what you have to understand about people who say "sportsball" is today is basically their superbowl

Two things I’m not sure is widely understood: 1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces 2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them

My extremely talented husband's first batch of knives to sell 🔪 ... Get in touch for details inc sheath options: cefn_digoll_crafts on Insta www.instagram.com/p/DUfpBDCDHO... #artisan #craft

Gym listening - The Ancients: How to Write Cuneiform Episode webpage: shows.acast.com/the-ancients... Media file: sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/th...

Anyway here's why TOP should be persona non grata until firm justifications exist to take them seriously bsky.app/profile/lews...

I'm no political strategist but has anyone in Labour considered *not* alienating any huge chunk of their base? I just feel like they tried alienating the left and the centre left and the public sector workers and the academics, and none of those things worked great, so maybe give my idea a whirl?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... This is pathetic but expected

So bleak that net zero, a decade old Conservative climate policy that is wholly inadequate in scope and ambition, is now too radical for parts of the Labour Party

Partner and I have a recycling system for uniqlo merino wool sweaters. He wears them for years until they end up in the wrong laundry and get washed to hot, at which point I inherit the shrunken down sweaters and wear them again for years.

Simeon Brown was quick to be outraged when a shop caught fire during a one hour strike [that was covered by volunteer crews]. Would he have been as quick to complain if the appliance had failed on its way to the emergency? Of course not. He doesn't care about the safety of FENZ staff or the public.

The really important para in this article? "best performer was Kernel's S&P Global Clean Energy Fund, up 59.9 percent" Clean. Energy.

This chap is upset because he didn't get selected for a jury when he was so excited about doing jury service that booked annual leave (presumably paid) and actively avoided being excused due to work commitments (despite being VERY aware of this option). www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

"There’s only one reason why the director of national intelligence would go to the state of Georgia, not the country of Georgia, to investigate purported election violations." That reason has a capital T (which rhymes with P).

“In terms of why this is bad policy, we need to understand the general principle on which New Zealand elections operate. Voting generally is considered to be “A Good Thing” which ought to be made as easy and accessible as possible.” Not anymore🫠 Revisiting this Electoral Amendment Bill explainer👇

When I say I won’t read your Substack this is what I mean:

Fascism is fundamentally based on disregard for bodily autonomy and consent, which is why fascism is so hospitable to pedophiles, rapists, and transphobes.

Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [🧵 1/n]

holy shit this graph we have ludicrous wealth inequality issue in this country

Sha really is a heroic figure

can we PLEASE get some fucking coverage of Thiel’s interests here, past, present and future huge red light flashing given the way media have almost completely ignored him

Ben Jennings, August 2017. They've always been okay with his racism.

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

Excellent article from Andrea Vance today - few quotes "There is a weak argument (usually put forward by white men, those least likely to suffer abuse online) that staying on X somehow moderates the awful. You can’t dilute a cesspool." 1/5

Your belly aches Your teeth grind Some tater tots would blow your mind And you don’t mind If they’re not cooked You need your fix, I think you’re hooked And late at night you always dream Of bacon bits & sour cream (Trader Joe’s had Addicted to Love on the PA, amazing I got out w/o buying potatoes)

Even The Grauniad has caught on with the Nazi Substack thing.... www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

PERFECTLY NORMAL

This was a genuinely moving & heartfelt moment, part of a glorious day filled with youthful joie de vivre, diversity, great ‘fits, & 💕 music. It reminded me that what sometimes gets called performative DOES matter, when it signals safety & manaakitanga to a stranger, a guest.

This photo is funnier than it has any business being people.com/hairdresser-...

best overall beach, best camping beach, second best family and surf beach, best hidden gem beach IN THE COUNTRY and there’s a fast track mining application in to vacuum the seabed and ruin it. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/nzs-b...

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

I do not want to see those faces of those perps, I do not want to read any more about them and their depravity, I don’t want jokes about it all. Like every woman everywhere, I’m looking at the shadow world we knew about exposed: that girls & women are collateral, objects, things. Be kind to us.

Watching 'The Breakfast Club' with no2 kid. It has not aged well.

On Feb 7 2020, Dr Li Wenliang, known as one of the first whistleblowers on COVID, died from the disease in Wuhan.

lmao Van Gogh painted literally my favourite painting of all time. there was a whole Dr Who episode about him that didn't even reference his ear.

Morning all! I recently did an interview with NBR about why I took legal action against my employer despite knowing I was going to lose money. They’ve just made the interview free to view so here’s the link if you are interested www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-tro...

This is my being annoyed specialist subject because the "savings" the government keep banging on about are - worse infrastructure - taking longer to build - costs more for less - will require more disruption - doesn't do the whole job Its a classic political fuck up of a project.

The new ferries will cost $596 million and be smaller than the two ferries that were cancelled at a fixed price of $550 million. That cancellation cost $222 million. So really the two new smaller ferries have cost $818 million. And will be three years late.

IT'S FEBRUARY 2026. THE RAIL ENABLED HYUNDAI FERRIES FOR I REX WERE MEANT TO ARRIVE BY NOW. Instead we have no rail enabled ferries, the two we have are clunky as fuck, and there will be no replacement ferries until 2029 at the earliest.

It's under the brand name 'Yeztugo,' and it has a 100% success rate in women and a 96% success rate in men even after a year - which means that it's far more forgiving of a weird schedule, and still highly effective if you delay your booster.

Just because good news is worth celebrating: There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection. HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it

Damn right! Thats my cousin on the Olympic team protecting her health and the people around her!!!! She has been open about her struggles the last 2 years with chronic fatigue, celiac, and Hashimotos and it's so great seeing her out there in a mask! fasterskier.com/2025/12/novi...

It's going to take quite some time for me to let this one lie

(Forgive the extraneous apostrophe)

Complicit.

This week’s #CookbookCorner stars The Ramadan Kitchen: Nourishing Recipes from Fast to Feast by Ilhan Mohamed Abdi. It’s a really lovely book, and you can read more about it, and get her recipe for Macaroni Béchamel, right here! www.nigella.com/cookbook-cor...

Want to be a part of Aotearoa’s longest running Pride festival? Excellent, cos we need your help as volunteers! In exchange, you’ll meet lovely new people, give back to your community and just all around be a champion. Your role can fit your time and your strengths docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wow. Just wow. These are the voices — real voices of real people who know how policies impact them — that I want to see this election year. Can we make it a thing? #nzpol #realnzpol

Oh dear. I went off, didn't I?