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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This aspect of the ‘AI’ policy issue highlights a key problem with much of the [lack of] technology regulation: it’s not holistic. Novel technologies don’t just have privacy or resource impacts. They affect us in other ways too. We need something like the old Bioethics Council for all novel tech.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I knew this would be bad, but it's awful. Malpractice even. I'll limit my criticism to 9 posts. The Herald have added together the gross debt of NZ public & private sectors and called this debt 'we collectively owe the world'. Pure unadulterated nonsense. Literally untrue. [🧵1/n]
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 31/08/2026
today on webworm, a guest essay from aaron hendry about the unhoused crisis in aotearoa, new zealand - and how we can help. please RT: www.webworm.co/unhoused/
In the period between the end of July and early August this year, three people died after sleeping rough outside during the harshest period of our winter. A few days ago a fourth person, believed to be rough sleeping, was found dead. This time, in a cruel and dark twist of irony, the person died sleeping rough outside the office of the Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith. 

The same minister who has been the champion of legislation designed to criminalize homelessness and force unhoused people away from our city centres and into the unseen suburbs. Suburbs like Auckland’s Epsom, where Goldsmith has his office, and where this person died. Out of sight and out of mind.

Instead of being outraged – instead of this story leading headlines across the country and prompting a nation-wide cry for change – the response from our media has been largely muted. Outlets gave a nod to this tragedy, but largely decided to focus on other things. To me, it’s an indication of how desensitized we’ve become to the suffering of our fellow Kiwis.

It’s infuriating. Because this doesn’t need to be happening in New Zealand.

People don’t have to sleep outside.

People don’t have to die.
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Dreaming of Brazil this week 🇧🇷 #sophieserenade
YouTube video by SOFI TUKKER
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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The Knocks - Brazilian Soul (Feat. Sofi Tukker) [Official Music Video]
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Example 7,651 of needing a better regulatory framework for new technologies than ‘can we?’ and a weak Privacy Act.
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-bra... I have not checked details yet - but this is the bare bones of what is so apocalyptically dangerous without AI REGULATION. No more dumbing down the masses so we can continue being milked. No.
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Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working.
Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence.
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 25/07/2026
The Greens are calling for a one year pause on new AI data centres - so New Zealanders get to have their say on how to protect our resources, environment and communities. Sign our petition today: action.greens.org.nz/pause_ai_dat...
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
How come posts from people are all in a row like a dump of them in the last week? What has happened to the feed?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Always this. "Protect our women and children from those people" is pure projection. The beast is the man in the mirror. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse
Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence
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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Long live Patti
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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
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André Engelhorn @aengelhorn.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026
Da ist was Wahres dran...
"We are deploying
responsibly developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and
abundance."

Sam Altman

"You ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people
whose work you consumed. You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while
calling the theft 'training data."

Naomi Klein
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We have just launched a parliamentary petition calling for mandatory AI transparency in the public sector. If AI is going to be used in the delivery of public services, it must be AI that is worthy of our trust. Sign: petitions.parliament.nz/7bfe1c60-b99... Read more: www.trustworthyai.nz
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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Chembu🌺🧶♿ - Ko-Fi shop Updated. Checkout please! @chembarathi.northsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm on the bathroom floor again, and breathing is hard, and eating's been hard, and sleeping, the world is a laden thing rolling around on my chest lately. Just being alive is heavy tonight, but we have enough dead friends. Come over. - LENA OLEANDERSON #Poetry 💙📚👀
We Have Enough Dead Friends

BY LENA OLEANDERSON

Come over. The doors are open, my flat's a mess and so is my heart but the doors are always open. Come over. I will make soup, probably from frozen but the important thing is we will both eat.

You don't have to be dying, but if you are, or you feel like you are, or if living's been hard, call me, and I will show up. It doesn't have to be that bad, it doesn't have to be bad at all, but if it is, please call.

Do you want me to do the groceries? Do you want me to mop the floors? Do you need to be held; you don't have to be dying to be held. If you want me to be there, I want to.

I'm on the bathroom floor again, and breathing is hard, and eating's been hard, and sleeping, the world is a laden thing rolling around on my chest lately. Just being alive is heavy tonight, but we have enough dead friends. Come over.
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 03/06/2026
Six years... that's a Labour, National, NZ First, & ACT problem. NZ Greens actually have a policy & plan.
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Brad Holkesvig @bradjholk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The wooded areas along the hills around Barcelona can be quite dense but they make awesome monochrome fine art images. #FineArtPhotography #Photography #Woods #Trees #B&Wphotos #Monochrome
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Myke @myke2112.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Massive Attack Mezzanine Trip hop time An exceptional album #NowPlaying #MassiveAttack
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
BREAKING: SB 2471 has been signed into law! It’s the first of its kind in the nation and renders the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision irrelevant in Hawaii. This is a win for the movement to get big money, especially dark money, out of politics.
apnews.com
New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling
Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics. This move comes after the 2010 U.S.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 13/05/2026
A dog’s love is more unconditional than a man’s; lock them both in the trunk, open it later and see which one is happy to see you.
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@nsdebbi 🇨🇦 @nsdebbi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
So true
Sign outside school stating that Librarians are tour guides for all of knowledge
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it is far more likely that autism caused vaccines.
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
bsky.app/profile/rain... This is great!
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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A less than regular visitor came by this afternoon, a male Costa’s hummingbird with that amazing purple gorget! Also some nice squeaks and wing hums. #birds #BirdBuddy cam
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Probably not needed and no doubt we are beneath their attention but it would be helpful to get the current USA administration and/or musk to come out and support our current administration before our elections. #nzpol
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the
moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.
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Vericocum @vericum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Elena Wuest (German, born 1977) "Beyond," 2025 Oil on canvas #art #figurative
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Will try and sing through the storm tonight. Hope the cats do not think it adding insult to injury.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Vanessa Stockard (Australian, b.1975) "Satan Taking a Break from Hate Crimes," 2022 Oil on dibond #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt #catlover
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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
From a post: “Told my wife to have dinner ready by 6 or I'll obliterate her entire civilization. So anyway, she now charges me a fee to use the bathroom that used to be free, and I didn't get any dinner, but I'm pretty sure I won that exchange.”
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol regulateai.nz
regulateai.nz
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A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 24/03/2026
This is tragic. How fucking awesome is neoliberalism for primary producers. Will the last person left in NZ Inc. turn out the lights McCain to close Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027 www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
rnz.co.nz
McCain to close Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027
It's not clear how many workers at the plant and growers this will affect.
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
By Emma Cook
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Scoop: NZ has rejected post-pandemic changes to the WHO's global health rules without providing a reason, making it one of just five countries to do so. "This is reputation-wrecking. People will think that we’ve lost our mind," says former PM Helen Clark. newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/18/n...
newsroom.co.nz
NZ rejects WHO pandemic rule changes, aligning with 'fringe' RFK Jr
NZ is now one of just five countries to have rejected the post-pandemic changes to the WHO's global health rules without providing a reason. Marc Daalder reports.
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Susan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🥊🐶 @bellwhitworth.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Occasionally, we humans get something right ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years
The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
youtu.be/1qDy4OMAkgY?... That tune - popped into my head
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UFO (TV series) - (Intro & Outro)
YouTube video by 11db11
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 05/03/2026
THE ACTUAL FUCK We produce enough food in NZ (5.5million) to feed 45million people & we can't sell cheap butter here, so we have to buy American butter from monoculture grain fed cows housed in sheds, then throw on the carbon footprint Not one single thing about this is right
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becimay @becimay.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
This Newsnight interview with Zack Polanski is really brilliant 🤩 m.youtube.com/watch?v=cpVO...
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Zack Polanski challenged on “unproductive wealth”, welfare and international relations
YouTube video by BBC Politics
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trDn...
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United Future Organization - The Sixth Sense (1993)
YouTube video by om3ssa
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
youtu.be/1yiVLftINpw?... So poor taste to post in the current devastating shit going on in our world; but it is desperation and hard won psychological ‘will not be ground into the dust’ coping mechanisms. Fuck them. The people will get wise and act, love will win.
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The Knocks - Brazilian Soul (feat. Sofi Tukker) [Acoustic Bossa Version]
YouTube video by itstheknocks
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Nerine fothergillii major - the petals have an iridescent sparkle I can not capture on a photo!
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tillygeorge.bsky.social @tillygeorge.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trumpets of all flavours are 40% off- 4 for $5! Woolies. Significant news(late) but you know we need to cope in this dark time.
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 25/02/2026
Kinda missing in the headlines, our Humpty Dumpty PM with his inflation cutting laser ray gun oversaw a 12% across the board rise in electricity for consumers.
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Bold Politics @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Faiza Shaheen and Zack Polanski on tax avoidance, inequality and where the far right intersect
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
For those who want to know/can bear it: why CSAM on the internet is not, contra Badenoch, like going to a nightclub. And “just stop children looking” is not the answer. open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
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I didn't want to write about child sexual abuse images
but here we are
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 15/02/2026
Allow me to paraphrase Sit the fuck down Humpty ooof #ClimateEmergency
Ready to feel $4 richer a month as the planet burns? Why importing LNG isn't the answer
Verity Johnson
February 16, 2026 • 4:00am
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Gee I didn't know @publicaddress.bsky.social wrote like this. Homage #nzpol #kiwi
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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Some NZ journalists are still writing about increasing storms but not providing any context: ‘as our climate changes’ I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change
Sharon Murdoch carton a women mentioned clinate change matters to Nz politicians
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