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Hans Versluys πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

@hansversluys.bsky.social

Waiheke Islander. Ataraxia and eudaimonia. Globohomo. Smart aleckry and deviant sex. Knows that he knows nothing. Philosophy with a side of sass. Queer European Aotearoan. Π‘Π»Π°Π²Π° Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½Ρ–.

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Imagine if they had been available to Ukraine instead.

05.03.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Operation Epstein Fury.

02.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Venezuela, the quislings are doing quite well, apparently.

02.03.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

War is nature's way of teaching Americans geography.

28.02.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 811    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 4

Rooting for that final blood platelet that seals the hole.

01.03.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Zealand would be majorly affected too. #nzpol

01.03.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Russians will do anything to make the oil price go up, which is the #1 priority for their war on Ukraine.

01.03.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So is Putin.

01.03.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What, no Keetje Tippel or Turks Fruit?

28.02.2026 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An apostrophe catastrophe too.

28.02.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that his anti-transgender badge he's wearing?

27.02.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On NVIDIA and Analyslop Editor's note: a previous version of this newsletter went out with Matt Hughes' name on it, that's my editor who went over it for spelling errors and loaded it into the CMS. Sorry! Hey all! I’m going...

Citrini is "analyslop". www.wheresyoured.at/on-nvidia-an...

27.02.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reform councillors have no stellar record so far. Will many other areas vote a newbie bunch of incompetents in?

27.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Choosing between the male and the bear they chose the Neanderthal.

27.02.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He is a menace to our human rights. Recall also his past f-ups in appointing those doofuses as Human Rights and Race Relations Commissioners. It looks like there is a concept of a plan, right?

24.02.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Affair of the underpants sets coalition's first test New Zealand's coalition Government, not yet two months old, faces its biggest test so far when it decides on the future of a State-supported Maori television station that is not only linked to members...

Surely you remember Undie-gate. NZ First and underpants have a long history: www.afr.com/companies/me...

22.02.2026 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New tourism slogan: "Please, visit our hellhole."

21.02.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The empty stands will be filled with AI-generated fans for television broadcast.

21.02.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

New Zealand capitalism demanding state subsidies to upgrade its productivity.

21.02.2026 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They found this out when the last sound male baby chickens hear is the meat grinding machine.

19.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He should have stuck to woodwork teaching.

19.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Labour, Conserve, Regret, Reform, Restore. Are those the new stages of political grief?

18.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The whole concept of 'banking' is predicated on the ability to create money.

17.02.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19.

16.02.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boom!

14.02.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1739    πŸ” 599    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 45

If election hoardings were obliged to run truths only:

14.02.2026 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cruelty is the point.

14.02.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Fascism is fundamentally kitsch". - Milan Kundera (paraphrased)

11.02.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democracy Index Data by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Expert estimates of the extent to which citizens can choose their political leaders in free and fair elections, enjoy civil liberties, prefer democracy over ot...

Any country scoring over 7 should be our friend: ourworldindata.org/grapher/demo...

10.02.2026 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd rather see a coalition of democracies, wherever they are in the world.

10.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0