Phil Garnock-Jones

Decisions by the Aus and NZ govts to ties their countries' future defence strategy more closely to the US in these circumstances, rather than seeking to establish greater strategic and foreign policy independence, are inexplicable and grossly irresponsible.

I feel like the most proudly relevant ANZAC Day in the last 80 years, will be April 25th 2026. We need to remember the sacrifices so many innocent kiwis made in order for the next generations (us) to never have to even contemplate the pure evil of patriarchal authoritarianism or fascism. #nzpol 💔🕊️

I was in the UK at the start of the Falklands War and I wouldn’t have thought so many union jacks existed. The morning tea conversations were like little boys talking about a Transformers movie.

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

For the last decade, the only Imminent Threat to the United States has been Donald J. Trump.

Homeless people have never made me feel unsafe. This government though …

Luxon: NZ ‘not best placed’ to pass judgement on US and Israel The PM said New Zealand was “not party or proxy” to intelligence held by the Americans and Israelis that might have influenced their decision to launch strikes.

Yesterday's presser revealed the flaw in having a business guy as your national leader. Luxon has no intellectual curiosity, and no deep knowledge or experience of politics, geopolitics, philosophy or diplomacy. Hence yesterday's morally bankrupt floundering.

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

1095–2026+ is pretty close to endless I reckon.

A screenshot from a scam website targeting authors that claims to work with Zadie Smith and Colson Whitehead both of whom are Black people but the photos of them are AI generated generic white people

Well today in AI scams targeting authors. I received an email claiming to want to include my book in a book club. Not only do all the photos of authors they claim to work with look AI generated but look at @colsonwhitehead.com and @zadiesmith.bsky.social and then look at these photos

Poor old Luxon, utterly not up to the intellectual rigours of the job.

Also terrified of upsetting the vengeful despots, Trump & Winston.

Hewitson Roofing in Karori. Paul is a thorough and reliable tradesman. If he can’t do it he should be able to recommend someone good.

Honestly his answers here are very much the answers of a corporate middle manager who always wants to have an out for any decision he has to make so he’s never on the hook if things go wrong.

Here’s Luxon saying NZ supports “any action” to stop Iran and me following up to ask if that would include carpet bombing (vid via RNZ)

Re-introduced. I paid tuition fees in the late 60s. Probably relatively much less than today though.

Literally, at work this morning:

Clinician: Patient should stop medication A, but must keep taking medication B.

AI VR transcription of this: Patient should stop taking medication B.

Seriously NEVER LET A DOCTOR USE AI FOR YOUR APPOINTMENTS. NEVER. UNDER ANY FUCKING CIRCUMSTANCES.

We met a guy at Auckland Airport trying to get back to London. We was booking on line last night and found a seat for $2000. By the time he went to pay it had gone up to $6000
#WarProfiteers.

Two smiling tax administration employees standing at Arrivals section of an airport with a large hand-drawn banner with the text translated above

“To all influencers and other tax exiles in Dubai, the tax authorities wish you a safe return to France”

First day of spring 🌱
So much is behind for Ukrainians in this simple sentence.

Hey Chris Luxon, remind me again how much solar energy passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Xkcd cartoon at https://xkcd.com/773/

Like many internet things Randall Monroe says it best

A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby

Female #kakapo Kohengi on her nest with a newly-hatched chick and an egg (unseen). We removed the egg from underneath her and gave it to another female (Phoenix) who had infertile eggs. We're trying to ensure each female on Anchor Island has 1-2 fertile eggs to hatch. #kakapo2026 #conservation

I don't want to see a return to a "rules-based" order in international relations. For countries like Vietnam, Panama, Iraq, Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, and Yugoslavia, the "rules-based' order may as well not have existed. We need a new international order that protects the sovereignty of all.

I'm ashamed of our government. Today supporting an illegal war is a nail in the coffin.

This is not the NZ of nuclear free, of anti apartheid, of the Treaty of Waitangi Act.

This is neo-liberals and populists run amok. Not the country I want nor that I'm willing to excuse #nzpol

If you feel like this - so many of us do...get five people to check their enrolment online.

Hint: type your address manually, do not use the auto fill as - for me - it skewed the result...

vote.nz/enrolling/en...

They might be right-ish. There is a variegated form of the Kermadec pōhutukawa.

What a novel idea 💡 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment

🤮 disgraceful

Just human beings out there turning the imminent death of other human beings into the latest get rich quick scheme. What a fucking species we are.

I like the ones where they have a huge office, an empty desk, and a *secretary* outside guarding the door.

"NZ condemns Tehran's retaliatory strikes..."

I'm sorry, you fucking what?

So glad we have a fundamentalist piece of shit who thinks he's gonna get "saved" along with the 12 tribes of Israel, in charge of our country.

#nzpol