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Fact, history, opinion, and sarcasm, with an occasional side dose of sass.
Primary function of being occasionally useful in between shitposting and ranting about politics! Expect bad language
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Primary function of being occasionally useful in between shitposting and ranting about politics! Expect bad language
#CovidisNotOver #Masksinschoolsnz #MasksinHealthcare
Pinned
#NZpol
Yep, wouldn't trust any of their assurances *at all*.
This is the same lot that made *election* promises about Dunedin hospital... oh wait, until they broke them. That their tax cuts were 'definitely costed'... oh wait, until forced to admit they weren't.
On and on their gaslighting goes.
Yep, wouldn't trust any of their assurances *at all*.
This is the same lot that made *election* promises about Dunedin hospital... oh wait, until they broke them. That their tax cuts were 'definitely costed'... oh wait, until forced to admit they weren't.
On and on their gaslighting goes.
I keep thinking about how Peters said the hīkoi was a waste of time because the bill isn't going to pass. But (a) I don't trust any of these arseholes to do what they say they will, and (b) if there was no pushback I'm sure Luxon et al would happily vote it through into law. #ToituTeTiriti #NZpol
Never trust a Tory or a Neoliberal
What we know about the coalition:
They will carry out their policies and the coalition agreement.
Everything else they say is lies.
Easy way to analyse any of their comments, media releases etc
What we know about the coalition:
They will carry out their policies and the coalition agreement.
Everything else they say is lies.
Easy way to analyse any of their comments, media releases etc
We need to spend time ensuring family, friends, and colleagues are all properly enrolled prior to the 6 to 8 week campaigning run. Don't forget fam overseas!
this date matters, ACT NAT NZF will attempt to disenfranchise anyone who legitimately casts a special vote
#nzpol
#nzpol
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
We need to spend time ensuring family, friends, and colleagues are all properly enrolled prior to the 6 to 8 week campaigning run. Don't forget fam overseas!
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The Australian Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate & Energy has published my 75pp submission on the history of fossil capital's systemic global disinformation war via the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks against climate science, policy & clean energy.
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The Australian Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate & Energy has published my 75pp submission on the history of fossil capital's systemic global disinformation war via the #AtlasNetwork thinktanks against climate science, policy & clean energy.
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
Diplomatic meetings while on holiday. Wonder if Winnie knew?
Great work mate
Look at this nugget from today's NZ Herald
"I had some contacts through an old think tank buddy who knew the person in the think tank over there that has been partial to part of [Milei’s] rise"
Look at this nugget from today's NZ Herald
"I had some contacts through an old think tank buddy who knew the person in the think tank over there that has been partial to part of [Milei’s] rise"
Why David Seymour’s summer break included a meeting with Argentina’s President and his gold-plated chainsaw
The Act leader was met with heavy scepticism when he turned up at the President's gates.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Diplomatic meetings while on holiday. Wonder if Winnie knew?
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Luxon today: “We won’t be working with Te Pāti Māori because they’ve got a separatist agenda”
Te Pati Māori today:
Te Pati Māori today:
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Luxon today: “We won’t be working with Te Pāti Māori because they’ve got a separatist agenda”
Te Pati Māori today:
Te Pati Māori today:
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Sorry pretty boy but you must go either before the election or on the 8th.
Lots of posing and selfies but I am struggling to see if the country is going forward under your government.
Backwards on the track.
#nzpol
Lots of posing and selfies but I am struggling to see if the country is going forward under your government.
Backwards on the track.
#nzpol
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sorry pretty boy but you must go either before the election or on the 8th.
Lots of posing and selfies but I am struggling to see if the country is going forward under your government.
Backwards on the track.
#nzpol
Lots of posing and selfies but I am struggling to see if the country is going forward under your government.
Backwards on the track.
#nzpol
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Remember the 38yo unexpectedly pregnant woman who had to deal with a terrorist massacre, a volcanic eruption and a global pandemic while raising a baby? Did anyone cut her one tenth of the slack this POS is getting?
January 20, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Remember the 38yo unexpectedly pregnant woman who had to deal with a terrorist massacre, a volcanic eruption and a global pandemic while raising a baby? Did anyone cut her one tenth of the slack this POS is getting?
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I'm honestly so sick and heartbroken watching incredibly passionate, skilled, and qualified healthcare workers being so burnt by the funding cuts carried out by this government that they're leaving the healthcare system altogether. #nzpol
January 20, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I'm honestly so sick and heartbroken watching incredibly passionate, skilled, and qualified healthcare workers being so burnt by the funding cuts carried out by this government that they're leaving the healthcare system altogether. #nzpol
#nzpol Our Mood of the Workforce 2026 results are out. More than 3700 working people filled out the survey, and the message was clear: workers are struggling under the National-led Government. We need elected leaders that care about working New Zealanders, not just the wealthy and powerful.
Mood of the Workforce: ‘Virtually no praises for Luxon’s performance’
Move over boardroom executives, it’s time to hear what the blue collar workers think of the government, its leaders, and opposition MPs.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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This worries the crap out of me.
Read the attached document and try to counteract where you can.
#nzpol
Read the attached document and try to counteract where you can.
#nzpol
CEO of New Zealand's Free Speech Union, in an interview with far-right newsfluencer, laid out what their targets would be over '26 (an election year). Would be foolish for initiatives, individuals, institutions, & identities here to not plan for significant harms, haranguing, & harassment. #nzpol
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This worries the crap out of me.
Read the attached document and try to counteract where you can.
#nzpol
Read the attached document and try to counteract where you can.
#nzpol
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Not satire - 😬🤦🏻♀️
#nzpol
#nzpol
Interim advisory in place for Northland water CCO establishment | Far North District Council
www.fndc.govt.nz
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Not satire - 😬🤦🏻♀️
#nzpol
#nzpol
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How to Speak Like a Wanker at Work: Rule 3 - Be Passive Aggressive
YouTube video by Wankernomics
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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LUXON’S MAGIC PHONE: Christopher Luxon has a magic phone that he can listen through his cheek with. Maybe that’s why he never hears what New Zealanders really need? #nzpol #BHN @patbrittenden.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM
LUXON’S MAGIC PHONE: Christopher Luxon has a magic phone that he can listen through his cheek with. Maybe that’s why he never hears what New Zealanders really need? #nzpol #BHN @patbrittenden.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social
So far, I've not seen articles on Greenland that ask why? Who benefits?
There's a geo-limited war already on Europe's east. Another front on the west in Greenland creates a pincer.
Who benefits from a weaker Europe spreading their defence spending across existing and 2nd front?
Ask these questions
There's a geo-limited war already on Europe's east. Another front on the west in Greenland creates a pincer.
Who benefits from a weaker Europe spreading their defence spending across existing and 2nd front?
Ask these questions
"Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for Europe’s defence spending surge to be channelled into Greenland’s economy and infrastructure, while strengthening Arctic security amid mounting US pressure in the region." www.euractiv.com/news/von-der...
Von der Leyen calls for EU defence funds to boost Arctic security | Euractiv
Prioritising Arctic military needs represents a new direction for the Commission
www.euractiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
So far, I've not seen articles on Greenland that ask why? Who benefits?
There's a geo-limited war already on Europe's east. Another front on the west in Greenland creates a pincer.
Who benefits from a weaker Europe spreading their defence spending across existing and 2nd front?
Ask these questions
There's a geo-limited war already on Europe's east. Another front on the west in Greenland creates a pincer.
Who benefits from a weaker Europe spreading their defence spending across existing and 2nd front?
Ask these questions
Fucks sake! This is not a big win. It's a measly stopgap
#nzpol
#nzpol
Firefighters in the Marlborough Sounds getting by without a brick and mortar station are stoked to have new shipping containers to store their gear in.
‘Awesome’ new gear containers for remote fire brigade
Firefighters in the Marlborough Sounds getting by without a brick and mortar station are stoked to have new shipping containers to store their gear in.
dlvr.it
January 20, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Fucks sake! This is not a big win. It's a measly stopgap
#nzpol
#nzpol
I think this needs repeating. We're only 6 years on and in 2020 it was, "there's no such thing as long covid."
There is no “normal” level of long C19.
The baseline is no C19, and no long C19.
The baseline is no C19, and no long C19.
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I think this needs repeating. We're only 6 years on and in 2020 it was, "there's no such thing as long covid."
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Just paid some extremely urgent bills, which I would not have been able to do without yesterday's sales, so you have my eternal gratitude! (Less than 100 bucks to my name right now but that is a worry for later.)
Good morning, Tuesday morning!
1180/3500 - 180/750 weekend goal!
1180/3500 - 180/750 weekend goal!
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Just paid some extremely urgent bills, which I would not have been able to do without yesterday's sales, so you have my eternal gratitude! (Less than 100 bucks to my name right now but that is a worry for later.)
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550 cases in one state.
Serious harms from this disease will become increasingly common.
apnews.com/article/meas...
Serious harms from this disease will become increasingly common.
apnews.com/article/meas...
Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days. State health officials on Friday reported 124 new cases, bringing the state’s total to 558 in a wave of infections c...
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
550 cases in one state.
Serious harms from this disease will become increasingly common.
apnews.com/article/meas...
Serious harms from this disease will become increasingly common.
apnews.com/article/meas...
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It's truly wild to me that the main line against cannabis legalization is "it has no medical benefits," and yet every liquor store stays open.
I'm no prohibitionist, here, i just want people to be consistent.
I'm no prohibitionist, here, i just want people to be consistent.
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's truly wild to me that the main line against cannabis legalization is "it has no medical benefits," and yet every liquor store stays open.
I'm no prohibitionist, here, i just want people to be consistent.
I'm no prohibitionist, here, i just want people to be consistent.
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Her parents thought vaccines caused autism so she stopped getting them. Then she got meningitis.
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Her parents thought vaccines caused autism so she stopped getting them. Then she got meningitis.
This thread is quite literally a wild ride!
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 AM
This thread is quite literally a wild ride!
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Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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ICE agents get a reward for everyone they detain, even if they get it wrong
Who pays for that reward?
The taxpayer.
Who pays to keep immigrants in detention unnecessarily?
The tax payer.
Yet they want you to believe they can’t afford to give you healthcare or food assistance
Who pays for that reward?
The taxpayer.
Who pays to keep immigrants in detention unnecessarily?
The tax payer.
Yet they want you to believe they can’t afford to give you healthcare or food assistance
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM
ICE agents get a reward for everyone they detain, even if they get it wrong
Who pays for that reward?
The taxpayer.
Who pays to keep immigrants in detention unnecessarily?
The tax payer.
Yet they want you to believe they can’t afford to give you healthcare or food assistance
Who pays for that reward?
The taxpayer.
Who pays to keep immigrants in detention unnecessarily?
The tax payer.
Yet they want you to believe they can’t afford to give you healthcare or food assistance
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