Paul Brislen

Scroobius Pip.

What a name.

Hello, rest of world. Today in Britain the leaders of mainstream political parties have been debating whether putting native woodland creatures on our banknotes is emblematic of our tragic decline as a patriotic nation, and we hope things are equally weird with you.

In today’s NZ Herald

LANDERS: Why did the FBI seize election records in AZ? TRUMP: They probably thought the election was rigged LANDERS: It wasn't though TRUMP: Oh really? How do you know? LANDERS: Your own AG said it TRUMP: If you say it wasn't rigged, you're a rotten reporter LANDERS: Where's the evidence?

LANDERS: Why did the FBI seize election records in AZ?

TRUMP: They probably thought the election was rigged

LANDERS: It wasn't though

TRUMP: Oh really? How do you know?

LANDERS: Your own AG said it

TRUMP: If you say it wasn't rigged, you're a rotten reporter

LANDERS: Where's the evidence

my watch told me that the other day when I sat down with a thump.

I have not "had a fall". I have sat down.

grrrrrr

these graphs should scare the shit out of you

In breaking news, it turns out I am older than the ayatollah.

I ... really ... I mean...

I don't know what to make of this turn of events.

DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access, whistleblower says Members of Congress demand investigations after complaint alleges unprecedented breach of Americans’ data

"Not only has an ex-DOGE bro been accused of running around with the social security information of every American on a flash drive, he also may have the ability to edit and manipulate data at the Social Security Administration at will.”

Let that sink in...🤬
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Who could've seen this coming?!?

Me (and a lot of others), such as here in 2018: medium.com/arc-digital/...

The always-wrong insistence that the Iranian govt is on the verge of collapse and would topple with a push—and then a better govt would rise in its place—has been driving policy. Seriously.

Speaking at Parliament, NZ First leader Winston Peters told reporters he had serious concerns about vaccine safety. "Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected here. They need to know the truth. They need to know why they were denied the truth." ACT's David Seymour said he was open to the idea of a select committee inquiry. "A lot of people felt they were ostracized from society and if this helps them feel seen and heard, then it might not be a bad thing." Even with the support of NZ First and ACT, a select committee inquiry would require the backing of the National Party. National leader and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon dodged questions over whether he supported an inquiry, saying only that there were "very serious questions" for Labour to answer.

For the avoidance of doubt this is the leaders of all three coalition parties deciding to use, to varying degrees, vaccine conspiracies utterly disproven by facts as an electoral weapon against Labour.

The Golden Triangle. A day in NZ's self sustaining rail future!

Air New Zealand is cancelling flights faster than National doing Policy U Turns. All because of the price of oil skyrocketing straight up. If only we have an alternative ground network to move passengers that was not reliant on oil.
Like electrified inter city/region passenger rail! 👇

The Independent

Read more: trib.al/fMtk1ko

Oh, and look, here's that class action suit! That anyone with half a brain would have seen coming! From, like, a million miles away!

Just because you work in tech doesn't mean you're smart.

Exactly

I think it’s related to bush fires in Australia.

This should make NZ’s anti-flouride droolers hide in shame.

Unfortunately if they are not grifting it for money, they are to stupid to understand why Mr Kill You With Measles and Germs Aren’t Real supporting their cause is so disgustingly shameful.

Fuck all you medical grifter ghouls.

A sunset of reds and blues over a stream of cars.

Chur, Auckland.

Stuff poll showing 50% of respondents say they "loved" the Covid midday briefings, 29% loathed them and 21% didn't watch them.

hehehe

Ah, Heinz. Closing the factories in New Zealand because you can.

Time to stop selling everything offshore and hoping they keep us employed instead of treating us like a cash cow.

Looking at all of you.

Tickety boo! I'm in the safe place which is very nice at the moment with (gestures wildly) all this going on.

You staying safe and well?

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market

Sadly, this is absolutely necessary and I welcome it for at least 2 reasons: Books are personal, about sharing experience & exploring ideas - if you’ve read my books, you’ve met me. And a human author is *accountable* for what they/we write: we take responsibility & influences/money are traceable.

NZ First calls for Covid-19 inquiry focused on vaccine injuries That comes after the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry released its findings on Tuesday.

Just. Fuck. Off. 🤬

NZ First calls for Covid-19 inquiry focused on vaccine injuries www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

A newly-surfaced document published in the DOJ's Epstein database reveals that an inmate once told the FBI that he overheard prison guards talking about covering up Epstein's death on the morning the ... TikTok video by MS NOW

I swear. Julie K Brown of the Miami Herald has done more to uncover the truth in the Epstein files than any federal or state agent.

Below- notes from a prison inmate who heard guards discussing the cover up of Epstein’s death in prison. Source MS now www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8VJ8eTg/

Yup, there's no going back.

You can literally see where this government increased our exposure to oil price shock

There is no reason for this other than oil money funding politics

#nzpol

It took me 5 minutes to determine that Brian Cartmell is a far right extremist with ties to white supremacists and he should be forcibly expelled from the country.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_...

Oh totally. Some of the benign bots that deliver added value have been great. They tend to be obvious and well labelled as such and are actually doing some good. But the rest of them... the fake outrage bots, the AI video bots, the political influence bots... They can all burn in bit hell.

Maybe we can just move all the bots to a separate social media platform and be done with them.

Coin used to pay for bus in Leeds found to be 2,000 years old Coin has been donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries

"Coin used to pay for bus ticket in Leeds found to be 2,000 years old

The coin was given to a local bus driver decades ago and kept in a chest ever since"
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

The real lesson of the second Covid-19 inquiry? We live in a post-truth world Government ministers’ creative interpretations of the royal commission’s report took spin to scary new levels.

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...

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