I realised about halfway through World War 3.2 that I couldn’t finish the story in 3.3. I didn’t even have space in this most recent book to check in on Lonesome Jones. He just gets a few call-outs by other characters. And even though there is a whole ‘nother war in the Pacific and North Asia, we didnt see any of that either. (At least Jones got to kick some ass in 3.1).
So, yeah, I had to accept there would be a lot more AoT coming.
I reported last week how New Zealand is facing an employment crisis. The official Q2 labour force survey from Stats NZ showed that New Zealand’s unemployment rate increased to 5.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 4.7% in Q2 2024. The underutilisation rate also rose by 3.5% over the year to 12.8%. As
Robert Gottiebsen at The Australian argues that the Coalition risks inciting deep animosity among a core part of its traditional supporter base, including farmers and shareholders. This cohort is being targeted by Labor’s proposed 30% tax on the unrealised capital gains of superannuation balances of more than $3 million. Gottliebsen believes that Labor would most
Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please.
The latest benchmark revision from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, covering data up to March of this year, revealed that the U.S. economy created 911,000 fewer jobs than initially measured. While a downward revision was widely tipped by analysts, with the consensus estimate of 600,000 fewer jobs being created, the actual figure surprised significantly
