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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 6h

www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/r...

I see that the landlords are putting those tax breaks to good use maintaining their rental properties. Did you hear that rents are down in Wellington?

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 7h

Diwali I see from others

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 7h

Just wondering the same

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 10h

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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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 12h

I’ve deleted a post that I grumpily made when I woke up this morning just don’t have the spoons to be honest with all that’s been going on lately

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 12h

Please let the answer be yes

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 12h

It just really irritates me that these come through the News section. Sure the lifestyle stuff has its place but is this news?

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 12h

On an intellectual level I get all of that. I still dislike it a lot. Guess that’s why I never, ever listen to the Panel 😊

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michellelernerauth.bsky.social @michellelernerauth.bsky.social · 14h

My mentee Fatima just evacuated from Gaza on a scholarship and is trying to raise money to support her family back home through two one-hour tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) classes next weekend. Information on how to sign up is at the end of her video.

www.instagram.com/reel/DPkTLBm...

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 14h

I'm old enough to remember 5 years ago when they promised us great things and now they're just like 'lol fuck cycle lanes and fuck the future'

A screenshot from 5 years ago when Stuff launched 'The Forever Project' and promised to do better on climate coverage

A screenshot from the piece where they (rightly) call climate change an epoch-defining challenge and they promise better, more meaningful coverage

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 15h

Mind blowing.

The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 14h

I hate it and all if its tilt towards what feels like emulating Buzzfeed

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 18h

when i was being examined for my senior coxing licence in Oxford, she asked if I'd ever been in a boat crash, I said yes, she asked what I happened, I said "a manatee tried to mate with the shell and it capsized then broke in half" and she did not know how to respond to that

🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 23h

I love students so much

On this day
7 years ago
Kerry
Oct 11, 2018
*student giving presentation on her work on a wildlife rescue team*
Student: manatees are really dangerous because they weigh 1000 pounds and lose all awareness of their surroundings when mating

Other student: *under breath* oh wow same

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

How to *nearly* understand what's going on.

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 18h

They literally show a housewife in a servant's uniform. They see women just as a product to purchase rather than a human being.

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 18h

Something L shaped so it comes through under the window?

Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 18h

Looks like the perfect spot for some widely spaced corner shelves for plants or to display treasures or something along those lines

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 18h

I think that what we can infer is that insider trading is rampant, there is an expectation that if you are onside with the administration you will not be prosecuted for it, and there is a belief this admin will not be leaving, so YOLO.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 18h

Sigh

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 18h

The uptick in these has been noticeable recently

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 18h

Funnily enough I only use my most recent untatty version to check weight and temp conversions while I cook out of the imperial versions 😊

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 19h

And last but definitely not least, it's Mr Vietnam who has managed to combine the traditional and beautiful look with wearing a tree on his back, which is something that I very much appreciate (especially in a year with a very low level of insanely large looks)

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 19h

Mr Peru I think possibly needs an even bigger thing on his back, but I'm not really focussing on that because his stare is so fucking intense that I am feeling slightly flustered and need to go and sit in the dark to calm down for a bit.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 19h

Mr Laos. Just when you though this year was a bit quiet on the insanely huge, bedazzled, symbolic costumes along comes Mr Laos and blows everyone else out of the water. This is insane, but it's also *so* good.

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