Byron C Clark

@byroncclark

Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists Currently researching climate disinformation in alt-media But I seem to mostly post about movies Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz buy me a coffee

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Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir byroncclark.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 7d

Oh I will Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Order confirmed

Have a great time at Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 8d

I'm sure this warning will bring out the fossil fuel stans, but I checked my solar generation for yesterday and it produced over a third of what I used even in the dreary winter weather we had, rolling out more solar remains a solution for future energy needs Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Screenshot of an RNZ social media post reporting a power warning. The headline reads: “Transpower says an hour-long national energy shortfall has been identified for Friday morning” followed by a snowflake and electric plug emoji. Below is a stylised illustration of two electrical outlets set against a pink and purple grid background. The image includes the text: “Business — Temperatures plummet: Transpower issues power warning.” .

Screenshot of an energy monitoring dashboard showing solar generation and household electricity usage. The top panel, labelled “Solar Generation,” reports a total of 12.9 kWh generated, with 9.2 kWh consumed on-site and 3.7 kWh exported to the grid. A large yellow 71 on the right indicates 71% self-consumption. The lower panel, labelled “Energy Usage,” shows total electricity use of 30.8 kWh, with 9.2 kWh supplied by solar and 21.6 kWh imported from the grid. A large blue 30% on the right indicates that 30% of the household's energy use came from solar.

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 13d

Well, this will certainly be an interesting article to read Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 14d

I've been taking our seabird diversity for granted Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A world map showing seabord diversity with the sea around Aotearoa New Zealand having the highest level of diversity

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 14d

With the pundits now predicting Opportunity more likely than not to enter parliament a certain type of right-wing man has turned to tactic of... Comparing their leader to the most popular Prime Minister of the MMP era It's a bold strategy, let's see if it pays off Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A screenshot from the Federated Farmers Facebook page featuring a photo of Opportunities Party Q Wong with text reading:

Remember the last time a charismatic young woman with a nice smile called the shots. Have a good look under the hood before you buy that shiny new car.
Written by Ian Strahan Disclaimer: These are my own thoughts and not necessarily that of Federated Farmers NZ

A Facebook post from Ashley Church showing an AI generated picture of Jacinda Ardern holding a mask of Q Wong

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 15d

This appeared in my Instagram feed, sharing sans context because it's funnier that way Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 18d

From 'The Political Economy of Media Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas' by Robert W. McChesney (2008)

Perhaps the greatest damage done by neoliberalism, not only to the political economy of media but to critical scholarship and democratic activism in general, was its attempt to destroy the longstanding human desire that social change for the better—that would transcend the status quo of really existing capitalism—was possible, not to mention desirable. If people act like it is impossible to replace capitalism with something better, they all but guarantee it will be impossible to replace capitalism with something better. Demoralization and depoliticization are the necessary conditions for a "healthy" neoliberal society That is why just to stand for elementary democratic practices and principles marks one as a radical.

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 18d

At the risk of starting another round of TOP discourse, this popped up in my Facebook feed and it's interesting to see where their votes are coming from- everywhere 40% from the right block 32% from the left block 28% voted TOP or another party outside parliament in 2023 41% either Labour/National

Infographic featuring a pie chart titled "Where Intended Opportunity Voters Voted in 2023" with the subtitle "Talbot Mills Polling Data." The chart shows the voting preferences of people who intended to vote for the Opportunity Party. The largest segment is National (23%), followed by Opportunity (21%), Labour (18%), NZ First (11%), Greens (9%), ACT (6%), Te Pāti Māori (5%), and Other (7%). Each segment is colour-coded and labelled with its percentage. Decorative multicoloured looping lines appear in the background around the chart.

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 19d

Tonight's watch is Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2024) a black comedy staring Steve Buscemi as a retired serial killer. It's on Kanopy* *May depend on your library Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Poster for Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 19d

Spending this rainy Saturday morning the right way Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A bowl of colourful cereal and a TV playing a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 20d

Not sure about this new Doctor and companion but let's see where the writers are going with this Crossposted with @openvibe.social

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla emerge from a TARDIS in a wooden environment, a formally dressed Scotsman looks on

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 20d

I'm a little surprised no media has yet covered Tania Waikato's (successful) efforts to boost voter enrollment with thirst traps, I feel like this kind of story is @thespinoff.bsky.social's bread and butter Crossposted with @openvibe.social

taniawaikatolawyer Today I woke up and chose spicy collab with a side of bring down the coalition baddie vibes

Since my thirst trap bikini enrolment experiment was such a success, I've decided to do what every smart woman does when she needs a hand - ask another woman
®korerowithsammi on the "tools" today to help us find our missing million voters, get our rangatahi interested in politics and just celebrate the amazing power and strength of our wahine toa.

And yes, I am about to collab in as many of my hottie mates as possible to give me their best thirst trap pics in the name of saving our bloody country from these weasels. What better way to bring down the pale, stale, male patriarchy that gerrymandered our electoral laws to prevent people from enrolling on the day that will rob thousands of their democratic right to vote than with the unbridled beauty and power of Te Ira Wahine?

Hit my DMs ladies, your country needs you!

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 24d

Tonights watch is mid 90s action sci-fi 'Cyber Zone' also known as 'Droid Gunner' in my experience it's never a good sign when a film is released with multiple titles, & Fred Olen Ray movies are usually pretty bad even for my taste, so I know what I'm getting into Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 24d

If Odysseus hadn't angered Poseidon then his trip would be like sailing from Wellington to Haast, but with nicer weather Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A map with Aotearoa New Zealand overlayed over Greece and the Anatolian peninsula

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 25d

Told my mate to get appropriate snacks for a Greek epic now bros in the cinema dipping his popcorn in tzatziki Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A cinema seat armrest with popcorn and tzatziki

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 27d

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

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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 27d

I came prepared Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Screenshot from an air pollution monitor app showing high levels of air pollution

A man in a woolen hat and scarf with a facemask

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· 28d

Seeing Hannah Spencer and Tamatha Paul hanging out is like Avengers Endgame for a certain type of politics nerd

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 11

Hello, good morning, and remain indoors Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Screenshot of an air quality app showing conditions for Christchurch, New Zealand at 7:00. The air quality is rated Unhealthy with a US AQI of 164 displayed in a large red panel. The main pollutant is PM2.5, measured at 73.6 µg/m³. A face mask icon reinforces the health warning. Along the bottom, the weather details show a temperature of 2°C, wind speed of 9 km/h, and 93% humidity

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 9

Took a look at the OECD economic outlook report and I think we need to make "the real minimum wage is lower than it was five years ago" an election year issue www.oecd.org/content/dam/...

Graphs showing minimum wage growth in a dozen countries, in New Zealand the real minimum wage has declined

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 8

I don't think I have a single follower in Clacton and if I do I suspect they have made up their mind, but I'll be posting daily Count Binface content for a while because we coils all use some joy on our lives #binfaceorbust

Screenshot of a satirical social media post from chaserwar (The Chaser). Across the top are three side-by-side images: a man looking at a smartphone while seated at a café, a television presenter in a suit, and a person dressed as the satirical "Binface" character wearing a silver bin-shaped helmet. Beneath the images is the headline: "Aussie who can’t name his local MP, heavily invested in wanting Binface to beat Farage."

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 7

Watched an old Fresh Prince episode where a college friend of the parents comes to stay and we learn the FBI is after her for breaking migrant workers out of an internment camp. Back before TV was woke eh Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A low-resolution screenshot from a 1990s sitcom shows two young adults seated side by side at a glass-topped table in a bright living room. On the left, a young man wearing a bold colour-block sweatshirt in red, yellow, purple, green, and navy faces slightly right with a neutral expression. On the right, a young woman with long, curly hair wears large hoop earrings and a sleeveless light-blue denim vest over a black top. She leans forward with one hand on her chest, appearing to speak earnestly to someone off-camera

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 7

I was playing some Teenage Ninja Turtles and the Hyperstone Heist recently, as one does, and it occured to me that Patriot Front dressing identically makes them look like the generic villains of a 90s beatemup game Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Screenshot from Teenage Ninja Turtles and the Hyperstone Heist

A bunch of identically dressed members of Patriot Front

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 5

Inde Navarrette in the 20s Inde Navarrette in her 20s Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 3

Tonight's watch is 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Poster for Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 2

Got an app to monitor air pollution, seems it highest in the mornings and evenings which I suppose makes sense Crossposted with @openvibe.social

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Screenshot of the IQAir mobile app showing current air quality. The "Places" tab is selected, with a "Devices" tab beside it. A large yellow card displays an air quality reading of 64 US AQI, classified as "Moderate." The main pollutant is PM2.5 at 16.3 µg/m³, accompanied by a simple face icon indicating moderate conditions. Along the bottom of the card are weather details showing 4°C, 13 km/h wind speed, and 93% humidity

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 2

City Councillor in our second largest city claiming getting rid of buses would only increase traffic by 2.6% It would be a "this is why you need to vote in local elections" example but this guy ran unopposed Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Screenshot of a Facebook comment thread. A comment by "Aaron Keown Councillor for Harewood" replies to Byron Clark, whose name appears in blue. The comment reads: "Byron Clark 3% of the population use buses on a daily basis so yes traffic would be 2.6% busier". Beneath the comment are the options "Like" and "Reply", a timestamp of "8h", and reaction icons showing four combined likes and hearts.

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 2

I thought I was overreacting but I looked up the data (regional council website) and Christchurch indeed had had terrible air quality this past month Crossposted with @openvibe.social

A screenshot of a dashboard titled "Daily average of PM₂.₅ concentrations" showing a bar chart of daily fine particulate pollution levels from January 2026 to July 2026. Most bars from January through April are blue and range from roughly 3 to 18 µg/m³, with an overall upward trend over time. A red dashed horizontal line marks a guideline level at approximately 25 µg/m³. Toward the end of the chart, several black bars exceed this guideline, reaching around 30–33 µg/m³, indicating recent days with elevated PM₂.₅ concentrations. Below the main chart is a miniature overview timeline with a highlighted selection window spanning the displayed date range

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jul 1

"all I'm sayin' is, maybe the real Michelin star was the friends we made along the way"

Two chefs in white uniforms stand together in a modern commercial kitchen, looking down at a sheet of paper. The chef on the left wears a dark patterned headscarf and rests one hand on the counter beside cooking utensils and ingredients, while the chef on the right, with rolled-up sleeves and visible forearm tattoos, appears to be discussing or reviewing the document. Stainless steel shelving and kitchen equipment form the clean, blue-lit background.

Byron C Clark@byroncclark· Jun 30

The Free Speech Union have condemed the police and the firearms safety authority revoking Brian Tamaki's firearms license Calling this a "back door" attack on his free speech rights Tamaki can still say what he likes, he just can't back it up with arms anymore Crossposted with @openvibe.social