Jennifer Duval-Smith
@jduvalsmith.bsky.social
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Art / nature / connection / sniping at the patriarchy / 🇳🇿 #kikorangi
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jduvalsmith.bsky.social
10/10 response
harpua.bsky.social
Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.
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testtubeone.bsky.social
No names mentioned.
What I know is that Parliament security spend more time protecting MPs from death threats that result from Winston Peters' attacks on them than they spend protecting Winston Peters from death threats.💩
Further details required. Then we'll know.
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Man charged after string of death threats made against MP
A 19-year-old man has been charged.
www.rnz.co.nz
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
You have bullied me into single spacing with your relentless campaign. Hope you're happy now PAUL.
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
It's a class action at this point.
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
Thank you! It's my personal favourite class, usually sells out but perhaps people are hanging on to their money a bit. I get it! The smell of the stocks and orchids in the temperate house are amazing too.
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
I should mention Auckland Wintergardens based! 🇳🇿🌱
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haydendonnell.bsky.social
Step one: engineer a recession and cancel infrastructure projects. Step two: get mad at people for not having a job

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...
The Spinoff: In other words, we did it, folks. Joblessness is up. Inflation is down. Mince is admittedly four trillion dollars. But overall, success! Surely our government should be pulling a George W  Bush and unfurling a mission accomplished banner above the rusted deck of the HMNZS Canterbury. 

Instead, it called a press conference to say, in essence, wtf.  Luxon and social development minister Louise Upston gathered reporters on Sunday to announce too many 18- and 19-year-olds were claiming the benefit, and they’ll be cutting them off if their parents earn more than the princely sum of $65,529 combined. Asked where young people should get a job in a recession, which, again, we deliberately engineered, Luxon pointed to kūmara harvesting in Dargaville or seasonal work in orchards. Orchardists promptly responded that they didn’t need more staff right now.
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
I have two places left on my weird and wonderful carnivorous plants art workshop THIS SUNDAY. No experience necessary and all materials provided, including the most amazing pitcher plants. Message me and save $10 on the additional booking fee. Bring your BFF. Go on, you know you want to!
boal art class n carnivorous pants in Auckland this Sunday
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pimlicat.bsky.social
"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations"

pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

What do you think?
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
Is she halloweening as a bratz doll?
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thepeterkelly.bsky.social
Dear Mr. Clegg

I have started a business, selling the contents of your house

I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house

Without this access my company will not be profitable

Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree

Please advise how I should proceed
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
So reliably wrong on just about everything.
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
Wondering also about young people estranged from their parents?
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publicaddress.bsky.social
Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit
The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.
www.rnz.co.nz
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
I did wonder how it might affect young people estranged from abusive parents.
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tonywelly.bsky.social
You can't beat Wellington on a strike day
#nzpol
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keithng.bsky.social
Downplaying an act of violence might have been the appropriate response from him, and might not be the appropriate in our current moment - I don't know - but the complete refusal to make political hay out of it is night and day from the current Government.
mountaintui.bsky.social
Then Green Party co-leader James Shaw was attacked while walking to work. He suffered a fractured eye ball and black eye, but said he still felt safe.

That's what de-escalation and kindness looks like #nzpol
Shaw back with black eye
James Shaw walked to work a day after he was assaulted while heading to the office, and plans to keep doing so.
www.stuff.co.nz
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psna-otautahi.bsky.social
You may have heard Peters trying to make the situation with the abducted NZers all about him

They’ve been released and their flights home paid for by the people who love them

Unlike Peters, who has all his flights paid for by taxpayers

#NZPol
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
He's fucking rude too. He'd never speak to a NACT politician like that.
jduvalsmith.bsky.social
Yep, he's completely out of touch with how hard it is out there. People know how hard the kids are finding it. And not just the kids.
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foxylustygrover.bsky.social
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Luxon just can't catch a break, gotta be the first time in history that bene-bashing is this unpopular! Of course there was that one time when Simon Bridges tried right at the start of Covid but that only cost him his job #NZPol
Question: Should the Jobseeker benefit for teens depend on their parents' income?
Results:
Yes: 19%
No: 74%
Not sure: 7%
Source: Stuff