Karlosity
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expressing unassailable truths with meaningless sentences since 1966
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“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ.
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ.
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
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Have decided I’m only voting for people who use public libraries from now on, please present your library card to me while door knocking.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Have decided I’m only voting for people who use public libraries from now on, please present your library card to me while door knocking.
Ahoy-Hoy! Librarians!
Telelifts FTW!
Telelifts FTW!
July 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ahoy-Hoy! Librarians!
Telelifts FTW!
Telelifts FTW!
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The govt's third constitutional outrage this week: the secret Equal Pay Act rug-pull, blocking the CTU and other civil society groups from the Budget lockup, now the unprecedented decision to bar democratically-elected Māori leadership from the same Budget
Authoritarian populism wielded as a weapon
Authoritarian populism wielded as a weapon
This is the worst punishment handed down EVER in our history. The worst on record was 3 days! When Tangata whenua resist, colonial powers reach for maximum penalty. This is a warning shot to all of us to fall in line. E kore rawa matau e tuohu!
#toitūtetiriti #toitūtemanamāori
#NZPol
#toitūtetiriti #toitūtemanamāori
#NZPol
May 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The govt's third constitutional outrage this week: the secret Equal Pay Act rug-pull, blocking the CTU and other civil society groups from the Budget lockup, now the unprecedented decision to bar democratically-elected Māori leadership from the same Budget
Authoritarian populism wielded as a weapon
Authoritarian populism wielded as a weapon
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Judith Collins says the TPM haka was a sad day for Parliament. Know what was a sad day for Parliament? Sneaking through legislation to stifle pay claims for low-paid women under urgency #nzpol
May 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Judith Collins says the TPM haka was a sad day for Parliament. Know what was a sad day for Parliament? Sneaking through legislation to stifle pay claims for low-paid women under urgency #nzpol
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Wonderful interview with Stewart Lee. I wish I could go see him thrashing about int he manosphere.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKA...
Comedian Stewart Lee on why he won't tour Trump's America
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
www.youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Wonderful interview with Stewart Lee. I wish I could go see him thrashing about int he manosphere.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKA...
Hey, #lianza #kikorangi folks I reckon Librarians might be keen on protecting NZ internet domains from a takeover by these dangerous muppets. Grab the coins from down the back of the sofa and join to keep the barbarians from wrecking it.
March 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Hey, #lianza #kikorangi folks I reckon Librarians might be keen on protecting NZ internet domains from a takeover by these dangerous muppets. Grab the coins from down the back of the sofa and join to keep the barbarians from wrecking it.
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Occasionally it’s worth reading the letters to the editor. Tautoko Stephanie of Wilton!
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Occasionally it’s worth reading the letters to the editor. Tautoko Stephanie of Wilton!
I tend to forget that this doesn't happen on the regular in other places.
I remember the cheeky penguins who nested under the Sushi Stall outside the main Railway Station ...smart.
I remember the cheeky penguins who nested under the Sushi Stall outside the main Railway Station ...smart.
February 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I tend to forget that this doesn't happen on the regular in other places.
I remember the cheeky penguins who nested under the Sushi Stall outside the main Railway Station ...smart.
I remember the cheeky penguins who nested under the Sushi Stall outside the main Railway Station ...smart.
A big chunk of the anglosphere will get Lee's quips (but he, at least, pops in some handy links for the commonwealth-bemused folk)
An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out
Wow! That escalated quickly. Last time I filed my supposedly funny column, only two weeks ago, Los Angeles wasn’t on fire;…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A big chunk of the anglosphere will get Lee's quips (but he, at least, pops in some handy links for the commonwealth-bemused folk)
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Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
January 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
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This question and Hera's beautiful response made me teary.
Because some of my close people chose public service work because they wanted to serve, to make things better, and they now find themselves being mocked and vilified and laid off by people who only serve themselves.
#nzpol
Because some of my close people chose public service work because they wanted to serve, to make things better, and they now find themselves being mocked and vilified and laid off by people who only serve themselves.
#nzpol
Help Me Hera: Everything feels so hopeless
I work in the public service because I want to serve the public. But right now that just doesn't seem possible.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 28, 2024 at 11:30 AM
This question and Hera's beautiful response made me teary.
Because some of my close people chose public service work because they wanted to serve, to make things better, and they now find themselves being mocked and vilified and laid off by people who only serve themselves.
#nzpol
Because some of my close people chose public service work because they wanted to serve, to make things better, and they now find themselves being mocked and vilified and laid off by people who only serve themselves.
#nzpol