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Paul van Brakel

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Retired enviro eng 1st cab off the rank will probably be AMOC Net Zero = BAU Marketing Strategy Embrace Biodiversity No profile = no follow Smile while you work Aotearoa New Zealand

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Bland boring and unchallenging ingratiates himself shamelessly to the markets ...so devoid of original thought

01.03.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Had 2 G&T's when I got home
It helped a tad

01.03.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5108    πŸ” 1798    πŸ’¬ 262    πŸ“Œ 116
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Two Weeks in January: America's secret engagement with Khomeini The secret engagement between the US and Khomeini in the days before the victory of the Iranian revolution

How being complicit goes wrong
History teaches us again and again
#Iran
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

21.02.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mediocre middle manager Muckson was led by the markets not international law
Iran/NZ trade value ~ $47M vs $10B US/NZ trade value

01.03.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Pakistan’s Karachi, protesters supporting the killed Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, broke through security barriers and advanced toward the U.S. Consulate.

01.03.2026 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
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Oh, how Republicans and Maga change their views on spending on other countries. Remember when President Biden was asking for funding for Ukraine? Maggots said we need to take care of our own people. Maga now supports the attack on Iran. They are such brainless hypocrites.

01.03.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live: Israel confirms Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strikes Earlier Israel's Netanyahu said there are many signs that Khamenei is "no longer with us."

Any nation condoning Israel & US breaking international law to attack Iran without provocation should get their just deserts
Yes incl Australia & New Zealand We are just lucky to be our of reach Great petrol will go up and flights are disrupted
We are complicit!
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

28.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump and Israel started bombing Iran while in the middle of negotiations

Trump is starving Cuba

He’s threatening to annex Canada

He removed the leader of Venezuela

He’s threatening Greenland

He’s aiding a genocide in Gaza

This is the man who took your tax dollars for his β€œBoard of Peace”.

28.02.2026 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1129    πŸ” 493    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 35

Venezuela Mark2

28.02.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.02.2026 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Internet Speech The IT Crowd | Series 3 Episode 4
YouTube video by The IT Crowd The Internet Speech The IT Crowd | Series 3 Episode 4

yeah like Nicola explaining financial markets like Jen explaining...well maybe not that far
youtu.be/Vywf48Dhyns

28.02.2026 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, as well as the most familiar and widespread. In open country it is commonly seen perched on roadside wires, or hovering low over a field on rapidly beating wings, waiting to pounce on a grasshopper. The kestrel nests in tree cavities; in places where there are few large dead snags to provide nest sites, they may rely on nesting boxes put up for them by conservationists.

The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, as well as the most familiar and widespread. In open country it is commonly seen perched on roadside wires, or hovering low over a field on rapidly beating wings, waiting to pounce on a grasshopper. The kestrel nests in tree cavities; in places where there are few large dead snags to provide nest sites, they may rely on nesting boxes put up for them by conservationists.

PSA Today
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American Kestrel Fact Sheet – HawkWatch International hawkwatch.org/raptor-id/ra...

28.02.2026 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd love for a media outlet to setup and watch a debate between her and Gary Stevenson when he comes soon. He'd wipe the floor with her...

28.02.2026 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah just like Hoggard looking after his sister in Dairy infant formula

28.02.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nervous wait for WA schoolboy who hauled in 270kg fish Jurien Bay local Rhys Martin has hauled in two huge blue marlin in recent months, with authorities verifying whether the 12-year-old has broken a national record.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

"But when we're catching pelagics, and especially if you've got a record or a potential record, there's no harm in taking a fish."

Unless, of course, you're the apex predator ripped from your home, killed, and strung up as a trophy for humans' selfies...

28.02.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
A female anole lizard hanging out on my hand for a snack

A female anole lizard hanging out on my hand for a snack

I had a friend visit today 🦎

27.02.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 717    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1

Unless China builds it for us don't hold your breath

28.02.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My rain gauge begs to differ...

28.02.2026 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spudbridge 4 sure!

28.02.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, the madding crowd, the madding crowd...

28.02.2026 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

27.02.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11860    πŸ” 4737    πŸ’¬ 599    πŸ“Œ 306

Get a refund for damaged goods

27.02.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Dogs

27.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Love this must find the clip and get my two to watch 🀣

27.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Ministers to stop 'derogatory' rhetoric against councils Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour was the most senior minister in the room.

When Minister Watts said ".. they're getting on with the fluffy stuff.."
Take a look in the mirror cardboard cut out of an energy & Climate minister you've done diddly...
#nzpol
Call for Ministers to stop 'derogatory' rhetoric against councils www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

27.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

27.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Flatten the walls within our society and put the pillars of our good will underneath to make a table so that we can share...to heal and strengthen our community ...
#MAGA #nzpol #ukpol #nzpol

27.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Green parties of the World collaborate.
The fight against the rot within the fabric of our society needs to strengthen.
MAGA, Reform, One nation and any other divisive party are the true axes of evil. Yeah that includes you Act
#uspol #ukpol #Auspol #nzpol

27.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0