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Wim Wenders has gone way down in my estimation. #WimWenders #Berlin
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Wim Wenders has gone way down in my estimation. #WimWenders #Berlin
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So this is how it went down? #nzpol
> plans made to keep poo out of water
> "SEPARATING POO FROM WATER IS RACIST AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE! ELECT US GOVERNMENT TO STOP IT!"
> they are elected
> poo is in the water
> plans made to keep poo out of water
> "SEPARATING POO FROM WATER IS RACIST AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE! ELECT US GOVERNMENT TO STOP IT!"
> they are elected
> poo is in the water
February 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
So this is how it went down? #nzpol
> plans made to keep poo out of water
> "SEPARATING POO FROM WATER IS RACIST AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE! ELECT US GOVERNMENT TO STOP IT!"
> they are elected
> poo is in the water
> plans made to keep poo out of water
> "SEPARATING POO FROM WATER IS RACIST AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE! ELECT US GOVERNMENT TO STOP IT!"
> they are elected
> poo is in the water
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I see you has steak… I too like steak.
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I see you has steak… I too like steak.
This is cool! gayexpress.co.nz/2026/02/auck...
Auckland to Host World’s Largest Transgender Health Symposium in 2028 - YOUR EX
Auckland has been announced as the host city for WPATH 2028, the world’s largest transgender health symposium. The event will welcome 1,300 global leaders to Aotearoa in November 2028.
gayexpress.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
This is cool! gayexpress.co.nz/2026/02/auck...
This is disgusting. Not here I’m pleased to say, not yet anyway.
SCOOP: The Department of Health and Human Services has been using the term “sex-rejecting procedures” to describe gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
HHS Has Been Using Anti-Trans Language From a Christian Right Think Tank
The department refers to gender-affirming care as “sex-denying procedures,” a term coined by the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
www.importantcontext.news
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is disgusting. Not here I’m pleased to say, not yet anyway.
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NZ building a fossil gas import terminal in the #climatecrisis could be Luxon’s most STUPID idea yet.
Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation?
Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly.
#nzpol
Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation?
Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly.
#nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
NZ building a fossil gas import terminal in the #climatecrisis could be Luxon’s most STUPID idea yet.
Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation?
Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly.
#nzpol
Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation?
Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly.
#nzpol
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Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Pedro Pascal… huge night for iconic trans allies.
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Pedro Pascal… huge night for iconic trans allies.
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Helen Petousis-Harris's piece on how the WHO is vital for New Zealand just nails it. While I am here, can I also just say that @helenp-h.bsky.social is a national treasure. theconversation.com/who-membersh...
WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would
The World Health Organization is a global body, but decisions affecting New Zealand are made in Wellington, not in Geneva.
theconversation.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Helen Petousis-Harris's piece on how the WHO is vital for New Zealand just nails it. While I am here, can I also just say that @helenp-h.bsky.social is a national treasure. theconversation.com/who-membersh...
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It's Pride, But How Could You Tell?
Why is Auckland Pride Invisible?
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February 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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Be the wrench you want to see in the works.
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Be the wrench you want to see in the works.
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MSD have been delaying their December benefits data release due to data processing issues but they shared headline numbers yesterday. If the data is correct, this is a huuuge increase. We now have nearly 1 in 7 adults on a working age benefit. Link in ALT. (🧵 1/n)
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
MSD have been delaying their December benefits data release due to data processing issues but they shared headline numbers yesterday. If the data is correct, this is a huuuge increase. We now have nearly 1 in 7 adults on a working age benefit. Link in ALT. (🧵 1/n)
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I love how fiscally responsible National is
#nzpol New unemployment data from Stats NZ today, showing the impact of an economy that isn't working. An additional 5,000 people became unemployed during the quarter, rising to levels last seen in 2015. 164,000 people are now unemployed, up 39,000 in just 2 years. A🧵
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I love how fiscally responsible National is
We have a supine media, with a few exceptions.
According to the files, it looks like Brian Boyd was first contacted by Epstein in 2012.
Epstein was convicted for the first time in 2008.
Why did Boyd want to take money from a convicted pedo? Why is no one asking him that?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Epstein was convicted for the first time in 2008.
Why did Boyd want to take money from a convicted pedo? Why is no one asking him that?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
We have a supine media, with a few exceptions.
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If a union affiliated with NZ Labour (or the CTU, which National and ACT lie about being Labour affiliates) was hosting a high-profile Epstein associate on a speaking tour of NZ it would be the only story for weeks
Remember their reaction to Benjamin Doyle having a slightly naughty Instagram handle
Remember their reaction to Benjamin Doyle having a slightly naughty Instagram handle
It’s clear since the Tim Jago ACT President was charged & convicted of multiple counts of child abuse, that the money behind ACT protects Seymour, the Party & astroturf organisations from proper scrutiny in the media. Can you imagine if a Labour Leader had run interference for a paedophile?
February 2, 2026 at 6:24 AM
If a union affiliated with NZ Labour (or the CTU, which National and ACT lie about being Labour affiliates) was hosting a high-profile Epstein associate on a speaking tour of NZ it would be the only story for weeks
Remember their reaction to Benjamin Doyle having a slightly naughty Instagram handle
Remember their reaction to Benjamin Doyle having a slightly naughty Instagram handle
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The NZ Free speech union has Dr Pinker talking them tonight. He is on video on a plane with Epstein and a young girls voice is heard asking where she is being taken. Amoral at the least to be paying him to speak.
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The NZ Free speech union has Dr Pinker talking them tonight. He is on video on a plane with Epstein and a young girls voice is heard asking where she is being taken. Amoral at the least to be paying him to speak.
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I say this all the time about media control and the rich.
It's not a conspiracy. It's class solidarity in action.
It's not a conspiracy. It's class solidarity in action.
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I say this all the time about media control and the rich.
It's not a conspiracy. It's class solidarity in action.
It's not a conspiracy. It's class solidarity in action.
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This is an up-close photo of Saturn's rings, but it also shows so much more. Those two little dots are actually the Earth and Moon as seen from over 1.4 billion kilometers away by the Cassini spacecraft. Everything you know and love is on that dot.
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪
January 31, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This is an up-close photo of Saturn's rings, but it also shows so much more. Those two little dots are actually the Earth and Moon as seen from over 1.4 billion kilometers away by the Cassini spacecraft. Everything you know and love is on that dot.
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪
#Astronomy ⚛️🧪
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Since Pinker has been brought to NZ by the FSU, local reporters could ask what the "Great Fun" he was having with Epstein on April 4 2014, as mentioned in an Epstein email to Bill Gates (2014 isn't a "This person and their crimes is a mystery to me" time, as it is many years after the 2007 case)
Steven Pinker wrote a legal analysis of a *child sex crimes law* as a favor to Epstein and then had the gall to say he had no idea what the guy was accused of.
All of the “hey what’s the big deal here” pageantry is insulting
All of the “hey what’s the big deal here” pageantry is insulting
David Brooks wrote an entire column about offensive it was to say "Epstien Class" without volunteering that he was at a conference with Epstien.
February 1, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Since Pinker has been brought to NZ by the FSU, local reporters could ask what the "Great Fun" he was having with Epstein on April 4 2014, as mentioned in an Epstein email to Bill Gates (2014 isn't a "This person and their crimes is a mystery to me" time, as it is many years after the 2007 case)
It's Been a While...
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It's Been a While...
Wilde once remarked that “Work is the curse of the drinking classes” - it is also a burden for want-to-be creatives as well.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
It's Been a While...
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!!
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!!
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In today’s NZ Herald
January 28, 2026 at 6:46 PM
In today’s NZ Herald