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James

@terrasea.bsky.social
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Political, opinionated, & I try to be a nice guy. Dual citizen (NZ/UK), Kiwi Brit. No enlightenment offered, opinions are own.

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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
yup, that'll fix it www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Kiwibank hits back after sexualisation of mascot sheep skewered by US host
Kiwibank has responded to furore over the sexualisation of its cartoon sheep mascot, saying the issue is a serious one.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
As a Gen Xer myself, I endorse this
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I really hope Opportunity smell the roses and, if they get into parliament, don't go with National. They'd be showing their true colours if they did. I hope I'm wrong as I'm not hostile to most of the policies they've shared with us so far. #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Like Shane Jones, Winston Peters is a fossil from a bygone era. He is showing his age. Happens to us all in the end if we're lucky. He needs to retire and spare us the constant culture wars only him and his party are interested in fighting. #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I can guarantee one thing. If the numbers on the TVNZ minor party debate poll falls like that on election day, Luxon will be on the phone to Opportunity Party. He said he won't work with them. I don't believe him. He lies #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Let's Take Back Our Country" slogan from NZ First reminds me of the Brexiters slogan "Take back control". They're both meaningless drivel. It's like they're living in a different reality. #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Can I just say Shane Jones is a fossil who belongs in the past. #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The warm weather is finally here. Whanganui got the high today of 24 so I'm told as I missed the TVNZ weather forecast. Yippee!
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
May the force be with you. Uh sorry. Live Long and Prosper.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Finally a tomato that treats me with respect seedsavers.co.nz/products/get...
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Get Stuffed - Heirloom Tomato
This thick-walled, almost hollow tomato, is perfect for stuffing as it holds up well during cooking.  Beautiful red tones with stripes of green and gold, resembling a bell pepper in shape and size.  G...
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We've been given another reason to get rid of the National lead govt this coming election. They want to get rid of MMP via a referendum. If they do that I might just as well live in the UK. #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@foxylustygrover.bsky.social found another Steven King poster 😁
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I find it disgusting that racists take advantage of tragedy against the wishes of the family of the victim. I realise I'm helping in some way by sharing this, but at the same time we should not be silent on things like this
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Reminds me of the situation in New Zealand and how I still object to the change, especially the way it came about. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...
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What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hoping this'll get to the New Zealand parliament as well as Westminster.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The orange one is upset. Good youtu.be/FyrTrKAijh0?...
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Is Springsteen the Voice Trump Can't Cancel?
YouTube video by A Different Bias
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I think it was a political hit job on her
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Veteran NZ journalist Richard Harman -
POLITIK

The Maiki Sherman lynch mob is frightening. This is the most hostile environment within which to be a political journalist I have known in my 55 years as a journo. The mob is ruling at the moment. They have tasted blood. Who will they turn on next?
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A guy wanted to adopt a cat, but he wouldn't leave his brother's side, so he had to take both of them. Original post
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What are New Zealand values and how are they any different from any other country? I agree with the experts cited here, this is a solution looking for a problem. Why are they being asked to pass a test that a significant number of kiwis couldn't pass? It's ridiculous share.google/s3qCqVKdxTdo...
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Immigration experts ponder purpose of new citizenship test
From late next year citizenship applicants will be quizzed on the responsibilities of being a citizen but critics are wondering what the point is.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Now I've seen it all
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Since he asked. I think he's delusional and making a lot of wishful thinking assumptions.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
With the thriving population of humpback whales I expect they'll be wanting to keep a track of their progress. That includes their health issues like weight. I guess we'll see an increase in the number of whale weigh stations
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I'm loving it. Resistance is not futile
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
BOOM! South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less. THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis. #EnergyRevolution
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Love it. Keir Starmalade. The ridiculous things some papers in Britain, like the Daily Fail come up with. Most already call their marmalade orange marmalade anyway and only a few would have to change the name. The ones that don't have to are the ones that export to the EU. youtu.be/YxClzq_vPAg?...
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The Marmalade Rant That Exposes Brexit Hysteria
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
EV subsidies were making a difference. She talks about millionaires getting subsidies, but then so was everyone else. The millionaires can still afford EVs but those others are now making a choice between a environmentally friendly car vs a cheaper petrol car #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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'No need to panic', fuel supplier says as average petrol price surges past $3
Petrol stations across the country are seeing more drivers filling up, while the Finance Minister defends dropping what she says were "subsidies to millionaires in Remuera".
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trump wants a say in who the next Iranian leader is. I think I should have a day in who should be the next president of the USA and I select King Charles. Now wait for the reactions of the American people who thought they'd escaped the British empire 😜
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Reform are the most ungracious political losers I've come across in a while. In Britain anyway.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I'll only say this once. I'm not interested in Mr Peters stupid culture wars #nzpol
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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
How I built the pyramids, by Brooke Van Velden. #nzpol #cartoon #Listener
Cartoon depicts ACT MP and Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke Van Velden dressed as an ancient Egyptian queen/Pharaoh riding a giant gold block labelled ‘ACT’s R.W. Agenda’. 

She wields two whips to drive her slaves, dragging the block towards a pyramid peaked with gold labelled ‘1%’.

Her slaves consist of National Party MPs, including PM Chris Luxon, Nicola Willis, Simeon Brown, and others.

Luxon: “No wonder Brooke wasn’t keen on an anti-slavery bill.”
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I don't know why he thinks he can get away with a lie about the Maori roll, but Mr Peters is full of it #nzpol
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
If the automatic British citizen has never applied for a British passport, how do the British authorities know they are a dual citizen when they use the ETA? What's stopping a dual citizen who has never applied for a British passport from using the ETA system? share.google/dAKJwJ8EJyGK...
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'Automatic citizenship': Children of GB-NZ parents need UK passports to fly to Britain
British citizens living in New Zealand will have to get UK passports for their children before they can fly there - as they are automatically citizens, authorities say.
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Allison @handle.invalid · 21/01/2026
Enroll now to vote on November 7th Remember to add updating your enrolment to your moving todo list if you’re planning to move Pester your friends.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Ah so election day in Aotearoa New Zealand is Nov 7. Forgive me if I'm underwhelmed by that. I just hope the, IMO, voter suppression law they passed, meaning you have to be registered 13 days before the election, don't work and the coalition of chaos govt gets voted out. #nzpol
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
“Miss, do you agree with the sign?” “Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥 #ForcedBirthNation
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This is like Brexit where you have to read overseas articles for a more balanced and truthful view. I don't think the gang patch ban is going to make that much difference to crime rates. You need more than correlation to prove that it does #nzpol share.google/PNaN4O7cTpeF...
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These gangs were banned from wearing their patches. Did it make a difference? | CNN
Gang insignia has vanished from New Zealand’s streets following a recent law change. But the gangs have not, with members telling CNN the banishment of the patches is just optics – they’re recruiting ...
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I agree, but I think that's just the headline. I think the deal will pass with at least Labour support. I think the objection from Peters is the usual xenophobia. I have no problem with the extra visas for Indians and I for one welcome the possibility of more proper Indian chefs.
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Hanz, Hanz, are we the baddies? youtu.be/h242eDB84zY?...
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“Are We the Baddies?” — That Mitchell and Webb Look
YouTube video by 4K Remasters
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
So they'd be fine if he was a first rate Marxist?
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Left: Former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe not wanting to miss out on a chance to be a bit racist Right: Australian TV reporting that the hero who saved so many lives was 43 year old Muslim Ahmed el Ahmed
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
I'm on my way to a Chanukah event. It should be a celebration but instead our community is once again mourning. I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss. We stand with you.
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14/12/2025
Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
That's how it's done 🔥
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Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Just Epically Ripped Elon Musk After Musk Called To 'Abolish The EU'
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed A 43 year old married father of two He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland No experience with guns He was walking past He has two bullets in his arm
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James @terrasea.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Apt description for Shane Jones. If he was serious about his cause he'd attack the argument and not the person. The fact he has just shows he has no argument just rhetoric. A ‘bully and hypocrite’: Sam Neill fires back over controversial gold mine | The Post share.google/OzsVdygVWYL0... #nzpol
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‘Bully and hypocrite’: Hollywood star fires back at Shane Jones over attacks
Actor Sam Neill says the NZ First minster’s personal attack on him over his opposition to a controversial Central Otago gold mine proposal is “pathetic”.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#HIGNFY mock Liz Truss's new YouTube show Ian Hislop, "She's got a new channel" Martin Clunes, "She's opening up new talk markets" Phil Wang, "Martin, that joke is a disgrace" Liz Truss, "Welcome to the home of the counter revolution, welcome to the Liz Truss show" *uncontrolled laughter*
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