NZ Super court ruling on human rights is a warning for all | ESG | AsianInvestor The judicial review concluded that the fund's underlying exclusion policies were less clear and specific than in the past.

NZ Super court ruling on human rights is a warning for others www.asianinvestor.net/article/nz-s...

Crispin Odey abandons £79mn libel case against the FT over sexual misconduct claims The FT had said 15 women were willing to testify in court against former hedge fund boss

“Odey’s abrupt U-turn came only two months after the FT had served him with the substantial disclosure of the evidence it intended to rely on in court… detailing allegations from 20 women of sexual assault and harrassment.”
www.ft.com/content/6966...

Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks

The voice of reason. An American Pope speaks up against a rogue President and his questionable allies www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Jason Bonham - Whole Lotta Love. Auckland 2026 YouTube video by Rich Enzed

Jason Bonham - Whole Lotta Love. Auckland www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jpq...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

"A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is the United States Treasury Secretary... 🙄

Is Max Headroom presenting on Fox now?

Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU

A “historic moment, not only for Hungary, but for European democracy” - www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

I wondered if they had seen this. Thought my son tells me the US flag would have faded in the harsh UV light.

A WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT My son needs lunch, and I have to put his backpack together, but a whole civilization will die tonight, so I'm wondering if they've closed their schools. Like, a snow day, maybe, except instead of snow it's "keep your children home so if you die, you die together" — instead of "well open back up once the plows have cleared" it's "we don't know if we'll be here tomorrow, hold your babies tight." It's just "talk" I'm told, which I've been told before. "It's how the president makes his deals." But I've never heard anyone talk about other human beings this way, and I'm not certain I can look my son in the eyes if we all agree to stomach it one more time. A civilization will die tonight, but as I zip up his backpack and kiss him off to school I think: if this is what we call leadership then I'm not entirely sure ours isn't already dead. @michaelfdubois Mukad A QuBoy @michacifdubois

Brutal.

Is DTF St Louis meant to be a comedy? I'm appreciating the more sensitive moments too, but there are so many LOL moments. Indiana Jones + dicks !!!

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

The Reform UK MPs Already Being Bankrolled by Elon Musk Nigel Farage is already benefiting financially thanks to the billionaire owner of X

The Reform UK MPs Already Being Bankrolled by Elon Musk – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/12/18/t...

I think the real danger in this fucked up world is Benjamin Netanyahu and his fellow bloodthirsty genocidalists.

Have a look at this. Trump obviously wants an off ramp but Israel won’t settle until every country around them
Is rubble. These ghouls need ousting.

Pope Leo XIV: "Often, the proclamation of truth is obscured by what we today call “fake news” — lies, insinuations, and unfounded accusations. Yet, in the face of such obstacles, the truth does not remain hidden; rather, it comes forth to meet us, living and radiant, illuminating even the deepest darkness."

Growing investor cynicism on engagement with Big Oil | ESG | AsianInvestor Major oil companies are backsliding on their net zero and energy transition pledges, making it difficult for investors who think engagement is better than divestment.

www.asianinvestor.net/article/grow...

Electric Ladyland - Genius At Work Classic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat,

Revisiting Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2025/12/elec...

Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.

The Army Chief of Staff is OUT—in the middle of a war.

Sounds like he was telling Hegseth facts Hegseth didn’t want to hear.

Growing investor cynicism on engagement with Big Oil | ESG | AsianInvestor Major oil companies are backsliding on their net zero and energy transition pledges, making it difficult for investors who think engagement is better than divestment.

"Engagement has failed to stop the big oil companies from backtracking on their net zero and transition pathway commitments" www.asianinvestor.net/article/grow... #ESG #sustainability

Imagine flying round the world in 90 minutes. That's how fast the rocket is moving.

Think we can safely say it's not coming home #England

The Worst-Case Scenario for AI and the News Is Already Here Audiovisual evidence is no match for a viral conspiracy theory that Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.

"Intelligent political agency is impossible without a foundation of fact. Yet the rise of unrestrained AI, combined with the incentives and biases that drive social media, has served to supplant facts with consequential delusions, and helped mass-market them to those most inclined to believe them."

Media association condemns ‘violent assault’ on CNN crew by Israeli soldiers CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association says

“Such behaviour reflects a deeply alarming pattern of hostility toward the media and cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Looks like Shane Jones has been telling porkies - again

How supermarkets use frame game to deflect attention on profits Comment from Victoria University: For the duopoly it’s not about selling products, it’s about keeping their large patch in the grocery industry

"This ‘factualising’ aims to steer the frame away from the large profits they typically make, despite these justifications." newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/26/h...

Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump’s social media post on Iran talks Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president’s message on Truth Social

"It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades." www.ft.com/content/1171...

Robert Mueller, special counsel who investigated Trump-Russia ties, dies at 81 Mueller, who concluded Moscow had interfered in 2016 election, served as FBI director under Bush and Obama

"He obtained a guilty plea from Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to investigators, and indicted or secured guilty pleas from six former Trump aides, five of whom pleaded guilty, as well as 26 Russians and three Russian companies." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is “a total betrayal of [Trump’s] promise that he was going to focus on American needs,” says Congressmember Ro Khanna.

www.democracynow.org/2026/3/19/ro_khanna_iran...

My favorite t-shirt. Zappa fans will know what I mean.
It was the day of the unveiling bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-...