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New Zealanders need, nay deserve, democracy sausages!
Electoral Amendment Bill: Submitters want fewer restrictions, more sausages
The government's Electoral Amendment Bill has faced a deluge of criticism as submissions were heard at Parliament on Thursday.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New Zealanders need, nay deserve, democracy sausages!
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
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One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
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“We are asleep. Our life is a dream, but sometimes we wake up just long enough to realize we are dreaming.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
chinaheritage.net/journal/othe...
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
chinaheritage.net/journal/othe...
Other People’s Thoughts LXX
Other People’s Thoughts This is the seventieth chapter in Other People's Thoughts, a China Heritage series inspired by a compilation of quotations put together by Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmans), one of ...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“We are asleep. Our life is a dream, but sometimes we wake up just long enough to realize we are dreaming.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
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— Ludwig Wittgenstein
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You know it. Aotearoa is on the list where this isn't happening. 🙄
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You know it. Aotearoa is on the list where this isn't happening. 🙄
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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South Island Māori landowners to get more than 3000 hectares returned by Crown
South Island Māori landowners to get more than 3000 hectares returned by Crown
Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
South Island Māori landowners to get more than 3000 hectares returned by Crown
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Winston Peters criticised it as a "tawdry repetition of history" and "creative accounting of the worst sort".
He's right y'know.
#nzpol
He's right y'know.
#nzpol
Government pushes ahead with sale of Chorus debt
Government pushes ahead with sale of Chorus debt
The plan is to free up money for capital projects.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Winston Peters criticised it as a "tawdry repetition of history" and "creative accounting of the worst sort".
He's right y'know.
#nzpol
He's right y'know.
#nzpol
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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Donkey and green whisky (mostly ink) (messy brained December drawing)
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Donkey and green whisky (mostly ink) (messy brained December drawing)
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Police refused use of rescue chopper…
“I have struggled to find the right words to convey the frustration and urgency of this matter. We have encountered these same issues repeatedly, and I've attached previous communications regarding lines rescue responses for reference."
#nzpol
“I have struggled to find the right words to convey the frustration and urgency of this matter. We have encountered these same issues repeatedly, and I've attached previous communications regarding lines rescue responses for reference."
#nzpol
Police refused use of rescue chopper because they wrongly thought teenager was dead
Firefighters begged police in vain for a helicopter to help rescue the 13-year-old from a Coromandel cliff.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Police refused use of rescue chopper…
“I have struggled to find the right words to convey the frustration and urgency of this matter. We have encountered these same issues repeatedly, and I've attached previous communications regarding lines rescue responses for reference."
#nzpol
“I have struggled to find the right words to convey the frustration and urgency of this matter. We have encountered these same issues repeatedly, and I've attached previous communications regarding lines rescue responses for reference."
#nzpol
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Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
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There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
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The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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3. How The Railways Will Fix the Future - Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road by @garethdennis.uk. bsky.app/profile/moda...
“Public transport doesn’t need invention. Just like water and electricity, we've solved the technology challenges for urban and long-distance transport. It’s the political will, not technological capability, that is lacking. We don't need invention; we need implementation.” @garethdennis.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
3. How The Railways Will Fix the Future - Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road by @garethdennis.uk. bsky.app/profile/moda...
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I am also a big Macfarlane fan, and his work has really helped in thinking about my own work on landscape... and this is a great cause!
I got the hardback of Is a River Alive when it came out and tore through it, and can't recommend it enough - grab a copy, help the rivers!
I got the hardback of Is a River Alive when it came out and tore through it, and can't recommend it enough - grab a copy, help the rivers!
I'm a big fan of the work of @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social and he's now donating one pound from sales of the paperback of Is a River Alive to @riveractionuk.bsky.social. It's published in March next year, but available for pre-order uk.bookshop.org/p/books/is-a... Pre-orders count as presents, surely
December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I am also a big Macfarlane fan, and his work has really helped in thinking about my own work on landscape... and this is a great cause!
I got the hardback of Is a River Alive when it came out and tore through it, and can't recommend it enough - grab a copy, help the rivers!
I got the hardback of Is a River Alive when it came out and tore through it, and can't recommend it enough - grab a copy, help the rivers!
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It’s one thing to harm yourself as an adult by choice.But harming children by not vaccinating them against preventable diseases is a brand new form of abuse.Irresponsible neglect&abuse.These innocent children are the victims of antiscience political propaganda.The defining factor of ultimate maga.
diseases.is
December 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s one thing to harm yourself as an adult by choice.But harming children by not vaccinating them against preventable diseases is a brand new form of abuse.Irresponsible neglect&abuse.These innocent children are the victims of antiscience political propaganda.The defining factor of ultimate maga.
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Government urging passport renewals as more than 1.3 million set to expire over two years
Government urging passport renewals as more than 1.3 million set to expire over two years
With a massive surge in passport applications expected next year, the government is urging people to renew early to beat the rush.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Government urging passport renewals as more than 1.3 million set to expire over two years
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FYI I’ve opened this one up to all to read, listen & share after requests from paying subscribers to make it publicly available as part of my public interest journalism mandate. Many thanks to paying subscribers who allow me to put some of this work in public. #nzpol
A debt debate that is frozen in time & ideology
Richardson & Willis debt debate assumes 1991-style austerity worked, that NZ faces being locked out of global markets, that the NZ Super Fund doesn't exist & that households can borrow much more
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
FYI I’ve opened this one up to all to read, listen & share after requests from paying subscribers to make it publicly available as part of my public interest journalism mandate. Many thanks to paying subscribers who allow me to put some of this work in public. #nzpol
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She wore a
December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
She wore a
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65 bucks a MWh, god damn www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
65 bucks a MWh, god damn www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
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Why is the man that miraculously regrew an ear having so much trouble with “hand-shaking” injuries?
December 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Why is the man that miraculously regrew an ear having so much trouble with “hand-shaking” injuries?
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Infrastructure Commission calls for government business cases, budget submissions to be public
Infrastructure Commission calls for government business cases, budget submissions to be public
The Commission is due to hand over the first National Infrastructure Plan to ministers by the end of the year.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Infrastructure Commission calls for government business cases, budget submissions to be public
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