I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.

Whenever anyone speaks about AI in terms of fatalistic inevitability I know it’s because they have something to sell.

i wrote a story about a guy who starts spitting out teeth in 2020, and then spits out an entire skeleton from his face, and ends up dating it. yes, the skeleton talks. yes, other stuff happens. yes, there is a cat. yes, you can read it. it was nominated for the Nebula Award and the Sturgeon

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

the world's oldest clown

Maybe this is weird, but I kinda low-key hate IMAX format. "It's sold as "ooh, look how tall the frame is now but really it's only fraction off from the 1.33:1 old Academy format or TVs before we bullied them into making the screens 16x9. Agree or not, I associate cinematic with a wider frame.

Which investment is more likely to help make NZ more prosperous and happier: A century of new scientific research across the nation, or an unnecessary duplicate road in rural Auckland?

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Rachael Smith and I 💗 making comics that make people feel less alone. This year I've been nominated for a Harvey Award and a British Book Award! I've worked with The New Yorker, Boom, Image, Titan, & more. Looking for comics work! www.rachaelsmith.org [email protected]

The Lady Vanishes: She’s Gotta Have It

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This is primarily a cash-grab to hand money to his fellow antivax fraudsters. Even if we pretend the issue is unsettled (it's settled), it's simply not possible to allocate $5 billion towards legitimate study of the issue. The money will all go into the pockets of child-killers.

“.. I asked a few AI researchers whether they could name any other real-world software that scales so poorly. None of them could think of any. “.. By economic and engineering measures, generative AI might be the worst technology ever deployed.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Are right wing voters ready to talk about how their favourite politicians have spent years spooking them about immigrants taking their jobs but are now telling them to embrace Ai taking their jobs instead? It was never about the jobs and always about using racism to serving the rich. Awake yet?

Beverly Cleary’s RAMONA THE PEST reread ❤️❤️❤️ #booksky #readingisfundamental #childrensliterature

Folks, I am a positive person who is happy in my life and who tries to see people’s good side wherever possible and I cannot explain to you how much I fucking hate JKR’s loathsome guts.

Man, I got so drunk last night. Hope I didn't go online and buy anything too stu-

Knowing that Paul Henry lost his only previous run for office to Georgina Beyer feels like quite important backstory to why he might choose this particular political moment to give it another go 😬

1. TERF activist J.K. Rowling is threatening to bankrupt Amnesty International (UK) with lawsuits because the org dared release a report criticizing anti-trans organizaitons. The UK's laws are designed to allow rich people to suppress speech they do not like. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Suck? Maaaaaaybe not? As good as them? No way.

Something that has struck me about Sam Neil’s passing is that his female costars have all stood up & said what an amazing & honourable guy he was.

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson got hauled over the coals for daring to thank Whittaker's chocolate use of Reo Māori, apparently you're not meant to endorse products. David Seymour can't stop endorsing brands but has been promoted up to acting Prime Minister. Libertarian hypocrisy sucks

Sam Neill and his active tautoko for young artists ❤️ it can change the direction of a life, that kind of support and validation, and it stays with people forever. sometimes it can save a life (and from posts today, Sam's kindness did save a few). beautiful, from Kiwi actor Kerry Fox @kerryfoxacts

JK Rowling has used her wealth to stoke the fires of a worldwide pogrom against trans people to where she's silenced a Holocaust scholar after JK engaged in Holocaust denial & now done the same to Amnesty International for their warning about trans eradication, but keep buying your Harry Potter crap

Saw a post recently calling Amanda Palmer "Steampunk Ghislaine Maxwell."

We owe it to Sam to continue to fight for the protection of Central Otago from the mining vultures that NZ First starring Shame Jones is desperate to hand over to. Let’s make that a thing in the name of our own #SamNeill ✊

Live your life in such a way that some kid who you said some encouraging words to one day cries when you die

I call for a national holiday in Australia and New Zealand as we mourn one of the very best human beings of the past century, who also happend to be quite a dab hand at acting. Mine is one of so many broken hearts the world over - what a fucking mensch.

Looking for an appropriate way to honour Sam Neill? He hated NZ First opening up the country to mine it. Vote them out in November in his honour!

What a thrill and an honour it was to work with Sam Neill on my second-ever film. If there’s one thing I particularly remember, it’s was the endless generosity he showed to his 16-year-old co-stars – supporting them to give the best performances they could, while effortlessly delivering himself.

Paywalled, but: 1/10 "A Dunedin woman is concerned by the ‘‘dangerously undemocratic’’ removal of submissions mentioning transgender people from feedback on the government’s controversial gender Bill. The woman, who the Otago Daily Times has agreed not to name, said.." www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

fatality www.instagram.com/p/DasR6g-lZB...

"He used to have integrity" How do you know? The spineless worm had no fixed principles and flip flopped whenever the wind changed directions. What makes you think he was only being genuine when his principles temporarily overlapped with yours?

Everything Luxon does or has ever promised, he says it will "grow wages" but it wont and hasnt. Because what hes selling you when he says that, is the trickle down system, he's just re-wording it. Its all talk.

I think in our grief it’s important to remember that Lindsay Graham lived long enough to see the Iran War he and John McCain dreamed of for decades finally happen, and to see it utterly shit the bed.

Starting to wonder if decapitation strikes against the leadership of an authoritarian nation with multiple military power centres is a fucking stupid way to start a war

My very clever hot kind friend Mia Kate has made an AMAZING film called Penny Lane is Dead, and why yes that IS Ben Mendelsohn's daughter Sophia in full throttle bogan Fairuza mode 💜 Book for your festivals! Demand your streaming services add it! Let's get this she-beast OUT THERE, slags!

And submissions are not a referendum. But I do find it funny that only about 8% of Treaty Principles Bill submissions were in support, at a time when ACT was polling about 8%, and here a maximum of 11% of submissions support the Definition of Man and Woman Bill when NZ First is polling about 11%

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Hello UK friends! I’m delighted to say that my novel Song of the Saltings is now out in your country at all good bookshops! Pubbed by the wonderful folk at Guppy Books. Please spread the word! If you liked The Grimmelings I hope you’ll like this. #ukkidlit #kidlituk guppybooks.co.uk/book/song-of...

YES HURRAH! UK kidlit gang, do not miss! #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

Stephen Spencer turns his toddler's stories into songs, and I think everyone should say 'happle dever dafter' from now on.

Watching UNDER THE MOUNTAIN on this chilly Matariki afternoon. There needs to be more Auckland-set horror movies.

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Here’s a closer screen shot 🤭😆 #nzpol