Grumpy
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Grumpy
@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social
· Jun 9
It's that horrible damp cold in Te Whanganui-a-Tara today, the graveyard clamminess that seeps into your bones, that creeps under your clothes, the feeling of mould edging its way, silently, into your lungs, the wooden shack miasma that never quite seems to dry out
#NZgothic
#NZgothic
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The US not letting anyone in, just wait until we can’t get out.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The US not letting anyone in, just wait until we can’t get out.
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Uhhh lololol I’m about to be out of a LOT of stuff so if you want anything, now’s the time otherwise it’s gonna be at least two months before I do a full restock.
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Uhhh lololol I’m about to be out of a LOT of stuff so if you want anything, now’s the time otherwise it’s gonna be at least two months before I do a full restock.
And if you do have a smartphone, I'm sure they'll take it as an admission of guilt if you don't have email, social media etc on it
Yep, they're also proposing to make it so that you cannot get ESTA without a smartphone. They'll get rid of the functionality on the current website and require you to use ESTA Mobile.
Don't have a smartphone? Well, the answer will apparently be "tough luck, you can't come to the US through ESTA."
Don't have a smartphone? Well, the answer will apparently be "tough luck, you can't come to the US through ESTA."
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
And if you do have a smartphone, I'm sure they'll take it as an admission of guilt if you don't have email, social media etc on it
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Quite frankly, there's an awful lot of us Americans saying, "for your own safety, please please don't come here. It's too great a risk to your own health and freedom."
And we do, sincerely, mean it just like that.
And we do, sincerely, mean it just like that.
December 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Quite frankly, there's an awful lot of us Americans saying, "for your own safety, please please don't come here. It's too great a risk to your own health and freedom."
And we do, sincerely, mean it just like that.
And we do, sincerely, mean it just like that.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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The anti-democratic actions just keep mounting up. NZ is sliding backwards.
Parliament chamber's gallery shut to members of public for rest of year after protest
Parliament chamber's gallery shut to members of public for rest of year after protest
Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee called the decision "very disappointing" but necessary after Palestine protesters disrupted proceedings and indicated they intended further action.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The anti-democratic actions just keep mounting up. NZ is sliding backwards.
Keep seeing tour announcements by comedians I like where they're all "AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, I'M COMING TO SEE YOU! COME TO MY SHOWS!", and then it's a bunch of dates in Australia and one night in Auckland.
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Keep seeing tour announcements by comedians I like where they're all "AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, I'M COMING TO SEE YOU! COME TO MY SHOWS!", and then it's a bunch of dates in Australia and one night in Auckland.
We could say the same about the UK royal family, but we do at least force them to do military service
something you have to understand about Trump & his weird comments about the economy is that the dude hasn't paid for anything like a normal person in decades - never pumps gas, never buys groceries - so he's completely & utterly out of touch with what life is like for most of us
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We could say the same about the UK royal family, but we do at least force them to do military service
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he has had personal servants and assistants to do *everything* for him, to a degree that even a lot of equally rich people don’t, since entering adulthood, and he insists on doing things himself that other rich people understand they should pay experts to do.
December 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
he has had personal servants and assistants to do *everything* for him, to a degree that even a lot of equally rich people don’t, since entering adulthood, and he insists on doing things himself that other rich people understand they should pay experts to do.
If NZ Labour does pursue this route of Centrism but a tiny bit Left, perhaps under the impression that NZ voters will be exhausted by more drastic change, I worry that what's been broken by this current coalition will never be fixed enough for real progress to be built on top of it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If NZ Labour does pursue this route of Centrism but a tiny bit Left, perhaps under the impression that NZ voters will be exhausted by more drastic change, I worry that what's been broken by this current coalition will never be fixed enough for real progress to be built on top of it.
What's that? Greens up almost the exact number that Labour are down? Maybe Labour should stop shitting on their natural allies
New Taxpayers Union/Curia poll out:
Labour - 31.6 (-1.7)
National - 30.0 (-0.2)
Greens - 10.8 (+1.6)
Act - 8.9 (+0.3)
NZFirst - 8.3 (-1.0)
TPM - 3.1 (-0.2)
Centre right 61 seats to 59 Centre left
Notable for Greens up, not sinking as in 1News poll
Labour - 31.6 (-1.7)
National - 30.0 (-0.2)
Greens - 10.8 (+1.6)
Act - 8.9 (+0.3)
NZFirst - 8.3 (-1.0)
TPM - 3.1 (-0.2)
Centre right 61 seats to 59 Centre left
Notable for Greens up, not sinking as in 1News poll
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What's that? Greens up almost the exact number that Labour are down? Maybe Labour should stop shitting on their natural allies
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New Taxpayers Union/Curia poll out:
Labour - 31.6 (-1.7)
National - 30.0 (-0.2)
Greens - 10.8 (+1.6)
Act - 8.9 (+0.3)
NZFirst - 8.3 (-1.0)
TPM - 3.1 (-0.2)
Centre right 61 seats to 59 Centre left
Notable for Greens up, not sinking as in 1News poll
Labour - 31.6 (-1.7)
National - 30.0 (-0.2)
Greens - 10.8 (+1.6)
Act - 8.9 (+0.3)
NZFirst - 8.3 (-1.0)
TPM - 3.1 (-0.2)
Centre right 61 seats to 59 Centre left
Notable for Greens up, not sinking as in 1News poll
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
New Taxpayers Union/Curia poll out:
Labour - 31.6 (-1.7)
National - 30.0 (-0.2)
Greens - 10.8 (+1.6)
Act - 8.9 (+0.3)
NZFirst - 8.3 (-1.0)
TPM - 3.1 (-0.2)
Centre right 61 seats to 59 Centre left
Notable for Greens up, not sinking as in 1News poll
Labour - 31.6 (-1.7)
National - 30.0 (-0.2)
Greens - 10.8 (+1.6)
Act - 8.9 (+0.3)
NZFirst - 8.3 (-1.0)
TPM - 3.1 (-0.2)
Centre right 61 seats to 59 Centre left
Notable for Greens up, not sinking as in 1News poll
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Chris Bishop will not be having a great day today and I am here for it #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
What spurred Don McGlashan to tell off Chris Bishop at the AMAs?
"I turned around and said, 'Shut up, you dickhead.' And then he looked at me and said, 'What'd you say to me?' And I realised who it was."
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Chris Bishop will not be having a great day today and I am here for it #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
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SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Damn, this is GOOD. Such a bop. @kimtairi.bsky.social reckon you'll love this 😍
Sekou - Catching Bodies
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHZ...
Sekou - Catching Bodies
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHZ...
Sekou - Catching Bodies (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SekouVEVO
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December 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Damn, this is GOOD. Such a bop. @kimtairi.bsky.social reckon you'll love this 😍
Sekou - Catching Bodies
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHZ...
Sekou - Catching Bodies
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nHZ...
This is pretty funny. They're really screwed.
Minister seeking advice after Supreme Court decision rules full-time carers are employees of the government www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Minister seeking advice after Supreme Court decision rules full-time carers are employees of the government www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Minister seeking advice after Supreme Court decision rules full-time carers are employees of the government
Louise Upston has asked Disability Support Services to consider the Supreme Court ruling "carefully".
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is pretty funny. They're really screwed.
Minister seeking advice after Supreme Court decision rules full-time carers are employees of the government www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Minister seeking advice after Supreme Court decision rules full-time carers are employees of the government www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
How does this not count as a Party Political broadcast? A current RW finance minister 'debating' RW finance policies with a former RW finance minister, using the minister's time (and our money) so she can somehow justify the fuck up she's overseen
This is a good illustration of how empty the right's formulation of "debate" is. According to Willis, debating these ideas with Richardson wouldn't change anything, but would signal that one of them can land more zingers than the other. No one thinks this would change policy.
Willis denies claims of sideshow over Richardson debate on government spending
Labour says the government needs to be focusing on the issues not a "public duel" and "flexing".
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
How does this not count as a Party Political broadcast? A current RW finance minister 'debating' RW finance policies with a former RW finance minister, using the minister's time (and our money) so she can somehow justify the fuck up she's overseen
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This is a good illustration of how empty the right's formulation of "debate" is. According to Willis, debating these ideas with Richardson wouldn't change anything, but would signal that one of them can land more zingers than the other. No one thinks this would change policy.
Willis denies claims of sideshow over Richardson debate on government spending
Labour says the government needs to be focusing on the issues not a "public duel" and "flexing".
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is a good illustration of how empty the right's formulation of "debate" is. According to Willis, debating these ideas with Richardson wouldn't change anything, but would signal that one of them can land more zingers than the other. No one thinks this would change policy.
45min in - a very simple explanation as to why there seems to be a sudden boom in women and girls with ADHD and AuDHD.
It was never studied in women until 2000, and it was considered to be impossible to have combined until 2013.
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-kq4ah...
It was never studied in women until 2000, and it was considered to be impossible to have combined until 2013.
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-kq4ah...
5 Effective ADHD Hacks I've Learnt (As someone with ADHD) | Kat Brown
Kat Brown is the author of 'It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult' and editor of 'No One Talks About This Stuff'.
Chapters:
00:31 Early memories of feeling different
04:34 Ka...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
45min in - a very simple explanation as to why there seems to be a sudden boom in women and girls with ADHD and AuDHD.
It was never studied in women until 2000, and it was considered to be impossible to have combined until 2013.
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-kq4ah...
It was never studied in women until 2000, and it was considered to be impossible to have combined until 2013.
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-kq4ah...
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Ha ha failson less successful than cocaine failson.
Donald Trump, Jr.’s net worth has increased six-fold since his father was reelected.
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Ha ha failson less successful than cocaine failson.
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NZ sucks so hard we could make diamonds with our unwillingness to join the 21st C
Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NZ sucks so hard we could make diamonds with our unwillingness to join the 21st C
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Schoolboys were obsessed with Hitler? Possibly. But I remember us being obsessed with the song about him having one ball and war comics about him being punched. Critically, while we sometimes had "Nazis" in our playground games, they were always unquestionably the bad guys.
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Schoolboys were obsessed with Hitler? Possibly. But I remember us being obsessed with the song about him having one ball and war comics about him being punched. Critically, while we sometimes had "Nazis" in our playground games, they were always unquestionably the bad guys.
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Bullshit. There is no way Wellington homes are cheaper than Hokitika. "cheapest", no. They have the biggest price fall because they had the craziest rise in 2020.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Wellington has NZ's cheapest homes, Herne Bay still the most expensive suburb
But an Auckland suburb has suffered the biggest fall over the past five years.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Bullshit. There is no way Wellington homes are cheaper than Hokitika. "cheapest", no. They have the biggest price fall because they had the craziest rise in 2020.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
This is delightful
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is delightful