I just learnt today that a Saint Helliers lady tried to get her local National MP to help her residency, and the National MP told her to call a lawyer, while Act David Seymore arranged everything for her.

We've just signed Electron's largest commercial launch contract ever: 20x new launches with Earth-observation constellation operator @synspective 🚀🦉 That brings the total number of Synspective launches on Electron to 47 - the most of any Rocket Lab launch customer. We're proud to continue building out their low Earth orbit constellation through to 2031.

Captain trained in New Zealand nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-one-o…

He doesn't even know what was written for him. Harry the puppet is worse than ever.

If you hate your job, just find another one!

Car fire at the Wawa in Northampton, PA, yesterday. I’m genuinely not trying to be funny at all, but is it normal for a firefighter to have this much difficulty controlling the hose?

Tesla Battery Recycling to Rival North American Mining Output notateslaapp.com/news/4558/t…

Apple has decided not to bring its new Siri AI to iPhones and iPads in the EU, blaming the Digital Markets Act. The Commission’s reply was blunt: this is Apple’s choice, not Europe’s fault. No American multinational can blackmail 450 million consumers by saying: change your rules, or we keep innovation away. A carmaker would not refuse to export cars because Europe requires a speedometer. The same principle applies here. The DMA defends fair competition, consumer choice and digital sovereignty. In Europe, Big Tech does not write the law.

📷 THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR KIWI WAY OF LIFE ...ATTENTION ALL 4WD CLUBS, JET BOATERS, HUNTERS, FISHERS & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS! 📷 So important The Government has just introduced the Conservation Amendment Bill, and it is the biggest threat to our traditional Kiwi outdoor heritage in 40 years. They are calling it "cutting red tape," but what it really does is pave the way to commercialise and privatise our public conservation land. If we don’t stand up right now, the open, unrestricted backcountry access we’ve enjoyed for generations could be gone for good. How this Bill disadvantages everyday Kiwi outdoor lovers: You lose your voice: It removes your automatic right to a public hearing. If a big corporate wants to lock up your favorite river access or 4WD track, whether you get to object face-to-face is now entirely up to the Minister’s discretion. 60-Year private leases: It allows the Minister to grant exclusive commercial leases for up to 60 years! That means corporate eco-lodges, private tourism ventures, or infrastructure projects can lock everyday Kiwis out of public valleys and tracks for generations. 60% of our conservation land could be swapped or sold: While National Parks are "safe," the other 60%, including our stewardship lands, forest parks, and river margins where most of our 4WD tracks, hunting grounds, and boat launches sit is being opened up for easier land swaps and disposals. Commercial priority over recreation: DOC will now have a legal mandate to actively look for and "enable economic opportunities." Volunteer clubs who maintain huts and tracks will be pushed to the back of the queue behind cashed-up commercial operators. New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is encouraging EVERYONE to have their say. NB There ate two processes ...the Conservation Amendment Bill AND the Conservation Management Strategy.. Ideally make you views known on both. This is our land. We cannot let them hand the keys over to corporate interests and shut Kiwis out of our own backyard. Submissions close Thursday, July 2, 2026. It only takes a few minutes to lodge your objection and demand that public access to the outdoors remains free, open, and protected for all New Zealanders. parliament.nz/en/ECommitteeS… #hunting #fishing #nzpol #4wd #jetboating #greatoutdoors

🇨🇳🇬🇧 SHOCK CLAIM: China ‘secretly planted tracking device’ on UK Prime Minister’s car four years ago A new report alleges that Chinese operatives installed a covert tracking device on the UK Prime Minister’s official vehicle around four years ago, raising fresh concerns over high level espionage and state security vulnerabilities. The revelation has triggered renewed scrutiny over diplomatic security protocols and the potential scale of foreign surveillance targeting Western leaders. Officials have not publicly confirmed operational details, but the claim is already fueling political debate in the UK over intelligence failures and counter espionage readiness. If verified, the incident would represent one of the most sensitive breaches involving a Western head of government in recent years. Source: DailyMail

It's been a wonderful few years for plant growth around the world. This resurgence is heavily driven by higher CO₂ levels in the atmosphere. NASA satellite records from 1982–2023 reveal that rising CO₂ contributed around 70% of new greening cover over vast areas of semi-desert and barren landscapes. This expansion is visible across a quarter to a half of all Earth's vegetated lands - a rate unprecedented in the satellite era. Global crop yields have soared since 1960, driven by spectacular agricultural advances and quietly supercharged by CO₂ fertilisation. Concurrently, famine deaths have plunged, even as the world's population doubled. CO₂ has driven the bulk of this timely explosion in the green world, boosting both terrestrial agriculture and oceanic phytoplankton. We have seen a greater than 18% increase in global leaf cover in 40 years. The largest gains have occurred in India and China through massive tree-planting and intensive farming, all fed by an enriching atmosphere. Warmer, balmier temperatures are lengthening growing seasons too, a feature of a more active hydrological cycle. Studies show that every 100 ppm increase in CO₂ typically boosts plant growth by 25% to 50%. An analysis of 776 studies from 1993–2019 shows that an average CO₂ level of 550 ppm would deliver a 38% increase in global biomass. The treatment of CO₂ as a pollutant seems eerily counter-intuitive given this massive greening. There can be no doubt that CO₂ is on the comeback trail. Data suggests that higher CO₂ levels, paired with modest warming, represent a historical sweet spot for terrestrial and marine life. This is precisely why commercial greenhouses deliberately pump CO₂ to 1,000–1,500 ppm to ensure crop yields jump by 20% to 70%. This should be celebrated as 'great news for humanity'. Yet, there is only disappointing silence from backers of the global warming agenda.

Amazon just applied for 10,781 H-1B visas. They don’t want to hire you, your kids, or your grandkids. They want to hire cheap foreign laborers from places like India, China, and Thailand. We will not be replaced. End of story.

【自律】レールの傷を自動で見つけて削り直すロボットが実用化された。0.1mm単位の傷を検出して1万回転の工具で修復し超音波で内部欠陥まで探索しJIS規格と照合する作業を無人で完結させる仕組みで夜間保守の要員を大幅に減らせる。

It's OK, White people are using paper straws.

At last, a true business leader. Huntington Beach: Starbucks pays its staff a living wage and doesn't require tips.

LIVE with the webcast for our 83rd launch: 'Insight at Speed is a Friend Indeed' from LC-1 x.com/i/broadcasts/1pKdRbDZb…