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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 12h

People are sick of austerity. Worldwide.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 12h

Probably explains their "lower than 30" poll results.

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te reo word of the day @te-reo-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Pono: Truth, honesty, integrity

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 7d

Also, it turns out, $8mill (and probably a good tax lawyer and heaps of Tory mates)

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 7d

My pick is loads of houses and ruthlessly cutting everyone else out of everything...

What you need to be among New Zealand's richest people www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

What you need to be among New Zealand's richest people

New data shows what you need to be among the country's richest people.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 11d

“This isn’t just being out of sync with our friends. It is morally reprehensible to be turning our back when we see an unfolding genocide.”

A welcome clear statement from Chris Hipkins.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-pa...

Labour party leader Chris Hipkins talks to media on NZ not recognising Palestine as a lone state

Labour party leader Chris Hipkins talks to media about the government’s Palestine decision where NZ chose not to recognise Palestine as a lone state. Video \ Dean Purcell

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 11d

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 11d

Agreed. Me and my mate just had a rant about it.
Who are they doing this for, anyway? Are they sucking up to the US?
Don't get it.
Luxon et. al. will be on the wrong side of history.

Mandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 11d

I'm heartbroken and deeply ashamed at our government's cowardly, disgraceful stance on Palestine. Bastardy bastards.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 11d

Turns out I got 8,401.
I gave one of my tracked 2001 points because it didn't appear on the countdown...

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 11d

I had an idea about how we could make #rock2000 interesting...
You get a score based on where your picks came in the countdown.
You pick #1, you get 1 point. You pick #35, you get 35 points etc.

Lowest score wins. Like golf.

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 11d

I had an idea about how we could make #rock2000 interesting...
You get a score based on where your picks came in the countdown.
You pick #1, you get 1 point. You pick #35, you get 35 points etc.

Lowest score wins. Like golf.

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Mike @mike-teevee-1971.bsky.social · 13d

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 13d

Checking in with the socials
#365DaysofWriting
#AYearofWriting
#MyThinks
#writing

mythinks.substack.com/p/checking-i...

Checking in with the socials

Bevan opened his phone to the usual social media slurs.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 14d

Magic
#365DaysofWriting
#AYearofWriting
#MyThinks
#writing

open.substack.com/pub/mythinks...

Magic

Because I wanted what I wanted, I had to go into the shop.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 15d

Slightly downgrade a band

Shihadn't

Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 15d

Slightly downgrade a band

A Pretty Good Circle

M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 15d

Slightly downgrade a band

They Might Be Big

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 15d

Dame Jacinda on @thedailyshow.com extolling the virtues of kindness and empathy (and hokey pokey chocolate)

youtube.com/watch?v=xJg1...

Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 15d

Finding Yourself
#365DaysofWriting
#AYearofWriting
#MyThinks
#writing

mythinks.substack.com/p/finding-my...

Finding Myself

You are a writer of classical fiction.

mythinks.substack.com

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 16d

What's education going to look like in 50 years?
Maybe a bit of outsourcing to AI?

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

How AI could radically change schools by 2050 — Harvard Gazette

In Ed School panel, Howard Gardner says tech could make “most cognitive aspects of mind” optional for humans.

news.harvard.edu

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 16d

This'll turn out well 🙄

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 16d

Breens Tower
#365DaysofWriting
#AYearofWriting
#MyThinks
#writing

mythinks.substack.com/p/breens-tower

Breens Tower

As I reclined with my cocktail, my mind couldn’t help wandering back to simpler times.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 16d

Of course, I don't expect much movement as I'm not a millionaire business dude.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/sa...

Save NCEA - Strengthen, Don’t Replace it!

There has been little genuine consultation with schools, whānau, or iwi about what is a major change to what and how we assess. Any changes of this scale needs to be informed by the diverse communitie...

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · Sep 1

Unwinder
@unwinder.bsky.social
Generative Al has helped me to understand why, in Star Wars, the droids seem to have personalities but are generally bad at whatever they're supposed to be programmed to do, and everyone is tired of their shit and constantly tells them to shut up
May 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 17d

About fucking time 🍉🍉🍉

UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday

Keir Starmer expected to confirm move after concluding the situation has worsened significantly in recent weeks

www.theguardian.com

🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 17d

Well, Liz Truss still thinks she's relevant, and look what she did.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 17d

Everyone I knew hated what she did.

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🇵🇸 Boonman 🇵🇸 @themikeboon.bsky.social · 17d

My mate co-directed this. I'm super excited about seeing it. Jacinda's care and aroha got us through the pandemic.

How times have changed. Far less manaakitanga from the current "leadership", that's for sure.

www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...

Prime Minister documentary co-director defends it against criticism

Prime Minister received a standing ovation when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year, but some critics say there are glaring oversights.

www.rnz.co.nz

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