Carol

It’s not a deal - it’s a suicide pact

Yes - I vote for algorithms that serve humans

Wasn’t that a guarantee that was already supposed to be in place I exchange for giving up nuclear weapons? … fool me once …

When my kids were preschoolers I had a very vivid dream about Neesha the tiger at Auckland zoo back then, after watching her retrieve food from the top of her tree … such huge paws, such a long reach. I dreamt she was prowling our neighbourhood and I was hiding in a kitchen cupboard- terrified.

Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’ Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation

Perhaps experiences like this are putting people off

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Yep - kererū are magnificent birds

Ban all kererū 🤪

What a photograph.

“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”

Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Mum has been having similar issues. Visited specialist for tests which involved stopping blood pressure meds … and problem almost disappeared. Apparently it’s a known side effect of some bp meds - they relax pelvic floor muscles.

Clever critters

Great show last night

Those poor billionaires are so defenceless against children ….
….😬😬

Just popped outside in pjs, hoping to see Aurora … but Auckland is shrouded in cloud 😞

What did she do that deserved suspension?

Wtf??? Reinstate her

I missed the church buddies bit. Confirms my deep desire to keep church away from government.

Sending thoughts and prayers

😂😂😂😂

That day will be 🤩

the only thing you get by giving in to the demands is the next five minutes, while the five minutes after that you'll be twice as in danger as you were before, so you give in to another demand to buy yourself five minutes, but now the NEXT five minutes is FIVE TIMES as dangerous for you

Gastropods v cephalopods

YouTube video by Free High-Quality Documentaries The dirty business with the shrimps

Sorry … youtu.be/aue2VLD2icA?...

Thanks for the recommendation

Rudy press conference at 4 seasons total landscaping

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Wanting for people that look like them
… and some dodgy justification

Explains why nothing happened for all the messages I reported for pretending to be Meta

Such a relief to see real women who look they are there to do real work rather than spending precious time getting Botox, face lifts …

More propaganda…. As a kid I could never understand how the atrocities had happened and sadly the play book has been dusted off again

Too many ‘options’ “There ought to be alternative options that can be successful for us, and the key is to have strategic optionality,” an executive said in a Q&A in The New York Times recently. Another executive, in an...

“Optionality”

In fact, “optionality” is probably jargon as much as it is a “needless variant.”

www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

This is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in nz pol yes even funnier than the dildo