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  • For His Money…

    … this is the best Thiel can put on the political field: I mean this broken at every level… where was the prep? Let alone Vance’s complete inability to related to anyone he thinks aren’t valuable too him (fool! those workers were the most valuable people on the planet for you, right then). https://www.theroot.com/so-cringey-in-viral-video-jd-vance-embarrasses-himsel-1851630068 Peter…



  • By a factor of 50:1 in the US. https://braddelong.substack.com/i/147796490/one-image-the-disjunction-between-economic-performance-under-democratic-and-republican-presidents


  • … believe that the current state of inflation is because of government spending. It’s FUCKING GREED.


  • I can’t get enough of this clapback by Elizabeth Booker Houston. @bookersquared Somebody tag Ann so she can get this smoke #Clapback #DNCEdition ♬ original sound – Elizabeth Booker Houston https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js One of the important things of this cycle is dropping the “if they go low, we go high” BS…”Fuck that Shit, It’s All Out…


  • I have a test that I run on a particular brand of LinkedIn dipshit. It’s a really easy tell…. show me you’re a parochial moron without telling me you’re a parochial moron: you complain about NZ red tape. I’ve run US domiciled companies. The best comparison I make is the cost of filing end-of-year income…


  • Some lessons for NZ…

    … especially: Economic rent must be hunted down and killed. Landlords should make a decent living but not get rich. Housing should be turned into a utility: relatively cheap and easy to afford. (Some European countries are close to this already, some aren’t.) High returns on financial games must be ended: move to public (postal)…


  • This is just delightful: 3D modeling artist Kensyouen Y posted this fascinating animation of an anime character reaching through the screen to interact with the UI of their animation software to bring herself to life.


  • 2018: ACT leader David Seymour says 20 people could die each year using reusable bags.  “It’s coming up to summer and people will be in a hot car with their chicken in a canvas bag … and suddenly, you’ve got a real serious case for poor food hygiene.”  Yeah… not so much, reported cases are…


  • Huge props to Helmut Modlik for calling David Seymour on his divisive bullshit Instead of a national conversation, Seymour preferred news soundbytes, carefully curated messages, and social media posts. His reasoning was being amplified by a range of affiliated political lobby groups and ideological supporters, he said. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/525767/ngati-toa-s-challenge-to-david-seymour-kill-treaty-principles-bill-or-front-up