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Happykiwi_nz

@kiwihappy.bsky.social

Animals. Conservation. Nature. Space. Cheese scones for the win. She/her. Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand

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Count Spockula@randomancom.bsky.social · 3w ago

In the present day democracy really is a sham. Our (as in the general electorate) opinion doesn't really matter. Its all about what the donors and capitalist class wants, and they will find some way to push through even the most unpopular policies as long as it benefits said class

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4w ago

So when governments say "but the ultrarich might leave the country", we should respond, "mission accomplished then." Get them and their ill-gotten gains out of our politics and out of our hair. And hopefully, with global measures, out of everyone's.

Budd@n7eoj.bsky.social · 4w ago

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Mount St. Helens Archive@mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 4w ago

May 18, 1980 Seattle attorney Vince Larson and son David are in a 12-person group ascending the slopes of Mount Adams, 33 miles east of Mount St. Helens. Joining are Bainbridge Island orthodontist Fred Grimm and daughter Allison. At 8:32 a.m., they watch, stunned, as St. Helens blows itself apart.

Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard)@alans-world.bsky.social · last mo.

#NZpol "no discussion of the technology. No debate about the merits or ethics of AI. Just a business opportunity" When society's supposed "betters" get in a room and decide something is good based purely on "NuMbER gO uP!" while ignoring any other considerations, results are usually... VERY DIRE.

Extract from Article "NZ Inc is going all in on AI data centres" by Joel McManus, writing for the Spinoff. Full URL below excerpted section. Excerpt reads as follows: "Any data centre development that Invest New Zealand manages to attract will be its own story, with the potential for legal, financial and political challenges. But the broader strategy is already in motion. New Zealand is selling itself as a home for data centres, whether the public likes it or not. The 100 people in that room on the Auckland waterfront will decide a lot over the next five years – where the data centres go, how the water is sourced, how the profits are split. The public will get a say eventually, at resource consent hearings and council meetings, long after the powerful have already made up their minds." Original Source Reference: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/06-07-2026/nz-inc-is-going-all-in-on-ai-data-centres
Char@kiwichar.bsky.social · last mo.

They’re fucking us at high speed & we have no fucking seatbelts for this shit. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ thespinoff.co.nz/business/06-...

Tairāwhiti Doc@tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · last mo.

Sunrise, Sunday, 5 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Dramatic and beautiful skies this morning but the light/dark/colour contrasts don’t reproduce well on iPhone unfortunately. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️.

Kieran@nugmonster.cryptoanarchy.network · last mo.

that's a lie though. it took me all of 5 minutes of googling to find cartmell's twitter page extensively retweeting white supremacist shit., and then he goes an donates to 3 right-wing parties and 1 party everybody knows might be happy to return them to power?