Richard Atkin

@codechump.bsky.social

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Green, left, progressive nerd. Purveyor of bespoke opinions. Ōtautahi, Aotearoa

Promotional photo for Reilly, Ace of Spies with a very dapper looking Sam Neil
Screenshot of my Xitter profile, with the nondescript name of Person Peopleson, a plain Bluesky blue colour pic, and the text "On a break from toxic morons. It's not me, it's you."
A person going about their day: Shop for a new tie. Make macaroni. Do cardio. Don't let the existential dread set in. Don't let it set in. Vacuum the rug.
Scene from The Life of Brian with Sassy's head plastered over Brian saying "Will you please listen? I'm not the messiah" and the crowd shouting "SHE IS THE MESSIAH!"
My dog Cookie at the park, waiting for a ball to be thrown in great excitement.
Poster for the movie The VelociPastor with the tag line "God wants a lot of people dead"
Excerpt from the RNZ article: The government told media it remained gravely concerned about the trajectory of the Middle East conflict and its impact on the global economy, which shows no signs of ending.
Cookie the dog chasing a ball at the park
A caricature of a frog pointing finger pistols with the caption; me: no problemo! narrator: but it was all problemo
Helen Lovejoy from The Simpsons looking distraught with other characters behind her and the caption "Won't Somebody Think of the Whites?"
Stuff graphic showing voting on the question "Were Richardson's economic reforms the right thing or the wrong thing for NZ?" with "Wrong thing" on 45%, "Right thing" on 37%, and "Bit of both" on 18%.
The comic by Matt Bors where a medieval peasant says "We should improve society somewhat" and a modern person pops up from a well and replies, "Yet you participate in society! Curious! I am very intelligent."
On the left of the picture is a still of Kevin Hassett, NEC Director, taken during a midday briefing at the Whitehouse. On the right is the character Colin Robinson from the TV show What We Do In The Shadows, played by actor Mark Proksch. Aside from Hassett having more hair, the similarities are eerie.