From the article:

the role of monarch is not hereditary: The successor is determined by tribal representatives from across the nation.

The ceremonies took place in Tūrangawaewae Marae on the North Island, which is the seat of the Maori King movement.

The political institution developed in the 1850s, when Maori tribes decided to unify under a single sovereign in the face of an influx of British settlers and demand for their land, as well as broader political marginalization.

Today the role of the Maori monarch is largely symbolic. As a former British colony and current member of the British Commonwealth, New Zealand’s official monarch is King Charles.

So I don't think this is monarchy in the way that you are thinking. The "Maori Monarch" is more of a political leader than anything, so in a US context, it's kind of like the NAACP selecting a new president.

can someone ELI5 what this is, exactly? A program to run on your computer that helps out the Internet Archive? How exactly is it helpful for the Internet Archive?

Pushback is not the same thing as an attack! I think we tend to get the two mixed up when talking to strangers online.

So what do you suggest they do? Lie down and die?

*since October 7th

I think Beehaw's a pretty kind place in my experience?

thank you for the added context! I always appreciate learning new facts about this complicated issue.

hmmm i wonder where they got those bullets from?

ah shit me and my friends used to do this, pre-social media. I remember one time in middle school recess, going out to the farthest corner of the playground with my friends, and we all did a thing where we took turns holding our breath while someone else squeezed our chest. I remember blacking out, hearing the pokemon theme in pitch darkness, and then waking up on the ground.

I don't think we did it more than once (at least I didn't). But of course, the crucial difference was that I was with my dumbass friends, so at least there was someone to run for help if someone didn't wake up.

Whaaaaat?? The extremely-talented IDF caused more injuries than Hamas? Why does that sound familiar....

Hamas wouldn't exist if Israel had not been committing slow genocide in Gaza for the past 30 years. We can play the blame game all day, it always comes back to Israel's original sin of using force to colonize the region 76 years ago.