Pàra
@para14.bsky.social
Hey Empire RETVRN guys, how's that whole CANZUK thing going?
Canada is currently negotiating to become an associate member of the EU.
This means Canadians would permanent visa status to travel and work in the EU without adopting the EUR as our currency.
This is how over the United States that Canada is.
Yeah, I’ll gladly go work in Denmark. Sounds fun.
This means Canadians would permanent visa status to travel and work in the EU without adopting the EUR as our currency.
This is how over the United States that Canada is.
Yeah, I’ll gladly go work in Denmark. Sounds fun.
September 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Hey Empire RETVRN guys, how's that whole CANZUK thing going?
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Wow. What a great start. Used the CRL today and can confirm the trains were very busy on Tuesday too.
September 15, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Wow. What a great start. Used the CRL today and can confirm the trains were very busy on Tuesday too.
"oh, but we don't have a say. Our wages are set independently by a completely arm's length government committee"
As if that isn't also true of all the people on the minimum wage.
As if that isn't also true of all the people on the minimum wage.
ALL ACT ministers should be paid min wage. Let's see just how fast they undo their call for wage freezes.
#nzpol
#nzpol
September 15, 2026 at 5:36 AM
"oh, but we don't have a say. Our wages are set independently by a completely arm's length government committee"
As if that isn't also true of all the people on the minimum wage.
As if that isn't also true of all the people on the minimum wage.
How's the election campaign going?
Polls:
Polls:
September 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
How's the election campaign going?
Polls:
Polls:
love being a Cassandra: bsky.app/profile/para...
September 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
love being a Cassandra: bsky.app/profile/para...
listen to @bloodwork.show
The Houthi-aligned Bani Hashish tribes are massing in preparation to “liberate” the remaining Yemeni territory outside Houthi control. It’s a sea of Toyotas with mounted machine guns. I think this is what we should mean when we say Toyotathon from now on.
September 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
listen to @bloodwork.show
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I mean "thing you bought that changes unpredictably for the worse" is basically a Cursed Object
July 7, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I mean "thing you bought that changes unpredictably for the worse" is basically a Cursed Object
Windows recently said it was going to do more regular mandatory full-system-shutdown update installs, "for my convenience".
Their gaslighting is not helping matters.
Their gaslighting is not helping matters.
Increasingly feels like the fluid nature of software is more a hellish trap than a feature
Like having people break into your house every night to rearrange your furniture, reprogram the tv, and swap out family pictures for stock photos and ads
Like having people break into your house every night to rearrange your furniture, reprogram the tv, and swap out family pictures for stock photos and ads
Why, why, WHY @adobe.com would you add such a useless and annoying thing to Acrobat? Who the H wants to share that text via whatsapp?
Has anybody figured out how to disable this? My search only showed ppl are annoyed with it and a pseudofix for Mac.
Has anybody figured out how to disable this? My search only showed ppl are annoyed with it and a pseudofix for Mac.
September 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Windows recently said it was going to do more regular mandatory full-system-shutdown update installs, "for my convenience".
Their gaslighting is not helping matters.
Their gaslighting is not helping matters.
so, another "the effects might be bad, but the causes are very, very good" guy?
The Sure Things: Shane Reti's heir apparent is not quite what you'd expect: he describes himself as right of centre, but worries NZ isn’t doing enough to tackle inequality; he wants to boost the local economy through primary industries, but ban bottom trawling.
National's Whangārei candidate's not toeing every line
newsroom.co.nz
September 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
so, another "the effects might be bad, but the causes are very, very good" guy?
why is the not-for-profit public service broadcaster posting counterfactual clickbait?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
How your iPhones could have turned into $300,000
If you're tempted by the prospect of the new iPhone, you might like to take a pause and consider a lesson from the recent past.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 11, 2026 at 3:28 AM
why is the not-for-profit public service broadcaster posting counterfactual clickbait?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
POSIWID
The integrity of the report doesn't matter, it did exactly what it needed to: gave the Mayor technocratic cover to fire a bunch of people.
The integrity of the report doesn't matter, it did exactly what it needed to: gave the Mayor technocratic cover to fire a bunch of people.
September 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
POSIWID
The integrity of the report doesn't matter, it did exactly what it needed to: gave the Mayor technocratic cover to fire a bunch of people.
The integrity of the report doesn't matter, it did exactly what it needed to: gave the Mayor technocratic cover to fire a bunch of people.
Crayfish is a wonderful example of an eggcorn - mishearing or reinterpreting a word to fit with your understanding of the world.
The original Middle English word was Crevise, from the French Crevice, but it lives in the water, so they must mean it's some kind of fish, right?
The original Middle English word was Crevise, from the French Crevice, but it lives in the water, so they must mean it's some kind of fish, right?
Today is Quintidi the 25th of Fructidor in the year 234.
Fructidor is the month of fruitfulness.
Today we celebrate crayfish.#JacobinDay
See today's page
Fructidor is the month of fruitfulness.
Today we celebrate crayfish.#JacobinDay
See today's page
September 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Crayfish is a wonderful example of an eggcorn - mishearing or reinterpreting a word to fit with your understanding of the world.
The original Middle English word was Crevise, from the French Crevice, but it lives in the water, so they must mean it's some kind of fish, right?
The original Middle English word was Crevise, from the French Crevice, but it lives in the water, so they must mean it's some kind of fish, right?
This is the sort of nonsense NZ encouraged when we hosted a State of Origin game in Auckland.
I, for one, welcome the Victorian government spending $45m to bring a football game to Melbourne, a city famously lacking in football
September 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This is the sort of nonsense NZ encouraged when we hosted a State of Origin game in Auckland.
Also, how many of those Starship Trooper mobile infantry being fed into a combat woodchipper do you think are making it back to the imperial metropole to actually cast their votes?
literally every veteran in the movie has an amputation.
literally every veteran in the movie has an amputation.
If you look up the definition of ‘fascist’ in the Encyclopedia Brittanica, you’ll find a fairly decent primer on fascism, and the fictional society in Starship Troopers arguably fits the descriptors in the article. ‘Service guarantees citizenship!’ And whatnot www.britannica.com/topic/fascis...
September 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Also, how many of those Starship Trooper mobile infantry being fed into a combat woodchipper do you think are making it back to the imperial metropole to actually cast their votes?
literally every veteran in the movie has an amputation.
literally every veteran in the movie has an amputation.
Looking forward to RBNZ putting up the interest rates again to punish me for all this inflation El Niño is going to cause.
Wait, what - chaotic climate change is bad for the bottom line?? Who knew. 🤷🏻♀️
(Conversely: climate action is good for the bottom line, actually - time to act and vote accordingly!) www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
(Conversely: climate action is good for the bottom line, actually - time to act and vote accordingly!) www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
'A big fat risk': The very real effect El Niño could have on your grocery bill
Households already struggling with high grocery bills could face more pressure if El Niño brings prolonged dry weather to parts of the country.
www.stuff.co.nz
September 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Looking forward to RBNZ putting up the interest rates again to punish me for all this inflation El Niño is going to cause.
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Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
September 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
Oh, so *now* all you gammon casseroles are fine wearing masks in public...
Daniel Thomas / Danny Tommo has today marched his private army of blackshorts to Daily Mail HQ to demand a new house for his mum within 48 hrs, after they doorstepped her for a feature on him.
Apparently he plans to blockade them + cry at them until they do
Bet those lads are glad of the balaclavas
Apparently he plans to blockade them + cry at them until they do
Bet those lads are glad of the balaclavas
September 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Oh, so *now* all you gammon casseroles are fine wearing masks in public...
Trucking sewerage from northern Auckland to Whangarei to juice the traffic volumes on SH1 and make the Warkworth to Te Hana Highway numbers look better.
“I certainly wouldn’t call anyone who came up with the idea of trucking sewage to Whangārei an expert,” the mayor grumbled. “Idiot comes to mind.”
Weather events that close roads up North more frequently make it likely that the Delmore development in Orewa might be sitting in its own s**t. #nzpol
Weather events that close roads up North more frequently make it likely that the Delmore development in Orewa might be sitting in its own s**t. #nzpol
Auckland Council fast-tracks a big fat middle finger to the government
If they can’t stop developments in far-flung areas, it looks like councillors are just going to refuse to service them.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Trucking sewerage from northern Auckland to Whangarei to juice the traffic volumes on SH1 and make the Warkworth to Te Hana Highway numbers look better.
Bad art is still better than LLM slop though?
A crappy webcomic, so famous that people can recognise it from just 8 lines, has had more cultural impact than any piece of LLM slop.
A crappy webcomic, so famous that people can recognise it from just 8 lines, has had more cultural impact than any piece of LLM slop.
September 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Bad art is still better than LLM slop though?
A crappy webcomic, so famous that people can recognise it from just 8 lines, has had more cultural impact than any piece of LLM slop.
A crappy webcomic, so famous that people can recognise it from just 8 lines, has had more cultural impact than any piece of LLM slop.
love my history increasingly photocopier burned with every repeat
This history repeating itself thing is annoying, especially as the copy pasted repeat we're getting appears to be the Temu version.
September 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
love my history increasingly photocopier burned with every repeat
wake up babe, new recession indicator just dropped: trekmovie.com/2007/10/08/f...
September 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
wake up babe, new recession indicator just dropped: trekmovie.com/2007/10/08/f...
god damn them all.
I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean
September 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
god damn them all.
because I know that the effort required to obtain, run and maintain it would exceed the value and enjoyment I would get from it.
It's a dream car because the version of it I want is the fictional version free from compromise.
And driving isn't that much fun anymore.
It's a dream car because the version of it I want is the fictional version free from compromise.
And driving isn't that much fun anymore.
Bonus points if you've actually come close to ownership, only to be directly stymied by something.
Why Don't You Own Your Dream Car? - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
because I know that the effort required to obtain, run and maintain it would exceed the value and enjoyment I would get from it.
It's a dream car because the version of it I want is the fictional version free from compromise.
And driving isn't that much fun anymore.
It's a dream car because the version of it I want is the fictional version free from compromise.
And driving isn't that much fun anymore.
All part of the Government's plan to make the conservation estate an economic asset to be developed and exploited "to the greatest extent practicable" rather than a conservation estate berl.co.nz/economic-ins...
September 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
All part of the Government's plan to make the conservation estate an economic asset to be developed and exploited "to the greatest extent practicable" rather than a conservation estate berl.co.nz/economic-ins...
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I’m extremely excited for the RBA to punish me for this, as they should
📢 A record breaking El Nino this summer could lead to higher grocery bills for Aussie households.
Record strength El Nino risks higher grocery bills
www.smh.com.au
September 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I’m extremely excited for the RBA to punish me for this, as they should