Sallymander 🦎
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This one and NOAA really hit home.
There is no possible way Musk’s cadre of young’uns has the first clue about how complex either the aviation system or the climate system are. This is like handing a six year old the keys and saying, “You drive for a while, I’m going to take a nap in the back."
There is no possible way Musk’s cadre of young’uns has the first clue about how complex either the aviation system or the climate system are. This is like handing a six year old the keys and saying, “You drive for a while, I’m going to take a nap in the back."
For DECADES now we have inflated the egos of techbros into the sky & beyond.
We elevated them as geniuses & visionaries. It's our job now to deflate those egos & bring these jerks to heel. Knowing how to code or get VC funding does not mean you know anything IMPORTANT about how the world works
We elevated them as geniuses & visionaries. It's our job now to deflate those egos & bring these jerks to heel. Knowing how to code or get VC funding does not mean you know anything IMPORTANT about how the world works
If we put garages in the back of houses and had an alley to allow access for residents, then we could also put our bins back there while opening the road to bikes and walkers.
Plus our houses would look nicer and we could all have more garden space in the front.
Plus our houses would look nicer and we could all have more garden space in the front.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If we put garages in the back of houses and had an alley to allow access for residents, then we could also put our bins back there while opening the road to bikes and walkers.
Plus our houses would look nicer and we could all have more garden space in the front.
Plus our houses would look nicer and we could all have more garden space in the front.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Linking to fishpond as they currently have the best price (under $30)
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Many people don't trust #NZpolice. 2024 report from survey of ~600 women, trans people and non-binary survivors about experiences re violence compaints. Most said cops involvement made them less safe + sometimes encouraged their abuser cos of police inaction.
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/new-rep...
#NZpol
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November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Many people don't trust #NZpolice. 2024 report from survey of ~600 women, trans people and non-binary survivors about experiences re violence compaints. Most said cops involvement made them less safe + sometimes encouraged their abuser cos of police inaction.
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/new-rep...
#NZpol
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“The lawyer for a woman who accused former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending says police failed his client by dismissing her complaints & ultimately prosecuting her for speaking out”.
Who decided to charge her? Who?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Who decided to charge her? Who?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Police 'failed' woman who accused Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending, her lawyer says
The allegations arose from an affair between McSkimming and the woman who at the time was a junior non-sworn police employee.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“The lawyer for a woman who accused former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending says police failed his client by dismissing her complaints & ultimately prosecuting her for speaking out”.
Who decided to charge her? Who?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Who decided to charge her? Who?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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All hope drawn from politicians is ultimately false hope. The only true hope in this world is the hope we create together
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
All hope drawn from politicians is ultimately false hope. The only true hope in this world is the hope we create together
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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The Democrats fighting hard to make sure the Mamdani's don't take over their party
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The Democrats fighting hard to make sure the Mamdani's don't take over their party
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Livid beyond words.
Dismantle the Dems as they now exist and replace them with a real political party.
One that can manage to politic its way out of a paper bag
Dismantle the Dems as they now exist and replace them with a real political party.
One that can manage to politic its way out of a paper bag
Under Schumer's leadership, eight Democrats (Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, & Shaheen) joined the Republicans in moving forward a bill to reopen the government without ACA subsidies—Dems' stated key aim—or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Livid beyond words.
Dismantle the Dems as they now exist and replace them with a real political party.
One that can manage to politic its way out of a paper bag
Dismantle the Dems as they now exist and replace them with a real political party.
One that can manage to politic its way out of a paper bag
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How dare anyone refer to 2008 as 2 decades ago. That's so obnoxious.
I do really think these folks are underestimating how bad the AI backlash can get if the industry needs a bailout
people are still furious about the 2008 bailout and that was almost two decades ago
people are still furious about the 2008 bailout and that was almost two decades ago
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
How dare anyone refer to 2008 as 2 decades ago. That's so obnoxious.
I made homemade pesto pasta, grilled asparagus with a homemade balsamic mayo, and a tomato cucumber salad.
It was all very very delicious.
But now my kitchen is a mess. But I don't have the energy to deal with it.
It was all very very delicious.
But now my kitchen is a mess. But I don't have the energy to deal with it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I made homemade pesto pasta, grilled asparagus with a homemade balsamic mayo, and a tomato cucumber salad.
It was all very very delicious.
But now my kitchen is a mess. But I don't have the energy to deal with it.
It was all very very delicious.
But now my kitchen is a mess. But I don't have the energy to deal with it.
Garden fixed other than the fence and the retaining wall. Which will probably destroy the garden again but I needed this fixed up now.
Also last weekend to plant roses in Auckland and get them established before it’s too hot.
Also last weekend to plant roses in Auckland and get them established before it’s too hot.
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Garden fixed other than the fence and the retaining wall. Which will probably destroy the garden again but I needed this fixed up now.
Also last weekend to plant roses in Auckland and get them established before it’s too hot.
Also last weekend to plant roses in Auckland and get them established before it’s too hot.
Wretched people
This just into the newsroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Wretched people
I bought lots and lots of new flowers for the garden today.
Basically angry shopping, which I don't do much and certainly never before for roses 😂
New Lady of Shallot, a Dame Judy Dench, and another Old Wollerton Hall rose--plus new hydrangea and about $200 worth of misc flowers.
Basically angry shopping, which I don't do much and certainly never before for roses 😂
New Lady of Shallot, a Dame Judy Dench, and another Old Wollerton Hall rose--plus new hydrangea and about $200 worth of misc flowers.
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I bought lots and lots of new flowers for the garden today.
Basically angry shopping, which I don't do much and certainly never before for roses 😂
New Lady of Shallot, a Dame Judy Dench, and another Old Wollerton Hall rose--plus new hydrangea and about $200 worth of misc flowers.
Basically angry shopping, which I don't do much and certainly never before for roses 😂
New Lady of Shallot, a Dame Judy Dench, and another Old Wollerton Hall rose--plus new hydrangea and about $200 worth of misc flowers.
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If you can't attend the protest, then please sign our petition calling on the Department of Corrections to provide prisoners the basic supplies they're legally entitled to: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...
Get people in prison the basic supplies they are legally entitled to
The Department of Corrections is failing to provide basic necessities like hygienic bedding, underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a breach of human rights and a failure to care for those in s...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
If you can't attend the protest, then please sign our petition calling on the Department of Corrections to provide prisoners the basic supplies they're legally entitled to: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...
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We will be assembling outside Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility at 1PM on Sunday the 16th of November to make our demands on behalf of our people inside. We hope to see you there.
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
We will be assembling outside Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility at 1PM on Sunday the 16th of November to make our demands on behalf of our people inside. We hope to see you there.
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Presently, Aotearoa's prisons are failing in their legal obligation to provide clothing and footwear that is adequate for safety, warmth, comfort and health.
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Presently, Aotearoa's prisons are failing in their legal obligation to provide clothing and footwear that is adequate for safety, warmth, comfort and health.
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People Against Prisons Aotearoa invites you to support us in calling on the Department of Corrections to give people in prisons appropriate clothing and hygienic supplies on Sunday 16 November from 1PM outside Auckland Region Womens Corrections Facility. www.facebook.com/events/68706...
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
People Against Prisons Aotearoa invites you to support us in calling on the Department of Corrections to give people in prisons appropriate clothing and hygienic supplies on Sunday 16 November from 1PM outside Auckland Region Womens Corrections Facility. www.facebook.com/events/68706...
Builders built a frame so my house doesn’t fall down.
Yay 🥴
Yay 🥴
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Builders built a frame so my house doesn’t fall down.
Yay 🥴
Yay 🥴
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i see other people also think we need a labor press (in re Teen Vogue)
One reason we are where we are is that the FCC declared labor-perspective radio stations to be special-interest "propaganda" uses of the airwaves, nearly a century ago; while nat'l commercial b'casting was proclaimed "neutral"
One reason we are where we are is that the FCC declared labor-perspective radio stations to be special-interest "propaganda" uses of the airwaves, nearly a century ago; while nat'l commercial b'casting was proclaimed "neutral"
we don't need a Joe Rogan of the left, we need autonomous infrastructure
or at the very least, labor press
or at the very least, labor press
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
i see other people also think we need a labor press (in re Teen Vogue)
One reason we are where we are is that the FCC declared labor-perspective radio stations to be special-interest "propaganda" uses of the airwaves, nearly a century ago; while nat'l commercial b'casting was proclaimed "neutral"
One reason we are where we are is that the FCC declared labor-perspective radio stations to be special-interest "propaganda" uses of the airwaves, nearly a century ago; while nat'l commercial b'casting was proclaimed "neutral"
Spell check doesn't work anymore and that is bad and infuriating.
a monkey is sitting at a desk in front of a laptop .
Alt: a monkey is sitting at a desk in front of a laptop .
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Spell check doesn't work anymore and that is bad and infuriating.