So... Now are you going to start the second civil war?

I always knew it was just a matter of time. Birds migrate and all. Still, I feel like you would when when you learn of a particularly popular, nice person at work receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. This is going to be rough.

It's ep14 and I've finally diagnosed what has gone so horribly wrong with cdrama #KeytothePhoenixHeart. There is WAY too much plot. It's making the edits absurd. Cutting off dialogue and music midphrase, choppy transitions, missing plot points, rushed explanatory monologing. I feel for the actors.

A theme

Of course Hegseth is promoting gender affirming hormone therapy for CIS men in the military. Irony has been officially dead for quite some time.

Instant Transmission

It is amazing how much of the dramatic politics of the past 2 years, in many countries, have been caused by populations and leaders mistaking the temporary anomalies of the post-pandemic restarting of the world economy -- a burst of inflation, an immigration-reopening spike -- for permanent features

Back in the 70s, one of my cousins did this. He started spray painting gold on things. Something something about Egyptian gods and protecting himself. Yeah, he was going certifiably batshit. Been on meds for the past 50 years. It isn't just tacky. It's a sign of something mentally unhealthy.

TACO or market manipulation? who's to say? www.ft.com/content/359b...

Why can't we have nice things NZ?

“Separate yourself from your profession. That’s what I do, that’s not what I am” – he was talking about acting, but it’s absolutely the same in any freelance job. This idea of being on 24/7 is exceedingly unhealthy.

All right now this death hurts

My first thought browsing the feed after a few days offline was 'that wasn't the death I was looking for but it's not bad, eh?' Feel like a bit of a monster. Only a bit.

HANG UP YOUR SPEAR, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DEHYDRATION. AND YOU WILL WIN.

🤣😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My gods this timeline is at least endlessly amusing in a sick twisted way

16 hours away folks #StarWars #ForTheEmpire

So much for gas prices dropping to save the GOP in the midterms. I mean... not surprised but also big ass sigh. Now will the NZ govt get their shit together re: fuel supply?

What does a wealth tax actually look like? We sent Brighty Buoy and his tiny balls to Wimbledon to chat to fans 🎾

First trip on an electric ferry! So much quieter and no smell and smoke. Also no vibration. Imagine the future Auckland!

Now this is the content I want on my feed

Starting a new series on my substack. taracomics.substack.com/p/go-takahe-...

Another unintentionally hilarious #mapswithoutnz

#LinMuRan 's performance in #thefirstjasmine is so different from the psychotic in #PursuitofJade that I genuinely didn't recognise them. Someone on here mentioned it, and >poof< brain broke. He's only TWENTY. I really expect a lot from this actor over the next few years.

The obvious answer to “who is more pathetic than a bluesky user” is “the person writing an article about how bluesky users are mean to him and he doesn’t like them”.

😆😂 this is a must watch @beehiving__badly from IG www.instagram.com/reels/DZ_vRD... #nzpol

NOW can we agree that no one should visit the United States? Banning pregnant women? Sterilising foreign visitors? These people have lost their damned minds.

Wow. Everything else AND a Catholic church schism.

"we've got some scandalous senate candidate news!" "which state?" "maine" "oh god oh fuck" "no no, the other maine senate candidate"

The correct statement for Dems to give is this: It is a relief that the Court reaffirmed the foundational principle that anyone born in America is unquestionably American. But the close split on this simple constitutional question reveals a body corrupted beyond repair by authoritarian bullying.

The perfect #mapswithoutnz

I know it's been a long time since #DreamWithinADream but on a bit of a rewatch indulgence I've decided this is the sequel I want. The actors ML and FL both get thrown into ANOTHER book, this time as full out antagonists in the script, new world rules, the whole thing.

Good morning Auckland. I'm going to try doing laundry today, put the sheet out the line and everything. If I ruin your Sunday, my genuine apologies. But I threw 5 excellent in a row in Pokemon Go on my morning walk and I'm feeling lucky.

I especially love this diagram.

You want to start acting like a real Senate? Override the veto. Just do it. Trump needs to be told NO. This is how.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 <breathe> 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

COMIC: Congratulations Pokemon Class of 2026

Take note Labour. You're going to lose to two insanely smart, articulate women, because you're trying to capture some infinitely malleable median voter instead of recognising that the electorate is changing. We don't want more of the same but with less racism. We want real progressive options.

Watches and Warnings Update 🚧🌬️🌧️ It’s wet, windy, and warm across the central and upper North Island. 🌧️💨 Heavy rain watch for Eastern Bay of Plenty is in effect from this afternoon to tomorrow morning. 🌧️⏰ For updates on other areas, visit www.metservice.com//warnings// and stay safe.

Here's the problem. This is going to drive beef prices up in NZ just like we've seen previously with our butter, cheese, and lamb.

Ah hell to the no on this. It's basically all the reserves everywhere. If you've got a bach somewhere, odds are there's a parcel up for grabs next to you.

Wrote up this interview this morning. It's possible NZ could soon have a kingmaker party that doesn't have a leader older than the actual king www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

It's a fun game comparing what a govt could buy instead of what they do buy. The LNG terminal here is a great one, for example. Think of all the wonderful things we could buy for ONE BILLION DOLLARS #nzpol

Auckland weather warning. All the plastic covering my windows is sucking in and out like a bellows and I can hear the beach breakers from 3 blocks away. Wet, windy and wild morning. Be careful on your commute.

Leadership style, values, and the forces and culture within MAGA are lining people up as in the civil war in Russia in 1918-1920, Reds vs. Whites, just after October 15, 1919 — after Lenin was shot — and a power vacuum — similar to what is happening with DJT's illness — sparked a power struggle. /1

They’re coming for him.

Oh this is fun

oh my god there was a TYPO in their tax policy?!?!?!!? meanwhile nicola willis spent $200 million dollars on nothing.

Is absolutely anyone on LinkedIN writing their own material any longer? It all sounds identically moronic.