Magpie Said
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Retired teacher. The future, if there is to be one, is Green.
Gary's Economics - tax wealth not work.
Gary's Economics - tax wealth not work.
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My understanding is 80% of the Historians at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage depart this month with their cartons of books. Does that just leave a Chief Historian? With it ends an unbroken record of state-produced history going back to the War History Branch seen here in 1946. #HistoryEnzHere
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My understanding is 80% of the Historians at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage depart this month with their cartons of books. Does that just leave a Chief Historian? With it ends an unbroken record of state-produced history going back to the War History Branch seen here in 1946. #HistoryEnzHere
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Witkoff, Kushner, and the Trump crime family – 𝘢𝘭𝘭 in bed with the Kremlin while our friends in #Ukraine fight for their lives.
We’re living in a madhouse.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
We’re living in a madhouse.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
Trump Envoy Has Financial Ties With Former Adviser to Putin’s ‘Money Man’ Now Leading Kremlin Peace Talks
Steve Witkoff’s real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Witkoff, Kushner, and the Trump crime family – 𝘢𝘭𝘭 in bed with the Kremlin while our friends in #Ukraine fight for their lives.
We’re living in a madhouse.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
We’re living in a madhouse.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Yellow-legged hornets and golden clams pose a catastrophe for our environment.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people
Nothing prepared me for the rapid transformation unfolding in the Waikato River since the invasion of the Asian clam, Adam Hartland writes.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yellow-legged hornets and golden clams pose a catastrophe for our environment.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Climate action delivers all sorts of co-benefits. Yet while cities worldwide often trumpet the economic rewards of climate action, they regularly fail to report the many health benefits. A new study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Pathways to health: Reporting on health co-benefits from urban climate mitigation action varies by sector - npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability - Pathways to health: Reporting on health co-benefits from urban climate mitigation action varies by sector
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Climate action delivers all sorts of co-benefits. Yet while cities worldwide often trumpet the economic rewards of climate action, they regularly fail to report the many health benefits. A new study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
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First wireless charging road in U. S. Unveiled in Detroit
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
First wireless charging road in U.S. unveiled in Detroit
The quarter-stretch of roadway will be open near Michigan Central Station, where Detroit's mobility district is gathering steam.
www.fox2detroit.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
First wireless charging road in U. S. Unveiled in Detroit
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
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www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/the-...
I posted a story with a Gift Link to the Wall Street Journal article. This piece makes it even more clear what is going on. trump and his minions are selling America off as parts for their own bank accounts.
I posted a story with a Gift Link to the Wall Street Journal article. This piece makes it even more clear what is going on. trump and his minions are selling America off as parts for their own bank accounts.
The Corruption of American Foreign Policy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Even before Donald Trump assumed office in January, it was obvious that kleptocratic motives would play a role in his foreign policy. We had already seen significant corruption during Trump’s first te...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/the-...
I posted a story with a Gift Link to the Wall Street Journal article. This piece makes it even more clear what is going on. trump and his minions are selling America off as parts for their own bank accounts.
I posted a story with a Gift Link to the Wall Street Journal article. This piece makes it even more clear what is going on. trump and his minions are selling America off as parts for their own bank accounts.
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If you have 6 hours to spare, you could hear Aotearoa NZ try to justify its record on eliminating #racism. #NZpol
3179th Meeting, Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) How is NZ doing?
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3180th Meeting, CERD NZ, continued
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3179th Meeting, Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) How is NZ doing?
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3180th Meeting, CERD NZ, continued
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3179th Meeting, 116th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Consideration of New Zealand
webtv.un.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
If you have 6 hours to spare, you could hear Aotearoa NZ try to justify its record on eliminating #racism. #NZpol
3179th Meeting, Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) How is NZ doing?
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w...
3180th Meeting, CERD NZ, continued
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10...
3179th Meeting, Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) How is NZ doing?
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w...
3180th Meeting, CERD NZ, continued
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10...
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24 years ago! Lessons from privatisation. Do you want your services to go away after they're privatised? All this talk about rural development and regions left behind you know what would have helped... if they still had banks and passenger trains #nzpol www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/lesso...
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
24 years ago! Lessons from privatisation. Do you want your services to go away after they're privatised? All this talk about rural development and regions left behind you know what would have helped... if they still had banks and passenger trains #nzpol www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/lesso...
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You know they’ve really screwed the economy when businesses that have been around for generations start to fall over.
‘Last roll of the dice’: 150-year-old family business crowdfunds to survive Wellington’s ‘freefall’
Its clients have included the Government, Air New Zealand and the All Blacks, while Lady Gaga, Willie Nelson and Tāme Iti are among its high-profile fans.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You know they’ve really screwed the economy when businesses that have been around for generations start to fall over.
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Excellent new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think” explaining how African nations are trying to catch up with Pakistan to import record levels of Chinese solar PV and batteries.
Excellent video. Worth watching:
Excellent video. Worth watching:
How an African energy revolution could save ALL of us.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
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November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Excellent new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think” explaining how African nations are trying to catch up with Pakistan to import record levels of Chinese solar PV and batteries.
Excellent video. Worth watching:
Excellent video. Worth watching:
Professor of economics Robert MacCulloch slammed Luxon's claim that a 21 yo wld retire with a $1m KS as a lie....It's a political announcement. This scheme is not well thgt out. It's a PR anncmt.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Low income earners biggest losers in Kiwisaver changes - economics expert
The biggest losers in National's bid to super size Kiwisaver are low income earners and small businesses according to an economics expert. If re-elected National is proposing to raise Kiwisaver contri...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Professor of economics Robert MacCulloch slammed Luxon's claim that a 21 yo wld retire with a $1m KS as a lie....It's a political announcement. This scheme is not well thgt out. It's a PR anncmt.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Fossil fuel companies were given insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a 2-year campaign to weaken oil & gas regulation & overturn the offshore exploration ban. They lobbied Shane Jones to dilute New Zealand's clean-up rules for ageing oil fields.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fossil fuel companies were given insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a 2-year campaign to weaken oil & gas regulation & overturn the offshore exploration ban. They lobbied Shane Jones to dilute New Zealand's clean-up rules for ageing oil fields.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Morena from the Waitakeres looking twds the Manukau Harbour.
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Morena from the Waitakeres looking twds the Manukau Harbour.
SANCTUARY GARDENS has taken court action to save this area from becoming an apartment block. Please donate to help us keep it as a public space. It's been a garden since Maori times from the adzes found here.
This 👇 or This 👇
This 👇 or This 👇
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
SANCTUARY GARDENS has taken court action to save this area from becoming an apartment block. Please donate to help us keep it as a public space. It's been a garden since Maori times from the adzes found here.
This 👇 or This 👇
This 👇 or This 👇
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UK Budget – is this the end of democracy? youtu.be/g0lEbH2kEw8
UK Budget – The End of Democracy?
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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November 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
UK Budget – is this the end of democracy? youtu.be/g0lEbH2kEw8
To Hobsons Pledge & Coalition gvt, your worst fear is coming true. Te ao Maori is growing.
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa, identified as Māori as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa, identified as Māori as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Māori ethnic population nears one million
Latest estimates from Stats NZ show around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of the population, identify as Māori.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
To Hobsons Pledge & Coalition gvt, your worst fear is coming true. Te ao Maori is growing.
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa, identified as Māori as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa, identified as Māori as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
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As we honor this year’s Trans Day of Remembrance, we are reminded of how all our movements for liberation and justice across the world are connected. None of us are free until all of us are free — from here to Palestine.
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
As we honor this year’s Trans Day of Remembrance, we are reminded of how all our movements for liberation and justice across the world are connected. None of us are free until all of us are free — from here to Palestine.
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Enjoy this free article.
So many people here on Bluesky seem mortally offended by the idea of free busses 🚌 😂.
Enjoy this free article.
So many people here on Bluesky seem mortally offended by the idea of free busses 🚌 😂.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Enjoy this free article.
So many people here on Bluesky seem mortally offended by the idea of free busses 🚌 😂.
Enjoy this free article.
So many people here on Bluesky seem mortally offended by the idea of free busses 🚌 😂.
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Also, I know I already said 4/4, so I guess this is post 5/5 LOL
But read some proper reasoned stuff on blockers. Have arguments ready for your racist sexist uncles at Christmas
www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-are-pub...
But read some proper reasoned stuff on blockers. Have arguments ready for your racist sexist uncles at Christmas
www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-are-pub...
What are puberty blockers? What is gender affirming care?
All the information you need to fight misinformation
www.emilywrites.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Also, I know I already said 4/4, so I guess this is post 5/5 LOL
But read some proper reasoned stuff on blockers. Have arguments ready for your racist sexist uncles at Christmas
www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-are-pub...
But read some proper reasoned stuff on blockers. Have arguments ready for your racist sexist uncles at Christmas
www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-are-pub...
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Emily Writes is on a righteous and pretty comprehensive tear about the vandalism being donbe to the education system
She brings receipts, MANY receipts, and hoplites which, apparently is NOT an alcohol free beer without the "Flavour Bomb"™️
Though tasteless and unnatural IS on brand
Go for it
She brings receipts, MANY receipts, and hoplites which, apparently is NOT an alcohol free beer without the "Flavour Bomb"™️
Though tasteless and unnatural IS on brand
Go for it
What the HELL is happening with the new school curriculum?
Over and over again, I've had emails and messages from parents asking me about the new curriculum. I tried to get my head around it, but just had more questions than answers. So I teamed up with my fr...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Emily Writes is on a righteous and pretty comprehensive tear about the vandalism being donbe to the education system
She brings receipts, MANY receipts, and hoplites which, apparently is NOT an alcohol free beer without the "Flavour Bomb"™️
Though tasteless and unnatural IS on brand
Go for it
She brings receipts, MANY receipts, and hoplites which, apparently is NOT an alcohol free beer without the "Flavour Bomb"™️
Though tasteless and unnatural IS on brand
Go for it
Unfortunately, from day 1, what was happening wasn't similar to any previous aggression that we ever witnessed in Gaza so I knew that it wld be different but I never expected that it wld be that extreme and that it wld last for 2 years....
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad on capturing the early days of the war in Gaza
Plestia Alaqad's book coveres her life as a Palestinian living in Gaza after October 7 2023.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Unfortunately, from day 1, what was happening wasn't similar to any previous aggression that we ever witnessed in Gaza so I knew that it wld be different but I never expected that it wld be that extreme and that it wld last for 2 years....
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...