Exactly which section of Homer can I find this explanation? 😂

WTF! Really?

MBIE’s assumptions of war “only temporary” effects are out of step global with experts who see new and permanent insecurity in shipborne hydrocarbons now the US navy is no longer highseas policeman, but privateer. Huge biz-as-usual bias, as ever, from the dull wits in NZ govt. Old world gone.

CATLs ligthweight NMC cell pack shaves 200kg off the total (vs LFP) which tbh is pretty standard

But its capable of 3MW of power

Which is 4,000hp

I’ve said before that corporate restructuring is *the* national pastime, bigger than rugby.

There is a persistent belief—against all evidence—that if management and governance and political leaders ‘just get the settings right’ or ‘trim the fat’ in exactly the right way, things will work.

Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimes

War criminal celebrated as a national hero.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

A concise way to look at it: you have to do the 100 projects to get the 1 or 2 that pays off the lot, and then some.

Cherry-picking after developing things only works once: since you stopped funding the next 100 there won’t be another 1 or 2.

⇒ you want stable, ongoing funding of a series of 100s

The Auckland Council used to publish a mostly all-green path from Coast to Coast. I’ve done it a few times.

The policies stuffing us up aren’t just his policies. They are the policies of the whole NAT caucus and of the whole coalition. Ditch them all.

Jan 14: OIA filed
Feb 13: Dept extends to Mar 27
Mar 27: extends to Apr 21
April 21: extends to May 1
#FixTheOIA

Surcouf: pirate and life-long slave-trader? On one shipwrecked ship where several hundred slaves drowned because they were chained. That Surcouf?

You sure they didn’t say during WWII?

That’s a way to win a wide spectrum of voters in the electorate. In other countries where there is closer analysis of voting patterns than here 65+s are more inclined to vote left than the 45-65 age group.

Note we have committed to bringing back Fair Pay Agreements, Pay Equity, & rolling back National’s anti-worker policies so that working people get a fair go.

Work underw ay to store additional diesel at Marsden Point Upgrading storage facilities is underway - and the extra diesel is expected from 31 May.

Ahaha remember when Shame Jones cancelled this in 2024 and now *gasps* it might have been a good idea but its way too late to fix anything

#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

So you’re too young to remember the original name of Linzer biscuit?

Cheap Batteries Are Taking Over the World’s Power Grids Falling costs, rising electricity demand and the Iran War are nurturing a boom in energy storage.

Batteries won the war.

Hoping there are some who prefer sober analysis ...

cont.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gehK...

I don’t know how the media are making selections from their speeches, but in the present climate it would be good if they could make that their number one message.

Greens call for solar panel loans as they kick off election year This election is shaping up to be do or die for the Greens, who are languishing in the polls after a difficult term on the Opposition benches.

Party vote Green💚
#nzpol

Iran war: Greens call to ‘electrify everything’ and distance NZ from US The Green Party says a national electrification plan is needed to build NZ’s energy security as, unlike oil shipments, wind and solar can’t be held up in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Green Party says a national electrification plan is needed to build NZ’s energy security as, unlike oil shipments, wind and solar can’t be held up in the Strait of Hormuz.

There’s also a Remuera Station. Is the surrounding area zoned for intensification or has Bishop somehow overlooked it?

Divine right of presidents????

That’s the biggest disappointment with the internet. If you’re willing to pay legitimately, a whole world of content should be open to you, but so much content is blocked from this part of the world. It’s hard to understand why. Don’t the creators want our money?

The region blocking annoys me. I understand why the USA and the civilized world have separate licensing, but when a book is available in the US and in the UK but not here...

Die Ablehnung des Begriffs greift ineinander mit der Ablehnung des Konzepts Queerness, das man diskreditiert als aufdringlich, künstlich erzeugt, übertrieben. Das Ziel: Konformismus erzwingen, Sichtbarkeit begrenzen. Anderssein ist nur akzeptabel, wenn es ausreichend Heteronormativität nachahmt.
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Oooof. What’s dumb?
To the tune of $8-10billion a year in wealth sent to Gulf Princes.
Fossil fuel dependency, that’s what.
Electrify now, with urgency:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/why-it-is-naive-for-some-in-national-to-think-getting-rid-of-christopher-luxon-will-cheer-us-up-jenee-tibshraeny/premium/LGUXX3JAHZEEJGF2ODSXWF7PKU/

Another Herald article with same old tropes. Jenée this time (see ALT).
First, we get the old 'massive pile of debt' shite. The refusal of the commentariat to consider the whole balance sheet is infuriating. Imagine assessing the financial health of a business by *only* looking at its debt? [🧵 1/3]

The other thing we repeatedly hear is some random dollar figure given as the economic effect of a sport or cultural event. It would be nice just occasionally to celebrate the event for its own worth in bringing us joy.