Philip (Piripi) McKibbin
@piripi.net
Writer, PhD graduate (SEI/USyd), teacher. 🤓 All about the Politics of Love! 🥝 - Māori (Kāi Tahu), Pākehā - based in 🐊🦘🕸️ …for now. ❤️s colour! 🎨✨
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'If you’re a summer lover (slight slur), someone who doesn’t sweat or who likes feeling overheated and burned and dehydrated, good for you...'
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Australia’s approaching summer fills me with dread. I’m not equipped to battle 40C | Rebecca Shaw
When people say they love the heat, I presume they either have air conditioning or are lying
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2026 at 6:59 AM
'If you’re a summer lover (slight slur), someone who doesn’t sweat or who likes feeling overheated and burned and dehydrated, good for you...'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'Other countries should not shy away from calling out this declaration as escalatory – and should double down on their efforts to prevent an arms race in space when they meet in Geneva this November.'
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theconversation.com/the-us-says-...
The US says it has launched ‘space control weapons’. It plays into the hands of its enemies
This could mark the start of a major arms race in space, which would threaten all of us on Earth.
theconversation.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
'Other countries should not shy away from calling out this declaration as escalatory – and should double down on their efforts to prevent an arms race in space when they meet in Geneva this November.'
theconversation.com/the-us-says-...
theconversation.com/the-us-says-...
'The baseline capabilities required to navigate a ruined building and extract a casualty are the same capabilities needed to enter a building and kill enemy soldiers. If the technology is ready for defence, it is also ready for offensive use.'
theconversation.com/china-is-exp...
theconversation.com/china-is-exp...
China is exploring humanoid robots for war – but what role could they play?
The People’s Liberation Army called for researchers to accelerate progress on building humanoid robots designed for military uses.
theconversation.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
'The baseline capabilities required to navigate a ruined building and extract a casualty are the same capabilities needed to enter a building and kill enemy soldiers. If the technology is ready for defence, it is also ready for offensive use.'
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theconversation.com/china-is-exp...
'They are traitors to creation, to the wonders of here.'
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(To be clear: their diagnosis is worth considering, but the 'kindness' they prescribe is both too tepid and anthropocentric.)
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(To be clear: their diagnosis is worth considering, but the 'kindness' they prescribe is both too tepid and anthropocentric.)
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
'They are traitors to creation, to the wonders of here.'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
(To be clear: their diagnosis is worth considering, but the 'kindness' they prescribe is both too tepid and anthropocentric.)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
(To be clear: their diagnosis is worth considering, but the 'kindness' they prescribe is both too tepid and anthropocentric.)
Okay.
That’s enough ‘Wings of Fire’.
The third books (novel and graphic novel) are both the best yet, though!
🐉
www.goodreads.com/book/show/43...
That’s enough ‘Wings of Fire’.
The third books (novel and graphic novel) are both the best yet, though!
🐉
www.goodreads.com/book/show/43...
The Hidden Kingdom (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #3)
The #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series …
www.goodreads.com
September 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Okay.
That’s enough ‘Wings of Fire’.
The third books (novel and graphic novel) are both the best yet, though!
🐉
www.goodreads.com/book/show/43...
That’s enough ‘Wings of Fire’.
The third books (novel and graphic novel) are both the best yet, though!
🐉
www.goodreads.com/book/show/43...
Not many of the tales in this collection really succeed as stories - but 'The Flowers and the Secret' is charming, and 'The Wail' made me smile. I was surprised to find (what I take to be) a novel take on the Faust legend in 'The Negotiations'.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...
The Capricious Robot
Descubre el fantástico universo de Shinichi Hoshi, dond…
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September 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Not many of the tales in this collection really succeed as stories - but 'The Flowers and the Secret' is charming, and 'The Wail' made me smile. I was surprised to find (what I take to be) a novel take on the Faust legend in 'The Negotiations'.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...
'It would be better to describe reading not as a public duty but as a private pleasure, sometimes even a vice... When literature was considered transgressive, moralists couldn’t get people to stop buying and reading dangerous books.'
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Reading Is a Vice
Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.
www.theatlantic.com
September 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
'It would be better to describe reading not as a public duty but as a private pleasure, sometimes even a vice... When literature was considered transgressive, moralists couldn’t get people to stop buying and reading dangerous books.'
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
'...New Zealand police kill at 11 times the rate of their United Kingdom counterparts and four times the rate of Australia. Stevenson said most victims were Māori, adding that by any measure, these were "jarring statistics".'
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/kao...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/kao...
Officer repeatedly called ‘mate’ during interview after fatal shooting of an unarmed man
NZ police kill at 11 times the rate of the UK, four times the rate of Australia.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
'...New Zealand police kill at 11 times the rate of their United Kingdom counterparts and four times the rate of Australia. Stevenson said most victims were Māori, adding that by any measure, these were "jarring statistics".'
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/kao...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/kao...
I wasn’t expecting this to be as good as it is! I picked it up in Melbourne, and I’m glad I did. Recommended. 🤓
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The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy L…
Two lifelong peace activists and guides to Israel/Pales…
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September 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I wasn’t expecting this to be as good as it is! I picked it up in Melbourne, and I’m glad I did. Recommended. 🤓
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'Having spent most of my adult life in social justice movements [...] I’ve seen constant proof that revolutions are like houses: They can’t be built from the top down.' – Gloria Steinem
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why I’m Not Running for President
I’ll admit that my realistic chances of becoming president are right down there with Quayle’s IQ.
www.thenation.com
September 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
'Having spent most of my adult life in social justice movements [...] I’ve seen constant proof that revolutions are like houses: They can’t be built from the top down.' – Gloria Steinem
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
'Best-case scenarios now showed global temperature increases would peak at about 1.8°C - likely beyond the threshold for some 'tipping points', like the loss of the world's coral reefs.'
www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
Global warming will inevitably overshoot 1.5°C Paris Agreement target - UN report
Global warming beyond 1.5°C is now inevitable and the world must limit the 'overshoot' as much as possibly before reversing it, a new report says.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 2, 2026 at 5:17 AM
'Best-case scenarios now showed global temperature increases would peak at about 1.8°C - likely beyond the threshold for some 'tipping points', like the loss of the world's coral reefs.'
www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...