kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Whoever came up with Labour's small target strategy needs to be driven out of politics by an angry mob. Worst part is, if they do win it'll written as campaigning genius rather than almost losing an election to a govt with an unpopular leader that screwed everything up. 010
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.social🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026'Wages caused inflation' , this 2024-26 Wages 4.4% Rates 22% Elec 21% Fuel 17% Health ins 40% House ins 9% Mince 28% Butter 41% Milk 26% Bread 67% So perhaps its time to re-evaluate that first statement .. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...stuff.co.nzWages rose 4.4%. Look what happened to the cost of actually livingMince, milk, butter, power and rates have all climbed much faster than wages over the past two years. 57438
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026Did I miss the big open letter signed by a hundred academics opposing this? 161275306
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Absolutely wild ad placement in this odt story a man dying after driving off a wharf 000
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026New lifecycle study in the journal Science concludes: there are substantial climate benefits to swapping an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle for an electric vehicle (EV), *even if the ICE vehicle is brand new.* Even if it's a brand new hybrid!science.orgThe climate benefits of retiring a fully operational internal combustion engine vehicleInternal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles represent the single largest source of carbon dioxide emissions for most US households. Although battery electric vehicles (BEVs) considerably reduce use-phas... 15337116
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Winston Peters running on a slogan of "go back to your country" 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Online discourse is so brain dead that if someone made "Das Kapital - the movie", the usual suspects would be going on about how woke it is because of the one non-white or non-male cast member. 000
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialMadalsa @madalsa.org · 20/05/2026“We found that only about 54% of all miles traveled by Waymos in California are driven with a passenger onboard.” AVs without congestion pricing will be a net loss both for the consumer and society. 263
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The Luxon government has raised speed limits for no good reason and the data reveals the potential human cost of that move. Simeon Brown IS the Minister for Killing More People on the Roads. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/17-...thespinoff.co.nzSimeon Brown deemed speed limit cuts ‘anti-car ideology’ – a new analysis shows they saved livesThe National-led government has raised speed limits. New data reveals the potential human cost of that move. 67828
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This is not fucking AI. This is just software. And you could build this feature without software using a simple mechanical link. Would companies stop lying so fucking much. 010
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Got to visit the world's largest train station today - Chongqing Dong. Just opened in 2025 and still quite empty. Absolutely stunning and has that liminal space vibe as there's so few people about. 010
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Just got shakshuka at pizza hut. Wouldn't normally go to a Pizza hut here but the nephew hadn't had pizza before. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 30/05/2026You can tell a lot about the ideology of a newspaper by the photos they choose to use. We definitely don't attack the media enough. 084
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Haha fuck yes. The one thing I look forward to more than the food. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Has anyone told Hipkins it's election year and maybe he should campaign or something. Labour's grand plan of assuming National screwing up will hand them a victory doesn't seem to be playing out. 110
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthA lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. 470160056038
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialPatriot Virtus ⚖️🖤 @patriotvirtus.com · 27/04/2026This may be one of the cleanest transitions I have ever seen. 914466519
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Yes, yes. A public spat with your coalition partners will definitely make you look like leadership material.media.tenor.compatrick star from spongebob squarepants sits in a lotus position on a rockALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants sits in a lotus position on a rock 010
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Of course Winston Peters is riding high in the polls. He's not a moron. In the last month he's announced he wants to break up the gentailers and our supermarket monopoly. The man knows how to read the room and play to it. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Wonder if we can get Vance and Trump to endorse our current Govt and give them the kiss of death for our election later this year. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Surprised Melania didn't get this shirt. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Man, if I were looking to chip away at Winston's poll numbers, this would be the perfect attack. Of all the industries to help in the this country, the gambling one would be near the bottom of most people's lists. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The most interesting difference between Independence Day and Project Hail Mary is how there was not a single appearance or mention of the US President. The world went from having the President lead the fight to save the world, to some random European bureaucrat being in charge. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Hooo boy the Aussies look like they're going to start restricting fuel as soon as Easter. Our guys are too afraid of looking like Jacinda to do the same...media.tenor.coma cartoon of ralph from the simpsons sits in an orange seatALT: a cartoon of ralph from the simpsons sits in an orange seat 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I get that Labour's grand strategy is "don't interrupt your enemy" but it might be worth doing something to push the govt into rationing diesel before we have some really serious problems. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Why does our fuel supply alert plan look like it was thrown together 5 mins before launch... It wouldn't take much to show a bit of competence here. Wasn't expecting much but still underwhelmed 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026So I've owned an EV for about 2 years now, and it's been driven roughly 22,000 kms. We were on an EV plan with Meridian that only cost us 11 cents/kwh. So the rough cost was around $5 per week in electricity. Vs our previous hybrid that would be $43 pw at $3/L (similar with diesel at current prices) 100
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Somehow this is a more accurate analysis of the current situation than anything you'll read in American newspapers. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I should have bought a 2nd EV probably. Could have sold it now for a premium. Although my old diesel skoda has been great for buying large things like furniture. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This sounds bad. But you have to understand that the racism was worth the chaos. And it still is for like 40% of the country. 010
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Hilarious how all the cookers are going on about fuel lockdowns and 15 mins cities. My guys, they elected your guy. Nobody else is responsible for this mess. 010
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/03/2026We're fighting Iran to protect our culture from Sharia Law. Here’s why women should leave the workforce and become tradwives. by Mike Johnson 14806147
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Ngl I thought One Battle after another was kinda annoying in that the aesthetics of the politics pushed aside the actual politics of the text. The left were made to look like violent criminals when even the most non violent groups are attacked and killed by the state. 100
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Looks like working from home is back on the menu boys!* *not for me because I take public transport and have an EV 😕 001
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Extremely hilarious that the right wing machine put this guy in power only for him to be left of Phil Goff. 110
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Honestly Seymour is damn good at the game. He took a govt failure on the economy and turned it into an attack on left with the Air NZ thing. Nobody in Labour is that good at the game, especially the smug advisors who surround the leadership and bring only Clinton campaign-esk ideas. 031
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 18/02/2026This is what the last few weeks has kinda revealed about the world and honestly a lot to process 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 17/02/2026It's hard to explain to a certain type of political pundit that no amount of focus group tested triangulation on policies is going to make an unlikeable candidate popular. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Has anyone done the iwi/Kiwi thing with 3 Waters / Poo waters? 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Will trade figs for feijoas if you're in the Auck at least 000
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.social🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026LMFAO we're being taxed for this, we may not use it, and we're buying it on HP and paying $2.7bn fo rit Are we utterly fucked in the head? 72910
Reposted by @kirkserpes.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/02/2026American political and economic elites continue to pal around with a guy who killed 750,000 kids. 8338137
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026This really reminds me of Tom from Succession. The spineless tool who is willing to debase himself in front of the rich just for the money and not much else. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Unironically, only nerds care about the rule of law. If people like the end goal, they're not going to care if someone in power bends or breaks laws to achieve that goal. It shows commitment. The opposite to this is the Dems sitting in power and saying their hands are tied all the time. 000
kirkserpes.bsky.social @kirkserpes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Honestly people with more morals than Trump would break the rules to steal the mid terms if they were in his position. At this point if anyone believes he won't they probably need to be put in an institution for the criminally naive. 000
