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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Gary @netchicken1.bsky.social · 17h

Now this is cool.

Overseas comedian making a joke about Kiwis not having a chant.

Then someone in the audience sings out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi and the whole audience shouts Hi aue hei in response.

So the comedian tries to learn it.

Good vibes, real kiwis.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Kiwi crowd schools US comedian

Visiting US stand-up Jeff Arcuri expressed his surprise that there were no New Zealand chants - his fans quickly put him right.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Amped Up @ampedup.bsky.social · 18h

Wow the FIRST thing this coaltion of chaos did was cancel the pumped hydro scheme that would have stored 5000GWh of excess renewable energy as hydroelectricity in dams. #onetermgovernment #nzpol

Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 20h

Two years since the 2023 election. If you want a really long read, chronologically tracking all the different attacks on nature by the Luxon Govt... well this is it! Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline - Greenpeace Aotearoa

It has been nearly 2 years since the formation of the Luxon-led Government. It has been two years of a war on nature.

www.greenpeace.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Sue Tyler @styler.bsky.social · 1d

I’m enjoying the retaking of frogs. I always felt incredibly sad for the original illustrator of pepe who had his creation stolen and exploited

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 1d

Gang numbers reach record highs under National - but could be even higher, as police can no longer easily identify members.
Meanwhile gang profits double too. Too bad most Kiwis will never realise in the absence of right wing media dominance & not enough funding on the other side #nzpol #kiwi

Police Minister says record high gang numbers "highly concerning" July 29 1News article

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Andrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Israel still murdering journalists?

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi shot dead in Gaza City clashes

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 1d

Basic Instinct leg crossing scene reaction meme with Klingons, blue brick background. Male Klingon reacts saying "Is that a tribble?"

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 1d

blood bath for the right around my hood. love to see it.

if you'd let us take everything over you'd have legal weed and a chloe swarbrick presidency.

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 1d

😭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgZ...

The Thing with Feathers - Official Trailer (2025) Benedict Cumberbatch

YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers

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Barry @barryhannah.bsky.social · 1d

“…I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients, or kids in education and parents being mucked around,"

No Christopher Luxon, people are getting sick of YOU prioritising your fiscal policies on your already wealthy mates, rather than on healthcare and education.

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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 7d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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blogdebart.bsky.social @blogdebart.bsky.social · 2d

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Reverend Jesus "Ł" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 4d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 3d

Squad goals

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3d

I love this image.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 3d

I have spent today pretending to be a butterfly ballerina who sings opera. I didn’t choose the skux life, the skux life chose me

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 4d

Nicola Willis loves talking about how things _could_ be done. Surely we all already know by now that it's absolutely demented to sell basic infrastructure (and if you think our network isn't fundamental infra then think some more) why would we ever want to give control to some other random party?

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 4d

There was a guy in an inflatable frog suit at a protest in Portland and ICE shot him with pepper balls and he responded by dancing. Iconic.

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 4d

I've ordered an Antifa Frog costume for Halloween and I really really hope there are others out there on the night. 🐸

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 4d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 4d

Are we sure this is the correct track to be back on? I'm beginning to suspect we took a wrong turn somewhere. #nzpol

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 4d

Latest benefits data is out. More detail later, but suffice to say that we are going to need some new forecasts.

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Barry @barryhannah.bsky.social · 4d

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

FUCK NO.

Government mulls possible sale of Chorus

The Finance Minister says with the completion of the ultra-fast broadband fibre initiative, there's no longer a policy reason for the Crown to own Chorus.

www.rnz.co.nz

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d

Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?

By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 4d

I shit you not, one of the 5 reasons is “every cycle ends eventually”.

Are you fucking *kidding* ??

Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 4d

RNZ really putting in the hard yards for this gov #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Five reasons to feel positive about the New Zealand economy

It's been a year of grim economic news - unemployment has been up, GDP down and consumer confidence weak.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Morgan Avery 🍔 @themorgan.bsky.social · 4d

Outstanding.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 4d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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