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yorrike.bsky.social
Coming dangerously close to hijinksšŸ––šŸ¼. Aotearoa.
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Fucking LOL!

Within 5 minutes of Elon Musk tweeting that Mexican telecom oligarch Carlos Slim was tied to cartels, Slims businesses cancelled their contracts with Muskā€™s Starlink, costing Musk $7 billion immediately, and $22 billion in future contracts, while the investments shifted to European and Chinese firms

Very reminiscent of ā€œPolitically correct means having respect for other peopleā€.

"Woke just means you give a damn about other people." ā€” Jane Fonda accepting the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards

Genuinely think anyone who does not reside withing Wellington City boundaries needs to shut the fuck up and mind their own damn business. The same people who have fucked over Napier to the point that it's closing its library do not have have a single damn thing to say about WCC worth listening to.

ā€œSOME LANDLORDS HAVE HAD TO REDUCE THE RENTā€ There are not enough tiny violins in the world to play for you, Jee Fan of Poraiti Keep up the good work, Wgtn CC

RNZ's Maia Ingoe looks at new research highlighting a circular pattern in submissions on road spending: we must spend more $ on roads because people don't have good alternatives to driving, we must also not spend $ on alternatives bc we need it to upgrade+maintain roads www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Bayly resigned on Friday but we only heard about it today!!! #nzpol

Thank you to Green MP Julie Anne Genter for sharing such an important perspective, especially on behalf of those of us who feel we canā€™t ā¤ļø #nzpol @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social @julieannegenter.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...

Govt is instructing officials to make it quick and easy for foreigners to buy our sensitive lands, significant assets, and forestries etc. This goes as far as taking applicants' word over verification, eliminating benefit (to NZ) analysis, and expediting questionable national security cases. #nzpol

Iā€™m currently fermenting a Belgian Strong Blonde ale which Iā€™ve called Du, Duvel, Duvel Mich. The ABV? Nine!

MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY Germanyā€™s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in secondā€”despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance. AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.

The Acolyte (which I quite liked) was the second most streamed show on Disney+ last year. Yet the incels were so incensed that it was a show with women in it that they cancelled it. Stop listening to loser fans. This is whatā€™s ruining Star Trek too - fan service for fans that donā€™t watch.

companies listening to what people say they want instead of making art and just giving them something has been ruinous for games, movies and more for the last 10-15 years

YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown you can SEE HIM he is playing in town you should go and have a good time

For Trump it was a joke by Obama.

Americans: while you have your pennies taken away, Aotearoa has had the coin denominations of 10c, 20c and 50c (and $1 and $2) for twenty years. Nothing you buy with cash costs less than 10c, and thereā€™s no combo you canā€™t make with 10, 20 and 50. To be fair, itā€™s been a while since Iā€™ve used cash.

#nzpol

Come to New Zealā€¦. oh wait. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

Going on a bit of an adventure. Lake Wānaka has an island with a lake (ok, a pool) with an island (fine! Just a rock) so I'm paddling my fold-up kayak over there and then paddle across the pool to the rock so I can then be on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in the ocean!

Itā€™s weird. Were Wellington (or any other city) residents ever consulted on whether half the city should be paved over and surrendered to cars? Because Iā€™m betting that wouldnā€™t fly today. Yet take a single lane back for the people and thereā€™s cries that itā€™s ruining the entire city.

First ride on an acoustic bike what must be over a decade, and after riding an electric bike for 5 years - so much fun, so light, and a lot to get used to.

It's up to NZ'ers, & their policymakers to determine if Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church continues as a charity. My position, that it should not, is (1) anchored to research going back to 2021, & (2) research over the past fortnight prefacing violence in Te Atatu/Auckland. I'm sharing this broadly now.

Their minds are incredible

Iā€™m involved with a pro active transport - cycling / bus use group. We have commissioned adds for back of our local buses. They are now driving around - great. Iā€™m thinking other regions should use them too.

Ngāokeoke Velvet worm is the New Zealand bug of the year for 2025! Congratulations to the champion! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Letā€™s see if he still wants to remove all traffic lights in Wellington so he can drive from the Hutt to the Airport without having g to stop. Which he argued with me about on Twitter before blocking me after I asked how people in Wellington would be able to cross the street.

JFC, I MIGHT have said this before but IF YOU WANT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WE CAN GET THAT USING RENEWABLE POWER E GENERATE HERE AND SHIFTING FROM OIL ENTIRELY Unless you are a dumb fuck rw politician funded by big oil #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

I have lodged a formal complaint with the charities regulator asking that Destiny Churchā€™s charities be struck off because of serious wrongdoing last weekend in my Te Atatu electorate. 1/3

Ah shit it turns out the problem with conservatism is that conservatives are all evil

For international followers: Te Matatini is the nationwide competition for traditional Māori dance, which happens every two years. From Feb 25th 55 groups will perform live for an audience of ~70,000 people. If you're interested in haka or māori culture, keep an eye out on social media next week.

Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition