The FBI Director, the DC US Attorney, and the Secretary of Defense walk into a bar.

Apparently like every day.

For now, the war in the Middle East hasn't led to increased coal burn relative to last year's level. Solar and wind continue to increase their share in the global mix. energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...

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I think there being under 2% between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition 7 months out from the election, and both being about 20% is a sign that maybe National and Labour need new leaders.

"I donate my pay rise to charity"

"Which charities?"

"That's for me and my wife to decide and I won't be sharing"

He's giving the money to his church folks, he's got to be shovelling government pay into his weird Christian church.

DZ saying he is condemns violence against women because he has a daughter is like someone saying they can’t be racist because they have a black friend

Balance sheet update (yesterday's data).
Let's start with that little pink stub - total Govt liabilities (debt). Believe it or not, *that's* the debt number that our commentariat obsess over! Let's dive in and have an explore... [🧵 1/n]

Latest episode of scrubs is so good! Finally finding a balance between funny and heartfelt which the original series did so well.

So we are at the syphoning petrol from parked cars stage and this government is talking about communism. At this point we need a snap election.

The CEO-as-PM framing is ideologically revealing. It treats citizens as stakeholders to be managed, not sovereigns to be served. When leaders see governance as management, human rights become costs. That matters — especially for those of us whose rights are already under pressure. 📌

Looks great! Where is the light bar from?

COVID Deaths in NZ / UK by year.

End of 2020: 25 / 69,299
End of 2021: 51 / 67,350

The UK had a 2.88% fatality rate. NZ had a 0.15% fatality rate.

Instead of go hard go early we have, do nothing until we're fucked #nzpol

104 urgent bills for this government.
The fuel supply is not a circumstance needing urgency.

Shocked and surprised that the government who has made things worse for school children, women, Māori, people on benefits, disabled people, public servants, people on the minimum wage, teachers, homeless people, are also gonna make things worse for people who are gonna suffer due to this crisis.

This is incredibly irresponsible journalism. You cannot write this headline without acknowledging all the times Elon Musk has promised to pay for things, then didn't.

Let's take a stroll down memory lane. 🧵

A truth social post from Trump. It reads. Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President Donald J Trump.

When Trump dies, NOTHING you post will be too inappropriate.

A new "kids online safety" law in Arizona would make posting the South Park clip of Trump and Satan having sex illegal, unless the social media user was able to upload Trump's government ID and a consent form from him allowing them to post the clip.

There’s soo many things to drag this govt on I can’t believe they are still around tbh:
-Cost of living: like they did nothing
-Tax cuts: no one has seen them
-Childcare rebate: ditto
-THE FERRIES WTF
-Pay equity
-Unemployment
-Voter suppression
-Climate crisis inaction: EV, Solar etc

Epic fail.

Today, our Finance Minister pulled together a press conference to announce that there is no new support on the way for families, despite it costing $23 more than normal to fill an average petrol car & $36 more to fill a diesel car.

The longer it goes on the more insane it gets

AAAAAGH they're still going to have to replace the entire Picton Portside because it was munted and that's what iRex was doing, they're still going to have to build temporary buildings while they do that and that's what iRex was doing, they're going to need mor shit at Wellington and that's what iRe

Honestly not an advocate for violence but so many of the sci fi shows that went ten seasons could have been solved by one guy with a handgun shooting one other guy in the head in S1 E1.

Luxon needs a political 🛟 right now... #nzpol

Sorry, third question

3. How close to making a nuclear weapon justifies the murder of hundreds of civilians?

Prime Minister! Johnny Cans, the WTF News. Two part question.

1. How close were Iran to making a nuclear weapon?

2. Was it close enough to justify murdering hundreds of schoolchildren?

OpenAI posted the terms of the deal. Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance. EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.

openai.com/index/our-ag...

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For them as still test for covid etc - InScience are having a sale on BioPen rat tests. They're great for children or people who aren't keen on scraping their nostrils with the stick swabs. They're also easier to use - just push the pen into the holder and wait.

The Government is currently negotiating an Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US Department of Homeland Security that would grant US agencies, including ICE, automated, direct access to New Zealanders' biometric data and identity records.