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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 2h

If we do live in a simulation someone needs to do a fresh install and start again

WIRED @wired.com · 2h

From a religious OnlyFans creator to influencers quibbling over the appropriation of trad wife culture, right-wing personalities are jockeying for a larger stake in the dating zeitgeist. www.wired.com/story/the-wo...

The ‘Womanosphere’ Is Reshaping the Conservative Dating Landscape

From a religious OnlyFans creator to influencers quibbling over the appropriation of trad wife culture, right-wing personalities are jockeying for a larger stake in the dating zeitgeist.

www.wired.com

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 2h

Hope he’s recovered from yesterday!

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ric_man @ricman.bsky.social · 3h

Day 1860 #Pedal2Work

Cool start of the day while riding into #Melbourne CBD via the Main Yarra Trail. Saw a few other people riding their bicycles along the trail too, and thankfully there weren't that many cars out and about the time I was riding so it felt very safe to ride.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 3h

Weather today was perfect for a ride, not too hot, but pleasant, low wind, no rain.

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Local Aotearoa @localaotearoa.nz · 3h

When The Washington Post introduced its slogan “Democracy dies in darkness”, it was warning about the dangers of an unaccountable government and a weakened fourth estate. But what happens when the darkness isn’t censorship or a vanishing press, but apathy?
localaotearoa.substack.com/p/stand-up-f...

Stand up for local democracy - or lose it

As voters switch off, power shifts further towards the Beehive.

localaotearoa.substack.com

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 3h

Ah, I’ve only had ducted AC, guess it’s different. Just had people come and service it every few years.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 3h

You what?

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Streets Alive Yarra @streetsaliveyarra.bsky.social · 4h

Are you envious of the 30 km/h zone in Fitzroy and Collingwood? Would you like to see something similar in Richmond? If so, there's something you can do!

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 4h

Unfortunately, yes.

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Darrell Gardner @darrellgardner.bsky.social · 5h

This, in endless cycles

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 5h

I went for a beautiful but very long and very hilly bike ride and now I need a beer but also I can’t be bothered going to get one.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 9h

Hell yeah

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 9h

Hell yeah

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 10h

Day for it

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 14h

Grow baby grow

Small Philodendron Plowmanii with a single developed leaf, but another little one on the way.

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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 16h

We have too many councils , being asked to do too much with a single real source of funding and political incentives to keep that and any service fees they charge as low as possible

The whole system needs overhauling but no govt wants any part of that mess #nzpol

James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 2d

78 local authorities is really stupid in a country of 5m people. Especially when a single local authority represents 1.7m of those people #nzpol

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 16h

This is great. Also, let’s do away with private election companies. They continue to do a garbage job and excluding Māori candidates from the booklet this year was unforgivable.

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-...

Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

thespinoff.co.nz

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · Sep 6

If we want to really start to address our country's housing challenges, we need to start fixing our country's transit challenges. Time and again, the main pushback on new housing developments is not the housing itself but concerns about traffic, congestion, and parking.

Neighbourhood appeal for scaled back Preston Springs proposal takes to the streets

Glen Nyhus' GoFundMe campaign ramps up as date with Ontario Land Tribunal approaches

www.cambridgetoday.ca

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 1d

This could be so good, add your voice to help make it happen!

bikemelbourne.org @bikemelbourne.org · 1d

Last chance to encourage the best outcome on Wellington St Cliftin Hill
yoursayyarra.com.au/building-saf...

Building a safer Wellington Street

Share your thoughts on the options we have developed for Wellington Street, north of Johnston Street, and help us to understand your preferred way forward.

yoursayyarra.com.au

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 1d

The kid was questioning my wisdom potting up 8 tomato plants today, fearing we’d have too many.

I fail to see a problem with that.

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve made a professional Instagram for videos on politics and whatnot. www.instagram.com/reel/DPstenh...

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Kaitāia Friar @basicbishop.bsky.social · 1d

For sale: $90k mayor Rolex. Never worn.

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Timothy Gassin @timothygassin.bsky.social · 1d

Turnout figures this low (32.65%) raise serious questions about the democratic legitimacy of NZ local government.

It would be easy to say those who didn't vote have no right to complain, but it is clear there are significant problems that leave people feeling the process is futile.

The Press

www.thepress.co.nz

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 1d

Further than I’ve ever ridden in a day and I ride 100km+ all up every week.

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 20d

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

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