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Chris Miller

@thelittlepakeha.net

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Contrary to posts, I do not own any cats. #longcovid #braindamage #disability #gaming #media #memes #tangatatiriti Any pronouns. Ōtautahi, Te Waipounamu.

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Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 1h

lol that was so funny

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 2h

that rebuttal just makes me think we should have MORE contaminant reporting. I would like to know ALL of the foods that have lots of lead in them, please.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 11h

Sentences I did not expect to read today.

Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 11h

The president (or maybe not president) of Madagascar—a radio DJ who overthrew the island’s yogurt kingpin in a coup d’état—just fled the country in a French helicopter after Gen Z protests. I wrote about the most interesting island you know nothing about, with bonus pictures of me with lemurs:

The yogurt kingpin, the radio DJ coup, and the most interesting island on Earth

Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.

www.forkingpaths.co

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 12h

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 11h

"Huangfu Yi isn't a bad guy. He's just the culmination of the flaw[s?] of every man in the world." Oh damn.

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 11h

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 12h

You know, I'd love to hear a rendition of someone playing a flute to whatever tune the actress is *actually* "playing" considering she appears to be holding it to her mouth and randomly moving her fingers while a soundtrack plays.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 12h

Her mother, incidentally, is a shockingly deep and complex character for being in an antagonist role in a c-drama. But every time you start to sympathise with her she ruins it lol.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 12h

(Literally everyone is happy about the relationship except her mother, but she's pretty clearly going to end up with another character. This is also episode 15 of 56, so presumably she'll grow up a bit more in the meantime.)

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 12h

omggggggg the main girl and her guy friend who she's semi-engaged to are looking at naughty drawings from books about marriage and she threw the book across the room because she wanted to learn about partnerships not sex and she was grossed out.

Methinks she is not ready to get married.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 12h

It sounds like one of the local indigenous ones. The worst hit areas are over 95% Native peoples.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 19h

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

Edvard Munch's 'Scream' but with the text 'I can't believe they're cancelling Art History' in a speech bubble

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 14h

lol I remember when some guy asked me what kind of punk music I liked and got very flummoxed when I started listing bands like The Cure, The Clash, and so on. apparently he was expecting like.... Green Day or whatever kids were listening to in the 10s.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 16h

so when's Potaka getting banned until he apologises for impugning Mcanulty's integrity?

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 17h

PERFECTLY NORMAL

Aerial footage shows Waikato farmland under water

Three Ruapehu towns are cut off due to flooding in all directions as heavy rain and thunderstorms still to come batters the North Island highway network.

www.stuff.co.nz

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 16h

I gotta get back into borrowing ebooks from the library.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 17h

oh geez. I used to live a little further up Madras St towards town and guys hooning their cars down the street was a big problem, this was back in the 00s. it wasn't uncommon to see burned out cars either. they do need a supermarket, but idk that Madras St itself is the right place.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 17h

oh man yeah. I have been rereading a little recently but mostly I watch livestreams, youtube videos, and c-dramas instead these days.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 17h

the soundtrack is sending me

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 17h

I was thrilled to see that Legend of Khiimori, the game where you get to be a Mongolian horse courier, is in Steam Next Fest this time around. Just spent a bit over an hour in it (on Steam Deck) and loved it.

The Legend of Khiimori on Steam

Take on the role of a brave courier rider in The Legend of Khiimori! Bond with your horse and tame the open wilds of 13th century Mongolia. Breed and train horses with specialized abilities to explore...

store.steampowered.com

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 1d

this is wonderful

charlerk.bsky.social @charlerk.bsky.social · 1d

I have a new favorite thing on the internet today, Ross Cadell gift disclosures openpolitics.au/47/ross-cade...

Of all Japans traditional arts, perhaps the most famed and actively practiced today is Ikebana, the art of flower arrangement. The Ambassador of Japan to Australia, His Excellency Kazuhiro Suzuki has kindly gifted my office a beautiful 2025 Calendar featuring stunning images of Japans traditional art Ikebana – Cost unknown

I’m grateful to my friend Dr. Vagif Jafarov, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Fiji for the kind gift of a 1l bottle of Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Gold Signature Blended Scotch Whisky, a complex, velvety & luxurious blend with dark chocolate cues and multi-layered aromas of dried fruit and buttery toffee, Thankyou – Cost $149.99

I received from the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP a Bureau of Meteorology 2025 Australian Weather Calendar showcasing the beauty and diversity of the Australian landscape in its 13 spectacular glossy photos, ranging from a magical aurora australis in northern Tasmania to a fog covered mountain in Queensland each image captures a moment of varied Australian weather which has been monitored by the Bureau since 1908 – Cost unknown

In what could mistakenly be described as a shameless attempt to appear on my gift register, I was very thoughtfully gifted a 1:11.5 scale custom made full body bobblehead figurine of myself, attired in colour correct ink blue suit and senate pin, Nationals green and gold tie and RM Williams boots, the amazingly detailed personalised gift was given to me by my very good friend and soon to be ex colleague Kerrod Gream but he pointed out that it was not as friend but as attempt to gain favour and therefore should be declared, it’s a gift I love almost more than my precious Pepsi Max and it will be taking pride of place on my Senate desk as for as long as I am privileged to serve in this office –Cost unknown

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Shifty Cow @supergoofnz.bsky.social · 1d

LOL this is lovely. #TeReo #AkeAkeAke
He has the best giggle, too.
www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3608...

www.stuff.co.nz

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 1d

yup. it's pretty appalling.

Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 1d

They changed who was doing the subtitles somewhere between episodes. Normally they're really good on this site but there's been typos and spelling mistakes showing up, this ep they stopped translating people's names when they show them on screen, and they're using a new transliteration for one