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Shambolika

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Poetic aroreretini. Outreach librarian. Wife guy. Dad. Pākehā, Rangitāne, Ngati Kahungunu: Euronesian. Baritone ukulele is a silly name for the instrument I play, doesn't sound anything like a ukulele; I play the kitāiti, little guitar.

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Me, admiring nurses Disney tattoos, and the nurse telling me about the sleeve she had planned.

My wife: aren't you afraid they'll sue you?

Nurse: wut

09.03.2026 18:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah Gorillaz are influential whereas Oasis wear their influences on their sleeves

09.03.2026 02:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So pendulous

09.03.2026 02:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Piracy is the most effective form of artistic distribution these days. So be it.”

-Werner Herzog on NPR just now 🔥

08.03.2026 23:38 👍 5773 🔁 1661 💬 37 📌 118

Uncle Werner delivering the good stuff.

09.03.2026 02:25 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Amazon pulls sponsorship from Paris book festival after booksellers’ association boycott Syndicat de la Librairie Française accused online retailer of trying to ‘flood the market with fake AI-generated books’

Yes, the French booksellers association forced the Paris Book Festival to drop Amazon sponsorship due to Amazon "seeking to flood the market with fake AI-generated books, promoted by fake reviews, written by fake readers [which rise] to the top of fake rankings"💥 MORE OF THIS, PLEASE 💥

08.03.2026 06:41 👍 264 🔁 116 💬 0 📌 14
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a statue of the presidents of the united states on a mountain ALT: a statue of the presidents of the united states on a mountain
09.03.2026 01:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mahia, We Have A Problem

@davemosk I haven't been a fan of Peter Beck or RocketLab since this: https://northandsouth.co.nz/2021/03/14/rocket-lab-military/

08.03.2026 23:34 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Let's talk about what happens when oil prices go through the roof and stay there - because it really isn't pretty, it's going to hit our economy incredibly hard, and it's only peripherally about how much it costs to fill the tank.

A short 🧵

#nzpol

07.03.2026 00:50 👍 112 🔁 52 💬 3 📌 11

Of course they should

08.03.2026 23:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of NYC Mayor Mamdani smiling, with text in bold letters superimposed that read “New Yorkers want more funding for libraries”. A small header reads “NYC PLAN : Public Library Action Network”

Photo of NYC Mayor Mamdani smiling, with text in bold letters superimposed that read “New Yorkers want more funding for libraries”. A small header reads “NYC PLAN : Public Library Action Network”

@mayor.nyc.gov It’s clear : New Yorkers want increased funds for our public libraries.

08.03.2026 16:31 👍 253 🔁 64 💬 2 📌 3

Libra: You will finally get everything you deserve this year, which is great news for your enemies.

04.01.2026 18:07 👍 237 🔁 60 💬 3 📌 25
An egg in a suit carrying on as if he's not already done for.

An egg in a suit carrying on as if he's not already done for.

What's that you say lux-gone?

This screen grab was just asking for the headline to be cropped like this.

#nzpol

08.03.2026 18:56 👍 26 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0

See also: Waiting for waiting for Godot

08.03.2026 18:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Some of us would rather be corrected than to go on being wrong

08.03.2026 18:10 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

fucking choreography

08.03.2026 16:11 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

THIS IS CHURCHILL'S FOREVER WAR

08.03.2026 17:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Remi Wolf - Disco Man (Official Video)
Remi Wolf - Disco Man (Official Video) YouTube video by Remi Wolf

youtu.be/V1dtRs_vN6Y?...

08.03.2026 17:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

torches...👀

08.03.2026 16:54 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Aldous Harding - Zoo Eyes Listen to Zoo Eyes on TIDAL

What what am i doing in Dubai
In the prime of my life
Do you love me

tidal.com/track/103583...

08.03.2026 05:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

*actually I buy the generic brand but the line was too good

08.03.2026 05:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Chickens have pellets.
Dogs have biscuits.
I have weetbix

08.03.2026 05:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It was the same old fullas who said seppo who drank shots of rum and clove syrup. Nom

08.03.2026 05:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My wry smile will suffice

08.03.2026 05:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Maybe i'm messed up but the person was vividly toxic so whatever, glad she got the boot

08.03.2026 05:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I distinctly remember an event where I made a good joke in a big group of my family but there was one outsider person we all hated (for really good reasons) and when she laughed I had this strong visceral feeling of "how dare you laugh at OUR joke!?"

08.03.2026 05:00 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sorry sugar, my balls are sweet enough

08.03.2026 04:54 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So, if Luxon is gone then will Willis have to go as finance minister? #NZPol

08.03.2026 01:30 👍 51 🔁 5 💬 16 📌 0

The endless Churchill war on the environment

08.03.2026 04:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It was mocking us, I'm sure

08.03.2026 04:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0