Father / husband / professor in forestry / astronomer / musician / Aotearoa born / raised in Suisse & USA / super curious / driven / keen to improve the world. Refugee from Twitter.
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Last Notes npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Forcing #science to exclusively serve short term commerce, which is our current government’s policy, is a proven recipe for mediocrity. Not only do the best scientists go elsewhere, but a lack of long term commitment ensures that really big advances in knowledge are unlikely. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Those worried about power bills should be alarmed that the Energy Minister is going ahead with an LNG terminal that will add an extra charge to their electricity bills. Moreover the claim that it will stabilise supply is debatable given the situation in the Middle East. Don't get me started on the #climatechange implications. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @nprofile…v9wr It is government corruption on a scale that we haven't seen before in Aotearoa. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason This is appalling overreach, particularly as our government’s climate change policies are failing. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment_climate/594922/government-changes-climate-law-to-prevent-lawsuits npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Warning: Don’t accept the latest update of the TVNZ+ app. It’s appallingly bad, playing the wrong programme and not allowing you to resume where you stopped watching during your last session. #TVNZ npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason New Zealand needs to electrify its vehicle fleet and fully electrify our rail lines. The data centre will employ very few people and will consume electricity we need for a responsible response to #climatechange. It should not be consented. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @nprofile…v9wr When prompted they usually say they recognise that climate change is a problem, but their actions say otherwise. So what to make of it? Is it really just pandering to an ignorant portion of the electorate that they’ve identified, are they lying but trying to be all things to all people, or what? Their “justifications” are all expressed in economic terms, which is just stupid. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason #Trump has backed down amid claims of (non-existent) “talks” with #Iran. He is living in fairyland. He is literally insane. #middleeast #war npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Winston Peters should admit that #privatisation of NZED, which he was party to, has been a failure. All the private gentailers do is extract rent, having bought up public generating facilities at bargain basement prices. #nzpol #electricity npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Haha. #Trump wants to impose his own unique style of “democracy” on #Iran. #IranWar https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-tells-reuters-us-will-have-role-choosing-irans-next-leader-2026-03-05/ npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason I fully agree with Helen Clarke. This attack on #Iran is unjustified, irrespective of Iran's repression of its own people, and our government should be bold enough to say so. Mr Luxon says Aotearoa/New Zealand supports the US/Israeli attack on Iran even though we haven't checked that it is consistent with international law, a law framework that we also ostensibly support. His position is untenable. #nzpol #uspol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason #Trump heist. #StateOfTheNation ? More like state of the larceny. #uspol https://open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/oh-mate-oh-fucking-mate npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason #Parking on our #berm used to result in a mud bath that would trap #cars. I now have large rocks alongside the road to prevent this happening, which is a kind service to the neighbourhood and to drivers. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Who in their right mind would wish to go anywhere near the #USA? It's now a police state. Imagine going to Germany in 1938 and being detained by the SS - that's essentially equivalent to what's now happening. #ICE #Immigration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention?CMP=share_btn_url npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason I reckon we need a serious conversation about whether or not we taxpayers should continue to fund Winston Peters #nzpol #who https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/584958/winston-peters-questions-nz-s-funding-for-world-health-organization npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason A forced invasion of #Greenland by the #USA has huge implications for #Ukraine, #Taiwan, #Georgia, #Finland, #Poland, #Palestine and ultimately all small countries like Aotearoa/New Zealand. We cannot afford to sit on the sidelines - we must speak out. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason For a while Scandinavia was the last bastion of social #democratic #capitalism, with highly progressive #taxation, social provision of education, health & welfare, & incremental govt intervention in #economies. Now our western #culture of small government, regressive taxation, & party funding by ignorant, super-rich elites takes us to environmental collapse, extreme gaps between rich and poor & destructive conflict. Can we walk back from the brink? #uspol #ukpol #europe https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/28/us-capitalism-casts-millions-of-citizens-aside-yet-badenoch-and-farage-still-laud-it?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason It's absolutely clear that #Aotearoa / #NewZealand could do far more to meet our #climate change commitments. Our current government has substantially reduced our efforts and it's time to pick the baton up off the track and start running again. #climatechange #nzpol https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578698/climate-change-minister-defends-weakened-methane-emissions-target-ahead-of-cop30 npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @nprofile…98cu #Regional councils are elected officials. They look after local concerns. It is absolutely appalling that central government is doing away with them. It takes us closer to an authoritarian system that is insensitive to concerns about government actions that often favour money making for a select few over quality of life for the majority of people. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason It's a rather peculiar type of insanity to believe that giving police the power to move them on is a "solution" to the #homeless problem. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @nprofile…98cu A strong sugnsmsl there for the NZ Labour Party #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Would those people who reject kura kaupapa and giving effect in #education to the treaty of #Waitangi also say that flying a #NewZealand flag is the government's responsibility and it should not happen in schools? See it all depends, literally, on what you stand for. #nzpol #aotearoa https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/04/new-zealand-maori-culture-school-classrooms-government-scraps-rules npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Really great to know that, unlike in The Maldives where lives will be saved by the banning of #tobacco products, our government adopts the advice of tobacco companies when setting #smoking policy. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason The #animal welfare amendment bill is an absolute travesty. #Pigs will continue to suffer. #nzpol #CronyCapitalismExposed #spca npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason The government underfunds our public #health system, then "out sources" it to private hospitals. This is privatisation by stealth. We do not want a completely private health system. You need only look at the disaster that is the US health system to see where that leads. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Bryce Edwards makes an excellent point. The coalition government's "reform" of the #electricity sector is a paper tiger that will promote more company closures, more #redundancies, and make the entire #nation poorer. The #election is too far away. We need to be rid of this incompetent #government. #nzpol https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-briefing-how-the-energy npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Simeon Brown appears to be saying that #doctors can sometimes express concerns about their patients, but not when political decisions are negatively affecting their patients. This is madness. #nzpol #health npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason If we're going to adopt a 4-year term for elected governments then we need far more checks and balances on #authoritarian power in #Aotearoa. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Ko te #reo te kakahu o te whakaaro. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/grammar-changes-how-we-see-an-australian-language-shows/ npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/051/299/124/842/546/original/0792fc804cb9032f.png npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason #Trump has fundamentally changed international relationships from partnerships to "master/servants". In the end the #USA will suffer from this betrayal. A thoughtful piece by Finlay McDonald. https://theconversation.com/the-united-states-has-changed-australia-hasnt-its-time-to-talk-about-where-the-relationship-goes-from-here-262943 npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason The removal of RUCs related to gasoline use is typical of a government that doesn’t believe #climatechange is a problem. But at least gas guzzlers will start paying as much as electric cars for using the road. Currently, again under this government, they pay less than equivalent electric cars. #nzpol https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/985/792/413/604/861/original/8455d281e8688ad4.png npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason I’m learning te reo #Māori, which is fascinating. A typical sentence structure goes tense, verb, subject, object, with only three tense prefixes denoting past, present and future. Verb words do not change with tense and there are no exceptions, which is so logical it makes English look ridiculous. It also removes the focus on personal subject and places it on time and action, which I think profoundly alters the way speakers think about the world. #Aotearoa npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason This should be required reading for anyone who cares about what is happening in the Middle East. It takes time, but it is worth your time. #gaza #Israel #genocide https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/israel-gaza-historian-omer-bartov npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Aotearoa/New Zealand would be a far worse place with a privatised #health system. In the #USA as a kid I spent hours in pain on a gurdy in a hall without treatment while a private hospital tried to ensure I had health insurance. It's inhumane, expensive and appallingly bad policy to move us into a private system. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Ok, so after millions in government investment, #MethaneSat has gone AWOL, and everybody is running for cover. Meanwhile, Luxon is blaming “the last Labour government” 🤣🤣🤣. #nzpol #climatechange https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/566888/space-minister-judith-collins-goes-to-ground-over-alleged-government-failures-managing-nz-s-first-space-mission npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason How ironic for Luxon to send only thoughts and prayers to Tasman District, which is suffering a higher frequency of storms due to #climatechange, and then moan relentlessly about the "last Labour government" trying to limit new oil and gas prospecting. Honestly, when is he going to take responsibility for his policy failures? #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Required reading #lPalestine #gaza https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/06/destruction-of-palestine-is-breaking-the-world npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Wise words from Sir Geoffrey Palmer about the Regulatory Standards Bill. #nzpol https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/02/geoffrey-palmer-passing-regulatory-standards-bill-will-exact-high-political-price/ npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Aotearoa/New Zealand's National party led government policy makers searching for excuses so they can avoid reducing our fossil fuel use. #nzpol #climateChange https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/748/040/958/031/126/original/c89523244c9c4ea4.jpg npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Tulsi Gabbard now says that Emporer #Trump is, in fact, wearing clothes, and that they are absolutely awesome. 😂 #iran #uspol #nuclear https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c056zqn6vvyo npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Netanyahu stuns Israelis by describing ‘personal cost’ of Iran war – postponing son’s wedding. What a jerk. It’s no wonder he is so tone deaf to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. #israel #gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/netanyahu-son-wedding-comments-israel-backlash?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason It doesn't matter whether or not a tiny majority of Americans agrees or disagrees with Donald Trump's deployment of marines in LA. It is against the law for marines to engage in law enforcement in the US. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 expressly forbids it. Their detention of an army veteran on the way to a VA centre was a crime. #trump #uspol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Relying on rich listers for social services leads to whimsical government failures and loss of #democracy, as we can see from the Trump/Musk dispute. Instead a fairer distribution of wealth underpins freedom and is a vital foundation for democracy. #nzpol #richlists npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @nprofile…args #Aotearoa/New Zealand is thankfully missing from the map so that the ants don't begin to regard our country as a desirable destination. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason #worldcup #trump #uspol I would add that Trump will fire all referees who try to implement FIFA rules. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/587/285/413/234/171/original/bc75afdeb9d31ea9.png npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason The message from this budget is that if you give tax cuts to the rich and landlords then you can't afford to look after the poor and ensure women receive a fair income. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason An assault on #science is an assault on ourselves. #trump https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/20/deepwater-horizon-trump-administration-attacks-on-science?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason This is censorship. Doctors are stating facts, not opinions. Seymour is way out of line. #nzpol https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360620860/its-censorship-public-health-leaders-slam-trumpian-edict npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason French scientist denied #US entry after phone messages critical of #Trump found. So much for free speech. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason It's ridiculously stupid for the #Aotearoa government to appoint a fossil fuel lobbyist to head the EECA. What an own goal! npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason #Trump tried to use Russian aggression to get control of Ukrainian minerals and Zelenskyy told him to stick it up his jumper. Over to you, Europe; do you stand by Ukraine? I hope you do. In fact I think you have to. This is a 1938 moment. #ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/28/volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-us-minerals-deal-russia-ukraine-live-news npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub16uk…pv7k Yeah. Unfortunately there are enough ignorant petrol heads to keep NACT in power for a while yet. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub16uk…pv7k If #Trump wins then expect to see an exodus of talent from the USA that rivals the loss of German talent during the 1930s. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason The G7 should condemn #Hamas, #Iran and also #Israel in order to be consistent and promote peace in the #MiddleEast. I was a bit flabbergasted by the G7’s myopic response. https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/15/the-iran-israel-shadow-war-has-been-exposed-what-happens-now/ npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason So true. #CatsOfMastodon #cats #dogsofmastodon #dogs https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/270/984/463/477/515/original/f0afe52f00b7b922.png npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub17sp…jftw Hahaha. Yes, David Seymour. Don't tell me, let me guess. To seek higher wages people should go on strike during public holidays. 😂 😂 #nzpol #climatechange npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Time to mobilise on this. Recognising SNAs in law is a vital way to conserve our heritage. #nzpol https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-pushes-pause-on-significant-natural-areas-pending-overhaul-of-resource-management-laws-tells-councils-dont-bother/6KSEO2ZAHFDE3M7ZFWCSNU5XFU/ npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/079/085/267/756/903/original/58821ae4f83ea9cc.png npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Luxon says #tax breaks for landlords will result in lower rents, and OH look, there's a pink elephant flying over #Aotearoa! Tax breaks for landlords will encourage speculative "investment" in houses, pushing up #house prices, making home ownership harder for young people and ultimately increasing rents. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub12nm…wh2s Very sorry to hear about your job. Kids are delightful, though. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub16uk…pv7k Yeah. @RNZ's interviews with the fossil fuel guy and Luxon were full of utterly worthless weasal words. We're going to take away all sorts of regulations, but we "really like what the regulations were doing. Trust us." I wouldn't trust these fanciful neoliberal zealots with properly burying a dead cat. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub1eld…64qe I completely agree with you. Even in New Zealand where we have plenty of marginal land on which forests can be established, establishing new forests that are temporary C sinks can only buy us time while we learn to live without emitting GHGs. We need to reduce our gross GHG emissions or we’ll hit the wall. You’re also right about deforestation which contributes a significant proportion of anthropogenic GHG emissions. #climatechange npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub16uk…pv7k Expect tax cuts & exemptions for the rich, much less help for the poor, an entirely punitive approach to youth crime, no progress on climate change mitigation, higher rents, a housing price boom with poorer access to home ownership for the young, lots of new roads, less public transport, poorer public services with huge layoffs, less cycling infrastructure, & accelerated inflation. Oh, & don't forget, their budget probably won't balance. #nzpol npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub1lrv…tth9 @npub18uz…7hes Heh. People think they are customers of outfits like Facebook (Meta), Twitter (X) or Google, when in fact they are products of those companies. 😉 npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub16uk…pv7k Marketing is powerful, and millions of $ have flowed into National and ACT's coffers this time around. We need to reform party funding in Aotearoa. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub16uk…pv7k I've asked the RadioNZ Morning Report people via email whether or not they are on Mastodon, and if so, what their handle is. #radioNewZealand npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason Aotearoa’s farmers insist that everyone else should pay for their environmental damage because of “emissions leakage”, but this assertion is based on false premises. #climatechange #nzpol http://euanmason.blogspot.com/2023/08/submission-on-proposed-redesign-of.html npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason @npub17nc…9dam Would be good to have axis scales and labels. npub1ee5c7p63f23996k46g45j57u26ky2tn58rh0shsnvd7p4mrs0g3qcv7uqu Euan Mason A message for Luxon and co..... #nzpol https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/856/974/450/962/101/original/66844ef16102e9b7.png