Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
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Who among us has not mistaken the holy words of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction for biblical scripture?
Have you lost your marbles? @economist.com
Maybe I’m old but I think the bare minimum to expect from our PM is a
“We are aware of POTUS’ threats and are monitoring the situation. We are working with our allies and preparing for any eventuality”
#nzpol
Only minor problem being that she would be excellent and everything would be fandabbydoozy in short order.
Kia ora John, I want to update you on the sharp rise in jet fuel prices following the conflict in the Middle East and how we’re managing it at Air New Zealand. Jet fuel prices have increased significantly. Six weeks ago, fuel was around US$85-90 a barrel and today it’s above US$200. For an airline our size, using around 22,000 barrels a day, that effectively doubles our fuel bill from roughly NZ$4 million a day to NZ$8.5 million a day. We can’t absorb that level of cost increase without taking action. But we can control how we respond and prepare for the months ahead. Our priority is to keep New Zealand connected while protecting the reliability of our network. We won’t pass through the full cost increase because that would put flying out of reach. Instead, we’re making targeted fare increases and adjusting the schedule, including combining lower-demand services where possible. This week we’ve confirmed a further round of schedule changes for May and June. Around 1% of customers will be affected, and most will still travel on the same day. That said, if you are one of those impacted we are acutely aware of the inconvenience this causes, and please be assured our teams will be doing everything possible to minimise your disruption. If your booking changes, we will contact you directly before the end of the week with your options. If the new flight doesn’t suit you, you can choose a refund or credit. If you don’t hear from us or your travel agent, your flight is operating as planned. We know price increases and schedule changes matter, particularly at a time when many households are already feeling pressured. We may have to make some more impactful decisions as time goes on, but what I want to assure you is that any changes will be deliberate, carefully considered steps to manage costs while minimising disruption for our customers. This is a volatile environment, and like everyone, we hope to see greater stability soon. As your national airline, we are bein…
Just had a letter from @airnewzealand.bsky.social CEO - saying that their fuel bill is doubling. He failed to mention that they have 83% of their fuel hedged to June and 46% hedged for Jul-Dec. Any increase significantly over 5.6% is profit taking and nothing else. simpleflying.com/air-new-zeal...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted.
To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat”
I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.
is this true Derek @dieworkwear.bsky.social
A 17-year-old in New Jersey had a unique hobby: buying abandoned storage lockers at bargain prices from public lien auctions with the aim of selling their contents for profit. Here's how his adventures taught him about life.
A poster advertising a special screening of the film Pillion at Waiheke Community Cinema, Oneroa on April 25th, 2026 at 5pm. The poster is a bright orange with light blue text. The actor Harry Melling is kneeling at the feet of Alexander Skarsgård who is in full dirty white and black biker leathers and is leaning on a black motorbike. He looks relaxed whilst holding Harry Mellings hair in a firm grasp in his left hand. Harry Melling with a face full of innocence looks out at the viewer with his right hand wrapped tenderly around Alexanders right thigh. The screening is in support of New Zealands The Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, with a suggested donation of $30 per ticket. The poster includes 2 barcodes - one to the Burnett Foundation donation page and the other a WhatsApp message link to book tickets at 0210457874
Screening of Pillion at the Waiheke Community Cinema for The Burnett Foundation Aotearoa 25th April 5pm. Help end HIV in New Zealand. Enjoy the best dom-com film of the year! Message 0210457874 to reserve a ticket. R Rated over 18 only. $30 donation fundraise-for-us.raiselysite.com/john-murray
I tried that but I got a sore thumb!
You should be able to get a replacement glass panel for about a third of the cost of a complete hob… I took the hood vents out to clean them 3 hours before 12 coming for dinner….and smashed the hob - though it still worked. Just put a silicon mat over the glass and carried on!
No need to fret! It’s on YouTube and it’s a fabulous film! I just watched it about 6 months ago. youtu.be/fx_lUCgC-Jo
So true! Here’s to zero bills and cool homes in summer, toasty toes in winter!
Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.
That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.
The dealer needs to keep you addicted.
Bear in mind that every single reform voter in the constituency voted yesterday. There is a ceiling for reform. There just aren't enough complete cunts to ever put reform in power
velocity is a measure of uncertainty - it seems perfectly reasonable within the confines of the thought experiment that companies could simultaneously reduce headcount and increase investment in AI - and lead to nominal GDP increasing and velocity reducing as folks stopped spending.
And the picture of a
787 is relevant because?
These words from the USA are just as true here...
"The culture wars are a smokescreen - because the real fight in this country is not left vs. right - it's TOP vs. BOTTOM."
-Rep. James Talarico
Wow.
Isn’t Bluesky fabulous? 😂
You just know that a spider expert will be along presently to tell us all that it’s a lady spider!
Winston Peters has been in politics for 312 years, changes position more than most people change their undies and yet his arguments are still presented as though he means them in good faith. A sane media would have mocked him out of politics years ago
Core British Values that Starmer seems to have missed,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCl...
Take Note Kiwis!
Your current government love Palantir!!
#NZPol
Keep in mind the Peter Thiel is human gangrene, and is angling for worldwide power via his private CIA.
Revoke his NZ citizenship.
No-one wants that rank psycho here except Luxon and 8% David.
#nzpol
The District Courts and their judges may yet be the saviour of America's democracy. It certainly won't be the democrats in their current form...
Homemade cabinets in a garage man cave with hexagonal led lighting on the roof and plywood lining the walls
I can confirm that I’ve been algorithmed on YouTube down the “you too can build your dream garage cabinets through woodworking” rabbit hole!
