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"I want to sounds smart and inspirational" should put a politician on ice basically forever

other interesting tidbit is Bishop being the only Minister not responding to requests

This is like that Tom Holland dance video… same rules apply.

Today I realised that I can cope with demon lovers partially shifting mid coitus, but sex on the kitchen bench and on a table takes me a minute to get behind.

I might have lived in Aotearoa too long 😂

#smut #romantasy #NZContext

Not tikanga. Dirty colonisers 🤮

#nzpol

This could easily be bigger than dairy, but we're beholden to the teat
#nzpol

Hexes Go Well with Tequila (The Lost Souls, #1) From the moment Ursula Cambridge, a 38-year-old woman f…

I finished www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

I loved that the main characters were mostly in their late 30s and were magical.

That is the coolest!!

Well of course they were going to go after VPNs too: the whole point is to end your privacy online, not to take action that would actually protect people and democracy.

Since the big storm and all the trees came down, I've had a niggly question...

What do arborists do outside of storm damaged tree season?

I could Google, but I'm happy with this niggly question as it's distracting me from the ones about WW3 etc

The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

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I just really want to press the doorbell for a fish. This is what my soul needs.

Talking to another anxious dad at Starship hospital, he said how amazing it was that all this is done for us, so we don't have to stress about the cost. That's when I said
"It makes me think those guys were right when they said tax is love."
We are feeling the love. Thanks, everybody who pays tax.

If you are an Immigration Minister, with access to the latest data and experts as part of your job description, and you're still peddling false and misleading over-stayer figures in an election year?

You didn't "misspeak." You are a LIAR who got caught LYING. End of story. #nzpol

It's #WhiskersWednesday so here are mine. Just for you all. We're doing beautiful things today to keep our minds off the shoot show our country currently is. Painting planters for the garden. Listening to music. Stuffs like that. Stay beauteous babies. Love you all. Hugs 🌼🧡🌼

NZ spy chiefs warn of extremism risk as teenage boys dominate investigations Our national security agencies are worried about New Zealand’s young men.

In 2022 a group of us (experts) tried to explain to the joint security group that extreme misogyny was the fastest growing form of violent extremism www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

I finished a really average hockey romcom. Zero 🌶️

What if he's the new Lady Whistledown?

I don't like having an expectation put on me to run my summaries/file notes through AI to eliminate "fluff/emotion" and format them into SOAP and incorporate key values if they're good news stories.

It's so gross

The Atlas Network has form: it is credited with influencing the election of autocraticand ultra-conservative leaders in Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands and, recently, New Zealand. Will Australia be next? This may seem disconnected from matters of church and state, but, as oneAmerican professor of religion says, we need to recognize that Christian dominionism is just “part of the tool kit of political radicalism.”

Here’s a scary read linking Atlas, Christian dominionism (related to Christian nationalism) and conservative politics.
Now more safeguards have been removed, more journalists should be investigating the potential influence of Atlas on New Zealand’s 2026 election.
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chrysstevenson.com/tag/australi...

Jevon McSkimming avoids jail sentence over possession of child sexual exploitation material The disgraced former top cop was sentenced to nine months' home detention and does not need to register on the child sex offending registry.

And another man found guilty of multiple child pornography charges also avoids jail time - and is not placed on the sex offenders register. Ha & Howard Temple should win jail. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Back on track, baby.

Survivor 'angry and saddened' as number of young people abused in care increases A man who was abused in state care himself says he's "angry and saddened" that the number of victims continues to increase, despite a royal comission inquiry.

This is New Zealand.

“Survivor 'angry and saddened' as number of young people abused in care increases. The Independent Children's Monitor's latest report said 530 tamaraki and rangatahi were abused in state care during the 2024/25 year, up from 507 during the 2023/24 year.” #nzpol

They're crunchy, cinnamon sugary and chocolatey.

I'm not allowed to try the savoury ones because that will become an obsession.

Oh no!

I treated myself!

I didn't need to know how good chocolate churro Turtle Chips are.

I cannot unknow this 😔

Very pleased to see Helen Clark calling the current NZ govt’s response the disgrace that it is.

I just finished Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas. Filthy fun

I haven't asked for any coffee tips for a couple of months - but I could really do with topping up my financial reserves so I can focus on running Rights Aotearoa. I have had lots of expenses recently.

If you can contribute, I would be so grateful. Details below.

Paul

We only have 14 days of fossil fuel storage at any given time. We are 14 days from shit going nuclear causing a massive energy shock. So about that LNG Terminal? Maybe not. How about those Solar Panels, Batteries, and better utilisation of our Geothermal? I think that would be prudent.

Hey folks, if you drive an internal combustion car here in Aotearoa New Zealand, might be a good idea to go fill up your tank today.

And think about shifting to electric.

remember end of last year when I said an NZ political party needed to be taking a strong anti-US stance asap

would be pretty fucking useful to have that primed about now