Shocked and a Paul
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Music, rugby, fatherhood. Opinions may not even be mine, let along those of anyone associated with me.
I haven’t read this whole judgment yet. But I think the judge should have put a spoiler alert on the footnote on the *very first page* that says:
“see also Magna Carta, Article 39.”
“see also Magna Carta, Article 39.”
NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order – #9 in Conejo Arias v. Noem (W.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00415) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT--The Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Grea...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I haven’t read this whole judgment yet. But I think the judge should have put a spoiler alert on the footnote on the *very first page* that says:
“see also Magna Carta, Article 39.”
“see also Magna Carta, Article 39.”
How it started/How it’s going…
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
How it started/How it’s going…
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Accurate
January 20, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Accurate
Post a car picture you took
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Post a car picture you took
@dieworkwear.bsky.social what do you think of the Prime Minister of New Zealand’s suit?
6 weeks off and couldn't buy a suit that fits #NZPol
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 AM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social what do you think of the Prime Minister of New Zealand’s suit?
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If you’re in Seattle or visiting give this dude your patronage. Five stars. I’m laughing so hard it hurts.
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If you’re in Seattle or visiting give this dude your patronage. Five stars. I’m laughing so hard it hurts.
Neighbour of mine used to live up this way
‘Til age overtook him and he couldn’t stay
He kept an old bit of roofing iron in the creek
And he fed the eels that sheltered there
I haven’t seen him in quite a while
And I wonder what happened to the eels.
‘Til age overtook him and he couldn’t stay
He kept an old bit of roofing iron in the creek
And he fed the eels that sheltered there
I haven’t seen him in quite a while
And I wonder what happened to the eels.
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Neighbour of mine used to live up this way
‘Til age overtook him and he couldn’t stay
He kept an old bit of roofing iron in the creek
And he fed the eels that sheltered there
I haven’t seen him in quite a while
And I wonder what happened to the eels.
‘Til age overtook him and he couldn’t stay
He kept an old bit of roofing iron in the creek
And he fed the eels that sheltered there
I haven’t seen him in quite a while
And I wonder what happened to the eels.
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Dear Winston - I am acting to further the RBNZ's functions under the Reserve Bank Act of NZ Act 2021, ss 10(1)(e)(ii); 10(1)(f)(i) and 10(1)(g) in line with the objective of "protecting and promoting the stability of New Zealand’s financial system". As you're not my Minister ... fuck off.
Love, Anna
Love, Anna
Winston Peters tells RBNZ governor Anna Breman to 'stay in her New Zealand lane'
The Foreign Minister's statement is in response to Anna Breman signing a letter of support for US Fed boss Jerome Powell overnight.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Dear Winston - I am acting to further the RBNZ's functions under the Reserve Bank Act of NZ Act 2021, ss 10(1)(e)(ii); 10(1)(f)(i) and 10(1)(g) in line with the objective of "protecting and promoting the stability of New Zealand’s financial system". As you're not my Minister ... fuck off.
Love, Anna
Love, Anna
I’m not normally a fan of movie sequels, but this could be good
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I’m not normally a fan of movie sequels, but this could be good
Is it just me, or since the US has gone nuts with the whole ICE thing, has the NZ Police Association gone very quiet on its usual demands that NZ police officers should be regularly armed?
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Is it just me, or since the US has gone nuts with the whole ICE thing, has the NZ Police Association gone very quiet on its usual demands that NZ police officers should be regularly armed?
Dear every business that uses a <lastname.firstname@…> email address format,
Please stop doing that and just be normal.
Yours etc.
Please stop doing that and just be normal.
Yours etc.
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Dear every business that uses a <lastname.firstname@…> email address format,
Please stop doing that and just be normal.
Yours etc.
Please stop doing that and just be normal.
Yours etc.
I’ll admit that “Makes it harder to find escaped monkeys” was not on my Bingo Card of “Problems that generative AI may cause”…
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I’ll admit that “Makes it harder to find escaped monkeys” was not on my Bingo Card of “Problems that generative AI may cause”…
All def, no leppard.
all killing, no joke
All spider, no bait
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
All def, no leppard.
*doomscrolls Events in America*
“Maybe having a national leader that does fuck-all isn’t so bad after all?”
#AotearoaThoughts
“Maybe having a national leader that does fuck-all isn’t so bad after all?”
#AotearoaThoughts
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
*doomscrolls Events in America*
“Maybe having a national leader that does fuck-all isn’t so bad after all?”
#AotearoaThoughts
“Maybe having a national leader that does fuck-all isn’t so bad after all?”
#AotearoaThoughts
This is excellent news. For far too long, far too many early Saturday morning kids’ sports games have not had a coffee truck in attendance meaning whoever cracks first and goes off to find a cafe has to politely offer to buy every other parent a coffee.
📢 More Chinese migrants are investing in mobile coffee trucks to launch businesses in Auckland, testing the market before committing to a physical location.
Black gold: Interest in coffee trucks surges as migrants seek affordable startups
www.rnz.co.nz
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is excellent news. For far too long, far too many early Saturday morning kids’ sports games have not had a coffee truck in attendance meaning whoever cracks first and goes off to find a cafe has to politely offer to buy every other parent a coffee.
Oh no. He’s gonna display Maduro on TV, isn’t he, like some latter day parade of Vercingetorix?
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Oh no. He’s gonna display Maduro on TV, isn’t he, like some latter day parade of Vercingetorix?
Dune Fast, Dune Furious
Dune-know The Way To San Jose
DUNESTRUCK
December 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dune Fast, Dune Furious
A perfect 90s album that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A perfect 90s album that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains
Things Not To Do when using flashing blue & red lights to impersonate a police car:
1. Join a convoy of actual police cars
2. Be disqualified from driving
3. Be in possession of an unlawful firearm
4. Be in possession (and presumably enthusiastically be using) meth. www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/23/p...
1. Join a convoy of actual police cars
2. Be disqualified from driving
3. Be in possession of an unlawful firearm
4. Be in possession (and presumably enthusiastically be using) meth. www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/23/p...
Police seize firearm, meth from car flashing red and blue lights
The driver has been charged with impersonating a police officer after sliding into a convoy of police cars in Kawakawa while flashing red and blue lights.
www.1news.co.nz
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Things Not To Do when using flashing blue & red lights to impersonate a police car:
1. Join a convoy of actual police cars
2. Be disqualified from driving
3. Be in possession of an unlawful firearm
4. Be in possession (and presumably enthusiastically be using) meth. www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/23/p...
1. Join a convoy of actual police cars
2. Be disqualified from driving
3. Be in possession of an unlawful firearm
4. Be in possession (and presumably enthusiastically be using) meth. www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/23/p...
Happy Last Day of Having Kids at Primary School to all those who celebrate! 🥳
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Happy Last Day of Having Kids at Primary School to all those who celebrate! 🥳
What’s the highest opening partnership score in a test at the time a catch was dropped?
@zaltzcricket.bsky.social @acscricket.bsky.social
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December 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What’s the highest opening partnership score in a test at the time a catch was dropped?
@zaltzcricket.bsky.social @acscricket.bsky.social
@zaltzcricket.bsky.social @acscricket.bsky.social
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It’s been a while, but ‘tis the season. Please assemble @maxjohns.nz @danxduran.bsky.social @mandab.com and let me present this steaming pile of autotuned mess of a #CoverWeakly open.spotify.com/track/1d1Sxj...
Fairytale of New York
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December 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It’s been a while, but ‘tis the season. Please assemble @maxjohns.nz @danxduran.bsky.social @mandab.com and let me present this steaming pile of autotuned mess of a #CoverWeakly open.spotify.com/track/1d1Sxj...
Found a dusty old relic in the corner of the cellar. Better give it a go, I guess
December 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Found a dusty old relic in the corner of the cellar. Better give it a go, I guess
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NZ navy ship shadowed by seven Chinese warships
NZ navy ship shadowed by seven Chinese warships
The NZDF says the seven different warships kept a "safe and professional distance" throughout.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NZ navy ship shadowed by seven Chinese warships