wordsSHIFTminds
@wordsshiftminds.bsky.social
wordsSHIFTminds is Auckland, New Zealand-based composer and musician Chris Bell. No guru, no method, no teacher. Music is the best.
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"...What really sets it apart, tho, is an almost hyperreal 'in the room with you' production sound..."
Musician and Bluesky regular @etherdiver.bsky.social on the recent wordsSHIFTminds album 'Memento Mori' from 'Other People's Music' (link in image).
Musician and Bluesky regular @etherdiver.bsky.social on the recent wordsSHIFTminds album 'Memento Mori' from 'Other People's Music' (link in image).
Nothing makes me change channels faster than a Trivago ad.
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Nothing makes me change channels faster than a Trivago ad.
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palestine has the right to self deterimination. that's not an opinion it's a fact. and the idea that they should be exterminated to make room for others isn't an opinion it's a war crime with severe penalties.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
palestine has the right to self deterimination. that's not an opinion it's a fact. and the idea that they should be exterminated to make room for others isn't an opinion it's a war crime with severe penalties.
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What the hell is going on with the new New Zealand school curriculum, and what does it have to do with the Atlas Network? (No, really!)
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Naval spokesperson commenting on investment in renovations: "The best time would have been 20 or 30 years ago. The second-best time is now." 🤔
Er, what about all the years in between?
Er, what about all the years in between?
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Naval spokesperson commenting on investment in renovations: "The best time would have been 20 or 30 years ago. The second-best time is now." 🤔
Er, what about all the years in between?
Er, what about all the years in between?
Nicola Willis: "Quack, quack, quack."
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Nicola Willis: "Quack, quack, quack."
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Please, in the year 2025, can we not do articles where we're like 'Why is climate action stalling?' where we don't talk about the vast sums of money being poured into lobbying and misinformation by the fossil fuel industry and a captured media that still barely discusses climate
Projected warming fell to 2.6C in '21, but progress has stalled. About 95% of nations failed to update targets for COP30. For many, climate change isn't a kitchen table issue; but, climate chaos—extreme weather—is hiking food prices. The climate has changed.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
Why is climate action stalling, not ramping up as Earth gets hotter?
As the impact of global warming becomes more obvious, you might expect countries to step up climate action and preparation, but we’re seeing the opposite happen
www.newscientist.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Please, in the year 2025, can we not do articles where we're like 'Why is climate action stalling?' where we don't talk about the vast sums of money being poured into lobbying and misinformation by the fossil fuel industry and a captured media that still barely discusses climate
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Please someone work out how much the Regulatory Standards Act has cost the long suffering taxpayer so far. I think we all deserve to know what the going rate for dadaesque satire is nowadays.
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Please someone work out how much the Regulatory Standards Act has cost the long suffering taxpayer so far. I think we all deserve to know what the going rate for dadaesque satire is nowadays.
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Dear NZ Labour,
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Dear NZ Labour,
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
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Absentee PM. He just doesn't do the work.
The sum total of speeches that Luxon has made in the House for 2025 so far:
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Radware Page
Loader page.
www3.parliament.nz
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Absentee PM. He just doesn't do the work.
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I do not know off the top of head what is in the oath an incoming government makes to the Governor General, but it seems like passing legislation you actually think is bad should be some kind of breach of it
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'It's not impossible': Willis says National may join other parties to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I do not know off the top of head what is in the oath an incoming government makes to the Governor General, but it seems like passing legislation you actually think is bad should be some kind of breach of it
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Post your warning sign
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Post your warning sign
One gullible twat to another.
Tucker Carlson: What do you think of Putin?
Witkoff: I liked him. I thought he was straight up with me…I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.
Witkoff: I liked him. I thought he was straight up with me…I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
One gullible twat to another.
Borealis and Australis fast-tracking their campaign to become known simply as "The Lights".
The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
Northern Lights Forecast: Solar Winds Could Make Aurora Visible In Northern U.S.
The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Borealis and Australis fast-tracking their campaign to become known simply as "The Lights".
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"We might campaign on repealing the law we just passed" is dumber and more flailingly chaotic than literally ANYTHING on the left (and I'm making the call that that includes losing an MP to kleptomania and the implosion of TPM)
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"We might campaign on repealing the law we just passed" is dumber and more flailingly chaotic than literally ANYTHING on the left (and I'm making the call that that includes losing an MP to kleptomania and the implosion of TPM)
Sometimes, when I want to blow out the cobwebs, I blast this. And so should you. It may just change your idea of what an orchestra can do.
G-Spot Tornado
YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Sometimes, when I want to blow out the cobwebs, I blast this. And so should you. It may just change your idea of what an orchestra can do.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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WW2 started because spineless politicians thought appeasement would put a stop to Hitlers ambitions.
WW3 will start because of spineless politicians failure to learn from history about what happens when you try to appease ambitious dictators.
WW3 will start because of spineless politicians failure to learn from history about what happens when you try to appease ambitious dictators.
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WW2 started because spineless politicians thought appeasement would put a stop to Hitlers ambitions.
WW3 will start because of spineless politicians failure to learn from history about what happens when you try to appease ambitious dictators.
WW3 will start because of spineless politicians failure to learn from history about what happens when you try to appease ambitious dictators.
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YOU PASSED IT
YOU PASSED IT LAST WEEK
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
YOU PASSED IT LAST WEEK
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Christ on a bike, these fucking idiots are ruining the country for no other reason than coalition agreements.
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
'It's not impossible': National may campaign on regulatory standards repeal
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
YOU PASSED IT
YOU PASSED IT LAST WEEK
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
YOU PASSED IT LAST WEEK
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
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I don't even know what to say about this.
These are not serious people and they should be nowhere near government.
#nzpol
These are not serious people and they should be nowhere near government.
#nzpol
'It's not impossible': Willis says National may join other parties to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I don't even know what to say about this.
These are not serious people and they should be nowhere near government.
#nzpol
These are not serious people and they should be nowhere near government.
#nzpol
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Not a surprise that when the nats are told "this will hurt poor people" that they were all like "cool, where do I sign"
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
Ministers were warned against teen welfare crackdown, documents reveal
Officials said the changes could actually increase long-term benefit dependency.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Not a surprise that when the nats are told "this will hurt poor people" that they were all like "cool, where do I sign"
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
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Christ on a bike, these fucking idiots are ruining the country for no other reason than coalition agreements.
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
'It's not impossible': National may campaign on regulatory standards repeal
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Christ on a bike, these fucking idiots are ruining the country for no other reason than coalition agreements.
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
If they turned my life into a season of '24', it would consist of around 15 episodes of me recording tracks, eating and listening to music, and the other nine episodes would be this:
a cartoon character with glasses yawning with his mouth open
ALT: a cartoon character with glasses yawning with his mouth open
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If they turned my life into a season of '24', it would consist of around 15 episodes of me recording tracks, eating and listening to music, and the other nine episodes would be this:
It annoys me when I open the pantry and it's full of ingredients I hardly ever use. Until I find a recipe that calls for "a pinch of kala namak", and I'm suddenly smug because, yes, I happen to have some of that.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It annoys me when I open the pantry and it's full of ingredients I hardly ever use. Until I find a recipe that calls for "a pinch of kala namak", and I'm suddenly smug because, yes, I happen to have some of that.
Hear, hear.
Oh, and once he's gone, I think the FBI base here in New Zealand needs to go, too. It NEVER should have existed here in the first place.
FBI Director Kash Patel days may be numbered. Trump and White House considering replacing him next month.
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hear, hear.