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Same society that sends hundreds of children aged 10 to 13 *to prison each year* (approximately 600 last time I looked) and forced thousands more through the criminal justice system?

Jesus Christ, this age verification thing is going to be the most useless and annoying thing we’ve ever done to undermine privacy and democracy in the history of the world.

I vote that all in favor are banned from the internet.

2/ I don’t think I know a single cybersecurity professional who likes private sector VPNs. I think at least half of us think a good chunk of them are run by intelligence agencies in order to do mass surveillance.

T-shirt which says woke, ideological, feral

Have just ordered a couple of these "feral" fundraiser t-shirts to support PATHAs legal costs in their resistance against the ban on puberty blockers for trans kids.

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I wish more people would test before going, just as a precaution. Even just with a shitty RAT, it's better than nothing. Asymptomatic COVID exists! and if you're sniffly, even if it's not COVID, don't give people con crud.

I test with nucleic but recognise it's not affordable or possible for most.

I can't believe I have to say this, but if you have COVID don't go to public gatherings/events.

For the first time ever, the most famous American in the world is not the president or a Hollywood icon or tech billionaire—it’s the pope.

In a society that often equates American influence with might or money, now our foremost representative on the global stage is a humble man in a white cassock.

Chic hits #1 today in 1978 with “Le Freak”, a song originally titled “F**k Off!” — and written after the band was turned away by the bouncers at Studio 54.

“We go back to my apartment really pissed off,” said Nile Rodgers, “and Bernard starts singing, ‘Ahhh, f**k off!’ .. and that became the hook.”

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Anything ordered after midnight tonight will be processed in the new year.

I really don’t get the city centre hate. It’s become a beautiful place to be. Yet Facebook commenters insist on telling me it’s a wasteland with “roving bands of thugs”. I’m literally here multiple days a week and that’s just nonsense.

an orange cat is sniffing a blob of snow in disbelief

These marshmallows are terrible. Not even sticky

A close-up of a sleeping tuxedo cat, head thrown back in solmolescence, the single fan picks out

#cuddleUnit6

A picture of two small white dogs. The one on the left looks deeply ambivalent if not unimpressed by the sitation. The dog on the right looks like he's having the best day of his life. That is my dog.

omg I love daycare pictures so much 🤣 🤣 🤣

“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.

ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.

Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.

Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move

Honestly surprised Trump doesn't insist on everyone using Wingdings

are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson

Our central, local, and regional govts use MS products for many, many things. So do our universities and Public Research Organisations (former CRIs) along with a whole heck of a lot of private companies all around the motu (e.g. law firms and banks). No guarantee of data sovereignty. None.
#NZPOL

NZ immunologist urges measles vaccination check before Christmas travel A New Zealand-based Tongan immunologist says vigilance around measles spread is particularly important as families prepare to travel over the Christmas period.

NZ immunologist urges measles vaccination check before Christmas travel

Good morning Tokyo. Do you need to cleanse your timeline, by any chance? Sagami Bay is here for you.

Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.

A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.

The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.

Times Square May Lose Its Beloved 50-Year-Old Boxing Bar Jimmy’s Corner boxing bar in Times Square is being evicted

Ghouls!

The inside of Jimmys bar

omg i just wandered in there a couple weeks ago!

An A to Z of The Spinoff’s best books of 2025 The year's best reads, as chosen by our panel of experts....

An A to Z of The Spinoff’s best books of 2025

A dark, dramatic profile photo of Donald Trump lit from the side, accompanying a tweet saying he hung up on a ProPublica reporter when asked whether his Florida mortgages resembled those he accused others of falsifying.

Every accusation is a confession!

A cyclist has serious injuries after being hit by a car at Te Atatū on-ramp this morning. We must stop mixing motorway infrastructure with pedestrian and cyclist crossings.

Minister seeking advice after Supreme Court decision rules full-time carers are employees of the government Louise Upston has asked Disability Support Services to consider the Supreme Court ruling "carefully".

This is pretty funny. They're really screwed.

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I caught a few minutes of The Panel yesterday and, I think it was Heather Roy, said that we need 4yr govt terms because the 3yr term is why they rush legislation....

Imagine the carnage if they had 4yrs to do whatever they want under urgency?

After MTG lied about me for weeks, she said that she felt bad for my unborn child because he'd have me as a mother. Her rhetoric led to threats against my family.

No one, even her, should receive threats like those, but I'd like to see her own up to the role she played in creating them for others.