Gee that’s too bad about Mark Zuckerberg trying to suppress the book ‘Careless People’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked for Facebook & exposed: cowardice & failed ‘moderation’ responsibilities; crap attitudes towards mental health of users & staff; & Zuck et al’s shallow, venal corporate ‘values’.

It's disinformation season!

#NZpol Capturing this "for the record", esp. as I haven’t seen anything about it elsewhere. The National party fairly quickly deleted their post. On the face of it, deleting the post tacitly admits they made a false claim.

On no, not noted New Zealander Peter Thiel!? Such an asset to our nation, how could he reject us so!!!??? 😭😭😭 #nzpol

Can I just say, that guy Luxon is no John Key. #NoRizz

When a politician says "there is no record or recollection", they're basically admitting that they're lying. That's all there is to it. Luxon is a liar. #nzqt

Energy expert is staffer at the centre of climate lobbying row.

Think I might go to the Brazilian buffet restaurant for lunch, but cabinet makes its own decisions.

I know things might be getting frosty between Apple and OpenAI, with Apple due to unveil a new 'smarter' Siri based on a Google Gemini foundation any day now … but this seems cold. (Came up after a routine restart this morning.) [?] led to: You have infectious software on your Mac, empty the bin.

It’s always a ✨detox✨

Today, struck by *another* photo of our gaunt looking Finance Minister, I web-searched for discussion about that, and was served a page: "…produced automatically using AI tools. It was not written or edited by Centrist’s editorial team and is not Centrist reporting or opinion." Like, WTF then?

How out of touch this privileged-person-in-a-high-place appears. Honestly hard to believe.

Wow. This guy is super knowledgeable and intelligent. Immediately bought his book from Unity after watching www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Va...

Justin Sun has just moved to dismiss without prejudice his lawsuit against Bloomberg www.courtlistener.com/docket/71089...

Another excellent article from Māni Dunlop #nzpol

Remember when Cameron Slater got his boy Jordan Williams out of bed to go get pix/video of [allegedly] drunk Winston Peters late at night, but Williams came up empty? Yet his boy Williams remained ready & willing to assist. What does that make Ani O’Brien? [Nicky Hager, Dirty Politics chapter 6]

Yeah, maybe Luxon's not all that good at his job ... From 'no discussions neededʻ to 'I forced a confidence vote'. Oh boy.

The regime smashing the BSA tells us very clearly who they think benefits from unregulated disinformation networks, and who they think they work for.

Tesla Faces Class-Action Claim in Europe From HW3 FSD Owners

Anyone else on Starlink having trouble opening a link to hw3claim.nl/en/updates ? It’s the website of a Netherlands collective seeking compensation from Tesla regarding Full Self Driving in existing HW3 cars. I found it hard getting there. Had to switch from Starlink to mobile data to read it.

People underestimate Winston Peters' capacity for utu; and how thinskinned he can be. Nicola Willis promoting a "Confused old man has dementia" narrative is likely going to blow up in her ambitious face. Seems to me, She-who-has-issues-she-would-rather-not-have-addressed is skating on thin ice.

Opinion: Nicola Willis's economic credentials are a bigger problem for National than the Prime Minister's reliance on talking points.

🚨Canada is about to rush through Bill C-22 — one of the worst surveillance laws. But we've stopped Bill C-2 just last year (details: tuta.com/blog/canada-...) We've signed an open letter against Bill C-22, please join the fight! 👉 www.internetsociety.org/our-work/int...

Embattled prime minister Christopher Luxon (right) delivered brief scripted notes after a National Party caucus meeting today. He says he forced a confidence vote and emerged with the support of his caucus colleagues, then took no questions. Deputy leader Nicola Willis (left) made no comment.

Tell us more about that ‘number of things’ you’ve done to encourage rooftop solar, Luxon. "We're very interested in rooftop solar, we've done a number of things to make it easier for people to do so, but again it's about, we want a strategic coal reserve behind …"

To whom is the NZ Herald dog-whistling, and on whose behalf, with the half-wit headline “ ‘You divided the nation’: Covid inquiry grills Ardern “ ? #idiots

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Help me out. I've got that thing where you talk to a (cough) boomer about the benefits of installing solar panels and batteries and their eyes sort of glaze over as they calculate the 'payback period'... then shrug, as if, well, it's not their problem.

OK, Chris. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...

Leave aside his clumsy "My job is the CEO"; "Your job is the prime minister" wobble. Observe the professional tolerance on Tova O'Brien's face as Luxon seeks *credit* for his legend-in-his-own-lunchbox claim: “Can I be really honest? We’re working 20 hours a day, seven days a week on this issue.” BS

It's not often that the FAFO cycle is so short for such poor, venal government decision-making.

It is increasingly clear that Viktor Orbán is afraid of losing next month's election and is pulling out all the stops to rig his victory. euobserver.com/208735/inter...

Jeez they really seem to be cosplaying a 'crisis', aren't they?

"Voting thriller" seems apt. Anyone familiar with the long history the cryptowars just KNOWS this won't be the end of this ... urge. www.patrick-breyer.de/en/end-of-ch...

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

NZ Property Investors Federation (landlords) soliciting funds from members and non members for their '2026 election advocacy' fund. No doubt they see their right wing political campaign last time as an investment that paid off. Along with fat cat donors who wanted Luxon as PM.

I've had an EV for nearly a year. As petrol prices rise, I've decided to share what I've learned (and saved) in that time: newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/24/w...

Hard to conceive how much damage the corrupt, reneging on his word Victor Orban has wrought on Hungarian politics and to Europe over 16 years. In the tank for Putin, sure, but also pillaging crime boss. www.politico.eu/article/how-...

Some idiot told these two lightweights to compare a routine 'fuel shock' with a 'deadly global pandemic of a virus without a vaccine' – as if they were similar. Luxon using management jargon is cringe/laughable most of the time, but *ludicrous here. And Jenna Lynch's headline is irony, right?

Lol. Right #nzpol

“I’m on another path, and I really need to see this through. Even though it’s quite moke moke, you know, it’s quite lonely. However, we’re there now, we’ve found our way.” — Betty-Anne on relaunching her career as a solo artist at 60.

Forgive me if I don’t buy intellectual lightweight Pete Hegseth’s narrative regarding who can “outlast” whom.

Hamish Rutherford, former govt press secretary & current govt lobbyist, has been appointed head of NZME’s 'editorial advisory board'. Along with other politically connected board members, he will provide advice on "editorial excellence, commercial opportunities and strategic positioning". Groan.

So who else filled the (fossil fuel) 🚘 car up today? $179, in my case, because it still gets used now and then.

These are not unrelated conversations In fact I would argue the more technocratic policy discussion of this RNZ post is inherently intertwined with this wider international politics push from the US in the Reuters piece. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Clearly not a Tesla or, you just know, it would be the headline... www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

This news, that Tesla's reputation is down the tubes in Germany, accords with what a friend visiting from Denmark with his German girlfriend recently told me. He (happy owner of Model 3) said his *next car* won't be a Tesla "because most of my friend group are German". electrek.co/2026/02/06/t...

Um, OK. Mixed feelings. (Spotted at Highlands racetrack, Cromwell.)

ACT: Pro-slavery. Because of course. #nzpol