Luckily (?!?) our current government are so far up Trump's ass they'd probably just hand us over to him with very little drama

I hate Shane Jones with every fibre of my bran flakes.

Only the seafood industry should be allowed to decimate seafood stocks! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Does Shane Jones have evidence it's immigrants stripping the rockpools? He's personally shown harsh disrespect for the environment and wildlife and I see plenty of 'regular kiwi folk' in crowds making messes or overharvesting anywhere I Iook. Convenient political jab though. #nzpol

Coming soon: What I've learned by not pushing my body and mind to the limit.

ICYMI - Lianne Dalziel (who know what she’s talking about) on our Government’s inexplicable silence on matters which we should not be silent on. #nzpol

“While it is good to see [the district council] pushing back on forestry industry expectations [that] they have a right to break the law in perpetuity, it is concerning to see just how much influence the companies are having over the consenting process." @manucaddie.bsky.social

Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in a series of airstrikes on residences. Two homes were destroyed in an area of Deir al-Balah that was designated by Israel as a so-called safe zone.

I'm gobsmacked at the attitude of foresters. There's good reason for the changes that increase accountability. and reduce the dangers to life and environment and the regional economy.

A haunting elegy for David Lynch by George Szirtes.

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Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.

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It is so horrifically disheartening to see everyday how the establishment has brainwashed the average NZer to hate the Green MPs who have spent decades trying to improve the lives of everyday Kiwis while being called every name under the sun. 😩

I've heard this song by NZ duo Foley a few times on Juice TV and like it (and yes, other songs with 'Suckerpunch' in the title - including at least one by an NZ artist - are available 😊).

It shows how scared Israeli authorities are of Palestinians' stories ► Haaretz: archive.md/HnuvU

I think it might have been this Zappa one, but it was so long ago I'm no longer sure.

Everyone seems to be doing this, so here's a photo of my boy and me from 2016 (I look a lot different now - and so does he).

Forgot to post last night's #Jamuary entry! Here's "A Hungry Ghost Will Not Rest" youtu.be/mkkYYl7CwSo Prompt was "Break all the rules in the key of A Hungarian Minor" submitted by @wordsshiftminds.bsky.social This one is just the music; no talking/explanation.

'Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters': yet another brain-dead idea for a TV show. Where is New Zealand's 'South Bank Show'? Remember when we used to have a books show? Does *no one* want to watch arts and culture any more?

Claudia Winkelman looked totally different in the days when she had a centre-parting. Like, much less like someone you'd run away from if she walked towards you in a supermarket car park.

In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties. The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized. Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.

When studio audiences clap along with a TV show's theme tune (as they just did on the Graham Norton Show - the *end* of it, which made it even weirder!), it always sounds as though the inmates have taken over a Victorian insane asylum. 🤪

Witkoff made no mention of Israel’s frequent ceasefire violations. Gaza officials say Israel has broken the truce about 1,200 times since it took effect on October 10, killing over 440 Palestinians.

Laser’s broken bro

"Eden is moving to Freeview Channel 18 on the 29th of January, along with a few other channels." I don't think that's what they meant to say... Unless they're all going to be on the same channel simultaneously from now on. 🤔

I would like to ram Richard Karn's pocket house down his shouty throat. 😡

🧵 Small businesses, AI and why they're not ready for it (if they even need to be).

NON-TRANSFERABLE.

Two questions: 1: Why isn't New Zealand leading the world with tidal energy production? 2: If we aren't can we get some of these, eh? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ_g...

I've had the opposite. Accidentally ordered 'Bells and waffles'. Noisiest breakfast ever.

If you’re thinking that a 5.1% rise in the cost of essential public services is unwelcome in a cost of living crisis, this is a reminder that - according to IRD - the richest 350 families in AoNZ pay an effective tax rate of just 8% #nzpol

Brought to you by the academy of unfortunately mispelled words...

please put me first on the "people who defended their neighbors" list. bold and underline it while you're at it

What in blue blazes did FIFA think was going to happen? Organisations, it's clear, are becoming hardened to the consequences of racism, violence and stupidity.

wordsSHIFTminds, 'Acanthus': Title track of the latest album. Stream and/or download everywhere except Spotify.

Just finished watching the first episode of this. Thanks to @funkypuffin56.bsky.social for the recommendation. Definite Coen Brothers and 'Fargo' vibes. Some cool music choices, also (Disney+ in NZ).

I know there'll be many who disagree with me, choosing something epic composed by John Williams, but for my money, there has never been better main theme music than 'Fargo' (1996), composed by Carter Burwell, and based on the Norwegian folk song 'Den bortkomne sauen' ('The Lost Sheep').

"In earlier years, Beck stated Rocket Lab would not take military funding, a position that shifted after the company began securing defence-related contracts from 2009 onwards."

It seems Luxon and co. may have stolen that "laser-focused" nonsense from a Downing Street insider, commenting on Sir Keir Starmer's supposed "delivery" in October 2024 (was he moonlighting as an Amazon driver at the time?). Either that, or Starmer's mob stole it from the Coalition of Chaos.

New study in the well being of ordinary citizens finds the United States ranks 32nd out of 171 countries, behind Poland, Lithuania and Cyprus.

I ordered some aubergines with my grocery shop because I really want to try this vegan unagi recipe I saw by chance on Instagram. I'm also delighted that I had a Woolworths personal shopper this week with a brain - they made a couple of sensible substitutions for out-of-stock items for a change.

Last night I dreamt I googled How to convert my bed into a boat Looking at today's weather in Auckland, I don't need Carl Jung to interpret that for me.

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Some perspective on that Police court case (the band, not the public servants).

Oh dear. (Not sure what all the grey gaps are about on the Guardian's website. Did someone pull out of a big advertising contract?)

Like most of these lists, this one is blah. He doesn't even choose the right Joni Mitchell live album.

I laughed so much at this when I was a kid.