Ben Uffindell @BenUffindell
Editor of The Civilian. All opinions are those of Paula Bennett. thecivilian.co.nz Christchurch, New Zealand Joined March 2009-
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For those who want an answer, since this was posted, the Crusaders have gone 2-6, including winning a championship. What that means we cannot know.
For those who want an answer, since this was posted, the Crusaders have gone 2-6, including winning a championship. What that means we cannot know.
What if we legalised drink driving but made them pay very high road user charges?
Insanely disrespectful for the Prime Minister to answer a question about the vulnerability of Muslim people at this time, near the anniversary of March 15th, with an appeal appeal to crime generally, as though that's remotely the same thing
This government is doing a lot to ensure that those who drive electric vehicles bear an equal burden to those who don't when it comes to funding future infrastructure projects. That just doesn't make sense in the environment we live in.
Jobs lost is one thing, and a terrible thing, but truly the implications of today are much wider, for the whole fabric of our democracy. Credit to Peters and Seymour for acknowledging as much. It's sad the PM, perhaps from a corporate perspective, didn't appear to see this today.
Why do conservatives never flip their transphobic script? Why am I always hearing that Jacinda Ardern is a man, Michelle Obama is a man, Helen Clark is a man? Why do I never hear that Joe Biden is a woman?
What the hell is it with kids these days not keeping their rego up to date?
Honestly between this and the joke about blowing up the Ministry of Pacific Peoples, I think you should call this one even. We're either outraged about metaphors or we aren't. I can't reconcile being outraged about one of these things but not the other.
Honestly between this and the joke about blowing up the Ministry of Pacific Peoples, I think you should call this one even. We're either outraged about metaphors or we aren't. I can't reconcile being outraged about one of these things but not the other.
They actually legitimately got ChrisLuxon.org. I'm bemused. In the best way.
They actually legitimately got ChrisLuxon.org. I'm bemused. In the best way.
Why anyone would do this I don't know, but it's kind of amazing
Luxon is oscillating wildly between "what we've seen from Houthi", "what we've seen from Houthis", and "what we've seen from the Houthi"
Which of these three (four?) people is Prime Minister?
So much going on here. Conservatives fighting about whether MLK was actually a villain. Dinesh calling Robert E. Lee an "American hero". One of MLK's late failings apparently being opposing the Vietnam War. Dinesh having to awkwardly circle back to defending King. Insanity.
So much going on here. Conservatives fighting about whether MLK was actually a villain. Dinesh calling Robert E. Lee an "American hero". One of MLK's late failings apparently being opposing the Vietnam War. Dinesh having to awkwardly circle back to defending King. Insanity.
Couple days on, it seems the Pentagon has also been hit
Couple days on, it seems the Pentagon has also been hit
We can finally celebrate Christmas again. Thank you Winston Peters.
Sorry don't know what that is. Too confusing for me.
Even if he disagrees with them, I think Elon doesn't realise how much the existence of community notes dunking on him actually gave him credibility. You could look at it and say "Well, he's allowing this stuff to unfold independently". Now he's removed those notes it's done.
Community Notes was one of the few genuine improvements to Twitter since he took control. He boasted, correctly, about their independence. Sad that's now over, but inevitable.
Community Notes was one of the few genuine improvements to Twitter since he took control. He boasted, correctly, about their independence. Sad that's now over, but inevitable.
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It's wild how little we appreciate Journalism. To investigate stories, expose corruption, and to help explain the world! There is demand and need for journalism, but it's very hard to monetize with the death of old media. Trolls buzz off eh, this is bad for you too.
@BenUffindell It's crazy! Like yes the demographic can afford it, but E.Vs shouldn't be a luxury they should be the norm.
@BenUffindell @antiboomerparty That's pretty bad. He may be PM, but he still has a LOT to learn about politics.
Bad media takes on substance, and a lack of solidarity with journalists, are both overwhelmingly correlated with a lack of actual contact with news or with the role it plays in holding power to account, providing a democratic society with the information it needs to govern itself
@BasicBishopNZ @LewSOS @BenUffindell I thought it would be the “women’s bras” section of the Postie Plus website.
@BenUffindell @PronouncedHare On the plus side: at least we know it was just honest mercantilism and not a political hitjob, because a black bag operation would definitely have gotten this right
@BenUffindell @PronouncedHare The prospects of a snooty elite like Luxo willingly visiting a site with the word "fuck" in the URL are just zero. 2/10 must try harder as it were
@LewSOS @BenUffindell Yeah very disappointed in how vanilla Luxon’s pornography preferences are being represented.
@BenUffindell @PronouncedHare See look this just reads to me like bad oppo. If they had really been clever they would have gone for the weird uptight kind instead of basic mainstream shit
@BenUffindell Their first mistake was making him sound too human...
Public service cuts are so stringent we can’t even afford enough lecterns
Which of these three (four?) people is Prime Minister?
@nzfirst Im sorry could you tweet in an official language plz
@fabiooreilly @BenUffindell @Monique_NZ So much for the tolerant left
@BenUffindell Sir Simon William English, he's a former PM. Bill is a shortened version of William. His Mum preferred the name Simon, and his Dad William. Despite the fact that his Mum chose the name Simon, his Dad just called him Bill and the moniker stuck. I know it does my head in too!
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