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when the poets speak of beauty, pretty sure this is what they're talking bout

submitted 15 hours ago • 6 comments

Remember when Bush 1's Vice President Dan Quayle couldn't spell potato and was sure that, "for NASA, space is still a high priority"? Golden years.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Thread on what we can get for $32b that is not a 4 lane road 🧵 👇

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Happy #WaterfallWednesday! Svartifoss in Iceland taken with Samsung Galaxy S3 in 2013 #ClassicMono #waterfall #nature #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #MobilePhotography #ArtYear

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

Great to see the real NZ economy waking up - property lending trending up nicely. That pink line will trend upwards if businesses decide to invest in actual productivity boosting stuff. Don't hold your breath.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Southern Red Bishops - a delightful commission to kick off a very busy summer of art. Created with coloured pencil #birding #sciart 🪶

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

For a guy who reckons he's not racist he sure does a lot of racist stuff

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Beautiful male Chaffinch at RSPB Greylake in Somerset in February. 😍😊🐦 #Birds 🪶

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

"We are sad that the journalist didn't dodge the projectile that chose to go towards her" said her employer. Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news...

submitted 5 days ago • 73 comments

Favourite chart of the weekend. Scan down to the bottom and find NZ. Note how we can only afford to shovel cash and financial assets into offshore ownership because households go into debt to bid up the price of weatherboard shacks? Compare our profile to Aus or the UK. What do you see?

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

Annual change in Govt tax revenue per capita. I am running out of nails to put in the coffin of hopium. I mean, Govt know that they are going to have to invest, rrrrright? How long can they remain in denial?

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

"the current Government awarded landlords more money than has been paid out to Māori in 40 years as compensation for historical wrongs." #nzpol Let's call 'taxing the rich' what it really is newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/08/l...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Because this is getting on my nerves: It’s “martial law.” A “marshal” is a type of officer who might be involved in enforcing it.

submitted 6 days ago • 10 comments

Northern rata blossoming in June? #Ōtanewainuku #BayOfPlenty #Aotearoa #NewZealand

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

meanwhile in NZ... FuckingCricketsRollingOnTumbleweeds.gif

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

After 25 years of research, we confirm: the shipwreck in Newport Harbor, RI 2394 is HM Bark Endeavour (later Lord Sandwich) made famous by James Cook. The Final Report is now out. sea.museum/endeavour-re... Thanks to USA Bicentennial Gift Fund for supporting this critical work.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

A beautiful photo of a meteor moving fast through the sky. Honestly, it could be a great phone wallpaper. #Space #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Photographer #Photography

submitted 9 days ago • 128 comments