mechanic: we found a rat in your engine chewing on hoses me: guess we’ll have to work with him mechanic: ? me: we need to focus on unity

If I were running for reelection and was only allowed to mention only one name in the final words of my campaign, it would probably be my name

I would say a four percent gap between Labour and National in the last poll before the election should get more "wow" than our media bothered giving it #nzpol

I for one am sick and tired of the jibes about Simeon Brown's height.

but just because "senate majority leader" has the word "leader" in it does not mean that that's in the goddamn job description & for the next two years in particular the job description is going to be "thankless, hated sin-eater"

These vertical flow covid/flu/rsv tests are pretty nifty though

Oh so 'the plan' is 1 ??? 2 ??? 3 Profit!

Election Madness' Johnny Cans@oldmatecans.bsky.social · 2h ago

This is apparently National's final election pitch. Repeating the plan stuff with no detail, the obsession about Chlöe as Finance Minister and that's it. Also they're desperate for party votes. Their list must be in trouble. Took this off Joseph Mooney's page.

I was at the pharmacy earlier, strolled through the magazine aisle, and this was on the cover of Popular Mechanics

One of the first things I learned in NC is to not stop in Alamance county and that Klan is alive and well there.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 11h ago

NEW: For over 20 years, he has been one of the nation's most notoriously xenophobic sheriffs. DOJ investigated him for racial profiling & found he used racist epithets like "taco eaters" to refer to Mexicans. Voters just ousted him in his red-leaning North Carolina county.

On his first day in prison, Russell Brand should walk up to the biggest, meanest-looking inmate and misquote Voltaire to him.

amazing citation

the orban money machine turned off and the us ecosystem losing the government means the american money machine has to pay for lawyers now, so a lot of influencers and organizations are probably done.

Jared Holt@jaredlholt.bsky.social · 3h ago

Laura Loomer announces she’s going on hiatus from her podcast. I think we’re going to find that midterms end up being a mass extinction event for MAGA influencers.

"If this is such powerful evidence of their plan 'working'... it is frightening to imagine what failure would have looked like. [...] There must now be a creeping realisation... that there is no plan. There never was." The Post editorial, not mincing words: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3611... #nzpol

So cool they could get such a celebrity for the event, especially after his box office success

Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli@banditelli.org · 3h ago

YEESSS GO NATURE FUCK YOU CALIFORNIA POST

Not enough people appreciate that fact that Section 69-4.20 of the New York State Code is titled “Transition Planning”

John M. Ford knew the score.

National was onto a loser trying to demonise a person who their core normie voter perceives in an innately class-cultural way as their clever-clogs daughter or precocious cleancut grandniece, who they disagree with patronisingly but whose brilliance and ascent reflects well upon them.

Danielle, Petty Hate Machine@dimsie.bsky.social · 3h ago

Is hating on Chloe working out for the Nats? Because PerthGore Uncle, known Political Idiot, said "I like her! She's very clever. She's just in the wrong party" (and obviously, as I said, he's an idiot, but she clearly comes across well?)

if you’re ever lonely just post something about how jeffries shouldn’t be speaker lol

Seeing a lot of suggestions for the Democrat majority on here today

Pathfinder Spells@pathfinderspells.bsky.social · 3h ago

Alleviate Corruption You combat the rising corruption (see page 14) in another creature or advance the long-term process of exorcising it entirely. This spell has two purposes, and you choose which application to use at the time of casting. Combat Corruption: Each time a creature fails a saving

I had to go down the rabbit hole of exactly what Dragon Ball stuff Johnson worked on and got this really funny quote from 9 years ago.

Aftermath@aftermath.site · yesterday

Though many candidates won and lost last night, perhaps the funniest outcome is the victory of former Dragon Ball Z dub composer Nathan M. Johnson in Texas and the brutal loss by right wing Halo composer Marty O'Donnell in Nevada: aftermath.site/marty-odonnell...

Has Bluesky learned about Steve the tiny dibbler?

reingold says she used ChatGPT to "brighten and sharpen" these images, which is itself journalistic malpractice because the way those tools work is by adding fictionalized details.

Julia Carrie Wong@joolia.bsky.social · 14h ago

Vanity Fair says that child starvation investigative reporter Olivia Reingold used an AI-generated image to falsely report that women at El-Sayed's victory party were wearing designer shoes. www.vanityfair.com/story/midter...

It sure seems like the AI tech bubble was predicated on a belief, both in the industry and in the market, that realizing it was dependent on permanent authoritarian rule.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6h ago

"Now, the power shift in Washington, as well as the election of several governors who have promised data-center restrictions, exposed the stock market’s fragility. The yearslong bull market left the major U.S. benchmark indexes top-heavy and tech-dependent."

Q: why they need those jackets A: well it looks like it's friesian

Rob✅✅@robdickinson.bsky.social · 5h ago

Luxon celebrating after painting half a cow #nzpol

I met with Christopher Luxon to express voter concern about the wisdom of holding pseudo-religious events wishing for good fortune in the shadow of a looming statue of a giant cow: thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-... #nzpol

Oh this is TOO good not to alt text

Thank the black women@offbydesign.blacksky.app · 5h ago

Luxon celebrating after painting half a cow #nzpol

This is bad. The best advice offered in the article is if someone is told they cannot vote without an EasyVote card "ask to speak to the voting place manager.” But you know what's also bad? That when I read this online there are 5 NZ First adverts on the page.

The Press@thepress.co.nz · 6h ago

Young Māori and first-time voters are among those reporting being incorrectly told they need an EasyVote card to cast their ballot, as further complaints emerge about voting processes in Māori electorates.

Why else would you be burying your hair in a cave

Obviously with all these surprise wins you'll get some vettting failures, such as a candidate who used to be attractive for a job

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6h ago

Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sand’s high-fashion modeling stint has come to light.