Douglas Dubois
@douglasdubois.bsky.social
Mad Blackcaps, Kiwis, Chelsea fan. ABs & Blues supporter. Absolute Warriors tragic! Dig music, film and TV, literature, food, travel and dogs. Love Aotearoa. Not such a fan of dickheads.
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Why does anyone with half a brain and the ability to read know that will happen but people in government and the farming industry apparently don't?
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
Tesco's warning to New Zealand farmers
If New Zealand farmers want to continue exporting to the lucrative UK market, they will have to commit to a better climate future, says UK supermarket Tesco.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Why does anyone with half a brain and the ability to read know that will happen but people in government and the farming industry apparently don't?
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
Well, Pixies were rad again. Some things change. Some stay the same.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Well, Pixies were rad again. Some things change. Some stay the same.
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If I were writing a fantasy novel, I would base all the characters' names off of sounds I make when I stand up. Hurrghh. Mwoor. Unng-Rugg the Burdened
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
If I were writing a fantasy novel, I would base all the characters' names off of sounds I make when I stand up. Hurrghh. Mwoor. Unng-Rugg the Burdened
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November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Drop something blue
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Drop something blue
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Compare that game of league and the atmosphere to the dross from international rugby this morning.
Yes one side dominated, but Tonga fans are probably still at Eden Park. Great stuff.
Yes one side dominated, but Tonga fans are probably still at Eden Park. Great stuff.
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Compare that game of league and the atmosphere to the dross from international rugby this morning.
Yes one side dominated, but Tonga fans are probably still at Eden Park. Great stuff.
Yes one side dominated, but Tonga fans are probably still at Eden Park. Great stuff.
Rugby can be (and is more often than not these days) so very dull.
Hard to watch.
Hard to watch.
November 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Rugby can be (and is more often than not these days) so very dull.
Hard to watch.
Hard to watch.
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Want to be a Secret Santa for a kiwi kid? Every $20 donated, gives a gift to a NZ kid from a low income family. Pls share, donate and let's see what we can do together givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...
Bringing Kindness to NZ Families for Secret Santa 2025
An organization that brings kindness to all families in New Zealand/Aotearoa that are in need. Let's help with their Secret Santa for 2025.
givealittle.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Want to be a Secret Santa for a kiwi kid? Every $20 donated, gives a gift to a NZ kid from a low income family. Pls share, donate and let's see what we can do together givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...
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Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?
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Hey NZ media - this is how you write a headline. Everything is there, the claim and the truth.
Its really not hard.
#nzpol
Its really not hard.
#nzpol
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Hey NZ media - this is how you write a headline. Everything is there, the claim and the truth.
Its really not hard.
#nzpol
Its really not hard.
#nzpol
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Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Done. And you should too if you oppose this horse shit.
Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Done. And you should too if you oppose this horse shit.
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What are the chances the funding cuts to MPI (including biosecurity) contributed or is even responsible for this? 😉
#nzpol
#nzpol
Invasive hornet could pose 'serious concern' for honey industry
A queen yellow-legged hornet has those in the New Zealand honey industry concerned.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
What are the chances the funding cuts to MPI (including biosecurity) contributed or is even responsible for this? 😉
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Thanks to @twincitiesgeek.com for this review of DEAD MEDIA--the film itself and the premiere event. After all the work so many people put into the film, it's really gratifying to see people engaging with the ideas, tone, and spirit of the film!
Article here:
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/10/jose...
Article here:
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/10/jose...
Joseph Scrimshaw’s “Dead Media” Premieres at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis
Has a scary movie night ever left you a little too jumpy? Have you been sent running to hide under the covers, convinced there were monsters creeping behind every corner?
twincitiesgeek.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thanks to @twincitiesgeek.com for this review of DEAD MEDIA--the film itself and the premiere event. After all the work so many people put into the film, it's really gratifying to see people engaging with the ideas, tone, and spirit of the film!
Article here:
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/10/jose...
Article here:
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/10/jose...
That was a mad couple of minutes.
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
That was a mad couple of minutes.
Meanwhile in NZ people can’t drive without hitting the concrete barriers separating a bike lane.
"You made it to the future, the age of flying cars!
simply push & hold the toggle switch forward
at a maximum altitude of 500ft you can go hands-free
and stare out the window in amazement
No previous flying experience is required, & there's no age barrier" www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
simply push & hold the toggle switch forward
at a maximum altitude of 500ft you can go hands-free
and stare out the window in amazement
No previous flying experience is required, & there's no age barrier" www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Meanwhile in NZ people can’t drive without hitting the concrete barriers separating a bike lane.
Just go round the neighbourhood looking for places with a chimney and then get to sweeping!
Wooden crate, rags, polish and SOME ELBOW GREASE, now you're a shoe shine boy!
I hear there’s demand for horseless carriage assistants
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just go round the neighbourhood looking for places with a chimney and then get to sweeping!
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Excellent piece by @mountaintui.bsky.social
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
Prime Minister, Unions ARE Workers
Chris Luxon, Erica Stanford and Simeon Brown continue to gaslight Kiwi workers, in their latest instalment of divide and conquer
mountaintui.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Excellent piece by @mountaintui.bsky.social
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
The most telling quote: "Luxon sold the lucrative Heathrow slot for $27 million in 2019, stopping the 40 year London service, but only 4 years earlier, another airline purchased the Heathrow slot for $75 million. Today Air NZ can't get it back."
#nzpol
Now his girlfriend got hurt by some glass that wasn’t vacuumed up after the full police forensic examination. This cunt is taking the piss isn’t he? #nzpol
If someone is sifting about on your porch, sticking something to your door and then smashing your window, right next to your dog, that dog ain’t just lying there. They are going nuts.
Pictures or it didn’t happen. #nzpol
Pictures or it didn’t happen. #nzpol
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Now his girlfriend got hurt by some glass that wasn’t vacuumed up after the full police forensic examination. This cunt is taking the piss isn’t he? #nzpol
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Society spent so long telling us to get our shit together and now we are all walking around with all our shit weighing us down, our shits insurmountable ,not healthy, not good, our shit needs to be spread out in little discrete piles so we can deal
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Society spent so long telling us to get our shit together and now we are all walking around with all our shit weighing us down, our shits insurmountable ,not healthy, not good, our shit needs to be spread out in little discrete piles so we can deal
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There should be 6 o’clock news coverage of this fact and a very public apology from peters and the rest of them who leapt to blame and inflame. #nzpol
1. So- #WinstonPeters Girlfriend’s house #Window was a #burglar - NOT protestors & nothing to do with #NZGreens.
Peters, like Seymour, & the rest of the Coalition, seems to have become a master of #misinformation #lies & #deception
#nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Peters, like Seymour, & the rest of the Coalition, seems to have become a master of #misinformation #lies & #deception
#nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Man accused of burglary at Winston Peters’ house pleads not guilty, keeps name secret
The man pleaded not guilty and is not allowed to go within 1km of Winston Peters’ home.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
There should be 6 o’clock news coverage of this fact and a very public apology from peters and the rest of them who leapt to blame and inflame. #nzpol
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)