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Tom
@kiwiteej.bsky.social
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Kiwi escapee from Twitter. Archivist and other things. Hopes for a better, cooler world. Ōtautahi local.
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I found it under 'Settings'>'Moderation' and then this
Image of a button from the BlueSky moderation settings panel, that has a white shield logo on a purple background that says 'Bluesky Moderation Service'. Clicking this takes users to a set of system settings including the ability to enable the factory settings so 'rude' skeets are visible in your feed.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Too close
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Hahahahaha and people actually pay this person?
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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The post ape set up of 2001 was based on Clarke's short story 'The Sentinal' 🤷
A scene from the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey, where officials gather at a lunar dig site to inspect a mysterious black monolith that has been uncovered. There are several space suited figures dominated by a rectangular black monolith, set in an obviously excavated pit with earthworks to allow vehicle access, and lit by bright arc lights. The scene is one of stillness, awe and contrast
September 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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100%. Never forget:
A picture of a traditional slatted park bench, with a faux gold plated plaque attached to it which reads "This park bench is dedicated to the memory of Gerry Brownlee, who hates Christchurch and everyone in it". In the background is a corner of the C1 cafe encased in post earthquake stabilisation framework.
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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July 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Man in town hall picture meme saying 'I am ambivalent about helipads'
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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June 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Immediately had Beaker in my head on seeing that photo... wallpapersafari.com/beaker-muppe...
A picture of the Muppet, Beaker; he has a shock of orange hair, a less orange nose that looks like an old school microphone, and a long link face. He is wearing a green tie, green checked shirt and a lab coat.
May 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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This from @edzitron.com is powerfully written, but for us in #nzpol he (inadvertantly?) describes Luxon and he approach to being Prime Minister perfectly, and who really is the symbolic (ex CEO) PM. He evidently used to run an airline or something... www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when "being good at stuff" matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where "what's useful" is dictated not by outputs or metrics that one can measure but rather the vibes passed between managers and executives that have worked their entire careers to escape the world of work. Our economy is run by people that don't participate in it and our tech companies are directed by people that don't experience the problems they allege to solve for their customers, as the modern executive is no longer a person with demands or responsibilities beyond their allegiance to shareholder value.
May 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Repost with the first album you bought with your own money
The cover picture from the album 'Green', by REM. Still an absolute banger of a record.
February 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Beautiful sunset tonight over Sumner, and now Venus and Jupiter are doing their thing (no photos of those guys sadly)
A bright smear of orange sunlight appears from behind a silhouetted hill, breaking through overcast skies with bright shards of light seemingly lancing up and over the hill Heavy bulbous clouds, dark purple with lighter veinous lines loom in the foreground, but break up as they drift towards the horizon, weird circles of yellow and pinks softening them until they disappear into a soft yellow sky. Beneath them, and in contrast, is a thing sliver of dark hard sea
January 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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I asked how the original story was approved for publication as it appeared to be unbalanced, not meet ethical standards and how it was considered newsworthy. I also said I'd seen people putting their groceries into tote bags and they weren't in the newspapers.
Response from Watkins to my complaint, saying: Hi Tom. Golriz Gahraman is a former MP who was forced to resign after admitting shoplifting offences. This is a rare and extraordinary event. MPs are expected to have the voters trust so any criminal conviction is newsworthy. As to the story you complain about, it is a fact that police are investigating Golriz for shoplifting following an incident at a supermarket. Our article is merely stating the actions that led up to that police investigation without judgement. It is then up to readers to decide the rights and wrongs of the supermarket reporting her to police, and the subsequent police action. It is my fervent wish that readers like yourself would stop confusing the media's reporting of facts with opinion - the two are not the same but people increasingly find it difficult to distuinghish between the two. Any fact that they disagree with is rejected as opinion and false news. It is a worrying trend that makes me deeply concerned about the future of sound public discourse. This is how Donald Trump was able to become so devastatingly effective as a politician. He has convinced his supporters that nothing unfavourable that the media reports about him is true, even when it is fact. I hope you are able to examine your complaint in that light and reflect on whether you are doing journalism a disservice. Tracy Watkins Editor, The Post.
January 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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His pink hued face looks uncannily like how @joshuadrummond.cynics.guide imagined
A picture of Luxon's face, in an arresting pink hue, at either the end of a similarly pink - almost flesh like - tunnel, or as the focal point of an aerola like mound, depending on perspective.
November 25, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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This seems better #nzpol
Two Radio NZ alerts a minute apart. The first reporting the Speaker had barred Aaron Smale, a reporter who was at the heart of investigating abuse in care for almost a decade, from the Press Gallery for the PM’s apology. The second reporting the Speaker had reversed his decision
November 11, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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Yet we so easily and stupidly do
Great War Memorial in Sumner, with plaque “Lest We Forget”
October 10, 2023 at 2:19 AM