Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"Thank you very much for your kind donation. Thank you very much. Thank you very, very, very much." 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I had some time to kill in Nelson recently & did their factory tour, where I discovered salt & pepper peanut butter is a thing, & it is glorious. Not an every day thing, but it certainly has a place in our pantry. 040
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 23/06/2026static.klipy.comThe Simpsons: Homer and Ned with TumbleweedALT: The Simpsons: Homer and Ned with Tumbleweed 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Is the chaos caused by additional goats exponential? Or is 3 goats already so much chaos that the addition of further goats has diminishing returns? 130
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 11/06/2026static.klipy.comViva La Dirt League: It's BeautifulALT: Viva La Dirt League: It's Beautiful 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I briefly consider beer, but I can never justify the extra weight. Sometimes I'll do a little hip flask of scotch. Like the looks of those meals, but I'll wager there are few without onion or garlic. 000
Reposted by Damon ColbertNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026That seems … corrupt? $1m in political donations from entities linked to fast track applications revealed #nzpolrnz.co.nz$1m in political donations from entities linked to fast track applications revealedPeople and businesses asking for fast track approval of their projects have donated almost exclusively to National and NZ First. 76926
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 05/05/2026media.tenor.coma man wearing a watch is covering his mouthALT: a man wearing a watch is covering his mouth 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Niiice! Wife and I did it in Feb. Beautiful track. Did you find the pizza & beer place at Awaroa? Don't think anything ever tasted so good after two nights of freeze dried food 😅 120
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Just listened to your Ologies episode, top tier! Thrilled to hear you and that you're doing well. Good luck on the job hunt, your passion was obvious on Ologies and that had to count in your favor 🤞 110
Reposted by Damon ColbertKate Evans @kategevans.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Absolute gold thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-...thespinoff.co.nzHow to have a ‘mature conversation’ about asset salesChristopher Luxon wants 'a more mature conversation' about selling public assets. Big daddy Spinoff is here to explain the birds and the bees of privatisation. 061
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Committing that workplace sin of heating fish in the microwave. I had no choice. 110
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 18/09/2025My 5 simple pleasures to beat doomscrolling 1. The ritual, aroma & flavor of morning coffee 2. Rolling dice & performing imaginary heroic deeds with friends 3. The glassy ocean surface on the perfect day for diving 4. Trusting the process & nailing a miniature paint job 5. Brewing a good beer 020
Reposted by Damon ColbertThe Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 14/09/2025An interview with AT’s chief executive, on the eve of his corporate executionthespinoff.co.nzAn interview with AT’s chief executive, on the eve of his corporate executionDean Kimpton thought he was turning Auckland Transport around. Then his political bosses spent a week telling everyone how much it sucks.... 151
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Brave of you to try the old ones, to know how well they aged 😅 110
Reposted by Damon ColbertRNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Can you unshrink your clothes after a washing disaster?rnz.co.nzWhy do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ themWhen your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially if you followed the instructions closely. Unfortunately, some fabrics just seem to be more prone to shrinking than others – but why? 031
Reposted by Damon ColbertJuliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · 05/08/2025www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... Majority of Government’s $231m spend on Advanced Technology Institute funded through planned research funding cutsnzherald.co.nzMajority of Govt's $231m tech institute funded through research funding cuts'It will be a cornerstone of our plan to grow a high-tech, high-value economy.' 33320
Reposted by Damon ColbertKirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Personally I love it when the government works very hard to keep massive law changes a secret and then retrospectively releases all the information about it at 8.34pm on a Thursday www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzProject 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secretDocuments reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute. 1726886
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 05/08/2025I'm confident these two would. She especially seems to hate birds and is very reactive to TV noises. 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Honestly, I'm impressed he knows and you could recognize it. I was slice (just) when it still existed and would have no idea. 000
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 15/07/2025"endless reservoirs of psychological dysfunction" JFC, what a line! Excellent. 020
Reposted by Damon ColbertColey @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 15/07/2025This is such an important read. Thank you @haydendonnell.bsky.social thespinoff.co.nz/politics/15-...thespinoff.co.nzWeird men are driving people out of politicsTheir smear campaigns are ham-fisted and grotesque. They’re also working. 1164
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Yes, although unlike Captain Planet where their powers combined produced something greater than the sum of their individual powers, that may not happen with the new PROs unless the government also addresses underfunding in the science system. 130
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I just said this elsewhere, but the irony is they are being required to behave in a way that many sitting MPs don't even behave. 020
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The irony is they're being required to behave in a way that many during MPs don't even behave. 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Oh yeah, there is a paladin in my group who has much-too-high an AC for me to balance any encounter easily. 210
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Ah, rivers! My own groups worst enemy 😅 This is brilliant. 110
Reposted by Damon ColbertMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/06/2025A must read, Aotearoa New Zealand: "In many ways, the campaign launched and fronted by the Deputy Prime Minister is lame, even laughable. At the same time, it is an abuse of high office. " #kiwi #newzealandnewsroom.co.nzAnne Salmond: Victim of the DayDame Anne Salmond on a lame but personally intimidating campaign launched by Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour against academic critics of his Regulatory Standards Bill 48031
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Wait wait, I just saw an appropriate response for this! These guys understand reading like a goat understands parsley. bsky.app/profile/adam... 020
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The best thing is when there's a long weekend and your fortnightly Saturday D&D game has a bonus session, on top of the scheduled monthly Sunday game you run.media.tenor.coma man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white shirt and says yes .ALT: a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white shirt and says yes . 050
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Man, I am in awe. Coincidentally my party also has a casino visit coming up (mine isn't half as well decorated 😭), but they just did a vault heist. So this time it's maybe just a little gambling and some light entertain the Lich casino shareholders with some shark-tank style business pitches. 010
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 06/06/2025This councillor is a prize clownshoe if he doesn't realize there's a world of cultural difference between China and the Hamilton CBD. Surveillance drones would get smashed in a hot minute. And not even by drunks, just regular old civil disobedience. 😅 110
Reposted by Damon ColbertPaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 06/06/2025* we didn't turn on her, the media gave voice to the most insane misogynist fringes of society * 727859
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 27/05/2025How To Get Away With Laundering, coming to a lecture theatre near you. 000
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Cool. I did a workshop the CTU ran, during lockdown I think, where the recommendation was to keep relationships open but also question their fears and find common ground with them. Good to know that's still the case, a shame really because sometimes making fun is much easier 😅 020
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 23/05/2025As usual you're a trend setter, Martin. I was also updating vaccinations, and when I saw this in a cabinet I followed suit. 130
Damon Colbert @mrdcolbert.bsky.social · 23/05/2025This is excellent to know, something my simple brain can manage 😅. Can, or should one put this into practice on a one to one basis? Or is it more of a societal/cultural approach? 100
