M R. X. Dentith
@mrxdentith.com
Philosopher (BNU-ZH): conspiracy theory theorist. Editor: "Social Epistemology" & the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Philosophy
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Podcast: https://zencastr.com/The-Podcaster-s-Guide-to-the-Conspiracy
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Podcast: https://zencastr.com/The-Podcaster-s-Guide-to-the-Conspiracy
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We're back! @mrxdentith.com and I, specifically! We're back, and doing an In Memoriam for January 2026 while waving food in your ears like some sort of medieval monarch. Henry VIII, for the sake of argument.
My Dinner with Wallace Shawn by @Em Dentith
Join Josh and M over dinner as they discuss the recently deceased.
zencastr.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
We're back! @mrxdentith.com and I, specifically! We're back, and doing an In Memoriam for January 2026 while waving food in your ears like some sort of medieval monarch. Henry VIII, for the sake of argument.
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you don't have to support the death penalty to say someone deserves to die for their many recorded crimes. you could be pro-vigilantism instead
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
you don't have to support the death penalty to say someone deserves to die for their many recorded crimes. you could be pro-vigilantism instead
I am not the only person dealing with two wolves inside of me, apparently…
I can’t rid myself of the nagging thought that ultimately there’s a bedrock of decency that’s going to click into place and stop the US declining into complete authoritarian dictatorship. But I also know that there isn’t and the only possible limit is what other people choose to do,
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I am not the only person dealing with two wolves inside of me, apparently…
Who would have known that going to a beer festival and drinking beer would get you a little tipsy?
January 31, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Who would have known that going to a beer festival and drinking beer would get you a little tipsy?
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
Tonight @monkeyfluids.com and myself are going to try and record a podcast over dinner. It is either the second or third worst idea we'v had, and is part of our renewed push this year to alienate even more of our audience!
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Tonight @monkeyfluids.com and myself are going to try and record a podcast over dinner. It is either the second or third worst idea we'v had, and is part of our renewed push this year to alienate even more of our audience!
This thread tickled my fancy. It goes somewhere…
Road trips can be fun. Road trips with friends: great. Road trips with family: dicy. Road trips with the random crust punk dude from your office who you’ve literally never met IRL before and need to spend 3.5 hours locked in a speeding metal tube with: horrendous. Zero stars. Do not recommend.
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This thread tickled my fancy. It goes somewhere…
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The thing about shutting down a strategic fund for climate resilience is that not only does it let you give the money away in tax cuts, but your ad hoc responses also mean you get to look like you’re handing out largesse in an election year too.
A new joint release is available from Rt Hon Christopher Luxon and Hon Mark Mitchell.
Government gears up to help storm-hit regions
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the first stage of Government support for initial recovery efforts in the regions affected by last week’s severe weather event.
www.beehive.govt.nz
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The thing about shutting down a strategic fund for climate resilience is that not only does it let you give the money away in tax cuts, but your ad hoc responses also mean you get to look like you’re handing out largesse in an election year too.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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The RNZ/Reid poll story on RNZ today was wild - in a poll of 928 (after excluding don’t knows etc) about 1 more person indicated a preference for NZ First than Green yet the headline was all about the former ‘jumping’ to 3rd. MOE for 9.6%-9.8% is around 1.9% points. So no change from previous poll.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The RNZ/Reid poll story on RNZ today was wild - in a poll of 928 (after excluding don’t knows etc) about 1 more person indicated a preference for NZ First than Green yet the headline was all about the former ‘jumping’ to 3rd. MOE for 9.6%-9.8% is around 1.9% points. So no change from previous poll.
If the NACTNF coalition gets voted out in November it will be because voters decided they didn’t like the coalition. It won’t be, on current trends, because Labour presented itself as a government-in-waiting
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
If the NACTNF coalition gets voted out in November it will be because voters decided they didn’t like the coalition. It won’t be, on current trends, because Labour presented itself as a government-in-waiting
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It can be a one term government if we make it one
January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
It can be a one term government if we make it one
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I want NZ Labour to listen. You aren't going to win yourselves the election this year with such lukewarm policies and an ineffectual leader.
Lots of great MPs in labour, but your convictions will get the country nowhere if you keep your heads in the sand on this.
Lots of great MPs in labour, but your convictions will get the country nowhere if you keep your heads in the sand on this.
January 26, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I want NZ Labour to listen. You aren't going to win yourselves the election this year with such lukewarm policies and an ineffectual leader.
Lots of great MPs in labour, but your convictions will get the country nowhere if you keep your heads in the sand on this.
Lots of great MPs in labour, but your convictions will get the country nowhere if you keep your heads in the sand on this.
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The last sentence is a genuine swerve, an actual twist ending.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The last sentence is a genuine swerve, an actual twist ending.
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Has there ever been a column that said, like, ‘the left were right that Trump was a fascist and I was wrong, this is precisely how I made a gross error in judgment, I repudiate my prior statements excusing Trump and insulting the left, here are some importing left-wing thinkers you should read’?
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Has there ever been a column that said, like, ‘the left were right that Trump was a fascist and I was wrong, this is precisely how I made a gross error in judgment, I repudiate my prior statements excusing Trump and insulting the left, here are some importing left-wing thinkers you should read’?
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I'm not blowing smoke when I say some of the most truly exceptional students I've taught either took a year off btwn school & uni or had an unsuccessful stint right out of school, took a couple years, then came back to outstanding success. Uni might be for you even if it isn't right out of school.
Poor results NCEA don't destroy your future. I was bullied relentlessly in school and it affected my academic performance, I didn't have NCEA level 2 when I left, but today I'm the author of a national best seller and I'm doing a post graduate degree
www.rnz.co.nz/news/icymi/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/icymi/5...
How to talk to your teen if their NCEA results aren't what they wanted | RNZ
The nerve-racking wait is over today, for better or worse.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I'm not blowing smoke when I say some of the most truly exceptional students I've taught either took a year off btwn school & uni or had an unsuccessful stint right out of school, took a couple years, then came back to outstanding success. Uni might be for you even if it isn't right out of school.
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One thing to note re the NZ election date is that in dragging things out close to as long as he could Luxon has it happening days *after* the US mid-terms.
We saw last year US election vibes can be be quite consequential in other countries. Not sure Luxon was wise to add that variable to the mix.
We saw last year US election vibes can be be quite consequential in other countries. Not sure Luxon was wise to add that variable to the mix.
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
One thing to note re the NZ election date is that in dragging things out close to as long as he could Luxon has it happening days *after* the US mid-terms.
We saw last year US election vibes can be be quite consequential in other countries. Not sure Luxon was wise to add that variable to the mix.
We saw last year US election vibes can be be quite consequential in other countries. Not sure Luxon was wise to add that variable to the mix.
I’m sure the usual suspects who argue that the Greens should consider National as a potential coalition partner are now angrily denouncing National for refusing to consider the Greens in a coalition…
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I’m sure the usual suspects who argue that the Greens should consider National as a potential coalition partner are now angrily denouncing National for refusing to consider the Greens in a coalition…
I have bought an ereader about the size of an iPhone 4 and the fact it fits in a pocket means I’ll probably do a lot more reading when out and about
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I have bought an ereader about the size of an iPhone 4 and the fact it fits in a pocket means I’ll probably do a lot more reading when out and about
This summer I plan to read a whole bunch of Emma Lathen
January 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This summer I plan to read a whole bunch of Emma Lathen
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I hate to burst everyone's bubble but if you think that CBS News losing ratings or prestige matters to David Ellison, you're mistaken. Murdoch ran the NY Post for 45 years without turning a profit. They want these media companies to pump propaganda, not to get ratings or make money.
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I hate to burst everyone's bubble but if you think that CBS News losing ratings or prestige matters to David Ellison, you're mistaken. Murdoch ran the NY Post for 45 years without turning a profit. They want these media companies to pump propaganda, not to get ratings or make money.
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You obviously select for the maximum enjoyment of mediocre, affordable wine - duh.
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
You obviously select for the maximum enjoyment of mediocre, affordable wine - duh.