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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 24m
Don't look up.
stuff.co.nz
Tennis ball-sized hailstones batter Paraguay's capital
A powerful hailstorm struck Asuncion and surrounding cities in Paraguay on October 3, with hailstones the size of tennis balls smashing car windscreens, damaging roofs and knocking out electricity for...
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 1h
Any chat outside socials that this is a rort / needs investigated?
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 3h
Cross subbing diesel with 91 as diesel international prices are through the sodding roof Gull, Waitamo, NDP are all doing this and their owners are all big Nat party donors too Diesel on current international markets should be at $3.50/l
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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 20h
I should be living on Rauoterangi Road. I live on Main Road North. It used to be SH1. I live on Main Road North because too many lazy Pākehā complained that they would have to use a Māori name that they can't be bothered to pronounce.😒 #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol
teara.govt.nz
Te Rau-o-te-rangi, Kahe | Dictionary of New Zealand Biography | Te Ara
Kahe Te Rau-o-te-rangi was the daughter of Te Matoha, of Ngāti Toa, and Te Hautonga, of Ngāti Mutunga and Te Āti Awa. Her birthplace is uncertain; it was either Kaweka, her mother's village near Urenu...
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 18h
Studied ~1.5k+ comments across mainstream media Facebook accounts that feat. reporting on this event. To Russell's point, most of the discussion is around how the near accident was 'staged'. Near 0 engagement around substantive policy related to better/more affordable public transport. #nzpol
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one.” 
—Voltaire

over a sad person in a panda suit
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mmm from multiple other sources it does look like that site has confused km/miles. Always have wondered why the sun has extra "bite" in the southern hemisphere.
Timeanddate.com graphic showing the relative distance between the sun and earth at aphelion and perihelion.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Who was interviewing today?
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goodness the language used: "grow ... minds", "smarter than we", "do what we want them to". Eugenics and slavery?
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Post-truth campaigning. #NzPol
thespinoff.co.nz
Ipsos urges National to withdraw inaccurate claim about its polling on tax | The Spinoff
‘We take the accurate reporting of our research and survey data seriously.’
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Does the increased global food price mean local prices rise because NZ sells into global markets (as with dairy)?
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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some advice from SF: 1) Don't let perfect be enemy of good 2) Start with quick-build 3) Focus on all aspects of delay and reliability, esp congestion, signal and dwell delay, plus headway management 4) Make continuous progress Links: www.sfmta.com/projects/mun... www.sfmta.com/reports/fast...
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Muni Forward
Muni Forward improvements make transit service more reliable and safer.
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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”
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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Uh, okay.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, we’re so excited to chat with authors of the new book, Against Tech Oligarchy! @js-tan.bsky.social and Clarissa Redwine will join me and @alexhanna.bsky.social to chat about tech industry labor: Mon, Oct 5, noon Pacific twitch.tv/dair_institute
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dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). — dair_institute streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Perhaps this should be put to those parties / candidates who are receiving the large donations.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They exist ... www.instagram.com/trust.newzea...
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Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our banking overlords will most likely follow similar petty actions.
theguardian.com
New fees, higher costs: Card surcharges have been banned – how will it affect the way you pay?
Australian ban on credit and debit card surcharge. Some businesses plan to pass the cost on to consumers – or avoid it altogether
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm from Nuzlind and I endorse this ad. #NZPol youtube.com/shorts/bRP1k...
youtube.com
NZ Election 2026 | 100% Pure S*itF@^kery
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"It's ok to quit the cult" 😂 #NZPol
Election hoarding for Nat hopeful Karunā Muthu which has been creatively updated with Luxon's face painted over and a sticker next to Karunā's face saying "it's ok to quit the cult".
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Meet the real AI ‘rogue agent’: Lord Watson of Palantir. I am sick to the teeth of this current AI hype cycle & its perversion of language. The only thing going ‘rogue’ right now are AI boosters, a gullible & compliant press & a Labour Lord 1/ broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...
broligarchy.substack.com
Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson
A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's time for change. Go to dontrisk6.nz to find out why. #nzpol
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More gas is used to convert gas to LNG exports than is used by the entire manufacturing industry. We don't need more gas. #NoNewGas #TAXtheGAS
Charts showing gas use/size by PJ:

LNG exports: 4,425PJ
LNG conversion plant use: 437PJ
Manufacturing: 370PJ
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Fox never had a chance after that handshake.
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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Steve Perlstein @steveperlstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s been quite some time since I’ve been able to use public transport, and I forgot how much I enjoy it. Faster, cheaper, easier than driving. Build more of this instead of roads. #NZPol
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not good times ahead. A positive Govt operating balance means Govt has slowed economy down by more than they expected / planned and under-delivered health, welfare etc). A Govt underspend = less income for the private sector. They're putting the brakes on at the same time as RBNZ... AGAIN!!! [2/2]
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Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cartoon strip by @emilyscartoons with two people agreeing to not talk about politics but then yelling "The thing is though" and "Those fucking idiots"
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(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔))) @creativeelc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My cartoon today in the Sunday Star Times! www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361... I've only gone and had my cartoon published in the paper! Supporting the Trust NZ parody team to encourage youth to vote! #NzPol #Caricature #PoliticalCartoon #Cartoon #TrustNZ
Cartoon. Title: leadership 

The parody political party Trust Nz leader and deputy are siting in their office. James is glitching out and his deputy Harriet is trying to fix him. James is saying, "OH NO THE YOUTH ARE VOTING! THE YOUTH ARE VOTING! OH NO THE YOUTH ARE VOTING! THE YOUTH ARE VOTING... THE YOUTH "

Harriet is saying, "There's nothing in the manual to deal with this..." she has a laptop on her legs and is talking to someone on the screen - with her headset blasting out their response, "have you tried turning him on and off again?"
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
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Rich Burroughs @somewhattolerable.com · 26/09/2026
If only there was some way for these companies to stop their many civilizations of AI agents from hacking every website on the internet. Perhaps something that controls what traffic leaves their network, like one of those walls you have to prevent fires from spreading.
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#nzpol
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Nigel Robertson @easegill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Definitely. When she first arrived in the ministry she was given a welcome. When the staff went to waiata her, she told them to stop and that she didn't want them wasting her time with nonsense.
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Kenny Logins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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@lanyardigan.bsky.social
Unless you're talking about vampire hunters don't say stakeholders at me
1:14 PM • Sep 10, 2026
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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Ajuna Soerjadi 🌸 @ethicsofai.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My representation of some of the discourse about @irisvanrooij.bsky.social her work 🤣🤣🤣
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Paul on the unfolding Dirty Work discourse in media (7m). #NzPol
youtu.be
Watching in real time as Hagar is proven right
YouTube video by Paul… The Other One
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Any details from the Maiki chapter?
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Highest I saw in Pōneke was $3.54 for 91. That was 03/04 when Brent Crude was $109. It started going down after that even though BC hit $114 on 04/05. Cynically, could this be oil companies making bank while politicians are focussed elsewhere?
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morgan godfery @morgangodfery.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
duncan garner, paddy gower, tova o’brien, and jenna lynch covered polls with more “froth and sensation” than maiki sherman did last night, but strangely the media class never united against them like they are maiki. my gosh what could explain the difference?? hmmm what is different about maiki??
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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#nzpol Re 'Dirty Work' and the TPU, I'm looking forward to reading Nicky Hager's analysis of where over $7m of donations between 2020 and 2023 came from.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Cheers!
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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This needs a serious look -- NZ First copied their health policy almost word-for-word from the website of an advocacy group stuffed with fringe practitioners and for-profit "supplement" pedlars... www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
NZ First’s health policy copy-pasted from advocacy group’s website
New Zealand First released a health policy on Sunday that is largely copy-and-pasted from a charitable trust called Make New Zealand Healthy.
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They got the means, it appears. Not on twitter but I seem to recall you posting poll updates or deep dives - is this on your own site or twitter only?
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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anyone read (or scanned) chapter 5 yet?
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is for this reason that the "AGI" industry MUST be a scam. It is not that it just happens to be a scam, but there simply is no other way to create something that looks like artificial (domain-)GENERAL intelligence than by scamming (and in the current case also exploiting and polluting)
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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If anyone is shivering with antici - pation of Nicky Hagar's Unity launch: here's The Hollow Men doco links for a warm up #NZPol www.nzonscreen.com/videos/the-h...
nzonscreen.com
NZ On Screen
NZ On Screen is the online showcase of NZ television, film, music video and web series
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Fucking Every Word @everyword.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
fucking depression
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My diagnosis of the last 30 years of Labour & National politics is that National has lied that its spending cuts won't affect services and Labour lies that it can pay for meaningful service improvements without increasing taxation. Two sides of the same visibly false coin.
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