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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 4h

This is why Democrats tend to only win "when reality breaks through."

Republicans create the conversations that work to their advantage; Democrats respond to whatever Republicans put forward — or what the survey questions they formulate say voters prioritize. Democrats win when reality breaks through — after the 2008 crash, or in 2020 when the Covid horrors of Trump were fresh — but they don’t do a good job of foregrounding the topics that benefit them.

Indeed, the Pollingism they default to often has them structure their queries so narrowly, they fail to consider the full range of topics, let alone articulations of them, it could be possible to make salient.

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David Palomera 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @davidpalomera.bsky.social · 6d

Great piece by Andreas Reckwitz capturing the kind of politics taking shape as, for the first time, the West sees the future as loss and regression.

It’s an excellent summary of possible avenues for action:

Opinion | The West Is Lost

www.nytimes.com

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Communications Earth & Environment @commsearth.nature.com · 9d

UK members of parliament overestimate the time available to mitigate climate change, with notable partisan differences, and a similar lack of knowledge is evident among the public in Britain, Canada, Chile, and Germany.

John Kenny @johnkenny.bsky.social · 10d

New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com

UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.

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Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions

Communications Earth & Environment - UK members of parliament overestimate the time available to mitigate climate change, with notable partisan differences, and a similar lack of knowledge is...

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

I hadn't read this by @sachahilhorst.bsky.social in @renewaljournal.bsky.social when I wrote this piece but wish I had. It's brilliant and pinpoints the centre-left's sociological/political challenge with precision. How Reform is tapping into pride in place and loss.

renewal.org.uk/articles/ref...

Reform’s aesthetics of industry

Renewal 33.2_HilhorstRenewal 33.2_Hilhorst.pdf110 KBdownload-circle In North Nottinghamshire, Reform UK present themselves as the party of workers, community and coalmining heritage. But this image...

renewal.org.uk

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

Lost social status, elite radicalisation, and a new infozone have created a toxic cloud of political disorder.

In this new Substack I consider what brought us here, false prophets, and what might begin to address the malaise: good work and stronger community.

open.substack.com/pub/anthonyp...

Political Anguish

In this second The Economy of Anguish post, I consider how status loss, technology, and the radical politics of the right threaten futures.

open.substack.com

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Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 6h

"For the first time the right are open and honest about what they're about, and it's best for us to face them as they are ... There are no good Tories. Only class conscious defenders of a decaying system."

What Happened to One Nation Conservatism?

The jamboree of delusion and extremism that was Conservative Party conference birthed a small, fleeting genre of political centrist-to-soft...

averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 6h

Would love to see this happen; the general climate literacy in our media is dreadful so maybe a podcast could help get some more information and exposure on this. Pledge a coffees worth (or more!) if you can! #nzpol

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 7h

Because when you break fundamental things, it takes decades to recover.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

www.theguardian.com

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 7h

Exactly! 'It's a pity this man who wants to be in charge of important things can be swayed super easily' is not a great exoneration

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 8h

Remember the old rightwing argument that all we needed to do was put a price on climate emissions and let the market do its thing? Well the necessary step was for the Govt to put a price on emissions. The current far right NZ Govt just announced it will never put a price on emissions.

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 8h

Huge rally for Free Palestine today - I think the biggest ever. South Australian’s want a just, lasting peace, Palestinian statehood and self-determination, hostages free, pursuit of war criminals and an end to any Australian public investment in armaments.

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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 8h

If you are fuming about the derailment of climate ambition in AoNZ, how about helping fund an investigation into where this came from 👇

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 1d

The crowdfund for a podcast investigating how the idea of quitting the Paris climate accords went from fringe to mainstream is getting closer and closer to the goal. If 25 more people pledge $5 we'll be three quarters of the way there

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Oli - ultracrepidarian @olimnz.bsky.social · 9h

I was gobsmacked to see this as the lead item on the Six O'clock News with a very critical slant.

If the farmers & Govt have lost 1News, then they're in trouble. Good.
#nzpol

1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 9h

📢 The target would be set at a range of 14-24% below 2017 levels by 2050.

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Govt to lower methane reduction target, rules out methane taxes

www.1news.co.nz

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 8h

Holy shit! I brace myself for climate disappointment every time there's a major story so that's a positive, even if the news is rotten

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 9h

Amelia Wade dives into the Family Boost policy, which was designed in a hurry using guesswork, and is now so complex one Kindergarten has hired a staffer explicitly to help parents navigate it:

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Families miss out on FamilyBoost after being caught by quarterly income rule

Parents hoping to claim childcare rebates have been rejected because their quarterly incomes are too high ‒ despite being told it was based on what their households earned yearly.

www.thepost.co.nz

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 10h

Massive crowd in Melbourne/Naarm today (in case you thought this movement was going to be placated with more colonisation). Until the occupation ends. Until Western war criminals and their enablers face justice. Until Palestine is free.

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 10h

I'm sorry but Chung is a grown-ass man and responsible for his own decline. Why are we making excuses when he made choices?

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 10h

If you want to see the problems with level of information in council voting then just look at Kirikiriroa which in the now preliminary (i.e. nearly final) has voted to keep Maaori wards by quite some margin but then voted in a heap of racist cookers #nzpol

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 12h

The government knows this is bad policy because they've announced it on a Sunday.
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 11h

Oh wow, that's a nice bonus! Here's hoping it leans the same way in some other areas (and we know it usually does...) and we get some better changes in places like Hamilton too

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 13h

Come on Russell I've seen you speak at Splore and we all know a sweet sweet muddy swim in the Firth of Thames means you're clean as!

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 14h

what a social scene, they both have so many amusing anecdotes about doing blackface or killing a nun

VinegarMike @vinegarmike.bsky.social · 14h

And here I am on a weekend vacation with my family which means I'm much closer than ever to an ocean to walk into

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau appear to confirm romance - report

After months of rumours, proof seems to be in that Katy Perry is dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The loved-up couple were spotted kissing and cuddling on board Perry's 24-metre y...

uk.news.yahoo.com

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 13h

Some days I really find it hard to reconcile my prison abolitionist feelings with 'My government voted to fuck everyone's lives up and Ian Watkins was murdered in a cell today' and yeah I reserve the right to be inconsistent sometimes

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 13h

Part of the reason the right wants to consolidate authoritarianism now is that if we're still under democracy when the climate crisis becomes obvious to all, they'll be absolutely unelectable because of this shit (they should actually be locked up for this shit)

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 14h

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move welcomed by the industry but opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 13h

Yes I know, I just wanted to be extremely clear about who I was blaming!

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