El Stubbo
@elstubbo.bsky.social
I'm going back to church tonight
Just like back when I was eight
But I don't mean to pray
I'm gonna nick the collection plate
I've got nothing against church
Only people who go there
and show they're
Plain ignorant and don't understand
a congregation at weekends won't change their behaviour
Just like back when I was eight
But I don't mean to pray
I'm gonna nick the collection plate
I've got nothing against church
Only people who go there
and show they're
Plain ignorant and don't understand
a congregation at weekends won't change their behaviour
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I'm going back to church tonight
Just like back when I was eight
But I don't mean to pray
I'm gonna nick the collection plate
I've got nothing against church
Only people who go there
and show they're
Plain ignorant and don't understand
a congregation at weekends won't change their behaviour
Just like back when I was eight
But I don't mean to pray
I'm gonna nick the collection plate
I've got nothing against church
Only people who go there
and show they're
Plain ignorant and don't understand
a congregation at weekends won't change their behaviour
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The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
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Compare and contrast: A statement from an NZ First spokesman 6 months ago about the actions of a party member and supporter, and a statement today from that same party’s leader.
October 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Compare and contrast: A statement from an NZ First spokesman 6 months ago about the actions of a party member and supporter, and a statement today from that same party’s leader.
Jesus FC! No one read that before release and thought hmmm, that phrase looks familiar.
When a policy is so bad you also accidentally(?) sound like you forgot half of the 14 words
A new release is available from Hon Louise Upston.
October 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Jesus FC! No one read that before release and thought hmmm, that phrase looks familiar.
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We watch a people go through an attempted genocide, and we sit back and say you are no people. You have no state.
For you see, we are friends with both you and your murderer.
For you see, we are friends with both you and your murderer.
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
We watch a people go through an attempted genocide, and we sit back and say you are no people. You have no state.
For you see, we are friends with both you and your murderer.
For you see, we are friends with both you and your murderer.
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The space between them is called the perineum
September 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The space between them is called the perineum
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
Saw her live in Auckland in 2005 when she was a mere lass of 77. What a voice. What a pro. What a life. RIP ma'am.
Cleo Laine, UK jazz singer who performed with Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, dies at 97
Cleo Laine, British jazz singer who performed with Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, dies at 97
Her and her husband John Dankworth's friends included stars such as Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young and Dizzy Gillespie as well as the late Princess Margaret.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Saw her live in Auckland in 2005 when she was a mere lass of 77. What a voice. What a pro. What a life. RIP ma'am.
So excited by this find and looking forward to hearing more as the project progresses. Throw money at it. It's a unique opportunity.
Chatham Islands waka find detailed in new report
Chatham Islands waka find detailed in new report
Questions around the exact age and size of the waka remain, but experts say the find is of global significance.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
So excited by this find and looking forward to hearing more as the project progresses. Throw money at it. It's a unique opportunity.
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It's so important to point out that the systematic harassment (by not only other politicians, but the gallopingly obvious disproportionate media witchhunts) of brown women politicians but lack of consequences for it - is killing our democracy.
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's so important to point out that the systematic harassment (by not only other politicians, but the gallopingly obvious disproportionate media witchhunts) of brown women politicians but lack of consequences for it - is killing our democracy.
Although a wonderful artist, Josh is charmingly naive when it comes to the true nature of cats. Rather than comrades they are actually the worst kind of libertarians. All are neofeudalists who believe that we are a underclass, here to serve them.
did a pet portrait for a client who gave me full creative license and am now wondering if there’s t-shirt potential, what do you reckon Bluesky
July 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Although a wonderful artist, Josh is charmingly naive when it comes to the true nature of cats. Rather than comrades they are actually the worst kind of libertarians. All are neofeudalists who believe that we are a underclass, here to serve them.
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Here's a big-picture geopolitical thread on Israel's war on Iran - its possibilities, impossibilities, dynamics, and delusions. My goal is to give you a full big-picture view in one place, which is why this is a long thread. If you prefer drip-fed updates, skip this thread.
June 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Here's a big-picture geopolitical thread on Israel's war on Iran - its possibilities, impossibilities, dynamics, and delusions. My goal is to give you a full big-picture view in one place, which is why this is a long thread. If you prefer drip-fed updates, skip this thread.
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“Does she know Pōmare walked those halls with a limp, due to an injury he suffered when he was one of the children who welcomed the troops who invaded Parihaka with singing, only to be trampled by horses?”
#nzpol
Paywalled - accessible article in the comments.
#nzpol
Paywalled - accessible article in the comments.
June 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“Does she know Pōmare walked those halls with a limp, due to an injury he suffered when he was one of the children who welcomed the troops who invaded Parihaka with singing, only to be trampled by horses?”
#nzpol
Paywalled - accessible article in the comments.
#nzpol
Paywalled - accessible article in the comments.
High profile politician and music fan mewling about his discovery that music is often political
Chris Bishop frustrated by 'politicalised' Stan Walker Aotearoa Music Awards performance
Chris Bishop frustrated by 'politicalised' Stan Walker Aotearoa Music Awards performance
"It's not about Stan Walker ... It was just the sort of politicisation of it," the Cabinet Minister says after declaring "what a load of crap" during a Aotearoa Music Awards performance.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
High profile politician and music fan mewling about his discovery that music is often political
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Elon Musk wakes up, bleary and disoriented.
"Grimes, I just had the weirdest dream..." he mutters as he rolls over to her.
"Tell me all about it, Space Daddy," replies Stephen Miller's wife in bed beside him.
"Yeah, tell her," comes Stephen's bitter voice from a chair in the semi-darkness.
"Grimes, I just had the weirdest dream..." he mutters as he rolls over to her.
"Tell me all about it, Space Daddy," replies Stephen Miller's wife in bed beside him.
"Yeah, tell her," comes Stephen's bitter voice from a chair in the semi-darkness.
Convinced Musk is so far gone at this point that if he did sober up, he'd have no recollection of the last 3 years and be shocked to discover that he owns Twitter
May 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Elon Musk wakes up, bleary and disoriented.
"Grimes, I just had the weirdest dream..." he mutters as he rolls over to her.
"Tell me all about it, Space Daddy," replies Stephen Miller's wife in bed beside him.
"Yeah, tell her," comes Stephen's bitter voice from a chair in the semi-darkness.
"Grimes, I just had the weirdest dream..." he mutters as he rolls over to her.
"Tell me all about it, Space Daddy," replies Stephen Miller's wife in bed beside him.
"Yeah, tell her," comes Stephen's bitter voice from a chair in the semi-darkness.
Father to Son, Doing All Right, or pretty much any of their preposterous early stuff
May 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Father to Son, Doing All Right, or pretty much any of their preposterous early stuff
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Antivaxx and libertarianism are the same--they can exist only when the majority of the population buys in to what it takes to live in a society, allowing the minority to think they are outsiders thriving on their own exceptionalism.
May 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Antivaxx and libertarianism are the same--they can exist only when the majority of the population buys in to what it takes to live in a society, allowing the minority to think they are outsiders thriving on their own exceptionalism.
It was always going to be as stupid and facile as this
I may have context for this! Last night WPBT in Palm Beach broadcast the 1979 Clint Eastwood film "Escape from Alcatraz."
May 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It was always going to be as stupid and facile as this
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Is that going to leave a stain?
April 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Is that going to leave a stain?
Christian Cullen highlights are the best highlights
April 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Christian Cullen highlights are the best highlights
Didn't one of the ACT party am dram organisations fly this prick over to impart his wisdom recently?
April 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Didn't one of the ACT party am dram organisations fly this prick over to impart his wisdom recently?
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I have been banned from helping with GCSE Chemistry homework after I was asked what happens when you add base to acid and I said, "Jungle?"
March 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I have been banned from helping with GCSE Chemistry homework after I was asked what happens when you add base to acid and I said, "Jungle?"