A cult in need of a king. ./ The Republican base, it turns out, is now opposed to democracy. Their words, not mine, as you’ll soon see. [...] Then they kicked it up a notch. They passed a resolution calling on people to please stop using the word “...
Right up Merk Mitchell's alley, I reckon. A US lawyer is cautioning New Zealand police to think twice about becoming more reliant on American taser and drone supplier Axon. Police are poised to replace their old Axon tasers with new ones that shoot further...
A former and possible future US president is telling the supreme court that he should have immunity to kill political rivals. Surreal. @abbydphillip For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the ...
um.... Assal Rad @AssalRad “Western liberal values” on https://twitter.com/AssalRad/status/1783228286178582600
@mehdirhasan, the best talking head on the box, has a podcast. https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered The ‘Debate Me’ Bro Mehdi Hasan’s aggressive interviewing style landed him a Sunday show on MSNBC. Until he started talking about Palestine. […] The moment ...
We've always been a two-tier nation. It's how we roll. https://e-tangata.co.nz/history/equality-on-the-battlefield-but-not-at-home/
Career prospects, sport.
pilots say Bag the boss when you when you're on $150K - >$300Kpa plus tax-free allowances? Nah
An acquaintance who worked for Luxon reckoned he was pompous knob, oblivious to the trials and tribulations of those around him, with high opinions about his own abilities. . Luxon's legacy - how does it stack up Christopher Luxon leaves Air New Zealand ...
They wouldn't, would they? Korean-origin minister Melissa Lee, National's highest-ranking candidate of Asian heritage at the election, received donations worth $25,662 - 100 percent from the party. Lee spent $24,938 of this amount on her campaign. https://...
The Ministry for Children has lawyers that work with vulnerable children across the country, often in the youth and family courts. OT lawyers assist children/social workers to prepare arguments/documents/etc and appear in court with children/social ...
Word is legal support/admin staff have been cut by 25%.
Bloke supposedly in decline gets things done. / April 23 (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era...
Guitar, horns, organ, and a vocalist mentored by B.B. King = Dive Bar Soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHd_PIwEu8U Phillip-Michael Scales - Light Up The Sky
Israel smeared UNRWA. And the world fell for it. // Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign ...
What it says on the box. Gift Links/Gift Articles by @davidsacerdote.bsky.social Gift links or Gift Articles - paywall bypassing links to major publications including The New York Times & Washington Post. Full list at https://pastebin.com/ZfDPqMWU Like and...
Because Republicans always stand up for the rights of ethnic minorities, right? . U.S. Congresswoman Suspected of Having “Russian Handlers” After Transcarpathia Amendment [...] Greene’s amendment included the following language: “No funding shall be made ...
Well, Dr Cigaretti does have multi-billion dollar tax cuts for landlords and property speculators to fund. / Prof. Chris Jackson @drkiwicj The thing about telling hospitals to "live within their means" is that it's govt who decides what those means are. A ...
I doubt we'd be so lucky. Viona Crowley @vlcnz This scam ad has popped up a bit on my FB feed the past week, almost wasted good wine on it NewstalbZB axing Mike Hosking would not be a "sad day" for New Zealand https://twitter.com/vlcnz/status/...
Charming. https://knowyourix.org/college-resources/hands-off-ix/
The awfulness introduced by tRump's regime prompted the changes. . WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing changes made...
World Press Photo of the Year: Palestinian woman Inas Abu Maamar, 36, embraces the body of her 5-year-old niece Saly, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. https://www.reuters....
Brain worms? / @MonmouthPoll NATIONAL POLL: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18%) believe @TaylorSwift13 is part of a covert government effort to reelect @POTUS Biden. Among this group, 71% identify with the GOP, 83% are likely to vote for Trump, and 73% believe ...
In March ACT reckoned school lunch programmes were nothing more than a marketing campaign, with wasteful spending that's verging on criminal, and need to go. A month and a shitty poll later ACT reckons they're the ones that are saving the school lunch ...
Filed under ‘who could have predicted…' In 2023, the global influencer market was worth $21.1 billion, a figure that has tripled since 2019. And as influencers showcase their money-making abilities, they also become attractive assets for criminal groups ...
And they're off.... edit: reports of near simultaneous strikes in Iraq and southern Syria https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-iran-missile-strikes/
RIP Dickey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijyohQRnCeM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUTORC4eoGc https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/
Marvelous thread. The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor A brief history of the colour orange: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1780394314616422657
You’re an ACT voter iirc? >50 years tribal Labour so please, wash your mouth out with soap! Anyhoo, the Economist compares income at the same age, statista compares current disposable income.
But..it's all gone to shit... / Some Gen Zers protest, claiming that higher incomes are a mirage since they do not account for the exploding cost of college and housing. After all, global house prices are close to all-time highs, and graduates have more ...
Sadly abortion surveillance is a thing.
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