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DoktorHobo (Toitū Te Tiriti) @doktorhobo.bsky.social · 2d

One reason I should never enter politics is I could imagine far too many uses for a 78 hour mix tape made up of nothing but distinct, non-repeating covers of The Day The Nazi Died.

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Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti) @krveale.bsky.social · 2d

Evergreen, and presented without comment.

the day the nazi died - chumbawamba (cover)

YouTube video by Darlene Lesmana

www.youtube.com

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 8d

The audience applauded as Luxon asserted that the 400,000 people wanting work or more work would actually fit perfectly into the 20,000 available vacancies.
He then urged young people to have some get up and go. Parents looked worried by this comment - how would they afford to get their kids to Aus?

Annabel Reid
Unemployed school leavers need to “get off the couch, stop playing PlayStation and go find a job”, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told Rotorua business leaders.

The audience applauded his “tough-love” message yesterday, linking the city’s high unemployment rate to poor school attendance.

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 8d

ever since being in Japan i've transformed into one of those theme park tycoon npcs thats like 'i wish there was a vending machine here!'

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the (!!!) Carrie @adc-ax.itch.io · Apr 26

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 8d

We should want better things for everyone in our society than aspiring to a pat on the head from capitalism

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 8d

Being in paid work sucks, actually. Even the most fulfilling job becomes a grind by the simple fact of having to navigate an economic model that atomises your life into a series of unbalanced financial transactions. When you HAVE to do something to survive it can't give you unalloyed satisfaction

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 8d

"Youths playing Xbox all day need a good kick up the pants" is the exact same rhetoric as "women having babies for the benefit" and "migrants are lazy but also stealing our jobs" amd "disabled people just need to ~believe in themselves" the message is Only Paid Work Is Good, So You Must Love It

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 8d

It tells you a lot, the way politicians (not just National Party ones) take dismissive, vicious swings at young people.

a) Their actual target is people 45+
b) Who also hate young people
c) Also they assume young people won't vote
d) So who cares if it's true, it gives people an excuse to be mean

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 8d

The audience applauded as Luxon asserted that the 400,000 people wanting work or more work would actually fit perfectly into the 20,000 available vacancies.
He then urged young people to have some get up and go. Parents looked worried by this comment - how would they afford to get their kids to Aus?

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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 11d

I'm a historian. Sewage systems have saved more lives than any medical intervention. Vaccines are second and antibiotics third.

Prior to the 1880s, the urban annual death rate was ~25%; it dropped to ~0.5% in under a generation.

Support your sewage system. Dispose of bodies responsibly.

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 11d

I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
I'm an epidemiologist. Sewage systems are sexy.

Dosco Jones @doscojones.bsky.social
I'm an engineer. Sewage systems are sexy.

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 11d

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 11d

The point isn't really to win over existing supporters though. Instead, it's broadly 3 things:
1) Deter anyone current non-supporters from moving to support them
2) Winning over *anti-racist* voters to oppose them
3) Delegitimising them as not deserving the same benefit of doubt due to other parties

Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 11d

You won't stop Reform by calling their supporters racist

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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 12d

My best guess is that Shakespeare and 19th century texts were added and made compulsory, and Māori and Pacific authors removed, is because it made the senior English curriculum more aligned with Elizabeth Rata's vision.

Remember: she started as its lead writer.

It's a long read, but here's why.

Recapturing the Senior English Curriculum

2024 had been a good year for Stanford. The speed bump that was the outcry over the senior English curriculum and the lack of consultation had been smoothly managed by her, and she was on a roll wi…

bevanholloway.com

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 12d

Luxon Govt stopped or blocked four key structural projects which would reduce fossil gas dependence: NZ Battery Project, Gas Transition Plan, Govt Investment in Decarbonising Industry, and Offshore Wind.

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Beccas can't be choosers @beccanical.bsky.social · 11d

donald trump has been an experiment in maximising the elder abuse of an abuser. thank you for engaging with this horrible project

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sarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 12d

why is no one talking about the new animorphs covers? i love that the next evolution up from crazy photoshop distortions is "someone who at minimum has looked at a LOT of furry art"

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 17d

I am LOVING the new Animorphs covers. They keep the spirit of the originals but add a whole new level of organic flow/dynamic motion.

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 12d

FYI - maskbloc.org

Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc

MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.

maskbloc.org

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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 15d

Wellington! Some of our Covid aware folks have set up a mask bloc.
This mask bloc can't run without the generosity of donors. Five dollars may mean that a checkout worker can take 5 masks that they can reuse for months.
chuffed.org/project/1510...
chuffed.org/project/1510...

Wellington Mask Bloc

We are Aotearoa Covid Action, a grassroots advocacy group that has risen up in the wake of Aotearoa New Zealand no longer having a credible plan to control the spread of Covid in our schools, workplac...

chuffed.org

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Jarrod Baker @jarrodbaker.bsky.social · 13d

incredible how transphobia is such a reliable bellwether for all the other terrible opinions someone holds

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Dr Karaitiana Taiuru MITP, MInstD @ktaiuru.bsky.social · 13d

Google AI search miss-identified me and another Māori man
www.taiuru.co.nz/ai-miss-iden...

AI miss-identified two Māori men - Taiuru & Associates Ltd

AI search has misidentified two different Māori men in a search of a prominent Māori Data Governance leader.

www.taiuru.co.nz

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Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 13d

Your risk, their profits

Business saving $8bn but you might die

These evil fuckers dont give a shit about us

#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: Government announces shake-up of earthquake strengthening laws

A new "risk-based" approach to earthquake strengthening will allegedly save building owners more than $8.2 billion across the country.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 15d

Also, this claim:

"Go look at other Western economies around the world and how fast they count their vote. We must be the slowest folk on the planet."

Australia - voting day 3 May and final results 12 June (37 days)
NZ - voting day 14 Oct and final results 9 November (26 days)

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 15d

Hey Chris Luxon, maybe have a wee read of the Electoral Act 1993, s7 before trying to play the Big Business CEO, huh?

"The Electoral Commission must act independently in performing its statutory functions and duties, and exercising its statutory powers, under—
(a) this Act ..."

'Slowest folk on the planet': Luxon says he wants votes to be counted faster

The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 15d

Would this get more attention if I used words like 'Ombudsman tells TERF complainant to get stuffed'?

Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 16d

The Chief Ombudsman has found that the Human Rights Commission did not act unreasonably when it refused to delete text from a public statement explaining that it interpreted sex discrimination in the Human Rights Act to include gender identity.

www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/resources/re...

Refusal of the Human Rights Commission to delete text from a public statement

The Chief Ombudsman found that the Human Rights Commission did not act unreasonably when it refused to delete text from a public statement explaining that it interpreted sex discrimination in the Huma...

www.ombudsman.parliament.nz

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Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · 15d

When we were living in the Netherlands it too 255 days for them to form a govt after the 2017 election. 🤣 Like sure the votes were counted but we're not the slowest in the world at anything except a CGT. LOL.

Alex @shakingstick.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely refusing to cast doubt on the accuracy of those anecdotal accounts of his rude interactions with operations staff at AirNZ eh

'Slowest folk on the planet': Luxon says he wants votes to be counted faster

The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.

www.rnz.co.nz

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