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Kieran @nug.monster · 43m

ok substitute "able to" with "allowed to" you pedant :P

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Kieran @nug.monster · 48m

me seeing this headline: "Bet it's perovskite"
me reading the article: "knew it"

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 12h

#Solar panel efficiency record broken #RenewableEnergy www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar panel efficiency record broken in big boost for renewable energy

Scientists in Sydney have smashed the efficiency record for a new type of solar panel.

www.independent.co.uk

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Kieran @nug.monster · 1h

games about murdering klansmen are *wildly* successful!

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Kieran @nug.monster · 1h

do you know how much I wish I didn't know who the fucking white house chief of staff is?

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Kieran @nug.monster · 1h

Many of us "foreigners" are extremely aware of american politics *because you fuckers can't mind your business*.

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Kieran @nug.monster · 1h

Just saw a post from someone saying that peoplke outside america shouldn't be able to talk about american politics.

Ok. Once you withdraw the american military from every overseas military base on the planet, and stop being involved in foreign politics.

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 1h

Just got sent this from an article by Bryce Edwards. This is completely false, and he never once fact-checked it with me. My campaign was run by me and my small volunteer team. Comments like this reflect a tired mindset that assumes women can’t succeed in politics without a man pulling the strings.

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concerns about transparency and public trust.
The Anatomy of influence - A Wellington case study
Many of the powerful vested interests behind local politicians are barely acknowledged. For example, how many Wellington voters knew that the current Mayor of Wellington, Tory Whanau, had her successful 2022 campaign essentially run by corporate lobbyist Neale Jones?
Jones co-owns and operates the Capital Government Relations firm with fellow political commentator Ben Thomas. The firm is the epitome of the "revolving door"

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Kieran @nug.monster · 1h

Ubisoft killed a game because it didn't want to upset white supremacists.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Kieran @nug.monster · 1h

because collins thinks we're an american territory, and seems to have forgotten where her husband makes his money.

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 22h

This here’s a man of the people.

Former Cubs pitcher Lee Smith on why he always walked so slowly out of the bullpen when he was called - he heard the grounds crew got time and a half of the game stretched past 4:30 pm.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

When the students at this Maine high school got detention, they would sit in a classroom for a few hours after school.

A counselor had the idea to offer students an option to hike instead. After their first hikes, they found it improved their moods.

School offers hikes instead of detention. Teachers are seeing results.

“People seem really different in a good way at the end,” said Leslie Trundy, a Maine high school counselor and avid hiker.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chantalle Smith @chaneyz85.bsky.social · 2h

The National Library is 60 years old... come along to their open day to celebrate

If you book for a back-of-house tour you may even get me as your tour guide 😊

natlib.govt.nz/events/natio...

natlib.govt.nz

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Kieran @nug.monster · 2h

also hamburgers don't even have ham in them so what the fuck are they doing allowed to be called that?

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Kieran @nug.monster · 2h

if you look at a burger sideways you're... onto something...

Kieran @nug.monster · 2h

A BURGER IS A SANDWICH SUBSET. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CONTENT OF THE BURGER. THE CONTENT OF THE BURGER DETERMINES THE PREFIX THAT COMES BEFORE THE WORD "BURGER".'

Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 7h

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

www.euroveg.eu

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Kieran @nug.monster · 2h

a lot of air fryers now have a dehydrate function

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2h

Randy Faber, 49, died Saturday after a horn impaling his chest confirmed his severe rhino allergy.

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Kieran @nug.monster · 2h

brilliant

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. A series of Official Information Act requests on this su...

newsroom.co.nz

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Kieran @nug.monster · 2h

you can tell they're only after dangerous criminals because the social media pig is the first one out, and the guys with guns just stroll in aftewards.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 4h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.