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Robin Capper

@robincapper.bsky.social
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A #Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | Otrovert Aroace Solo he/him | www.robincapper.net

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Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Breaking National's budget priorities heavily influenced by Not The Nine O'clock News circa 1982. youtu.be/BI7fudmO7FY?...
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not the nine o'clock news - budget
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Some fairly chilling predictions about how the response to Nicky Hager’s book will play out. Worth a read. www.klaut.media/single-post/... #nzpol #hagerbook #dirtypolitics
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The Ten Ds: how the Taxpayers’ Union will answer Dirty Work
Nicky Hager’s book has been out for two days and the response is already following a script. I know the script. It was run against me. Here it is in advance, so readers can tick it off as it happens.
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 25/09/2026
Fun fact. Canada's arts & culture gdp is basically the same as oil & gas at about $70 billion. Direct funding for the arts & culture is about $700 million annually albertaviews.ca/arts-publicl... It's up to $30 billion for oil & gas depending on how you count www.theenergymix.com/canada-pours...
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Alison Mau @alisonmau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not late! We just launched yesterday and David first put the gate with the whole story on #webworm
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
In case you missed it, this speech by Chlöe Swarbrick is 🔥 youtu.be/2IklfJS25rI #NZPol #voteGreen #ditchThePricksIn26
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amazing what you find in the comment section…the disgraced & frankly dangerous NZTPU is all up in the new education curriculum’s grill, for “children to study” 🤔 Erica is sick of “ideological indoctrination” so she wheeled in her own extremely nefarious one instead…🙄🤦‍♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
me learning anything at all about ants
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Jason Kemp @dialogcrm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here is a list of the attacks on Māori and Te Tiriti from @emilywrites.co.nz #nzpol This is not a government that anyone can support at all. I was told recently that even John Key has been telling Nats to lay off on the Māori bashing. I hope it is true but ? www.emilywrites.co.nz/r/031a9de5?m...
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A list of (almost) every government attack on Māori and Te Tiriti
Not too long ago I was discussing the government and their attacks on Te Tiriti with a group of people. One of them said I know there's been the Treaty Principles Bill, but has there really been much ...
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Comparing to each other and the elderly Italians I drive at home... Rental car comparison: Toyota Yaris Cross or...? www.robincapper.net/rental-compa...
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Rental car comparison: Toyota Yaris Cross or...?
A car and auto technology comparison
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“If the complaint letter and subsequent settlement do not exist, as Jordan Williams and David Farrar claim, then they will have no problem publicly waiving any and all rights they have to any claims of confidentiality, non-disclosure, or privilege, in relation to them,” Hager said.” #nzpol
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Hager claps back at Jordan Williams on sexual harassment claim
Dirty Work author Nicky Hager says the Taxpayers' Union could waive confidentiality.
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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#nickyhager #nzpol Keep talking about this e te whānau. Also an excellent interview youtu.be/Tip-dFuho-Q?...
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Nicky Hager and Dirty Work: the author responds to his critics
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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Surely Paul Barlow will give us his Open Brief Debrief on the Hager book this Thursday 👀 #nzpol #BHN
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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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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Follow Felix @barristernz.bsky.social for updates #nzpol. He's been acting for Nicky Hager.
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Same dentist, as in person not just practice, for over forty-seven years. Thanks Tony My dentist is retiring! www.robincapper.net/my-dentist-i...
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My dentist is retiring!
Changing dentists, for first time...
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Weta water... www.robincapper.net/weta-water/
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Weta water...
Always check your cup!
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Aw, here we go again...
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Awesome evening, made special (see link) Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense www.robincapper.net/come-togethe...
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Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense
Awesome evening, made special
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 11/09/2026
please stop it: AI is not alive. www.webworm.co/notalive/
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Please Stop It: AI Is Not Alive
We should be wary of AI but for the right reasons.
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NZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#StationNews: Auckland Transport has confirmed the names of the new robot cleaners for the City Rail Link stations. Robot Downer Junior Fat Freddy's Mop Meryl Sweep
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Brad Company @waeherebro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For those in the back: The total amount the New Zealand government has spent on all historical Waitangi Tribunal settlements over the last 30+ years is less than the cost of a single year of the 2024 tax cuts for Landlords.
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Seven of the nine life-supporting systems of the planet are now breached www.robincapper.net/seven-of-the...
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Seven of the nine life-supporting systems of the planet are now breached
Dr Mike Joy at the Reality of Everything symposium (and Antarctica's Mighty Indeed)
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 06/09/2026
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I was lamenting the fact that my cats get tired of one brand of food after two days then I tried to think of it in a different way and asked myself "What if YOU ate salt’n’vinegar crisps every day?" then realised I do that already and that my cats should shut the fuck up and stop acting so entitled.
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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes have selected an overwhelmingly Pākehā student cohort.” — Professor Papaarangi Reid.
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David Seymour is afraid of MAPAS because it’s working | E-Tangata
“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav...
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Ciarán @ciaransaunders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The worst video I've seen this week on the cybercab, and it comes from Tesla themselves. So errm, what if they need to use mobility aids to get into the Car Elon? Who then puts the mobility aid in the boot afterwards Elon?
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Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Today's announcements Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
She'd get my vote, if I could vote in the U.K. www.robincapper.net/mp-samantha-...
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MP Samantha Niblett's 'My Time Capsule' Abarth
U.K. Labour MP Samantha Niblett's impeccable car taste!
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Developers donate $$ to Nat/Act/NZF. Nat/Act/NZF give developers fast track process. Resulting housing on urban fringes without services so council ratepayers have to subsidise these developments $billions. Developers pocket the profits. Nats pocket more donations www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
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Fast-track stand-off: Auckland Council could withhold services from new homes
Staff estimate the 60,000 homes could cost the council more than $3b.
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Agency: A Kiwi working for the CIA, for NZ... www.robincapper.net/the/
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The Agency: A Kiwi working for the CIA, for NZ...
And should we trust the USA?
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Steven Goldsmith 🦋 @stevengoldsmith.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This is my pinned post.
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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The word RNZ is looking for here is "lied". The PM and his Minister of Social Warfare are liars www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Christopher Luxon, Louise Upston said no benefits were cut after law change - they were wrong
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston both told Parliament no one's benefit was cut following a law change that swamped ministry officials with paperwork - but...
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
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Robot Muldoom @robot-muldoom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Luxon keeps calling opponents fiscal blowhards. In 2023 Willis promised a $2.9B surplus by 26/27. Treasury now projects a $14.1B deficit — a $17B miss on National's own signature pledge. #nzpol
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Who’s the fiscal blowhard, Mr Luxon?
Comment: National's dirty big secret is that it has been $17 billion out on its 2023 promise to fix the Government's books, writes Gareth Morgan
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Luxon is a dick
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of the reasons I expect AI usage by businesses to increase is that using AI creates problems that are only fixed by using more AI. We use AI to write code and now there’s too much code to review. Do we (A) use less AI to reduce the flood OR (B) use AI for code reviews as well Rinse & repeat.
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Walk the Rob 001 www.robincapper.net/walk-the-rob...
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Walk the Rob 001
This may become a thing, or it may not...
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The 'kiwi' gannet on Radiolab. www.robincapper.net/the-kiwi-gan...
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The 'kiwi' gannet on Radiolab
The story of Nigel, and Chris, of Mana Island, New Zealand
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is so awful. "According to a report by RTP, local authorities said Tarling died after being struck by a driver not affiliated with the race."
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Volta a Portugal organisers confirm death of Finlay Tarling after 'serious accident' during stage 8
Race suspended after fatal crash
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Raw Story: A federal judge ordered ICE to pay more than $16,900 in sanctions and legal fees after they defied a court order twice by secretly transferring a detained immigrant to facilities in Arizona and New Mexico and chaining him for hours each time. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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MattFuriousDriving.bsky.social @mattfd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Linkety Link: youtu.be/HmJisLP0P4w
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Citroen GS estate - the coolest midsize 70s motor?
YouTube video by furiousdriving
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Kip Williams sort of @kipwilliams.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Sirs: 'Speed humps,' my eye! Why, if anything, they slow you down!" -- Letterbocks, VIZ
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Robin Capper @robincapper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hi, I'm the car who gave less clearance, passing you while cycling, than a house did... www.robincapper.net/when-a-house...
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When a house gives more passing room than a car... Cycliq + UpRide + Garmin Controls
Cycliq Camera Lights + Garmin control to capture, UpRide to share.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Stavros Halkias: I don't wanna do the both sides bullshit because it's not true. One side is worse than the other, objectively speaking. One side is disappearing people and one side wants children to have healthcare. A lot of stand up comics happened to have some of the dumbest opinions on Earth
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tohorā @tohora.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#NZPol If you could make one annoying everyday thing disappear forever, what would it be?
A screenshot of the top section of the Stuff news website in New Zealand.
Header: Displays the purple "Stuff" logo, a "Support Stuff" button, a menu icon, and navigation tabs including "NZ News", "World News", "Quizzes", and "Property".
Latest News Section: Features a bold headline reading "If you could make one annoying everyday thing disappear forever, what would it be?" (posted 9 mins ago). 
Main Image: A photograph of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, a bald man wearing a dark navy suit and light blue pattern tie, standing at a podium and speaking during a conference or presentation.
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Jørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Blindingly obvious that Chris Penk acted alone and none of the senior ministers were into it. Also gravity is bulllshit and Santa is real.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bin Day cometh.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@jeremysmiles

its crazy how fucked up history is. like i read recently that in the middle ages, europeans killed 35 thousand women suspected to be witches. can you imagine how scary that must have been? to have such a bad witch problem?
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