Steve Perlstein

Hi everyone. Updating this just a bit. Here's what gets me going: My band, @alternativefactsnz.bsky.social Hanging out with my wife and my dog Punk rock Guitars Progressive US politics Progressive Kiwi politics Baseball umpiring Brewers, Bucks, and Packers All Blacks Black Caps Stand up comedy

DEI For @contrariannews.org For a behind-the-scenes look at my creative process, sketches, videos, and works in progress, subscribe at: nickanderson.substack.com.

It's disheartening to see the largest publications in the nation not cite original reporting from independent/individual reporters. Not one mention of @marisakabas.bsky.social's work in ID'ing Tommy. Instead, the WSJ implies that Tommy came forward himself. Disingenuous, at best.

Could we please have a little bit of this kind of support for local music and small venues here? #NZPol www.timeout.com/sydney/news/...

Name your fav band/artist when you were 18.

Fletcher Building leads a group of big employers saying a members' bill seeking to define men and women creates operational risks and uncertainty. Andrew Bevin reports.

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I do like the new and improved Jack Smith — now with personality!

No new taxes... #NZpol #Listener #cartoon

It’s been quite some time since I’ve been able to use public transport, and I forgot how much I enjoy it. Faster, cheaper, easier than driving. Build more of this instead of roads. #NZPol

Good lord. You could tell me this photo was AI generated by a malign actor trying to smear Mace, and I would believe you without question.

Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)

@eggerdc.bsky.social Anything to not have to listen to Trump speak, but is that a Martin over your right shoulder?

I'm in love.

Drawn in 30 seconds #KashPatel #FBI #MAGA #Beastiality

Who doesn't have Russian oligarchs at their wedding? #DonaldTrumpJr #Trump #MAGA #RussianOligarch #DJTJ #Putin

In the late '80s I was Night Editor at The Minnesota Daily. Me and one other guy, sometime between 10pm and 2am, read and checked every word of the newspaper before the negatives were shot, plates were made, and the paper went to the printer. This was a COLLEGE NEWSPAPER. Not hard.

Maybe a little artificial personality is in order.

The Magician #texas

As long as we're floating awful ideas, we might as well have them carry guns as well.

I pretty much never say this because I think it's a dumb (with a B) and tired phrase, but I really want to wipe that fucking grin off his fucking face.

Make a band edible: The Jesus and Mary Grain

#NZPol

This was my Little Buddy’s school lunch today (it’s pizza bread in case you can’t tell from looking at it). He says it tasted as gross as it looks; one bite and it went in the bin. Please ask David Seymour if $3.50 each is a good deal if most of the lunches wind up in the compost. #NZPol

Moved to New Zealand, bought a tiny house and retired early, took up punk rock guitar, became a baseball umpire (in NZ). That’s pretty much it.

This is the best the USPS can do on a package going from Kentucky to New Zealand — 6 days after they received it. Sorry if I don’t trust them to properly implement this rushed and crazy mail-in ballot procedure.

Please, Republicans... turn your little midterm convention into a celebration of the worst president in American history...please. #Trumpapalooza #Trump #MAGA

Well, here's one 60-year-old permanent resident who can't bloody wait to cast his ballot for NZ first. #NZPol

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@samsteindc.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.com I’m surprised you guys didn’t know about Joey Ramone’s love letter to Maria Bartiromo in 2002. I bet @willsommer.bsky.social would have brought it up. music.apple.com/nz/album/mar...

Here's the thing. Folks are forever trying to divine motives, strategy, cogent thought, etc, from Trumps words and actions. The reality, though, is there's not any of that. He's just genuinely dumb as a box of rocks and only concerned for himself.

This is what I get on Apple Maps right now when I search for both Lake Ontario and Lake America here in Auckland. Maybe they've only changed it in the District of Columbia. @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @status.news

This, apparently, is the find out part. And not for nothing, how does Milo get sent home to the UK and not the Central African Republic? (JK, that’s rhetorical.)

Jesus Christ. Did John Waters direct this shoot?

I checked under the couch cushions, and I’m afraid I can’t help. So how the actual fuck are these jokers going to find that extra billion dollars “elsewhere?”

Post your getaway car

One of the things I genuinely love about living here is the colourful language Kiwis use. For example, the word "cunt" is acceptable in many cases where it would not be elsewhere. Like here, for example. #NZPol

Elon Musk commanding his AI chatbot to be "a little vulgar, longer, and wittier" while insulting another human is so on the nose that it seems like it could have been AI generated. The circle of life, I guess.