I need a Bluesky vacation for mental health reasons. I don't know how long I'll be gone, but please behave yourselves until I return. If you're reading this, 💚

Prosecuting the past based on the morals of the present? Zero returns. There's more than enough prejudice, domestic violence and injustice around us today that we're not doing anything about.

That seems to me to be conflating two distinct things, which is what definitions are required for. But I'm not going to argue the point because unless there's clear documentary evidence it's all just opinions that can't be substantiated.

Citation needed. There is no recorded evidence that Lennon ever held terf opinions. He was a misogynist and violent towards women before Yoko, but not terf.

"Disguised as a free love hippy"? You just proved you know absolutely nothing about Zappa.

Sorry, but that is not knowledge and experience talking. Your final sentence is just plain wrong and based on an odd misconception.

Zappa was critical of people of every race, gender, religion and persuasion because he said they took themselves too seriously. But he was also self-deprecating.

I won't say anything further, except that many Aucklanders may not share your apparent enthusiasm.

Trump just posted a graphic video of a woman being beaten to death with a hammer Not sure what else needs to happen for an intervention It's not blurred, it doesn't cut off. It's just a clear video of a man beating a woman to death with a hammer. Posted by the president of the United States.

I confirmed these posts from @brandonfriedman.bsky.social. If you’re in my relatively small circle just save yourself the trouble, do not watch it.

The president has lost his mind.

Do you perhaps live somewhere other than Auckland?

R u OK?

What does populist political speech result in? Since India-NZ FTA in December '25, I've studied a significant, and, tellingly, sustained rise in anti-Indian rhetoric, racism, & related harms across country's far-right, disinfo landscapes online. Often, this is linked to Peters', & NZF output. #nzpol

Remember: the only person who can understand and completely satisfy your personal tastes is you. It is imperative you make art for yourself. Even if it sucks. Especially if it sucks. Embrace your own bad taste. You're the only one out of roughly 8 billion.

Yes, I got one of those, too. It smacks of damage limitation for them, not us: "Well, you can't say we didn't warn you. We sent you an email and that..." 😐 😑

Luckily, few professions require employees not to "breach comity", or 99% of New Zealanders would be out of work. [Checks notes] Oh. Wait.

She makes a pertinent point about Pynchon. And numerous other "fuck, no" authors also spring to mind.

You mean, like, ask him, "How the fuck do *you* know how long we're expecting, drunkle?" 🤔

O Tago is ancient Jones family dialect for "my head".

News article by Hamish McNeilly in which protestors confront the idiot politician Shame Jones

"Otago is Empty"

I mean we all know this vacuous idiot knows jack shit about nothing at all, but his ignorance is embarrassing.

Shame Jones is a national embarrassment

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

I'm gonna tear your playhouse down
Pretty soon
In two or three weeks
Thank you for your attention to this matter

"The thing is, to put a motor in yourself."

Frank Zappa, 'This Is Phaze III', 'Civilization Phaze III' (1994).

"Republicans stand for raw, unbridled evil and greed and ignorance smothered in balloons and ribbons." Zappa accused Republicans of pushing the US toward a "fascist theocracy", arguing that modern Republicans, particularly since Reagan, allowed fundamentalist, anti-abortion views to dictate policy.

This thread. It bothers me that so many are willing to resort to prejudices and assumptions about a third party's beliefs, without bothering to find out what that person stood for and against. Rather than dismissing someone with a label, tell me what they actually said on an issue, any issue.

LuddAItes.

Genuine actual lol.

(mind you, Alexander Vindman could very well have been wounded by an IUD, though while I feel like that should warrant a medal, I somehow doubt the US military would agree)

Present company excepted, naturally. @bradleymorgan.bsky.social 😊

After all, he's even read the self-help book: 'I'm Not Taking Frickin' Advice From... Anyone', authored by a... C. Luxon. 🤨

Yeah. I'm not sure laying out steps is going to work under the circumstances. 🚶‍♂️

Most of them know f-all about Zappa, come to that.