from 1969, boasting a funky fuzz guitar, some sleazy drum breaks, a nasty psych organ and a bracing Yeye streak by Indonesian redd.it/p83h3b youtu.be/daBtynvHVQ0

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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

the young Hillary Clinton got into trouble as new First Lady for asking 'don't Palestinians deserve a state?' - She also asked a friend, 'Can you be a successful politician if you don't like people?' The sociopathy won out

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This article descends into unhinged chaos! 💀

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Not PJ Harvey scratching my persistent retro sci fi itch! 🌌🪐 music.apple.com/us/album/voy...

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Voyager by PJ Harvey on Apple Music

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

@thesofiya.bsky.social thought you should know I still think of this routinely.

an old tw**t from 2012 by @TheSofiya that I still remember and laugh about that goes like this: "which is the Beyonce song where it's like we're independent but also you should marry us but like we're super-strong but also pay our bills"

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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 19/06/2026

Kosmischer Läufer - Lichtgeschwindigkeit [East Germany, Krautrock, Library] (1972-83) Electronic music composed by the East German composer Martin Zeichnete as workout music for the GDR's athletes redd.it/siqisn youtu.be/tOxBdKRGeg8

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Kosmischer Läufer - Lichtgeschwindigkeit [East Germany, Krautrock, Library] (1972-83) Electronic music composed by the East German composer Martin Zeichnete as workout music for the GDR's athletes

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Special effects storyboards from Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979). From Greg Jein’s extensive memorabilia collection. Not sure who the storyboard artist is.

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Ronnie @ronnie-anz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A beautiful day in Tāmaki Makaurau #TransRights #HumanRights #WomensRights

Rainbow flag and trans flag outside the CPO with a blue sky background. At the Tran rights rally 13 July 2026.

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Daily Trix @dailytrix.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Very disappointed in the California Post (NY Post CA edition) not going with a headline like "PRATT FALLS"

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I arrived late to the #BoardsOfCanada fellowship a decade ago, long after album #4. Older fans waited longer for this 5th release, #Inferno. After some doom cult throat-clearing, the spooky wooziness fully blooms with "Naraka." Today's favorite: "Arena Americanada" music.apple.com/us/album/inf...

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Inferno by Boards of Canada on Apple Music

Album · 2026 · 19 Songs

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Daily Indignation @dailyindignation.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I've seen the media repeat Nicola Willis' comparison of the number of ministries & public service here vs other countries and not one of them has pushed back on that narrative more than... two random people in the letters of the Herald. Why are the paid journalists doing less work than the public?

Letter of the week: Not the full picture

Nicola Willis was reported in the Herald as saying that “there are 39 departments and ministries administering budget lines in New Zealand, compared to 16 in Australia, 24 in the United Kingdom and about 1 in Finland”.

Regarding Australia, this is definitely not the full picture. The comparison between New Zealand and Australia ignores the fact that discounting local government, Australia has two levels of government – Federal and State – compared to our one level.

The six states, through funding agreements, control and manage many major services such as hospitals, schools, police and law enforcement, housing, local government, prisons, corrective services, electricity and water to name some. The two Territories are similarly managed but with stronger controls available to the Federal government.

I understand the system because I was a research consultant for many Federal and State departments. But since an increased use of AI is mooted to help cover staff reductions, I also consulted ChatGPT about Australia. I did not go as far as the UK and Finland but perhaps others, including the finance minister, might confirm the real level of transparency of those comparisons.

Jennifer Rush, Tauranga.

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Singapore, the country which our Prime Minister professes to admire, has 89,000 civil servants in their core public service and another 60,000 working for their statutory boards. They pay high salaries to attract the best talent to the public service and look after them. Lee Kuan Yew, who built modern Singapore, was insistent that the country needed a high-quality public service to succeed.

Hiring and firing and denigrating them at every turn, as the current Government does, is hardly the way to run a high-quality public service. The coalition is aiming for mediocrity, not success.

Kushlan Sugathapala, Epsom.

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I saw this picture of (a younger) #WalterBenjamin for the first time today, and now my longstanding intellectual crush on him has turned into... something else.

a black and white photo portrait of Walter Benjamin as a young man. I don't know the date.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Ku Klux Kourt

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