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MrsM's houseboy, ever on call Dad. Gadget tragic + music, sport (YNWA), travel, photography & beer. Cantankerousness can be a feature. π¦ Maungawhau, TΔmaki Makaurau. #Aotearoa π³πΏ
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That's enough sanding, fettling and gluing for tonight. Rounded up all the loose pieces floating in the box and have them safely corralled. #heaviesgb #histscalemodels
A good looking man. And Aunty Betty has that powerful aura of someone who takes no stick.
There are jobs where that is not always possible. eg School principals/parents interaction.
Talking with a neighbour this week who was all up in arms about the supposed changes after attending the Mt Eden church hall meeting. Pointed out to him that our side of the street is already zoned THAB and why do you not know this already? D'Oh.
It's The Manitou, growing, growing.... youtu.be/Xq-6wfgxm9c
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
I suspect this may be why the price is drifting down, demand has slowed, and increasing product volumes in storage. Don't expect we'll see 1970's "butter mountain" type inventory levels tho'
Butter prices peaked in June so no surprises there, but will we see any change at the supermarket is the big qn.
The whiplash you feel as RNZ pings between hard news, giggling presenters and no comment between stories that are rushed through in the frenzy to ask for listener feedback is repellent /end
More government engendered gaslighting.
Awwww. Condolences.
That increase in 18-49 women, that's where the COC pay parity decision has hit
You're putting in more work than I'm prepared to do. Gonna knock back the rivets a little and have some nasty sink marks to deal with.
Ok NZ media, FFS, this is getting ridiculous now. The AWS Auckland region has FUCK ALL to do with Luxon or his stupid investor visa. Itβs been in the works since 2021! I mean I know the Herald has a boner for Luxon, but come on, do your fucking jobs. #nzpol
Officially on the #heaviesgb start line, aftermarket decals and paint mask have arrived. Let's go. #histscalemodels
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Even as a Reds fan, I've had a sense of unease about the level spending. Been a good start to the season. Grealish looks suited back at EFC.
We had ducks sort of like that, stranded in a hardly used dining room.
She needs to be fired as FinMin. Like last Friday ago.
I wrote this for Crikey about how media coverage of Dezi Freeman as far back as 2018 fed his paranoia and sovereign citizen talking points. After last week's shootings, it's not great to see media today downplay the role of Nazis into the alarmingly attended March for Australia rallies yesterday.
Ummm, the CEO and the Chair of the RBNZ resigning within 6 months is actually NOT comparable to the business world as it is an extremely rare event. (IIRC, this has never happened before in the 32 years I've been here). This is a big deal & the press should be asking a LOT of questions.
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Labour, turn up at the empty plots left by the socially irresponsible Chris Bishop, talk to the people impacted, do it every week. Turn up and give voice - and when Luxon tries to argue with it reply these are the voices of those suffering
Genuinely breezy, gusts topping 75 kph locally.
Waving even a small chainsaw around in this was probably taunting ACC.
Best call today. Not being up a ladder pruning tall trees, the wind gusts are pretty full on.
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This is a very enlightening interview with @richardhills.bsky.social and Christine Fletcher about plan changes. On one hand you have fearmongering and misinformation from Fletcher. On the other you have actual substance and work to get better outcomes with Hills. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
(1)π¨ALL EYES ON INDONESIAπ¨ It's 0.41. A.M. Local time. First they cut off the power in Kwitang & Senen. Then the snipers came. And now they're using live bullets. Just 3 days ago the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission silenced the journalists to not broadcast the protests.
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says βCan I help you find something?β βIβm looking for the obituaries.β βThe obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.β βNot the one Iβm looking for.β
As a parent, as a human, this family deserves a settlement against ChatGPT that should put them out of business.
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You all need to stop whatever youβre doing and look at this!
Fudged AI forecasts coming right up then.
for the biz daddies /s #nzpol The Fall - The Birmingham School Of Business School youtu.be/7mqH8lsubdo
better put in a claim for the scriptwriting gig
paying $ 1.005
an anthem with currency #nzpol The Specials - Ghost Town youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4
fuck me!! a white tail spder just ran out from under my keyboard
Looking at the switch on the 5th alarm....
I used to think Luxon was the emptiest vessel π€·ββοΈ
What if we turned empty retail spaces, into creative hubs? A Sydney City Councillor came up with a "lazy place tax"; if you would keep retail space empty there would be a penalty, but if you choose to lease it to a creative at a discounted rate, youβd receive land tax credits/concessions. πππ
Amyl and The Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That youtu.be/jCxgUPFVFkA
The Members - Solitary Confinement youtu.be/uS7yv69pn7c
Well all miss ours dearly. Ms27 has come to visit tonight and she's pining.
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love youtu.be/0Af7ayYIJ9w
Awww we had do to this earlier in the year. You'll only know when its right. We miss ours/she, but don't regret the decision.
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks youtu.be/PinCg7IGqHg
Problem is their preferred government have made things worse, so their imagination/expectations are appropriately misaligned.
I'm sure actuaries can work that into the insurance.
I'm a "Mt Eden white guy" and happy to go on record to say he's a cunt for that display that invalidates his/any argument the moment he does it. The fact the rest of his resistance is pretty specious is beside the point.
Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have βstayed and foughtβ, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
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As was pointed out some time ago and remains true, 'This isn't a govt. It's a collection of semi-autonomous industry-appointed action groups fronted by a tootpaste salesman.' Sharpen your (metaphorical) pitchforks. #nzpol
Soldiers in classroms...π€·ββοΈ
Ahh nope.
Absolute scenes.... Grimsby win 12-11 on penalties over ManU in League Cup π€£π€£
If this is an expectation, then Iβd really like to see the government make Kiwisaver contributions for those of us who are being paid by them to be full time caregivers #nzpol
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The incredibly muted political response to sovereign citizens being responsible for the murder of four police officers in 12 months is remarkable. The police / spook / political / media extremist framework is clearly only designed to be deployed against Islamic extremism, any other form breaks it.
Look at the most prominent examples of extremist violence since (and including) Christchurch. Then compare that to what the media and politicians focus on. Itβs an alternate universe.
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
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π done!
36 please.
I didnβt know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
Been looking for over 5 years, finally tracked one down!. Just gotta decide which RNZAF scheme. #histscalemodels
Paint it black
Christopher wants house price inflation. Chris doesn't. A real Spy v Spy situation where we, the public, are only assured of yet more economic destruction? #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/christophe...
And all those 2A militia types no doubt, who used to hate on the Govt 'cos they though they were coming for the guns.
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Have to say we've been working the spreadsheets etc to see if we could slip MrsM into early retirement in. Couple of years and it's not looking easy.
Wow that does look spectacular.
ACT is the party of death. Oh the value of human life is too high. Oh we should make it easier for disabled people to end their life. Oh childcare regulations need to be more lax. Oh speed limit is too low more road tolls please! Death death death.
Watched the extended replay of Citeh v Spurs. The lads in blue looking little ordinary.
So it's all balls (allegedly) and no brains that boy. And with a babyface like his, the nom de plume seems like a stretch.
Thereβs a reason why the only economists who support βtrickle downβ as a concept are those funded by rightwing lobby groups set up by the very rich. Can you figure out what it is yet? #nzpol
The Luxonites in the office bemoaning the RB not going harder & why are they not listening to Biz Daddy. I said fuck that interference, what if it was a Lab/Grn FinMin trying to privately jawbone the RB into doing what it wanted. Of course, they said it would be bad. Talk about missing the point.
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Great Stirling cockpit shot too. #HeaviesGB #histscalemodels
So the Stirling is meant to be for the #HeaviesGB. Walked into a bookshop while waiting for takeaways and browsed the racks and look what was on the shelf.. #histscalemodels
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And the current loons in Govt are talking about legislating rates caps of course.
Coughlan shilling the Govt line despite the headline in today's Invasion Times. Increase in health funding from spending cuts, easy slippery words. Reality is there was only a 0.35% increase in operational funding in Budget24, that's what people engaging with the health system are experiencing.
π€¬ this is why heβs trying to normalizing federal troops in blue state cities. π€―
Question: What would she consider an inappropriate setting? She viewed sex with girls as young as 13 to be appropriate. So you can understand why we would need clarification.
Ghislaine Maxwell never saw Trump in βany inappropriate settingβ, transcript shows
#nzpol Fascinating piece on AI bubble about to burst in LA Times. Well worth a read www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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New Zealand. Pay attention.
ICE agents at every polling place will have a huge chilling effect on turnout. The fascist takeover is locked in.
It is an absolutely egregious miscarriages of justice that this person has not been named #kikorangi #nzpol
Remember when John Key said Trump would be better for New Zealand trade that Kamala Harris...? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Fonterra sells off the last of the silverware. In the space of a couple of decades the co-operative has gone from being a producer of premium-brand milk/butter/ice cream/yoghurt/cheese, to an industrial-scale milk mining operation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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This is fucking terrifying. Genuinely truly terrifying. Whatβs their scheme? To prosecute parents? Doctors? To take peopleβs treatments away? Absolutely no way this can end well.