MadSheahan
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Happy birthday Wikipedia, and ngā mihi to the dedicated volunteers who keep it alive!
Want to know more about how we support Wikipedia editing in Aotearoa? Read about it here 👉 www.wikimedia.nz/wikipedia-re...
Want to know more about how we support Wikipedia editing in Aotearoa? Read about it here 👉 www.wikimedia.nz/wikipedia-re...
Wikipedia reaches 25 year milestone
A quarter century of humans around the world collaborating to share free knowledge—and New Zealanders are doing their bit too.
www.wikimedia.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Happy birthday Wikipedia, and ngā mihi to the dedicated volunteers who keep it alive!
Want to know more about how we support Wikipedia editing in Aotearoa? Read about it here 👉 www.wikimedia.nz/wikipedia-re...
Want to know more about how we support Wikipedia editing in Aotearoa? Read about it here 👉 www.wikimedia.nz/wikipedia-re...
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What chances do comedy and satire have when these are actual headlines?!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’
White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstruction
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
What chances do comedy and satire have when these are actual headlines?!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Looking for a home for your work?
At takahē, part of our kaupapa is paying contributors fairly. Here are the rates for 2026!
It's free to read takahē online and free to submit. If you are in a position to contribute via the Tip Jar, thank you! 100% goes towards paying contributors 🖤
At takahē, part of our kaupapa is paying contributors fairly. Here are the rates for 2026!
It's free to read takahē online and free to submit. If you are in a position to contribute via the Tip Jar, thank you! 100% goes towards paying contributors 🖤
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Looking for a home for your work?
At takahē, part of our kaupapa is paying contributors fairly. Here are the rates for 2026!
It's free to read takahē online and free to submit. If you are in a position to contribute via the Tip Jar, thank you! 100% goes towards paying contributors 🖤
At takahē, part of our kaupapa is paying contributors fairly. Here are the rates for 2026!
It's free to read takahē online and free to submit. If you are in a position to contribute via the Tip Jar, thank you! 100% goes towards paying contributors 🖤
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We aren't waiting until November. We aren't sitting on our hands. We're working to elect young, progressive candidates *right now* who are standing up to Trump and actually organizing in the face of ICE. Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/comms...
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
We aren't waiting until November. We aren't sitting on our hands. We're working to elect young, progressive candidates *right now* who are standing up to Trump and actually organizing in the face of ICE. Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/comms...
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Stand against Destiny Church's movement of hate against the Sikh community, migrants, refugees, Muslims, the LGBTI community and Palestinians. Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland 31st January
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Stand against Destiny Church's movement of hate against the Sikh community, migrants, refugees, Muslims, the LGBTI community and Palestinians. Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland 31st January
Brian’s spotted what? #apostrophesmatter
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Brian’s spotted what? #apostrophesmatter
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Happy birthday to the most important site on the internet.
As I told a group of historians last week at AHA during a panel about marketing history books: As AI makes the rest of the web decline in trustworthiness, we all have a responsibility to make Wikipedia as good & complete as possible.
As I told a group of historians last week at AHA during a panel about marketing history books: As AI makes the rest of the web decline in trustworthiness, we all have a responsibility to make Wikipedia as good & complete as possible.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Happy birthday to the most important site on the internet.
As I told a group of historians last week at AHA during a panel about marketing history books: As AI makes the rest of the web decline in trustworthiness, we all have a responsibility to make Wikipedia as good & complete as possible.
As I told a group of historians last week at AHA during a panel about marketing history books: As AI makes the rest of the web decline in trustworthiness, we all have a responsibility to make Wikipedia as good & complete as possible.
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On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was born 🎂 25 years of open, collaborative knowledge, written and cared for by people around the world, one edit at a time.
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was born 🎂 25 years of open, collaborative knowledge, written and cared for by people around the world, one edit at a time.
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
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Today, @wikipedia.org turns 25 years old. It's never been more important — or under more attack from authoritarians. Here's what to know about how we got here, and what we can do to push for its future. There's no better example of the web we make together. www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/w...
Wikipedia at 25: What the web can be - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Today, @wikipedia.org turns 25 years old. It's never been more important — or under more attack from authoritarians. Here's what to know about how we got here, and what we can do to push for its future. There's no better example of the web we make together. www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/w...
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#nzpol Technology and remote work have erased the line between work and home. Many of us feel like we have to be on duty 24/7, even when that isn’t a requirement of our job. It's time for a right to switch off law in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Unions call for workers' right to ignore their bosses after hours
Document cites workers' unpaid overtime and burnout as the fallout of technological advancements and remote work. Alice Peacock reports.
newsroom.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
#nzpol Technology and remote work have erased the line between work and home. Many of us feel like we have to be on duty 24/7, even when that isn’t a requirement of our job. It's time for a right to switch off law in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Remarkable that Winston has been Govt's only voice, so far, on Trump's attack on Fed independence. And he chose to attack Anna Breman. Especially given Peters voted for the RBNZ Act (1989), which enshrined independence & created a global model for it. thekaka.substack.com/p/peters-fea...
Peters' fear trumps decades of respect for RBNZ independence
Peters chooses to support Trump's attack on Fed independence over respect for NZ law protecting independence of RBNZ, which invented the idea globally of making central bankers independent
thekaka.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Remarkable that Winston has been Govt's only voice, so far, on Trump's attack on Fed independence. And he chose to attack Anna Breman. Especially given Peters voted for the RBNZ Act (1989), which enshrined independence & created a global model for it. thekaka.substack.com/p/peters-fea...
What a difference a day makes…
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 AM
What a difference a day makes…
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More NZers support urban cycleways than oppose them. Plus: an age gap, with older ppl more likely to be against them. Choices today will shape how young ppl move through their cities for decades.
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
More NZers support urban cycleways than oppose them. Plus: an age gap, with older ppl more likely to be against them. Choices today will shape how young ppl move through their cities for decades.
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey
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Being “disrespectful of law enforcement” is not a crime, and is not something that American citizens should be summarily executed for by masked men in unmarked cars.
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Being “disrespectful of law enforcement” is not a crime, and is not something that American citizens should be summarily executed for by masked men in unmarked cars.
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The president appears to be in a k hole on stage.
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The president appears to be in a k hole on stage.
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What the FSU misses (purposely) here is that X is the one "creating the material"
The images are being generated by xAI's Grok.
The reason that such actions aren't considered for Meta and OpenAI is that they take action to prevent these uses.
Musk makes minimal guardrails a product goal.
The images are being generated by xAI's Grok.
The reason that such actions aren't considered for Meta and OpenAI is that they take action to prevent these uses.
Musk makes minimal guardrails a product goal.
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
What the FSU misses (purposely) here is that X is the one "creating the material"
The images are being generated by xAI's Grok.
The reason that such actions aren't considered for Meta and OpenAI is that they take action to prevent these uses.
Musk makes minimal guardrails a product goal.
The images are being generated by xAI's Grok.
The reason that such actions aren't considered for Meta and OpenAI is that they take action to prevent these uses.
Musk makes minimal guardrails a product goal.
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In today’s NZ Herald
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
🧵Would love to see an AoNZ version of this #nzpol
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
🧵Would love to see an AoNZ version of this #nzpol
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This is exactly what Seymour is trying to achieve with the RSA and his other moves to prioritise corporations over communities. #nzpol
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
January 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
This is exactly what Seymour is trying to achieve with the RSA and his other moves to prioritise corporations over communities. #nzpol
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look at this charming tauhou / waxeye nest found under a tree, presumably blown out or dislodged by a possum.
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
look at this charming tauhou / waxeye nest found under a tree, presumably blown out or dislodged by a possum.
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
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It's almost as if privatising parts of our public health system was, and is, a terrible idea. #NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Second health provider, Canopy Health, hit in major cyber attack
But patients are furious it's taken six months to tell them about it.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 AM
It's almost as if privatising parts of our public health system was, and is, a terrible idea. #NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Of all the US counterparts our own Judith Collins could have picked to strike a BFF pose with, she chose the absolute monster - inside and out - that is Kristi.
PS - I understand the slogan was a fave of the facist death squads in Franco's Spain, also
PS - I understand the slogan was a fave of the facist death squads in Franco's Spain, also
This slogan adopted by Kristi Noem, "One of Ours, All of Yours," is taken from the Nazis, who retaliated for the killing of an SS officer by murdering all the inhabitants of the Czech village of Lidice, apparently none of whom had anything to do with it, and razing the village to the ground.
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Of all the US counterparts our own Judith Collins could have picked to strike a BFF pose with, she chose the absolute monster - inside and out - that is Kristi.
PS - I understand the slogan was a fave of the facist death squads in Franco's Spain, also
PS - I understand the slogan was a fave of the facist death squads in Franco's Spain, also
entirely obvious but somehow, still needs to be said!
Private healthcare:
- Cherry-picks profitable medical procedures.💩
- Offloads its medical complications on to the public health system.💩
- Only provides healthcare for those who can afford it.💩
- Can't secure client/patient data and not held to account.💩
#ForProfitPrivateHealthcareSucks
#nzpol
- Cherry-picks profitable medical procedures.💩
- Offloads its medical complications on to the public health system.💩
- Only provides healthcare for those who can afford it.💩
- Can't secure client/patient data and not held to account.💩
#ForProfitPrivateHealthcareSucks
#nzpol
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM
entirely obvious but somehow, still needs to be said!