Tom

@kiwiteej.bsky.social

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Kiwi escapee from Twitter. Archivist and other things. Hopes for a better, cooler world. Ōtautahi local.

The Herge characters Thompson and Thomson from the comic series Tintin.
Two skeets from the timeline, the first referencing an No Right Turn blog post, which notes that the 'current NZ Govt's Climate Change REsponse Amendment Bill would disregard the Paris Agreement and eliminate consultation'; the second skeet quotes a Press article describing 'an unprecented' deluge in Greymouth causing flooding. The quoting post rightfully questions whether such an unevent is 'unprecented' any longer
“New Zealand mentioned” meme, with cartoon character wearing a Silver Fern bucket hat, All Blacks jumper and holding a Speights in one hand and Big Ben pie in the other
Hard to justice to this photo of the sun setting through a Chch nor'west arch cloud formation, which is lit up in vivid streaks of orange and grey contrasting sharply with the black silhoette of trees in the middle distance
Picture of a man immersed in a swimming hole in a river, topless but wearing jeans, with a news chyron that says "RFK Jnr swims in trained creek with grandkids. The National Parks Service warned of high bacteria in water"
A picture of David Seymour, dressed in a yellow head band, fluro yellow singlet, yellow wristbands and small pink shorts, and thankfully a pair of longer black shorts underneath, twerking. These are words that should never have to be written. It's a photo of breathtaking horror in many regards, and should have represented the end of his political career. Sadly it did not.
A close up photo of a park bench, circa 2013/2014 (at a guess), with a bronze plaque screwed into it that says "This park bench is dedicated to the memory of Gerry Brownlee, who hates Christchurch and everyone in it". In the back ground, the C1 cafe is just visible and is being held up by massive steel buttresses prior to its earthquake repairs being completed.
A pottery mouth, with a tongue sticking out and two eye stalks on top, the left one broken a long time ago thru age and multiple moves. Has that brown glaze colour redolent of 1980s decor, which dates it
Bilboard in a country setting with a picture of a smiling cow and what isn't at all a dildo, which says "Peach teats - calves love 'em"
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.
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
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.
Man in town hall picture meme saying 'I am ambivalent about helipads'
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.
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.
The cover picture from the album 'Green', by REM. Still an absolute banger of a record.
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
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.
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.
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
Great War Memorial in Sumner, with plaque “Lest We Forget”