Whoever is doing the PR for Ikea in Aotearoa must be over the moon because our media is treating this like it's the most important thing to ever happen. It's getting more serious coverage than climate change or Te Tiriti gets.

The idea that I started covering Nick early on because he was critical of Israel (that’s one way to put it) and not because he was a white nationalist with clear aspirations of influence and power is so stupid and dishonest it’s not even laughable.

CAVOODLE PUPPY IN THE OFFICE. This is the best day ever.

Love this

Our months are pretty metal tbh. January is Am Faoilleach (the Wolf Month)

Aye aye, fits this? It's aboot time ma Scots spikkin' wis recognised so at's me affy happy aboot it.

Thankful for all my fellow luddites today. Hammers up 🤖🔨❤️

Introduce yourself with the most obscure live act you've been to. Irish band Blink, who supported Crowded House in Aberdeen in December 1993, I think. The reason that Blink 182 are called that instead of Blink. Cracking live act with the lead singer and guitarist playing guitar with a bread knife.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: Teenage Fanclub Sleeper Neil Young Jimmy Buffett Bjork

thespinoff.co.nz/books/20-11-... This take is probably old, but I think this conversation would be less heated if these covers (sorry for cursing the timeline) were somehow good and/or the AI use were imperceptible. The fact that they're heinous makes it much easier and more fun to be outraged.

Unless your favourite pie is the skirlie pie from Frosty the bakers on Montrose High Street, I can quite confidently declare that your pie reckons are wrong.

Will be shocking if nz first support this. They've been known to enjoy a tug at taxpayer expense

I have to confess I'm a huge fan of LLMs LARGE LOVELY MARGARITAS

BusinessNZ on RNZ wanting an honest conversation about the pension based on misinfo. How about an honest conversation with BusinessNZ about the damage they’ve done to working people in NZ by not supporting a Living Wage, Equal pay, Pay Equity, FPAs and rigorous H&S protections. #nzpol 1/2

Trump doesn’t have a clue what AI is. So ask yourselves who does know and want to avoid regulation.

I was friends with Steff, a fellow Rangers supporter. Absolutely gutted that he's gone. Still can't believe it. 😢

Contamination of kids' sand products with asbestos has triggered recalls by NZ's government. But while the situation is concerning and the risks associated with asbestos should not be taken lightly, Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry says not all people exposed will develop cancer.

AI is a fascist technology, soooo, hey, this makes sense

The very definition of a fragile ego. Jesus. Imagine having to create an AI so that at least there's something that exists in this world that doesn't think you're a cock.

The second episode is up and it's fantastic. Dr Myra Williamson is a tremendous guest and I learned a lot about international law and Palestinian statehood.

I don't post much about work on here, but I'm hugely proud to have driven the creation of 'Hey, Did You Know - an AUT podcast'. It's available on your podcast app of choice, and the second episode drops tomorrow. I'm the host of the first episode. Please listen! open.spotify.com/show/6i87cRe...

this is literally never not accurate

history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting

I decided to do two Master papers this semester, not realising my marriage was about to blow up, I'd have to move into an apartment and suddenly doing academic papers after a near 30 year gap might not be the best idea. I handed in my last assignment yesterday evening. The sense of relief was 🎉🍾😘😅

Big Tech is so unregulated. If any other industry was creating products so faulty and so destructive, various agencies would be under pressure to rain down hell. But not with social media or AI. Laws around under 16s regulate US not THEM. They need to be regulated. It’s insane behavior.

Once again, we need to define what “feminism” is here. Not everything any woman ever does—not even in the political realm, and not even concerning gender—is “feminism.” Opposing the rights of women as a class to equal status and dignity is in fact called “antifeminism.”

In the first episode of 'Hey, Did You Know?', AUT's brand new podcast, Dr Rebecca Trelease (Te Āti Haunui a Pāpārangi) chats to host Mike Kilpatrick about reality TV, sexism, Taylor Swift and more. Listen below or wherever you get your favourite podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/61gj...

Once more, for old times’ sake

Why, yes! My house has gone unconditional and will settle in January. And yes, I have just bought a ticket to see Pulp at Spark Arena in February. Things are looking up!

Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.

Ask any of your favorite Black women writers from a decade ago why their bylines stopped appearing, and you’ll likely hear the same response: There is no place for us in media. In TV. In publishing or academia. For the majority of us, there’s no place but gone.

THE NEW JOSIE SHAPIRO BOOK IS OUT TODAY! I'll be making a wee trip to my local bookstore after work in the hopes that they have a copy for me to pick up on my credit card points. Is there anything better than new books?

The records of those phonecalls from parents are right next to the piles of praise for the school lunches.

And just in from Seymour. This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

18 months ago I couldn’t run and days I could barely walk because of chronic pain. Finally someone too me seriously and it gave me my freedom again. Never thought I’d do another half marathon, never mind a sub-two hour one. Okay, it was just four seconds but still! Off for a nap now 😂

Auckland half marathon on Sunday which means I can eat all the shit I want for the next 24 hours, right? ;)

We have accepted an offer on our house. Please keep your fingers and toes crossed the builder's report doesn't bring up any issues. This year has been intense, and my separation has given me sleepless nights and left me in bits at various points. It would be good to finalise this and move on. <3

In a shocking reality check, @wired.com is not, in fact, bankrolled by “donations from far left organizations.” We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.

This is blatant political interference in rge New Zealand Curriculum that shouldn't be tolerated. Education professionals should be deciding what is in the NZ Curriculum, not politicians from 8% parties pandering to the worst of NZ society to the detriment of our students.

I <3 Emma Thompson. Brilliant in 'Good Luck To You, Leo Grande' and 'Sense and Sensibility' but - and I'm willing to fight you here - 'Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang' with Maggie Gyllenhaal is her most enjoyable movie. I fucking love that film. I cried like a baby.

It's the Fesshole/Vagina Museum crossover event you've all been waiting for. Tons of you tagged us into this across all of our socials, asking for a fact-check. The consensus of the reply guys is that it Didn't Happen. However, this is in fact very possible. Here's why...

Went to a quiz night last night along with two lovely friends. Laughed, took the piss, had five alcoholic drinks including the best spicy margarita I’ve ever had, laughed more and then cleaned up with a $100 bar tab for the win that we could use on the night! Feeling a bit dusty this morning!

I am currently selling my one house (well, it's half mine). The price it makes will determine whether or not there's any possibility of me buying again. And I STILL think I should be charged a CGT on the realised 'profit' on the house. Stop being cowards and going for half measures. Tax profits.

Just so utterly fucked up. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

BIG NEWS. The NZ Green Party have signed our open letter calling on bipartisan effort to regulate AI. Looking at you now @chrishipkins.bsky.social Luxon 👀 #nzpol Regulateai.nz

If your Left Wing Politics is only about money, you're not actually Left Wing. Left-wing political ideology is about empathy, and empathy cannot exist outside of intersectionality.

It's absolutely wild in this day and age I need to wait 3-5 working days to get my KiwiSaver balance on a specific date in the past that goes beyond the two years that's available on my online account system.

If anyone's after a house in Helensville, I can heartily recommend this one. Plenty of happy memories and laughs, presuming you ignore the last two months... 😬 Lots of room, plus a fully lined and insulated studio in the other half of the garage. www.burmester.co.nz/listing/l373...