Morningside Jem
@jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
Looking down at you from my ivory tower.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
This is truly unhinged shit from the National Party - no CGT unless you sell...
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is truly unhinged shit from the National Party - no CGT unless you sell...
I seem to be forever saying that I don't think there'll be a change of government next year.
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
But the prime minister has ruled out asset sales this term.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I seem to be forever saying that I don't think there'll be a change of government next year.
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It looks like they're trying to work out a way to dispose of a body.
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It looks like they're trying to work out a way to dispose of a body.
Civil disobedience is a passion of mine.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Civil disobedience is a passion of mine.
What the fuck is going on here? It's like a three handed handshake but with only two hands.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What the fuck is going on here? It's like a three handed handshake but with only two hands.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
It's funny that there's a group of politicians who are known by their first name with no confusion.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's funny that there's a group of politicians who are known by their first name with no confusion.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
Is it cultural appropriation that he signs off his post with "g"?
And just in from Seymour.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Is it cultural appropriation that he signs off his post with "g"?
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.
Reposted by Morningside Jem
As I stood witness to history...
Rest in peace The Fitz.
Rest in peace The Fitz.
In memorandum of the burning down of Palmie's The Fitz, here's my first (and only, really) piece of gonzo journalism for Salient in 2003 about the Worst Pub in the World. CW: Piss and vomit. @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
As I stood witness to history...
Rest in peace The Fitz.
Rest in peace The Fitz.
How dare you.
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
How dare you.
That sucked. I hate Halloween now.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
That sucked. I hate Halloween now.
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That's clearly not a half cauliflower.
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
That's clearly not a half cauliflower.
$100 says Luxon has already agreed to lie about Trump shooting 72 at Kauri Cliffs.
Maybe tariffs, definitely golf: What Luxon and Trump discussed in first meeting
Maybe tariffs, definitely golf: What Luxon and Trump discussed in first meeting
The prime minister has met the US president for the first time.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
$100 says Luxon has already agreed to lie about Trump shooting 72 at Kauri Cliffs.
Remind me how long Bishops party dragged their heals on the CRL?
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Remind me how long Bishops party dragged their heals on the CRL?
I assume this is what the financial services hub that John Key used to crap on about looks like.
Reuters found Maritime Mutual has covered almost one in six shadow fleet tankers blacklisted by Western governments. Here's how it worked: reut.rs/3WX9uii
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing
A dark fleet of tankers carried tens of billions of dollars of Iranian and Russian oil to Asia, evading Western sanctions. Reuters found the ships were connected by one thing: a small insurance company in New Zealand, run by a British family.
reut.rs
October 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I assume this is what the financial services hub that John Key used to crap on about looks like.
I got as far as "Foreword by David Farrar"
Had a quick read of the NZ Initiatives report on electoral reform.
Discussions on the number of MPs aside, the fact they are supporting the coalitions governments move to restrict the ability for people to enrol is a massive massive red flag...
This really should be the focus of any media...
Discussions on the number of MPs aside, the fact they are supporting the coalitions governments move to restrict the ability for people to enrol is a massive massive red flag...
This really should be the focus of any media...
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I got as far as "Foreword by David Farrar"
Commemorative?
Like a commemorative coin?
Looks pretty but is actually worthless?
Like a commemorative coin?
Looks pretty but is actually worthless?
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Commemorative?
Like a commemorative coin?
Looks pretty but is actually worthless?
Like a commemorative coin?
Looks pretty but is actually worthless?
I thought Luxon was going to fly commercial...?
October 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I thought Luxon was going to fly commercial...?