this is one of my favorite episodes, and if you haven’t rewatched it in awhile you should watch it again. Spock going to the mat for Kirk because he trusts the human being he’s known for years over the computer everyone claims is infallible hits hard in our AI hellscape
World rugby: Okay. So you can win this entire tournament
Ireland: Okay, great!
World rugby: as long as England win their game.
Ireland:...
World Rugby: So obviously you would want England to-
Ireland: -Shush I'm thinking.
To understand Wellington you have to understand how deeply and profoundly the whole city fucking loves the central library
Reopening today after a near-decade of earthquake repair/strengthening
For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on why banning social media for minors is just age verification by stealth, which will infect the entire internet #cdnpoli
This just in: Sun agrees to release infinity million barrels of sunshine every morning
It's now obvious that the regime was comically unprepared for the possibility that Iran would fight back. In fairness, they're used to dealing with the Democrats.
Am I really supposed to believe the country that probably has satellites that can read license plates from space "mistook" a school for a military complex? Totally a coincidence that their intelligence partner is the schools & hospitals bombing world champion.
The MP who did nothing useful as our rongotai member of parliament is up to worse than nothing.
He was alright at chairing meetings. But the rest of the job he was just vibing.
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This is a very effective comparison
Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now
An excellent thread detailing the dirty tricks and cherry picking of data the NHS used in banning HRT for trans young people.
I must admit I'm surprised at how little the Royal Commission gave to vaccine opponents, some of whom saw this process as the thing that would vindicate them. Can't get much clearer than this.
Iran's government is more hardline, its people are poorer and more isolated, the region's on fire, and the global economy feels like its about to go into shock
If you want to know why people wanted to avoid war with Iran for so long, you're finding out in real time
Reminded of the best wrestling commentary line ever delivered by Matt Striker (of course): "Of all the things I have seen, that was the most recent"
musician Gary Numan, born March 8, 1958, aged 68
actor Gary Oldman, born March 21, 1958, aged 67
Happy Gary Retrograde everyone!
The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman
I see NZ has supplied the latest edition of "American posters on Bsky don't realise other countries exist and have elections"
There’s an Indian journalist in Israel right now reporting in Hindi about how bomb shelters in Israel will allow even the pets of Jews in but will not open its doors to the Indian workers our shithole government sent in droves to make up for genocided Palestinian labor. Apartheid regime.
(Beartato and Reginald, in a museum, gaze upon the Mona Lisa) BEARTATO: There it is. The Mona Lisa. The most famous painting in history. REGINALD: Wow! What's it do? BEARTATO: It... what? REGINALD: Why's it famous? What's it do? (Beartato thinks.) BEARTATO: I don't know. REGINALD (to nearly museum employee): Excuse me! Sir? What's it do? EMPLOYEE: You're the first person to ask! Watch this! (The employee yanks a pull-string. Mona Lisa's eyes spin around and her mouth opens like a puppet) MONA LISA: Honk honk! Honk honk! (Everyone is delighted. This is true art.)
True Art
Fortunately we have had a many years ongoing priority to reduce transport inflation by having the mass movement of internal goods focused on rail fulled by renewable electricity.
(listens to earpiece) Oh No.
9 games that made me. I was always a PC gamer and went down a mainly real time and turn based strategy route
Made with my9games.com
Check this then to rub salt in the wound
Courage and conviction which is more than the entire spineless lot in National. By the way I see National cratered in the latest poll out today too. Seems Aotearoa is sick of them and Luxon as well
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ACT is mad about the recommendation to ban nudifier apps, and I think that was my submission, so... sorry? Lol. I think that apps and websites whose primary purpose is to generate sexualised deepfakes without consent should be banned 🤷 #nzpol
When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
IT IS NOT THE JOB OF A PUBLIC BROADCASTER IN A DEMOCRACY TO REPORT THE NEWS IN A WAY THE GOVERNMENT LIKES. IT IS ESPECIALLY NOT OKAY FOR MINISTERS AND POLITICALLY-APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS TO DICATE INDIVIDUAL EDITORIAL DECISIONS. THIS SHOULD BE FUCKING OBVIOUS.
When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.
In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.
In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.
And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.
You know what you could do today instead of doomscrolling all day is go pick up a copy of Persepolis. It is stunningly good.
Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social,
I have enjoyed our exchange of letters about which of our parties is best placed to stop Reform. Hannah Spencer MP and I trust that you agree that this question has now been resolved once and for all.
Thanks,
Zack Polanski
As a Jewish person, I’m not exaggerating that the far right want nothing more than absolute humiliation, dehumanizing, and death to all trans people.
This all-too-familiar sight is happening right in front of our eyes—and I’m not seeing nearly enough decrying and anger to feel remotely comfortable.
National party website screenshot: Labour’s blanket speed limit reductions must end 27 April 2023
Beehive press release screenshot: 28 September 2024 Government delivers sensible approach to speed limits Hon Simeon Brown
NZ Herald screenshot: Papakura student road patroller hit by car becomes fifth child run over since start of term Tom Rose Journalist·NZ Herald· 27 Feb, 2026 05:00 AM
Cause, effect.
National owns this by scrapping permanent speed reductions around schools.
hey this is legitimately terrifying and if you're not paying attention to this you need to be right now
