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Waiheke Islander. Ataraxia and eudaimonia. Globohomo. Smart aleckry and deviant sex. Knows that he knows nothing. Philosophy with a side of sass. Queer European Aotearoan. Слава Україні.
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One step away from "tits out for the boys!"

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

By failing to defend against Russian attacks on the free world, we’ve ceded advantage to our enemies We’ve also made it harder for our democracy to deliver to Americans at home The survival of America and the survival of Ukraine may be inextricably linked www.greatpower.us/p/thin-blue-...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

"Earlier this week Donald Trump called for a second civil war at a US military base. This scenario can be resisted and prevented, if we have the courage to listen, interpret, and act. And this Saturday we will have the occasion to act." snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-civ...

submitted 20 hours ago • 42 comments

You have been kidnapped and a character from the last tv show you watched is trying to rescue you who is coming to save you?

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I’m watching parliament’s women and equalities committee grill Baroness Falkner and the EHRC so you don’t have to, follow along with this thread for a summary of what’s said

submitted 2 days ago • 23 comments

How messed is it that we now need a coup map for 🇺🇸

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Therrrre's been a murrrrderrrrr.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

#nzpol Migration data came out today. It’s down at levels not seen – outside of COVID – since January 2014 when we were climbing out of the GFC. Migration added 21,300 people to NZ in April 25. It was 95k in April 24. A thread...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Dear USA Deploying troops against civilians will not go well. Yours Great Britain and Northern Ireland

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Insights from the Koru Club on why you should submit against the Regulatory Standards Bill #nzpol

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

The ghouls are pushing to slice bits off the basic NZ state pension again. This article is a classic of the type - sleights of hand a-plenty. Let's pick it apart. First, note that public spending on pensions is loads higher in Denmark than in meanass NZ, which... [🧵1/n]

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Quite a smoldering photo, cover for a romance novel called "Last Night I Was in Greenland"?

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

"Luckily" it will be buried by that other spat.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

one day it's going to come out that the total revenue for the entire generative AI industry is like $20-$25bn in 2025, and the cost to make that revenue was $50bn-$100bn+

submitted 8 days ago • 55 comments

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll discuss the Ukrainian SBU’s “Spiderweb” operation and the main disinformation narrative vatniks have been spreading during the afterfall. While domestic Russian media stays silent, the vatniks and Russian milbloggers have been extremely loud. 1/20

submitted 11 days ago • 24 comments

Has anyone asked ChatGPT to tell an original joke and did you find it funny?

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Ukraine used $47,000 in drones to inflict $7,000,000,000 of damage. War changed today. Forever.

submitted 11 days ago • 72 comments

This is the best comment of the year 😂

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Woman who destroyed the welfare state 35 years ago gets gong from crew who are destroying it today. #nzpol

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

The opportunity to harass is the entire point.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

They all know that it's better to hang together lest they hang separately.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Everything I can think of to make it easy for people to submit against the Regulatory Standards Bill [closes 1pm 23rd June] Please pass on it on to all those you can. blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/05/regu... #RSB #NZPol #Aotearoa #NewZealand

submitted 17 days ago • 11 comments

Quote: The political durability of a chancer like Farage is a seismographic signal of the pressure that is still building beneath the surface of English politics.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments