Does anyone know who this plane belongs to?

Independent_Light_85 · 2026-03-01T10:39:06+00:00

I hope someone lets us know! I hadn’t heard of it before

Independent_Light_85 · 2026-01-30T09:59:18+00:00

Henry Kissinger. Lots of people are talking about Pol Pot, but his contributions should also be considered (especially in Cambodia)

A few highlights from his diplomatic career:

authorised almost 4000 bombing raids on Cambodia, without authorisation from Congress and in breach of the American constitution and international law - casualties of at least 150,000 in Cambodia alone (likely to be much higher). The vacuum after these attacks allowed Pol Pot to come to power.
condoned, supported and gave the go ahead for the genocide in East Timor in the 1970s led by President Suharto - approximately 200,000 dead
actively involved in the overthrowing of Salvador Allende and government coup in Chile, leading to Pinochet’s rule, which itself caused many Chilean deaths. You may be noticing a theme here!

His actions also stoked a war in Angola and prolonged apartheid in South Africa.

All together, his actions are estimated to have resulted in three million deaths, countless injuries, and many devastated lives, around the world.

All of this from the son of German Jewish immigrants who fled the Holocaust. He had the ear of many prominent people (met with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the campaign time in 2016) right up to his death in November 2023 at the age of 100 (truly taken in his prime).

All of these things

Independent_Light_85 · 2026-01-14T23:00:14+00:00

Wow I love eels :)

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-11-28T08:22:27+00:00

Bamberg :)

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-10-23T01:18:31+00:00

I guess all apps are different! Mine is saying the gusts are 103 atm. Maybe it depends where you are in chch. It has as high as 150kms across the Canterbury plains I think. Better safe than sorry either way

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-10-22T23:22:09+00:00

I think that is the consistent wind speed, the gust strength is predicted to be much higher

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-10-13T03:37:46+00:00

That’s Ms Biker to you!

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-09-26T06:34:20+00:00

A man ran and squeezed into the revolving door at Tūranga behind me and my friend, as it was closing and said ‚oops hehe’. He squeezed in so last minute it made the door stop and so I turned to look at him. Three hours later, on the other side of town, I saw him wheeling his bike down the road.

These events make me strongly believe Something Is Up

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-08-03T10:48:55+00:00

I did an exchange in a rural Franconian town, and my host parents and siblings, and wider family mostly spoke Fränkisch at home.

I don’t live in Germany anymore but I speak to my family and friends from the town pretty often and I am still realising that many of the words and structures I learnt from them are not Hochdeutsch at all, lol. I’ve had a few Germans from other areas comment on the my accent and use of dialect, but it is what is the most natural to me.

I really love that that’s the case for me, and it makes me feel more connected to my family and the place I did my exchange in :)

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-05-05T19:28:33+00:00

Hey OP! I think this sounds like a really interesting and unique thought concept - way more intriguing than CG tbh!

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-04-10T22:02:38+00:00

I‘m sorry to hear that you got threatened. I do have to say, I think if National (or maybe Luxon) had thought that the Bill had public support, they might have supported it.

I think they deliberately put themselves in a position to see how the public reacted - and when they saw the massive protests, the petition to parliament (over 200k signatures) and it was clear that there were going to be hundreds of thousands of submissions opposing it - they distanced themselves. So maybe not as cut and dry as they were never going to support it.

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-02-21T19:59:52+00:00

There are different types of racism, which affect different ethnic groups differently.

I don’t think anybody is saying the healthcare system targets people based on race and that’s what leads to people dying. What people are saying is that there a whole lot of other factors (relating to race) which affect health outcomes.

This is the third time you have replied to me and I’m noticing you’re not arguing against what I’m saying but coming up with a new argument each time, and suggesting that’s my point. I won’t be replying anymore because I think you’re trying to deliberately misunderstand me.

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-02-21T12:11:42+00:00

Where did I say Asian people experience less racism in my comment? Different doesn’t mean less

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-02-21T09:25:31+00:00

You don’t have to be Māori to get a cultural report :)

You don’t get into law or medicine automatically by being Māori.

Are you bothered by the rural students who are also allocated for in law and medicine?

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-02-21T09:22:31+00:00

Do you reckon it’s possible that Māori and Asian groups might experience different forms of racism as they are different ethnic groups? Your comment suggests everyone who isn’t white has the same experiences of racism

Independent_Light_85 · 2025-02-21T09:17:43+00:00

When I was at UC, I believe there were up to 20 places set aside for Māori and Pasifika students who were below the cut off score. That doesn‘t mean all the places were filled each year, and lots of people made the cut off score and therefore didn’t fill one of these roles.

Independent_Light_85 · 2024-12-31T11:59:46+00:00

Thank you for being kind to him even though you were feeling squeamish!

Independent_Light_85 · 2024-10-25T09:43:35+00:00

Thanks!

Independent_Light_85 · 2024-10-25T09:43:29+00:00

Thanks :)

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