Boardgame geek. Scientist. Father. Level 12 Paladin (retired). 18xx/train games, wargames, old school/Euro boardgames; New Zealand politics.
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined March 2013
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Happy International Women’s day to ALL WOMEN!! Every one!
Except Marjorie Taylor Greene, specifically. Not her.
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Thank you to Jacinda #Ardern for reminding Australians during the dark Morrison years that a PM could be principled, decent, unifying and led with values and compassion for all. You will be missed.
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It’s pretty incredible that Greta made Andrew’s carbon footprint nearly 0 in 48 hours.
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Exclamation Mark
Possibly comes from the Latin phrase "io", which was an expression of joy. 14th century Medieval writers placed this at the end of sentences for emphasis. Eventually the I was placed above the O and it became an !
Got its current name in 1839.
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Women of New Zealand. Let's not forget the anti-abortion christian evangelist in our midst who aspires to be our prime minister
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Let me get this straight:
The Supreme Court says states cannot decide how to regulate guns—yet only the states can decide how to regulate a woman’s body.
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Some ask why NZ has been slow to drop restrictions? Lockdowns gone, border starts to relax next week & mandates will go too.
It’s because they worked. We’re one of the last countries to have a major outbreak.
We’ve had more cases in the past 2 months than 2020 & 2021 combined.
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Today Auckland should move to Orange, preferably Green. We have plenty of empty ICU beds, should build more, and ensure they are optimally utilised to support commerce. Empty ICU beds are like empty seats on a flight, they mean non-negligible profit loss, which is bad for ROI.
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My favourite part of Parliament today was @chrisluxonmp claiming that Labour has abandoned the regions and don't care about the people there, and @KrisinMana responding by noting all the regional airports Luxon pulled Air NZ out of as CEO.
OUCH.
