Completely Black
@completelyblack.bsky.social
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Lives in Aotearoa
Lives in Aotearoa
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"handheld meat pie" implies the existence of the vehicle-mounted vegetarian pie.
"handheld meat pies" is truly the most cursed phrase anyone has ever used to describe this part of our national cuisine
* New Zealand takes pies (namely, handheld meat pies) so seriously that there are National Pie Awards that get major media coverage. The New Zealand National Library has a whole dedicated category for “Pies — Competitions.”
Pie.
Pie.
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"handheld meat pie" implies the existence of the vehicle-mounted vegetarian pie.
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Sweet hairy Jesus; so much to unpack here. Rant incoming. tl;dr Once again local govt is told by central govt to do more things without commensurate funding, while other people milk it. Typical Nats. Socialise losses. Privatise gains. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Sweet hairy Jesus; so much to unpack here. Rant incoming. tl;dr Once again local govt is told by central govt to do more things without commensurate funding, while other people milk it. Typical Nats. Socialise losses. Privatise gains. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
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new gmail update is 100% to force you to autogoobrain yourself and juke the slopstats because turning it off disables every single rule and dumps everything directly into the inbox, especially and particularly all of the spam it was supposed to be blocking.
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
new gmail update is 100% to force you to autogoobrain yourself and juke the slopstats because turning it off disables every single rule and dumps everything directly into the inbox, especially and particularly all of the spam it was supposed to be blocking.
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I think that reading every cyberpunk story I could get my hands on in the 90s has made me simultaneously very prepared for this time in history and also inexpressibly morbid about it.
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I think that reading every cyberpunk story I could get my hands on in the 90s has made me simultaneously very prepared for this time in history and also inexpressibly morbid about it.
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Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast.
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast.
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
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Quite apart from the design, I'm genuinely more convinced by the bottom one
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Quite apart from the design, I'm genuinely more convinced by the bottom one
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Some of you point out that the big players have used various tricks to keep their own $ safe. True.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Some of you point out that the big players have used various tricks to keep their own $ safe. True.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
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"um actually it's extremely normal for men to try to fuck younger women who are socially subordinate to them"
yeah man, we know. that's kind of the whole problem. the normalness of it
yeah man, we know. that's kind of the whole problem. the normalness of it
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"um actually it's extremely normal for men to try to fuck younger women who are socially subordinate to them"
yeah man, we know. that's kind of the whole problem. the normalness of it
yeah man, we know. that's kind of the whole problem. the normalness of it
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Nicely put.
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Nicely put.
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The internet is a very good metaphor for the rest of society in one specific way: things aren't bad because people are just stupid and lazy. Things are bad because a lot of people worked incredibly hard to make them this bad, because they gain some benefit from that.
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The internet is a very good metaphor for the rest of society in one specific way: things aren't bad because people are just stupid and lazy. Things are bad because a lot of people worked incredibly hard to make them this bad, because they gain some benefit from that.
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Normally when polling is hurting a political party, you can use a crisis to showcase your leadership & gain valour, be it warranted or not
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Normally when polling is hurting a political party, you can use a crisis to showcase your leadership & gain valour, be it warranted or not
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
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Remember this is the guy who tugged on a young woman's pony tail at the cafe she was working at because 'he found it alluring', with his wife beside him. That's sexual assault
Fcuk off pervert
Fcuk off pervert
Former PM John Key says public's trust in police threatened by recent events McSkimming case
Former PM John Key says public's trust in police threatened by recent events McSkimming case
Sir John's comments come after a report that found senior police leaders mishandled accusations of sexual offending by former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Remember this is the guy who tugged on a young woman's pony tail at the cafe she was working at because 'he found it alluring', with his wife beside him. That's sexual assault
Fcuk off pervert
Fcuk off pervert
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I genuinely think male police have a problem with women. we're shrill, demanding, upset, emotional, take up too much time complaining about all the rapes & assaults & murders against us. we never shut up, right? always harping on about what men have done to us. we do it because it's fun & soothing
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I genuinely think male police have a problem with women. we're shrill, demanding, upset, emotional, take up too much time complaining about all the rapes & assaults & murders against us. we never shut up, right? always harping on about what men have done to us. we do it because it's fun & soothing
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if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
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Whoa boy ‘controversial’ doing a lot of heavy lifting there. ‘Almost universally unpopular and condemned by legal and constitutional experts’ was obviously too long for the headline.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Controversial Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading
The bill got the backing of the coalition parties
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Whoa boy ‘controversial’ doing a lot of heavy lifting there. ‘Almost universally unpopular and condemned by legal and constitutional experts’ was obviously too long for the headline.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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History really will look closely at this govt and everything it has done to harm our society
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
History really will look closely at this govt and everything it has done to harm our society
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Defence lawyers spell it out: nothing any of these officers has ever done or will do in the future can ever be trusted www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Criminal investigation called for after police falsify alcohol breath tests
The integrity of the past and current work of any officer involved is called into question, the Defence Lawyers Association says.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Defence lawyers spell it out: nothing any of these officers has ever done or will do in the future can ever be trusted www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Folks, here's my take on the @methanesat.bsky.social project - TLDR: they tried for all three of "good, fast and cheap" and wound up with none...
Lost In Space: New Zealand's $30M Participation Trophy
"Good, fast and cheap" MethaneSAT tried for all three and got none.
MBIE and the New Zealand Space Agency missed red flags in the initial bid.
The MethaneSAT project did not keep promises of ope...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Folks, here's my take on the @methanesat.bsky.social project - TLDR: they tried for all three of "good, fast and cheap" and wound up with none...