No margins on a dead planet

The capitalists who think the market is more important than the environment will be surprised when the collapse of environment renders the existence of the market null and void

What's the worst incredibly popular book, or book series, that you've read that isn't widely reviled? This means we're going to need to avoid the Potters, the Da Vincis, the 50 Shades... For me? The Wilbur Smith Ancient Egyptian series. Total cobblers.

Let's be fucking honest here As a country we've done the bare minimum we can for our disabled community for decades This is just an extension of that from a government that's less worried about the perception of being heartless cunts than their predecessors #nzpol

Self-serving Education Minister gives Education Ministry better marks in self-assessment exercise. Shocker. Education Minister Erica Stanford marks ministry 7/10, doubling previous rating www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The NACTFirst govt's priorities include very expensive restaurants that 90% of folk will never EVER visit. They are subsidising fine dining whilst hungry kids get less. How many GOOD, LOCALLY MADE, school lunches can you get for $6m?

The regime in the White House is making devastating cuts to the social safety to finance tax cuts for the super rich. And the richest man in the world, who used his wealth to get this regime elected, is on track to be paid $274 million every day for the next 10 years. Oligarchy.

Well said, Susan #NZpol

Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3 📷 D. v. Recklinghausen 🏺

Rather telling that NZ Luxon and Upston announce $6 Million towards possible Michelin stars for Kiwi restaurants while respected Lifeline cuts Mental Health services due to $2 Million funding shortfall. Priorities. #nzpol

Legendary Ngāti Porou filmmaker Lee Tamahori dies www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

Me, 55, wearing baggy combat pants and blasting this like it's 1999 and I've just met an astonishing NZ woman in a club www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bsO...

Being a nerd is awesome, isn't it?

We only rate dogs. This is spaghetti con salsiccia. Obviously has the noodles and the sausage, but is notably missing sauce. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (IG: futrinka_tacsko)

Fuckwits www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Damn. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

something under discussed is the fact that white house renovations are currently being spearheaded by someone with famously bad interior design taste

Again a systemic story that's bigger than the individual bits: a govt which ran into power in large part based on banging the localism drum about water has accelerated the pace of centralised - and personal Ministerial - decision-making. This is a big story about this govt. Someone should tell it.

If we still had the clean car scheme this would be $22,500 If we had equal RUCs on all vehicles it would save you thousands vs a petrol city car

As a Kentish Maid who was raised in a Tory stronghold by a hippy Guardian reader mum, I'm fucking loving the Reform-led Kent County Council being an absolute catastrophe.

The anti-EV folk are mildly unhinged and I, honestly, can't figure out why

That's NZ, Scottish, and Aussie bsky fucked

I love that Bansky has been Bansky'd.

LET FREEDOM RING

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Dr Oz actually notices something is wrong and steps in to help, is still helping at the end of the clip. RFK jnr immediately runs away. Trump stands watching, gormlessly, then turns his back and continues to stand gormlessly, showing no concern at all.

In today’s NZ Herald

For those of you who know my involvement in motorsport + caring for an impaired elder, I can’t underline this enough. Evaluation from the family doctor & if they lose their licence, you MUST remove their vehicle. Dm me if you struggle with this.

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a more succinct and powerful statement of the situation than this: “Few voters who prioritize bigotry want the diet version.” Got damn.

Something centre left parties all over the world need to understand. Voters aren’t going to choose the ersatz right wing party when the real one is right there. All that lurching ever rightward does is alienate left wing voters. #nzpol

"I study fascism. I’ve already fled America." On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”

Alternate framing - People learnt the impact of transmission during the pandemic and now are less likely to come in and get everyone else sick.

I presume Mone and her husband are still on a permanent holiday somewhere lovely and expensive. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

160,000 unemployed and 18,700 jobs. Unemployment rate now at 5.3% #nzpol

Can we please call this what it is, r*pe of a child?

It’s important to note that he was the person responsible for protective security during the time period many many people from the PM to me were receiving regular death and rape threats. The past is making more sense to me now.

Beckie's fundraiser hit a hill for a while, but progress now looks most encouraging. If you can afford to pledge a little, it would make all the difference to the life of a very fine person. givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...

Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.

And the weird thing is everyone IN the article is pretty sensible about it, including business NZ - says that it's a "leadership issue" if employers are complaining about people staying home when sick!!! Odd RNZ chose to leads with "costs ~billions~.

Federated Farmers goes mask off. "Federated Farmers is calling on the Government to urgently scrap controversial freshwater rules that put river spirits and ideology ahead of practical water use."

Underage girls cannot consent, @nzherald.bsky.social. And if the sexual service were “commercial”, then not only was she raped by a man, she was trafficked by someone for that purpose.

WHY THE ACTUAL FUCK HAS TV3 IN NZ SPENT THE WEEK ADVERTISING THE FINAL OF CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK AS BEING AIRED AT 7.30PM TONIGHT WHEN THEY AREN'T ACTUALLY AIRING IT TONIGHT???? FUMING....

Everyone expects the Govt to help them if required, but I think the political parties in NZ can be categorized by how their voters want the Govt to help others: Nat: not unemployed NZF: not immigrants ACT: not poor Labour: everyone but not too much Green/TPM: everyone #nzpol

Apparently, repeated COVID infections have economic consequences 😕 www.bbc.com/news/article...

When asked by Stephen Colbert why he was wearing a mask in public, Tom Hanks said.. “I’ve had Covid enough in my life I don’t need to do that again. I’m wearing this for health reasons” More celebrities need to speak out like this.

And that, folks, is why we science