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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 8h

Definitely the least fun of all the vaccinations I've had!

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 11h

Taika on Educators?!? Brilliant. Such a great show if you can track it down.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 12h

Scrotum Brown attempting to differentiate between "unions" and "union members" who went back to work in an emergency when they were meant to be striking. Kudos to the reporter who reminded him that the members ARE the union. #nzpol www.tickaroo.com/e/GfDwVorvKK...

Minister calls for investigation after Nelson Hospital's generators fail

Minister calls for investigation after Nelson Hospital's generators failHealth Minister Simeon Brown has ordered an investigation into the state of hospital emergency power systems, after generators f...

www.tickaroo.com

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 12h

HOLY FUCK

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

Resort evacuated as fierce winds rip through South Island

In an hour, temperatures halved and wind speeds accelerated alarmingly. At the top of the south, wind gusts exceeded 230kph, while Nelson Hospital lost electricity when its generators failed.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 13h

Things are JUST FINE in AoNZ at the moment, just fucking FINE!

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 15h

THIS.IS.CLIMATE.CHANGE

New red warnings - the impact of the storm is spreading

Regions further south have just been upgraded to a red strong wind warning, as serious damage has been inflicted at the top of the south - with gusts reaching over 230kph.

www.stuff.co.nz

Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 14h

Hell YES Kirikiriroa! #Oct23strike #hometown

Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 16h

RNZ reporting a crowd of 10,000 marching in Hamilton for the strike. That's huge. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Live: Nurses, teachers, doctors and others take part in nationwide mega strike

Crowds are swelling in Auckland, Hamilton and other areas after teachers and health workers walked off the job this morning.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 14h

Damn this migraine has taken its sweet time. Felt weird about an hour ago, and only now have the ~*sparkles*~ started. Good timing as I'm not busy today.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 15h

I’m waiting for a procedure on a never ending waitlisted. 100% support the strike.

Allons Flaneur Toitū te Tiriti @allonsflaneur.bsky.social · 21h

#Oct23Strike

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

I'm doing advertising stuff. IT'S SO BORING.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

I'M SO FUCKING BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

…but he’s definitely a dimwit 😜

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

Drainception or something

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

When I was small there was a hot song called “There is no depression in New Zealand” and my sophisticated arse thought it meant economic depression, in case you want to know the style of obnoxious I was as a kid.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

I have a replica Aeroflot bag somewhere… in a soothing shade of brown.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my lord. A colleague of mine flew Aeroflot once and claimed the pilot had an ejector seat as it was an ex-military plane. Which would be comforting. For the pilot.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

A green burial is in my will 😊

Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 1d

I think frilly dimwit should join our fandom phrase list.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair the Brits are always fed up.

Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

She's fine, just a bit sore. And pissed off with the instructor.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

My sister rides horses. She doesn't like using riding crops due to a riding-crop-related fall as a kid, but today her instructor told her she had to, that the horse she was on had never reacted badly to it. Just guess what happened next, I bet you can't.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

For example, my boss was nearly in tears when they closed the Māori Health Authority (they actually HAD signalled that, but she didn't think they'd do it). She voted for them because that's the way the winds were blowing. We have a very gooey middle.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

As a useful example, I don't know of any families here that have been divided because of politics. I think it's because we do not have Christian nationalism - we are largely atheist. No one would dream (for example) of touching abortion rights.

Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

Very few of the policies they have enacted were signalled prior to their election. Most people are very politically naïve and generally Labour/National aren't a million miles away, policy wise.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

People wanted a change after all the horrors of the previous years - Covid, terrorism, volcanoes. Jacinda reminded them of that time. And National certainly did not campaign on the policies they are now rolling out. I know people who voted for them and are now horrified.

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Meeping wainscot @ohnoiratebrian.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think its comparable to Obama/Trump. For all the faults of this government, we just don't have that kind of wild division in the country. National and Labour are usually not a million miles apart, policy wise - National would be closer to the Democrats.

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