My "We don't allow bets on assassinations and murder" ad campaign has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the ad campaign

If there is anyone out there on Bluesky who wants all the Harry Potter books for their kid without giving money to Rowling I have a complete set, which I will send to you if the shipping is reasonable and you make a $50 donation to a trans charity or fundraiser.

Enough

the hardest part about separating the art from the artist is how i seem to have glued myself to this macaroni picture

jk rowling spends money she makes from harry potter on stripping rights away from me personally. this is not a hypothetical scenario. that's where it goes if you buy wizard crap.

We have only one chance to stop this...

Thrilled to be part of this Toi Art x Verb event on Saturday 28 March at Te Papa, sharing new fiction in response to photography by Leslie Adkin, with: @jordanhamel.bsky.social @jackremiel.bsky.social @clairemabey.bsky.social 📸✍️💚 tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events...

Now that we know this is their mantra it makes a lot more sense out of how they've been government #NZPol

I swore I'd never repost this fucker's content here, but this is too tasty

There are so many good artists on the internet. So inspiring. And you can just talk to them? Incredible

True. I’ve been to Luton.

Reminds me of Swift’s Modest Proposal.

The unifying human spirit manifests in such beautiful ways. Like hearing a dance remix of a song in a language you don't speak and immediately picking up that it's a "your team sucks ass" footy chant by its aura alone

wow!

An MFA will never prepare you to become a writer. To become a writer you must first be raised on the Yorkshire moors with your equally creative siblings, with whom you write a series of interconnected fantasy narratives

Using this to both highlight the article and ask a question of @paullecomtephoto.nz am I off-base in thinking women's hockey showcases more technical skill than men's, just because they spend less time trying to smash each other? I found it better to watch as a non-hockey person.

I did not. But since I did, I'm inflicting this on all of you as well.

The launch of every piece of AI-driven surveillance/security/criminal justice software basically goes like this: AI COMPANY: this is an error free, bias free, state of the art, highly intelligent software system Two Weeks Later: …aaaand it’s racist

That is just a straight-up murder.

WTAF "The objective of this Bill is to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment so that the Government’s desired machinery of government change can be implemented" Penny Simmonds has got to go #Election26 #nzpol Submit now bills.parliament.nz/v/6/27caed65...

Parents just send me this link. Headline is something else lol 😂 “A fat parrot that can’t fly is laying an egg live on camera and is making New Zealanders super excited”

Every single person writing a book right now: This one, this is the one

Taylor Townsend appears to have a jigglypuff on her acrylic nails and I think I have a new favourite tennis player.

Clearing out shit is stressful, because a significant reason I kept the amount of junk I have is that it's all fucking plastic and I feel guilty

Repost for the weekday crowd.

What should I do with the Harry Potter books that, having been transported from my childhood bedroom, are taking up valuable shelf space and making the vibes just that bit worse?

reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti

There's a reason I don't talk to one of my brothers anymore.

OK, the Gay Hockey Show ruined me by having a first episode that allowed me to suspend disbelief and now every time they do something that does not happen in sports (or like, concussions) I am annoying my friend by saying "Yeah, that's not happening."

Watching the Gay Hockey Show and I just had to educate my Gen Z friend on why the two different cuts of that one T.A.T.U song is so fucking funny.

Really lovely review today from Angelique Kasmara who has accurately summed up my collection as 'humans failing badly at living with technology'. www.nzreviewofbooks.com/the-emotion-...

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.

Artful moments of absurdity

Matt Pritchett 👇😂😂😂

Floating on my back in Lake Taupō, the water still and cool, the sunset overhead turning the sky all shades of dusky pink and orange. The only sound was the occasional magpie warbling. I had never been so perfectly alone as that evening.

I've been at Condor 7s the past four days and honestly, it's been amazing. I had a pretty bad rugby season for various reasons and being able to finish it off with some great people and a really solid performance feels so good.

In my 12 years of driving, I had never been breathalysed until this week, where I was stopped twice - once on Wednesday and once on Saturday. Looks like BOP are going hard on it.

Technically “fuck around and find out” is the scientific method

An Auckland school teacher is taken out deer hunting by his prospective in-laws. It's not going to end well.

I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value Like people should also be allowed to exist for free

Show your support for @nzpsa.bsky.social health workers on strike tomorrow! Share a tile to your page, use the hashtag #StandTogetherForHealth and tag us in your photos. #NZPol #AotearoaUnions #NZUnions #tradeunions

It's a privilege not everyone gets, growing old.

E hoa Kikorangi mā, what do you buy for an office secret santa when the only thing you know about your recipient is their name?

Do not be weird about it, don't ask why, just be inwardly grateful that if something happens you will have a sober adult around to help. And try to have something else to offer.