Rose
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Anyway speaking of labour parties. NZ labour has attained a position other left wing parties only dream of attaining.
They’ve announced a new tax whilst in opposition that the public has a comfortable majority support for
They’ve announced a new tax whilst in opposition that the public has a comfortable majority support for
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Anyway speaking of labour parties. NZ labour has attained a position other left wing parties only dream of attaining.
They’ve announced a new tax whilst in opposition that the public has a comfortable majority support for
They’ve announced a new tax whilst in opposition that the public has a comfortable majority support for
I appreciate most of the awful infighting is between all the worst people in this government
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I appreciate most of the awful infighting is between all the worst people in this government
Humanoid robots are such a dumb idea. Consumers don’t rly want them, and why would businesses? Legs are unnecessary for a lot of work, any work done at a desk or over the phone doesn’t need a body at all.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Humanoid robots are such a dumb idea. Consumers don’t rly want them, and why would businesses? Legs are unnecessary for a lot of work, any work done at a desk or over the phone doesn’t need a body at all.
I spent most of the last 3 days fighting with the same step and broke a small tab in the process - but this guy is finally done and looks amazingggggg
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I spent most of the last 3 days fighting with the same step and broke a small tab in the process - but this guy is finally done and looks amazingggggg
Contrarian youth - Older (55+)
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Contrarian youth - Older (55+)
NZ's Te Pati Maori has collapsed even further. Midway through talks the leadership expelled two of their mps (1/3rd of the caucus), leaving the two co-leaders and 2 backbenchers. One of whom has just effectively gone on holiday to avoid the drama, whilst the other has signed on to a letter backing
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
NZ's Te Pati Maori has collapsed even further. Midway through talks the leadership expelled two of their mps (1/3rd of the caucus), leaving the two co-leaders and 2 backbenchers. One of whom has just effectively gone on holiday to avoid the drama, whilst the other has signed on to a letter backing
Apparently Idris Elba might stand for Mayor if Sadiq Khan stands down lol
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Apparently Idris Elba might stand for Mayor if Sadiq Khan stands down lol
The problem with the cost calculations per watt for renewables is that as you reach higher percentages the marginal productivity of turbines declines until they start costing money. Because unless you want blackouts, you need sufficient storage to cover quiet periods, driving up costs, and also
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The problem with the cost calculations per watt for renewables is that as you reach higher percentages the marginal productivity of turbines declines until they start costing money. Because unless you want blackouts, you need sufficient storage to cover quiet periods, driving up costs, and also
V silly that the Americans are angry that rather than hiring their financially struggling company to build critical infrastructure, we’ve gone with rolls Royce - a consistently successful uk based company
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
V silly that the Americans are angry that rather than hiring their financially struggling company to build critical infrastructure, we’ve gone with rolls Royce - a consistently successful uk based company
Kinda wild that all 3 of the options on paper in the 2020 lab leadership election turned out to be absolute crap
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Kinda wild that all 3 of the options on paper in the 2020 lab leadership election turned out to be absolute crap
Jokes aside - I genuinely believe Ed Miliband would be a decent prime minister. He has an endearingly dorky charm, he’s ambitious about policy, modest personally, and is actually willing to push an argument for his policies and stand by it when people push back
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Jokes aside - I genuinely believe Ed Miliband would be a decent prime minister. He has an endearingly dorky charm, he’s ambitious about policy, modest personally, and is actually willing to push an argument for his policies and stand by it when people push back
Manifesting this
Odds of Ed Miliband being next PM are hugely underrated.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Manifesting this
Starmer should resign, Streeting should stay out, and we should have chaos with Ed Miliband by new years
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Starmer should resign, Streeting should stay out, and we should have chaos with Ed Miliband by new years
Iran has reached the stage of hoping for divine intervention
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Iran has reached the stage of hoping for divine intervention
I mean the good news is that Trump probably isn’t thinking about the BBC anymore lol
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I mean the good news is that Trump probably isn’t thinking about the BBC anymore lol
Just realised if Starmer goes he’ll be the first lab pm not appointed mid-term to not make it the whole way through to an election (unless you count Wilsons second go round, which I don’t)
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just realised if Starmer goes he’ll be the first lab pm not appointed mid-term to not make it the whole way through to an election (unless you count Wilsons second go round, which I don’t)
Liz truss is just so funny on these graphs. It’s always a vertical line downwards that stops well before whatever data point is being used for comparison cause she didn’t last even to the first meaningful milestone
Looking at this graph and wonder if something else might be going on beyond 'poor quality leader'
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Liz truss is just so funny on these graphs. It’s always a vertical line downwards that stops well before whatever data point is being used for comparison cause she didn’t last even to the first meaningful milestone
The BBC should not settle, and should fight it out in court even if legal fees exceed the settlement demand, they can always seek costs if needed (I think idk if American courts allow costs to be sought in defamation cases)
Point is, whilst maybe not their best work, their broadcast did no harm
Point is, whilst maybe not their best work, their broadcast did no harm
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The BBC should not settle, and should fight it out in court even if legal fees exceed the settlement demand, they can always seek costs if needed (I think idk if American courts allow costs to be sought in defamation cases)
Point is, whilst maybe not their best work, their broadcast did no harm
Point is, whilst maybe not their best work, their broadcast did no harm
Cars used to be notoriously unreliable - hell half of top gears jokes are about how often “x” car breaks down.
when was the last time a modern car got a reputation for unreliability
when was the last time a modern car got a reputation for unreliability
"cars are much better now" and it's a 30k dollar (used to be 18k!) planned obsolescence piece of fucking shit that will instantly void your warranty if you even think about changing your own oil on it
This really is just nostalgia. Cars are much better now. A $65 pair of shoes will still last years if you don't beat them up, and you can buy better ones for a bit more if you like. The annoyances in modern products are "too many useless features" and not "could malfunction and kill you."
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Cars used to be notoriously unreliable - hell half of top gears jokes are about how often “x” car breaks down.
when was the last time a modern car got a reputation for unreliability
when was the last time a modern car got a reputation for unreliability
My cat has an IQ of 2 but she’s cute so she gets a pass
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
My cat has an IQ of 2 but she’s cute so she gets a pass
See I don’t want this budget to be the reason Starmer goes, because the tax changes need to stay.
I also don’t want him staying into the next set of elections next year because labour will get absolutely wiped out if he’s still around.
Has a pm ever been forced out so soon after a landslide?
I also don’t want him staying into the next set of elections next year because labour will get absolutely wiped out if he’s still around.
Has a pm ever been forced out so soon after a landslide?
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
See I don’t want this budget to be the reason Starmer goes, because the tax changes need to stay.
I also don’t want him staying into the next set of elections next year because labour will get absolutely wiped out if he’s still around.
Has a pm ever been forced out so soon after a landslide?
I also don’t want him staying into the next set of elections next year because labour will get absolutely wiped out if he’s still around.
Has a pm ever been forced out so soon after a landslide?
As someone whos a fan of the Transformers franchise, I cannot emphasise enough how much I despise Elon Musk using Optimus Prime's name for his dumb af robots
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
As someone whos a fan of the Transformers franchise, I cannot emphasise enough how much I despise Elon Musk using Optimus Prime's name for his dumb af robots
Sadly this poster is no longer accurate - beaten out by the guy over a decade older than me that I slept with in the room I booked in a brothel masquerading as a hotel.
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Why is my life like this?
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Why is my life like this?
Just remembered the last time I was talking about bath I was encouraged to modify a bath tourist poster to describe my experiences there
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Sadly this poster is no longer accurate - beaten out by the guy over a decade older than me that I slept with in the room I booked in a brothel masquerading as a hotel.
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Why is my life like this?
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Why is my life like this?
Just remembered the last time I was talking about bath I was encouraged to modify a bath tourist poster to describe my experiences there
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just remembered the last time I was talking about bath I was encouraged to modify a bath tourist poster to describe my experiences there
Leaving aside the other reasons they shouldn’t get it.
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I’m sorry but why would you make big decisions without checking the rules?? Like a lot of them complained they quit jobs thinking they would get the pension without knowing they weren’t eligible??
How do you do that????
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I’m sorry but why would you make big decisions without checking the rules?? Like a lot of them complained they quit jobs thinking they would get the pension without knowing they weren’t eligible??
How do you do that????
The government is allegedly reconsidering payments for WASPi women. I wrote this last year on why I don't think they're due compensation – and why it would be hugely unfair to pay it out.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/the-case-aga...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/the-case-aga...
The case against payouts for the WASPi women
Pensioners who have benefited greatly from the triple lock should not get more at everyone else’s expense
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Leaving aside the other reasons they shouldn’t get it.
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I’m sorry but why would you make big decisions without checking the rules?? Like a lot of them complained they quit jobs thinking they would get the pension without knowing they weren’t eligible??
How do you do that????
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I’m sorry but why would you make big decisions without checking the rules?? Like a lot of them complained they quit jobs thinking they would get the pension without knowing they weren’t eligible??
How do you do that????