Bruce Buckman

Taking a limo to make a grand entrance should have been the finish of him with serious media on day one.Nothing has ever screamed "WANKER" so clearly, so pompously and so incurably.

Maybe you're too cool to be involved with model boats, but that probably means you've never seen a Russian submarine being chased by an angry Moorhen:)

I definitely want to hear more deep thoughts from the guy who claimed Elon Musk's purchase of twitter would "extend the light of consciousness"

Luxon looking forward to his Monday interviews where the follow up to his answer on oil prices will be 'the war you support?' and he gets to do his confused student who has just realised he has entered the wrong exam room routine

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

'They are extraordinary': A Kiwi couple's $150m gift to NZ wildlife The $150m will be spent over 10 years in massive conservation projects across New Zealand.

Kiwi couple gift $150m to restore native wildlife in New Zealand www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-coup...

If you must use Al (don't) or know someone who does and blindly believes whatever it says, before asking it a question, ask it why you shouldn't trust what it will tell you.
Claude, sonnet 4.6:

Cutting dialysis just to save a couple of dollars is truly toxic behaviour. But let's ask ourselves the question: where did the money that used to be available to keep people alive actually go?

A short thread.

#nzpol

Dawn Chorus: Luxon clings on as inflation shock looms Luxon won't resign after poll shock; Oil over US$90/bbl overnight; Petrol over NZ$3/l in some areas; Freight cost warning after diesel rises 44c/l; Pak n'Save buying US butter; Dialysis rationing

“Christchurch Hospital has started rationing dialysis to two sessions per week from three because of a Government-imposed sinking lid on spending to ensure Crown spending to GDP gets down below 30%, 1News reported last night” #nzpol

Fortunately we have had a many years ongoing priority to reduce transport inflation by having the mass movement of internal goods focused on rail fulled by renewable electricity.

(listens to earpiece) Oh No.

Luxon says Cabinet colleagues back him, won't stand down as National's leader The Prime Minister says he is 'absolutely not' considering standing down after a poll result putting National in the 20s.

Bro, maybe you should have read more Shakespeare and less 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon' absolutely not' considering standing down The Prime Minister told Newstalk ZB all of his ministers were telling him they back him.

His streak of not taking feedback remains unbroken.

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Eleven days on the Northwest circuit, on Rakiura, and what do I have to show for it?

Here comes my best attempt at a trip report, tips, tricks, and confessions included…
#NWC2026

First tip: the water taxi to Freshwater Landing is ALWAYS a good time; you have plenty of walking to do, don’t waste it

I also think one of the key things driving the schadenfreude we clearly feel about Luxon’s predicament is not even political. It’s that he reminds us all of a colleague or boss who was elevated way beyond their ability who we always wanted to see fail but didn’t get the opportunity. Now we do.

Analysis: What would it take for Christopher Luxon to quit as prime minister? Analysis - One of Luxon's weaknesses has been his inability to take feedback. Another is his complete lack of self-doubt, writes Jo Moir.

Oh boy the crows are cawing from the branches of the dead tree in the graveyard as the shovels dig the hole by the light of a lantern.
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I think ‘considering his options’ is clearly a leap frog right over ‘embattled’.

It’s interesting that what can unite Kiwis in the polarised political environment we now live in is how much we all hate Luxon. He’s really managed to bring us together, if only on this one specific thing. But hey, in his current position you’ve got to take the wins where you can find them.

Sometime in the future, on the speaker circuit: “Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Sir John Key and … um [checks notes] Christopher Luxon”

If Luxon is indeed gone burger the funniest thing is his disastrous stint as PM is probably not going to secure him that coveted knighthood.

PM shaken by horror poll result, said to be considering options Political insiders have indicated to Stuff that the Prime Minister is shaken by today’s horror poll result and that he is taking some time to consider his options.

‘Considering his options’. Ouch.

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There was a whole lot of arrogance involved in the whole assumption that he could just walk into the job and handle like it was just another corporate appointment.

Being PM is it is quite different to being even a minister. You need to talk on subjects at the drop of a hat with very little preparation. Luxon is obviously terrible at this. But even experienced ministers can fail when out under that pressure. It’s a very particular set of skills.

Granted there is rarely ‘the perfect candidate’ in situations like this but oh boy there really is not a perfect candidate here. There’s not even a good candidate here. There’s barely a candidate at all.

Whole thing has a very ‘Mitchell & Webb Doenitz becomes fuhrer skit’ vibe.

My old man's a thermos
He wears a thermostat

The businesses failing most frequently and what can you do to avoid joining them That number of liquidations is up 16 percent compared to last year as the economy grinds to recovery.

Just another glorious day in the rockstar economy.

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ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sorry, ‘potpourri’.🙄

Luxon is awful but he’s also merely a reflection of the party he (currently) leads. They put him there. They kept him there. Replacing Luxon is like changing the air freshener in the toilet. It doesn’t actually turn it into a bowel of flowers.