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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 57m

Interesting to see the Kremlin-financed erstwhile Tenet Media's Lauren Chen still focussed on New Zealand through the promotion of anti-Māori frames which gel with ascendant, & already well-established domestic, & transnational white supremacist, & far-right narratives. Cui bono? #nzpol

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Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut.bsky.social · 24m

“New Zealand is bearing the brunt of these warming seas because of its position…Meanwhile, the Subtropical Front — the boundary between cold subantarctic water and warmer subtropical water…has moved 120km west…the first time a shift in large-scale ocean circulation around NZ had been observed”🧪

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

www.theguardian.com

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 24m

We shouldn’t have either billionaires or hungry kids because one causes the other.

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 51m

Shout out to @laura-kiwi-birb.bsky.social for sending me this!

@iamprettyawesome.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social @detectiverogers.bsky.social ffs a member of the Atlas Network won the Nobel Peace prize.... Where aren't they at this point 👀

#AtlasNetwork #nzpol

Image of a post by the Atlas Network congratulating Maria Machado for winning the Nobel Peace prize. Explaining their long professional relationship with her

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 29m

He’s just fellating the cookers.

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 33m

Hungry kids and the existence of charities is a failure of government. #nzpol

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 4h

The first event at Christchurch’s new stadium will be both virtual and a fundraiser, aiming to raise money to feed thousands of Canterbury kids.

The first event at One NZ stadium has been revealed - and it’s for charity

The first event at Christchurch’s new stadium will be both virtual and a fundraiser, aiming to raise money to feed thousands of Canterbury kids.

dlvr.it

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Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 2h

Why do thousands of Canterbury kids need charity?!? #nzpol

a close up of a black and white goose 's head with a makeagif.com logo in the corner

Alt: Goose, curious... about to be furious.

media.tenor.com

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 35m

Anyone whose pay he has control over (govt workers, teachers, healthcare, beneficiaries) are bottom feeders to him.
More classism and prosperity gospel shit.

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 1h

My #kikorangi librarians/book people/NZ-ESOL people — can you recommend books/authors for adult women learners, specifically with an Aotearoa/ Pacific angle?? A lot of the books available are aimed at a male audience. Not School Journals or school focused. Reply or DM pls🙏📚

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♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 2h

If you cant help your shares are just as valuable

♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 3h

Hey peeps, im really struggling this month, ive had to change internet plans and getting the new one up and running is costly when youre poor.
Please consider donating or sharing. I didn't want to post this but this swap is eating every cent i have

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Support Hiding from plagues

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 43m

Bite me.

This … this is how it works, right?

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1h

PSA: if you quote post me first, you have formally invited me in

i abide by poster’s vampire rules

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1h

Losing my mind at the dude wearing a transparent poncho with nothing underneath lmao

Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 4h

Portland’s Emergency World Naked Bike Ride arrives at ICE

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 7h

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3h

Portland continues to amaze me 👏

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 53m

Please use alt text it is quick and easy and inclusive.

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 1h

#nzpol 1/3 The 2025 “Work for Free” calendar shines a harsh light on pay inequity for women and marginalised communities across Aotearoa. Each year, these dates symbolise when women and many ethnic groups effectively stop being paid compared to Pākehā men.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 13h

The WHO has verified the elimination of both measles & rubella in all Pacific Island countries, alongside rubella elimination in Japan. The achievement follows 2 decades of coordinated immunisation campaigns, regional surveillance, and high routine vaccine coverage. buff.ly/EpFb7HK
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Rubella elimination verified in Japan, and measles and rubella elimination verified in Pacific island countries and areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that the 21 Pacific island countries and areas that are part of the WHO Western Pacific Region have collectively been verified as having eliminated…

buff.ly

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awwchang @awwchang.dog · 14h

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 3h

Luxon abolished the Govt fund to help industry decarbonise, as he said he didn’t want to subsidise them and carbon price signals were the answer. Then he gave $200m for more fossil fuel exploration and abolished price signals for agribusiness, the biggest polluter.

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

📢 Moriori language week will begin on Monday, November 17 – with or without official recognition.

First-ever Moriori language week a 'long time coming'

www.1news.co.nz

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 3h

If Labour wins and Te Pati Māori are part of coalition negotiations, I beg Debbie & Rawiri to prioritise pushing to transfer the chronically ill/disabled onto a living wage with ACC, rather than WINZ, as a deal breaker. We NEED this, it’s long past time to treat us with dignity. #nzpol

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 9h

I ❤️ Viz

A letter to viz on why we should be removing British objects from people’s rectums, not foreign ones

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 1h

NZ, world-leaders. #nzpol

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h

New Zealand’s decision to set a less ambitious methane emissions reduction target sets a worrying precedent that other nations may follow, scientists have warned

New Zealand’s Methane Target Sets Bad Precedent, Scientists Warn

New Zealand’s decision to set a less ambitious methane emissions reduction target sets a worrying precedent that other nations may follow, scientists have warned.

bloom.bg

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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 3h

I have heard this repeatedly, particularly among the "we must stop Wikipedia being so left wing" brigade.

Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 12h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 1h

Disgusting that the colonisation continues.

Regulatory standards bill.
Removal of Māori wards.
Etc etc etc. #nzpol

Stephen Clarke @stephenclarkenz.bsky.social · 2h

50 years ago today thousands crammed into Parliament grounds in Wellington at the end of a 1100 km historic Māori land march from Te Hāpua in the far north led by Ngāpuhi leader Whina Cooper to protest against the continuing loss of Māori land. #TeRōpūOTeMatakite 🏳️

Photograph of Māori Land March demonstrators outside the Parliament Buildings in Wellington. Heinegg, Christian F, 1940- :Photographs of the Maori Land March. Ref: PA7-15-12. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

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