Liam Boardman
@liamjboardman.bsky.social
Still dabbling. Socialist/Greenie Pākehā. He/him
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BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
Rates capping was considered in 2007 with the Shand Inquiry and rejected. It wasn't recommended in the productivity commission's 2019 report, nor in the 2023 Future of Local Government report. Rates are increasing because no government has implemented any of the recommendations of those reports
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Rates capping was considered in 2007 with the Shand Inquiry and rejected. It wasn't recommended in the productivity commission's 2019 report, nor in the 2023 Future of Local Government report. Rates are increasing because no government has implemented any of the recommendations of those reports
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Hong Kongers have built this open and decentralized database documenting the Tai po Wang Fuk Court Fire which includes videos, timelines, documents and analyses
11.26 大埔宏福苑火災紀錄庫
整理香港大浦火災相關資訊，包括時間線、新聞、技術分析與社區支援 | Comprehensive archive of Tai Po fire incident with timeline, news, technical analysis, and community resources
hong-kong-emergency-coordination-hub.github.io
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hong Kongers have built this open and decentralized database documenting the Tai po Wang Fuk Court Fire which includes videos, timelines, documents and analyses
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"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
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"Dream smaller" apparently means not wanting a liveable planet, basic requality in the workplace, an end to cartels, or even a state which has the economic resources to function properly. Its the message of a party and leader which seeks power for its own sake.
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Dream smaller" apparently means not wanting a liveable planet, basic requality in the workplace, an end to cartels, or even a state which has the economic resources to function properly. Its the message of a party and leader which seeks power for its own sake.
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More localism lol?
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
Luxon indicates council rate capping law imminent
The Government would be introducing rates caps to help people with the rise in the cost of living, Luxon said.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
More localism lol?
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
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And yet we continue to get umpteen articles and comments about a decrease in student achievement/effort/attitude with ZERO acknowledgement of the known effects of covid infection on the brain and nervous system.
Even 2 years after infection, around 40% of young people are still experiencing significant fatigue — indicating a major long-term health issue affecting a substantial proportion of youth who have had COVID-19.
Published: 20 November 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Published: 20 November 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fatigue in children and young people up to 24 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Fatigue in children and young people up to 24 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And yet we continue to get umpteen articles and comments about a decrease in student achievement/effort/attitude with ZERO acknowledgement of the known effects of covid infection on the brain and nervous system.
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
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As a HKer, yes this is wild. As a China reporter, this is 💯 standard. See this piece from state news agency Xinhua to understand how the recovery must unfold:
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
As a HKer, yes this is wild. As a China reporter, this is 💯 standard. See this piece from state news agency Xinhua to understand how the recovery must unfold:
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
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Call for Papers: How much planning? What role for markets? For a conference series on the normative and institutional fundamental questions of economics from March 4 to 6 2026 at Protest Academy Tutzing, Germany. Deadline to submit: January 26, 2026. www.indep.network/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: How much planning? What role for markets?
For a conference series on the ‘normative and institutional fundamental questions of economics’ from March 4 to 6 2026 in the Protest Academy Tutzing, Germany, a call for papers has been published.
www.indep.network
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Call for Papers: How much planning? What role for markets? For a conference series on the normative and institutional fundamental questions of economics from March 4 to 6 2026 at Protest Academy Tutzing, Germany. Deadline to submit: January 26, 2026. www.indep.network/call-for-pap...
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The change, coming into effect from Monday, is an important development for people who rely on pets for companionship and mobility, a regional councillor says.
Small pets cleared to ride Greater Christchurch buses
The change, coming into effect from Monday, is an important development for people who rely on pets for companionship and mobility, a regional councillor says.
dlvr.it
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The change, coming into effect from Monday, is an important development for people who rely on pets for companionship and mobility, a regional councillor says.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
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#TaiPo fire: Took 4 days to arrive here:
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#TaiPo fire: Took 4 days to arrive here:
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
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This stuff is the AI equivalent of when McKinsey predicted that the "metaverse" was going to be a $5 trillion industry in 2030.
Metaverse Spending to Total $5 Trillion in 2030, McKinsey Predicts
Businesses’ and consumers’ annual global spending related to the metaverse could reach $5 trillion by 2030, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This stuff is the AI equivalent of when McKinsey predicted that the "metaverse" was going to be a $5 trillion industry in 2030.
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It’s so very easy to weaponize uncertainty:“We just can’t know if it’s safe, so better not to act at all”. Everyone is glad when the precautionary principle is used as a cudgel against something they already dislike, but the problem comes when it’s used to ban something you know works-like vaccines🤓
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s so very easy to weaponize uncertainty:“We just can’t know if it’s safe, so better not to act at all”. Everyone is glad when the precautionary principle is used as a cudgel against something they already dislike, but the problem comes when it’s used to ban something you know works-like vaccines🤓
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pointing, laughing
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
pointing, laughing
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Here, it was the way our local streets were suddenly empty of cars, and full of families on bikes, people out walking, etc 🥹
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here, it was the way our local streets were suddenly empty of cars, and full of families on bikes, people out walking, etc 🥹
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
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The administration's foreign policy is to performatively murder the weak and defenseless to distract from the fact that it is abandoning U.S. strategic interests worldwide.
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The administration's foreign policy is to performatively murder the weak and defenseless to distract from the fact that it is abandoning U.S. strategic interests worldwide.
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But there are Known Knowns.
We know there are rumours.
We know people in National are spreading them & discussing them with journos.
We know Bishop has been accused of being behind it, & that some in National want us to think it's all over and Luxon rinsed him.
These are Known. Not much else is.
We know there are rumours.
We know people in National are spreading them & discussing them with journos.
We know Bishop has been accused of being behind it, & that some in National want us to think it's all over and Luxon rinsed him.
These are Known. Not much else is.
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
But there are Known Knowns.
We know there are rumours.
We know people in National are spreading them & discussing them with journos.
We know Bishop has been accused of being behind it, & that some in National want us to think it's all over and Luxon rinsed him.
These are Known. Not much else is.
We know there are rumours.
We know people in National are spreading them & discussing them with journos.
We know Bishop has been accused of being behind it, & that some in National want us to think it's all over and Luxon rinsed him.
These are Known. Not much else is.
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Yes, this (thread). The pushers of LLMs stole the term "AI" deliberately to create exactly this confusion.
Not the main problem, but increasingly thinking we need a moratorium on the term "Artificial Intelligence" (both in full and as "AI") because it's clear it means at least three seriously different things and equivocation between those helps to enable this nonsense.
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yes, this (thread). The pushers of LLMs stole the term "AI" deliberately to create exactly this confusion.
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I genuinely don't care who heads the National Party; I've never voted for them, and it's their policies I disagree with, not their leadership independent of those. But it's not a good sign that they're suffering from a deficit of public support and can't agree what to do about it .
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I genuinely don't care who heads the National Party; I've never voted for them, and it's their policies I disagree with, not their leadership independent of those. But it's not a good sign that they're suffering from a deficit of public support and can't agree what to do about it .
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RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
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lol. Very difficult to parse these yarns for truth on account of how by their nature you are getting self interested sources briefing journos off the record. There are no reliable narrators here, just people telling you what they want you to think rumours mean, but still, lol
Chris Bishop in failed National leadership coup - report
Former Hutt South MP and Transport, Housing, Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop was behind a recent failed coup plan within the National Party, The Post has reported.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
lol. Very difficult to parse these yarns for truth on account of how by their nature you are getting self interested sources briefing journos off the record. There are no reliable narrators here, just people telling you what they want you to think rumours mean, but still, lol
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I feel like actually access to knowledge and learning is a universal good which shouldn't be available only to the rich, to the 'time rich', to the 'clever', or to the 'hard-working'. It should literally be available to everyone to engage with, for enrichment, for knowledge, for a better world.
I wish there was more emphasis on access to education disentangled from employability and focusing instead on enrichment because people who engage with education (or have the ability to) as enrichment interact with it differently. (And that's a whole society thing, not an in-uni thing) 7/7
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I feel like actually access to knowledge and learning is a universal good which shouldn't be available only to the rich, to the 'time rich', to the 'clever', or to the 'hard-working'. It should literally be available to everyone to engage with, for enrichment, for knowledge, for a better world.
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Alas.
Et in Arcadia ego.
Et in Arcadia ego.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Alas.
Et in Arcadia ego.
Et in Arcadia ego.