A quiet and restrained reflection on today's news about the increasing unemployment in our country and the Minister of Finance saying that people who have lost their jobs shouldn't take it personally.

Look what we saw in Paturoa Stream, just a few metres up from Titirangi Beach.

Happy Star Wars Day! (Gif from Wikimedia Commons)

More from the House last week. I talked about the connection between electric vehicles and energy independence.

"Once more unto the breach!" #nzpol

Speaking against the Government’s bill to abolish the Ministry for the Environment when they are already falling short of their climate targets.

This government seems to like punching down.

My speech on the Regulatory Standards bill. It was 10 minutes long, but I think I covered the essence of my message in the first 16 seconds.

The rising cost of climate change:

The government talks a big game on climate, but its actions point in exactly the wrong direction. More from the House this week when I went through a list of all the anti-climate things they have done.

is on KABF.org right now playing Mother Warned Me by Circa '97  ft Lord Juco

We can be disappointed with how many farmers chose to vote last year. But we can't help them understand why that was a bad vote if the family farmer goes bankrupt before the next election. And we all need to eat. Support farmers. #TrumpTradeWar #TrumpTax #TrumpHatesFarmers Credit: @comedybyday

Park Oosterspoorbaan, a former railway line in Utrecht, transformed into a beautiful ribbon-shaped park. Full of nature, sports, play and exercise. But also an oasis of tranquility. And in this season, with all the colors and scents, a feast for all the senses. A piece of paradise in the city!

Marina Sirtis shares how disappointed she was when filming Star Trek: Picard 🎧The Show People Podcast With Andrew Keates on all podcast platforms. 📺 YouTube, Spotify​⁠ & the ​⁠Queer Theatre website. ✨ Sponsors: Theataccounts & The Two Brewers 🎥 Boyan Georgiev #startrek #startrektng #startrekpicard

#TomodachiLifeLivingTheDream Looks like @lightbluesquid.bsky.social has developed a crush on Crystal! I guess sharing the same opinions about Callie from Splatoon is guaranteed to make Gus like you to the point of eventually having a crush on you!

Told @AJE that the US's strategic defeat against Iran also raises questions about the sustainability of American primacy, not just in the Middle East, but globally. Iran has done to the US what Ukraine did to Russia.

I don’t know anything about drumming but I’m greatly enjoying the Lakers’ halftime act tonight

What was life like in a divided Berlin before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989? Hear from Germans who lived very different lives, in Soviet-aligned East Germany on one side and democratic West Germany on the other, in a new short video: retroreport.org/video/berlin...

Check out this wild play from Cypress Lake vs. Lehigh in their Spring Football Scrimmage! More: https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/hs-spring-football-lehigh-defeats-cypress-lake-40-35-in-spring-football-scrimmage/71391015 

In case you missed it... here are some of the stories featured on Europe-Data.com over the past week. Featuring news from Eurostat, INE, Casinova and more. 🗺 Keep up to date with all the latest news and insights at www.europe-data.com 🇪🇺 #icymi #news #europe #data

It's honestly laughable how these boys were caught in the act and letting their true personalities show and they still tried to abckpedal in front of Utage. Yeah, no. Sorry, Gorrilla Boy Ouri. Tamon haters in her sight get shown the door faster than they can say "wth!?" #TamonsBSide

This is what progress looks like when it reaches a real person.

🔴 Neil Kinnock on rejoin EU: “I don’t think either of them yet understand what a gigantic task of negotiation it’s going to be… There are now no open arms in the EU.” Kinnock warns they won’t risk another Farage-style government wanting out again, so it’ll be a real “enervating slog”. 1/2👇

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This felt like a necessary accompaniment. #NBASky #SkyHoops #NBAPlayoffs

Don’t put that evil in my feed, Glenn!

A family shared the joy of seeing their daughter make progress in speech and understanding Support helped them provide what she needs to keep developing 💛🙏 Help us spread the light of kindness. Like, comment Donate: https://helpchildreninukraine.org/donations/donate/ #CompassionIsLife #charity

For years, NYC & by extension @nychealthy.bsky.social has suffered a 2019 Cuomo cut to our city public health $. NYC was the only one who got cut. Article 6 $ supports critical programs NYC needs to combat health crises. This is unjust and dangerous. It must be restored.

In ru folklore, Koshei Bezsmertnyi hides his life inside a needle. At the UN today, Ambassador Andrii Melnyk reminded the world that putin has his own “needle” — russia’s oil & gas money. Break that needle, and the monster loses his power. Cut the revenue, stop the war of aggression.

🚨Its US dissidents themselves, who are economically destroying all US franchise name business's, industries, tourism & jobs🌏worldwide.👇 McDonald’s employee in Southbridge caught on camera STUFFING FRIES IN HER MOUTH before serving them to customers!!! 🤯🚨 #thejoed69 #mcdonalds #disgusting #fastfood

This week I had the honour of speaking for the first time in Ontario’s Legislative Chamber as the new MPP for #Nepean. Nepean, thank you for placing your trust in me. I will work tirelessly for you. You can watch the full speech here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqgl...

This Robin is enormous

NYTimes reporter @NickKristof gets a look at stockpiles of US donated medicines that are no longer reaching the poor in the developing world because of USAID cuts. Similar warehouses at Houston ports contain tons of food and meds stalled by the cuts.

Rory Johnston shares a "billion-barrel" warning via Breaking Points. ⛽ He points out that 13M barrels/day are trapped in the Gulf, revealing that if the blockade lasts, prices must skyrocket to "forcibly destroy demand" because global supply can't fill the hole. 📉🛢️ #Oil #Economy

Anthony Edwards is good at basketball #NBA Threads

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No outs, bottom of the 9th, bases full of Ballers, Long Beach's reliever walks in the game tying run! After being down 7 runs, the B's claw their way back to tie the game! #neversaydie #letsgooakland

And they are still reaping the benefits while they have their foot on our necks.

Better school food means more children eat it. Fresh ingredients, better dining experiences and pupil input all make a difference. Sign up to the School Food Project: www.schoolfoodproject.org.uk

Toronto fans letting it all out Sunday night 😆😆😆 #BlueJays #Yankees

Happy Easter

They'll make it up overcharging somewhere else, if not - bribery rates goin' up

Final Motivation Real Learning as a Career Strategy last timing for this | Ekascloud #Ekascloud #CareerStrategy #RealLearning #FinalMotivation #CareerGrowth #SkillDevelopment #Upskilling #Reskilling #TechEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #FutureReady #ContinuousLearning

#birds The robin steps up to the bath and then braces itself for a few splashes. (It's been cold - so it is less enthusiastic than on warmer days.)

Sen. Harckham’s Statement on ICE. (1/3)

🎧 BOM DIA, FIM DO MUNDO | No episódio desta semana, Giovana Girardi, Ricardo Terto e Marina Amaral falam sobre como, em meio ao escândalo do “Dark Horse” de Flávio Bolsonaro, o agronegócio vem aproveitando o momento para aprovar vários projetos parados no Congresso. Ouça: http://dlvr.it/TSfLHT

Today I raised the importance of ensuring allied health professionals have the access they need to support patients in the right settings, including in care homes. This is essential to helping people move out of hospital when they are ready and ensuring they receive the most appropriate care.

Braco AOC Musk Thiel, spread the love. #WienerFlüssigWochen

Our View from India columnist Tarushi Aswani on why New Internationalist is #MoreThanAMagazine Support us today at newint.org/give

This week, Texas Republicans will likely begin considering how to punish their Democratic colleagues for breaking quorum over new congressional maps. State Rep. John McQueeney, R-Fort Worth, on what he would support. #txlege STORY: www.wfaa.com/article/news...

Happy Friday, stinkers! Here's a story for your weekend about a little boy - like you! - who thought he could go an entire school day without pooping a diaper. But Daddy had other ideas! 😉💩 Watch the full video now at justfor.fans/Come2Daddy #abdl #diaperplay #diaperboy #packedpampers #diaperdaddy

¿Qué farmacéutica china ganará el primer genérico? La patente de semaglutida expira 🔥 +30 empresas ya compiten. ¿Quién liderará y qué cambiará? 👇 #Semaglutida #GLP1 #ChinaPharma #Genéricos

How Are Things Going In America.

Look, It’s The Hair Dragon’s Lair, Packed With Even More Hair! She Can Grow, Shrink, And Move The Hair At Will, So I Guess She Likes This Length And Volume! #game #gamedev #dev #pixel #art #pixelart #oc #originalcharacter #character #originalart #original #woman

i do this to oomfs i find cute

Charles Saves Arthur Morgan from bounty Hunter in RDR2 #reddeadredemption2 #gaming #gamer You can check out the game here: www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredem...

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Israeli Zionists exposed.