Cordwainer Bull

"Customer data will drive our decisions" is an idea at the root of so many recent institutional failures. It works when you're selling a luxury item, but not when you're doing politics or journalism, or education. Anything that requires a principled position cannot rely on the preferences of others.

YouTube video by Billy Bragg BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES

In addition to Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg has released a new song today, in support of Minneapolis.

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Beautiful...

This is the most honest political ad you'll see this year. And it applies equally here.

However I suspect that just like here, the UK Green Party are subject to the same ridicule from media, political parties, and voters, as we see with ours. Despite them being the only straight talkers in the room

Yo Central Labour and Chris Hipkins, this is how you get shit done: BY JUST DOING IT

No cuddling the 38% (most who fucked off to Australia rather than take self responsibility they landed us in this mess with Luxon), no cuddling National, working with your actual allies in Greens and TPM 👇

Auction has started!
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Trifle - the thinking man's lasagne

YouTube video by DelAmitriVEVO Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens

Thanks for the ear worm.

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The truth came out this week But not on its own

Behind the scenes of one of the biggest weeks in news I can remember

If I could change one thing about political reporting in New Zealand it would be the reflex to treat policy criticism from the political opposition as not only meaningful but the most important thing.

Government to loosen rules for home-based cake makers It's promising to make it cheaper and easier for hobby bakers to sell their goods.

as someone who plans to build a shed on my boundary in which to make cakes so I can buy a 1949 Studebaker which will only need a yearly WOF, and whose waste engine oil I can simply tip in the ocean without penalty, I'm really starting to warm to this government

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"If they can't afford plywood, some owners rebuild the store out of straw. That's when the big bad wolf comes in. Very bad guy. Radical leftist wolf. Vice-president of antifa. He comes over and he, he just blows the stores down. That's not normal. Maybe he got that way from being vaccinated."

Just really good luck in needing a massive win when playing away to the 4th-placed team in the league, I guess. Always good when you have a match with a lot riding on it and it turns out to be a nice clean game, with not even a booking. Rovers' match a week earlier (v Northern Utd) had 8 bookings.

I truly believe Mountain Tui is doing some of the best journalism in the country.

If only our so-called media would do this kind of article so people can see what is actually happening.

But in the meantime, please send people to this vital articles & of course, support if you can.

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban

If the proposals for the Terrorism Suppression Act go through, we could see similar attacks on freedom of expression in New Zealand.

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I snorted for once

NZ Political Email Archive - The Progress Report Explore political newsletters from New Zealand parties. Updated automatically and expanding historically.

This week we added 7 new emails from ACT, Casey Costello, @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social , Jordan Williams, Miriam Ross (Green Party General Manager), Winston Peters and Shane Jones. The database now contains 2,227 emails.

You can see them all here: theprogressreport.co.nz/emails/ #nzpol

Extraordinary!

I’m fucking dying

The dangers of this economic sitcom

Comment: Treating economic statistics as news is like caring about a bingo caller predicting which number is coming next, writes Rob Campbell.

This is the last thing the BBC needs

Really is incredible how Google’s all “what if we just did more of this thing everyone hates and wants to get rid of”

2025 New Zealand Football Pyramid Resource The 2025 New Zealand Football Pyramids Resource is now available on the web here.

Need to know something about a football club, ground, or league in New Zealand?

Then the 2025 New Zealand Football Pyramid Resource is for you. Check it out here:

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Going to call out all NZ political parties here: Don't send out a press release on submitting a members bill without the text of the bill.

We know you must have it by that stage. Knock it off and actually inform the public on what you want to do.

Media, don't run a story without it either.

#NZpol

The Secret Diary of .. Paddy and Amanda

In which Patrick Gower finds wisdom in the teachings of Amanda Luxon.

Juking the stats! Those companies need to show that people are using their ai so they can keep investors happy. They do not care about what consumers want or their customer experience.

Imagine selling a car to a journalist
"yeah it's done over 20,000km, at least one careful lady owner, it's got almost six doors, and I'm asking 250 blocks of cheese for it. It's $70,000 cheaper than a boat, so you're actually saving a whole years' salary. Even more if you convert it to Fahrenheit"

Sign the Petition Reinstate Healthy and Nutritious School Lunches

Petition started by a student. Please sign and share. #nzpol

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