Andrew
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· Oct 14
Netanyahu was never interested in a #ceasefire.
It was always about ethnic cleansing, colonialism and genocide.
The west won’t act as he burns children alive.
It is the biggest moral failure of our time, and the failure to stop it hasn’t even done what the Democrats hoped - secure re-election.
It was always about ethnic cleansing, colonialism and genocide.
The west won’t act as he burns children alive.
It is the biggest moral failure of our time, and the failure to stop it hasn’t even done what the Democrats hoped - secure re-election.
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Good.
Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teens alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teens alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australia social media ban: Teens challenge law before High Court
They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Good.
Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teens alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teens alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“for Whiteside, who evolved his fourth generation family farm from dairy to crops about 25 years ago, there is a deeper drive to get the message about this less flashy type of farming out.”
NZ needs more dairy to arable farm conversions.
NZ needs more dairy to arable farm conversions.
A south Otago farmer has a camera rigged up in a field to show New Zealanders the simple majesty of one of the country’s most successful crops. They may even get to see him tend them.
The world’s most boring livestream: a day in the life of a field of oats
A south Otago farmer has a camera rigged up in a field to show New Zealanders the simple majesty of one of the country’s most successful crops. They may even get to see him tend them.
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“for Whiteside, who evolved his fourth generation family farm from dairy to crops about 25 years ago, there is a deeper drive to get the message about this less flashy type of farming out.”
NZ needs more dairy to arable farm conversions.
NZ needs more dairy to arable farm conversions.
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That means it's two years since I stopped.
I was chill with making myself broker and deader, but helping some asshole who's already loaded buy a new ute was a bridge too far, and to this minute I've saved $30,002.32
I was chill with making myself broker and deader, but helping some asshole who's already loaded buy a new ute was a bridge too far, and to this minute I've saved $30,002.32
Two years since the incoming government announced it hoped to fund the tax cuts for landlords partly by having more people smoking
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
That means it's two years since I stopped.
I was chill with making myself broker and deader, but helping some asshole who's already loaded buy a new ute was a bridge too far, and to this minute I've saved $30,002.32
I was chill with making myself broker and deader, but helping some asshole who's already loaded buy a new ute was a bridge too far, and to this minute I've saved $30,002.32
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The Nepalese EV transition.
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Nepalese EV transition.
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
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Had a great trip to Melbourne to present at the AVERT symposium. The presentation on the need to recognise extremist behaviour as a bigger security threat than ideology was well received : D
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Had a great trip to Melbourne to present at the AVERT symposium. The presentation on the need to recognise extremist behaviour as a bigger security threat than ideology was well received : D
The NZ Labour Party must provide hope to, and inspire, a generation of people.
If the policy options it will finalise at this weekend’s conference don’t do that, don’t provide a radical alternative and sense of optimism, people will continue to leave Aotearoa in droves.
If the policy options it will finalise at this weekend’s conference don’t do that, don’t provide a radical alternative and sense of optimism, people will continue to leave Aotearoa in droves.
Captures the mood of much of the country under this government - bleak, with a sense that everything is broken, that there is no opportunity for young people to get ahead, and that the government simply doesn't care.
‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand
As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The NZ Labour Party must provide hope to, and inspire, a generation of people.
If the policy options it will finalise at this weekend’s conference don’t do that, don’t provide a radical alternative and sense of optimism, people will continue to leave Aotearoa in droves.
If the policy options it will finalise at this weekend’s conference don’t do that, don’t provide a radical alternative and sense of optimism, people will continue to leave Aotearoa in droves.
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As the Avatar marketing budget starts to render everything blue, a reminder that in 2013 Steven Joyce signed a deal allowing James Cameron to make unlimited Avatar sequels underwritten with a 25% govt subsidy. One big win for Joyce was the inclusion of NZ tourism ads on DVD releases.
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
As the Avatar marketing budget starts to render everything blue, a reminder that in 2013 Steven Joyce signed a deal allowing James Cameron to make unlimited Avatar sequels underwritten with a 25% govt subsidy. One big win for Joyce was the inclusion of NZ tourism ads on DVD releases.
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this is almost certainly connected directly to NZ integration into US military industry and imperial power projection and it’s fucking insane that we get hysterical red scare “reporting” about chinese aggression while this overtly evil corruption gets almost zero interrogation or critique
📢 The new rules will "provide clearer pathways for the sector to test, trial, and grow", says Space Minister Judith Collins.
Govt cuts red tape for businesses developing new drones
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
this is almost certainly connected directly to NZ integration into US military industry and imperial power projection and it’s fucking insane that we get hysterical red scare “reporting” about chinese aggression while this overtly evil corruption gets almost zero interrogation or critique
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The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”. novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
Accusations of a “stitch-up”. novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
A ‘Stitch-Up’: Palestine Action Case Gets New Judges | Novara Media
The judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription has been thrown into turmoil by a last-minute change. A new panel of judges includes one with a long history of working for the government and an...
novaramedia.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”. novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
Accusations of a “stitch-up”. novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
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Of course another consequence of removing juries from all but the most serious crimes is that those pesky juries won’t be able to find annoying protestors not guilty.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Of course another consequence of removing juries from all but the most serious crimes is that those pesky juries won’t be able to find annoying protestors not guilty.
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The UK Foreign Office makes a call to "ensure those subject to ICC [arrest] warrants are surrendered".
Provided they're Libyan not Israeli.
Provided they're Libyan not Israeli.
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The UK Foreign Office makes a call to "ensure those subject to ICC [arrest] warrants are surrendered".
Provided they're Libyan not Israeli.
Provided they're Libyan not Israeli.
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Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Just letting you all know that victims of sexual abuse are being targeted. Including those who were badly abused as children.
ACC explains plan to remove thousands from weekly compensation www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
ACC explains plan to remove thousands from weekly compensation
ACC expects to save about $7 billion between now and 2029 by getting long term claimants off of weekly compensation.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Just letting you all know that victims of sexual abuse are being targeted. Including those who were badly abused as children.
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Elderly disabled woman floored as police arrest peaceful Palestine marchers www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Elderly disabled woman floored as police arrest peaceful Palestine marchers
Police violence at peaceful anti-genocide protest leaves elderly woman wounded, as questions surrounding arrests go unanswered
www.thecanary.co
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Elderly disabled woman floored as police arrest peaceful Palestine marchers www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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The Ukraine war is providing a boost for UK military industry and is useful for learning "lessons" on the battlefield, defence minister Luke Pollard says.
An extra £5bn of public money will go to "defence" this year, with rising military expenditure over the next decade.
An extra £5bn of public money will go to "defence" this year, with rising military expenditure over the next decade.
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Ukraine war is providing a boost for UK military industry and is useful for learning "lessons" on the battlefield, defence minister Luke Pollard says.
An extra £5bn of public money will go to "defence" this year, with rising military expenditure over the next decade.
An extra £5bn of public money will go to "defence" this year, with rising military expenditure over the next decade.
Sadly this also seems increasingly relevant to academics in Aotearoa.
cc @hendysh.bsky.social @siouxsiew.bsky.social @sanjanah.bsky.social
cc @hendysh.bsky.social @siouxsiew.bsky.social @sanjanah.bsky.social
I always try to talk up the great work of my colleague Jen Lundquist (not on bsky) who developed UMass’ Academic Freedom Crisis Toolkit, as a public resource, especially to help guide faculty who face online harassment, doxxing, weaponized FOIA… www.umass.edu/faculty-deve...
Academic Freedom Crisis Toolkit : Office of Faculty Development : UMass Amherst
Academic Freedom Crisis Toolkit
www.umass.edu
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Sadly this also seems increasingly relevant to academics in Aotearoa.
cc @hendysh.bsky.social @siouxsiew.bsky.social @sanjanah.bsky.social
cc @hendysh.bsky.social @siouxsiew.bsky.social @sanjanah.bsky.social
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When the Ministry cannot explain how a foreign company won a national contract to hold the learning data of every child in Aotearoa, it is not an administrative inconvenience.
It is a breach of trust.
It is a breach of trust.
Tears Weren’t About the Fight
by ELVOn the way home, I cried.Tears stung the unhealed cold sore on my lip,and the aircon dried them hard against my chin.I didn’t cry because I was exhausted from breaking up a fight before morning ...
www.engaginglearningvoices.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When the Ministry cannot explain how a foreign company won a national contract to hold the learning data of every child in Aotearoa, it is not an administrative inconvenience.
It is a breach of trust.
It is a breach of trust.
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new: people across Wisconsin are increasingly standing up to AI data centers. at the old Foxconn site, citizens are thankful for Microsoft, but they said no to a new Microsoft data center 20 miles away. worries range from a loss of open land to meager tax payments www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m...
Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
Tech giants are increasingly facing community backlash as they select places to build mammoth AI data centers.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
new: people across Wisconsin are increasingly standing up to AI data centers. at the old Foxconn site, citizens are thankful for Microsoft, but they said no to a new Microsoft data center 20 miles away. worries range from a loss of open land to meager tax payments www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Get the details on the community engagement sessions on the SH1 updates including the second Mt Vic tunnel 🔗 nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh1...
Community engagement | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
NZTA App: our mobile app provides a simple and secure way to access your driver licence and vehicle information.Learn more and download the NZTA app
nzta.govt.nz
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Get the details on the community engagement sessions on the SH1 updates including the second Mt Vic tunnel 🔗 nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh1...
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www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-... Wow, this really does such a great job breaking down "The Poverty Line" and the reason we're all working more to have less spending money.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-... Wow, this really does such a great job breaking down "The Poverty Line" and the reason we're all working more to have less spending money.
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Bluesky Thread Splitter. I created this because I wanted an easy way to split long text into multiple posts in Bluesky. It's simple and easy to use. (1/4)
Bluesky Thread Splitter – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Bluesky Thread Splitter for Firefox. Easily split long text into Bluesky threads. Automatically divides your content into 300-character posts with smart sentence splitting and numbered posts.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Bluesky Thread Splitter. I created this because I wanted an easy way to split long text into multiple posts in Bluesky. It's simple and easy to use. (1/4)
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NZ is full of paper roads, but what are they and how can you find them?
NZ is full of paper roads, but what are they and how can you find them?
There are 55,000 kilometres of paper roads across New Zealand, which can be accessed by the public.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
NZ is full of paper roads, but what are they and how can you find them?
And on the subject of indoctrinating Gen AA, this is a good thread from Josh on the way the right are wanting to do it (not just in Aotearoa). For detail on how they’re doing it, see the work @bevanholloway.com has done.
bsky.app/profile/twor...
bsky.app/profile/twor...
Increasingly of the view as this spreads that:
(a) this is a grab for all adults' identity documents so there can be no truly pseudonymous posting as far as the state is concerned; and
(b) states want to be free to indoctrinate Gen AA (or whatever we're calling them) while they're impressionable.
(a) this is a grab for all adults' identity documents so there can be no truly pseudonymous posting as far as the state is concerned; and
(b) states want to be free to indoctrinate Gen AA (or whatever we're calling them) while they're impressionable.
Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026 reut.rs/48dqhmF
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
And on the subject of indoctrinating Gen AA, this is a good thread from Josh on the way the right are wanting to do it (not just in Aotearoa). For detail on how they’re doing it, see the work @bevanholloway.com has done.
bsky.app/profile/twor...
bsky.app/profile/twor...