Completely Black
@completelyblack.bsky.social
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Lives in Aotearoa
Lives in Aotearoa
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I'm still mad about this - see the full list of cut projects from the money taken from climate polluters, which would help adaptation and mitigation efforts of the recent weather events, including $900M from the Emergency Response Fund - now frittered away.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
January 29, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I'm still mad about this - see the full list of cut projects from the money taken from climate polluters, which would help adaptation and mitigation efforts of the recent weather events, including $900M from the Emergency Response Fund - now frittered away.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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ACC plans on "getting more non-serious injury clients out of the long-term claims pool" to get its financies in order.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
January 28, 2026 at 11:57 PM
ACC plans on "getting more non-serious injury clients out of the long-term claims pool" to get its financies in order.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
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I just remembered Judith Collins said she was a woman of colour, the colour white so everyone can stop pretending that ACT and NZ 1st made the Nats racist #NZPol
January 28, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I just remembered Judith Collins said she was a woman of colour, the colour white so everyone can stop pretending that ACT and NZ 1st made the Nats racist #NZPol
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John Key's not wrong. Thatcher was a fucking awful craven bitch too
#nzpol
#nzpol
Judith Collins the ‘Margaret Thatcher of NZ’, Sir John Key says
The former prime minister called the outgoing MP the “Margaret Thatcher of New Zealand”.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM
John Key's not wrong. Thatcher was a fucking awful craven bitch too
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Best insult of the day 🤭
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Judith Collins ‘the Margaret Thatcher of NZ’, Sir John Key says
The former prime minister called the outgoing MP the “Margaret Thatcher of New Zealand”.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Best insult of the day 🤭
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Company co-founded by famously evil dude turns out to be evil. Employees shocked.
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Company co-founded by famously evil dude turns out to be evil. Employees shocked.
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
The Gramps.
The Gramps.
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Doge
Doge
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Soundharden
Soundharden
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
The Gramps.
The Gramps.
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Marilyn Hanson.
Marilyn Hanson.
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Doge
Doge
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Soundharden
Soundharden
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Marilyn Hanson.
Marilyn Hanson.
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
The Cute.
The Cute.
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Doge
Doge
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Soundharden
Soundharden
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
The Cute.
The Cute.
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Sure, it could. But how does that benefit the power cartel, or their major shareholder, the government? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
NZ could save billions just by changing when we use electricity, new report finds
Spreading the power load could help to defer or avoid increasing demand capacity.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Sure, it could. But how does that benefit the power cartel, or their major shareholder, the government? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Rowling aside though, is a story about a hereditary chosen one and his adventures in the elite school for the powerful actually a story about liberalism?
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Rowling aside though, is a story about a hereditary chosen one and his adventures in the elite school for the powerful actually a story about liberalism?
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In addition to abolishing ICE and trying and jailing every single one of those fuckers, disarming US federal law enforcement so they can't casually kill people seems to be a minimum demand for the future.
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In addition to abolishing ICE and trying and jailing every single one of those fuckers, disarming US federal law enforcement so they can't casually kill people seems to be a minimum demand for the future.
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By cancelling the Climate Emergency Response Fund, the government was telling us there was nothing to see here. The past week has shown they could not have been more wrong. We need a government that takes climate change seriously because it's only going to get worse. #nzpol
We had funding for these types of actions. It was the Climate Emergency Response Fund but the government closed that in 2024 so now there is no dedicated funding to prepare for future floods, slips, fires and other climate disasters www.treasury.govt.nz/information-...
The Climate Emergency Response Fund
The Climate Emergency Response Fund is now closed.At Budget 2024, the Government confirmed its decision to close the Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
www.treasury.govt.nz
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 AM
By cancelling the Climate Emergency Response Fund, the government was telling us there was nothing to see here. The past week has shown they could not have been more wrong. We need a government that takes climate change seriously because it's only going to get worse. #nzpol
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Do you remember when John Key spent 26 million dollars trying to change the New Zealand flag.
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Do you remember when John Key spent 26 million dollars trying to change the New Zealand flag.
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
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NZ taxpayers spent $6M to bring Michelin stars here and only paid $3M to the WHO.
Contributing to world health seems like a much better spend to me. #nzpol
Contributing to world health seems like a much better spend to me. #nzpol
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM
NZ taxpayers spent $6M to bring Michelin stars here and only paid $3M to the WHO.
Contributing to world health seems like a much better spend to me. #nzpol
Contributing to world health seems like a much better spend to me. #nzpol
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I miss the days when cabinet ministers were appointed for their competence and subject matter expertise, rather than their being amenable to corruption and blatant dishonesty.
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I miss the days when cabinet ministers were appointed for their competence and subject matter expertise, rather than their being amenable to corruption and blatant dishonesty.
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The Ardern government ringfenced 6 billion dollars for a
'National Resilience Plan' to help respond rapidly to climate disasters.
Luxon's government stole it.
Morons.
'National Resilience Plan' to help respond rapidly to climate disasters.
Luxon's government stole it.
Morons.
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The Ardern government ringfenced 6 billion dollars for a
'National Resilience Plan' to help respond rapidly to climate disasters.
Luxon's government stole it.
Morons.
'National Resilience Plan' to help respond rapidly to climate disasters.
Luxon's government stole it.
Morons.
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This is not a slam at Cooke in particular - he does good stuff - but this quote gets at some of the issues with our political coverage.
Being equally critical of Ardern and Luxon is not in fact a sign of even-handedness.
#nzpol
Being equally critical of Ardern and Luxon is not in fact a sign of even-handedness.
#nzpol
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 AM
This is not a slam at Cooke in particular - he does good stuff - but this quote gets at some of the issues with our political coverage.
Being equally critical of Ardern and Luxon is not in fact a sign of even-handedness.
#nzpol
Being equally critical of Ardern and Luxon is not in fact a sign of even-handedness.
#nzpol
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You say "warns"
I hear "promises"
I hear "promises"
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
You say "warns"
I hear "promises"
I hear "promises"
This reads like a The Onion headline.
January 20, 2026 at 5:15 AM
This reads like a The Onion headline.
Hall Runner #MakeAMovieBoring
A Salt on Precinct 13. #makeamovieboring #hashtaggames
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Hall Runner #MakeAMovieBoring
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I would like to see far less 'Can he win?' rubbish and much more 'What would it actually mean for the country if we gave the climate denying, asset stripping racists another term?' #nzpol
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I would like to see far less 'Can he win?' rubbish and much more 'What would it actually mean for the country if we gave the climate denying, asset stripping racists another term?' #nzpol
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Imagine my surprise.
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Imagine my surprise.
@sassypolitico.bsky.social can you please message me. I have a package from Paula Harris that I think is for you.
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
@sassypolitico.bsky.social can you please message me. I have a package from Paula Harris that I think is for you.
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New article! On life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill
Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
New article! On life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...