Dave
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“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
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Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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If you're ever wondering if you should trust your work to a software program, take a look at its XML format to see what's in its heart.
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If you're ever wondering if you should trust your work to a software program, take a look at its XML format to see what's in its heart.
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Carbon capture is a ploy, a distraction, a nefarious deception by the fossil fools, no different than the tobacco industry telling consumers not to worry: they’ll put filters on their cigarettes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Carbon capture is a ploy, a distraction, a nefarious deception by the fossil fools, no different than the tobacco industry telling consumers not to worry: they’ll put filters on their cigarettes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Luxon thinks we need a "mature conversation" about selling state assets... But I don't think he really means that, because a mature conversation would look at the history of failure and the shortsighted focus on profit ahead of public interest.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Luxon thinks we need a "mature conversation" about selling state assets... But I don't think he really means that, because a mature conversation would look at the history of failure and the shortsighted focus on profit ahead of public interest.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
He wants a conversation where we agree with him.
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Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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From Daniel Vernon, lol...
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
From Daniel Vernon, lol...
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Coal has been dying for decades. In a truly capitalist free market system *it would just die*. But you have old men with weird models of “real work” fucking us.
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Coal has been dying for decades. In a truly capitalist free market system *it would just die*. But you have old men with weird models of “real work” fucking us.
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Lina Khan, the former head of the FTC, will now co-chair Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
Her understanding of corporate power and how to combat it, which she examines in the video below, make her a perfect fit. Watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdgxIJZDns
Her understanding of corporate power and how to combat it, which she examines in the video below, make her a perfect fit. Watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdgxIJZDns
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Lina Khan, the former head of the FTC, will now co-chair Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
Her understanding of corporate power and how to combat it, which she examines in the video below, make her a perfect fit. Watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdgxIJZDns
Her understanding of corporate power and how to combat it, which she examines in the video below, make her a perfect fit. Watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdgxIJZDns
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A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
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Imagine NZ’s cabinet ministers commanding the flight deck of a giant airliner.
At their fingertips, an extraordinary array of flight instruments with high tech signal pathways and data switching capabilities. All aimed at enhancing situational awareness to support decision making.
At their fingertips, an extraordinary array of flight instruments with high tech signal pathways and data switching capabilities. All aimed at enhancing situational awareness to support decision making.
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Imagine NZ’s cabinet ministers commanding the flight deck of a giant airliner.
At their fingertips, an extraordinary array of flight instruments with high tech signal pathways and data switching capabilities. All aimed at enhancing situational awareness to support decision making.
At their fingertips, an extraordinary array of flight instruments with high tech signal pathways and data switching capabilities. All aimed at enhancing situational awareness to support decision making.
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#nzhistory... Rewind back before the nz company...
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#nzhistory... Rewind back before the nz company...
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
The first big shot at colonising Aotearoa came way back in 1825. A rich British politician, John George Lambton, sent two ships to scope out the place for resources and trade opportunities.
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Voting for tax cuts is voting for broken hospitals and broken firetrucks, road potholes, a population with no access to mental health services, a generation under educated, broken/missing ferries between our islands, rampant inflation and high costs to do everyday things.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Voting for tax cuts is voting for broken hospitals and broken firetrucks, road potholes, a population with no access to mental health services, a generation under educated, broken/missing ferries between our islands, rampant inflation and high costs to do everyday things.
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For a guy who can sniff-out entitlements faster than a truffle pig Luxon claiming here to know nothing about his investment properties never gets old. #nzpol
November 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
For a guy who can sniff-out entitlements faster than a truffle pig Luxon claiming here to know nothing about his investment properties never gets old. #nzpol
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Every policy of this government shows us their worldview: other people, including children, have no value but economic value. Drive everywhere. Eat slop. Pay more for everything. Learn the right words, not how to think. Don't worry about your health or your neighbours, that doesn't generate revenue
National so far this term:
Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school
Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles
Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch
Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school
Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles
Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch
November 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Every policy of this government shows us their worldview: other people, including children, have no value but economic value. Drive everywhere. Eat slop. Pay more for everything. Learn the right words, not how to think. Don't worry about your health or your neighbours, that doesn't generate revenue
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if you've travelled on an air new zealand flight, chances are you've snacked on a "project 32" chickpea puff. the brand claims to be NZ owned & give to charity, but a webworm investigation finds some of those claims are full of hot air: www.webworm.co/project32/
Are Air NZ's Snacks Full of Hot Air?
There's a mysterious snack onboard that leaves more questions than answers.
www.webworm.co
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
if you've travelled on an air new zealand flight, chances are you've snacked on a "project 32" chickpea puff. the brand claims to be NZ owned & give to charity, but a webworm investigation finds some of those claims are full of hot air: www.webworm.co/project32/
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i believe the professional education terminology is “ooooooof”
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
i believe the professional education terminology is “ooooooof”
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Digging deeper to make your power bill steeper - the Luxon Government and the power companies are in it together, and guess who’s footing the bill?
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Digging deeper to make your power bill steeper - the Luxon Government and the power companies are in it together, and guess who’s footing the bill?
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#nzpol
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#nzpol
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter
For context: Total cost of all reparations paid to Māori for land confiscations to date = $2.7 billion
Total cost of the economic lunacy of this government reinstating mortgage interest deductions to landlords = $2.9 billion (over 4 yrs), plus $760 million every single year thereafter