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Wow, mine are weeks behind.

Have to make do with passionfruit until then.

07.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Eight TΕ«Δ« around a stainless steel bowl with a background of green trees. Four are perched on the edge of the bowl and 4 are on the wooden base. While 4 wait their turn, 4 have their heads in the bowl drinking the sugar water

Eight TΕ«Δ« around a stainless steel bowl with a background of green trees. Four are perched on the edge of the bowl and 4 are on the wooden base. While 4 wait their turn, 4 have their heads in the bowl drinking the sugar water

Timeline cleanse. TΕ«Δ« chattering and calling to each other in my garden brings me so much joy

07.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Note to self, always check the thread!

(Also posted the lightning rod thing, a bit later.)

07.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark Mitchell launches National leadership bid Former Defence Minister Mark Mitchell tells John Campbell why he thinks he has the right qualities to lead the National Party.

He tried in 2018 (dropped out before the vote).

Not sure if he has lighting rod then.

07.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's Cartoon- War Costs

05.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's as much under pressure as he is.

07.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
07.03.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Official photograph from Team Luxon meetup today.

#nzpol

07.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least his hands are on himself rather than pawing someone else as he normally does.

07.03.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With the evident failure of the Luxon experiment, I hope the National Party, the media, and the general public might give some thought to the qualities needed in a leader.

I found the media excitement about Luxon entering politics baffling and nothing he has done since has changed my view.

07.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7
Christopher Luxon inappropriately touching a soldier

Christopher Luxon inappropriately touching a soldier

This squaddie should have lamped him.

07.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Christopher Luxon being odd around Keir Starmer

Whole series of some seriously odd behaviour around Starmer. He's just wrong.

07.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli attacks on UNIFIL peace keepers tonight. Irish service men were not directly hit, but they aided their counterparts from Ghana. This will further deteriorate Irish Israel relations.

06.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 16

Official photograph from Team Luxon meetup today.

#nzpol

07.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a suit and pearls is looking at something ALT: a woman in a suit and pearls is looking at something
07.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She seems to have Luxon level belief in her abilities.

She was sticking the knife in before the poll was officially released and all the speculation is the others would ditch her so I guess she's got nothing to lose apart from self-respect.

07.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

...scrap between team.... etc

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would love if it descends into a scrap team Stanford vs team Bishop and the two solo players Luxon and Willis.

07.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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These dairy alternatives are getting out of hand

06.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering if he'd listen to Key if he told him to quit. Probably not.

"Hi Chris, look the games up. I can offer you a job working for your old pal Jessica, she's the only one who thinks you've got potential.

By the way Amanda and the kids left these old PJs and asked you not to bother them again."

07.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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'I want to sounds smart and inspirational': How ministers use AI Most ministers say they don't use AI – but those who do use it for speechwriting, research, drafting questions to officials and generating images. Marc Daalder reports.

Over summer, I OIA'd every minister for their AI chat logs.

Here's what I found:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/06/h...

06.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9

Interesting fact #327

Turnips left at room temperature typically last only a few days, usually 2-3, before they begin to soften and lose their freshness.

06.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran | Marina Hyde Didn’t you know? True British patriots are the ones who want to join an obviously disastrous war on behalf of Israel and Donald Trump, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Love this description of Hegseth.

He.. "talks like a third-string capo in an AI mafia gif and is tattooed like a prison school desk."

06.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

How's Luxon doing today?

06.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Journos are all

06.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It's good of Luxon to give us another day to take the piss out of him.

06.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's only 2 countries in the world with illegal unchecked Nuclear Weapons.

North Korea and Israel.

One of these countries has attacked 9 countries in the last 2 years and is committing a genocide.

It isn't North Korea.

06.03.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6

That sounds a fuck lot like Frontline services

06.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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For Thomas Coughlan's article:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

06.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In today’s Weekend Herald

06.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0