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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I almost wish that I had once knowingly listened to an Ed Sheeran song so I could now claim to be boycotting him.

Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The great thing about the All Blacks playing the Springboks in the USA, with a 9:00AM (NZT) kick-off, is that the match is practically over by dinner time, leaving your Sunday evening free.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You know what else makes it difficult to get places in Wellington? Paying a shed load of cash for No Ferries.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Where’s the all-important Per Capita table?

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

When I were a lad, rice was stocked in the “Foreign Foods” section of the supermarket.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Fucked that there are a million songs about love but only one about Motörhead by Motörhead.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I assume that American government webpages that mention the FIFA World Cup will by now be quietly disappearing.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Why do I own two of these? *Drops the needle* Oh that’s right. Because it’s freakin’ awesome.

Two copies of Meat Loaf’s Bat of Hell LP, resting atop a beautiful 1971 Sony HP-215 phonograph.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You’ve piloted your last stone temple.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You’ve clubbed your last Ōtara millionaire.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You’ve toyed your last netherworld dance.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You’ve fitted your last straitjacket

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You’ve experienced your last Jean-Paul Satre

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Auckland just had its biggest ever May for cycling and the bulk of the traffic was on separated bike lanes so it's a good thing we haven't banned new NZTA investment in cycleways or anything

Loveridge says figures from the month of May have been particularly encouraging.

“In May 2026, cycle trips in Auckland totalled 351,894, reflecting a 14.4% increase from May 2025.

“2026 has far outstripped all other years across a ten-year period and even from before,” she says.

Year Month Count

2016 May 275,856

2017 May 298,584

2018 May 306,187

2019 May 337,002

2020 May 257,687

2021 May 288,316

2022 May 261,756

2023 May 255,498

2024 May 280,444

2025 May 307,581

2026 May 351,894

Top 10 sites by total volume (May 2026)

Te Whau SH16 Cyclist – 50,381

Quay St Eco Display Classic – 44,462

Tamaki Dr – Parnell Cyclist – 38,045

NW Cycleway Kingsland Cyclist – 36,973

Quay St – Spark Arena – 30,421

Nelson St – 25,688

Karangahape Rd Cyclist – 24,526

Grafton Bridge Cyclist – 24,425

Te Wero Bridge Cyclist – 22,226

Lightpath Cyclist – 19,508

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

USians: “Why do Europeans choose death over air conditioning?” Europeans: “Why do Americans choose death over normal gun control laws?” NZers:

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Excuse me if I ask where this policy was during the last three years when so many said back then that we need to do it, our friends across the Tasman were already doing it, and instead we got some patently stupid politics around an LNG import terminal that is still ongoing.

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

*sigh* So the idea that everyone said was a bad idea, explained in multiple ways why it was a bad idea, was showed demonstrably how it was a bad idea via a global fossil fuel shock, is being stuck with, and instead the change you're making is to now make how you're paying for it be unclear?

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live. (I’ve excluded bands from my country or that I’ve only seen at festivals) Neil Young & Crazy Horse Dire Straits Motörhead Metallica Black Sabbath Mountain Goats Pixies Pulp Bob Log III Wo Fat

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

this is quite the transcript

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Spull! How long do we think he would tolerate being on the backbenches?

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

What would you trust Vance, Witkoff and Kushner to do?

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Naturally, the US regime is now backpedalling to align with its ally…

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I guess we all know the answer to this now!

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

So. Are we all now clear on why we don’t let the real estate guys handle the global geopolitics?

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The US has declared victory, saying it has achieved its objectives of spending tens of billions of dollars and causing thousands of deaths in order to return things to roughly as they were before the war started. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/04/08/us-claims-huge-victory-straight-of-hormuz/

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US Declares Huge Victory After It Negotiates for Trade Route That Was Previously Open To Re-Open — The Shovel

The White House has declared victory in the war it started in Iran, saying it has achieved its objectives of spending tens of billions of dollars and causing thousands of deaths in order to return thi...

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It’s good to see someone from the government say something like this, but the tone is still “Let’s wait and see if the President of the US is *actually* going to commit War Crimes and Genocide, because maybe he’s just shitposting.” Which is a hell of a place to be, regardless.

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

So the Artemis II mission is basically a family road trip with squabbling kids: - careful choreographing of who sits where and when - t-shirt jammed in the window to stop whining about bright light - everyone playing on their iPads - should have gone to the toilet before they left

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Shocked and a Paul @paranoidadnoid.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Americans in 2026: “Well using the 25 Amendment is more likely to succeed in removing our head of state who is manifestly unfit for office and has led us into an unwinnable war; but impeachment is the more appropriate process politically...” Italians in 1945:

Benito Mussolini’s corpse hanging upside down in gas station, with those of his mistress and cronies.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Your president promised war crimes for next week, and you still haven't dragged his arse out of the white house

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