Feed the bees, pet the duck, try to show a little respect around the chickens. RIP
Americans discovering the magic of orange guy. #nzpol
Artesian Mystic@artesianmystic.bsky.social · last mo.Let’s tune in…oh, it’s a guy in the rain hauling trash.
You've blamblamed your last blam.
NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛@ninjakitty.bsky.social · last mo.You’ve split your last enz
by the power of the transitive property, because iran can beat the US at war, but can't beat NZ at soccer, we can beat the US at war.
If you’ve never seen The Death of Stalin, you need to do that ASAP. Don’t wait until after Orange Caligula kicks the bucket because you won’t enjoy either event nearly as much.
The Death of Stalin - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Madman Films
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump is now sitting back in his chair and dozing off
Biggest comeback in history? 999: Icelanders convert to Christianity & ditch Norse myth↩️ 1200's: Snorri Sturluson uses the power of euhemerism to make Norse myth biblical↩️ 1930's: a very Catholic Norse scholar pilfers the edda for character names↩️ 2026: Pope quotes a character called Gandalf 🇮🇸👑
Job-searching was making me depressed. Then I saw an ad for an "End of the World Library" curator. I'm applying.
In which I apply for a job
Job-searching was making me depressed. Then I saw an ad for an "End of the World Library" curator. I'm applying.
tworuru.com
All I gotta say is that people who are criticizing any staff of a website for blocking users of the website need to spend a few years as staff of a social website and experiencing the unhinged abuse you get for it and see how fast you resort to mass blocking too
"Finally! An international crisis!" "A chance to become as popular as Jacinda was... ...while carefully not doing any of the things Jacinda did..." #nzpol
A year ago, ministers met to consider tightening NZ’s pay equity law. Their decisions went further than officials had advised, hardening the policy to the point some groups were cut out from ever making a claim. Why? And on what evidence? They won’t show us. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women
In a crucial 45 minute meeting, ministers decided to go beyond official proposals, making it even harder for 180,000 workers to ask for pay equity.
rnz.co.nz
On 8th Oct 1952 the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history happened in London. 112 deaths. 340 wounded. That accident, and the actions of one woman from Florida have saved THOUSANDS of lives since. That disaster helped lead to the creation of paramedics. /1 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU60...
Harrow and Wealdstone Train Crash Newsreel
Newsreel footage of the aftermath of the 1952 Train Crash at Harrow & Wealdstone Station, which claimed the lives of 112 people and injured hundreds more.
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Cutting dialysis just to save a couple of dollars is truly toxic behaviour. But let's ask ourselves the question: where did the money that used to be available to keep people alive actually go? A short thread. #nzpol
D Jukic She/her@dejanajuk.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Christchurch Hospital has started rationing dialysis to two sessions per week from three because of a Government-imposed sinking lid on spending to ensure Crown spending to GDP gets down below 30%, 1News reported last night” #nzpol
It all starts with a short visit to the lovely folks at IRD, who in 2021 started a research project about high-wealth individuals and how much tax they actually pay. One of the outputs from that work was a report in 2023, that was pretty damning www.ird.govt.nz/hwi-research...
High-wealth individuals research project
ird.govt.nz
What, exactly does Shane Jones really think "desexing" means here? www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
I don't mind the road closures that essentially trap me in the house once or twice a year for running events. I do mind the accompanying nonconsensual bagpipes they have added today.
My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)
8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs) Good tech. Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales) Bad tech.
I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking. I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy. www.tiktok.com/@geekerynz/v... #Subscribe
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.
TikTok video by GeekeryNZ
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First mating of the 2026 #kakapo breeding season! True to form, it was Pearl and Boss on Whenua Hou, who mated on the night of 28th Dec. They were also the first two to mate in the last two breeding seasons. We're expecting a bumper year, so follow for updates! #conservation #parrots
A rat done bit my sister Nell And whitey's on the moon
Achilles Micawber@achillesthe2nd.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhich lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
Not enough coastal grass? Problematic sedge gap.
Rabbi Sara Zober@rebbesmz.bsky.social · 9mo agoMissing a rabbi for the holidays? Problematic sage gap.
Missing a rabbi for the holidays? Problematic sage gap.
Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 9mo agoYour thanksgiving stuffing doesn’t taste right? Problematic sage gap.
