Oliver L
@eey0re.bsky.social
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While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.
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This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
You can ban protest, but you can't stop protest without using violence.
Better to just allow peaceful protest in the first place. (And maybe don't invite apartheid leaders to your country.)
Better to just allow peaceful protest in the first place. (And maybe don't invite apartheid leaders to your country.)
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
You can ban protest, but you can't stop protest without using violence.
Better to just allow peaceful protest in the first place. (And maybe don't invite apartheid leaders to your country.)
Better to just allow peaceful protest in the first place. (And maybe don't invite apartheid leaders to your country.)
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The NSW government will talk about the importance of maintaining “social cohesion” while perpetrating violence against citizens who seek to exercise their right to protest. This is horrific.
Video shows a man pinned to the ground as Australian police strike him repeatedly during an arrest. The man appears already subdued as blows continue. The incident occurred at protests in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The NSW government will talk about the importance of maintaining “social cohesion” while perpetrating violence against citizens who seek to exercise their right to protest. This is horrific.
I guess when you're an ex-minister every problem looks like a ministerial problem.
February 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I guess when you're an ex-minister every problem looks like a ministerial problem.
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IT'S FEBRUARY 2026.
THE RAIL ENABLED HYUNDAI FERRIES FOR I REX WERE MEANT TO ARRIVE BY NOW.
Instead we have no rail enabled ferries, the two we have are clunky as fuck, and there will be no replacement ferries until 2029 at the earliest.
THE RAIL ENABLED HYUNDAI FERRIES FOR I REX WERE MEANT TO ARRIVE BY NOW.
Instead we have no rail enabled ferries, the two we have are clunky as fuck, and there will be no replacement ferries until 2029 at the earliest.
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
IT'S FEBRUARY 2026.
THE RAIL ENABLED HYUNDAI FERRIES FOR I REX WERE MEANT TO ARRIVE BY NOW.
Instead we have no rail enabled ferries, the two we have are clunky as fuck, and there will be no replacement ferries until 2029 at the earliest.
THE RAIL ENABLED HYUNDAI FERRIES FOR I REX WERE MEANT TO ARRIVE BY NOW.
Instead we have no rail enabled ferries, the two we have are clunky as fuck, and there will be no replacement ferries until 2029 at the earliest.
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Democracy dies in broad daylight.
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Democracy dies in broad daylight.
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This is brilliant news, and also shows why the Labour Party wants to abolish most trials by jury, and how important it is they don't get away with it:
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is brilliant news, and also shows why the Labour Party wants to abolish most trials by jury, and how important it is they don't get away with it:
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Here's a fun pair of charts (from a discussion on the Bad Place).
I think the original sources is this Squirrel post, which makes the point that confidence tracked the empirics pretty well until Clark's second term www.squirrel.co.nz/blog/odds-an...
I think the original sources is this Squirrel post, which makes the point that confidence tracked the empirics pretty well until Clark's second term www.squirrel.co.nz/blog/odds-an...
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Here's a fun pair of charts (from a discussion on the Bad Place).
I think the original sources is this Squirrel post, which makes the point that confidence tracked the empirics pretty well until Clark's second term www.squirrel.co.nz/blog/odds-an...
I think the original sources is this Squirrel post, which makes the point that confidence tracked the empirics pretty well until Clark's second term www.squirrel.co.nz/blog/odds-an...
Do not continue to swim under turd
🚫🏖️ You are STRONGLY advised to stay away from the South Coast beaches
🚫🏊 DO NOT enter the water
🚫🐶 DO NOT let your dogs enter the water
🚫🐚 DO NOT collect kai moana
💗 A rahui is in place
🔗 Check out wellingtonwater.co.nz for the latest updates
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0W...
🚫🏊 DO NOT enter the water
🚫🐶 DO NOT let your dogs enter the water
🚫🐚 DO NOT collect kai moana
💗 A rahui is in place
🔗 Check out wellingtonwater.co.nz for the latest updates
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0W...
Wellington Water is responding to a significant incident
YouTube video by Andrew Little
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Do not continue to swim under turd
Theme for Wellington today. 💩
Regurgitator - Everyday Formula
YouTube video by Warner Music Australia
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Theme for Wellington today. 💩
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This bit is quite telling. And if the police won't do it, then the IPCA need the power to do it for them.
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
This bit is quite telling. And if the police won't do it, then the IPCA need the power to do it for them.
This is the problem with our police oversight mechanism. Police reject IPCA finding that their officer broke the law and that's the end of the story.
If Police think giving a thumbs down is grounds for a traffic stop, then giving the middle finger to the IPCA should be grounds for prosecution.
If Police think giving a thumbs down is grounds for a traffic stop, then giving the middle finger to the IPCA should be grounds for prosecution.
Police push back after watchdog slams ‘thumbs down’ stop
The incident occurred on December 22, 2022, after the officer pulled alongside the woman and later signalled her to stop, claiming he believed she may have been impaired by drugs or alcohol.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is the problem with our police oversight mechanism. Police reject IPCA finding that their officer broke the law and that's the end of the story.
If Police think giving a thumbs down is grounds for a traffic stop, then giving the middle finger to the IPCA should be grounds for prosecution.
If Police think giving a thumbs down is grounds for a traffic stop, then giving the middle finger to the IPCA should be grounds for prosecution.
"The United States is responsible for about 95 percent of the money owed to the United Nations"
It's time for the headquarters to move out of the US.
It's time for the headquarters to move out of the US.
The United Nations has warned it will run out of money by July and have to close its New York headquarters if countries, namely the United States, do not pay annual dues that amount to billions of dollars www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w... (from @nytimes.com)
U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Unpaid Dues
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"The United States is responsible for about 95 percent of the money owed to the United Nations"
It's time for the headquarters to move out of the US.
It's time for the headquarters to move out of the US.
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You will not beat the cops - or ICE - in a street fight, but you can bait them into revealing the authoritarian petty tyrants they are, undermining their legitimacy and - eventually - reducing their capacity for force (because no one will join, pay or supply them).
That's how you win.
That's how you win.
February 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
You will not beat the cops - or ICE - in a street fight, but you can bait them into revealing the authoritarian petty tyrants they are, undermining their legitimacy and - eventually - reducing their capacity for force (because no one will join, pay or supply them).
That's how you win.
That's how you win.
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Israeli terrorists on the rampage again, murdering Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Trump and his political crime syndicate label Minnesotans as ✌️terrorists✌️...
Israel's criminal regime is not to be trusted.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Meanwhile, Trump and his political crime syndicate label Minnesotans as ✌️terrorists✌️...
Israel's criminal regime is not to be trusted.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Israeli strikes kill 27 in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
The Israeli military said it had targeted commanders and sites belonging to Palestinian militant group Hamas and its ally, Islamic Jihad.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Israeli terrorists on the rampage again, murdering Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Trump and his political crime syndicate label Minnesotans as ✌️terrorists✌️...
Israel's criminal regime is not to be trusted.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Meanwhile, Trump and his political crime syndicate label Minnesotans as ✌️terrorists✌️...
Israel's criminal regime is not to be trusted.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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More directly, “Should I forward any of the child sexual abuse material that I am forced to encounter in the course of carrying out the duties of my role to HR or legal or both, and may I CC my own legal counsel when I contact the appropriate authorities?” Raise the temperature. Make them say it.
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
More directly, “Should I forward any of the child sexual abuse material that I am forced to encounter in the course of carrying out the duties of my role to HR or legal or both, and may I CC my own legal counsel when I contact the appropriate authorities?” Raise the temperature. Make them say it.
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If you are a person who works in social media, and your job requires you to manage an account on Twitter/X, please ask your boss, in writing, to verify that you are required as a responsibility of your position to be on a platform that knowingly creates and monetizes child sexual abuse material …
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
If you are a person who works in social media, and your job requires you to manage an account on Twitter/X, please ask your boss, in writing, to verify that you are required as a responsibility of your position to be on a platform that knowingly creates and monetizes child sexual abuse material …
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Christ on a stick. The investigative organisation, ioc3.org, isn't even a real website, but redirects to BloxShield. And the person responsible for both Caden Scott, is an 18yo who was - up until very recently - a game developer. Come on RNZ maybe don't be so gullible eh.
January 30, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Christ on a stick. The investigative organisation, ioc3.org, isn't even a real website, but redirects to BloxShield. And the person responsible for both Caden Scott, is an 18yo who was - up until very recently - a game developer. Come on RNZ maybe don't be so gullible eh.
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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After years of denial and accusing anyone using the numbers of duplicity or Hamas sympathy, the Israeli military now admits — via anonymous briefing to domestic reporters — that the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll from the war is accurate
January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
After years of denial and accusing anyone using the numbers of duplicity or Hamas sympathy, the Israeli military now admits — via anonymous briefing to domestic reporters — that the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll from the war is accurate
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#OtD 29 Jan 2024 6-year-old Hind Rajab and 6 of her relatives were attacked in Gaza by Israeli troops. Rajab survived and called an ambulance, which got permission from Israel to rescue her. Then troops killed the paramedics, and Rajab also died. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1545...
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#OtD 29 Jan 2024 6-year-old Hind Rajab and 6 of her relatives were attacked in Gaza by Israeli troops. Rajab survived and called an ambulance, which got permission from Israel to rescue her. Then troops killed the paramedics, and Rajab also died. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1545...
Seems bizarre to say that a computer generated document does not involve a decision or exercise of public power amenable to review, when the computer generated that document based on data input by officials.
Erroneous criminal conviction history report outside the scope of judicial review - https://lawnews.nz/misc/erroneous-criminal-conviction-history-report-outside-the-scope-of-judicial-review/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Erroneous criminal conviction history report outside the scope of judicial review - Law News
In 2019, Preetam Maid was working as an aviation security officer at the Dunedin International Airport. He was charged with an offence under s 11(1A) of the Aviation Crimes Act 1972 after he took an i...
lawnews.nz
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Seems bizarre to say that a computer generated document does not involve a decision or exercise of public power amenable to review, when the computer generated that document based on data input by officials.
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The Board of Peace plans to build a prison camp in Rafah (they call it a city) for 25,000 Palestinians, where the prisoners will be monitored 24/7 & every aspect of their lives will be controlled by Israel.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
January 29, 2026 at 6:57 AM
The Board of Peace plans to build a prison camp in Rafah (they call it a city) for 25,000 Palestinians, where the prisoners will be monitored 24/7 & every aspect of their lives will be controlled by Israel.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
Sharif Kouddous from @dropsitenews.com explains its already being built.
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"Laser-focused on the Cost of Living" #nzpol
#GinnyAnderson "Are wages keeping up with the cost of living when white bread has gone up 58.3% in the past year?"
#DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal."
Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive."
David Seymour: "Eat less."
You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork
#DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal."
Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive."
David Seymour: "Eat less."
You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 AM
"Laser-focused on the Cost of Living" #nzpol