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Israel is hiking up its war crimes tally, killing paramedics in Lebanon (source: Al Jazeera).

You couldn't put things on him, for a start. They'd roll off.

All well and good, provided they can refine their own bullshit.

AND they're 'reduced' to using tools created by the previous government for successfully dealing with the Covid pandemic, which they've been telling everyone was a failure. 🙄

He's such a terminally twisted individual.

That's what I just said <snap>.

Hegseth probably has no idea what "no quarter" means. He's probably never even heard the Led Zeppelin song of the same name (which remains the same).

Day 78 of fuel restriction level 4: Simeon Brown announces at a 5.30pm press conference that ambulances are being replaced by a fleet of boys on grocery delivery bicycles, The Granville Corps., that the government has got for an "astonishingly good price" from the BBC props department.
#nzpol

Green Party warns of 'perfect storm' as ferry breakdowns disrupt travel and freight The Interislander's Kaiārahi has been out of service since Tuesday night because of a technical fault, and Bluebridge's Connemara ferry was also cancelled on Thursday and Friday.

Congratulations to RNZ's Penny Smith for putting this fiasco into context...

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

He would be just as lousy as a table as he is as a PM.

Calling the leaders of Iran "deranged scumbags" probably isn't going to help, either.

Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks

Yes, mature diplomacy is certain to de-escalate matters.

Do they have any spare room...?

How on earth was this company awarded any contracts by UK government and why on earth have they not been kicked out?

He goes shoe-shopping himself every week in Wellington and can get a pair for $60.

Day 68 of fuel restriction level 4: Chris Bishop announces at 1pm that gas bbqs can only be used to cook steaks to medium rare or bloodier.

Middle East crisis live: explosions shake Dubai as rescue effort continues after US military plane crashes in Iraq Blasts heard while fire sends thick smoke across financial hub; US central command says crash in ‘friendly airspace’ was not due to hostile or friendly fire

This is bad and getting worse.

Was Bluesky down for a while there? I couldn't post and my timeliness was frozen for 30 minutes or so.

We've been at Level 1 four days too long. I demand an inquiry.

David Gilmour's 'Black Strat' Sells for $14.55 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ sold for $14.55 Million in Christie's auction for the Jim Irsay collection, becoming the most expensive guitar ever sold

Now, I get that a guitar such as this is worth far more than its face value as a workmanlike instrument, but this is ridiculous. Gilmour could make *any* Strat sound like this one because 99% of his sound is in his brain and fingers.

Apparently, fuel is like ground coffee and spices: It doesn't keep well. 🤫

Wendy Melvoin was so sexy in Prince's 'Raspberry Beret' video. 😍

As soon as I hear Nicola Willis's voice I have to turn down the TV volume. It's like fingernails down a blackboard to me. And that's before I even hear whatever nonsense she's talking. #nzpol

I've already withdrawn mine, being ancient, but I do sympathise with you young folk.

Are our shares embattled? (Asking for another boomer - I don't have any shares. 😐)

After that, I demand a THIRD inquiry into injuries caused by the fuel shortage levels.

Not-Luxon.

Apposite, methinks. 🤔

Not at all what we've come to expect from this laser-focused selection of the nation's intellectual elite. 😐😑

Oh, so there *was* something about the government's Covid response that this bunch of halfwits can pretend is their own. 🙄