It's the great replacement theory, isn't it. Winston is channelling the white supremacist thinking which motivated the mosque terrorist.

I'm sure NZFirst will have some new election slogans this time.

"Making NZ white again."

"Get out there and breed, damn you all."

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Weird. Further South we're basking in 9° just before midnight. But it's a limited time offer cos we're back to -2° overnight Tuesday.

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I was wondering if I had it upside down.

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I did notice that dip approaching and Metservice says we'll have "snow lowering to 200 metres" on Monday night.

Still a bit more brrrrr to go.

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This excellent Marina Hyde piece was written before today's announcement that FIFA would no longer be pursuing Infantino's folly.

I love the way she refers to Infantino as "the haunted cue-ball".

"A World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yet"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/31/world-cup-sell-stakes-gianni-infantino-fifa

This quake surprised enough people to earn itself a story.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361014309/46-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-north-and-south-islands

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T'was a 4.6, 30 km north-west of Porirua.

https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/2026p571526

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FIFA has six continental confederations. Three of them have now soundly rejected Infantino's plan to sell 20% of the World Cup to Jared Kushner's brother.

CONCACAF -- the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football which includes Canada, Mexico and the United States -- and the Asian Football Confederation have both supported UEFA's stance.

With 143 of FIFA's 211 member associations saying no to venture capitalist greed, Infantino's proposal is already dead in the water.

Now. Time to replace Infantino.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-uefa-boycott-fifa-infantino-live-updates-b3025106.html

It's only 1.5L and you could make up smaller amounts. I use them for spraying roses.

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Add Don Brash to the list of people calling for WInston's head.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361014064/absolutely-inexcusable-don-brash-calls-peters-be-sacked-over-china-comments

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I bring good news. You can buy such a sprayer and they're clever little things. They have a tiny metal weight attached to a flexible hose, so they work upside down and every which way. Ideal for spraying the underside of leaves.

$17.20 at Mitre 10 or $23 at Harvey Norman.

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/hills-360-inverter-sprayer-1-5-litre-green/p/134430

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