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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 10h

(And speaking of unlikely acquaintances, I was delighted to realise that I once shared a contents page with Terri — we're both in Aotearoa Year's Best vol. 3)

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 10h

No matter how bad a day might get, it's always redeemable if you buy a new book.

A hand holds up a copy of The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances by Terri Te Tau

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 15h

I picked up her novel this morning, very much looking forward to reading it.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19h

Sadly the rest of her stuff doesn't sound much like this cover (though I still really like it), but now I'm living in eternal hope that she makes a grunge album.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19h

Yeah Hayley Williams' solo record from last year was maybe my favourite album of the year

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19h

On that note, Slayyyter's cover of Hole's "Violet" from Like a Version has been in regular rotation for me over the last month youtu.be/fAOdTCeivEk

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Slayyyter covers Hole's ‘Violet' for Like A Version

YouTube video by triple j

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19h

Now, if you need me, I'll be off reminiscing about the run of amazing lineups they had from 2013-2015, and nursing my back pain.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19h

Oddly enough, this is the first year in ages I've heard of more than one or two! Not sure if it's enough to get me up there for it, but Hayley Williams + Slayyter are extremely tempting.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 23h

...than I was allowed to be. An enormously intelligent man, a fantastic Speaker, and always kind to staff. E te rangatira, moe mai rā.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 23h

I had the true and genuine pleasure of working with Adrian a few times while I was at Parliament. He was the first MP I ever wrote speech notes for, and when he went immediately off script he was gracious enough to say that the original notes were good, he just wanted to be more political...

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ah no. Genuinely sad news. Easily the best Speaker the House has had since Lockwood Smith. A person of huge mana.

nzherald.co.nz

Former Speaker of the House and Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe dies

Rurawhe was Speaker in the last term of Government.

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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wants some cute, bold, fun, AI-free images to encourage your friends to enrol to vote? Get them here: www.greens.org.nz/enrol_posts And remember deadline is 25 October

Mock up image of an Aotearoa Daily newspaper with different headlines encouraging people to vote

Graphic with neon green words on a dark urban background that say This is your enrolment reminder. Deadline is midnight, 25 October

Photo of Chlöe Swarbrick in the house of parliament holding up a sign that says bruh enrol to vote

Photo of a kākā on a green background with white text that says Please enrol so you can vote to protect me and my home

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 25/09/2025

It's the most magical day of the year. Don't forget to celebrate by burning some black or purple candles and promising to give up your dark magics but maybe keep doing the less dark ones on the side, you don't want to let those skills lapse y'know

A trio of screenshots from A Muppet Christmas Carol. In the first, Scrooge looks out a window. Caption reads: You there, boy! What day is it?
The second, a Muppet looks up.
Caption reads: It's the Feast Day of St Cyprian.
The third, Scrooge smiles with relief.
Caption reads: Then I haven't missed it!

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bless the memory of Stanislav Yevgrafovich, the Man Who Saved the World. At a moment when it mattered, he chose humanity.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 26/09/2026

Mild spoilers: it is incredible that they take the time very early on in the game to tell you that your Avatar character is fully functional and anatomically correct, so to speak.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 26/09/2026

Can't believe I was on the fence about getting this, I'm an hour in (just finishing up the prologue) and hot damn it's great so far. All doubts, banished.

The title screen of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 26/09/2026

Extremely good cover of Jesus I Was Evil — though much more tuneful than the original! youtu.be/8roHdiI0SZ4

youtu.be

Eigenface - Jesus I was Evil (Darcy Clay cover) | Live at RNZ

YouTube video by Eigenface

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 24/09/2026

The descent was actually not too bad, all things considered!

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 24/09/2026

What a lovely day for a fire alarm. Descending ten floors by stair was totally on my wishlist for the day.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 24/09/2026

Back pain progress: I'm able to stand up long enough to make a coffee for the first time in a week. Thankfully I think the painkillers have masked the caffeine withdrawal symptoms.

A cup of black coffee in a mug styled after the NZ Parliament Biscuit Tin

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 22/09/2026

There's a great recipe for a Blooming Taxpayers Onion, though.

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I WAS RIGHT HAHHAHAHA FUCK YEAH BABY

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 22/09/2026

Was hoping to be at the Nicky Hager book launch, but my back says no. Even with my stylish walking stick, I can't stand for long enough to make the journey. There'd better still be a copy available for me when I finally make it into Unity next!

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This nonsense of "introducing legislation we know we won't even get to the first reading of three seconds before the house rises" is yet another - in a list of many - abuse of the legislative process by this government. It overloads PCO, leading to worse drafting, and achieves nothing meaningful.

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

However, the report of the Standing Orders committee is most notable for what has not been materially addressed: urgency and expedited law-making is a stain on our democracy and the report only tinkers around the edges. More should have been done to avoid rushed law-making.

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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I also have an X Playbook:

X playbook
When you're on X.com
Immediately delete your account
WTF why are you on X.com
Never go there

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

High Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen Marshall

A satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG!

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The point was well made by the Council for Civil Liberties in their submission.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19/09/2026

"Take THAT, Guernica" has lived in my brain for a very long time. RIP Gerrit Graham

youtu.be

Pablo Picasso vs. Franklin Sherman

YouTube video by chunnel

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19/09/2026

I'm not ENTIRELY sure what to do with this knowledge.

A screenshot from Wikipedia. Text reads:
Series 1

"As the Scarecrow Flies" (4 October 1987) - Aunt Sally & Worzel fly to New Zealand; and meet the Crowman
"The Sleeping Beauty" (11 October 1987) - Worzel meets Mickey & Manu; and go to find Aunt Sally at the Piwakawaka Museum
"Full Employment" (18 October 1987) - Worzel runs off with Rooney's drum, then consequently gets used as a clothes prop
"Worzel's Handicap" (25 October 1987) - Worzel causes chaos at the Golf Club
"King of the Scarecrows" (1 November 1987) - Worzel names a scarecrow whose on his post, and the Travelling Scarecrow Maker visits the Crowman
"Ten Heads Are Better Than One " (8 November 1987) - Worzel, Mickey & Manu rescue Worzel's heads from the Museum, that have been sent over from England
"Worzel to the Rescue" (15 November 1987) - Worzel goes to rescue Aunt Sally from the Travelling Scarecrow Maker
"Slave Scarecrow" (22 November 1987) - Worzel falls into the clutches of the Travelling Scarecrow Maker
"The Traveller Unmasked" (29 November 1987) - Aunt Sally attempts to rescue Worzel from the Travelling Scarecrow Maker
"A Friend in Need" (6 December 1987) - It's Worzel's birthday, and he's planning a tea party

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19/09/2026

When I checked Wikipedia to make sure "Worzel Gummidge had a head made from a Mangelwurzel" was actually a fact and not something I just invented in my diseased mind, I learned that there was a sequel show to Worzel Gummidge where he came to New Zealand. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worzel_...

en.wikipedia.org

Worzel Gummidge Down Under - Wikipedia

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19/09/2026

If it doesn't clear up in the next few days, I'll take you up on that (I can point directly at the cause of this pain — my job this week — so hopefully by knowing the cause I can prevent it from happening again)

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19/09/2026

She's unsure about the strange new scent (Deep Heat) but at least she's trying.

Hester Cat, a fluffy tabby, with a suspicious expression on her face

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 19/09/2026

Sure I'm lying on the floor unable to move due to back pain, but at least Hester is taking this opportunity to share in my weekend activities.

Hester Cat, a fluffy tabby, sits under the coffee table.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 16/09/2026

In OTHER good news, I arrived home to discover I was the recipient of this weighty wizardly tome

A copy of Ars Magica Definitive Edition inside its slipcase

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 16/09/2026

This does suggest that somewhere, someone (whose mind is surely immeasurably superior to mine) is creating Jeff Wayne's The Downward Spiral.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 16/09/2026

My outfit was nice today at least. And I've been sporting this Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori lapel pin which I feel is pretty sharp

A frazzled looking Dave wearing a tweed jacket, blue blazer, blue waistcoat, and dark blue tie with red and white flowers

A closeup of the aforementioned blue blazer, with a Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori lapel pin

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 16/09/2026

Godspeed, former colleagues and future comrades.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 16/09/2026

As I stagger to the train station after 12.5 hours at work today and 11 yesterday, facing down likely about the same tomorrow, I glance over at Parliament and think "well at least I don't have to work urgency"

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 08/09/2026

I would love to live in the world that the frothing right wing maniacs imagine we live in.

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 06/11/2025

*slams geonet button* #eqnz

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Slow News Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 31/08/2026

I am nearly 35 years old I should not be getting a stress pimple, and if I do get one it should not be the most painful one since my callow youth. Someone needs to sort this out asap, tyia.

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