Matt Ball
@stinkykiwi.bsky.social
Work in progress. Always hungry.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/no...
No child should face grief unprepared – grief education belongs in every school
By eight, 35% of NZ children experience a family member’s death - for 1% of children, that’s a parent. Yet, many of us don’t know what to say when someone dies – often we say nothing. We at GESA belie...
our.actionstation.org.nz
August 28, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/no...
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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August 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta:
Biden should have been much tougher in providing the weapons that Ukraine needed. Frankly, we should have given them much more sophisticated weaponry that they were asking for in order to be able to go after Russia.
Biden should have been much tougher in providing the weapons that Ukraine needed. Frankly, we should have given them much more sophisticated weaponry that they were asking for in order to be able to go after Russia.
May 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta:
Biden should have been much tougher in providing the weapons that Ukraine needed. Frankly, we should have given them much more sophisticated weaponry that they were asking for in order to be able to go after Russia.
Biden should have been much tougher in providing the weapons that Ukraine needed. Frankly, we should have given them much more sophisticated weaponry that they were asking for in order to be able to go after Russia.
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The tragic irony of the last few years is that, had the USG given Ukraine only a fraction of the weapons that they have expended against Iran in a few weeks (Patriots, Tomahawks, etc), Ukraine would have won, oil prices would not be skyrocketing and the US would be more secure.
March 29, 2026 at 5:52 AM
The tragic irony of the last few years is that, had the USG given Ukraine only a fraction of the weapons that they have expended against Iran in a few weeks (Patriots, Tomahawks, etc), Ukraine would have won, oil prices would not be skyrocketing and the US would be more secure.
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Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. Three big stories. First, the Russian Spring Offensive is almost two weeks old, and Ukraine remarkably still seems to be gaining territory in places. 2026 looks to be starting much worse for the Russians than 2025. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #178: Two Weeks Into The Russian Spring Offensive And The Ukrainians Have Gained Territory
The Ranged War and the Ukrainian Destruction of Russian Baltic Oil Terminals; Ukraine Helps The Gulf States
open.substack.com
March 29, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. Three big stories. First, the Russian Spring Offensive is almost two weeks old, and Ukraine remarkably still seems to be gaining territory in places. 2026 looks to be starting much worse for the Russians than 2025. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
March 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
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Fellas, please help and share this fundraiser for generator🫶 Kolya is a good volunteer with all the proper reports🫡
send.monobank.ua/jar/759AJDCvuN
PayPal: [email protected]
send.monobank.ua/jar/759AJDCvuN
PayPal: [email protected]
GENERATOR FOR 65th BRIGADE MEDICS ⚡️
Medics in the Orikhiv sector need stable power to save lives.
Goal: 35,000 UAH (~$840) for a generator.
💳 DONATE:
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🔹PayPal: [email protected]
Medics in the Orikhiv sector need stable power to save lives.
Goal: 35,000 UAH (~$840) for a generator.
💳 DONATE:
🔹Mono: send.monobank.ua/jar/759AJDCvuN
🔹PayPal: [email protected]
March 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Fellas, please help and share this fundraiser for generator🫶 Kolya is a good volunteer with all the proper reports🫡
send.monobank.ua/jar/759AJDCvuN
PayPal: [email protected]
send.monobank.ua/jar/759AJDCvuN
PayPal: [email protected]
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Three separate Labour scandals in one day is quite an extraordinary number.
They're benefitting from the attention of the whole world being elsewhere thanks to Trump's bloodthirst.
They're benefitting from the attention of the whole world being elsewhere thanks to Trump's bloodthirst.
February 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Three separate Labour scandals in one day is quite an extraordinary number.
They're benefitting from the attention of the whole world being elsewhere thanks to Trump's bloodthirst.
They're benefitting from the attention of the whole world being elsewhere thanks to Trump's bloodthirst.
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The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield.
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield.
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
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The entire day I've been thinking of them. They had just bought a new house and were preparing to do the housewarming, settling in, and awaiting the birth of another baby.
Last night, a russian Geran-2 strike hit their home directly, killing 34yo father Hryhoriy and their 3 small children.
Last night, a russian Geran-2 strike hit their home directly, killing 34yo father Hryhoriy and their 3 small children.
Three babies and their father were murdered by the russian terrorist attack last night in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region. The russian drone destroyed a private home burying all family members under the rubble. First responders rescued their mother, she is pregnant, heavily injured.
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The entire day I've been thinking of them. They had just bought a new house and were preparing to do the housewarming, settling in, and awaiting the birth of another baby.
Last night, a russian Geran-2 strike hit their home directly, killing 34yo father Hryhoriy and their 3 small children.
Last night, a russian Geran-2 strike hit their home directly, killing 34yo father Hryhoriy and their 3 small children.
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This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:29 AM
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
The US has been a successful country in part because of its past openness to immigration. Now they’ve shut the door to migrants the inevitable is happening. How long before we start to see US population decline?
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
U.S. population growth is slowing. The immigration crackdown is a major factor
Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as well as f...
www.npr.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The US has been a successful country in part because of its past openness to immigration. Now they’ve shut the door to migrants the inevitable is happening. How long before we start to see US population decline?
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
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Hey Kristi Noem and all the so called alphas out there who just really want Trump to notice them: you cant pass this off as “domestic terrorism.” There never needed to be a surge by ice…. You’re just trying to get on TV and impress the boss.
STOP GASLIGHTING US
STOP GASLIGHTING US
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Hey Kristi Noem and all the so called alphas out there who just really want Trump to notice them: you cant pass this off as “domestic terrorism.” There never needed to be a surge by ice…. You’re just trying to get on TV and impress the boss.
STOP GASLIGHTING US
STOP GASLIGHTING US
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"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
Great post about global population trends. Read, follow all the links, understand.
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Great post about global population trends. Read, follow all the links, understand.
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7. I would have explained that even while birth rates are falling very fast, there’s a lag caused by a larger current base population, due to the birthrate 60-100 years ago, plus increasing longevity. Hence a residual rise before the plunge. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
7. I would have explained that even while birth rates are falling very fast, there’s a lag caused by a larger current base population, due to the birthrate 60-100 years ago, plus increasing longevity. Hence a residual rise before the plunge. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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US Envoy Steve Witkoff advised the Kremlin to sabotage Zelenskyy’s October White House meeting with Trump by having Putin call the day before - and even suggested what to say to win Trump’s favor
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
US Envoy Steve Witkoff advised the Kremlin to sabotage Zelenskyy’s October White House meeting with Trump by having Putin call the day before - and even suggested what to say to win Trump’s favor
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I like this pope.
In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I like this pope.
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‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
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If you want to help Ukraine directly please like and repost!
Hello everyone, friends, followers, and supporters of Ukraine
I'm starting a new fundraiser for $120,000 to help Ukraine with engineering equipment, heavy trucks with cranes, and excavators
Please watch the video and read to understand why this matters
donation link www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
I'm starting a new fundraiser for $120,000 to help Ukraine with engineering equipment, heavy trucks with cranes, and excavators
Please watch the video and read to understand why this matters
donation link www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
Engineering Equipment for Ukraine
Help Liberty Ukraine Foundation reach their goal by donating or sharing with your friends.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you want to help Ukraine directly please like and repost!
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Did you know Stoltenberg titled his book On My Watch: Leading NATO in the Time of War?
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did you know Stoltenberg titled his book On My Watch: Leading NATO in the Time of War?
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
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The russians hit a private kindergarten in Kharkiv with drones, injuring children. One person is murdered. fcking monsters.
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The russians hit a private kindergarten in Kharkiv with drones, injuring children. One person is murdered. fcking monsters.
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Putin will be killed in Budapest by the British, because of this his entourage is urging him not to go to Hungary on October 24, – Daily Express.
Please be true🤞
Please be true🤞
October 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Putin will be killed in Budapest by the British, because of this his entourage is urging him not to go to Hungary on October 24, – Daily Express.
Please be true🤞
Please be true🤞
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Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian glide bomb attack right now!
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian glide bomb attack right now!