Morningside Jem
@jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
Looking down at you from my ivory tower.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
One of them is booze, so they can fuck right off.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
One of them is booze, so they can fuck right off.
I see K Mart have pivoted from selling asbestos sand to...
...whatever the fuck these count as.
...whatever the fuck these count as.
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I see K Mart have pivoted from selling asbestos sand to...
...whatever the fuck these count as.
...whatever the fuck these count as.
Amazing that we could have three Prime Ministers in a row called Chris. Four if Hipkins is still around next year and wins the election (both seem like long shots)
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Amazing that we could have three Prime Ministers in a row called Chris. Four if Hipkins is still around next year and wins the election (both seem like long shots)
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
I hate these dot boards. The implication here is that if you put a dot on "Pay equity" then "poverty" doesn't matter to you. Politics is much more nuanced than this, and politicians who use these boards are debasing themselves.
There. I said it.
There. I said it.
The issues board at Labour's stall at the Grey Lynn Park Festival on Saturday. "Tackling poverty and inequality in New Zealand" well out ahead of everything else.
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I hate these dot boards. The implication here is that if you put a dot on "Pay equity" then "poverty" doesn't matter to you. Politics is much more nuanced than this, and politicians who use these boards are debasing themselves.
There. I said it.
There. I said it.
Coldplay was louder.
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Coldplay was louder.
Nicola Willis: "I don't mean to patronise the member..."
I thought misleading the House was a big no-no...?
I thought misleading the House was a big no-no...?
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Nicola Willis: "I don't mean to patronise the member..."
I thought misleading the House was a big no-no...?
I thought misleading the House was a big no-no...?
After round after round of restructuring at Hogwarts, the schools game keeper had to turn to the gig economy to make a living.
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
After round after round of restructuring at Hogwarts, the schools game keeper had to turn to the gig economy to make a living.
Is there a whakatauki similar to “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in"?
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Is there a whakatauki similar to “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in"?
The Pacific Islands have to rely on aide funding from NZ and Australia to have representation at a conference on climate change - something they're at the forefront of but had almost zero impact on - and they get flooded out.
This is the perfect metaphor for how fucked the world is.
This is the perfect metaphor for how fucked the world is.
COP30 Pavilion of pacific Island states. It did rain really hard here in Belém…
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Pacific Islands have to rely on aide funding from NZ and Australia to have representation at a conference on climate change - something they're at the forefront of but had almost zero impact on - and they get flooded out.
This is the perfect metaphor for how fucked the world is.
This is the perfect metaphor for how fucked the world is.
Who the fuck goes for a swim in Wellington in July?
That's some LinkedIn Techbro alphamale "I eat a bowl of unfiltered gravel for breakfast at 3am before a nine hour intensive workout to get me started for the day" insanity bullshit.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
That's some LinkedIn Techbro alphamale "I eat a bowl of unfiltered gravel for breakfast at 3am before a nine hour intensive workout to get me started for the day" insanity bullshit.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Police Commissioner accidentally takes FBI's Kash Patel for 'brief dip' during active tsunami advisory
The two men went for a "very quick swim" in Oriental Bay after an early morning run.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Who the fuck goes for a swim in Wellington in July?
That's some LinkedIn Techbro alphamale "I eat a bowl of unfiltered gravel for breakfast at 3am before a nine hour intensive workout to get me started for the day" insanity bullshit.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
That's some LinkedIn Techbro alphamale "I eat a bowl of unfiltered gravel for breakfast at 3am before a nine hour intensive workout to get me started for the day" insanity bullshit.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
When the National "urban liberals" need to play games to get around the effects of the hard right culture wars.
NEW: Chris Bishop used housing money to fund a bridge in his electorate his own Govt had killed off.
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop diverts Kāinga Ora money to fund a bridge in his electorate
Officials warned against the use of housing funds for bridge building but Bishop says it was a “pragmatic choice”.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When the National "urban liberals" need to play games to get around the effects of the hard right culture wars.
Was the "Embarrassing Appointment" Chris Penk?
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Was the "Embarrassing Appointment" Chris Penk?
This is truly unhinged shit from the National Party - no CGT unless you sell...
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is truly unhinged shit from the National Party - no CGT unless you sell...
I seem to be forever saying that I don't think there'll be a change of government next year.
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
But the prime minister has ruled out asset sales this term.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I seem to be forever saying that I don't think there'll be a change of government next year.
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Luxon seems determined to prove me wrong. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It looks like they're trying to work out a way to dispose of a body.
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It looks like they're trying to work out a way to dispose of a body.
Civil disobedience is a passion of mine.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Civil disobedience is a passion of mine.
What the fuck is going on here? It's like a three handed handshake but with only two hands.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What the fuck is going on here? It's like a three handed handshake but with only two hands.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
It's funny that there's a group of politicians who are known by their first name with no confusion.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's funny that there's a group of politicians who are known by their first name with no confusion.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
Nandor, Jacinda, Helen.
Is it cultural appropriation that he signs off his post with "g"?
And just in from Seymour.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Is it cultural appropriation that he signs off his post with "g"?
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.
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