Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer
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Discontent creator. Painting along with every Bob Ross episode and making video essays for some reason
🦉 Birds in Hats 🎩
👨🏻🎨 Commissions are OPEN.
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Discontent creator. Painting along with every Bob Ross episode and making video essays for some reason
🦉 Birds in Hats 🎩
👨🏻🎨 Commissions are OPEN.
Subscribe to malarkey at https://tworuru.com
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The Department of Biological Determinism - griffendorf - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
welcome, new followers. it is required of anyone following me that you read this Harry Potter story I wrote, the reading of which should answer questions like “why in God’s name would you write a Harry Potter story” and many more besides
archiveofourown.org/works/539271...
archiveofourown.org/works/539271...
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Super shocked by this scoop - the NZ police won't tell us whether or not the CSAM and non-consensual deepfake content generated on Grok might be illegal, or even provide advice on what to do if you (or your child!) is a target. Story here: www.emilywrites.co.nz/nz-police-do... #nzpol #kikorangi
NZ Police don't know what to do about Grok child sexual abuse images...
What should you do if you or your child is a victim of a Grok deepfake?
This question is simple, right?
Feel free to skip to the comments if you read this already in your email!
Skip t...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Super shocked by this scoop - the NZ police won't tell us whether or not the CSAM and non-consensual deepfake content generated on Grok might be illegal, or even provide advice on what to do if you (or your child!) is a target. Story here: www.emilywrites.co.nz/nz-police-do... #nzpol #kikorangi
this might seem techy or arbitrary but it's the exact opposite. New Zealand needs data sovereignty ASAP
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-01-2...
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-01-2...
Your digital identity is not under New Zealand jurisdiction
Our most important data is stored on US-owned cloud infrastructure and subject to US laws.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
this might seem techy or arbitrary but it's the exact opposite. New Zealand needs data sovereignty ASAP
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-01-2...
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-01-2...
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Seems like time to re-up:
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Seems like time to re-up:
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
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Reposted by Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer
The other piece is by @tworuru.com for the Bad Newsletter asking how the hell the supposedly neutral Public Service Commission ended up running attack ads supporting the Government against teachers, doctors and nurses unions www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The other piece is by @tworuru.com for the Bad Newsletter asking how the hell the supposedly neutral Public Service Commission ended up running attack ads supporting the Government against teachers, doctors and nurses unions www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
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You will grow faster, gain a following faster and earn money faster if you just post cringe.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 12, 2026 at 2:43 AM
You will grow faster, gain a following faster and earn money faster if you just post cringe.
The entire world is just that gif of Ralph chuckling “I’m in danger”
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
The entire world is just that gif of Ralph chuckling “I’m in danger”
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I fundamentally cannot compute the push for a government level ban of X when the vast majority of government figures and the entire infrastructure of the progressive left that would push for a ban also spend their days doing volunteer work for Musk by providing free content to X to keep it alive
If Brazil can do it so can the UK - assuming they have the guts to ban paedophilia
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I fundamentally cannot compute the push for a government level ban of X when the vast majority of government figures and the entire infrastructure of the progressive left that would push for a ban also spend their days doing volunteer work for Musk by providing free content to X to keep it alive
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I want computer to sleep in a big bed with my wife
i want computer to make movie for me. i want computer to talk to me. i want computer to take my job. i want to fuck computer. i want computer to mock and devalue the very spark of ingenuity and creativity that makes us human
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I want computer to sleep in a big bed with my wife
“I felt terrible about what rampant capitalism had done. My solution: even more rampant capitalism”
The year ahead: We need balance, argues Minerals Council CEO Josie Vidal. We can’t produce things that no one can afford. Some of our native critters get way better treatment than some of our people.
Please stop shouting, no one listens when you shout
newsroom.co.nz
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
“I felt terrible about what rampant capitalism had done. My solution: even more rampant capitalism”
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Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now.
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now.
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
I help Emily out with tech stuff so I have set her up with a Bluesky profile. She does great work so please go give her a follow!
I'm on Bluesky! Apparently it is not always terrible here! But what the government is up to is terrible so I made a round up of all the upcoming bills you can submit on #nzpol #kikorangi
www.emilywrites.co.nz/ok/
www.emilywrites.co.nz/ok/
OK FINE WHAT THE F DO I HAVE TO DO?!
We talked about how last year was The Year of Revolt - I'm hoping this year will be the Year of Being Horny on Main. But that seems less likely with every new day and we're only on day bloody six. I m...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I help Emily out with tech stuff so I have set her up with a Bluesky profile. She does great work so please go give her a follow!
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It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
www.tworuru.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
www.tworuru.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
It’s the most blunderful time of the year
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year's is fraught. The world's most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
you realise he'll press the button, right?
and you know who I'm talking about and what the button is
and you know who I'm talking about and what the button is
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
you realise he'll press the button, right?
and you know who I'm talking about and what the button is
and you know who I'm talking about and what the button is
When I am king I am making a law that everyone gets a Free Hit on tankies. You don’t even need to be standing on a fire hydrant cover
I will not fight with leftists that say Maduro was a good dude. I will not fight with leftists that say Maduro was a good dude.
January 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
When I am king I am making a law that everyone gets a Free Hit on tankies. You don’t even need to be standing on a fire hydrant cover
Logging off until it happens
January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Logging off until it happens
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Et Voila.
My favourite 2025 games; most are discounted. A mix of genres. May you find a brief mental respite from The Horrors.
(Games are: Avowed, Ball X Pit, Battle Suit Aces, Citizen Sleeper 2, Clair Obscur, Eternal Strands, Hades 2, Monster Train 2, Octopath Traveler 0, Trails in the Sky: FC)
My favourite 2025 games; most are discounted. A mix of genres. May you find a brief mental respite from The Horrors.
(Games are: Avowed, Ball X Pit, Battle Suit Aces, Citizen Sleeper 2, Clair Obscur, Eternal Strands, Hades 2, Monster Train 2, Octopath Traveler 0, Trails in the Sky: FC)
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Et Voila.
My favourite 2025 games; most are discounted. A mix of genres. May you find a brief mental respite from The Horrors.
(Games are: Avowed, Ball X Pit, Battle Suit Aces, Citizen Sleeper 2, Clair Obscur, Eternal Strands, Hades 2, Monster Train 2, Octopath Traveler 0, Trails in the Sky: FC)
My favourite 2025 games; most are discounted. A mix of genres. May you find a brief mental respite from The Horrors.
(Games are: Avowed, Ball X Pit, Battle Suit Aces, Citizen Sleeper 2, Clair Obscur, Eternal Strands, Hades 2, Monster Train 2, Octopath Traveler 0, Trails in the Sky: FC)
I’m going to play with my daughter then do a painting or play Baldur’s Gate 3 and go to bed early as an act of conscious rebellion against doomscrolling
but my God, America, sort your shit out
but my God, America, sort your shit out
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
I’m going to play with my daughter then do a painting or play Baldur’s Gate 3 and go to bed early as an act of conscious rebellion against doomscrolling
but my God, America, sort your shit out
but my God, America, sort your shit out
My AI startup is called Glorfindel, our model is “an elf-lord revealed in his glory,” send me money now please
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My AI startup is called Glorfindel, our model is “an elf-lord revealed in his glory,” send me money now please
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it was one of the worst parts of Twitter & there was an impulse to not do it back in Bluesky Before Times but now if you tell people "actually this sucks" they'll tell you it's praxis to quote-dunk trash takes & that shitting up the timeline is Good, Actually and "exposes bigots to sunlight" or w/e
Love you all, but I don't know about this trend of quote posting garbage takes to dunk on them. It ends up giving the OP all the attention in the world—and yeah, a lot of it is negative but you know what they say about all publicity being good publicity. This is what sub(posts) were invented for 👀😂
December 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
it was one of the worst parts of Twitter & there was an impulse to not do it back in Bluesky Before Times but now if you tell people "actually this sucks" they'll tell you it's praxis to quote-dunk trash takes & that shitting up the timeline is Good, Actually and "exposes bigots to sunlight" or w/e
This is the weirdest shit in the world, I can’t imagine anything less masculine than not being straightforward or refusing to look a threat in the eye out of some bizarre social cowardice
Some men say climate change is “overblown.” Turns out it’s less about the data and more about not wanting to look feminine.
Fragile masculinity = climate denial.
Remind you of anyone…?
www.psypost.org/some-men-may...
Fragile masculinity = climate denial.
Remind you of anyone…?
www.psypost.org/some-men-may...
Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine
A new study finds that men who are anxious about their masculinity are less likely to care about climate change. They may view environmental concern as a feminine trait that threatens their image.
www.psypost.org
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is the weirdest shit in the world, I can’t imagine anything less masculine than not being straightforward or refusing to look a threat in the eye out of some bizarre social cowardice
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I cannot emphasize enough how good reviews provide your fave authors with both happiness and algorithmic favor.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I cannot emphasize enough how good reviews provide your fave authors with both happiness and algorithmic favor.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
Most people find new books via Amazon, and Amazon picks the books they want to show you (in part) from sales velocity and reviews.
If we unelect the current anti-repair anti-ownership mob we actually have a decent chance of doing this
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too. www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
If we unelect the current anti-repair anti-ownership mob we actually have a decent chance of doing this
If you’re scrolling and you see this do it, it beats the ass out of scrolling!
Imma play with my kids and scratch up a draft in the meantimes
Imma play with my kids and scratch up a draft in the meantimes
Perfect timing on this. I'm just starting writing next week's SciAm article!
Join us in this 60-minute stretch of doing something, really anything, without distractions.
Join us in this 60-minute stretch of doing something, really anything, without distractions.
WRITING SPRINT COMMENCE! 1 hour of focused work starts NOW! The hour will fly by and then, this time, you can have -- not just a cookie -- but a full meal! Go go go!
December 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
If you’re scrolling and you see this do it, it beats the ass out of scrolling!
Imma play with my kids and scratch up a draft in the meantimes
Imma play with my kids and scratch up a draft in the meantimes