Popcorn
@popcaughan.bsky.social
Young enough to be all pissed off, old enough to be jaded.
https://youtu.be/WLkGhCVRSo4?si=vMI5FVHrTg8aMYo_
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The downside of following @musicalchairs.bsky.social and @bernardchickey.bsky.social is that the financial illiteracy of the Herald Letter Writers is even more frustrating than it was in the past.
October 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The downside of following @musicalchairs.bsky.social and @bernardchickey.bsky.social is that the financial illiteracy of the Herald Letter Writers is even more frustrating than it was in the past.
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FYI, paying subscribers have asked me to open this one up to all for reading, listening, watching and sharing. #nzpol So free for all to read now. thekaka.substack.com/p/fridays-ea...
Friday's Early Bird & Dawn Chorus: Choosing $30b of motorways instead of real wage increases
100,000 protest against Government's 1% pay offers to teachers, doctors & nurses in biggest marches in 40 years; Mega-strike against real wage cut offers set against $14 billion blowout in RONs costs
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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
FYI, paying subscribers have asked me to open this one up to all for reading, listening, watching and sharing. #nzpol So free for all to read now. thekaka.substack.com/p/fridays-ea...
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I support the thousands of public servants striking today. You do good work, essential work, and you deserve fair pay, safe working conditions, adequate time for rest and recovery, and to not be snarked at by those who were elected to represent us all.
Please stay safe in these winds.
Please stay safe in these winds.
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I support the thousands of public servants striking today. You do good work, essential work, and you deserve fair pay, safe working conditions, adequate time for rest and recovery, and to not be snarked at by those who were elected to represent us all.
Please stay safe in these winds.
Please stay safe in these winds.
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Damn, I read Judith's letter! I'll leave the politics to others, but, lord, the Govt spending stuff is REALLY BAD! I'll try and keep this short.
First up, this bare-faced lie. The countries in the pink circle have a similar-sized economy to NZ. Govt spending is a lot higher in all but one . [🧵 1/n]
First up, this bare-faced lie. The countries in the pink circle have a similar-sized economy to NZ. Govt spending is a lot higher in all but one . [🧵 1/n]
October 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Damn, I read Judith's letter! I'll leave the politics to others, but, lord, the Govt spending stuff is REALLY BAD! I'll try and keep this short.
First up, this bare-faced lie. The countries in the pink circle have a similar-sized economy to NZ. Govt spending is a lot higher in all but one . [🧵 1/n]
First up, this bare-faced lie. The countries in the pink circle have a similar-sized economy to NZ. Govt spending is a lot higher in all but one . [🧵 1/n]
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These words that Nigel Latta wrote in 2015 have always stayed with me
September 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
These words that Nigel Latta wrote in 2015 have always stayed with me
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This is great. Do please watch it.
September 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is great. Do please watch it.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
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What I also want to know is why proper reporting like this is behind a paywall while the lies these harmful arseholes spread get splashed everywhere. Well, we know why. It’s horrific that the media companies are so complicit in this.
Despite enduring a constant stream of false and malicious rumours throughout this term, I’ve chosen to stay focused on our city’s progress. Now, mayoral candidates who have helped spread these rumours are standing for election. This behaviour is not acceptable and voters deserve to know. #nzpol
Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung spread sex, drugs gossip about Tory Whanau
Ray Chung's email detailed 'tempestuous' fling Mayor Tory Whanau categorically denies.
www.nzherald.co.nz
July 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What I also want to know is why proper reporting like this is behind a paywall while the lies these harmful arseholes spread get splashed everywhere. Well, we know why. It’s horrific that the media companies are so complicit in this.
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Suppose it were a woman MP who was caught on camera, maggoted and ranting at an event.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
May 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Suppose it were a woman MP who was caught on camera, maggoted and ranting at an event.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
She'd be gearing up for a fortnight-long news cycle in which she'd be forced to admit having an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, encouraged to divulge personal information, and made to apologise repeatedly.
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It's been 8 years since the iconic moment Tom Holland lip-synced "Umbrella" by Rihanna for Zendaya. 🎥
May 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It's been 8 years since the iconic moment Tom Holland lip-synced "Umbrella" by Rihanna for Zendaya. 🎥
$19 a kg for Mainland edam... I seem to remember Tasty being this price being a national scandal...
May 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
$19 a kg for Mainland edam... I seem to remember Tasty being this price being a national scandal...
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This. They're not nostalgic for the factory. They're frustrated that--unlike their parents/grandparents--they can't afford to live in a "nice" house in a "nice" neighborhood, get married, raise kids on one income, and retire comfortably at 65 *unless* they also take on mountains of student loan debt
When (some) people talk about bringing back manufacturing, they mean "bring back steel & auto jobs that someone can take right out of high school, and live a middle class life"
The worst part of this is that even if manufacturing jobs came back because of this (they won’t)
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
April 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This. They're not nostalgic for the factory. They're frustrated that--unlike their parents/grandparents--they can't afford to live in a "nice" house in a "nice" neighborhood, get married, raise kids on one income, and retire comfortably at 65 *unless* they also take on mountains of student loan debt
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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Penny Arcade for March 25th 2002, 23 years ago today was a classic. See children, the Xbox controller was very big…
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/0...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/0...
Ursine Adventures - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
www.penny-arcade.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Penny Arcade for March 25th 2002, 23 years ago today was a classic. See children, the Xbox controller was very big…
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/0...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/0...
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Penny Arcade for March 19th 2004, 21 years ago today. This comic is officially old enough to drink. www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/0...
Green Blackboards (And Other Anomalies) - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
www.penny-arcade.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Penny Arcade for March 19th 2004, 21 years ago today. This comic is officially old enough to drink. www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/0...
I look forward to David Seymour in opposition.
(Wait, I lost my train of thought there…)
I look forward to David Seymour in opposition displaying his newfound “Close enough is good enough” attitude towards his political adversaries.
(Wait, I lost my train of thought there…)
I look forward to David Seymour in opposition displaying his newfound “Close enough is good enough” attitude towards his political adversaries.
March 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I look forward to David Seymour in opposition.
(Wait, I lost my train of thought there…)
I look forward to David Seymour in opposition displaying his newfound “Close enough is good enough” attitude towards his political adversaries.
(Wait, I lost my train of thought there…)
I look forward to David Seymour in opposition displaying his newfound “Close enough is good enough” attitude towards his political adversaries.
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I got milk in school. My mother got child benefit. There were Dental nurses at schools.Tertiary Ed was free. Rent/housing were affordable. There were award wages - my factory job paid my rent/living costs, holidays & I could save.
“Back in my day...
Your mother received the Family Benefit” - DR BEX
“Back in my day...
Your mother received the Family Benefit” - DR BEX
Back in my day...
Your mother received the Family Benefit
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March 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I got milk in school. My mother got child benefit. There were Dental nurses at schools.Tertiary Ed was free. Rent/housing were affordable. There were award wages - my factory job paid my rent/living costs, holidays & I could save.
“Back in my day...
Your mother received the Family Benefit” - DR BEX
“Back in my day...
Your mother received the Family Benefit” - DR BEX
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Luxon:
Trusts Donald Trump
Doesn't trust Māori with Three Waters
Trusts Donald Trump
Doesn't trust Māori with Three Waters
March 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Luxon:
Trusts Donald Trump
Doesn't trust Māori with Three Waters
Trusts Donald Trump
Doesn't trust Māori with Three Waters
Oh no. JD Vance is 40.
Millennials are going to get blamed for ruining an 80 year old Western alliance aren’t we?
Millennials are going to get blamed for ruining an 80 year old Western alliance aren’t we?
March 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Oh no. JD Vance is 40.
Millennials are going to get blamed for ruining an 80 year old Western alliance aren’t we?
Millennials are going to get blamed for ruining an 80 year old Western alliance aren’t we?
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Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
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If you think National backbench MPs and Christopher Luxon were worried about his popularity before the start of Term One, just wait until the 'Soccer Moms' and 'Netball Moms' find out what's happening in their schools... thekaka.substack.com/p/seymours-l...
Seymour's late, missing, discarded, allergic, nutritionless, dangerous & skimpy school lunch programme is unravelling
Students won’t eat them; Teachers are sick of the extra cost, time, delays, no-shows, substitutes & general shittiness; Contract released showing Compass must fix issues by Term 2 or lose contract
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February 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If you think National backbench MPs and Christopher Luxon were worried about his popularity before the start of Term One, just wait until the 'Soccer Moms' and 'Netball Moms' find out what's happening in their schools... thekaka.substack.com/p/seymours-l...
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February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Yesterday I discovered that my beloved did not know what a Cyber Truck was and I aspire to be that offline.
(Yes, yes, Alanis. I know. I know!)
(Yes, yes, Alanis. I know. I know!)
February 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yesterday I discovered that my beloved did not know what a Cyber Truck was and I aspire to be that offline.
(Yes, yes, Alanis. I know. I know!)
(Yes, yes, Alanis. I know. I know!)