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veganism and socialism, fuck AI.

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(tinfoil hat on) They might quite enjoy performing a false-flag attack on California vs other states?

11.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We need to mercilessly, brutally, viciously cull every single person in tech who does not understand what "garbage in, garbage out" means.

They simply can't coexist with human society. They need to go fuck off into the deep forest.

11.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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#BrokenNews

09.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
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⚠️ SHUT UP: Everything is β€œFine,” Say Billionaires.

#BrokenNews

28.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8

What the fuck are you talking about? The vast majority of programmers I know (including myself) use macs and have for years, for mobile development it's actually mandatory.

23.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This one hits hard.

21.02.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 35644 πŸ” 10552 πŸ’¬ 779 πŸ“Œ 591

they need the lng terminal to sustain all the gaslighting

15.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon. Person says to other person β€žWe invented a robot that answers questions.β€œ, adding, β€žwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayβ€œ. The other person asks β€žBut it answers the questions correctly?β€œ Person responds β€žOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.β€œ

By Aram J. French

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Cartoon. Person says to other person β€žWe invented a robot that answers questions.β€œ, adding, β€žwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayβ€œ. The other person asks β€žBut it answers the questions correctly?β€œ Person responds β€žOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.β€œ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

12.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 12670 πŸ” 4118 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 63
Bulk of Otago now covered in mining related permits 

Shows map of OTago

Bulk of Otago now covered in mining related permits Shows map of OTago

Hearing a foreign-owned gold mining company CEO is calling Otago "the new West Africa of mining"

To help stop mine start by adding your voice to the thousands of people who have already at eepurl.com/jsaheU and you can also find out other ways to help here: sustainabletarras.com/nomine/ #nzpol

12.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
RNZ piece on NZ's falling in the Corruption Perception Index, illustrated by a stock drawing of a hoodlum sitting at a computer.

RNZ piece on NZ's falling in the Corruption Perception Index, illustrated by a stock drawing of a hoodlum sitting at a computer.

Kind of weird to illustrate this using a hacker-like figure as opposed to, say, a photo of Shane Jones

10.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Corrupting your Soul with Artificial Creativity
The current state of unfathomable wealth consolidation by the few, and the frantic, manic push to replace creativity and mindfulness with instantaneous automation
technology are both rooted in the growing realization and frustration by those few - that no amount of power or money can
acquire and generate actual taste or talent, or the inner peace attained by becoming one with your own creativity.

Corrupting your Soul with Artificial Creativity The current state of unfathomable wealth consolidation by the few, and the frantic, manic push to replace creativity and mindfulness with instantaneous automation technology are both rooted in the growing realization and frustration by those few - that no amount of power or money can acquire and generate actual taste or talent, or the inner peace attained by becoming one with your own creativity.

The ultra-wealthy will always be grasping for an ability to attain some ethereal elixir of true humanity, to be able to do what they cannot, no matter how much they want it - they cannot experience the soul-enriching satisfaction of joyful creation, only endless accumulation, because they are a bottomless well, and they constantly try to close that void by filling the hole with money and belongings and the vapid distractions of excess.

The ultra-wealthy will always be grasping for an ability to attain some ethereal elixir of true humanity, to be able to do what they cannot, no matter how much they want it - they cannot experience the soul-enriching satisfaction of joyful creation, only endless accumulation, because they are a bottomless well, and they constantly try to close that void by filling the hole with money and belongings and the vapid distractions of excess.

And when that isn't enough, they try to justify themselves by inflicting suffering on others, so they have something to show for their vain efforts, or can push down those they envy to slow their own descent into the darkness at the bottom of their own emptiness. If they can't receive the accolades of the truly artistic, then they'll burn down forests and boil the ocean to
emulate what they believe to be works of genuine art and passion. An infinite artifice of shallow pastiche.

And when that isn't enough, they try to justify themselves by inflicting suffering on others, so they have something to show for their vain efforts, or can push down those they envy to slow their own descent into the darkness at the bottom of their own emptiness. If they can't receive the accolades of the truly artistic, then they'll burn down forests and boil the ocean to emulate what they believe to be works of genuine art and passion. An infinite artifice of shallow pastiche.

Corrupting your soul with artificial creativity.

08.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
XhatGPT idiotic layout of 13amp plug wiring. Just random wires really.

XhatGPT idiotic layout of 13amp plug wiring. Just random wires really.

CoPilot AI diagram of plug wiring. Two live wires, one forked off the earthm and a screw head is also labelled Live.

CoPilot AI diagram of plug wiring. Two live wires, one forked off the earthm and a screw head is also labelled Live.

And finally, Gemini AI diagram of 13 amp plug wiring. Hard to know where to even begin with this. Just a mess really.

And finally, Gemini AI diagram of 13 amp plug wiring. Hard to know where to even begin with this. Just a mess really.

One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.

Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.

From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:

06.02.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 793 πŸ” 251 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 69

It works on my machine

07.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BREAKING: β€œJustice Served” In Epstein Case - #BrokenNews
BREAKING: β€œJustice Served” In Epstein Case - #BrokenNews YouTube video by Larry & Paul

BREAKING: β€œJustice Served” In Epstein Case - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/DEHeex3VaOI

05.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
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Abolish the Monarchy.

01.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4
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Elon Musk's SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit The firm wants to create a network of "orbital data centres" to power artificial intelligence.

The billionaires must be stopped.

01.02.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember when Shane Jones said our most precious native species can die if it affected his mining donor interests? And now he's pretending he cares abour rockpools.

This is what NZ First made legal when they got into power - destroying ecosystems.

The video should make everyone weep #nzpol #kiwi

30.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

We had a $6B climate resilience fund and Nationals squandered it all on tax cuts for their mates so now we get boxes of KFC after weather events instead of properly funded supports and help.

Yay for us I guess??

29.01.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For β€˜doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.01.2026 07:18 πŸ‘ 3120 πŸ” 2201 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 144
Massive Health Data Breach
Is paying hackers the logical extension of budget cuts and outsourcing?

Cartoon depicts a dam labelled 'Health Records' bursting with personal data pouring out while an appalled crowd of patients looks on. A small man in a suit looks on nonchalantlysaying to a staffer: "Don't worry. Paying hackers is still cheaper than decent IT security."

Massive Health Data Breach Is paying hackers the logical extension of budget cuts and outsourcing? Cartoon depicts a dam labelled 'Health Records' bursting with personal data pouring out while an appalled crowd of patients looks on. A small man in a suit looks on nonchalantlysaying to a staffer: "Don't worry. Paying hackers is still cheaper than decent IT security."

Health Records Data Breach #nzpol #cartoon #databreach #patients #health #privacy #cybersec #ListenerMag

23.01.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Government's finances in better than expected shape The government's finances are in better than expected shape as spending has fallen more than the tax take.

Chatgpt write me an article about slashing core services as good news. #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

21.01.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Posts like this remind that the labour party is still a thing.

15.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of these is not like the other... #nzpol

08.01.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Or maybe just an epidemic of mental illness among gullible academics?

31.12.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They've just introduced this in New Zealand, a lot of people, especially medical cannabis patients are really angry about it because they test for presence rather than impairment and you can only use medical defense after the fact, in the meantime you're immediately banned from driving for 12 hours.

29.12.2025 06:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An ancient Rimu in Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island.

An ancient Rimu in Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island.

Beautiful! Here's a big Rimu in Karamea that I visited yesterday > 1000yo

24.12.2025 02:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."

- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.

Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!

19.12.2025 12:25 πŸ‘ 8806 πŸ” 4078 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 444
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It's that time of year again- Veganuary time! Let's all support @veganuary and make it their biggest year ever!
🌱 Join free here: https://bit.ly/Veganuary26

#illustration #cuteanimals #iloveanimals #animals #doglovers

17.12.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Same love. Same grief. πŸ„πŸ’”

In the dairy industry, mothers endure repeated cycles of pregnancy and separation so their milk can be sold instead of nourishing their own babies. 😣

We don’t need to keep supporting this. Ditch dairy. 🌱✊

#dairy #quotes #quoteoftheday #quotesdaily #veganquote

14.12.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

He's got that Starmer on Lorazepam energy

13.12.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0