#nzpol snowing in the capital. Can only assume Winston is making hell freeze over in Parl.
Was reflecting on the state of Superhero movies of late. Sooo many tired franchises and recycled story lines. Nothing fresh or interesting, all super safe and unchallenging. Then remembered this movie - feel it did not get the love it should have. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock...
Hancock (film) - Wikipedia
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#nzpol current hypocrisy and infighting in the coalition government gives a golden opportunity for Labour and the Greens. Hope they bear these words in mind.
The Expanse Avasarala
ALT: The Expanse Avasarala
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#nzpol seems to me there are only two credible media sources left for this election. @thespinoff.bsky.social and @newsroom.co.nz .
Something to reflect on - remember the Diggers youtu.be/apWE0puBAPY?...
The World Turned Upside Down live from Rote Lieder 1998 - Billy Bragg
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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Interesting how the Guardian account of the original review is far more strident and click baity than the source material. Kind of ironic when you think about it. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju.... #odyssey
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
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Nats taking credit for Labour’s initiative to outlaw stalking and now this. Hmmmm, women, how do we feel about this cynical attempt to court our votes from the party with a history of shielding misogynists and sexual abusers (and coalition partners who do worse)? www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
National promises stricter rules on sexual consent
National is promising to modernise laws on sexual consent, saying there must be consent before sex every time, rather than assuming it has been given.
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'we're as prepared as we possibly can be' Biosecurity New Zealand: 162 jobs gone Ministry for the Environment was officially disestablished MPI budget cut, 10% job losses Department of Conservation budget cut, 143 job losses Sure Jan.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026.... Seems only reasonable after you have unilaterally attacked a sovereign state without warning and assassinated their leader, then continually lied about the purpose of the attack and constantly dissembled about any resolution process. 🤔
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@hurricanesrugby.bsky.social congregations to the Hurricanes. Fantastic season and great final performance. Best of luck for the AB squad naming on Monday.
Blowing gale for the big game tonight. Let’s hope the rain holds off #hurricanesrugbynz
Thank you President Obama. 🙏 I appreciate your honesty, intelligence, dignity, integrity, humility & humor. 👍 Looking forward to the opening of your Presidential Center this week! 👀 Wishing you & your family all the best & continued success, Mar🐫
If I was a journalist I would have also mentioned how funding for wilding pine control was cut by two thirds by the same government in 2023/24. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government doubles funding for wilding pine control efforts under a Budget 2026 boost
The announcement would lift annual spending on the control efforts to around $36 million a year on average.
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Shameful tourism beat up on OneNews tonight masquerading as a news item. Practically a govt campaign ad #nzpol.
#nzpol at the risk of paraphrasing someone - ‘hopeium is not a strategy’. This is reckless gambling. Just because you want some sort if magic to exist doesnt mean it does. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
So, minister, what is it we’re actually meant to do with AI?
Stuff asked ministers how they use AI, and what they think it can do to cut costs and jobs at their departments.
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I think I've read 28 out of 100 on the list. How many have you read? Lots to disagree re the list, what’s missing and the order. www.theguardian.com/p/x4f9v5
The 100 best novels of all time
The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?
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Saw ‘Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story’ doco the other day. A great watch, just like Don, understated, unvarnished yet mesmerising and exquisite. We owe Don an unrepayable debt for the joy and the beauty he brings to our lives. Highly recommended.
Now I am no godologist, but pretty sure President Orange gets a fail mark on all these 10 commandments that adorn the walls of the chapel in the old Fremantle Prison. Hmmm.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3.... Oh great, So exactly when will I able to fill my car with diesel? #nzpol
Trump team says it has ‘terminated’ war, stopping the clock on 60-day deadline
Follow live updates about the conflict in the Middle East.
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol amazing coincidence there attacks on TVNZ come straight after Luxon’s cowardice re his Breakfast interviews with Tova.
a man in a suit and tie is talking to a man in a uniform .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to a man in a uniform .
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Wow, just wow. In a (long) nutshell - the new world order open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/... Mark Carney is now a legend.
Mark Carney Just Told the Entire American Empire to Go Fuck Itself, and Every Leader on Earth Is Quietly Taking Notes
While Trump Was Still Asleep Under a Sunbed in Three Layers of Tangerine Spackle, the Prime Minister of Canada Calmly Announced the American Century Was Fucking Finished
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026.... Another faked situation to distract from the incompetence and chaos of the administration.
Donald and Melania Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner as loud bangs heard
The event was interrupted by loud bangs and immediate commotion as the president and first lady were escorted out
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www.smh.com.au/world/north-.... When will the media recognise that there is no strategy, only poorly controlled and often contradictory impulses by the orange fool. Once again an example of trying to interpret the day’s chaos retrospectively as a plan.
Trump is in ‘no rush’ for an Iran deal, but he can’t wait forever
With a stranglehold on Iran’s economy, the US president is in a strong position to wait it out. But he doesn’t have the patience for that, and neither do Americans.
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