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[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@dannews @tmurphyNZ My grandfather used to boast that he turned the first sod on that ground.

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@juhasaarinen @nzherald Often looked at it, never stepped foot into it.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

1. Join the dots: current #NZ Govt policy makes it easier to sell #conservation land & wants to build up the mining sector of the economy. Many permits would be likely to be on conservation land. This portends much destruction for little return. ➡️2⬇️ https://t.co/TjZrqZfRtV

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@davidmenkin @mubi @cannes @hatch_talent You're looking very dapper, David!

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

You’re standing on a planet with molten lava at its core. Trees are turning sunlight into air you can breathe. Your heart is beating without you asking it to. There’s a moon in the sky and bugs that glow. This whole thing is absurdly beautiful. Don’t forget to notice it.

[Russel Norman @RusselNorman]

NZ Govt is so committed to climate pollution they plan to legislate over common law to block court cases that hold corporations responsible for their climate pollution. At the same time the NZ Govt is pulling every lever to increase climate pollution. https://t.co/dTfbnG7KRw

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough. Thanks for being you and doing what you do. You are a legend and the world wouldn’t be the same without you in it.

#SirDavidAttenborough #DavidAttenborough #DavidAttenborough100

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@ZealandEarly Yes, we called them fortune tellers.

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@anne_hegerty @jmasseypoet That's what I thought.

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@frisky9 As I'm (more than) mildly obsessed with Thunderbirds, most definitely!

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@sortedfood @TheWebbyAwards Awesome!

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@Mikeybudo @Classicbritcom ...Who didn't like puppets.

[Russel Norman @RusselNorman]

NZ is vulnerable to fossil fuel shocks and climate change amplified storms. Policies to cut fossil fuel use address both issues. The current NZ Govt has systematically dismantled these policies and replaced them with policies to increase fossil fuel dependency and emissions. Time to change course.

[Connor Sharp @_ConnorSharp]

Normally when a government makes terrible decisions, the consequences don't happen for awhile. But this fuel crisis has shown how almost every single transport policy choice made by the current govt has meant NZ less prepared and more exposed to fossil fuel shocks.

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@MikeSparkes2 @DadsArmyFans I love that they've planted lavender on his grave.

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@morimomorita Wow! I thought that was "Photoshopped".

[Philosophy Of Physics @PhilosophyOfPhy]

The idea that “without man the whole of creation would be a mere wilderness, a thing in vain, and have no final end,” often associated with Immanuel Kant, reflects a long-standing belief that humanity stands at the center of the universe.

Carl Sagan strongly challenged this perspective.

He saw this way of thinking as anthropocentrism, which he described as a self-indulgent folly and even a pathetic conceit.

To Sagan, the belief that the vast and ancient cosmos exists mainly for us is not a truth about the universe but a projection of human ego and insecurity.

Instead, he emphasized the Principle of Mediocrity, the idea that our place in the universe is not special or privileged. We are not at the center of the cosmic drama but simply one part of a much larger unfolding reality.

From this understanding, Sagan called for humility. The immense scale of space and time gives us strong reasons to be humble and not assume that the universe was created specifically for human purposes.

At the same time, this realization does not take away meaning. Rather, it shifts where meaning comes from.

While Kant suggested that humanity gives purpose to creation, Sagan argued that meaning arises from our own actions, through wisdom, compassion, and courage, especially on our fragile planet.

In the end, Sagan embraced a profound truth. The universe is not made for us.

Accepting this does not diminish us. Instead, it offers something deeper than comfort, a sense of honesty, responsibility, and a more genuine form of wonder.

[Purupuss @Purupuss]

@farmgeek Why are they worried about words that make New Zealand unique, when New Zealand English is morphing into American English?

[Russel Norman @RusselNorman]

The NZ Govt's actual four phase National Fuel Plan:
1: Disestablish all polices that reduce fossil fuel use
2. Introduce polices to increase fossil fuel use
3. When fuel crisis hits, hold a press conference
4. Panic.