The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️

Repeating daily since Trump was inaugurated 🫠

YouTube video by Fangorn Bonsai Oriental Hornbeam - from Field to Bonsai...

Really cool gnarly spooky ancient forest tree energy oozing out of this hornbeam from Fanghorn #Bonsai

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Linden #bonsai

"The Year 1933"

A painting by Ukrainian artist Viktor Tsymbal. It is one of the first paintings about the #Holodomor and, at the same time, one of the most powerful in its imagery, meanings, and the emotions it evokes.

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YouTube video by Bonsaify Tiny Bonsai Pest Causes BIG Problems!

Great episode from Bonsaify about scale pest infestation and options to treat it.

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It also doesn't save any "red tape". It just creates an additional barrier to understanding whats in your food and means the seller can scrape your data.

Its a sh*tty solution to a non-problem that places the consumer increasingly at risk.

#nzpol

Passing a hat NZ. Let's send Rahaeli a whittakers

Formal Upright White-out Exercise: Part II Part I was a white-out exercise with an Ezo Spruce, asking, which branches would you cut off, if any? Thanks to all of you who offered your favorite options. It’s a complicated tree with a lot of p…

Nice format to get folks input on thinking about #Bonsai design without a pile on of too many opinions at once. I was able to learn that a way to keep a formal upright interesting is to play with branch length all the way up & not necessarily aim for a Christmas tree

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I laughed

Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.

I don't use Gmail as a primary email in part bc I am skeptical of their ability to ensure that private information from Gmail doesn't leak into LLM datasets

I do have a ton of old messages on my 20+ yr old account though. so I opted out of AI training on those by following these instructions

My lazy morning has meant I've had time to ponder stuff (dangerous). I've been thinking about young trans people, the ability to look into the future & see one's self, & hope.

a crowd of people with their hands on their heads ALT: a crowd of people with their hands on their heads

On a community Fb page, just spotted a local anti vax election candidate, one who pushed Plan B for covid and is now encouraging parents to hold measles parties, to avoid a local mall “like the plague” - c’mon, you clearly have no idea the meaning of the phrase 🤦🏼‍♂️

Trump pivots from bashing Mamdani, predicting he will ‘do a great job’ as mayor Trump warmed to Mamdani, even declaring he would finally feel comfortable moving back to the city with the 34-year-old democratic socialist running city hall.

You've got to admire those in the younger generation who know how to "sweet talk" the colourful "uncle" at the table and win him over. It's a skill. Well done @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Now asking younger Americans to take the opportunity Thanksgiving dinner offers and do the same with yours...

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I just can’t get over the weirdness of this??

Want to support small and local with your gift giving this year? If you’re in Wellington today, the Kristmas Knack is on at Berhampore School until 1:30.

Here’s where to find me today!

‘Chillingly familiar’: Why the McSkimming report hit hard for sex workers and a waitress The scathing IPCA report on police handling of complaints about Jevon McSkimming has resurfaced concerns in two high profile cases

Here’s a Saturday long read for you 🌸

UK PM Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into Reform’s Russia links after the party's ex-Wales leader was jailed, Sky News reports.

Bullshit alert: some NZ politicians (dishonestly) claiming that the puberty blocker ban is about "saving" kids from "unnecessary" medical interventions and "letting them make up their own minds"

No, that's *what puberty blockers* do. It gives those kids time to work out their own identity.

Even the humble ivy cn be trained into a cracking wee bonsai tree

Bonsai winter wirimg

#NZPol

“In two years, the Government has delivered a mere 136 homes. Labour delivered 5299 homes in the two years before that. The contrast couldn’t be clearer." Kieran McAnulty

The Nats need to admit their ideology fails in reality

Gill is being sentenced today for 8 counts of bribery from a Russian agent.

Follow @thenerve.news for updates throughout the day.

This is why it matters & this is who it harmed: Ukrainian protestors outside the Old Bailey.

Larch #Bonsai

Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us!

Nearly at the $200k mark.

9 days to go.

Bonsai Forest Friday.

Rewarewa Knightia excelsa #Bonsai forest.

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Kōwhai bonsai tree if in development planted in a dark blue deep round pot.

Kōwhai Sophora microphylla.

In development as bonsai.

Has not required any wire just pruning what was not wanted

Handy growth habit.

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YouTube video by Bonsai Society 50 years building a bonsai collection: David Easterbrook gives us a full tour

This will be a great hour of #Bonsai viewing.

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Cheers
@davideasterbrook.bsky.social

That's my Friday night sorted.
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Bonsai Forest Friday

Dawn redwood, Metasequoia #Bonsai forest.

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