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Sarcasm is the second highest form of wit May occasionally self-combust
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Tim Jones
about 18 hours ago
"We are being invited to be part of a particular American project that demonises immigrants and we shouldn't be a part of that.ā - Paul Spoonley. Well said. Our Government should tell MAGA to eff right off with their 'data collection' on migrants in Aotearoa.
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www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/t...
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Trump govt warns NZ of migration 'risk', asks embassy to collect data
The US State Department has ordered the US embassy in Wellington to begin collecting information on migration data and "migrant-related crimes and human rights abuses".
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/trump-govt-warns-nz-of-migration-risk-asks-embassy-to-collect-data/
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Doubly upset them No to Wellington Yes to Whanganui-a-Tara
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Sometimes I wonder about our current AoNZ laws And wonder what would happen if some were repealed
www.legislation.govt.nz/act/private/...
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Mildred Elaine Smyth Divorce Act 1926 No 3 (as at 03 September 2007), Private Act Contents ā New Zealand Legislation
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/private/1926/0003/latest/DLM94420.html
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Tiger Belle
2 days ago
Flip Grater has nailed it. āThis Governmentās decisions - in a shockingly apparent and unapologetic way - are focused entirely on short-term gain and greed. And the result is an economy in tatters and an environment in grave danger.ā
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If man is five Then the Devil is six And if the Devil is six Then God is seven!
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Can't believe I'm reading a reskeet of this, but not from
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Need to hear some Xmas music, so off to the supermarket š
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If NZ politicians were so concerned about "saving" kids from "unnecessary" medical interventions, then why the fuck did they reverse so many lowered speed limits
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THIS!
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Eliot Higgins
6 days ago
Bellingcatās contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, weāre seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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Funny
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how Simeon was happy to remove road calming infrastructure and raise speed limits, despite knowing these measures demonstatively save lives
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The Changening āāāā Directorial debut leaves the audience asking for more
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Nah, Aurora Spinaltapalus goes to KP11
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@paullecomtephoto.nz
- I am yet to hear excited sweary squeals ftom your direction Please explain
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Waits for "Top secret files found in juicer sold at op-shop" headline
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Time for a timeline change - here be tired Mothra WITHS HAIRY EYEBALLS
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Can we instead sell off all Luxon's assets to balance some imaginary numbers, then get him to pay to use them again, increasing the cost by 20% per annum to support the ever increasing dividends? Is this mature
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and what do you say then?
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NZ needs to have a āmature conversationā about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in Nationalās manifesto for the 2026 election.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360881049/luxon-indicates-asset-sales-could-be-included-nationals-2026-manifesto
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Brittany Trang
17 days ago
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. š§Ŗš§¬š§«
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/james-watson-remembrance-from-dna-pioneer-to-pariah/
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it
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Okay
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seems AU press has a much greater figure for this extolled Michelin job Not just a one-off payment, but ongoing "It could involve a structure similar to the package pitched to Tourism Australia, which would have cost $40 million over five years"
www.afr.com/life-and-lux...
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Why the Michelin Guide is coming to New Zealand, but not Australia
The little red book, still the authority on global gastronomy, is expanding into Oceania ā but itās our trans-Tasman rival shooting for star ratings.
https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/travel/michelin-guide-is-coming-to-new-zealand-but-not-australia-20251104-p5n7sa
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Virginia Cattell
18 days ago
Well said, Susan
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Hold on, does that say Presidential Walk of Shame?
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19 days ago
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How did the English, with their dire history of cuisine, invent English mustard? And who did they steal it from?
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Dr Emma L Briant
22 days ago
Oh my goodness. Did they make it a space suit?
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This could very well apply to
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goings on too, with two primary contenders for the crown
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22 days ago
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Damn, let's just fuck the norms
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Dr Emma L Briant
25 days ago
Oh god that's dark.
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You can always tell by the hands - 100% AI generated Straight to the Uncanny Valley
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Bloody gol..., er black Just ogol it
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It's a good idea to thank your appliances when they beep to announce they're finished The coming AI Overlords will remember this Also your microwave is probably a nark
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It's this sort of stuff the internet was made for
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Who would have guessed? The
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CoC has chosen short term gain for long term pain
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As a kid, when I wanted to be exposed to new and interesting things, I read fiction Also fuck Rimmer
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I got it, I got it! It's so ee can all get to the no hospital faster!
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway
about 1 month ago
Latest excellent (and worrying) words from my friend and colleague Dr Andrew Lensen, this time it's about Sora, an AI tool for creating videos. It's gross.
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www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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AI has now started creating TikTok-like videos - be afraid
OPINION: A video of Lorde doing a backflip? Of course. Michael Jackson stealing KFC? Coming right up. What about an AI Christopher Luxon announcing that a tsunami is about to hit Auckland? The resulti...
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360861195/ai-has-now-started-creating-tiktok-videos-be-afraid
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Coates is Odd This Day
about 1 month ago
Did you know, itās 30 years to the day since the Financial Times killed one of Britainās finest poets? They didnāt mean to. Itās just that Gavin Ewart was 79, and ā according to legend ā the day before theyād bought him a lunch that involved enough booze to fell an ox š§µ
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Unbelievable! DBECG scores over twice the value for juciness for the UBCONG cohort How do they pull such statistics out of their arse with such great confidence?
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I'd like to see independent evidence backing up Seymour's statement "The nutritional standards remain the same as they did under the previous programme" as quoted in this article - guess with this lot, it's just more
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shittery
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School lunch scheme 'far from fixed' after eight months
After eight months of the new meals, some schools say meals have shrunk, waste has skyrocketed and a lack of nutrition is taking a toll on learning.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/576678/school-lunch-scheme-far-from-fixed-after-eight-months
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Funny they had millions to pay for no ferries, just to own the opposition
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Stephen Collins
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I don't like the pop-culture version of Ai - y' know the likes of ChatGTP and CoPilot Imagine my mirth when manager announces work has licenses for CoPilot, and might be able to get one for my team. Then suggests the one person in my team that loathes it more than I š
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This is so true and wil drive the doctors we need (those who actualy care) out of the system And this is the system the current government is supporting - just look at their mates Tend and their board My father is a retired GP - this is the last thing he'd want
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Patients worry about rise of corporate-owned GP clinics, but they say judge us 'on the outcomes'
Patients are worried about rise of corporate-owned GP clinics, but they say judge us 'on the outcomes'.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/576168/patients-worry-about-rise-of-corporate-owned-gp-clinics-but-they-say-judge-us-on-the-outcomes
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Per capita, New Zealand leads the world at kicking the can down the road WORLD LEADERS US!
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I was watching Happy Valley and couldn't put my finger on who Tommy Lee Royce reminded me of Then in such an
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way, Sam hit me
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Woohoo, we're getting smaller ferries in 2029, saving billions apparently And kicking the criminally overdue infrastructure upgrade down the road Yes, usual
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I couldn't find them all - worst Where's Waldo tapestry ever
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about 1 month ago
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Share a cartoon from the past that kids today probably never heard of.
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This is for the NZ fools who think that this guy is worth emulating. Here is looking at you, ACT!
www.currentaffairs.org/news/this-is...
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This is Why You Donāt Let Libertarians Run Your Country
In Argentina, President Javier Milei has screwed the economy up so badly he needs a $20 billion bailout. Thatās because his āfree marketā economics donāt actually work.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/this-is-why-you-dont-let-libertarians-run-your-country?fbclid=IwY2xjawNaSotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrKnIv4av64qdH339gFOGvGkGitLcQD-i6TN5dvgzWwXKTzCETs-JBy8FVUw_aem_6RfYz1vosbUC6-WP9FIxxg
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Life goal!
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Lucy Prebble
about 1 month ago
Fucking French, man
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