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Jjengar

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PhD need to thaw the brain exercise the pen cook dinner do the laundry & CLEAN THE TOILET (that’s a metaphor) Kids gone now Oldies too 😢 damn Covid 😞😷 PlanetNerd Shrink Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 (same name on the dying bird and extinct elephant)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.

How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

www.nytimes.com

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 9h

Turns out having a welfare state and a hoarding capitalist class isn’t actually sustainable

unusual whales @unusual_whales
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Germany has proposed raising the retirement age to 73 to prevent the collapse of the pension system, per Reuters

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Donna @kebabette.bsky.social · 11h

The most joyous post on the local FB group has comments from the cat’s owner, people he has encountered chiming in, and other popular felines.

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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 14h

Just for clarity, the unemployment numbers under this government may look terrible, but keep in mind, Luxon has driven tens of thousands of Kiwis overseas as well, so its actually far worse. These numbers are just the ones that couldnt leave.

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 11h

Don’t forget to vote‼️

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 13h

I voted, my local supermarket had a collection point

A person drops a yellow voting envelope into a red ballot box beneath a bright yellow sign that reads “Ngā pōtitanga ā-rohe Local body elections VOTE HERE,” indicating participation in Wellington City Council elections. The ballot box has a blue sticker that partially reads “CLOSES OCT.”

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 11h

Farex! (baby food)
In small doses regular for a delicate stomach.
… and dry crackers, Yakult, and, oddly, Coke… worked for me

(it was 3 weeks of hell 😮‍💨)

Hope you feel better soon. Thanks to all the wonderful Mums out there, x 💛

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 11h

Recommended.
Thoroughly feelgood.
Top bloke.
We need more Daves.

Grumpy Goblin Dawg @loosewheelnz.bsky.social · 12h

For some reason had avoided watching Bank of Dave until last weekend. Just finished watching the second one
What a lovely bloke. Genuinely surprised at the movies. Honestly don’t know now why I didn’t watch them earlier

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 13h

Hehe 😅

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 13h

I did this in 2018.
Recommended.

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Public Service Association @nzpsa.bsky.social · 17h

📢 1,700 Policy, Advisory, Knowledge and Specialist health workers have voted to join strike action on 23 October. The strike follows the failure of Health NZ Te Whatu Ora to provide an offer during bargaining that fairly reflects their value to the public health system.

A graphic tile that says Breaking news 17,00 Policy, Advisory, Knowledge & Specialist health workers to strike on Thursday October 23. The Stand Together For Health and PSA logos are in the corners.

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 13h

So beautiful

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🤦🏼‍♀️

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 14h

#CoC of Cruelty
#nzpol

Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 15h

Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 14h

Yes! We’re lucky it is compact, it hasn’t sent up lots of suckers. I took a cutting from a tree in an old farmhouse garden in Tahuna, north of Morrinsville 32 years ago. It’s been very slow growing, thankfully.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 18h

#nzpol The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 0.5%. That sounds great. But banks only cut interest rates that much when the economy is in trouble - and not when things are going well. This cut is a sign of economic weakness, not strength. A 😄🧵

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 17h

Mine too 💜

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly

Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 18h

Suspect she’d have found a reason to sack him.

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 23h

Hush money.
- Orr else…
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/07/o...

Orr what? Ex-Reserve Bank Governor's tenuous restraint of trade payout

Update:Newsroom has been supplied Adrian Orr's exit agreement revealing he was barred from disparaging the Reserve Bank, its directors, and Nicola Willis – and the gagging order was potentially even m...

newsroom.co.nz

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 23h

Would love to see this done for NZ media.

Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 1d

Does the news reflect what we die from?

The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News.

In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 1d

My immediate reaction too, grrrrrr.

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Emma Hart @ghet.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know how to make this simple enough for our government.

Best way make economy go Brrrrrmmmm is give $$ to poors cause they spend it.

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 1d

Senior doctors and dentists to join massive strike this month

The union has voted in favour of a four-hour strike.

www.rnz.co.nz

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 1d

I lived in Molesworth Street during the 2022 occupation. It wasn’t “peaceful”; it was filth and menace. People shat and pissed on our lawns. Emergency workers were blocked from reaching neighbours. The smell lingered for weeks.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 1d

I remember when a protester punched the co-leader of the Greens in the face.

Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.

I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.

I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??

Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 1d

Calling people attack dogs is not at attempt to deescalate and maintain civility, it's a attempt to escalate to distract from a failing economy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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