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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 1h

An absolutely brilliant summary of the unending string of abject failures of the current government of New Zealand. This is the sort of incisive communication I am looking for from my leaders.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 11h

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A chart showing new EV & PHEV sales over the years. The market absolutely fell out when the new National govt had a fucking insane idea to stop incentives to get EVs, then when Trump thought he should start a war instead of going to jail for being a Pedo & fuel prices went through the roof, EV sales have risen again

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Erica Stanford's Education Ministry banned "Aotearoa" from new education curriculum Same Minister banned books with 7 Māori words, like "kai", as too complex for kids to understand Insanity and notice how subdued the headlines are #nzpol #kiwi

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Māori words in curriculum shouldn't be controversial, principals say

Principals and a Māori language advocate are angry and disappointed by the Education Ministry's treatment of te reo Māori and the secrecy that has surrounded it.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Update: the big (GOOD) news happened. So much stress relieved. Also, facial hair shaved.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Big news arriving in about an hour. I have maintained a "playoff beard" since earlier this month while waiting for this to resolve and, holy crap, in addition to hating how I look with facial hair it also ages me at least 10yrs. Hoping I get to shave it off in an hour.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just another Sunday night seething about how much I dislike Chris Hipkins.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In addition to making my favorite donuts I've ever eaten not in a tiny shack off the side of the road in Vermont, I've discovered New World also has the best gummy bears I've ever eaten in their bulk foods section. And candy has to be REALLY GOOD to get me to interact with the bulk foods section.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It will always be wild to me that noted quality control freak James Cameron didn't send Sam Worthington back into the booth for another take on the opening monologue of Avatar after he fully delivered it in an Australian accent.

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the cult of the superior machines is inherently a patriarchal cult (like nearly all cults in recorded history) its theology classifies “AI” systems as either wives (systems that exist to serve and empower Great Men) or Gods (theoretical future systems, male-coded, that become the Great Men)

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

it really needs to be more openly discussed that all the people advocating for “we should be fine with losing basic skills if we get more systems thinking” are men, meaning socialized to expect to be able to offload basic tasks of daily living onto a wife as part of their compensation for existing

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Whenever you write a new song, the IDEAL is for it to be so catchy that even after you're done writing it you cannot get it out of your head. It's been a good long while since I have succeeded quite so thoroughly in this goal.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I might just be a basic nerd from the 90s, but DAMN Street Fighter looks like it's gonna be the most fun movie. Even if it totally sucks, it LOOKS COOL. If you're gonna make a video game movie, it has to look at least as cool as the video game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6sb...

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Street Fighter | New Trailer (2026 Movie)

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The process of interacting with brilliant people you respect as they surrender their cognitive sharpness to rely on AI feels EXACTLY THE SAME as trying to communicate to older people in your life who are experiencing cognitive decline due to chronic and degenerative health issues.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Remembering when I was interviewing for my first job in NZ, and at the 2nd or 3rd interview they said we were going out of the office so I thought we were getting lunch, but they brought me to a bar and ordered drinks. Me, a sober person (of just 4yrs at the time). No heads up. No, "is this okay?"

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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pen, watercolor, black & white charcoal pencil.

Another featured piece from the Spooky Pants book.

A man in a sweater stands with his hands on his hips looking out of a large window with the curtains open. Things aren’t looking good outside, reader. A massive winged demon is emerging from the clouds as dozens of little ghosts and bone demons rip through the sky. On the ground below we see townsfolk running through the grass. Our man in the window is in no mood for this. He lets us know, “Oh, I am in no mood for this.” His dog looks out the window as well, wagging its tail.

Fantasia (1940) inspired drawing. I think I could’ve gone a little heavier with the chaos outside but we’ll try again with fresh drawings this October. I like how the clouds turned out. Trying to balance my sloppy lines with more detail can be tricky but I think we achieved a good result.

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HAYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @dirtcupart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

i need answers for how to survive

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Completely in love with Orville Peck's Mule. I was hoping for thunderous country-pop like his pair of lead singles, but we got something better: his most thoughtful and textured LP yet. This is hitting at a memorable time of my life. I think it'll stick with me. open.spotify.com/album/7u120M...

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Mule - Album by Orville Peck | Spotify

Orville Peck · album · 2026 · 13 songs

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So MBIE officials recommended spending less, but targeting the money towards local music festivals. And Louise Upston chose to spend much more, but hand it all to multinational companies and overseas artists.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is one of the best single-post stories ever, it will stick in my brain for years.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I now find perverse enjoyment in how Troye Sivan gets worse and worse the longer his career extends and the more popular he becomes.

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Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"the assessment did not consider the crocodiles" is my new metaphor for people choosing to just ignore the data point that doesn't agree with them

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Turns out people don’t hate government, they hate government that isn’t competent.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

future goal unlocked: play a drag show / Green Party fundraiser

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#nzpol

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I just found a video I didn't even know existed of 20yo me singing and playing guitar (naked?!) in their run down college apartment, and I think it's safe to say their mind would be totally blown by present day me.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

At this point Labour would need to do a top-down house clean to get me to vote for them. Labour's inadequacy and the disastrous non-leadership of Chris Hipkins really transformed me from "the Greens are a bit too left" center-liberal in 2020 to a "give me Greens or give me death" leftist in 2026.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I love the idea of Chlöe Swarbrick as Finance Minister! Not only for Swarbrick's own talents, but because it could force Labour's hand to prevent my local candidate Barbara Edmonds from taking the role. newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/18/c...

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Chlöe Swarbrick: Why wouldn’t I want to be finance minister?

The Greens co-leader tells a business audience she wants some “control of the envelope” of her party’s policy priorities in a future government.

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy second iRex ferry arrival week! This is the week the second rail enabled bigger ferry would have arrived in Aotearoa, six months after the first. We currently will not receive any new ferries until 2029, and at present have one ferry working and will go 4 years without a rail enabled ferry.

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I was writing a thread about work/life balance, but deleted it. The upshot is: Working at both 5am and 9pm with a nap somewhere between is MY VERSION of balance. It doesn't hurt you as long as I'm not expecting you to read & respond to me at those hours. Do you know YOUR VERSION of balance?

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We should be rioting honestly WTF

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15/09/2026

To suggest that anti-trans bigotry is an underdog position in opposition to some kind of hulking trans Goliath is so alarmingly stupid!!! What!!! ARE WE DOING???

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15/09/2026

Attempting to frame these bigots like they’re brave pragmatists breaking from some kind of stalwart trans-affirming norm is the type of enormous lie where the ground should open up to pneumatic-tube you directly to hell.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If I was running political billboards right now, they would read something like: NATIONAL'S ACHIEVEMENTS FERRIES: FAILED MORE NURSES: FAILED SCHOOL LUNCHES FAILED

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There are multiple obvious things this government has failed at; health and transport (yes the ferries shut up) being two of the biggest, but also the economy sucks too - and instead of hitting National where they're weak, the campaign is ignoring it in favour of ????? smiling chippy on billboard?

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

god grant me the confidence of this generational loser of a white man

‘It’s all up from here,’ Hipkins says after 7 point drop in new poll

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just had to to specifically opt out of "AI" use when contracting with a lawyer. No specific details around whether AI would be inclusive of large language models, generative text, machine learning, etc. Just "AI." We're cooked, y'all.

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Catherine Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is great. I noticed that the logo on the Australia Post app had changed to dome Hogwarts thing today and was trying to work out how to complain, and it's already fixed. Nice to see people realising that Harry Potter references are basically hate symbols at this point.

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We have understood your concerns and have taken our Customer feedback into account. Australia Post is an inclusive organisation that values diversity and is committed to fostering a respectful and welcoming environment for all people, including LGBTQIA+ communities. The Harry Potter Owl Post Experience was a promotional fan event delivered in partnership with HBO Max to celebrate letter writing and provide an engaging experience for Harry Potter fans. We take our customer feedback seriously and as a result, the partnership has now ended. Your feedback will also inform how we think about future partnerships and activations.

To all the other companies collaborating with JKR, take note. While this collab should never have happened in an "inclusive organisation", it really is that easy to change course.
Australia Post

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The same as life after Ubers - you'd walk or have a designated driver. Who is taking an Uber? Do people really take them? I swear, people will just download any app to give any corporation money. No wonder this world is a shithole.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Probably the longest quake I've experienced in Wellington! And, maybe some of the strongest shaking, too.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

But now I have to interrupt the CK anniversary festivities for just a moment because Kid Krisis has PLACED in the regional science fair and we have to go to the AWARDS CEREMONY! 🤩

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

26 August 2026 marked the 26th Anniversary of Crushing Krisis! That only happens once, so I made this week as big as possible: a special anniversary live stream, the debut of my new show about comics *and* music, a This Week in X live reunion tomorrow, and a special Sunday livestream full of guests

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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You ever read one of the classics that's pretty well-regarded and just think "man, this guy really hated women"

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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

There are 22 kids in my 8 year old sons class. 8 kids were at school today.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton is one of the greatest writers in the history of popular music and also one of the most notable humanitarians in our modern world of celebrity. There will never be another quite like her. Her name & her melodies will be remembered well, and with joy. www.instagram.com/p/DceNXgPJyZ9/

A photo of Dolly Parton from 1992. The photo is taken from the bust up. She is wearing a white gown with stoning and massive fur shoulder pads and is looking up and to the right, off frame. She looks quite angelic.

A head-to-toe photograph of Dolly Parton. She is wearing a gown that is form-fitting and black on one-side and an explosive butterfly-wing of color on the other side. The gown has a massive train in that same colorful motif that is spread around her feet in a massive circle. She has her arms outstretched and is smiling broadly with her mouth open, as if she might be mid-song. She is looking up and to the right out of the frame of the photo.

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krisis (also, see @CrushingComics!) @krisis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

An absolutely stellar longread analysis of a Luxon speaking engagement in Christchurch from over the weekend, including a detailed look at how politics there are hyper-local. www.reddit.com/r/newzealand...

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From the newzealand community on Reddit: Golf Courses and Genocide Protestors: An Evening With Christopher Luxon, 19/08/2026

Explore this post and more from the newzealand community

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