Robin Capper
@robincapper.bsky.social
A #Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | Otrovert Aroace Solo he/him | https://www.robincapper.net/
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“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
September 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
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Follow Felix @barristernz.bsky.social for updates #nzpol. He's been acting for Nicky Hager.
I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.
September 22, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Follow Felix @barristernz.bsky.social for updates #nzpol. He's been acting for Nicky Hager.
Same dentist, as in person not just practice, for over forty-seven years. Thanks Tony
My dentist is retiring! www.robincapper.net/my-dentist-i...
My dentist is retiring! www.robincapper.net/my-dentist-i...
My dentist is retiring!
Changing dentists, for first time...
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September 21, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Same dentist, as in person not just practice, for over forty-seven years. Thanks Tony
My dentist is retiring! www.robincapper.net/my-dentist-i...
My dentist is retiring! www.robincapper.net/my-dentist-i...
Weta water... www.robincapper.net/weta-water/
Weta water...
Always check your cup!
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September 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Weta water... www.robincapper.net/weta-water/
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Aw, here we go again...
September 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Aw, here we go again...
Awesome evening, made special (see link)
Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense www.robincapper.net/come-togethe...
Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense www.robincapper.net/come-togethe...
Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense
Awesome evening, made special
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September 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Awesome evening, made special (see link)
Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense www.robincapper.net/come-togethe...
Come together | Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense www.robincapper.net/come-togethe...
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please stop it: AI is not alive.
www.webworm.co/notalive/
www.webworm.co/notalive/
Please Stop It: AI Is Not Alive
We should be wary of AI but for the right reasons.
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September 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
please stop it: AI is not alive.
www.webworm.co/notalive/
www.webworm.co/notalive/
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#StationNews: Auckland Transport has confirmed the names of the new robot cleaners for the City Rail Link stations.
Robot Downer Junior
Fat Freddy's Mop
Meryl Sweep
Robot Downer Junior
Fat Freddy's Mop
Meryl Sweep
September 10, 2026 at 5:02 AM
#StationNews: Auckland Transport has confirmed the names of the new robot cleaners for the City Rail Link stations.
Robot Downer Junior
Fat Freddy's Mop
Meryl Sweep
Robot Downer Junior
Fat Freddy's Mop
Meryl Sweep
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For those in the back:
The total amount the New Zealand government has spent on all historical Waitangi Tribunal settlements over the last 30+ years is less than the cost of a single year of the 2024 tax cuts for Landlords.
The total amount the New Zealand government has spent on all historical Waitangi Tribunal settlements over the last 30+ years is less than the cost of a single year of the 2024 tax cuts for Landlords.
September 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
For those in the back:
The total amount the New Zealand government has spent on all historical Waitangi Tribunal settlements over the last 30+ years is less than the cost of a single year of the 2024 tax cuts for Landlords.
The total amount the New Zealand government has spent on all historical Waitangi Tribunal settlements over the last 30+ years is less than the cost of a single year of the 2024 tax cuts for Landlords.
Seven of the nine life-supporting systems of the planet are now breached www.robincapper.net/seven-of-the...
Seven of the nine life-supporting systems of the planet are now breached
Dr Mike Joy at the Reality of Everything symposium (and Antarctica's Mighty Indeed)
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September 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Seven of the nine life-supporting systems of the planet are now breached www.robincapper.net/seven-of-the...
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I was lamenting the fact that my cats get tired of one brand of food after two days then I tried to think of it in a different way and asked myself "What if YOU ate salt’n’vinegar crisps every day?" then realised I do that already and that my cats should shut the fuck up and stop acting so entitled.
September 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I was lamenting the fact that my cats get tired of one brand of food after two days then I tried to think of it in a different way and asked myself "What if YOU ate salt’n’vinegar crisps every day?" then realised I do that already and that my cats should shut the fuck up and stop acting so entitled.
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“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes have selected an overwhelmingly Pākehā student cohort.” — Professor Papaarangi Reid.
David Seymour is afraid of MAPAS because it’s working | E-Tangata
“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav...
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September 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes have selected an overwhelmingly Pākehā student cohort.” — Professor Papaarangi Reid.
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The worst video I've seen this week on the cybercab, and it comes from Tesla themselves.
So errm, what if they need to use mobility aids to get into the Car Elon?
Who then puts the mobility aid in the boot afterwards Elon?
So errm, what if they need to use mobility aids to get into the Car Elon?
Who then puts the mobility aid in the boot afterwards Elon?
September 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The worst video I've seen this week on the cybercab, and it comes from Tesla themselves.
So errm, what if they need to use mobility aids to get into the Car Elon?
Who then puts the mobility aid in the boot afterwards Elon?
So errm, what if they need to use mobility aids to get into the Car Elon?
Who then puts the mobility aid in the boot afterwards Elon?
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Today's announcements
Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet
Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself
Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet
Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself
This Green Party Vision for food security is everything I love about us.
Regulate billionaire corporations, put money back into community, create jobs, look after the planet and people. Win/win/win/win/win.
Regulate billionaire corporations, put money back into community, create jobs, look after the planet and people. Win/win/win/win/win.
September 6, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Today's announcements
Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet
Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself
Greens: let's feed people, support local growers, create jobs, and look after the planet
Act: fuck the planet, every man for himself
She'd get my vote, if I could vote in the U.K.
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MP Samantha Niblett's 'My Time Capsule' Abarth
U.K. Labour MP Samantha Niblett's impeccable car taste!
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September 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
She'd get my vote, if I could vote in the U.K.
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Developers donate $$ to Nat/Act/NZF. Nat/Act/NZF give developers fast track process. Resulting housing on urban fringes without services so council ratepayers have to subsidise these developments $billions. Developers pocket the profits. Nats pocket more donations www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
Fast-track stand-off: Auckland Council could withhold services from new homes
Staff estimate the 60,000 homes could cost the council more than $3b.
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September 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Developers donate $$ to Nat/Act/NZF. Nat/Act/NZF give developers fast track process. Resulting housing on urban fringes without services so council ratepayers have to subsidise these developments $billions. Developers pocket the profits. Nats pocket more donations www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
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325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
August 31, 2026 at 8:49 PM
325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots
The Agency: A Kiwi working for the CIA, for NZ... www.robincapper.net/the/
The Agency: A Kiwi working for the CIA, for NZ...
And should we trust the USA?
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September 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Agency: A Kiwi working for the CIA, for NZ... www.robincapper.net/the/
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This is my pinned post.
March 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is my pinned post.
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The word RNZ is looking for here is "lied". The PM and his Minister of Social Warfare are liars www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Christopher Luxon, Louise Upston said no benefits were cut after law change - they were wrong
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston both told Parliament no one's benefit was cut following a law change that swamped ministry officials with paperwork - but...
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August 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The word RNZ is looking for here is "lied". The PM and his Minister of Social Warfare are liars www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
August 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
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Luxon keeps calling opponents fiscal blowhards. In 2023 Willis promised a $2.9B surplus by 26/27. Treasury now projects a $14.1B deficit — a $17B miss on National's own signature pledge. #nzpol
Who’s the fiscal blowhard, Mr Luxon?
Comment: National's dirty big secret is that it has been $17 billion out on its 2023 promise to fix the Government's books, writes Gareth Morgan
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August 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Luxon keeps calling opponents fiscal blowhards. In 2023 Willis promised a $2.9B surplus by 26/27. Treasury now projects a $14.1B deficit — a $17B miss on National's own signature pledge. #nzpol
Luxon is a dick
A Stuff reporter revealing just how arduous it is to trek from Luxon's Molesworth St apartment to parliament.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Is it 'very difficult' to cross Molesworth St as Luxon says? We check
Discussing the Wellington he used to live in during the 1980s vs contemporary Wellington, Christopher Luxon says it's gone from being "the place to be" to having a "whole bunch of bike lanes up Molesw...
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August 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Luxon is a dick
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One of the reasons I expect AI usage by businesses to increase is that using AI creates problems that are only fixed by using more AI.
We use AI to write code and now there’s too much code to review. Do we
(A) use less AI to reduce the flood
OR
(B) use AI for code reviews as well
Rinse & repeat.
We use AI to write code and now there’s too much code to review. Do we
(A) use less AI to reduce the flood
OR
(B) use AI for code reviews as well
Rinse & repeat.
August 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
One of the reasons I expect AI usage by businesses to increase is that using AI creates problems that are only fixed by using more AI.
We use AI to write code and now there’s too much code to review. Do we
(A) use less AI to reduce the flood
OR
(B) use AI for code reviews as well
Rinse & repeat.
We use AI to write code and now there’s too much code to review. Do we
(A) use less AI to reduce the flood
OR
(B) use AI for code reviews as well
Rinse & repeat.