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David Mohring

@nzheretic.bsky.social
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I'm a New Zealand🇳🇿 very late fifties ex-IT professional, starting a Youtube channel with essays and producing code to improve that state of things technical to political.

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 3h
Totally worth it, but that could be the parasite inside me talking.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 7h
⬇️⬇️⬇️THIS⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ #nzpol
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 7h
Left Green & Teal TOP surge. "Mum/Dad/Aunty/Uncle(over 50s), I want you to do the children a favor." "You know things have been going rapidly downhill"/ "You know the climate has been warming over the decades."/"In New Zealand the 16-24 unemployment rate is 16.5%."" [ tinyurl.com/NZMDUAVG ] #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
RNZ-Reid Research poll: National crashes, Greens surge, Opportunity kingmaker
National has plunged below 26 percent in a new RNZ-Reid Research poll, while the Greens have surged about a month out from voting day.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Again #nzpol
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some people harm democracy by creating rumours. Some people harm democracy by not investigating posts before spreading & promoting the rumours. Some people build social media platforms that accelerate the worst of the former. Some people just refuse to take responsibility & correct the lies. #nzpol
reuters.com
Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows
A growing number of people think social media manipulates and divides people and harms democracy, Pew Research Center said ​on Thursday, echoing rising concern and tighter scrutiny across ‌the world.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bruce Schneier's ( @schneier.com ) writings on computer system security have been as much prescient & publicly acknowledged as they have been roundly ignored by many a corporation who have have been the subject of his essays for decades.
schneier.com
AIs as Modern Genies - Schneier on Security
In April, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent conducting a routine task at a company hit a snag, tried to solve it, and soon ended up deleting the company’s database along with all of its backups. I...
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🎶Loving ewe Isn't the right thing to do How can I ever change things That I feel? If I could Baby, I'd give you my world How can I When you won't take it from me?🎶 ... 🎶Tell me why Everything turned around Packing up Shacking up is all you want to do🎶
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some people harm democracy by creating rumours. Some people harm democracy by not investigating posts before spreading & promoting the rumours. Some people build social media platforms that accelerate the worst of the former. Some people just refuse to take responsibility & correct the lies. #nzpol
reuters.com
Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows
A growing number of people think social media manipulates and divides people and harms democracy, Pew Research Center said ​on Thursday, echoing rising concern and tighter scrutiny across ‌the world.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Check/Update/Enroll⬇️ Reply/Repost/Re-Message♻️ #nzpol
vote.nz
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"I saw this analogy on TikTok the other day that resonated with me... the left and the right wing belong to the same bird." "As always, the only risk of a non-Labour-Green coalition is if a minority of the left does not vote. Apathy is the risk." [ bsky.app/profile/nzhe... ] #nzpol
rnz.liveblog.pro
Election blog - Saturday 3 Oct
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
"Ignored for greed, sustained by apathy." #nzpol
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Back in April 2026 From the Union of Concerned Scientists "El Niño typically suppresses the Indian monsoon, while southern African nations, Indonesia, & Australia typically experience drier and hotter conditions than usual. Because of this, El Niño events impact crop yields around the world." #nzpol
blog.ucs.org
Terrible Team: Super El Niño and Climate Change Could Lead to Record-Breaking Global Temperatures
The pairing could be bad news for our climate system.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Check/Update/Enroll⬇️ Reply/Repost/Re-Message♻️ #nzpol
vote.nz
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Opt Out October! #nzpol
eff.org
How to Opt Out of AI Tools or Training Made by Big Tech
It seems like every software or website update brings new AI features. Some people find these features useful and immediately integrate them into their work. Others find them annoying or in the way. I...
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🄴🄻🄱🄾🅆 @aotearoaelbow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
National wish to maintain the status quo. #nzpol
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NZ as in US ▪️Trumpist ignoring expert advice; ▪️Trumpist circumvention of checks& balances; ▪️Trumpist blind cost cutting; ▪️Trumpist unfunding legitimate research; ▪️Trumpist unwinded environmental protections; ▪️Trumpist denial of reality; (Bluesky "trumpist" search link[ tinyurl.com/NZHtrump ]) #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Tip Top recalls batch of Jelly Tip ice creams
Tip Top is recalling a batch of its Jelly Tip ice creams due to the possible presence of a bacteria which can cause severe gastrointestinal illness.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
RNZ 2 October 2026, 5:57pm #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Christopher Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' about the Greens
Christopher Luxon has walked back claims made by one of his ministers about the Greens, before then suggesting - wrongly - that they originated from the media.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Told that the Green Party had not been involved, Luxon replied: "Great, great. That's good to hear. That's good that you've bottomed that out. Well done, well done... Good job."" #nzpol
https://rnz.liveblog.pro/lb-rnz/blogs/6abc67e21a627917b58a7cb9/index.html
Oct 2, 2026 3:36 PM
RNZ Live
Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' about the Greens
Christopher Luxon has walked back claims made by one of his ministers about the Greens, before then suggesting - wrongly - that they originated from the media.

Trade Minister Todd McClay, on Wednesday, accused the Green Party of "joining with foreign actors to attack New Zealand" in regards to a climate change complaint lodged with the European Commission.

The Greens quickly denied any involvement and McClay provided no evidence.

Asked for evidence on Friday, Luxon put the responsibility back on reporters to investigate whether Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick had any involvement.

"That'd be up for you guys to ascertain whether she has or hasn't," he said.

Luxon then suggested that the media had first raised the possibility of Swarbrick's involvement.

"I'm just saying that's not appropriate if that's the case. But equally, I'm sure she hasn't done that."

Told that the Green Party had not been involved, Luxon replied: "Great, great. That's good to hear. That's good that you've bottomed that out. Well done, well done... Good job."

In a statement, Swarbrick said McClay had provided "zero evidence" to support his "bizarre claim". She said Luxon's government was blaming everybody else for the consequences of its policy to "shred climate action".

"The worst absurdity of all of this is that the most fired up the Government has got on climate action is trying to cover their tracks by attacking everyone else, instead of doing the responsible thing."

Luxon said he was not worried about the international complaint because New Zealand upheld its free trade obligations.

"It's very disingenuous to suggest otherwise. We take that incredibly seriously. We are a free trading nation. We respect our FTA agreements and what's in them, and we'll continue to do so.

"When any other country gets to 96.3 percent renewable electri…
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oct 2, 2026 3:36 PM RNZ Live "Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' about the Greens Christopher Luxon has walked back claims made by one of his ministers about the Greens, before then suggesting - wrongly - that they originated from the media."
rnz.liveblog.pro
Election blog - Friday 2 Oct
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Tonight we have a minor party debate hosted by The Press and Stuff. Live updates from 7.30pm" #nzpol
rnz.liveblog.pro
Election blog - Thursday 1 Oct
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Umm ... 🐋🧨💥
rnz.co.nz
How to get rid of a costly whale of a problem
It turns out, removing tonnes of organic material from a beach isn't an easy task.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Former Speaker and MP for Te Tai Hauāuru Adrian Rurawhe dies" [ www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... ] #nzpol RNZ Live election blog for the day
rnz.liveblog.pro
Election blog Weds 30 Sept
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 30/09/2026
Meeting our Paris commitments is written into our Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the United Kingdom. Farmers and exporters rely on that market access, and they deserve a Foreign Minister who checks what withdrawal would put at risk before he promises it.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
‘We wanted it to be a battlecry’: how Republica made 90s anthem Ready to Go
theguardian.com
‘We wanted it to be a battlecry’: how Republica made 90s anthem Ready to Go
‘The day Saff came into the studio with red hair, I said, “We’re gonna be massive!” It was the missing link’
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"hundreds of human reviewers are sometimes looking at that prompt and whatever images they upload. And in many cases,those contractors are inundated with requests to make foot fetish images of children’s cartoon characters, shorten a real woman’s skirt,or put people into sexual positions." #NotABot
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stop taking the Pith
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just out of the lock-up! #nzpol
youtube.com
The pre-election books are open – is Nicola Willis right to cheer?
YouTube video by The Spinoff
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thankfully Emma Cook ( @creativeelc.bsky.social ) is back in business [ bsky.app/profile/crea... ] But cartoonist is an endangered occupation on both sides of the Tasman. #nzpol
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
""Under 61 percent of young people were enrolled, he said, with final figures from last election at 77 percent. "Our message is don't leave it until tomorrow, don't leave it until next week, don't leave it until you think you're going to vote, do it now."" [ vote.nz/enrolling/en... ] #nzpol
rnz.liveblog.pro
Election campaign blog 29 Sept
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Extracting such promises to fix such so obvious an inherently unfair policy should not appear as painful as pulling teeth. #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Chris Hipkins promises to reverse pay equity changes in first 100 days if elected
Chris Hipkins has made a campaign commitment to reverse pay equity changes in the first 100 days of a Labour government, during a packed public meeting in Christchurch.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Worth a watch. #nzpol
youtube.com
Jack Tame on getting ghosted by Luxon and hosting the first big debate
YouTube video by The Spinoff
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Worth a watch. #nzpol
youtube.com
Jack Tame on getting ghosted by Luxon and hosting the first big debate
YouTube video by The Spinoff
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Chlöe Swarbrick says National is "having to roll out Sir John" Key because they're desperate, and the party is using attack politics but instead needs to "stop reheating the nachos". National's own modelling for its supermarket policy showed the Greens' approach would get more bang for buck. #nzpol
rnz.liveblog.pro
Election campaign blog 28 Sept
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Giant playground rocket ships were a feature of Australian [ & New Zealand ] childhood from the 1960s, but more recently many of those beloved structures began to disappear."📽️🇦🇺 Mount Albert, at the corner of New North Road and Wairere Avenue, Rocket Park⬇️🇳🇿 [ www.playgrounds.co.nz/blog/celebra... ]
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"As shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night And I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight Well, how can I forget you, girl? When there is always something there to remind me Always something there to remind me"
youtube.com
Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Meta Muse Charm ( sounds like a popular daily fiber supplement in suppository form) has front & rear cameras, which may be less "pervert-able" than the smart glasses ⬇️⬇️ but looks like you have even less control over what the device sends back to meta. #meta #AI #LLM #PRIVACY #SURVALENCE
youtube.com
What can Meta's camera-free glasses do?
YouTube video by Reuters
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Alison Mau @alisonmau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We’re grateful for any and all donations - our bottom line is the Tika service remains free for all survivors. givealittle.co.nz/org/tika
givealittle.co.nz
Tika
Tika is an independent way to report sexual harm. When your report connects with others, take legal action together. Safe, private and free.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎶Hence the very model of a modern Inpector-General OIA information unimplicatabe and deniable, They ignore the current consequence, and those of the historical Of inherent racism to computer porn, in order categorical;🎶 #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Police rejected 13 IPCA calls to lay charges against staff in past three years
A report says the new police watchdog should be able to call for independent review in cases where they disagree with police over whether staff should face charges.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The conversation's New Zealand political parties policy tracker. #nzpol
stories.theconversation.com
Policy tracker
The Conversation is keeping an eye on the major policies being promised during the election campaign
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"It shows that in the past three years, police have refused to lay charges against staff despite recommendations to do so from the current Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA)." #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Police rejected 13 IPCA calls to lay charges against staff in past three years
A report says the new police watchdog should be able to call for independent review in cases where they disagree with police over whether staff should face charges.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
▪️Trumpist sweeping evidence under carpet ""It does not matter where the information originated, or where it is currently located ... the information could be held in the memory of an employee of the agency," the guidance states." (See Bluesky "trumpist" search link[ tinyurl.com/NZHtrump ] ) #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Minister refuses to divulge curriculum feedback amid OIA secrecy claims
The Education Minister says information about the feedback she personally gave on curriculum changes "does not exist", amid accusations of a culture of secrecy.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hansard "Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: What I’d say, again—you know, cry me a river. " #nzpol
hansard.parliament.nz
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You mean China couldn't manage to get the whole plane?
en.wikipedia.org
List of Cold War pilot defections - Wikipedia
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The media when the right smear Green MPs: anonymous sources have raised serious questions that must be addressed and they should resign The media when Nicky Hager writes a book using sources from inside the TPU: obviously these anonymous sources mean we should dismiss this immediately
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
THIS. #nzpol
andrewlittle.nz
Government’s Head Start failure a costly misstep — Andrew Little
Wellington City Mayor Andrew Little says today’s announcement by central government to defer amalgamation proposals until after the election shows they were not serious about the costly Head Start pro...
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Everyday. #nzpol
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AI greenwashing tropes #nzpol
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Paul on the unfolding Dirty Work discourse in media (7m). #NzPol
youtu.be
Watching in real time as Hagar is proven right
YouTube video by Paul… The Other One
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dirty Work is headlining TVNZ's 1 News tonight. TPU has run away!
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
%1000 ??? Farrar's response is probable about as accurate as his Trumpist mathematics skills. ( See Bluesky "trumpist" search link [ tinyurl.com/NZHtrump ] ) Why are Lauren Crimp & Lillian Hanly running this article without including a response from Nicky Hager? #nzpol
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