Basil Brush. Still punk as fuck.
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Basil Brush. Still punk as fuck.
Given all the unanswered open goals that National has offered them, this term, I'm not optimistic.
'We've got a shot': Labour readies for political revival
'We've got a shot': Labour readies for political revival
Analysis - It's a year to go to the election, but the sight of the Labour leader walking out hand in hand with his fiancé had the look of a campaign under way, writes Anneke Smith.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Given all the unanswered open goals that National has offered them, this term, I'm not optimistic.
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Dunno what this plant is called. The bud will turn into a purple flower soon.
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Dunno what this plant is called. The bud will turn into a purple flower soon.
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Kind of love the microwave instructions on this pie package.
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Kind of love the microwave instructions on this pie package.
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www.smh.com.au/business/the...
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
Price shocks force factories to dump gas for cleaner energy
Industrial energy users are starting to turn away from natural gas after a jump in prices, and as solar systems, batteries and heat pumps become cheaper.
www.smh.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
Strong counterpoint to the coalition’s fake arguments against renewables costs
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What the fuck is wrong with people??! 😡
“Online child sexual exploitation, a global crime targeting children, increases yearly, not only in the number of confirmed reports showing child sexual abuse images, but also in the severity of the images and videos.”
infonews.ca/news/7443044...
“Online child sexual exploitation, a global crime targeting children, increases yearly, not only in the number of confirmed reports showing child sexual abuse images, but also in the severity of the images and videos.”
infonews.ca/news/7443044...
Sexual extortion of children for money is on the rise: financial intelligence agency | iNFOnews.ca
OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual extortion of children for profit — acts that often are linked to
infonews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What the fuck is wrong with people??! 😡
“Online child sexual exploitation, a global crime targeting children, increases yearly, not only in the number of confirmed reports showing child sexual abuse images, but also in the severity of the images and videos.”
infonews.ca/news/7443044...
“Online child sexual exploitation, a global crime targeting children, increases yearly, not only in the number of confirmed reports showing child sexual abuse images, but also in the severity of the images and videos.”
infonews.ca/news/7443044...
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My rotator cuff is now so buggered that it hurts when I sneeze. I cannot imagine how anyone over 40 in possession of knees and shoulders could believe in Intelligent Design.
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
My rotator cuff is now so buggered that it hurts when I sneeze. I cannot imagine how anyone over 40 in possession of knees and shoulders could believe in Intelligent Design.
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Where Tourists Vs Locals take pictures in Paris
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
Surprised?
19 More cities here: brilliantmaps.com/tourists-...
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
Surprised?
19 More cities here: brilliantmaps.com/tourists-...
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Where Tourists Vs Locals take pictures in Paris
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
Surprised?
19 More cities here: brilliantmaps.com/tourists-...
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
Surprised?
19 More cities here: brilliantmaps.com/tourists-...
Out in the garden ahead of the rain today.
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Out in the garden ahead of the rain today.
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I can't understand how this didn't get more traction? Minister in bed with oil companies known for ripping off nz and its yesterday's news. He should resign, right? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I can't understand how this didn't get more traction? Minister in bed with oil companies known for ripping off nz and its yesterday's news. He should resign, right? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)
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Just stop with the balloon releases already!!!! This is what hapoens when you do dumb shit like that. These DO NOT fall apart, they sit down way down here and pollute. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Just stop with the balloon releases already!!!! This is what hapoens when you do dumb shit like that. These DO NOT fall apart, they sit down way down here and pollute. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
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Really bright rainbow over Welcome Bay a couple of minutes ago. I think the faint V shape is a reflection off the water.
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Really bright rainbow over Welcome Bay a couple of minutes ago. I think the faint V shape is a reflection off the water.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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I literally have dozens upon dozens of random links to articles & studies that all say the same thing.
Cycling is good for:
You,
The Environment,
The Economy,
Traffic,
yet every fucking council in NZ is hell bent of ignoring the fact, or doing the bare minimum
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cycling is good for:
You,
The Environment,
The Economy,
Traffic,
yet every fucking council in NZ is hell bent of ignoring the fact, or doing the bare minimum
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I literally have dozens upon dozens of random links to articles & studies that all say the same thing.
Cycling is good for:
You,
The Environment,
The Economy,
Traffic,
yet every fucking council in NZ is hell bent of ignoring the fact, or doing the bare minimum
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cycling is good for:
You,
The Environment,
The Economy,
Traffic,
yet every fucking council in NZ is hell bent of ignoring the fact, or doing the bare minimum
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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What the hell is going on with the new New Zealand school curriculum, and what does it have to do with the Atlas Network? (No, really!)
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
What the hell is going on with the new New Zealand school curriculum, and what does it have to do with the Atlas Network? (No, really!)
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
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Guyon Espiner to Bill English: "Is Chris Luxon doing a good job as Prime Minister?"
Bill English: "Well, I think he's doing the job he does. He's quite an unusual Prime Minister"
😬 #nzpol
Bill English: "Well, I think he's doing the job he does. He's quite an unusual Prime Minister"
😬 #nzpol
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Guyon Espiner to Bill English: "Is Chris Luxon doing a good job as Prime Minister?"
Bill English: "Well, I think he's doing the job he does. He's quite an unusual Prime Minister"
😬 #nzpol
Bill English: "Well, I think he's doing the job he does. He's quite an unusual Prime Minister"
😬 #nzpol
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I’m sorry, but this is an attack on Aotearoa New Zealand culture and I will not stand for it bsky.app/profile/sara...
Oh ours are not pasties, they are very much pies, with a savoury flaky pie crust. Most popular are the hand-held single sized ones, but you can also get them in family size too
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m sorry, but this is an attack on Aotearoa New Zealand culture and I will not stand for it bsky.app/profile/sara...
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Paywall now lifted: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
National deletes AI video of police seizing gang patches
Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would 'draw the line at' using AI video ads, but his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paywall now lifted: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...
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"This is a government put together in order to advance personal career ambitions rather than deliver meaningful change."
Lamia Imam on point again:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#NZPol
Lamia Imam on point again:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#NZPol
![Winston Peters, Christopher Luxon and David Seymour at [Fri]day’s coalition announcement (Photo: Marty Melville/AFP)
Peters looking truculent, Luxfake with his trademark smug grimace and Seymour looking more like Rimmer everyday.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2a2ucpadl5c62xv3ln3wpevt/bafkreiaulfp7htuwcn73nrsydpyxujhjydr3hcswi3dlomn52grquaqoba@jpeg)
November 24, 2023 at 11:38 PM
"This is a government put together in order to advance personal career ambitions rather than deliver meaningful change."
Lamia Imam on point again:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#NZPol
Lamia Imam on point again:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#NZPol