Do you realise most of them will much prefer the cardboard box it came in?
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David Mohring
Профиль VivelyI'm a New Zealand🇳🇿 very late fifties ex-IT professional, starting a Youtube channel with essays and producing code to improve that state of things technical to political.
The no mention at all of the original Georgie Pie contained MSG? [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutama... ] "McDonald's said the pies would be produced to the original recipe, and the only significant alteration was the removal of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, a controversial food additive." #nzpol
Georgie Pie back, at McDonald'sGeorgie Pie back, at McDonald'swww.odt.co.nz1News NZ (Unofficial)📢 Georgie Pie inventor Brian Popham said that in 1994 — when the country's population was around 3.65 million — the company was selling a million pies a week.
"Being mortal creatures with limited time and energy, it is totally natural that human outrage is selective. If you tried to do work on every injustice and horror on this earth, you would collapse into an exhausted ball of trauma it is absolutely fine for you to select a cause that is yours" #nzpol
Molly Crabapple99% of the time, when someone accuses you of selective outrage, it’s a way of politically demobilizing you and shutting you up “Why are you angry about data centers instead of fast fashion” isn’t about making you care about fast fashion. It’s about shutting you up about data centers And visa versa
If your not going to use the word "Fascist": ▪️Trumpist ignoring expert advice; ▪️Trumpist circumvention of checks & balances; ▪️Trumpist blind cost cutting; ▪️Trumpist erosion of legal rights; ▪️Trumpist denial of reality; ... ( Obligatory Bluesky "trumpist" search link [ tinyurl.com/NZHtrump ]) #nzpol
Geoffrey Palmer: Be careful what you wish for, New ZealandKiwis wanting to mimic the anti-establishment, anti-elite, anti-media aspects of Trump's America risk dangerous implications for our rule of law and constitutional safeguardsnewsroom.co.nzDavid MohringHow much more would Kiwis be worried if they started drawing connections between Trump's Team Project 2025 objectives & the actual actions of the National, ACT & NZ First coalition since the 2023 NZ election? #nzpol
Reminder Keep a watch online for fabricated images & the regulated advertising election period is from 7 August to 6 November #nzpol
404 Media (@404media.co)UPDATE: After the publication of this piece, Google sent 404 Media a statement saying it was “rolling back this feature in Google Earth while we work on implementing stronger guardrails.”
[www.404med...tbsky.appJoseph CoxNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
Boycott as many US based goods & services as you can. NZ Imports:[ tradingeconomics.com/new-zealand/... ] NZ Exports:[ tradingeconomics.com/new-zealand/... ] Bluesky search links("Boycott")[ tinyurl.com/NZBoycottUSA ] & vote out our Trumpist NZ government("trumpist")[ tinyurl.com/NZHtrump ] #nzpol
The return of Trump's tariffsThe 'Liberation Day' tariffs were struck down earlier this year, but Trump is back with a new round of tariffs, and experts say these look more legally soundwww.rnz.co.nzDavid Mohring13% Percent of the New Zealand exports market. 10% Percent of the New Zealand imports market. Just boycott all USA based goods & services & Kick out Aotearoa New Zealand's current trumpist government coalition.
"Some of the most prolific producers & sharers of low level racism & sexism should be presented with a printed continuous scroll of all their public & social media statements & likes of racist, sexist & just bad shit so that they can personally take it in in one sitting. 2/3" - Jun 7, 2022 #nzpol
Verifying your browser…xcancel.comDr Sanjana HattotuwaDangerous speech, & misogyny against a wāhine Māori Green Party MP (who this year broke down when giving evidence on the sheer violence of online hate targeting her), and racism targeting a Green Party MP of Chinese descent. Why would anyone suffer this, day in, and day out? It's madness. #nzpol
"Parliament doesn't have to do anything. However it's my understanding that this inconsistency can be referred to the United Nations. Because the Bill of Rights Act came out of New Zealand's commitment to the provisions of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights." #nzpol
Gang patch ban inconsistent with Bill of Rights, High Court findsA new court decision could send the gang patch ban back to the government for review following a High Court ruling that a Wellington man's conviction for displaying gang insignia contravenes the Bill ...www.rnz.co.nzDavid Mohring"Despite the patch ban, gang membership has actually grown. Between October 2024 & August 2025, the National Gang List expanded by more than 700 members. As one Mongrel Mob member told CNN: “Numbers have grown. They always will.” " Also lacking clear identifiers racists will substitute race. #nzpol
If your a worker just Party Vote Green this election. #nzpol
Labour leadership’s no show at union-backed event a ‘huge own goal’ say organisersA fired up crowd of 1400 at a political pledge event in Auckland was disappointed by the political no-shows, but Labour says there appeared to be some miscommunication.www.thepost.co.nzDavid MohringThe difference in NZ is you can still protest Labour by party voting for the Green party & Still end up with a Labour Green coalition that would be proportionally more progressively left wing. Last time Labour actually acted as a progressive left wing party it won spectacularly. #nzpol
Telegram isn't the bastion they think it is. #nzpol
eSafety commissioner takes Telegram to court over failure to remove terrorist content | ABC NEWSYouTube video by ABC News (Australia)www.youtube.comDavid MohringIn 2022 Telegram caved to German government requests to disclose users www.dw.com/en/germany-t... In 2023 Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to www.theverge.com/2023/10/25/2... Yet still remains problematic to say the least. www.isdglobal.org?s=Telegram
"Are you importing food into New Zealand or supporting others who do? New Zealand Food Safety invites you to watch our webinar, Updated Food Importing Notice: Key changes explained." See page 24 [ www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/... ] United States "Any bovine meat and bovine meat product" #nzpol
Updated Food Importing Notice: Key changes explainedYouTube video by Ministry for Primary Industrieswww.youtube.comDavid MohringUS Beef products. H-BSE: USA (2018) L-BSE: USA (2017) ⬆️⬆️Hence the EU requirement for US dairy product imports to be from pasteurized milk or VERY strict conditions, which may not be the case for exports to little old New Zealand. [ www.ams.usda.gov/sites/defaul... ] #nzpol
Which also raises a a question: How many similar donations going into the pockets of the political parties of ACT, NZFirst & National are funnelled through third parties? Either to skirt disclosure thresholds of mitigate the appearance of impropriety? #nzpol
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UKExclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her sonwww.theguardian.comDavid Mohring🎶Now here's a little story To tell it is a must About an unsung hero That moves away Farage Some MP make a fortune Others grift a mint This old bin don't earn much In fact he's flippin' skint Oh, vote for Count Binface! He wears a dust-bin hat With simple Manifesto he'll quash Farage flat🎶🗑️ #ukpol
No longer theoretical, concrete example exists as in the Australian Electricity Market. "Aotearoa New Zealand has abundant renewable resources: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass. We have enough to deliver affordable bills and a clean, resilient energy system. " #nzpol
For people and planetPower for all of us!www.greens.org.nzChris BowenThe massive uptake of solar and batteries across the country is bringing wholesale energy prices down for everyone. That's what the latest Quarterly Energy Data report shows with peak time power prices hitting record lows. This is our plan for a fairer and more secure energy system at work.