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B.A His, FRHistS. Thomas Cromwell author & historian. Lover of Spain, heart transplants, trans rights & F1. Would put up a facade if I had the ability to maintain one.

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This sucks so fucking much

13.03.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Max Verstappen flipping off the world

Max Verstappen flipping off the world

I drank Haterade all day and hated on F1 like a pro.
I'm going to insufferable all season, so prepare

13.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A part of me almost wants us to run out of fuel. Some people are absolutely not going to cope. No Jacinda to hold your hand through everything now, you ruined that already.

13.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad she has the option for being at home when she needs to recover

13.03.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a person 's hand pressing a button on a piece of paper Alt: a close up of a four fingered hand sharing a secret letter

Sorry for all the recent spelling errors. Turns out, losing part of a finger actually really sucks and is going to take months longer to heal than I thought.

13.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just saw a video of Verstappen blowing kisses to Antonelli, so hopefully he has picked up some Mercedes insider tips because George is a nightmare

13.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Going to appointments suck so much, and yet somehow phone appointments suck even more. Foods must be white, no touching no mixed textures.

Next week, we have the pain management clinic, who tell my daughter she shouldn't take painkillers, just accept the pain that caused both her feet to burst.

13.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If Bahrain and Saudi are cancelled, as they should be, that gives them time to change regs. I hope they do.

13.03.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've recently found a nurse who can give IV infusions outside of the hospital. It's $450 a dose, but it works. Families should not have to go through this, especially with the excessive cost and severely limited availability around the country

13.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have the whole afternoon off today, and we have a sprint quali later. Who knows what will happen. Those batteries are not fit for the long straight of Shanghai.

12.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For every victim who learns a lesson like this, 2 others learn "next time, I'll be the one wearing the boot!"

Its awful, but traumas rarely make people better or wiser.

12.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Save fuel for motorpsort and let people work from home instead

12.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

My eldest daughter is now unable to walk with motor neurone damage as a result of severe B12 deficiency despite treatment, and she has been treated like it's a moral failing because she physically can't swallow most most foods because of her autism. 15 years of searching for help has gone unanswered

12.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Super disappointed to see a story in the news about a child with scurvy in an NZ hospital.
Illnesses caused by autistic eating disorders are deeply personal and a result for years of struggle, almost always with zero help, support, or guidance beyond "just eat more." The system is designed to fail.

12.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

So many responses saying they would volunteer to ghostwrite famous people's Substacks for 6 figures a year, and no disrespect to ghostwriters who do a difficult and thankless job, but the proper response to this is: any writer who makes a living off of ghostwriters' work should face the guillotine

12.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

It's all very simple, the government
*WANT high unemployment
*DO NOT WANT people on the benefit
*WANT people out of public housing
*DO NOT WANT homeless people
*WANT low wages
*DO NOT WANT people moving to Australia.
It's so straightforward, dunno why anyone has trouble complying

12.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Kiwis know someone else who claims to have a laser focus...

12.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woman in a mask
Headline:
Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?
Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee

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A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

12.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 8851 πŸ” 3162 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 149

We are in hospital most weeks. No one ever masks, and so often it's not the patient who is ill, it's the truckload of relatives and friends tramping in and out of appointments with the patients that are sick. People just don't think.

12.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NZ has lined up with 'MAGA US states' on oil, former Marsden Point boss says While others are switching to renewables, this country is "going down the 1980s' path", David Keat says.

"Most other countries in the world outside MAGA US states and New Zealand are doing that now, at pace. For some reason, New Zealand 's going down the 1980s' path."
#nzpol

12.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I work in supermarket marketing. We recently started promos for Watties & I couldn't see the point of the placements. With this announcement, it all makes sense. NZ has so little choice in brands already; products are all under the same few giant corporates, with different faces on the shelves.

12.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

can claude turn an all night existential crisis into a morning epiphany and the produce a semester's worth of work within a weekend?

12.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't imagine people will comply

12.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed!

12.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's lucky, pleased to hear there is someone on your side

12.03.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨REMINDER: Israel NEVER signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and REFUSES international inspections of its nuclear facilities.

Iran HAS signed the treaty and CONSISTENTLY allowed inspectors to review, who all said they had 0 weapons.

12.03.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

Knowing NZ, it would take a decade to pivot, and we will all be dead by then

12.03.2026 06:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

And yet the school would rather invite you to isolate your kid for the rest of their education rather than accommodate

12.03.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

iTs jUsT a CoLd
... says everyone whose brains have been eaten away

12.03.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After her thesis and book were decimated on live radio, she went so deep in the rabbithole so fast. I guess it hides the humiliation. She could have just started publishing under another name, but nope

12.03.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0