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Daily Indignation @dailyindignation.bsky.social · 2d

Well that’s certainly the headline the government wanted when they drew it up on the whiteboard, cheers NZME, job done.

Nzherald.co.nz: Nicola Willis says Chorus sales money could go towards funding hospitals and schools

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 2d

the fact that these sort of people seem to have governments/companies/media by the balls is super blegh.

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 2d

The book for anyone who is interested. I personally am useless at understanding the parts about hedgefunds and investment stocks (srsly meant to be poor) but the sections on 'defense' contracts and the general slimeyness of silicone valley are interesting

app.thestorygraph.com/books/16173f...

The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin

A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and...

app.thestorygraph.com

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 2d

I'm almost finished reading a book about this guy, and yeah, he's a dangerous fool. If his NZ citizenship is any indication of the 'investment' the coalition's golden visas will bring then they'll be duds.

www.nzherald.co.nz/world/peter-...

‘The Antichrist’: Billionaire Peter Thiel slams Greta Thunberg in private lectures

Thiel tied tech regulation to global totalitarian rule.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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locus @locuslebe.bsky.social · 2d

#nzpol
As ever, Anne Salmond is on point

"When Act mounted its despicable Victim of the Day campaign, delivered by Act’s parliamentary staffers at the taxpayers’ expense and attacking individual scholars as ‘deranged,’ that was another attack on institutional autonomy and academic freedom."

Anne Salmond: Academic freedom and its enemies

In NZ there are chilling moves towards illiberal democracy. While they are being strongly resisted so far, political leaders and others must wake up.

newsroom.co.nz

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 3d

"Everyone has challenges" Paul Goldsmith says when asked about leaving young jobseekers with medical certificates with no safety net.

I'll add that line to the list of ways this government sounds like a invalidating and gaslighting abuser. #nzpol

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 3d

Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target.
My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol

Cartoon. Title: “Job Seeee-e-e-e” Image shows PM Christopher Luxon at the open hatch of a small plane, high above farmland. He’s leaning out, and holding up a parachute pack, labelled “Job Seeker” He’s calling out to someone falling from the plane, “And I’ve kept your parachute because you kids from low-income homes need some motivation” Then he adds, “Don’t let that disability slow you down!”

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 3d

Essential services are not suited to "the market" — the objectives of private capital are too misaligned with the nature of the inelastic demand for the services.

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

This government's understanding and curiosity about solving societal issues is as shallow as a dinner plate.

Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

Louise Upston says she doesn't want to leave "young people to *rot* on welfare".

So what has she done about that other than boot people off of a system that awful? #nzpol

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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 4d

My analysis: The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/08/g...

Govt to meet 9% of Jobseeker target by taking teens off benefit

The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit.

newsroom.co.nz

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 4d

It's unbelievable that this article

"Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on"

does not once mention the $12to$14Billion tax cut cost they are borrowing to cover, nor the Billions they stole from Pay Equity Fund #NZPol

Government’s books show finance minister borrowing billions to keep the lights on

Treasury has revealed the state of the Government’s finances and it shows we’re borrowing just to keep the lights on.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 4d

The president's antifa expert tells Holocaust jokes and uses neo-Nazi codes like 1488. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

In case my wording wasn't clear I'm saying the government are selfish, not parents of disabled children/adults. That tthey are being lectured about caring for their kids is so out of touch from reality. We have the ability as a country to look after the vulnerable.

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

After the hell they've put disabled people and their families through.

Many young people only have permanent disabilities acknowledged or even professionally diagnosed later in life, but go ahead and put them through more trauma. They would've heard this, too. Yet they don't care.

Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

Upston expected those with a permanent disability to be on the Supported Living Payment. She said there was also "ability for some discretion".

She said she expected parents to support "all their kids, whether they have a health condition or not,"

Selfish monsters.

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

Can he? Please? I need something to keep my bitter little heart going. I want to see him lose. Saying that he's losing, in a way, but I want to see him lose in a way that isn't a loss for the majority of the people living here.

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 4d

This needs more attention. #nzpol #LyingLuxon #Luxon #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

yep...gotta signal boost their attacks and accusations agaist retired mps (who they amplified a hate campaign against)

Video of Casey Costello speech posted on nz first YouTube

Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

Yep. I feel like they avoided a major speech other than RMA reforms was because Seymours talking point in multiple interviews has been that "we focus on issues effecting nz'ers"....which is rich coming from the guy who weeks ago who tried to have a parlimentary motion about Charlie Kirk's passing 🙃

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

Listen, every party uses general debate to set their agenda and fill their socials, but nz first has repeatedly used them to smear specific individuals. They use them for their own malicous vendettas, and it's incredibly premeditated.

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 4d

It was the second thing? *shocked pikachu* #nzpol

Screenshot of nz first youtube video of Casey Costello parliament speech. Text reads do not sling mud at our democracy and our legacy

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 5d

Paul Goldsmith also spent his general debate pontificating - which is all he fucking does - about how in NZ it's the left fueling social division.

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 5d

They've really been trying to muddy the water on that this last week

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 5d

has she been stewing over their leaving speech for weeks or is this just a ploy to push further blame when they inevitably upload her speech to the party's socials.... hmmmm

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