Morningside Jem
@jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
Looking down at you from my ivory tower.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
Going to live my dream of crossing an international land border. On the train from Amsterdam to Berlin.
December 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Going to live my dream of crossing an international land border. On the train from Amsterdam to Berlin.
Ran into Frank Bunce at the airport. He recognized me from Helensville Juniors prize giving in the 90s.
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Ran into Frank Bunce at the airport. He recognized me from Helensville Juniors prize giving in the 90s.
LinkedIn Wrapped is the corporate buzz word wank no one needed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
LinkedIn Wrapped is the corporate buzz word wank no one needed.
It's amazing how dirty an election campaign for a part-time position that pays between $37,369 to $66,974 and has very little real power.
Who am I kidding? I was involved in student politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/...
Who am I kidding? I was involved in student politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/...
Judge orders rare by-election in Auckland local body election
A Manukau District Court judge has ruled that voting irregularities materially affected the result, declaring the election of local board members for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe...
www.rnz.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It's amazing how dirty an election campaign for a part-time position that pays between $37,369 to $66,974 and has very little real power.
Who am I kidding? I was involved in student politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/...
Who am I kidding? I was involved in student politics.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/...
Everyone time I start typing in Calibri, the first words that are autofilled are "ACAB" and "Antifa".
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Everyone time I start typing in Calibri, the first words that are autofilled are "ACAB" and "Antifa".
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
There is absolutely no scenario where Willis wins this.
Richardson turns up drunk, vomits on the stage, and then passes out in her own puke, and Willis still comes second.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Richardson turns up drunk, vomits on the stage, and then passes out in her own puke, and Willis still comes second.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country's fiscal position with Nicola Willis
The former finance minister has accepted the challenge from current Finance Minister Nicola Willis to debate her.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
There is absolutely no scenario where Willis wins this.
Richardson turns up drunk, vomits on the stage, and then passes out in her own puke, and Willis still comes second.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Richardson turns up drunk, vomits on the stage, and then passes out in her own puke, and Willis still comes second.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Yes. But let's not limit this to the past.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yes. But let's not limit this to the past.
Thank God, because there's very few outlets for white folks to tell everyone what they think.
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thank God, because there's very few outlets for white folks to tell everyone what they think.
If I could pull this of at that age, I'd live a contented life.
Appreciate that I'm probably not far from *that* age.
Appreciate that I'm probably not far from *that* age.
Old man overheard grumbling that the trains never ran this late in the last 20’s. #Newyork #newyorkfashion
December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If I could pull this of at that age, I'd live a contented life.
Appreciate that I'm probably not far from *that* age.
Appreciate that I'm probably not far from *that* age.
I'll be deeply disappointed if this isn't Grant Robertson.
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I'll be deeply disappointed if this isn't Grant Robertson.
Dream job.
these things were so funny tho, one of the most "stop or I'll say stop again" ideas.. but apparently some were still there until 2011!
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Dream job.
This feels like cheating at the net promoter score?
I've always assumed that the key to NPS is that people who answer 5 think they're being polite, when it actually reflects an unlikeliness to promote.
Colouring them red, yellow, and green sort of tends people towards the green options.
I've always assumed that the key to NPS is that people who answer 5 think they're being polite, when it actually reflects an unlikeliness to promote.
Colouring them red, yellow, and green sort of tends people towards the green options.
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This feels like cheating at the net promoter score?
I've always assumed that the key to NPS is that people who answer 5 think they're being polite, when it actually reflects an unlikeliness to promote.
Colouring them red, yellow, and green sort of tends people towards the green options.
I've always assumed that the key to NPS is that people who answer 5 think they're being polite, when it actually reflects an unlikeliness to promote.
Colouring them red, yellow, and green sort of tends people towards the green options.
This is Seymours MO now. He did the exact same thing to the Chair of one of our local school boards (which has a zone crossing into Epsom) - noted their political affiliation as a reason not to take them seriously.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches
Parents were horrified after their children ate contaminated food.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is Seymours MO now. He did the exact same thing to the Chair of one of our local school boards (which has a zone crossing into Epsom) - noted their political affiliation as a reason not to take them seriously.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
My Pounamu has unstringed itself, and I need to get it rebound.
Any suggestions on where I can get this done in central Auckland?
Any suggestions on where I can get this done in central Auckland?
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My Pounamu has unstringed itself, and I need to get it rebound.
Any suggestions on where I can get this done in central Auckland?
Any suggestions on where I can get this done in central Auckland?
Chefs Kiss if the rates cap means a Labour Prime Minister gets to cut the ribbon on the CRL.
Auckland mayor hits out at government's rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland mayor hits out at government's rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland mayor hits out at government's rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link
Wayne Brown has taken aim at the policy, suggesting the government could start paying rates on its own properties to help fund projects like the City Rail Link.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Chefs Kiss if the rates cap means a Labour Prime Minister gets to cut the ribbon on the CRL.
Auckland mayor hits out at government's rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland mayor hits out at government's rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Sign up at my kids school.
Thanks K-Mart. Thanks a fucking bunch.
Thanks K-Mart. Thanks a fucking bunch.
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Sign up at my kids school.
Thanks K-Mart. Thanks a fucking bunch.
Thanks K-Mart. Thanks a fucking bunch.
My daughter came home with a story about how Barney was burst at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1997.
Turns out the day Barney was killed is an actual thing.
youtu.be/epgXuMB1sF8?...
Turns out the day Barney was killed is an actual thing.
youtu.be/epgXuMB1sF8?...
Thanksgiving '97. The day Barney was killed
YouTube video by DelhiTheCat
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December 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My daughter came home with a story about how Barney was burst at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1997.
Turns out the day Barney was killed is an actual thing.
youtu.be/epgXuMB1sF8?...
Turns out the day Barney was killed is an actual thing.
youtu.be/epgXuMB1sF8?...
Massive false equivalence between Ardern not meeting with COVID denier protesters and Luxon / Van Velden not meeting with union officials.
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
‘We shouldn’t be naive’: Collins’ quiet signal to Luxon on union relations
OPINION: Collins met union leaders, while Luxon and van Velden have refused to do so.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Massive false equivalence between Ardern not meeting with COVID denier protesters and Luxon / Van Velden not meeting with union officials.
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...
Ran into this character at the UoA staff club. @drdrehistorian.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Ran into this character at the UoA staff club. @drdrehistorian.bsky.social
Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Boards Chair here - before our BOT passed a motion affirming our commitment to Te Tiriti, I received emails from parents and teachers urging the board on.
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
The union never said a word.
Amazing that reaffirming a commitment to Te Tiriti is viewed as "anti-govt" (his words)
One of them is booze, so they can fuck right off.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
One of them is booze, so they can fuck right off.
I see K Mart have pivoted from selling asbestos sand to...
...whatever the fuck these count as.
...whatever the fuck these count as.
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I see K Mart have pivoted from selling asbestos sand to...
...whatever the fuck these count as.
...whatever the fuck these count as.