Sacha
@sachadylan.bsky.social
Pakeha man from Aotearoa New Zealand. Community, tech, cities, health systems, politics, disability, design, culture, wit, whimsy..
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Just call it what it is: corruption. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Most deteriorated' - NZ plummets in global tobacco control ranking
An anti-vaping group calls the ranking an "international disgrace".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just call it what it is: corruption. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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At what point do we publicly accept that NZ is deeply corrupt and the only reason why we don’t have a culture of direct payoffs and bribery (that we cite as the evidence for us not being corrupt) is because it’s not needed? The boys club gets what it wants through people playing their social roles.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
At what point do we publicly accept that NZ is deeply corrupt and the only reason why we don’t have a culture of direct payoffs and bribery (that we cite as the evidence for us not being corrupt) is because it’s not needed? The boys club gets what it wants through people playing their social roles.
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From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
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The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
Tory culture spox demanding the BBC "grovel" to Trump is baffling. Who is this supposed to chime with?
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
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pop pop pop 🫧
Japanese giant SoftBank said today it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion - itt also sold off part of its stake in T-Mobile for $9.17 billion.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...
SoftBank sells its entire stake in Nvidia for $5.83 billion
The Japanese conglomerate said Tuesday it sold 32.1 million shares of Nvidia in October.
www.cnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Serious media conferences are quite a thing. You wouldn't really want to get good at doing them.
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Serious media conferences are quite a thing. You wouldn't really want to get good at doing them.
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From RNZ report ... he's toast, isn't he?
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
From RNZ report ... he's toast, isn't he?
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incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
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Christchurch's playground elephant: demure, unassuming, shaped like a friend
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Christchurch's playground elephant: demure, unassuming, shaped like a friend
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
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My theory is that tech bros hate humanities because they've all tried once to impress a girl studding English Lit by talking about a book and they were all laughed at for their complete misreading of the text.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My theory is that tech bros hate humanities because they've all tried once to impress a girl studding English Lit by talking about a book and they were all laughed at for their complete misreading of the text.
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The independence of the Legislature from the Executive, and its willingness and ability to defend its roles in relation to scrutiny and participation are key to a representative democracy. Just doing what government wants is not great for public trust in Parliament as an institution.
Env committee chair says the govt has been clear that it expects the fast track amendment to be passed by the end of the year, so she has obeyed them in setting a short submission period. #nzqt
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The independence of the Legislature from the Executive, and its willingness and ability to defend its roles in relation to scrutiny and participation are key to a representative democracy. Just doing what government wants is not great for public trust in Parliament as an institution.
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#nzqt Q2. Stanford and Luxon say uplifting every child's educational achievement means they are delivering for Māori.
No understanding of the difference between service delivery and a seat at the table, or equity.
No understanding of the difference between service delivery and a seat at the table, or equity.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
#nzqt Q2. Stanford and Luxon say uplifting every child's educational achievement means they are delivering for Māori.
No understanding of the difference between service delivery and a seat at the table, or equity.
No understanding of the difference between service delivery and a seat at the table, or equity.
#nzqt Q2. Ngarewa-Packer asks Luxon if schools as Crown entities should be expected to uphold the Crown's Tiriti obligations. He says no, then slags the previous government.
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#nzqt Q2. Ngarewa-Packer asks Luxon if schools as Crown entities should be expected to uphold the Crown's Tiriti obligations. He says no, then slags the previous government.
'Luxon said it was "quite normal" for coalition partners to express different views "on the margins".'
Aren't asset sales more central than that?
#NzPol
Aren't asset sales more central than that?
#NzPol
Christopher Luxon brushes off Winston Peters' asset sales attack
The NZ First leader says National wants to sell assets because it's "failed to run the economy properly".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
'Luxon said it was "quite normal" for coalition partners to express different views "on the margins".'
Aren't asset sales more central than that?
#NzPol
Aren't asset sales more central than that?
#NzPol
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Forgot to post this stunning morning shot from earlier. 😍
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Forgot to post this stunning morning shot from earlier. 😍