Thrilled to hear someone else involved in politics and economics say they can't listen to Trump because they can't stand it.Neither can I .

America became a superpower after the "day of infamy" that was Pearl Harbour.Today as that sole superpower flame goes out it will be with a bray of infamy from Trump.

Reshuffle? Looks more like the Taliban circling the wagons against the Godless ones to me.

K-Mac doesn’t miss here! 🎯

To tweak the old Chinese term a bit it looks like Trump's just a Raper Tiger - twisted, toothless and useless.

So glad we'll be spared a national broadcast fromCEO Luxon while the PM's of Oz and the UK talk to their people. CEO has already talked to his people - other CEO's.

Reminding myself as we sleep walk toward another disaster that here in Christchurch I've never seen better behaved traffic than on Feb 22 quake day.No traffic lights, no power, no certainty and yet everyone looked out for everyone else.

Let’s all be fucking resilient again. No. I‘m angry at the cowardly incompetence of governments which do not plan for the future, which operate unsustainable systems based on massive profiteering by a few, and most of all which tolerate racist, sexist, homophobic bigots and madmen in politics.

Getting vexed by the insistence on keeping schools open at all costs.Why? One son has a Masters with Distinction, the other heading toward the same result.Both did much of their higher learning remotely through the ChCh quakes and then Covid.

This is an excellent summary of current circumstances Kyle Kulinski: “A sundowning president with Alzheimer’s who’s a malignant narcissist is dragging us into WWIII, committing war crimes on a daily basis and crashing the global economy, and nobody is actually grabbing the steering wheel.”

Pete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and Rage newrepublic.com/article/2083... via @newrepublic.com

#nzpol Our Govt is making the choice to do nothing www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

History will note the high tide of managerialism here was when a one term PM described himself as the CEO of NZ Inc.

I'm not keen on our divided culture but am deeply puzzled why anyone feels the need to wade in defending Luxon.He's a dud of duds.

But what will Charles think?

Luxon can't read the room because inside his head he is the room.

Noting that while Luxon granded around the new ChCh Stadium yesterday wily Winston was a block or so away outside the ChristChurch Cathedral getting heaps of publicity for a rebuild cash promise.

The Greens are, as tends to be the case, the only party in the country who seem to have any meaningful ideas or the desire to genuinely work for the wellbeing of NZders #nzpol

I keep reading passages here that say normal things like "there's no reason to think we're really fucked", then I reread the sentence and realise there was no "no".

The point to appreciate here is that it doesn't have to work the way it does in NZ. Billionaires don't have to be given the right to donate $250,000 to political parties or $50,000 to candidates . There doesn't have to be a vast imbalance in funding between conservative and liberal parties

💉 “Getting an annual influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by a third according to research from the Public Health Communication Centre, who say there is a growing amount of evidence showing getting the vaccine is about as effective as using common heart medication.”

The Government has no credibility talking about the “international rules based order”. It criticises Iran at every turn but says nothing about the US-Israel illegal war of aggression. #StoptheWar Full speech here youtu.be/aiusHG5NOoU 2/3

Since Big Oil bought up politics I'd despaired of ever decarbonising but now it looks like war and stupidity, plus greed might do the job.

Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

What deeply weird shit will this hapless Coalition of the Clueless do when they realise they can't cosplay their way out of a crisis?

No green shoots here. Hastings McCain vegetable factory to shut in 2027. Another one bites the dust. #nzpol

My thrupence worth.. As a small boy I could get an ice cream for 3 pennies at the Wainoni dairy Which is why $6.50 for a single scoop gelato seems so steep to me.

Given it's an ACT MP standing down next election is this an inhuman interest story?

To be announced tomorrow: if your house interior is painted Resene Sea Fog, you can drive and fill up your car on Tuesdays and Thursdays; those with Quarter Spanish White, Mondays and Fridays, and all other colours Saturday and Sunday.

Thinking today on a long walk that specialising in politics and economics for years is not always a good thing.

Not sure why we should trust a Coalition that's worked hard at re-carbonising the economy to do the right thing now.

I'd quite enjoy Winston's floor show if not for the fact he's literally been in the room when all these bad decisions were made.

Might dye my hair purple.

State Dept. fumes after insiders reveal who ‘motivated’ Trump to launch Iran war: report www.rawstory.com/iran-war-267... Enter reliable super villain Rupert Murdoch!

Trump's illegal war on Iran is a global disaster and will hurt Americans for the untold future as even when the war ends it will take time to recover from the disastrous effect on the economy, but let's never forget this distraction from the Epstein files. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

❗️The US is preparing for peace talks with Iran involving Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, even as officials expect fighting to continue for several weeks. Proposed terms include security in the Strait of Hormuz and limits on Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, says Axios. #Iran

“The Court recognizes that national security must be protected. But especially in light of… Venezuela and its ongoing war with Iran, it is more important than ever that the public have access to information from a variety of perspectives about what its government is doing.“👇

Not a fan of theocracies like Iran but shit have they been "misunderestimated" by the American theocracy.

Will the clothes dryer stop before 5pm when the price goes up?#Pensionerlife It did.

Senator Luxon is not going to do a thing against his spiritual home's interests ,(the USA), so best stop waiting.

Going to have to be the ultimate pivot from Peters to try and become the voice of reason electorally after he's drunk so much WHO hating Kool aid in public.

Luxon and Willis.It even sounds dodgy.Would you buy a new/used car from them? Use them as financial advisers? For legal advice? Economic analysis? Thought so. Me neither.

A few quick thoughts on the updated booster advice for 2026 from the Immunisation Advisory Centre for New Zealand: This entirely dismisses the impacts of Long Covid & health impacts due to repeat infection - see expert advice below. We’re actively creating a pipeline of cumulative health impacts. 🧵

On the upside I've been writing a poem a day lately.

are you an oil tanker? because you dress like you're trying to pass with the straights

This Hipkins hit is going to backfire.

Europeans when asked to unblock the Strait of Hormuz

Is it a cold, is it a flu, is it a new plague that no tests can detect? Congested, sweat prone and low on energy.Ring any bells? I've put off surgery today to try and get over it and have no idea what I (and partner) are dealing with.

The way petrol and diesel prices are going our new ChCh Stadium will make a fine Thunderdome.

If you think your vote doesn't count.