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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 55m

He just had this idiotic grin plastered on his on... Gazing about the chamber..🤷 he wasnt speaking

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🙏😊

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 2h

'Maracad' Collins face is SO WHITE !😳

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 2h

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 3h

Luxon so needs a fecking sl*p

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 3h

Andrew baylymp looks a bit pissed
#nzpol

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1d

Even if you think the risk is low to you personally, maybe you're outdoors with 2 others, or the ventilation is good, we're trying to normalize masking in an ongoing pandemic. If you identify as an ally, you don't need to post that maskless pic

We want to send the message that every life matters

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 3h

Fuxon is a cnut.... Stupid fucking lying prick.

FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 4h

Can you photo shop him with a knotted handkerchief on his head and Ghandi spectacles🙏🤣💚

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 4h

I was wracking my brain trying to remember what Bishop reminded me of......
A GUMBY !
(Monty Python)

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 7h

#nzpol This is such a ridiculous attempt by National and ACT to blame so many hospitality business closing down on anything BUT the economy that this govt created. No one can afford to go out or buy a coffee. Those who could bought plane tickets to Aussie instead.🤬

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

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 6h

Crime is soaring under the National Party. Thousands of retail crimes are ignored, sexual assault is up, violent crime is up, homicide is up, gangs are up.
But fortunately landlords are back on the menu- Luxon & Carl Bates still profiting bigly #nzpol

PS Look at that body language

Crime Soaring, National Party Dropping

Plus: Jacinda Ardern remains NZ's most popular politician

mountaintui.substack.com

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 7h

Back on track is both a figment of Luxon’s imagination and a bare faced lie. #nzpol

Removing financial & other supports from people when they can’t feed their families, pay bills or are unemployed through no fault of their own shows a callous disregard for the population you are supposed to serve.

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 20h

More waves crashing on the sandcastles of hopium. I'm famously pessimistic, but the data continues to surprise me to the downside. It's relentless. We've not seen anything like this for 45 years. Compounding, mutually reinforcing, job-killing dynamics. (1/2)

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 7h

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

“We may be witnessing the emergence of a population-level acquired immune deficiency — not sexually transmitted, but airborne.”

That line isn’t from a tweet. It’s from a peer-reviewed paper in AJPM Focus (2025).

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 6h

For those who want to read it:
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Misty M ⛰🌻🌳🌺🦋🐝😷 @mistym.bsky.social · 6h

Link to paper.

www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Citizen Harry 😷🥄⚙️💚🍉 @citizenharry.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yup.

Pencil sketch of a box of cigarettes, branded "OMICRON" with an image of the COVID virus.
Front label says, "WARNING: SARS-COV-2 CAUSES FATAL BLOOD CLOTS".
The side says, "COVID KILLS", and on top, "RESPIRATORS SAVE LIVES".

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · Sep 15

I always wondered what it was like for scientists trying to pull the curtain down to expose AIDS or that tobacco causes cancer.

This is it. We’re living in truly wild times.

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 6h

I hope you find something in that lot that gives you a giggle! 🙂
Sean Locks sitcom 15 Storeys High is mad good too

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Cool Hand Fluke @nzrossvideo.bsky.social · 7h

I hear there’s demand for horseless carriage assistants

Alex @shakingstick.bsky.social · 8h

They could work as ushers at the moving picture theatre

Grant Brookes (he/him/ia) @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social · 9h

Simeon Brown tells young jobseekers to “get a paper run” on RNZ this morning 🙀

He is so out of touch, he thinks neighbourhoods still get a daily newspaper delivered
#nzpol

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DudeWTF @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 8h

This is why you don't just pick a charity out of a hat to fund & give them free rein over the $$ with no accountability.

#nzpol #mikeking #iamhopefoundation #mattdoocey ##nzgovtcorruption

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

'Excessive': Exec pay at Mike King’s charity soars after $24m public funding boost

I Am Hope has defended a significant increase in executive pay over the last year.

www.stuff.co.nz

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 7h

'The charity said the higher costs were the result of an expanded leadership team and that the official accounts did not reflect the amount of work King put into the charity.'

WELL IN THAT CASE KEEP BETTER FUCKING OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS YA MUPPETS !🤬
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

'Excessive': Exec pay at Mike King’s charity soars after $24m public funding boost

I Am Hope has defended a significant increase in executive pay over the last year.

www.stuff.co.nz

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 8h

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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FookyFBSandcat @funkypuffin56.bsky.social · 7h

Theyll be able to work down the Mines soon! 😃

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