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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 5h

Perhaps the Hon. Paul Goldsmith got a message from their sponsors.

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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 6h

Well Aotearoa, it seems Christmas Day TV/radio ads are back on the menu.

Also for Easter.

Did anyone want this?

bills.parliament.nz/v/6/72989fd8...

House

bills.parliament.nz

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 6h

"Oh you want Macaulay Culkin? Well you're in luck, 'cos Macaulay Culkin is my middle name!"
-- Macaulay Culkin, probably

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 10h

Change, yes, we can, is very nice!

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Trantifa Prime @shredybettymtb.bsky.social · 15h

*Ahabing intensifies*

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 1d

Starting off with an easy one...

What shall we do with the dead Astartes (x3)
Glory to the Emperor!
Put 'em in a dreadnought to fight forever (x3)
Glory to the Emperor!
Oh no it's Horus rising
Oh no it's Horus rising...

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SwampF0x @swampf0x.bsky.social · 1d

This may be why >>>

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

Edvard Munch's 'Scream' but with the text 'I can't believe they're cancelling Art History' in a speech bubble

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 1d

Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because your health care system isn't robust enough to cope with this. #nzpol

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 1d

1 in 6 bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO - rising to 1 in 3 in SE Asia on.ft.com/46Zv7Dq

One in six bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO

Levels of antimicrobial resistance highest in south-east Asia and eastern Mediterranean

on.ft.com

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 1d

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen things like that before, and substituted in "when you don't have to immediately triage your thoughts".

Sometimes it's good to have the time to let your mind entertain whatever thoughts pop up, without having to push your focus in any particular direction.

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the Mariners need a Performance Improvement Plan?

(A few more home runs ought to fix that, mind...)

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 4d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 1d

An oft misunderstood villain, he was ultimately working for the grater good.

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 1d

i would pay good money for the menswear guy to do a breakdown of how he knows Garak isn't a real tailor based on his fits

Elim Garak wears a red and bronze number with a sort of mishmash of stripes on it

Elim Garak wears a blue and turquoise top with horizontal stripes and also a sort of vest that only covers his shoulders

Garak wearing a leopard print starfleet uniform. Where did he find it?

Garak, looking frustrated, wears a fetching turtleneck with animal print sleeves

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 2d

I'm definitely an invisible net-maker.

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 2d

Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistiguishable from malice, etc.

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 2d

Whirled peas, perhaps ;-)

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 2d

The other option: he knows this very well, and it's all rhetoric.

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 2d

We used to watch them whip.
Now we must watch them nay-nay.

Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 5d

Parliamentary Whips (whose one job is making sure this kind of screw up never happens) are paid an extra $25-$61K above an MPs base salary.

So much for fiscal discipline and value for taxpayer dollars, I guess... #nzpol

Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 5d

What's Seymour going to do about government truancy !

#nzpol

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 3d

No attack. Academic solidarity ✊

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 3d

You have my sympathies and best wishes for a "successful" social occasion, whatever that may look like for you.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, the underlying reason for the need for this is horrifying, stipulated, but watching so many people stand up and defend their neighbors and their community is a heartening reminder that the people who suck are not the majority even if they are the power

Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 4d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 4d

This is why they never did one set in Australia, right.

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Dr. Curiosity @drcuriosity.bsky.social · 4d

Indiana Jones and the Office Hours of Doom.

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