Anyaj_wlg
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Trying to make my cat less disappointed in me.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Another generation is being crucified by our discredited monetary and fiscal policies. Again.
Youth unemployment rate is now over 16% (1 in 6). The underutilisation rate - young people wanting work or more work - is 38% ffs - 190,000 young kiwis. That's nearly half of the total. It took a fking decade for youth unemployment to recover last time. Same plan this time. No plan.
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Another generation is being crucified by our discredited monetary and fiscal policies. Again.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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the aftermath this morning of a protest outside the Home2 Suites by Hilton, where ICE goons were staying. all my reporting from minneapolis is avaiable for free at webworm (www.webworm.co). thanks to anyone reading along and supporting. the people in minneapolis (minus ice thugs) are awesome
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
the aftermath this morning of a protest outside the Home2 Suites by Hilton, where ICE goons were staying. all my reporting from minneapolis is avaiable for free at webworm (www.webworm.co). thanks to anyone reading along and supporting. the people in minneapolis (minus ice thugs) are awesome
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If any of these pieces resonated with you, please share them - sharing my work is by far the best way to support me without taking out a paid subscription. Thanks so much! #nzpol #kikorangi
It’s been Guest Week on Emily Writes and here are the frankly incredible posts:
First was this moving meditation on grief and loss and the passage of time by writer Helen Gilby
www.emilywrites.co.nz/on-living-lo...
First was this moving meditation on grief and loss and the passage of time by writer Helen Gilby
www.emilywrites.co.nz/on-living-lo...
On living longer after loss than before it
An extraordinary guest piece by writer Helen Gilby
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If any of these pieces resonated with you, please share them - sharing my work is by far the best way to support me without taking out a paid subscription. Thanks so much! #nzpol #kikorangi
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The claim... ...the "turning"
January 19, 2026 at 1:29 AM
The claim... ...the "turning"
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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Was the clue when he said we were going to occupy Venezuela for years to make sure we took their oil
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Was the clue when he said we were going to occupy Venezuela for years to make sure we took their oil
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We actually made our first meme. Of 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We actually made our first meme. Of 2026.
Today I’m learning #Turkeystitch 🦃
What I’ve mostly learnt is how much it hurts your fingers 😬😳
What I’ve mostly learnt is how much it hurts your fingers 😬😳
January 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Today I’m learning #Turkeystitch 🦃
What I’ve mostly learnt is how much it hurts your fingers 😬😳
What I’ve mostly learnt is how much it hurts your fingers 😬😳
Chipping away at this bee-ginners embroidery kit!
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Chipping away at this bee-ginners embroidery kit!
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THANKS to any paying webworm subs who made webworm possible this year. webworm works on a freemium model, where all public interest journalism is free, funded by paying subs who get extra stuff. if you want to join but are stretched - here is a 50% off deal, forever: www.webworm.co/2026special
December 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
THANKS to any paying webworm subs who made webworm possible this year. webworm works on a freemium model, where all public interest journalism is free, funded by paying subs who get extra stuff. if you want to join but are stretched - here is a 50% off deal, forever: www.webworm.co/2026special
Damn I only got 5/10…!
Can you spot the fake? 👀
AI-generated images are getting really convincing these days, and spotting what’s real vs. fake is becoming a huge challenge.
Think you have the “AI eye”? Test your skills with CCDH’s new “Spot the Fake” game 👇
https://bit.ly/4p5jemc
AI-generated images are getting really convincing these days, and spotting what’s real vs. fake is becoming a huge challenge.
Think you have the “AI eye”? Test your skills with CCDH’s new “Spot the Fake” game 👇
https://bit.ly/4p5jemc
Spot the Fake — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
Is this the real world – or is it AI fantasy? Test yourself and see how well you can spot AI-generated images. Play now.
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Damn I only got 5/10…!
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They're totally upside down. If you want to save towns you don't stop spending money. Instead you spend money in the towns. Do some projects. Create jobs. Create some buzz. Up the vibe.
Austerity, theoretically, is being tight so good times return, but you actually need to build the good times.
Austerity, theoretically, is being tight so good times return, but you actually need to build the good times.
The Guardian is reporting on our collapsing regional towns, and when questioned, the government comes up with the dumbest quote ever: ‘the coalition government has said it will boost the economy by cutting new spending by $1bn to reduce borrowing and debt’ 🧵
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
The rural towns fighting for survival as New Zealand grapples with a growing exodus
Ruapehu is emblematic of question facing New Zealand: how to prevent rural regions – and the country at large - from hollowing out
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
They're totally upside down. If you want to save towns you don't stop spending money. Instead you spend money in the towns. Do some projects. Create jobs. Create some buzz. Up the vibe.
Austerity, theoretically, is being tight so good times return, but you actually need to build the good times.
Austerity, theoretically, is being tight so good times return, but you actually need to build the good times.
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Judge finds widespread voter fraud ‘infected’ the Papatoetoe local board election
Judge finds widespread voter fraud ‘infected’ the Papatoetoe local board election
Today’s decision voids a landslide victory for a team of political newcomers and triggers a by-election....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Judge finds widespread voter fraud ‘infected’ the Papatoetoe local board election
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Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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Did NZ’s most brazen electoral fraud just take place in Papatoetoe?
Did NZ’s most brazen electoral fraud just take place in Papatoetoe?
In court, they opened up 53 wrongfully cast ballots. Fifty of them had gone to the winning side....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Did NZ’s most brazen electoral fraud just take place in Papatoetoe?
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Who decided ‘normal’ was a 70kg man?
Who decided ‘normal’ was a 70kg man?
Decades late, 'female' crash test dummies have finally arrived. But what about everything else designed with only men in mind?...
thespinoff.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Who decided ‘normal’ was a 70kg man?
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i owe so many video game designers an apology
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i owe so many video game designers an apology
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if you liked tickled, you may like today's webworm investigation that goes down a strange wormhole involving airnz's latest onboard snack. thanks to anyone who chooses to support my work - makes outing bad actors like this possible. please RT: www.webworm.co/project32/
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
if you liked tickled, you may like today's webworm investigation that goes down a strange wormhole involving airnz's latest onboard snack. thanks to anyone who chooses to support my work - makes outing bad actors like this possible. please RT: www.webworm.co/project32/
Thunderstorm in Adelaide
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Thunderstorm in Adelaide
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Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.
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New from me: a deep dive into the grifty world of measles misinformation. If you sow enough doubt and fear and confusion, you can sell more supplements to "bulletproof" your followers immune systems against measles.
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
TikTok Shop is selling supplements made by Plandemic filmmaker
www.mediamatters.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New from me: a deep dive into the grifty world of measles misinformation. If you sow enough doubt and fear and confusion, you can sell more supplements to "bulletproof" your followers immune systems against measles.
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...