Richard Atkin
@codechump.bsky.social
Despairing optimist. I speak only for myself, often only to myself.
Green, left, progressive nerd.
Scammers and bots will be blocked.
Ōtautahi, Aotearoa
Green, left, progressive nerd.
Scammers and bots will be blocked.
Ōtautahi, Aotearoa
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Richard Atkin
@codechump.bsky.social
· Aug 16
To my recent followers from Gaza:
I believe you are who you say you are, and my heart breaks for you. What’s happening to you is a crime, and the west is complicit. I wish I could give, but family medical costs mean I cannot. I am sorry.
I believe you are who you say you are, and my heart breaks for you. What’s happening to you is a crime, and the west is complicit. I wish I could give, but family medical costs mean I cannot. I am sorry.
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When attacks have occurred against other communities, the government has spoken out strongly and acted quickly.
First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently.
Here's what they should do:
nit.com.au/30-01-2026/2...
First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently.
Here's what they should do:
nit.com.au/30-01-2026/2...
Thorpe urges anti-racism action and expanded royal commission following Boorloo rally bombing attempt
The federal government must implement the recommendations of the National Anti-Racism Framework and expand the Bondi Royal Commission to examine all forms of racism and hate, Independent Senator Lidia...
nit.com.au
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 AM
When attacks have occurred against other communities, the government has spoken out strongly and acted quickly.
First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently.
Here's what they should do:
nit.com.au/30-01-2026/2...
First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently.
Here's what they should do:
nit.com.au/30-01-2026/2...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
But if RW parties can't lie, how will they be able to win elections?
Wales is set to criminalize political lies during elections—should the world follow its lead? The Welsh Labour government is pushing forward with a groundbreaking bill hailed as "globally pioneering," aimed at rebuilding public confidence and improving the quality of democratic debate. If enacted...
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 AM
But if RW parties can't lie, how will they be able to win elections?
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Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...
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"When policy is put in place – such as the $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Fund established in 2022 – populist Governments like the current administration bin the policies to help fund tax cuts for the wealthy."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
What happened at Mauao should be central at the election
Comment: The tragic loss of life should cause us to reflect on our relationship with vulnerable landscapes in a changing climate.
newsroom.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"When policy is put in place – such as the $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Fund established in 2022 – populist Governments like the current administration bin the policies to help fund tax cuts for the wealthy."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
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And here we go: Remember you might not believe in climate change but your insurance company most certainly does and here comes our first example of No Insurance due to High or Very High Natural Hazard Risks. Aka 1% AEP events repeating too often
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk
The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives in New Zealand, a researcher says.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
And here we go: Remember you might not believe in climate change but your insurance company most certainly does and here comes our first example of No Insurance due to High or Very High Natural Hazard Risks. Aka 1% AEP events repeating too often
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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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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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
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Every TikTok "alternative" is just another VC-funded data harvesting machine cosplaying as your friend.
Why is joinloops.org the only real open source option?
Because surveillance capitalism pays better than freedom.
If it's not open source, you're not the user, you're the product being sold.
Why is joinloops.org the only real open source option?
Because surveillance capitalism pays better than freedom.
If it's not open source, you're not the user, you're the product being sold.
Loops - Short videos. Your community. Your rules.
All the fun of short-form video, none of the corporate control. Loops is federated, open-source, and designed to give power back to creators and communities.
joinloops.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Every TikTok "alternative" is just another VC-funded data harvesting machine cosplaying as your friend.
Why is joinloops.org the only real open source option?
Because surveillance capitalism pays better than freedom.
If it's not open source, you're not the user, you're the product being sold.
Why is joinloops.org the only real open source option?
Because surveillance capitalism pays better than freedom.
If it's not open source, you're not the user, you're the product being sold.
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Media has had a few good days of 'interest rates gonna go up soon cos... inflation' stories. Liam is at it in the Herald this morning - 'economy can't recover quickly cos... inflation' (with a side helping of Luxo-love). There's a few graphs they need to understand.... [🧵 1/n]
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Media has had a few good days of 'interest rates gonna go up soon cos... inflation' stories. Liam is at it in the Herald this morning - 'economy can't recover quickly cos... inflation' (with a side helping of Luxo-love). There's a few graphs they need to understand.... [🧵 1/n]
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Always worth a re-post when we get an update.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Always worth a re-post when we get an update.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
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i've been out in minneapolis all day, talking to locals and trying to wrap my head around the murder of alex pretti. it's 11.23pm, and this is what i've arrived at. please RT, it's free to read: www.webworm.co/alexpretti/
"Say His Name: Alex Pretti"
David Farrier's Webworm reports that Alex Pretti's gun never left its holster - before ICE agents removed it and killed him at point blank range.
www.webworm.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 AM
i've been out in minneapolis all day, talking to locals and trying to wrap my head around the murder of alex pretti. it's 11.23pm, and this is what i've arrived at. please RT, it's free to read: www.webworm.co/alexpretti/
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i was at the scene shortly after ICE executed a man they were piled on top of. my report and photos are on webworm: www.webworm.co/icekillsagain/
"There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me.
fuck ice.
"There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me.
fuck ice.
It Was a Point Blank Execution
David Farrier's Webworm reports from the scene as ICE executes another American
www.webworm.co
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
i was at the scene shortly after ICE executed a man they were piled on top of. my report and photos are on webworm: www.webworm.co/icekillsagain/
"There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me.
fuck ice.
"There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me.
fuck ice.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Can we just once and for all say that if National had been the government (with NZ1st and ACT albeit smol versions) they would not have done exactly the same with Covid
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Can we just once and for all say that if National had been the government (with NZ1st and ACT albeit smol versions) they would not have done exactly the same with Covid
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
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To all those in America, who may not quit understand how Trumps words about the allied soldiers who fought in Afghanistan impact the world. I suggest you listen to the @mrjamesob.bsky.social radio show from yesterday. This is so powerful and should hit home for everyone.
youtu.be/Rdm3sMIH8fk?...
youtu.be/Rdm3sMIH8fk?...
A moment of unutterable horror from Donald Trump | James O’Brien - The Whole Show
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 6:24 AM
To all those in America, who may not quit understand how Trumps words about the allied soldiers who fought in Afghanistan impact the world. I suggest you listen to the @mrjamesob.bsky.social radio show from yesterday. This is so powerful and should hit home for everyone.
youtu.be/Rdm3sMIH8fk?...
youtu.be/Rdm3sMIH8fk?...
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“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
More frequent states of emergencies a concern for councils
More frequent states of emergencies a concern for councils
www.lgnz.co.nz
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 AM
“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
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All I want is for the gallery and commentariat to grill Luxon and Hipkins about this dogshit with HALF the energy they give any time the Greens announce a reasonable, costed, popular policy
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 AM
All I want is for the gallery and commentariat to grill Luxon and Hipkins about this dogshit with HALF the energy they give any time the Greens announce a reasonable, costed, popular policy
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RNZ: We welcome Chris Brandolino. Niwa Principal Scientist to answer the question on everyone's lips, has climate change made the weather worse?
Chris Brandolino: Yes (basically)
#NZPol
Chris Brandolino: Yes (basically)
#NZPol
January 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
RNZ: We welcome Chris Brandolino. Niwa Principal Scientist to answer the question on everyone's lips, has climate change made the weather worse?
Chris Brandolino: Yes (basically)
#NZPol
Chris Brandolino: Yes (basically)
#NZPol
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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This is horrific for our country. We are going down a terrible path and the opposition is so incredibly ill equipped.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon invited to join Trump's Gaza 'board of peace'
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon invited to join Trump's Gaza 'board of peace'
A draft charter for the organisation, which will be chaired by Donald Trump, has been sent to a number of world leaders.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This is horrific for our country. We are going down a terrible path and the opposition is so incredibly ill equipped.
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ICYMI - Lianne Dalziel (who know what she’s talking about) on our Government’s inexplicable silence on matters which we should not be silent on.
#nzpol
#nzpol
NZ Govt's muted response to unlawful world events is cause for alarm
Comment: The climate of fear about speaking out on anything Trump says or does means we are in danger of enabling him to destroy the very idea of what the UN means, writes Lianne Dalziel.
newsroom.co.nz
January 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM
ICYMI - Lianne Dalziel (who know what she’s talking about) on our Government’s inexplicable silence on matters which we should not be silent on.
#nzpol
#nzpol