John Johnston

Luckily married with Bride of 57 Years. Barista, Gardener, Farmer, Fisherman, Cook, Poet, Grandfather & livestock whisperer. Grumpy Old Man who rejoices often

[John Johnston @herkinderkin]

@sirkrisnz I don't know his ethnicity, but I now hear that the perpetrator is so severely autistic he needs constant supervision, and that he had two carers with him at the time of the incident. If that's true, it is they who should be charged.

[John Johnston @herkinderkin]

A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after being attacked by a crocodile at a zoo in Cambridgeshire. The 30-year-old man accused of throwing the child into the enclosure has been bailed.

What's more shocking - throwing the child or giving bail to the monster who did it?

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Stuff calls the unrest following the beheading attempt "anti-immigration terror". But they said that Black Lives Matter rioting, looting, and burning that followed the deaths of George Floyd was just "protesting". Why the difference? @NZStuff

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Bloody Brilliant! @nzherald

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All Lives Matter!

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Winter starts tomorrow, but already it is threatening us with chill grey needles of fine rain. Ah, but we're inside, warm and cheered by Emmet Cohen on YouTube.

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Your headline says she raises concerns, but the article says she "is spreading claims". Why use a smearing term in what purports to be a factual news report? @NewstalkZB

[Weapon 𝕏 @HellRaz0r1776]

Trojan is a terrible name for a condom.

It’s basically named after something that penetrated the stronghold, broke open, thousands of little guys poured out, and ruined everyone’s lives.

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Very nasty. @nzherald says that Stuart Smith broke his silence four days since it "reported (he) had tried and failed to Luxon", but deliberately fails to report that he did so to say he had NOT done any such thing. The Herald is completely untrustworthy.

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Wish we'd been there. But you gotta love YouTube. This is a superb way to finish a Friday evening with a glass of shiraz. Carlton and Ford at North Sea Jazz.

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Three considerable expensiveness and unreliability challenges are top of mind. Salt water corrosion. High energy reciprocal movement engineering. Fragility of transmission line under flexing and torsion strain. @1NewsNZ

[John Johnston @herkinderkin]

@CraigN35834552 Ummmm... Bola, Gabriel, and the mother of all, Cyclone Ida in 1959 in Kaitaia. It flattened the power poles along the Awanui Straight, removed roofs from many houses, and flattened our garage outside my bedroom window. The wind hit 213 km/hour. I was fourteen years old.

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The calm before the storm. Above us are the advance clouds around Cyclone Vaianu, heading down toward the East Coast. Thankfully weakened from a cyclone to a deep depression, it will still pack a wallop.

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A Finnish in-depth study on mental health after transitioning shows that it doesn't reduce psychiatric problems in young people with gender dysphoria. Rather it makes matters worse. Gee, who would have thought that?

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It will attract fans and therefore sponsorship only if it is well promoted, and critically, broadcast free to air. @nzherald @1NewsNZ

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Exactly. @chrishipkins is like the quintessential snake oil salesman. Friendly, relatable, believable, and smooth in a brotherly sort of way. And as "we are first in the queue" proved, a serial, straight-faced bullshit artist. @NewstalkZB

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@1NewsNZ Please run a story about the metre-deep floods in Kaitaia in 1958, followed by Cyclone Ida (more powerful than Gabrielle) in 1959. In the Far North, extreme weather events were more frequent in the 50s than they are now. I was there.

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@chefsevenn @KarelSculptor When they're cooked like that, yes.

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@CourtsofNZ Get back on X. Now! Many New Zealanders use it, and as taxpayers, are entitled to require you to use the platform.

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We should change nothing. It's the right balance to protect our circadian rhythms. The temporary semi-annual disruption to our body clocks is only by one hour, far less than jet lag disruption. We recover quickly. Nobody says not to travel! @1NewsNZ