BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named as Iranβs new Supreme Leader, state media report.
π΄ LIVE updates: aje.news/hzgzfq
Does anyone have experience overwintering baby lemon trees inside? I have questions
Huh, look at that ... investing in green tech as a niche has economic growth benefits. Who knew?
NgΔti Mutunga has opened five new houses in Urenui to help whΔnau get into home ownership and grow their family connections on tribal ground.
I just hit YES on donating 28 native trees via Trees That Count, we've sold almost 100 of these tees :3! Total trees planted by Pepper Raccoon sales has passed the 300 mark.
The pre-order has ended, they're in production, but you can buy from the remaining extras I've ordered at the link below <3
My first day off since the autumnal temperatures hit seems like a good day for my customary childhood breakfast. Soft-boiled eggs on toast with lashings of marmite (not vegemite!) and a hot mug of milo made entirely with milk (because any other way of making milo is a crime against nature) π
βItβs very simple Brian.
We proactively predicted with perfect precision a perception of punitive perniciousness by a third party that would in all probability precipitate peril so we preemptively attacked the first party to put in place a permanent peaceβ
And, AND, key parts of the Old Testament (another keystone of Western civilisation) were written by Jewish communities living in exile in Babylon and were heavily influenced by ancient Sumerian and Babylonian culture.
I realise that I'm harping on a bit here, but one other thing. The European Renaissance, which is widely recognised as the inception of Western civilisation, was largely made possible by the efforts of the translation movement of Islamic scholars in places like Babylon, Alexandria & Cordoba.
....when the ancestors of the West were essentially grubbing around in the dirt and living in grass huts. And yet today the vast majority of the West looks down on the Middle East and decrys them as being backward and uncivilised. 2/2
Another bugbear when it comes to the modern day relationship between the West and the Middle East is that the Middle East is the foundation stone of what we describe as civilisation. There were cities, bureaucracy, education, etc, all the elements of civilisation there 1000s of years ago... 1/2
Also why I was so irritated when Trump said this latest war was about regime change. Because, obviously, western imposed regime change in the Middle East (& everywhere else they've done it) has always worked so well in the past.
Suddenly reminded me of the time when Tony Blair, when he was still PM, told an interviewer he didn't know anything about the CIA/MI6 manufactured coup against Mosaddegh in 1953
Excellent 𧡠on the background of the Iranian relationship with the West
During their 17-day stretch in New Zealand, the pair copped abuse daily, including getting the finger from drivers and an aggressive approach they'd seen nowhere else.
Is what part of their "live" coverage. I just saw the headline as I was scrolling through the app, didn't bother actually clicking on it
"Why are you crying? It's just a kids movie."
The movie:
I see Stuff is offering advice about whether now is a good time to invest in gold. Because, you know, we all have piles of spare cash lying around to invest in gold.
Luxon "misspoke". Three times. With prepared notes. Said the same thing three times followed by "I don't know how I could be any clearer".
That kind of misspoke.
A fantail torpedo
Another fantail torpedo
An angry fantail lifting it's leg up and singing.
Fantail singing while jumping
This fantail was flying all around us in the Εamaru Public Gardens for at least 20 minutes. Got some incredible shots of it in motion, and stopping its little angry feet!
#aotearoabirds πͺΆπ³πΏ
MAR 03 . 11:41AM Americans in Middle East urged to 'DEPART NOW' The US State Department isurging Americans in the Middle East to "DEPART NOW".
Oh hey, we just started a war in the region where you are that has closed all the airports and shut down the airspace. You should probably leave that region.
This is the thing that frustrates me the most when one of the dogs is unwell somehow. The complete bafflement about what exactly is the problem drives me nuts. And then you have to go to a vet for them to say, "Well it could be this, or this, or maybe this. That'll be $150 please."
Anyone else getting slightly overexcited about the teaser posts on Instagram featuring Nathan Fillion and other cast members from Firefly? #browncoats
The last time the West tried regime change in Iran they installed the Shah. Remind me, how did that turn out?
Anyone else who uses Kiwibank having trouble logging into the mobile app and/or internet banking?
Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed
post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.
βΌοΈ BREAKING: Greens WIN Gorton and Denton by-election in a landslide victory
π’ Grn: 41% (+27)
β‘οΈ Ref: 29% (+15)
π΄ Lab: 25% (-25)
π΅ Con: 2% (-6)
π Lib: 2% (-2)
Green GAIN from Labour (+/- vs GE2024)
βΌοΈFirst-ever Green win in an MP by-election
Traffic issues caused by the Melling Link means being #BusDriverEd is even more stressful. Bad driving proliferates under these circumstances & I'm swearing underneath my breath more often. But every so often a little kid greets me with a beaming "Hi Mr Bus Driver!" & I hate the world a little less
