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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 4h

When did The Platform stop referring to itself as a radio station?

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16h

Young Republicans say they love Hitler. But what does that tell us about their politics?

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 7h

Meanwhile, in New Zealand: Conservative US commentator Candace Owens granted NZ visa after government intervention www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 9h

Archive:

Losing My Edge (12/10/25) with Aaron Hawkins

Sundays from 12pm-2pm Hosted by Aaron Hawkins www.r1.co.nz/stream

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 12h

While you are all here, just a reminder, 18 years ago to this day, the Police, citing the Terrorism Suppression Act, invaded the homes of whānau across the country, in what the IPCA went on to say ‘unnecessarily frightened and intimidated' people.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 13h

There’s a lot of money in that banana stand

Grant Brookes (he/him/ia) @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social · 14h

Simeon Brown tells young jobseekers to “get a paper run” on RNZ this morning 🙀

He is so out of touch, he thinks neighbourhoods still get a daily newspaper delivered
#nzpol

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Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 13h

Imagine leaving three masterpieces as your discography

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jade 🫀 comms closed @yellghoul.bsky.social · 1d

this one's my favourite

an angry review for a recipe for egg tarts. the reviewer, moira, substituted the eggs with banana and was upset that it tasted bad. the author of the recipe replies saying sometimes you have to acknowledge that a banana isn't an egg, yknow?

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 1d

Hahaha yes. So pleased to see another Qobuz reply guy in the wild.

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Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 1d

Boy I hope the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival (DW&RF) has a funky little dwarf as their logo

Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 1d

Big weekend around here.

Lines Of Flight: Thursday - Sunday.
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival: Friday - Sunday.
Also: The Rugby (Friday)

UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 1d

Ōtepoti's legendary Lines of Flight festival is THIS WEEK — three days / nights of Aotearoa's finest sound explorers, including Alastair Galbraith, Bruce Russell, Rosy Parlane, @kraus.bsky.social, Jo Burzynska, The Aesthetics + many more!

Fest passes & tickets for individual events via UTR

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 1d

Okay so Lines of Flight finishes on Saturday.

But Dan Beban is talking about his book at DW&RF on Sunday, so - like the proverbial jurisprudence fetishist - this author is getting off on a technicality

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 1d

Big weekend around here.

Lines Of Flight: Thursday - Sunday.
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival: Friday - Sunday.
Also: The Rugby (Friday)

UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 1d

Ōtepoti's legendary Lines of Flight festival is THIS WEEK — three days / nights of Aotearoa's finest sound explorers, including Alastair Galbraith, Bruce Russell, Rosy Parlane, @kraus.bsky.social, Jo Burzynska, The Aesthetics + many more!

Fest passes & tickets for individual events via UTR

Full Lineup Announced for Lines Of Flight 2025 Festival

Ōtepoti's legendary experimental music festival returns from 16th to 18th October.

www.undertheradar.co.nz

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 1d

@stinkyjim.bsky.social Tony Morris Fan Club signing in.

Hope you’re on the mend. I’m at home with a poorly ‘and family’ and he was chuffed to get his second radio shout out in three days 👏🏼

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 1d

Forgot the heads up this weekend whoops.

Archive Pending.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing to do with their overreach. When his govt is so determined to dismantle local councils, why bother standing / voting in their elections?

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 3d

His Worship The Mayor Nandor Tanczos

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 3d

Week in Review:
The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit.