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Magpie Said @magpiesaid.bsky.social · 4h

Someone found this old book and posted many of the cartoon. It's scary how many still resonate!

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 2d

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 1d

😽🫶

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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 4d

LIVE SCENES FROM WALES
#WorldBollardAssociation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 21h

This is Dave. He has a smile that could light up a room. Only smiling with his bottom teeth right now so he doesn't blind you. 13/10 very considerate #SeniorPupSaturday (FB: jeffreybergstedt)

a close-up photo of a white dog, named Dave, staring into the camera with his mouth slightly open. there reveals approximately five teeth shining brightly.

our final photo of Dave who is no longer looking into the camera, but is now happily leaning his head back with his eyes closed.

another close-up photo of Dave staring into the camera, but this time his tongue is covering his prized pearly whites.

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Eloquentsonia @eloquentsonia.bsky.social · 3h

He’s a clever puss 😻

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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 5h

If you are fuming about the derailment of climate ambition in AoNZ, how about helping fund an investigation into where this came from 👇

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Eloquentsonia @eloquentsonia.bsky.social · 4h

He deserves it. 😍

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 4h

And this morning the Shed is a folly, built at the heart of an intricate maze of neat box hedges, filled with birds…

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 5h

Methane makes up 48% of NZ's climate pollution. The Govt's grossly irresponsible announcement today that they will never have a price on methane, combined with their policies to increase the dairy herd, means that they have zero intention of meeting NZ Paris obligations.

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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 1d

Lighthouse!

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 4h

The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Dedication in PG Wodehouse’s autobiography, 1957

To Who
J. Alastair Frisby
Who
Told Me I Would Never Have A Book Published
And
Advised me
To
Get a job selling jellied eels
SUCKS TO YOU, FRISBY

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Enzo Giordani @enzogiordani.bsky.social · 6h

It’s been brought to my attention that it’s World Migratory Bird Day. I can think of no better excuse to share four of my best pictures of the undisputed king of migratory birds - the kuaka (bar-tailed godwit), which boasts the longest non-stop migration on the planet. Alaska-Aotearoa. 🪶🇳🇿

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 10h

The government knows this is bad policy because they've announced it on a Sunday.
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 6h

There were plenty of the cool things about Ken’s campaign in the Hutt but chief amongst them was outside of a small handful of us, the majority of folks who volunteered had never gotten involved in a political campaign before.

They now know they have power. And that’s fucking rad.

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Eloquentsonia @eloquentsonia.bsky.social · 6h

@sassypolitico.bsky.social

New challenge! 😍

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 23h

Pasta Chef Creates Ravioli in the Perfect Shape of a Classic Le Creuset Casserole Dish laughingsquid.com/le-crueset-c...

Pasta Chef Creates Ravioli in the Perfect Shape of a Classic Le Creuset Casserole Dish

Zielonka utilized his exceptional pasta-making skills to create ravioli in the shape of the classic dark blue Le Creuset casserole dish.

laughingsquid.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 8h

Tenzing Norkay had been on more Everest expeditions than any other man when he reached the top, in 1953. #NewYorkerArchive https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1954/06/05/tenzing-of-everest

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 8h

Making sure we've got all those important policies pages in place on the website in preparation for an imminent launch.

From the cookies policy:

"In case you're wondering, Ryan's favourite cookies are soft chocolate chip, and Elisabeth finds it hard to resist most of the Pams Finest range."

a cartoon character with a bow tie is holding a basket and an easter egg

Alt: Ralph from the Simpsons is holding a basket he sees an easter egg on the ground, picks it up, puts it in the basket, but it falls straight through. The gif repeats this over and over.

media.tenor.com

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Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · 7h

Ooooh, our calendar has an ISBN!

ISBN: 2471759204731

If you're in Wellington, there are a few copies some already available at Schrödinger’s Books, and if you're in Whanganui, 10 copies will be arriving at eightyeight Putiki in the next day or two.

A montage of the Bird and Beach 2026 Calendar cover (Oriental Bay), back page (thumbnails of the 12 illustrations of landscapes from across the motu), May - Lake Wakatipu, and December - Rangitoto Island. The calendar is wire bound, with a loop for hanging in the middle of the binding.

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Clint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social · 8h

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social I've added the Luxon bowling to the Tenor gifs.

Just type in Luxon Cricket and there's two options, one with added "one of the lads" wankery (which everyone blanks).

a group of men are standing on a soccer field and one of them is wearing a shirt that says ' a '

ALT: a group of men are standing on a soccer field and one of them is wearing a shirt that says ' a '

media.tenor.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 7h

Amelia Wade dives into the Family Boost policy, which was designed in a hurry using guesswork, and is now so complex one Kindergarten has hired a staffer explicitly to help parents navigate it:

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Families miss out on FamilyBoost after being caught by quarterly income rule

Parents hoping to claim childcare rebates have been rejected because their quarterly incomes are too high ‒ despite being told it was based on what their households earned yearly.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Kera O’Regan @keraoregan.bsky.social · 15h

“We were the first responders… that’s what we do as Māori”

Marama Royal speaking of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei response to the Auckland Anniversary Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle & the need for Māori leadership in the emergency management space to be recognised & formalised

#AdaptationFutures2025

Marama Royal on stage at the Adaptation Futures 2025 Indigenous Stage

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