This—this, is everything.

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1/4 In the US habeas corpus, that right first adumbrated in the Magna Carta, is under threat. In 1953, after a hundred preparatory sketches, A Lois White painted a huge celebration of the Magna Carta. Her mural is rarely seen today, except by teenagers & teachers in Kirikiriroa.

A very interesting thread

This is really informative.

Excellent article

1/7 A recent visit to Kirikiriroa gave me a chance to explore the city's growing gallery of street art. Te Haunui & Maramena Tuna painted the sad & resplendent mural 'The Battle of Orakau', which recalls Tuhoe who fought for the Waikato.

"The sort of language that encouraged Philip Morris to sue is the same kind of language found in the Regulatory Standards Bill" newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/28/how…

A new consensus is emerging. Israeli is committing a genocide in Gaza. We should say so. Words have meaning, and they should be used when they describe reality. My essay in the The Washington Post: wapo.st/4kzaF1b

Gemelli with Anchovies, Tomatoes and Mascarpone by Nigella Lawson nigella.com/recipes/gemell…

How is this even real?

Lowest Supermoon of our lifetimes, captured three nights ago, rising behind this magnificent tree in the countryside, UK.

RIP one of the greats. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360724…

Wow!

Once upon a time, there was a wasp. Now, this wasp was no ordinary wasp. No, this was an extremely intelligent wasp. He was so smart, in fact, that one day he decided to leave the nest to go to high school. Obviously, this was a big deal for his family, but they supported him

So Councils (ratepayers) should compensate land owners for land designated SNAs, but not recoup any of the huge profits from land-banking land designated as developable. Any suggestion of a value uplift tax is simply met with outrage. The hypocrisy and entitlement is palpable .

unmpteenth "grok is this true" emits final bit of carbon emission that plunges world into irreversible global catastrophe

We are lucky. Love our Council run leisure centres - I use the Glenfield Leisure Centre 5-6 times a week - it’s my home away from home! And in the summer heat the Birkenhead Pool is great for a cooling dip.

Great investigative journalism.