They nest round my house and that is definitely a morepork.

It is somewhere between deeply amusing and blackly terrifying that Iran's shocking hardline ceasefire conditions which have everyone spinning into a "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" frenzy are just like, "fuck off and obey the law."

I feel like bad uses of the phrase have crippled legitimate ones for most fictional purposes. Though if the sigher is contemporary and moderately ironic you can get away with “”Sigh”, he/she/they said.”

…that is genuinely shocking. Thought I had my cynicism levels adjusted correctly for this site but seemingly not.

Didn’t need more reasons to block the NYT at this point, but they do like to offer a diversity of negatives.

Covid-19 response inquiry finds government's response effective but late, poorly communicated The second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry found that New Zealand's transition from its early elimination strategy to suppression and minimisation was "far from smooth".

Party whose policies would have killed thousands courts antivax vote with attack on world-leading covid response. Just another Tuesday for the Luxon Nats. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I was terrified my children would be queer — they both are — because I didn’t want the world to brutalise them, but I still gave them Alison Bechdel to read before they hit puberty, and in conclusion, Pixar and its focus bigots can go fuck themselves.

because I keep forgetting to mention it: LITERALLY ANYONE can nominate books for this prize! yes! that means you! you have until march 31st!

Current Wisdom. Newsday.com/matt

A fat white woman in a white two piece outfit and silver net dress posed on a pole, holding on with one knee hooked on the pole, the other leg and torso basically horizontal, toes perfectly pointed. She has one arm raised over her head like she's despairing at how fucking eager people are to have a group of marginalized people to shit on, and she looks fucking great

Fatphobia is capitalist propaganda, kiss my fabulous ass

Pundits proliferated because opinions are cheaper to buy than actual journalism. The rise of punditry is a secondary effect of the shift of advertising dollars away from traditional media. You’re saying, “what if we got rid of the post-90s media environment”. And I mean… yes. Please. How?

Giant sand sculpture of an anglerfish fish a gaping mouth and beautiful details. There are beach chairs and umbrellas lined up behind it so you can see how big it is.

I've seen lots of sand castles/art on Maui beaches, but this, yesterday, was the most impressive. An anglerfish built by two young kids. It's huge, beautiful, accurate and fun. Simply amazing.

#beach #nature #hawaii #art #sandcastle #love #fish #marinelife #photography #nokings

I mean in the sense that I'll get zero work or reading done in March

Witness you.

$3.99?! That's less than $0.007 per page!

Biff's Question Song (Stand-up Comedy) YouTube video by Tom Wilson

Have you seen his “stop asking me” bit? youtu.be/iwY5o2fsG7Y?...

You have Ursula Whichter? Pledged.

… or you could live and use the command SILENCE

Post a photo from your camera roll no one else has ever seen

New Zealand’s 2026 Energy Stock-Take – Part 3 – Refined Fuels The life blood pumping through the modern world.

"The average New Zealander dissipates the energy equivalent of around 45 years of manual labour each year in oil alone. New Zealand’s economy is in essence run by 247 million imported energy slaves". newzealandenergy.substack.com/p/new-zealan...

"Women collectively have decided I and my peers would not make good fathers", Steven Bartlett announced last year. "Society should assist us in our quest to avoid thinking about why this might be".

As a fellow cyclist and works-sitting-down person — dude your ARMS they look stronger than my legs how are you so ripped

Consider it purchased

Hint?

“You chose to take this paper. You had other choices. If you choose not to do the work, you’re choosing the grade I have to give you”. Their professional life is not in scope for this conversation, and it’s a mistake to let them shift ground.

Right?

Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.

Astonishingly, a New Zealand journalist has used the words “climate change” in connection with the damage caused by climate change. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I’m sorry David, the Church of the Fifth Season was declared heretical shortly after it established itself and now we have to lock you in a room with Chevy Chase until you forsake your allegiance. It’s nothing personal.

A kākāpō egg being candled. Credit: Andrew Digby

Working with #kakapo, this is the best thing you'll ever see. When "candling" an egg you hold your breath, hoping to see this: beautiful embryo development in a fertile egg. This is Tiwhiri's second egg, about 8 days old. About half of eggs are infertile. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds