"This heaven gives me migraine." Old enough to know better at the ends of the earth (New Zealand). I am large and contain multitudes, all of them intensely irritating. (Same-sex) married. Catholic. Conservative-ish. Cis-male. Jane Austen cultist.
Apart from the REALLY obvious thing that is completely wrong with this, one would think someone who made an entire media career out of being an obnoxious jerk would be a little less horny for violence in the workplace. Not after what I've heard on the QT from some of his former colleagues... #nzpol
RNZ News FeedsACT candidate Paul Henry unveils plan to let teachers use 'reasonable force' on 'little shits'
THIS 🧵 - Also, whatever your ethnic or faith identity, it's pretty demeaning to treat any grown-ass adult human being as if they have zero agency over, or accountability for, anything they say and do. Even if they'd find it awfully convenient if you would.
Asher ElbeinWhat's tricky about the dual loyalty thing is that it *is* antisemitic to assume that every Jewish person, politician and institutional organization is loyal to the state of Israel. But also, a number of them...are! And pretending that they aren't makes the complaint look fundamentally disingenuous!
THIS is a good start. What would be better is federal judges got beyond finding decorous ways to say "Gurl, you must be smoking meth in my court because that's some bullshit" and starting handing down career-ending sanctions. It's the only way they're ever going to learn.
ProPublica“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” a former federal judge said. “I don’t think ... in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.”
IMHO & YMMV, of course, but I'm less offended by fashion world creeps like John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld having Met Galas thrown in their honour but what comes next. The respectability of a major museum show that will tour internationally for years to come. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/s...
Next Met Gala Show Will Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic RantAs famous for his antisemitic rant in 2011 as he is for his fashion, Galliano would be one of only three living designers ever to receive the honor.www.nytimes.comI really hope everyone OUTRAGED by John Galliano being announced as the next Met Gala honoree (along as the subject of a major Met show) didn't lose their voices when fashionistas was fawning over the dessicated corpse of an odious bigot called Karl Lagerfeld. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Karl Lagerfeld had odious views. We shouldn’t be putting him on a pedestal | Tayo BeroThe list of things he derided included #MeToo, fat women, gay marriage and immigrantswww.theguardian.comAnother day, another entirely predictable (and avoidable) outcome of handing power to shitposting trolls whose nonsense never works under reality-based conditions.
Adam SerwerNot only did they absolutely beg for this, they made it so that “merit” was synonymous with being white so now you’re stuck with precisely the kind of moron who believes that. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
THIS. Also, I know it isn't exactly politically sexy or a headline grabber but all this half-arsed political lawfare by Trump's Injustice Department comes with real costs and lasting consequences. Not least for the victims of genuine crimes who are seeing justice delayed or denied entirely.
Matthew GuarigliaI worry that most cynical among us, hopped up on 30 years of law and order rhetoric, will say "this is the system working: he didn't do anything wrong and now he's free." As if the terror and wide-scale publicity of an arrest and federal prosecution is not a horrible punishment in and of itself.
The Prime Minister's comms staff - who are aren't being paid minimum wage from the public purse, BTW - prove once again that they're as utterly useless as an erect penis attached to a man at a lesbian orgy.
Miranda Priestly: Incompetence Not InterestingAlt: Miranda Priestly: Incompetence Not Interestingstatic.klipy.comhenry cookeThe full comments the PM made at the Rotorua event, which the PM's office say Labour are mischaracterising as a "patronising lecture". www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
The Borg. No small talk. Rather variable when it come to respect for others' personal space and boundaries. Admirably goal-orientated, but prone to violent acting out and non-consensual injections of invasive biotech when they feel threatened or frustrated. Beam me out, Scotty!
Locutus BorgAlt: Locutus Borgstatic.klipy.comSophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️Name an alien from Star Trek you don't want to be trapped in an elevator with
And this is exactly what's wrong about 'civility' and 'decorum' discourse that is scolding a man of colour for being blunt about a white man who, least we forget, admit that he lied about Haitian suburban moms - and their children. God, this shit is EXHAUSTING.
CyclopsThe goal is to win a senate seat in MI. So, if you determine that attacking Vance helps, then by all means. But avoid like the plague bringing anyone's kids into the discussion. It is extremely off-putting. Especially to the suburban moms that El-Sayed will desperately need to win that seat.
Small c-conservative here to confirm that 👇 is 💯correct. One of the more excruciating ironies of our politics is how the Stupid Pundit Overton window has shifted so far, taking a baby step to the left of the middle of the road is mere anarchy loosed upon the world by a rough beast with bad posture.
Danielle, Petty Hate MachineI just don't get why "we need to study and regulate this before building it" is seen as too negative. Isn't it just boring and sensible?
THIS. Also, isn't it curious how if you're a whistleblower/reformer cop the ease with which your disciplinary and mental health records find their way onto selected journalists' phones rather than the usual cop union-approved paper shredder?
mtswwhenever someone tells you that it's simply impossible for police to be charged with misconduct or criminal charges, you can tell they're wrong because some cops do get charged regularly — when they are whistleblowers or reformers prosecutors are actually extremely eager to help drum them out!
You know what also isn't a joke or satire: Who pays the whole tab every time an incompetent and corrupt Injustice Department wages barely half-assed lawfare to soothe the Drear Leader's easily hurt fee-fees.
LyndaGoodThey indicted an Olympian over a peeling pond liner. Not a joke. Not satire.The Justice Department looked at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool apparently shedding its coating like a sunburned tourist in July decided the most believable explanation was: a 67 year old man violently vandalized it.
If you want real talk about government waste and fraud, let's kiki about all the time, person-hours and taxpayer money being flushed down the toilet by the corrupt and incompetent Trump Injustice Department on malicious and vexatious political prosecutions of not-crimes.
🗽Can't Think of Clever Name 🗽She previously claimed at a news conference on July 2 that prosecutors had “tremendous evidence” underpinning the indictment of Mr. Hearn, and condemned what she called “unchecked vandalism and civil disorder".
THE LAST SEDUCTION's Bridget Gregory (AKA Wendy Croy), the Queen B**** femme fatale of 90s neo-noir, in an iconic performance by Linda Fiorentino. All they had to do was hand over her cut and keep their hands to themselves. Nothing simpler. But stupid men's bad choices have bad consequences...
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️Name a villain who was actually right.
THIS. Also, I'm obviously not clever enough to be a grossly over-paid Hollywood c-suite dweller, because I might try meaningfully promoting my very expensive content then give it a minute to build world of mouth. Maybe go wild and stop making things so damn hard to find.
Megan Fox"Why isn't anyone watching our expensive new TV shows?!" because we think you'll cancel them and oh hey look at that, variety.com/2026/tv/news...