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Originally from Scotland. I'm a guest in Aotearoa, who works in public service. I try to do IT Security stuff. He/Him. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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This guy thinks he's a comedian. He's spreading completely false information about @siouxsiew.bsky.social so I've reported him to BlueSky Moderation. And blocked him.

"You have to fawn over Trump and flatter him and tell him he has lovely nice hair and a beautiful smile to get what you want, it's just sensible to do that" Yeah, until Putin calls and makes an order and then he just obeys coz he loves Putin and then your fawning leader looks like a simpy dickhead.

They kicked the AP out of the oval to make room for this pathetic “journalist”.

On Nov. 7th, I told my sociolinguistics students this was going to happen. They did an activity on language policy and one of the lessons was that repressive regimes always try to criminalize languages that are not ideologically associated with nationalism. I’m sorry I was right.

And just like that, the Epstein files were forgotten.

Hmmm this guy is on to something

So much this!

Even with massive crimes in broad daylight, there's a whole realm of further crimes, hidden the way crimes normally are. Three cheers for normalcy, right?

Clay Bennett nails it.

Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this

So many nuts things have happened today in the US, but re that now likely historic Ukraine meeting - It is striking that major US news outlets weren’t allowed in the room, and somehow a Russian media org was in the room, apparently without even being on the approved press list.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Looking forward to the @washingtonpost.com’s hot take on the Trump-Zelenskyy debacle. It’s all about personal liberties and free markets, remember?

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." ~ Edmund Burke Source: almost_bobby on Insta

I particularly like the text bottom right that reads 'View more objects from people in North Yorkshire'

This is 100% right. America is now willingly aligned with Russia. Until it removes Trump, Vance and Musk that is its choice.

I heard about this on thr eadio yesterday and it is as great as they described. #AI #rats scienceintegritydigest.com/2024/02/15/t...

"The president of the United States is a coward who is Vladimir Putin's puppet. The vice president of the United States is a pogue and a coward who is Donald Trump's puppet” 👏 www.rawstory.com/trump-zelens...

he's really so stupid and I can't stand it. if you warmed up mars and melted the water, the water would evaporate into space. Mars can't have a habitable atmosphere in its current state bc it has no magnetic field. solar winds strip away everything that isn't stuck to the surface.

Just got pre-empted by breaking news Re: White House meeting with Zelensky. It’s now only Ukraine experts & no other news. You all in the press know you’ve been played, right? That circus was for an audience one, and he’s sitting in the Kremlin & laughing. edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Abuse of employees used to be something to be embarrassed about, not something that gets performed in public for praise.

Trump cannot be given a state visit to the UK. It should never have been offered. The invitation must now be withdrawn. You might as well hand it to Putin.

Apparently we aren't going to talk about LockBit as a threat anymore. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-hacking-cyber-security Good going "cybersecurity isn't political" chucklenuts. You're cooked. We're cooked.

I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.

30 seconds of March 1st arriving. Te Tairāwhiti-first light. 🌅

A trial-monitoring committee in the Dakota Access lawsuit against Greenpeace has shared concerns of judicial bias and due-process violations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #slapp

MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting. Meanwhile:

Can't see how Europe and the US can reconcile frankly. The reception to Zelensky among EU leaders vs this doesn't seem bridgeable. This is going to play awfully in every chancellery across Europe. A big split is coming

What I saw today was 2 bullies trying to steal natural resources from a country that was invaded by Russia and expecting gratitude in return.

So what you're saying, if I read this article and referenced study correctly, is that vaccines work.

Czech President Petr Pavel: “We stand with Ukraine more than ever. Time for Europe to step up its efforts.”

For Claire Trevett's article: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

TW: racist and violent language Meta doesn’t consider this a breach. Unbelievable. We know online abuse towards female politicians has risen since COVID and is only getting worse. If we want the best candidates & representation, we must develop safer pathways for women and marginalised groups.

Broadcasters reporting the meeting as a shouting match, but I’ve rewatched several times and Zelensky didn’t raise his voice. Vance and Trump shouted and practically spat in his face. Felt like a total set up to please their true ally, Putin.

This is a brilliant piece by Ivan Krastev. Trump's aim is to create a US-Russia alliance against China, dealing Moscow in as a great power ally, and against the EU as the home of a rule-based capitalism. We have to respond with a new, defining political imagination: www.ft.com/content/3507...

FYI “Costume” (костюм) is the Ukrainian word for suit. FYI2 Zelensky has vowed not to wear a business suit while his country is at war, and he’s stood by that vow for 1,101 days

NEW: A WIRED investigation reveals that Elon Musk’s Starlink is serving internet to scam compounds in Myanmar where tens of thousands of human beings are enslaved. By @mattburgess1.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/starli...

🚨ONLY 9 HOURS LEFT for submission public consultaton on a proposed rewrite of Arms Act !🚨 If you haven’t submitted yet, I urge you in my personal capacity to do so now. This is an initial consultation—let’s stop it in its tracks before we waste more money and risk more lives. 🧵(1/6)

Good God, this is so embarrassing. If you weren’t worried enough about flying,apparently, Elon Musk is in charge of air traffic controllers now, but he doesn’t even know the mandatory retirement age is 56.

In an article not labelled opinion, Stuff's Luke Malpass says "corporate tax is too high" & talks about shifting the Overton Window to sell the idea of lowering it dramatically to the NZ public. A role he's filling. Again: Stuff expects us to believe he is neutral.

I'm pleased the media is staying on the school lunches. They're appalling and deserve all the pushback they get. I'm also going hmm, because it shows what journalists can do if allowed. We could do with this kind of sustained journalistic commitment to a lot of other issues as well. #nzpol