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Andy O'Brien

@spadge.bsky.social
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Originally from Scotland. I'm a guest in Aotearoa, who works in public service. I try to do IT Security stuff. He/Him.🏳️‍⚧️Ally.

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Irrefutable proof cats are evil @cats-are-evil.bsky.social · 4h
#caturday #cats
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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 3h
Julie Andrews in “Victor / Victoria,” holding a cigar as she portrays a woman dressed as a man dressed as a woman. Julie Andrews in “Victor / Victoria,” with Robert Preston, singing a duet. They’re both wearing tuxedos. Julie Andrews in “Victor / Victoria,” in her showgirl outfit while performing the “Le Jazz Hot” scene.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 22h
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social · 2h
Second series of us larking about starting tonight at 7. (Then you can turn over and watch Traitors, obviously)
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Chris Womack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 3h
Guys. Fellas. Dudes. Men. Read this thread, and ask yourself, how many times have you been in a social situation where a woman has bowed out early. You may not have caused her decision to leave, but you failed to help her decide to stay.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 17h
“Māori have long cottoned on to that. Nicky Hager’s latest book helps to join the dots for others who may have wondered how it was iwi became public enemy number one during the Stop Three Waters campaign.” #nzpol www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/09/28/t...
teaonews.co.nz
The powerful have figured out how to work together. Journalists need to catch up
Analysis: It was a set of interviews I did on the Māori delegation to Israel for Te Ao with Moana recently – and the release of the Nicky Hager book Dirty Work – that took me back
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 4h
#HappyToastMonsterMonth Day 1 - Widow's Bay's Sea Hag
Sea Hag climbing out of the bath
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 5h
For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25!
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 4h
I will never forget all the cynical gainsaying and disinformation about the strike on Al-Ahli hospital ten days into Israel’s destruction of Gaza. ‘Fog of war’. Almost three years later, fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals remain even partially functional and there is no fog. Only dust and rubble.
theguardian.com
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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Farah @kiwifarah.bsky.social · 3h
Latest update on protected from disclosure donations. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #NZPol
rnz.co.nz
NZ First gets $161,000 boost from anonymous donors, latest Electoral Commission disclosure shows
NZ First has received $161,000 in large anonymous donations within the last three months.
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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 4h
Can we have a referendum to kick Nick Mowbray out of Aotearoa. He is basically causing political harm to this country #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘These are the rules’: Nick Mowbray hits back at Hipkins over tactical voting comments
Follow the election campaign live.
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Kent Tayler @taylertoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 4h
The first thing I heard when I turned on the radio this morning was a discussion about Christa Pike who was given two lethal injections and still has a heartbeat. The tone was prurient in the extreme, like overhearing visitors at a freak show.
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 4h
While Pete Hegseth plays at being a tough guy doing push ups for the cameras, basic competence stuff isn't getting done. The Pentagon getting hack is very, very bad. But *unencrypted* data on military servicemembers? Yikes.
Hegseth doing pushups because of his fragile sense of masculinity.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 16h
PSA: if you've dug *anything* on webworm over the last 6 years, but on the fence about being a paid member - some options for you here: 50%-off, or if you're a student / on a benefit - free. i'm off substack now, & can always do with more support to keep us ad-free. please RT: www.webworm.co/about/
AMA in the comments!
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Good Bitches Baking @goodbitchesbake.bsky.social · 4h
Sharing a little sweetness during the tough times of patients, whānau and community 🍪 That's the GBB kaupapa!
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bubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 5h
social media is a nightmare these days, but i just need to say: the way you talk about strangers’ experiences of sexual assault tells the survivors in your real life whether or not you can be trusted with their stories and their safety. and there *are* survivors in your life, so don’t fuck it up.
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David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 6h
jesus i haven't written for a long time. thanks hobson's pledge for being muse. www.patreon.com/davidcormack...
patreon.com
Who is this Hobson and what is he pledging? | David Cormack
Who is this Hobson and what is he pledging? by David Cormack on Patreon. Join David Cormack's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.
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wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 15h
“Why don’t you ride in the cycle lane?” This is hardly a one-off from my experience and there are certain sections of cycle path I’ll avoid because of this.
Broken glass bottles all over the cycle lane.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 12h
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12h
"How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left" It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes fascism expert and Jewish philosopher Jason Stanley for Zeteo:
zeteo.com
How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left
It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes Jewish philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 13h
Ed Sheeran: you know, I also sold out
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Novocastrum @novocastrianufc.bsky.social · 14h
#NUFC #ManCity
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 11h
Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12h
the rampant misandry is because of the continual rape
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 12h
omg it's the 2015 ads from Britain!!!! My "this is NZs 2015" theory is bang on. It's the same advert, it's the same fucking advert
A 2015 advert from Britain with noted sex abuser and dead guy Alex Salmond who was the SNP leader at the time with Ed Miliband, Labour leader, in his front breast pocket.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 14h
youve got to be kidding
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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 15h
BECAUSE MARK ZUCKERBERG HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CREEPY PERV
wired.com
Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?
Meta says Muse is just for adults, though its cuddly, Labubu-like mascot—and upcoming Tamagotchi-style AI device—may be disarming for users of all ages.
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Mike Rampton @mikerampton.bsky.social · 15h
I've been chatting to a body piercer. He says he knows how to make a penis weight, but he won't tell me until tomorrow.
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 17h
personally, I’m a big fan of all my meals without urine
A sign saying 
A meal without wine is called breakfast. 
The word wine looks a lot like urine.
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Catbus @catbus.phd · 18h
one great thing about Mamdani's brand of cheerful competence is how ridiculous it makes his conservative critics look, like nobody is buying that the Mr Rogers dude who filled all the potholes is a wild eyed America hating extremist
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The Onion @theonion.com · 16h
Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat
Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Tiger Belle @thegreatbrendini.bsky.social · 17h
Ultimately the taxpayer (us) will pay for freezing of minimum wage and an exploitative “training” wage through higher WFF costs and the impacts of poverty on out communities. #nzpol
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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 16h
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 16h
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 30/09/2026
EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electric
abc.net.au
One EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the world
Electric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales.
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Chicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was fully sober when I was assaulted, and all the rape apologists did find other excuses to minimize it Even if she was sober, they'd vilify her, and even if she had drinks, she was still raped by criminals
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Grandma Janet @sweetgrandmajan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“But how much did she drink?” IT. DOES. NOT. FUCKING. MATTER. Maybe instead of teaching women 400 different ways to avoid being assaulted, we could spend a little more fucking time teaching our boys that rape is a crime. Know their name. #Cornell7 #Consent #SexualAssaultAwareness #VictimBlaming
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
16.00 FILM: FEBRUARY OF THE PENGUINS
Nature documentary prequel.
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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 30/09/2026
The Trump Administration’s Favorite Nuclear Startup Has Ties to Russia and Epstein Also, Christian nationalism. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein
Also, Christian nationalism.
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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We can do both though?
theguardian.com
Stop shaming people for using AI. Start organizing to prevent our obsolescence | Garrison Lovely
The industry is engaged in a perverse quest to replace humans. We cannot cede the best tools available to the other side
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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 30/09/2026
❗“The ECHR is not a constraint on British security. It is one of its foundations,” write 3 former Independent Reviewers of Terrorism Legislation👇 🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a... via @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social “Walking away would not make Britain freer. It would make Britain weaker.”
lawgazette.co.uk
The ECHR is not a constraint on British security. It is one of its foundations
Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest post-war achievements.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Google and Apple immediately update their maps.
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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#BHN | Adrian Rurawhe passes Away | Chippy vs Hosking | Nicola Defends PREFU with Ryan #nzpol www.youtube.com/live/erEwY6E...
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#BHN | Adrian Rurawhe passes Away | Chippy vs Hosking | Nicola Defends PREFU with Ryan
A mighty Totara has fallen as former Speaker of the House Adrian Ru...
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Unsolicited Dik Dik Pics @unsoliciteddik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An image of a dik dik which is like a baby deer with big soulful eyes and a weird funny nose
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Pauline Dawson @paulinedawsonnz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Last week I helped out on the Womens Health Bus at a staff wellbeing day at Otago Corrections facility in Milton. I love working on the bus. I feel like we are really reaching people and making a difference to health outcomes.
2 people outside white bus
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 29/09/2026
🤘 KICK IT 🤘 The Bird of the Year is the Black Robin/Karure, coming in like a tiny wrecking ball to smash the competition. Thread Project premium screenprinted tees in unisex and fitted sizes S-5XL. Pre-order this tee NOW: pepperraccoon.com #birds #boty #kikorangi
A detailed dark fantasy style illustration of a black robin on a branch, holding a tiny spiked mace. The words Black Robin are in high stylised handlettered text, and the border features Chatham Island forget-me-nots.A flatlay of green t-shirts, featuring a detailed dark fantasy style illustration of a black robin on a branch, holding a tiny spiked mace. The words Black Robin are in high stylised handlettered text, and the border features Chatham Island forget-me-nots.
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