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Timothy Gassin @timothygassin.bsky.social · 7h

Turnout figures this low (32.65%) raise serious questions about the democratic legitimacy of NZ local government.

It would be easy to say those who didn't vote have no right to complain, but it is clear there are significant problems that leave people feeling the process is futile.

The Press

www.thepress.co.nz

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 2h

Further than I’ve ever ridden in a day and I ride 100km+ all up every week.

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 19d

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 5h

My 2yo, trying to convince me to carry her: I just a little girl!

My 2yo, trying to convince me to give her my coffee: I just a big girl!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 5h

would watch

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 7h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 5h

I need some before and after shots.

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Tim Hollo @timhollo.bsky.social · 6h

On noticing that the ground has slid away

My 2nd post at In Between Days is about how you can paper over cracks, but you can't paper over an abyss

We're over the cliff

We're in freefall

We have to live in this reality together

Because that's the only way to get from the no longer to the not yet

Yesterday I got so old...

On noticing that the ground has slid away It's like it was yesterday. 16 year old me bopping along to In Between Days at the back of the school bus, the jangly joy of the music jarring perfectly aga...

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 12h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 6h

Why is it that after half a century of modern computing, we still having won the argument against computer? I dunno I think it's because computers have gotten exponentially better at arguing back

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 5h

looooooooool get ‘em

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 6h

Guess which idiot is now seeking this induction pack under FOI?

David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 9h

The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record.

Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 6h

Solid effort, I’ve done that route a couple of times and I would not want to do it in a single day!

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 6h

He’s doing a one day return?!

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Kate Atherley @kateatherley.bsky.social · 8h

So excited to read this. Get your own copy here shop.ninetenpublications.ca/products/the...

A hand, mostly out of frame, rests on a modestly sized book. The book is titled The Magic of Pockets: A feminist's guide to adding pockets to clothing that really should have pockets to begin with.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 8h

Scariest aborted landing off my life was Welly. Ended up landing in Auckland instead, which simply compounded the trauma.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 8h

Some foods are just so good cold. Left over fridge pizza, for example, rivals the original hot form.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 8h

I’ve settled on a very reliable black coffee - toilet - shower morning routine that renders the bidet obsolete instead.

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 1d

California legalizes life near public transit! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79. My thoughts: humantransit.org/2025/10/cali...

California Legalizes Life Near Public Transit — Human Transit

OK, the headline is a little exaggerated, but California’s Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and just signed by Governor Newsom, is a game-changer. It prohibits most cities from forbid...

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 18h

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 20h

I thought my LGA size of 110k was ridiculously small but that’s even worse.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 22h

status quo bias” and yes.

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 22h

If the proposed changes were already in place and instead council was proposing to change it to the current situation (converting a local road into a busy car thoroughfare to benefit through traffic) they’d have no trouble figuring it out.

I saw a description of NIMBYs recently as “suffering from

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El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social · 23h

The best option loses only 23 car spaces (out of almost 200).

Traffic will not be diverted into local streets, they’ll be on Hoddle and Smith, while Wellington will become a local street.

We’ll gain a safer, quieter, and greener neighbourhood.

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