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  • What if We Threw a Civil War and Nobody Came?

    It won’t be lard-ass militias that matter if there is a civil implosion in the US. These things always come down to intra-elite splits and/or intra-military splits.

  • Steve Perry Talks Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ and ‘The Sopranos’ Ending

  • Hipkins: ‘Māori did not cede sovereignty’

    Given Te Tiriti has always been about recognising the unique constitutional arrangement between rangatira (on behalf of iwi and hapū) and Governor William Hobson (on behalf of the British Crown), how did Chris Hipkins see that playing out now in contemporary times? “I think the way we exercise our authority to reflect the principles and that includes…

  • Māori and First Nations Australia musicians views of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    From: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/m%25C4%2581ori-first-nations-australia-musicians-views-ai-taiuru-jp-minstd-klacc/?trackingId=L6r7lk1ZfhkZb6MVmf9fJg%3D%3D Source report: https://www.apraamcos.co.nz/about-us/news-and-events/ai-and-music-survey-results

  • Fuck that Shit, It’s All Out the Window

    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…

  • China Auto Tech Levels Up: BYD super car

    After teasing the electric supercar’s sleek design, dance moves, and other fun features, BYD launched the Yangwang U9 in February. Starting at around $233,000 (1,680,000 yuan), the U9 is priced at a hefty premium compared to most low-cost BYD models starting at around $10,000 to $25,000. https://electrek.co/2024/08/19/byd-chinas-supercars-get-serious-new-1200-hp-ev/

  • Race is a fiction, Racism is real

    This is the best description of how race is weaponised via ‘racecraft’ This is really important in NZ at present. We have virulently racist minority partner in our current government. They are tearing up many equity initiatives because they discriminate via skin colour, they are therefore “racist” and socially divisive. When, in fact, they discriminate…

  • Americans Will Always Do the Right Thing — After Exhausting All the Alternatives

    Americans are beginning to demand more than just Trumpism. Trump. His endless stream of Big Lies, his unhinged rants, his vitriol. They are starting to sense it doesn’t go anywhere, lead to anything, that it’s just a dead end for them, in the soul, and for their society. This is why Trump’s schtick now feels old. Isn’t even met…

  • UAW: Fight for a Better Life.

    Like I said… Thiel is looking really incompetent when it comes to politics. There are four faces featured here: Trump, Musk, Thiel and Epstein. Thiel has now become the visual shorthand for evil – along side Epstein.

  • Mediocrity and perfectionism

    They are both places to hide. All my worst experiences are with people who take too long to ship or too long to make a decision.