Greg Jackson NZ
@realgregjack.bsky.social
Poet, parent, partner, grandparent.Multiple careers including advertising copywriter, award winning journalist, political reporter, campaign manager, speechwriter, strategic advisor.Now writing and on perpetual garden leave.
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I've encountered many badass kitchen tools in my day, including in professional settings, but this egg separator I just saw on ig may be the highest combined ingenious + useful + fun-to-watch
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I've encountered many badass kitchen tools in my day, including in professional settings, but this egg separator I just saw on ig may be the highest combined ingenious + useful + fun-to-watch
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My advice to Democrats is always "Stop trying to make shitty people like you." Rich shitty people or poor shitty people. If Democrats learned to tell shitty people to go fuck themselves, they'd never lose an election.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
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December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My advice to Democrats is always "Stop trying to make shitty people like you." Rich shitty people or poor shitty people. If Democrats learned to tell shitty people to go fuck themselves, they'd never lose an election.
Warning - Merino boxers are the ultimate undies.Once worn it's impossible to go back.I have 3 new pair on the way.Winning.
December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Warning - Merino boxers are the ultimate undies.Once worn it's impossible to go back.I have 3 new pair on the way.Winning.
Old is seeing probable rain on New Year's Eve and thinking "good!".
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Old is seeing probable rain on New Year's Eve and thinking "good!".
The vibe from Zelensky's visit to the gilded bunker is the same one from when we used to get my mad uncle out of the bin for the day. Resigned, dutiful and with zero hopes for improvement.
December 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The vibe from Zelensky's visit to the gilded bunker is the same one from when we used to get my mad uncle out of the bin for the day. Resigned, dutiful and with zero hopes for improvement.
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I’m sick of this “low productivity” screeching by the whacko right. What does it mean? For them, too many workers rights and people taking time off when they could be at work. What do you mean you want to hang out with your family for a few weeks in the summer!? Think of the shareholder value!
December 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m sick of this “low productivity” screeching by the whacko right. What does it mean? For them, too many workers rights and people taking time off when they could be at work. What do you mean you want to hang out with your family for a few weeks in the summer!? Think of the shareholder value!
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A 'Malignant Narcissist' is a severe personality type combining traits of NPD with antisocial features, marked by grandiosity, lack of empathy, manipulation, and aggression, often finding pleasure in others' suffering, exhibiting paranoia, and actively exploiting and harming people without remorse.
December 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A 'Malignant Narcissist' is a severe personality type combining traits of NPD with antisocial features, marked by grandiosity, lack of empathy, manipulation, and aggression, often finding pleasure in others' suffering, exhibiting paranoia, and actively exploiting and harming people without remorse.
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
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“Without any exaggeration, this is one of the most important finds in the Pacific.
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
Ancient waka discovery reveals hundreds of extraordinary artefacts
When 23-year-old Nikau Dix set out for a beach walk last year, he wasn’t expecting to stumble upon one of the most significant archaeological finds in the Pacific.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“Without any exaggeration, this is one of the most important finds in the Pacific.
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
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25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
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Trump thumped in WSJ editorial for staggering iconic US whiskey distilleries
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Trump thumped in WSJ editorial for staggering iconic US whiskey distilleries
The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board complained Friday that America's whiskey industry is reeling from the consequences of President Donald Trump's tariff policies, as major distille...
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December 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump thumped in WSJ editorial for staggering iconic US whiskey distilleries
www.rawstory.com/trump-wsj-26...
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Anyone getting hail stoned yet or is it safe to go to the beach?
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Anyone getting hail stoned yet or is it safe to go to the beach?
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Attention NZME "journalists".
December 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Attention NZME "journalists".
Aroha is a wondrous thing.Yesterday I watched my most impatient son quietly take forever to assemble a Transformer for his youngest.Then I helped my most dyspraxic son put together the soccer goal set for the middle child.It took a long, time!
December 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Aroha is a wondrous thing.Yesterday I watched my most impatient son quietly take forever to assemble a Transformer for his youngest.Then I helped my most dyspraxic son put together the soccer goal set for the middle child.It took a long, time!
Wonder if a greedy baby Luxon got up early on Xmas morning and unwrapped everyone's presents.Feels likely given the unseemly haste he's unveiled his India FTA before Uncle Winston says it's really cooked.
December 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Wonder if a greedy baby Luxon got up early on Xmas morning and unwrapped everyone's presents.Feels likely given the unseemly haste he's unveiled his India FTA before Uncle Winston says it's really cooked.
Touring list only candidate Nicola Willis nationwide next year.Genius move National!
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Touring list only candidate Nicola Willis nationwide next year.Genius move National!
Mental health warning.On Twitter the haters seem to be on overdrive today.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Mental health warning.On Twitter the haters seem to be on overdrive today.
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
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You shall not pass
December 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You shall not pass
'Total lawlessness': Anger as Trump admin blesses 'diabolical' scheme to jack up rent costs
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'Total lawlessness': Anger as Trump admin blesses 'diabolical' scheme to jack up rent costs
President Donald Trump’s Antitrust chief Gail Slater ended the Biden DOJ’s antitrust case against alleged software rent-fixing conspirator RealPage.National average rent fell 0.3 percent from August,”...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
'Total lawlessness': Anger as Trump admin blesses 'diabolical' scheme to jack up rent costs
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Had my doubts I'd make this Christmas so all the Xmas huffing and puffing and striving seems even sillier than usual.Every day's a gift, not just Christmas.
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Had my doubts I'd make this Christmas so all the Xmas huffing and puffing and striving seems even sillier than usual.Every day's a gift, not just Christmas.
So Trumpish but utterly bereft of any entertainment value.
"After two years in the job, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says that the media will continue to underestimate his political skills."
December 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
So Trumpish but utterly bereft of any entertainment value.
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"An independent public inquiry must go beyond operational misconduct to examine the culture that enabled McSkimming’s rise, assess compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption and CEDAW, and measure police practices against global benchmarks."
“Jevon McSkimming sentencing: why a public inquiry into the police should be next” #nzpol theconversation.com/jevon-mcskim...
Jevon McSkimming sentencing: why a public inquiry into the police should be next
An independent inquiry would go beyond operational misconduct to examine police culture and assess compliance with New Zealand’s international obligations.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"An independent public inquiry must go beyond operational misconduct to examine the culture that enabled McSkimming’s rise, assess compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption and CEDAW, and measure police practices against global benchmarks."
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
Trump's stooges really know how to keep a controversy raging.
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump's stooges really know how to keep a controversy raging.