Milly
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In today’s HeraldOnSunday
February 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
In today’s HeraldOnSunday
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That $6 billion climate resilience fund would be useful right now if NATIONAL HADN’T SCRAPPED IT!
At least the landlords got their handouts though.
#nzpol #ClimateEmergency
At least the landlords got their handouts though.
#nzpol #ClimateEmergency
February 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
That $6 billion climate resilience fund would be useful right now if NATIONAL HADN’T SCRAPPED IT!
At least the landlords got their handouts though.
#nzpol #ClimateEmergency
At least the landlords got their handouts though.
#nzpol #ClimateEmergency
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Spring is coming, time to collect another lucky human foot.
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Spring is coming, time to collect another lucky human foot.
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Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
![Members of the Swarovski family were early, active and enthusiastic champions of Nazism, and at least six of its members maintained membership in the illegal party prior to Austria's annexation to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.!23] Three weeks earlier, 500 marchers in the Tyrolean town of Wattens held a torchlight procession that ended with chants of "Sieg Heil" and "Heil Hitler". The majority of the participants, police determined, were Swarovski plant employees, among them Swarovski family heirs Alfred, Wilhelm and Friedrich. 124]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreicscf6waklhijry6fblsvr4psk7yku2jauu5hqsn4n765i4gkl2pe@jpeg)
![In its report to the state police on 14 February 1947, the Innsbruck district administrator called company head Alfred Swarovski "an enthusiastic member of the NSDAP." [25] Alfred Swarovski praised Hitler at business gatherings and took actions as a regional business leader to ensure that "Tyrolean industry could be integrated as smoothly as possible into the enormous gears of the economy of Greater Germany and into the National Socialist economic order." He sent
"grateful loyalty greetings" to Adolf Hitler on his 49th birthday and arranged a donation of 100,000 shillings for Hitler to establish a holiday home in Tyrol.!26]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreifou66ng5baxhiicmm6d3zntcqosn7pqwzafclwf2qs7xtq7wvqku@jpeg)
![In 1994, historian Horst Schreiber wrote about Swarovski's past but was not granted access to company archives. (27]
The contemporary Swarovski company commissioned historian Dieter Stiefel as "a step towards dealing with our history in a serious and very pro-active manner," board spokesman Markus Langes-Swarovski said in
2018; however, the study was not published because, Langes-Swarovski said, "Swarovski is a company that generally tries to keep the owners' personal stories largely out of the public eye because it does nothing for the business." (28]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreift4wajp6nsrzdrumb2cnyv7s5nvswakab7h62jnjqua4i7tf2qeq@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
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Just watched my flatmate pour a load of frozen veggies into boiling oil and be genuinely surprised at the result, cooking lessons should be mandatory in Kiwi schools
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Just watched my flatmate pour a load of frozen veggies into boiling oil and be genuinely surprised at the result, cooking lessons should be mandatory in Kiwi schools
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I really enjoyed this interview with Mihingarangi Forbes. In 20 minutes we managed to touch on numerous issues relating to how AI is changing society, issues I've been grappling daily in conversations with colleagues here in New Zealand.
"Nothing like this has existed before, and we don't quite know what it does to people."
@carlbergstrom.com spoke to Mihingarangi Forbes about living with AI on Saturday Morning this morning → www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
#cccss26 🧪
@carlbergstrom.com spoke to Mihingarangi Forbes about living with AI on Saturday Morning this morning → www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
#cccss26 🧪
Professor Carl Bergstrom: Living with AI
Internationally acclaimed scientist Carl Bergstrom on why humans are so psychologically wired for online and whether we are living with "modern-day oracles or bullsh*t machines."
www.rnz.co.nz
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
I really enjoyed this interview with Mihingarangi Forbes. In 20 minutes we managed to touch on numerous issues relating to how AI is changing society, issues I've been grappling daily in conversations with colleagues here in New Zealand.
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There's been this hit job on the Green Party by ACT's NZCPR, claiming money was "stolen" from water infrastructure for cycleways.
In fact, their Council invested significantly, more than others over decades.
They put $2.7 billion to 3W in 2021 and 1.8% of that on cycleways #nzpol
In fact, their Council invested significantly, more than others over decades.
They put $2.7 billion to 3W in 2021 and 1.8% of that on cycleways #nzpol
February 14, 2026 at 5:36 AM
There's been this hit job on the Green Party by ACT's NZCPR, claiming money was "stolen" from water infrastructure for cycleways.
In fact, their Council invested significantly, more than others over decades.
They put $2.7 billion to 3W in 2021 and 1.8% of that on cycleways #nzpol
In fact, their Council invested significantly, more than others over decades.
They put $2.7 billion to 3W in 2021 and 1.8% of that on cycleways #nzpol
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Looking at this picture I'm sure I can see at least three waters. Maybe more.
The state of things. Tragedy intensifies. 😢
Remind me, which “waters” did those bamboozled billboard people think they wanted to “stop”… and why, again?
Remind me, which “waters” did those bamboozled billboard people think they wanted to “stop”… and why, again?
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Looking at this picture I'm sure I can see at least three waters. Maybe more.
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Does the Press Council still exist for complaints about inaccurate reporting? Or is this considered ‘opinion’ rather than faux outrage clickbait? 🙄🤦🏻♂️🤯 Duncan is a dick and The Listener is rapidly losing any remaining credibility. #nzpol
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Does the Press Council still exist for complaints about inaccurate reporting? Or is this considered ‘opinion’ rather than faux outrage clickbait? 🙄🤦🏻♂️🤯 Duncan is a dick and The Listener is rapidly losing any remaining credibility. #nzpol
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To be clear, “total coliforms” are not a group or kind of bacteria; coliforms are the gut bacteria that you find in poo, and a high “total coliforms” number in the water sample indicates there’s poo in there. Worrying that the Council spokesperson seems confused about this.
Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs
A public health alert has been issued for peple living in New Brighton, Burwood, Wainoni, Aranui and Southshore.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
To be clear, “total coliforms” are not a group or kind of bacteria; coliforms are the gut bacteria that you find in poo, and a high “total coliforms” number in the water sample indicates there’s poo in there. Worrying that the Council spokesperson seems confused about this.
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I’ve literally been saying this since I was a teenager:
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I’ve literally been saying this since I was a teenager:
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I don’t usually agree with either of these guys, but…ya think? 🤔🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #CaputredCoalition
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I don’t usually agree with either of these guys, but…ya think? 🤔🙄 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #CaputredCoalition
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wow we’re just saying the quiet part out loud now huh
February 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
wow we’re just saying the quiet part out loud now huh
Well that was a really nice second send off for Dad. Approx 100 attendees, lots of stories including some I hadn’t heard before. Gorgeous music played by NZSO members. Tom Scott surprised at seeing some of his early work and just generally really nice
There were a lot of ppl who weren’t able to make it to Dad’s funeral service in Timaru immediately before Xmas so we’re holding a celebration of his life in Wellington on the 14th of Feb. Anyone who knew him is welcome to
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Well that was a really nice second send off for Dad. Approx 100 attendees, lots of stories including some I hadn’t heard before. Gorgeous music played by NZSO members. Tom Scott surprised at seeing some of his early work and just generally really nice
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'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
2/2
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TOP are a not a "minor party", they're nothing. They stand for nothing, same as anyone who supports them and I wish they'd fuck off.
The Greens don't get mentioned but have been advocating for this for a while
The Greens don't get mentioned but have been advocating for this for a while
Green Party’s new Income Guarantee for every New Zealander
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
February 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
TOP are a not a "minor party", they're nothing. They stand for nothing, same as anyone who supports them and I wish they'd fuck off.
The Greens don't get mentioned but have been advocating for this for a while
The Greens don't get mentioned but have been advocating for this for a while
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Luxon will be up there with some cold KFC sometime on Monday
February 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Luxon will be up there with some cold KFC sometime on Monday
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In today’s Weekend Herald
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In today’s Weekend Herald
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“A year after the $1.1 billion overhaul,” which added a new lane each direction, “the 405’s rush hour drive times were a minute slower than they were before the workers broke ground. Five years later, traffic was worse at all times of day.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A Tunnel to Transform Los Angeles
The ambitious Sepulveda Transit Corridor project — an automated subway line underneath Bel Air — aims to do something rare in LA: Get people out of their cars.
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“A year after the $1.1 billion overhaul,” which added a new lane each direction, “the 405’s rush hour drive times were a minute slower than they were before the workers broke ground. Five years later, traffic was worse at all times of day.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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the extremely talented @sketchesbyannie.bsky.social was kind enough to sketch our sweet little man and send us the sketch and I love it so much I cried a little when I opened it!!! (pictured here with the model)
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
the extremely talented @sketchesbyannie.bsky.social was kind enough to sketch our sweet little man and send us the sketch and I love it so much I cried a little when I opened it!!! (pictured here with the model)
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What did the Romans ever do for us?
#546: the drain strainer.
#546: the drain strainer.
Have you ever seen a Roman plumbing device that is both genius and gorgeous? Just look at this bronze drain strainer, found in the Roman baths at Weißenburg, Germany, dating2nd/3rd century AD!
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
What did the Romans ever do for us?
#546: the drain strainer.
#546: the drain strainer.
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Breaking our “No Daily Express” rule because of the pearl-clutching “just seven miles from Disney World” line. Like you’re going to walk seven miles, queue to get in, and scare oldiewonks and kiddiewinks alike with your love truncheon stuck up a Henry. People might notice.
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Breaking our “No Daily Express” rule because of the pearl-clutching “just seven miles from Disney World” line. Like you’re going to walk seven miles, queue to get in, and scare oldiewonks and kiddiewinks alike with your love truncheon stuck up a Henry. People might notice.
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Happy Valentine's day, folks. Here's my favorite story about the nerd and the honeypot.
I vaguely recall @megelison.bsky.social telling a story from her fintech days about a shlubby engineer realizing several drinks in that he was being honeypotted by a model and climbing out the bathroom window to escape
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Happy Valentine's day, folks. Here's my favorite story about the nerd and the honeypot.
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Huh, would you look at that.
*stares directly at the camera lens*
*stares directly at the camera lens*
New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tl/cl/eyJ2Ij...
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Huh, would you look at that.
*stares directly at the camera lens*
*stares directly at the camera lens*