Bruce Rees
@barees.bsky.social
veganism and socialism, fuck AI.
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Corrupting your soul with artificial creativity.
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Corrupting your soul with artificial creativity.
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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:
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:
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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:
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:
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BREAKING: “Justice Served” In Epstein Case - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Abolish the Monarchy.
February 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Abolish the Monarchy.
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The billionaires must be stopped.
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.
www.bbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The billionaires must be stopped.
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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
This is what NZ First made legal when they got into power - destroying ecosystems.
The video should make everyone weep #nzpol #kiwi
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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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??
Yay for us I guess??
Leaders should absolutely show up, but disaster response isn’t a photo op or should be trivialised. Watching our Prime Minister hand out boxes of KFC to impacted communities was peak cringe IMO. We need serious, systems-level action and that 6b resilience fund like yesterday.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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??
Yay for us I guess??
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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...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Health Records Data Breach #nzpol #cartoon #databreach #patients #health #privacy #cybersec #ListenerMag
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Health Records Data Breach #nzpol #cartoon #databreach #patients #health #privacy #cybersec #ListenerMag
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Chatgpt write me an article about slashing core services as good news. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Chatgpt write me an article about slashing core services as good news. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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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!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"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!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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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
🌱 Join free here: https://bit.ly/Veganuary26
#illustration #cuteanimals #iloveanimals #animals #doglovers
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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
🌱 Join free here: https://bit.ly/Veganuary26
#illustration #cuteanimals #iloveanimals #animals #doglovers
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Same love. Same grief. 🐄💔
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
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
December 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Same love. Same grief. 🐄💔
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
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
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"The minister also noted most recorded boating incidents happened outside of Cook Strait". Yep - Just like a few days ago when the same tug towed an oil and chemical tanker off the coast of Stewart Island back to the mainland www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 2/3
Stricken oil and chemical tanker towed back to mainland
An open-ocean tugboat has started towing a stricken oil and chemical tanker off the coast of Stewart Island back to the mainland.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"The minister also noted most recorded boating incidents happened outside of Cook Strait". Yep - Just like a few days ago when the same tug towed an oil and chemical tanker off the coast of Stewart Island back to the mainland www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 2/3
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“The west has dehumanised itself, just as a far-right movement that sees Muslims and the left as enemies within is on the rise.“
A chilling reflection by @owenjones.bsky.social
Many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A chilling reflection by @owenjones.bsky.social
Many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Be sure of this: many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home | Owen Jones
History shows the crimes of empire were later mirrored on European soil. Dehumanisation and militarised terror both seem normalised now, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“The west has dehumanised itself, just as a far-right movement that sees Muslims and the left as enemies within is on the rise.“
A chilling reflection by @owenjones.bsky.social
Many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A chilling reflection by @owenjones.bsky.social
Many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Literally the second meme I've made in my life.
September 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Literally the second meme I've made in my life.
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Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Water companies say they're putting billions in"
Feargal Sharkey, "They took £84 billion in dividends and created £74 billion of debt.. We've been cheated"
"There is no pollution control in this country anyone, the companies are out of control"
Feargal Sharkey, "They took £84 billion in dividends and created £74 billion of debt.. We've been cheated"
"There is no pollution control in this country anyone, the companies are out of control"
July 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Water companies say they're putting billions in"
Feargal Sharkey, "They took £84 billion in dividends and created £74 billion of debt.. We've been cheated"
"There is no pollution control in this country anyone, the companies are out of control"
Feargal Sharkey, "They took £84 billion in dividends and created £74 billion of debt.. We've been cheated"
"There is no pollution control in this country anyone, the companies are out of control"
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I was reading about Seymour's pretty boneheaded comments about AI 'helping' when I got emailed this very good / funny / scathing account of the language of AI utopians / naïfs
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/a...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/a...
‘AI is here to stay’ — is it, though? What do you mean, ‘stay’?
When some huge and stupid public chatbot disaster hits the news, the AI pumpers will Kramer into the mentions to say stuff like “you have to admit, AI is here to stay.” Well, no, I don’t. Not unles…
pivot-to-ai.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I was reading about Seymour's pretty boneheaded comments about AI 'helping' when I got emailed this very good / funny / scathing account of the language of AI utopians / naïfs
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/a...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/a...
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Who in the Coalition of Chaos thought it was a great idea to have the poster girl for government corruption through her association with the tobacco industry (and colleague of Shane Jones) front an announcement on fighting increasing corruption? 😂 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government warned corruption and 'insider threats' increasing in New Zealand
That's despite New Zealand's longstanding reputation as a country largely free of such issues.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Who in the Coalition of Chaos thought it was a great idea to have the poster girl for government corruption through her association with the tobacco industry (and colleague of Shane Jones) front an announcement on fighting increasing corruption? 😂 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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People need to understand America doesn't exist anymore - it's a fossil-fuel-corporate-techno-fascist-government takeover that succeeded
And they're not only operating in the USA
#uspol
#nzpol
And they're not only operating in the USA
#uspol
#nzpol
I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
June 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Peaceful protest is essential for a healthy democracy.
This is a shameful attempt to shut down dissent on behalf of the dairy industry.
Just like big polluters everywhere, the dairy industry knows the writing is on the wall, and they're getting desperate.
#nzpol
This is a shameful attempt to shut down dissent on behalf of the dairy industry.
Just like big polluters everywhere, the dairy industry knows the writing is on the wall, and they're getting desperate.
#nzpol
April 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Peaceful protest is essential for a healthy democracy.
This is a shameful attempt to shut down dissent on behalf of the dairy industry.
Just like big polluters everywhere, the dairy industry knows the writing is on the wall, and they're getting desperate.
#nzpol
This is a shameful attempt to shut down dissent on behalf of the dairy industry.
Just like big polluters everywhere, the dairy industry knows the writing is on the wall, and they're getting desperate.
#nzpol
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A lot of NZ people who ought to know better are giving Hipkins more credit and chances to be a better PM than he deserves.
He's shown us what he is and what he'll do - believe THAT and stop projecting your political wish images on his blank white slate.
#nzpol
He's shown us what he is and what he'll do - believe THAT and stop projecting your political wish images on his blank white slate.
#nzpol
April 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A lot of NZ people who ought to know better are giving Hipkins more credit and chances to be a better PM than he deserves.
He's shown us what he is and what he'll do - believe THAT and stop projecting your political wish images on his blank white slate.
#nzpol
He's shown us what he is and what he'll do - believe THAT and stop projecting your political wish images on his blank white slate.
#nzpol
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Remembering for some reason how surprised everyone was at how quickly and comprehensively the USSR disintegrated, like it had already rotted from the inside and all that was left was a facade that seemed impressive and enduring but was hollow as papier-mache.
March 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Remembering for some reason how surprised everyone was at how quickly and comprehensively the USSR disintegrated, like it had already rotted from the inside and all that was left was a facade that seemed impressive and enduring but was hollow as papier-mache.