I ditto this
I ditto this
Anyway Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein because she was deeply annoyed about being trapped in a castle with Lord Byron because her silly poet husband who had a big nerd crush on him wanted to hang out with him.
The nurses on the picket line in Hamilton’s CBD just copped a barrage of abuse from a young man. Their responses “Is he ok” “Is anyone with him” “Poor fellow is really escalated” “Is anyone here familiar with him?” Just absolute empathy and no fear for thier own safety
I love to see it!
I look at where the epicentre was, then look to see if that person answered. Every time.
#nzpol The Greens have the right idea here. It's time for the government to cap dividends to shareholders until power companies deliver capital programmes to adapt and expand to meet our collective needs for the climate crisis. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
I have been saying this for something like 15 years and I am so tired, folks: the tactics. Of the right. Don't work. For the left. Because their politics are divisive and anti-community. Ours aren't. They win when politics is toxic and vicious. We win by building solidarity.
#eqnz wee wobble, where was that one from?
tough guy
Maybe you could start talking about the evidenced policies that reduce the likelihood of this happening RNZ. Things like: Guaranteeing all a living incomes Taxing the wealthy more so more money can be given to things like fully funded healthcare Rent control Increasing home ownership Pay equity
Democratic Governors turning into various Batman villains is an intriguing development for sure.
The best part about 6th Form was that all the uninterested students had left school by then - being on a room of students interested in what we were learning was such a different vibe… Also if maths had been a requirement I would have had to drop out. 😰
China spends 95% less than the US on healthcare per capita, but has a healthy life expectancy that is *4 years longer*.
Housing 👏 Should 👏 Not 👏 Be 👏 An 👏 Asset 👏 Class
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst. Every dictator in history has lied. Donald Trump is no different.
The Greens say the advice is very explicit, showing the changes would “absolutely be counterproductive” to wanting to get more people in education and training. Labour is also calling for all financial information about the de-merger to be released. #nzpol
Lack of living wages meets politicians pushing up the pension age…
Maybe next year I can fix the roof…
“McDonald's workers have been striking at different outlets around the country in a bid to get the fastfood giant to commit to introducing the living wage.” #LivingWage
Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️ You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
Why are older women most affected by rising housing and energy costs? Because structural misogyny has left them with lower lifetime earnings, less superannuation, and greater housing insecurity, in the middle of a cost of living crisis. #nzpol
And those elderly people didn’t know because their parents and grandparents saw *nothing abnormal* in how their child behaved.
Specialist hat shop has had to refund clients…
Cool story, autistic people are autistic from birth - and that’s true for the elderly people who only find out they’re autistic because their grandchildren were diagnosed.
You may want to know that every drama this year on the BBC has been partially funded by the Government of Ireland, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Welsh Government or the Scottish Government.
Stunning!!
Work is progressing towards the new website launch. We have a date in mind, but we’ve both been involved in so many projects that we’ll let you know that once we’ve got through go/no go. In the meantime, here’s something new from me that’ll be available for preorder on the new website…
…no
other98 A study in Denmark tracked over a million children for 21 years and found no link between vaccines and autism, but RFK, Jr. watched a couple of podcasts so he knows better?
Desperately trying to find a vet to register with that is not owned by a private equity company. Sick of the system that is driven entirely by maximising profits and not caring for the animals It’s way past time we took private equity out of veterinary medicine and human healthcare
I have $60 a week after all that, and I’m worried I might be underinsured
…if he’s cutting in line and then taking their food, it has yet to be paid for, and the security will arrest them for shoplifting
Gardens in roundabouts are better! Because then you can hide big rocks behind shrubs and hang a Free Palestine banner in front…
Salaries for teachers, nurses etc should be linked to MPs. Theirs goes up? So does yours. And an independent body to negotiate other conditions.
Privet!?!?
Ornamental?! Ugh I at the bare minimum want a tree to fruit so the birds can mock me when I wonder why there’s none on the tree…
When they start coming for disabled people… you should get concerned, not supportive of them. Because history shows they never end with disabled people, it’s a gateway to the rest of society. (Going after disabled people is bad enough though without anything else happening)
Saw a doctor this morning pointing out that he’s now sitting behind his desk for photo ops, so the swollen ankles - and the conditions likely to cause that - are likely far worse. And that he said that “people” are saying his health is bad - and that could be the medical staff treating him
Nz businesses are having to give people refunds because of this bs
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
One thing that demonstrates how eroded NZ media has become since late 2023 is the almost universal lack of coverage of the Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Bill, which recently closed submissions. This Bill is one of the most consequential to impact New Zealand’s public health system to date. 🧵
Remembering the clone housing parts of Auckland I’ve visited… so very different to areas built for community.
Anyone know where to buy a good watermelon slicing machine?
I have ideas but I shouldn’t put them in writing while we have fascist POSs in power…
Well, it is legally required.
“Despite system errors”?! So they’re admitting to theft under threats then…
Didn’t we just have that?!
My fundamental reasoning about the energy market is: a) with a plentiful supply of cheap electricity, you can achieve almost anything b) the energy market should be geared to provide that with the lowest pollution c) the energy market consequently needs to be decoupled from capitalism
Oh Taiwan Cherry? Not the variety I think I want… I’ll check the booklet I got from the local council. It already stopped me from planting a tree I really wanted 😭
I love how things just GROW up there… don’t suppose you wanna send me some? /sideeyes dead trees
And another special moment from today. Seeing my old teammate and friend getting a very special surprise.
My local frost is so beautiful in the mornings!
“A graduate starting salary is now between $50,000 and $60,000 pa. if you can get a job. That house is now over 35 times that starting salary.“ Article by Dr. Rod Carr, former chair Climate Change Commission.
Expect your emotions to be weird about things.
"At least 32 billionaires owe their wealth to Low-Wage 100 companies" Bookmark this study & ask anyone to justify their 'socialism is bad' stance. They haven't got a leg to stand on. ips-dc.org/report-execu...
Oh that’s infuriating
If you're worried about missing any of the Argentina v All Blacks game don't worry, the Argentine anthem has only started so you have at least another half an hour before kick-off!
Congratulations, we are the same person… so what’s the numbers on the back of your debit card? 😇
#eqnz wee wobble there
The damage to communities is permanent, with many businesses gone for good because of the current government. Hopefully the rebuild once they’re out will actually get the ball rolling right
Just a little guy.
Cultural vandalism.
Much appreciated.
Another Schrodinger's Conservative: The stupid thought experiment where right-wingers are simultaneously competent to decide what you're allowed to read, listen to or watch AND have absolutely no idea why calling a banker a Shylock is an unambiguously and irredeemably antisemitic slur for 400 years.
A golf course seems perfect for flood overflow…
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someone needs to interview him on live TV and call him what he is; a lying little bitch. Just plaster his face everywhere with the caption has "lying little bitch disease" and if he protests that then say he's scared of his ideas being challenged or whatever
A functional media would be all over this story -- Deputy PM falsifies data to smear political opponents while advocating for unpopular bill. Instead, NZ media has done nothing but parrot his talking points about "bots". They should be embarrassed, but I guess they're too busy licking boot.
The roflcopter shall fly again.
Is it to stop underfunding it?
“New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and three of his Cabinet ministers have been referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accused of complicity in the Gaza genocide.” #nzpol
Disabled people exist
No. Zionism isn’t Judaism, and Zionists are committing genocide.
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Never forget, you have infinitely more in common with the regular folks in Iran and Palestine than you do with any country's leader.
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
Maybe I'm being over sensitive, but I really don't think the United States committing a prima facie unconstitutional act of war against a sovereign nation (however unlikeable) should be covered as "joining Israel's war" - like Donald Trump decided to crash a hipster cocktail party.
Last year I was talking to a friend who proudly announced that he'd been making his own cold brew lately but that it "takes less time than you think." When I asked him about his process it turns out he'd just been making normal drip coffee and then putting it in the fridge
I believe this should be shared extensively... Have a great weekend! ☀️🙏🦋🌸 #Cali
Because certain social media platforms will ban you for saying the standard English words so people get used to saying the workaround.
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
He is literally trying to provoke hate crimes
Out of curiosity: nz car nerds, is a Shandong Keyu TC-T legal in New Zealand?
this used to be the home of alex jones productions and now it is a place where dogs go to learn manners, in case you're worried that progress isn't possible
Mahmoud Khalil is free.
Sadly I am not on the mainland.
It’s outdated because it’s been disproven!
Best image of the day:
Meanwhile 9• feels like 1• here
You can’t see me bc I’m holding a flag but guys I live in a 2k person extremely rural town in one of the reddest counties of WI. So many people showed up there was a line all the way to the highway. I often feel a bit afraid due to my identity in this area but #nokings brought out so many
Mwahahahaha
…I need to go adult, not make bread
S for sourdough
BREAKING: A Kansas state court reversed a decision that would require transgender people in Kansas to have the wrong gender markers on their IDs.
Late night post for late night folks - who doesn't need a lemon octopus? ko-fi.com/quietnovastu... 🧶 #amigurumi #crochet #lemon #octopus #tiny #fruit #art #craft #gardensky #SciArt #market #nightmarket #bsnm
Massive #NoKings march in New York City!
The revolution is full of 60-year-old women who love their trans kids.
