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Everything else up till now has been practice for making a submission against this dangerous dogshit of a bill. David seymour has tried this 3 times so far and he's thrown every dirty trick in the book to try and get it through this time

I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?

Keen to check this out!

👏 Beautifully written takedown of Peters' bluster.

Thank you so much for this. I was a massive fan in the 80s/90s who checked out after NAIHF. I've really enjoyed your survey of the post-Berry albums, and I think CIN is way better than I thought it would be. A few more spins and it might even threaten my Top 5 REMs. Thanks again!

No surprise that he has quit. Baffling choice in the first place.

The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.

(Read more: The Verge)

The amount of media attention given to this guy is a major contributor to this present shitshow.

Hell yes

Two pics of David Lynch in his studio saying “One day the sadness will end. but I don’t think today’s the day.”

One day the sadness will end.
But I don’t think today’s the day.

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre

The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”

Tremendous post. A lotta curling up in the corner moaning about the world. Still, some folks seem to enjoy that.

OK fine, what submissions do I have to make FFS?! Don't worry - I got you. Here's everything you need in one place!

Right! The Oranga Tamariki Amendment Bill submission is done. I almost overlooked it in favour of the Regulatory Standards Bill but Emily Writes made great list with dates & points & I realised I was best placed to submit on it due to my experience with the exact kids that bill targets 🙌

Homer Simpson in an astronaut suit, on the phone. Captioned THE ENTIRE DAY, I KEPT SAYING, "I'LL submit A LITTLE LATER. I'LL submit A LITTLE LATER." AND THEN IT WAS TOO LATE

You can still submit on the Treaty Principles Bill up until 11:59pm

It's better to submit something, even just a few sentences, than nothing

https://www.parliament.nz/en/ECommitteeSubmission/54SCJUST_SCF_227E6D0B-E632-42EB-CFFE-08DCFEB826C6/CreateSubmission

Turns out being compassionate and not using moral panic as your starting point means you reach very different conclusions about medical care issues.

‘Grossly misleading to me and to the country’: the Lange-Douglas letters, unearthed The meltdown in the relationship between the key players can be charted in an extraordinary exchange of correspondence.

A reprise from The Spinoff

Lange "My instinctive distaste for the [radical] proposal has hardened … People are not analysts of the economy. They feel secure or they feel frightened, and that is what decides their vote"

This is a good read, and explains a lot of the political turmoil of the time.

Treaty Principles Bill Aotearoa New Zealand history with Dr Vincent O'Malley. The New Zealand Wars, the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti, Māori and Pākehā relations and more

I have posted my submission on the Treaty Principles Bill here. Submissions close at midnight on 7 January and I have included a link to where you can make your own in the post.

www.meetingplace.nz/2025/01/trea...

Yes it's fine, but in my world Dad Rock bands have career plans and release sensible amounts of music so as not to flood the market. GBV got a small taste of success and sprinted in the other direction.

I wish to apply to have this officially recognised as A Christmas Movie.

Great resource thanks. Wonder if there's one for Christchurch? 🤔

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Does Lower Psychological Need Satisfaction Foster Conspiracy Belief? Longitudinal Effects Over 3 Years in New Zealand

impressive paper led by @ealbath.bsky.social using longitudinal data to add evidence to the causal nature of how conspiracy beliefs and psychological needs are related
OA link below

Terme Boxer - Bronze - (330-50 BC) National Roman Museum

Massive away win for the little fella.

Kim Deal cuddling a flamingo.

Excited for this.

Let's Dance is terrific. They are all consistently great from HD up to that one.

Nice one! Your favourite Bowie album? I think it's Hunky Dory for me.

Incredible era for music and politics. The bit about the Attica prison was an eye-opener.

Been watching the docuseries “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” and it’s well done and deeper than I expected. Incredible footage and interviews. Good to be reminded how much competition we have in terms of living in fucked up times. At least they had Aretha though.

Let's not play into Seymour's hands From the University of Otago – Opinion: The message against the coalition Treaty Principles Bill should be simple: the Treaty protects all New Zealanders from corporate exploitation, writes Dr Ryan Wa...

The Treaty protects all New Zealanders from corporate exploitation.

Seymour's bill is about the people (tangata whenua and tangata tiriti - all of us!) vs corporate profits.

newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/20/l...