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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 20h

“Australia! You have the best towels. I said it. You have the best towels.” Liam Gallagher, Oasis, Melbourne

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 1d

Finally….the Mirror

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 3d

The brilliant Laura Wolvaardt www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-w...

Wolvaardt and Kapp power South Africa into the World Cup final

Women's World Cup 2025/26, ENG Women vs SA Women Match Report: South Africa smashed England by 125 runs to qualify for their maiden ODI World Cup final

www.espncricinfo.com

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 4d

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Google has bed bugs

Google Has a Bedbug Infestation in Its New York Offices

Employees at Google’s Chelsea office were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

www.wired.com

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 4d

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Puddle box

Box in a puddle in a carpark

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 9d

Stuff's mastheads drop sharemarket tables; “This is not a decision we took lightly. Regrettably the sharemarket tables had become an expensive and outdated reproduction of commodity indices and price information.” newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/24/s...

Stuff and RNZ audiences rise in month of Marokopa tragedy

MediaRoom column: The Herald just can't seem to close Stuff's big lead in online audiences; Plus Stuff-all on shares, and the free speech guy rewarded

newsroom.co.nz

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 10d

Summer of cricket continues #edenpark

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 12d

This is great. The history of Big Cow art www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'Look at my big cow': Why buff livestock art became so popular

An oil painting of an enormous bull is the star attraction at a regional Australian gallery. How did the genre of massive livestock art become so popular?

www.abc.net.au

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 18d

Sunrise

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19d

The policy says reporters cannot obtain any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize.

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19d

Breaking news: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 21d

Very good analysis by @newsroom.co.nz of the local
Body elections - why did so many mayors get dumped

newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/11/r...

Ratepayers rout mayors who imposed big rises

Analysis: Newsroom projects that in 66 mayoral races, at least 31 communities have elected new mayors, with two more in the balance. Jonathan Milne reports.

newsroom.co.nz

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26d

Comcast, Oracle and Spotify recently doubled up on top executives, a rare setup that some say could become more common.

Take Two: Why Big Companies Are Naming Co-C.E.O.s

Comcast, Oracle and Spotify recently doubled up on top executives, a rare setup that some say could become more common.

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 28d

Sounds awful www.bbc.com/news/article...

Snowstorm traps 1000 people on slopes of Mount Everest

Rescue teams have been deployed to clear the snow on the world's tallest mountain, Chinese state media reports.

www.bbc.com

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 29d

The new Taylor Swift album is good. (Hardly the right generation, sure, but decided to listen to Life of a Showgirl at the gym to try to understand) Thought “Eldest Daughter” was a banger, album got better after openers.

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 29d

The Anglican church picks a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury for first time in its 1400 years. The (growing) conservative Anglican churches of Africa and Asia react to the news “with sorrow”. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sarah Mullally: Choice of new Archbishop of Canterbury met "with sorrow" by conservative group Gafcon

The group, Gafcon, says that its followers believe "the Bible requires a male-only episcopacy".

www.bbc.com

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 29d

Four years ago during Covid it was a “shovel-ready” project, all signed off, ready to get construction working again in the pandemic. Four years on, 360 Dominion Road is still largely abandoned

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · Oct 3

“Lame. Low. Banal... Like he’s casting a Hollywood movie where everyone has six-packs and chiselled jaws."

Pete Hegseth hauled in top army brass from across the globe… to deliver a crucial message: stop being fat.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29d

Breaking News: The man who attacked a Manchester synagogue had been released on bail after being accused of rape, according to an official.

Manchester Synagogue Terrorist Was Under Investigation for Rape

The man who attacked people at the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England had been released on bail, a police official said.

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JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · 29d

The Baltic states are starting to think the hitherto unthinkable. “For five minutes I’ll defend what’s dear to me.” Lithuania prepares for a Russian invasion www.theaustralian.com.au/world/for-fi...

www.theaustralian.com.au

JeremyReesNZ @jeremyreesnz.bsky.social · Sep 28

Significant if true. Xi Jinping and Donald Trump could do a huge trade deal; the concession Xi wants though is that Trump would oppose Taiwan independence. www.wsj.com/world/china/...