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Has google sold out – closed down? It won’t give me any content as I log on and put search heading up. It was working all right yesterday. This fits in with my nightmares of how these powerful internet people are likely to whip the world into their shape or you won’t even have the choice of using past systems.
Bit of a shame about TS. It has some good posters (such as Mountain Tui, Eugene Doyle ….. others). AND its long-suffering Lprent and Mickey Savage – many all too ready to slag them whilst participating fuck all themselves.
Shame about its moderators. Some, really quite ergly at times, others just into control freakery, and yet others who’ve succumbed to neolib/3rdway principles.
I get it that Lprent doesn’t have endless time and resource, but there are ekshully better people to outsource moderation to rather than a few muppets who think their farts don’t smell and their intellect is considerably c o n s i d e r a b ly CONSIDERABLY better than Yee ew (in that space, going forward).
BTW – Bird of the year: There is the Weka, but there’s also the Screechy Willis AND the Unfucked Brooke.
All of whom regularly protest their superiority and don’t mind inflicting pain on other normy-norm species
All of which is to say, its worth a read, AND an occasional laugh. But be prepares – you’ll need to be able to recover from oft-time face palms. But then that’s not unlike here with BtF and Trev (from the Empire).
And since we’re all into an alternate reality, how the fuck did you @ Martyn not recognise that Damien was just another grifting flea trying to live of the blood and labour of others.
Another seriously ergly speciment. Kudos to its wife for sticking with it so far. I guess a few deluxe holidays could be worth the pain (probably with large doses of Fentanyl or ….)
I think you overlook manoeuvres in the public mind OWT. Damien was probably useful as a post that Martyn could kick who finally became solidified and broke Martyn’s toe. The others who are stuck in rw mode are a reminder of the solid citizens of Kiwiland who are set in their minds. A sampling of the polity to some extent. It is a surprise to find the impulses passing for thoughts that go through some people’s heads. Nothing will alter some kneejerk response.
This is honourable and conscience -driven and I thank these people for their principled protest.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/573215/we-must-stay-on-clergy-chained-in-gaza-protest-wait-to-meet-willis
In a statement, a clergy member involved in the protest, Archdeacon Martin Robinson, said ongoing deaths in Gaza overnight had strengthened the resolve of the people who remained at the site today.
“We feel we must stay on, those of us that are able to,” he said.
“We wonder how many more children have to die before we’ll show moral courage as a nation and impose these sanctions on the Israeli government.”
A spokesperson for the group said they invited Willis to attend a communion service this morning as the protesters broke their overnight fast.
Willis told RNZ she was in a caucus meeting and did not have time to accept their invitation.
She said she respected the right to peaceful protest, but the clergy were blocking people who might be seeking help at her office.
“I would point out that they are obstructing those who would want to go to that office to get help with electorate matters. Many people would find it intimidating that there are people on the street outside,” Willis said….
>>>>Oh dear it is BAU – the ‘but’ at the end of the statement that lets all the air out of the balloon.
The Progressive Era in USA 1890-1920.
Did you ever hear reference to this – I didn’t. This is the sort of thing we should have been learning about at intermediate school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era
….Reformers during this era, known as Progressives, sought to address issues they associated with rapid industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption, as well as the loss of competition in the market from trusts and monopolies, and the great concentration of wealth among a very few individuals. .
(2025 – come back you ghosts and haunt us and usa! – we need you again.)
Once water that is clear fresh and unpolluted becomes realised as a world taonga then ‘Pupu Springs in Golden Bay Nelson will be a wonder. (Already is but we are a bit slow in NZ – doh!) The vicious fingers of the financiers and government must be kept frpm this place which is an earth environmental treasure of wonder.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/573248/minister-tight-lipped-as-te-waikoropupu-springs-plan-in-doubt
This scrapping between authorities and predators (Federated Farmers) is unpleasant, worrying. Leave our Springs alone.
…The minister for RMA reform is keeping mum on the fate of Tasman District Council’s plan to protect some of the clearest water in the world.
The council wants to implement a Water Conservation Order (WCO) to protect Golden Bay’s Te Waikoropupū Springs through a plan change process.
The WCO was issued in 2023 and is the first in the country to focus on groundwater and to seek an improvement in water quality.
The primary feature of the council’s plan change was that it would require farmers to have plans to manage their impacts on the land, in addition to requiring resource consent for new activities that generated nitrates.
However, the government has issued a stop work order for most council plan changes while it continues work to overhaul the Resource Management Act.
Now, Tasman’s plan change can only continue if granted an exemption from
Minister for RMA Reform Chris Bishop.
The council has asked the minister for an exemption, but Federated Farmers have also written in opposition to the exemption, and to request that WCOs are scrapped…
And reading the RNZ item further will give most people a feeling of unease and doubt and amazement at the dishonesty inherent in this paper- shuffling or web-waffling.
Lovely old song – Cool Clear Water by Marty Robbins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuAixqDsPbo