Paul Brislen
@brislen.nz
Kiwi telco guy. No I don’t know how that happened either.
I shall bind him to me, with promises. 🇳🇿🏴
Cymro o ddewis (Welsh by choice)
"We consider that Mr Brislen is an authoritative source." (BSA decision, March 2020)
Aotearoa he/him
I shall bind him to me, with promises. 🇳🇿🏴
Cymro o ddewis (Welsh by choice)
"We consider that Mr Brislen is an authoritative source." (BSA decision, March 2020)
Aotearoa he/him
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My immediate reaction is: unbelievable! But it’s all too believable.
February 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
My immediate reaction is: unbelievable! But it’s all too believable.
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You’re telling me the digital money made to let people do money laundering and conduct crimes like bribes and pay for illegal stuff maybe not stable in any way shape or form. Shocking truly shocking news.
a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
ALT: a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
You’re telling me the digital money made to let people do money laundering and conduct crimes like bribes and pay for illegal stuff maybe not stable in any way shape or form. Shocking truly shocking news.
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Talked this week about why removing the fascist boot from your neck will help you find a much bigger audience and, also, your soul.
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Talked this week about why removing the fascist boot from your neck will help you find a much bigger audience and, also, your soul.
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
I follow a couple of lads on Instagram in New York who are visiting restaurants from every country that operate in NY.
It amazes me how amazed they are by food that has flavour.
They ask good questions though and really enjoy themselves so that’s excellent.
It amazes me how amazed they are by food that has flavour.
They ask good questions though and really enjoy themselves so that’s excellent.
February 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I follow a couple of lads on Instagram in New York who are visiting restaurants from every country that operate in NY.
It amazes me how amazed they are by food that has flavour.
They ask good questions though and really enjoy themselves so that’s excellent.
It amazes me how amazed they are by food that has flavour.
They ask good questions though and really enjoy themselves so that’s excellent.
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Fun watching this @paullecomtephoto.nz
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Fun watching this @paullecomtephoto.nz
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In today’s NZ Herald
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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When you show no respect to people you haven’t earned the right to have respect shown to you. It’s pretty basic maths David.
February 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
When you show no respect to people you haven’t earned the right to have respect shown to you. It’s pretty basic maths David.
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THIS IS THE TYPE OF PERSON THE ASSCLOWN IS OBVIOUSLY IN TOUCH WITH. THE 💩 NOW WANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RUN OUR ELECTIONS LIKE OTHER AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG??? WE LOSE OUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS! THE TIME TO RESIST IS HERE.😎
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG??? WE LOSE OUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS! THE TIME TO RESIST IS HERE.😎
February 5, 2026 at 10:21 AM
THIS IS THE TYPE OF PERSON THE ASSCLOWN IS OBVIOUSLY IN TOUCH WITH. THE 💩 NOW WANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RUN OUR ELECTIONS LIKE OTHER AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG??? WE LOSE OUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS! THE TIME TO RESIST IS HERE.😎
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG??? WE LOSE OUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS! THE TIME TO RESIST IS HERE.😎
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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They don't tell you when you do your 8th grade report on #Jupiter that you'll spend the rest of your life reacting to Jupiter news like you've got some special connection. Like, Jupiter?! Oh, I went to school with her.
A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / John Downing)
February 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
They don't tell you when you do your 8th grade report on #Jupiter that you'll spend the rest of your life reacting to Jupiter news like you've got some special connection. Like, Jupiter?! Oh, I went to school with her.
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This is NOT satire, but reads like one:
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
This is NOT satire, but reads like one:
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Why does Badenoch have rats running around her Westminster abode?
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Why does Badenoch have rats running around her Westminster abode?
WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH THAT?
Paul Callaghan will be spinning in his grave.
Paul Callaghan will be spinning in his grave.
The sector with 17,000 more full-time jobs
Unemployment has hit its highest level in a decade, but beneath the headline numbers some sectors are faring much better than others.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 5, 2026 at 3:48 AM
WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH THAT?
Paul Callaghan will be spinning in his grave.
Paul Callaghan will be spinning in his grave.
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Darren Shields (aka the "weekend spearfisherman" as Shane Jones called him) has replied. This reply illustrates how much Shane Jones is disconnected from the New Zealand voter in general.
#nzpol
#nzpol
February 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Darren Shields (aka the "weekend spearfisherman" as Shane Jones called him) has replied. This reply illustrates how much Shane Jones is disconnected from the New Zealand voter in general.
#nzpol
#nzpol
When you have a "live updates" kind of story and the live updates don't reference the thing you've put in your headline, or in your photo caption, or indeed anywhere much at all, just know that somewhere a former senior sub editor is pulling the wings off butterflies.
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
When you have a "live updates" kind of story and the live updates don't reference the thing you've put in your headline, or in your photo caption, or indeed anywhere much at all, just know that somewhere a former senior sub editor is pulling the wings off butterflies.
To be fair I do think having one national election is kind of a good idea for a nation instead of allowing each electorate to make its own rules. An independent body should determine how to run said elections.
That said, I am not in favour of Donald being given any more power so no.
That said, I am not in favour of Donald being given any more power so no.
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM
To be fair I do think having one national election is kind of a good idea for a nation instead of allowing each electorate to make its own rules. An independent body should determine how to run said elections.
That said, I am not in favour of Donald being given any more power so no.
That said, I am not in favour of Donald being given any more power so no.
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This person who heckled Luxon is my new favourite
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This person who heckled Luxon is my new favourite
Introducing F2.
Eddy Cue and Formula 1 CEO tease ‘F1: The Movie’ sequel at Apple TV press day event
Eddy Cue and Formula 1 CEO tease ‘F1: The Movie’ sequel at Apple TV press day event
Act surprised, but it is looking increasingly likely that Apple TV’s most successful movie to date might get a sequel. Here are the details.
more…
9to5mac.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Introducing F2.
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With alt-text.
It would seem that New START nuclear arms control treaty has truly ended and without a successor agreement or treaty even being in the works.
Not my preferred outcome/situation and also not unexpected given the people & situations involved.
vcdnp.org/end-of-new-s...
It would seem that New START nuclear arms control treaty has truly ended and without a successor agreement or treaty even being in the works.
Not my preferred outcome/situation and also not unexpected given the people & situations involved.
vcdnp.org/end-of-new-s...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
With alt-text.
It would seem that New START nuclear arms control treaty has truly ended and without a successor agreement or treaty even being in the works.
Not my preferred outcome/situation and also not unexpected given the people & situations involved.
vcdnp.org/end-of-new-s...
It would seem that New START nuclear arms control treaty has truly ended and without a successor agreement or treaty even being in the works.
Not my preferred outcome/situation and also not unexpected given the people & situations involved.
vcdnp.org/end-of-new-s...
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Cartoon by Chris Britt | Creators
February 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Cartoon by Chris Britt | Creators
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In today’s NZ Herald
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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FIA keep yammering about women in motorsport but nothing gets done. Here's a solution: mandate that every F1 team has to have one male and one female driver in, say, five years, and watch as billions are poured into women's motorsport to unearth and promote talent.
February 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
FIA keep yammering about women in motorsport but nothing gets done. Here's a solution: mandate that every F1 team has to have one male and one female driver in, say, five years, and watch as billions are poured into women's motorsport to unearth and promote talent.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."