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French people reject the far right - again www.bbc.com/news/article...

French people reject far right at parliamentary elections - againwww.bbc.com Voters have turned out in large number to produce a shock result, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.

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I just read an article that said "Why is it taking so long for your favorite movies and tv series to air? Blame the writers and actor strikes" No I won't. I'm blaming that ✨single✨ motherfucker at the studio who makes $250 million dollars a year who's one job is supposed to make this shit happen.

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Hear that Aotearoa?

UK - rejects far right France - rejects far right Iran - elects a moderate President There is a global pushback against the far right building.

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Aahahahaha I'm going to Ali Wong tomorrow night - just checked her insta and she has already joined the ranks of NZ's greatest Asian stereotypes by travelling with an elderly Asian lady trying to smuggle prohibited food items into the country. How can we not embrace her.

I forgot how loud the gun shootout scenes in Heat are. They certainly leave you clear they are firing big boy rounds.

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the tory leader has conceded defeat. to the new tory leader

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa

Quick list of issues Govt will have to think through if what Collins really means is adoption/adaptation of LLMs in government services, & touch points. Can NZ Govt do it? Last I heard, MFAT wasted millions of $'s, & was struggling to just get MS Office working. businessdesk.co.nz/article/tech...

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"Collins has the same series of questions on this proposal as on a bespoke government LLM" A what now? No such thing called a 'bespoke government LLM'. It's unadulterated nonsense. You can (potentially) use LLM's in govt, & I suppose this is what she's talking about? newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/01/t...

Govt could develop its own AI, Collins suggestsnewsroom.co.nz A bespoke artificial intelligence for government work would help address concerns about privacy and the misuse of sensitive data by tech companies.

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Serves them right.

Labour vote down 19% in seats with large Muslim populations. Birmingham is not going to look good for them #UKGE2024

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the FSU is really doing us a service by gathering together the absolutely worst people in the country and giving them a logo

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Look sorry, it's true I am really anti sprawl but when Labour where the government there was a massive push from horticulture/farming to preserve the good arable growing soil/land for food production going into the future. Where are those voices now that Nats wanna do a fucking free for all? #NZPol

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Corbyn gains/holds Islington North with a big majority #UKGE2024

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Plaid Cymru GAIN Ynys Môn from the Conservatives. Was a Labour target #UKGE2024

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Yes, once you recognise that their purpose is to generate positive headlines for ministers by giving the impression that they're Doing Something www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-yo...

What are mayoral relief funds, how do they work, and are they fit for purpose?www.rnz.co.nz We often see mayoral relief funds set up after a natural disaster. But the amount of financial assistance they provide pales in comparison to clean-up costs. What is the role of these funds, and are t...

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He's kicked out a lot of the left. And a lot of the left organisers. England's voted for a RW govt and they don't even know it. www.independent.co.uk/voices/keir-... www.theguardian.com/politics/art...

‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer toldwww.theguardian.com Labour leader accused of ‘cull’ and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK election

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So how's the decapitation of Jeremy Corbyn going, chaps? #UKGE2024

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"Butt out, Wellington" (said the Mayor of Auckland, to the Minister for Auckland, who lives in Auckland). Also iconic: the moment when Councillor Alf Filipaina asked, “What is the problem the Government is trying to fix?” and basically the entire room shrugged. 🤷‍♀️ www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

In great news: heroic scenes at Auckland Council, with a near-unanimous pushback against this indefensible government overreach on local streets. 🙌 Including a strengthened response on safe speeds around schools (carried by a casting vote!). Very very grateful for the integrity on display today. 🙏🥰

'Butt out, Wellington': Auckland Council votes against higher speed limitswww.nzherald.co.nz Auckland Council will oppose the Government plan to raise speed limits, but can't stop it.

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'This time it will be different' #yeahright same old vibe-based solutions from National etc -this cartoon from 2008 #nzpol #cartoon @nzlistenermag

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When 36% is a landslide, and a 4% increase in vote share gives you 200 more seats (and twice as many as last time), something is fucked with your electoral system. And then the media establishment paints this is _voters_ being volatile. The UK needs proportional representation.

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Of all the baffling ideas this govt is pursuing, this one’s a doozy *even by their own lights*: a cost-benefit review of safe speed zones around schools found they’re 45x better for the economy than Simeon Brown’s strictly-school-gate notion! www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/07/04/s...

Speak up for safe speeds - Greater Aucklandwww.greaterauckland.org.nz Simeon Brown’s lethal draft speed-setting rule is The draft Rule proposes to introduce a binding schedule of speed limit classifications that specify speed limits available for each road type. When ma...

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Extremely frustrating to hear legal experts analyzing the SCOTUS ruling on immunity like just another case - it's an inherently normalizing act. People need to stop playing constitutional Calvinball and treat them like political actors.

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ABSO-FRAGGING-LOUTELY THIS. Every three months or so, my GP sends me off for blood tests to make sure my meds are working with no rare but potentially serious side effects. That requires a lot of "back office" work which both my GP and I need to be done efficiently and quickly.

Will never stop yelling about this, sorry. "FRONTLINE" WORKERS REQUIRE THE SUPPORT OF "BACK OFFICE" WORKERS TO DO THEIR GODDAMN JOBS WELL

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Looking forward to the #OIA s around boot camp contracting. How far will the government bend normal rules and ignore red flags in order to meet a self-imposed, entirely arbitrary deadline for their fucking terrible idea?

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Didn’t even need to click through to guess the author’s race an gender. Do you what you want, fucker. But too many people got savaged by dogs, blasted with fire hoses, and hung from trees to get me into the voting booth for me to ever opt out.

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Happy Fourth! As a public service, @ryanlcooper will help you update your Constitution by showing you all of the various sections that the Supreme Court has rendered inoperative.

The Supreme Court Has Murdered the Constitutionprospect.org America’s founding document is now an all-but-meaningless scrap of paper. Happy Fourth!

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Bish bash botch

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But I guess the fallback is they'll find some Destiny Church member who was sacked from the army for sadism to do it, and then say "we had no idea!" when it turns into an entirely predictable abuse-fest and shitshow

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So now that NZDF has said "fuck, no!", Oranga Tamariki is begging NGOs to run its cruel and vicious boot camps. Be hilarious if nobody wants to do it www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

New boot camp pilot programme still in design phase, set to start end of Julywww.rnz.co.nz Oranga Tamariki is still discussing who will take on a critical role as the trial looks set to begin.