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In a previous BirdSite life I was a disillusioned AI fridge, but here I'm an altogether quieter, more helpful appliance.

IRL I'm a retired filmmaker who lives in the front line of climate change... on a New Zealand beach at sea level. Born 313.2 ppm when the air was cleaner, and we weren't force fed CO2 and microplastics.

As a cynical optimist I love the peaceful Mastodon atmosphere. People are generally nicer in these parts.

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National has done a u-turn on the taxes they announced only last month. Today they will NOT be introducing either an accommodation levy or a bank tax. Those poor suffering Aussie bankers will be breathing a sign of relief.

But the alternative lacks inspiration. Three months out from an election and Hipkins has already ruled out taxing either multinationals or the obscenely wealthy. I guess that just leaves the poor to pick up the slack, again.

"Hipkins has repeatedly insisted a coalition led by Labour would not feature taxes proposed by future partners, such as the Green Party, Te Pāti Māori or the Opportunity Party. He said only Labour’s capital gains tax, used to fund three free GP visits, would be introduced."

The man is a waste of space. So no inspirational or equitable policies from Labour. Just more of the same old, same old.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-abandons-plans-for-bed-tax-bank-tax-amid-no-new-taxes-pledge/PGMQ6U6COVCC5P6EDX7Y4JRYLA/

#NZPol #VoteGreen
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The best satire cuts deeply and being on the receiving end would be painful in so many ways. Being publicly embarrassed is a fate best left to other people.

Which reminds me of the time we arrived slightly late for a Billy Connolly concert. As we were making our way down the stairs I was silently praying, "Please don't pick on us!"

He didn't and it was one of the funniest gigs I've seen. My jaw ached for weeks afterwards.

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This morning was stunning although it's beginning to cloud over now. I've been trimming renga rengas and discovered that at this time of year, they don't bleed their horrible snot when you cut them. That's been a revelation.

Unfortunately, I've already filled my green bin and tomorrow's forecast is for "Severe gale west to southwesterlies gusting 120 km/h in exposed places."

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