PSA: turn your alarms off, New Zealand

In the last TPU/Curia poll before Ardern resigned, she had a preferred PM rating of 35.3%, and Luxon was 26.3%, so not only is he now (at 19.1%) sucking shit compared to her, he is sucking shit compared to himself. #nzpol

In the last TPU/Curia poll before Ardern resigned, she had a preferred PM rating of 35.3%, and Luxon was 26.3%, so not only is he now (at 19.1%) sucking shit compared to her, he is sucking shit compared to himself. #nzpol

PSA: turn your alarms off, New Zealand

Felt mean, will probably delete later

I keep thinking about this Alex Ross painting of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen that is, for some reason, also the cast of 30 Rock

This is the worst thing Belgium has done to the USA since exporting Van Damme

Nothing unites the world like (USA being beaten at) football

The USA hasn't been messed up by Belgium this badly since the Battle of the Bulge.

In gremlins 2 when a panicked Pheobe Cates pulls the fire alarm, the fire alarm pontificates “Fire! The untamed element, oldest of man’s mysteries, giver of warmth [etc]” anyway that’s what it’s like when you google something now.

Just thinking about the all the times that I, a NZ born citizen, have sworn allegiance to New Zealand.

Everything an LLM says is hallucinations; sometimes the hallucinations are true.

It's weird how they can wear masks now

"Archaeologists will be able to tell your skeleton is male" Actually the Bone Temple will contain the remains of so many people that accurately piecing together individual skeletons won't be feasible.

"Big Little Shark Boat"

I can't remember what I specifically said about NZ First's bill but I definitely described it as "embarrassing". Last day to submit today!

July 2 = Hump Day for 2026 12 noon = Hump Hour 12:00 = Hump Minute 12:00:00 = Hump Second 12:00:00.000 = Hump Millisecond

Can’t help thinking this one has bindun

BREAKING: I have an urgent notification from the Chinese embassy AGAIN. Ugh

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

A rare opportunity for restaurants to get name-checked in our media

Felicity Kendal wins "The Good Life" tontine

Mr. 15 has influenza! But on the plus side, he's 70% of the way through this list.

What if Sesqui, but organised by a despot?

I keep thinking it'd be nice if our politicians realised their jobs should be "governing" and not "campaigning".

Mel Brooks: 100 years old today!

What if Sesqui, but organised by a despot?

If you want to watch a POV video of the world's longest, tallest, fastest roller-coaster... here you go. The thumbnail looks like AI slop but I think it's an actual frame from the video.

* chrysalis

Could somebody please collate a timeline of police officers "strongly", "strenuously" or "wholly" rejecting claims which turn out to be 100% true.

Fair play, wouldn't have thought he was quite that old

I see a role for Matthew Rhys in an 8-part Disney+ series in the near future.

Wtf is he still in this job when his appointment was unlawful

It's a real fucking mystery why so many women don't trust the police

Keir Starmer, in happier times, photographed with a drone.

Keir Starmer, in happier times, photographed with a drone.

And even though Polymarket hired a third party marketing firm, which in theory they could use to claim they had no idea, in this case, video makers had to send their videos *to* Polymarket for approval. Also, only get paid for targeting Americans despite the platform not being allowed in the US...

I don't think football's coming home

Harper Collins Discovers Misprint stevebrodner.substack.com

The Shayne Currie Stop Being Weird About RNZ Challenge 2026

This video appears to confirm it was a Russian air-defense missile — not a Ukrainian drone — that blew up that Moscow refinery’s storage tank today, creating the "flying saucer" footage. (This video was shared on Telegram by Russian military expert Yan Matveev.) t.me/arrowsmap/11...

The police having a tiki tour around Hamilton for the nth night in a row

Heist movie set in an old timey department store where the pneumatic tubes carrying cash get intercepted.

Jack Quaid's co-star in the new God of War is Perlina Lau