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  Mixed feelings; Tamaki would love nothing more to be seen as a martyr, and ACT wants to repeal the section of the human rights act he's being charged under, no doubt they'll use this of an example as to why repeal must happen https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/brian-tamaki-summonsed-to-court-for-allegedly-inciting-racial-disharmony/HVDAVAKX7BGYFM76PVLF6MVM7M/ Crossposted with @openvibe

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  Japan's population declined by 3.2 million people between 2020 and 2025, out of its 47 prefectures Tokyo was the only one to grow during that time. It's not just rural areas emptying, it's almost everywhere https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02915/ Crossposted with @openvibe

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  Tonight's spooky season watch is a foll horror classic Crossposted with @openvibe

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  Even if you believe the attack by Hamas on Oct 7 2023 was justified I don't know how one could see it as a 'victory' Is it a victory when your enemy retaliates by occupying half your territory and killing your leaders? https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2610/S00045/the-free-palestine-party-celebrates-the-victory-of-the-resistance-on-october-7th-2023.htm Crossposted with @openvibe

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  Not a headline I expected to read today, or ever https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1940991/migrant-advocacy-group-says-nz-first-has-adopted-its-policy Crossposted with @openvibe

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  The Toxic Avenger remake has landed on Kanopy Be warned that if you (like several of the people in the cinema when I saw this) only know the character from the carton series, the movie is far more violent and gory than the cartoon, well deserving of its R rating Crossposted with @openvibe

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  https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/ukraine-drone-strike-yandex-russian-bot-farm-right-wing-maga-afd-reform-uk-conspiracy-theory-viral-rumor/ Crossposted with @openvibe

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  A break from spooky season fare tonight because a friend wanted to come round and watch 1983's Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Crossposted with @openvibe

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  Worth a read. All those little fringe parties I wrote about in 'Fear' will have terrible results in the election next month, but the worldview they promoted has been taken up by NZ First who are polling around 10% https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/14/the-fringe-parties-are-splintered-but-their-ideas-are-thriving/ Crossposted with @openvibe

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  I scoured through old newspaper articles to put together a piece you can use to argue with friends who have decided to spend the next two weeks complaining about this "American" holiday (spoiler alert: not actually American) https://www.feijoadispatch.nz/p/halloween-has-been-celebrated-in

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  An interesting tidbit from National's campaign launch was that they acknowledged the push on the right to split votes (candidate vote National, party vote NZ First or ACT) to create an overhang, explicitly telling supporters *not* to do that Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  Investigate journalism is vital for a functioning democracy. If you're financially able, support it by buying a copy of the book. If you're not financially able, put it on hold at your library, so they purchase more copies https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361036026/nz-election-2026-live-updates-politics-campaign-news Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  Every now and then I remember a news segment about new youth slang I saw as a kid, and three decades later I think that Gen X teen was trolling us when she said they were calling the contents of a mans underpants a "lunchbox" Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  Good to see these unions standing on the right side of history https://trib.al/A72m2Ud Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  This is tragic, Sam was not just a great actor, but a great human being https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/13/kiwi-screen-legend-sam-neill-dies-aged-78/ Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  TV in this restaurant is playing some tenants-from-hell type reality show and the property manager has "as seen on TV!" on the car. I feel like for a renter "property manager has a reality TV show" would be something of a red flag Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  "Following the move, the internet will be riddled with conspiracies and misinformation. In other words, not much will change." https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/07-05-2026/the-governments-scrapping-of-the-broadcasting-standards-authority-explained

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  Whatever your opinion on the disestablishment of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, once it's formally gone TVNZ should make the begining of the new era by airing George Carlins "seven words you can't say on television" bit Who is going to stop them?

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  "The News Publishers Association said it became aware of social media content Woodhouse had re-posted. It said the NPA considered it was "inconsistent with the values and standards" it upholds for New Zealand news publishing." https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/media-technology/594421/media-awards-dump-voyager-as-sponsor-after-founder-s-social-media-posts

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  Tonight's watch is Hive (2026) Has middling reviews but it's been getting some good buzz among horror fans so I'm checking it out

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  POV: you got a good deal on some frozen pizzas

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  I wonder how much wealth a 50 something year old man needs before having 14 kids to four different mothers and posting about how white people are oppressed on Twitter almost daily starts to be seen as an aspirational figure and not a weird loser *This describes Elon Musk

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  Freeview launched in New Zealand 19 years ago today. I was working at a Dick Smith Electronics store at the time and remember selling a lot of set top boxes and efen the occasional dish 📡 For a brief time you could watch Australian television which was carried by the same satellite 🛰️

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  I'm looking for the next Gaza based writer to commission an article from My DMs are open. Pay is US$140, and I can pay via GoFundMe or Chuffed (can't send money to Palestine on PayPal from my country) I can not write the article on your behalf

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  My mind automatically adds the words 'England Prevails' to the end of every Reform UK tweet I see

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  David Seymour on 1News claiming we're bringing in migrants to be fast food workers. The 'migrants' you see in fast food outlets are international students whos visas allow them to work up to 25 hours a week International education is one of our biggest export services worth $4.52 billion a year

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  If horse racing is unsustainable without tax breaks we should just let it die https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594120/big-nz-first-donors-argue-for-tax-breaks-to-save-unsustainable-racing-industry

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  Pleased to be able to share this new book that I have contributed two chapters too You can pre-order now and there's a pay-it-forward option to help someone who can't meet the cost also get a copy https://farrightplaybook.nz/shop/

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  I turn 40 today which means I only have to do the whole "I've just gotta make it through this month" thing 300 more times then I can superannuation