Andrew
@openpolicy.bsky.social
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Andrew
@openpolicy.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Netanyahu was never interested in a #ceasefire.
It was always about ethnic cleansing, colonialism and genocide.
The west won’t act as he burns children alive.
It is the biggest moral failure of our time, and the failure to stop it hasn’t even done what the Democrats hoped - secure re-election.
It was always about ethnic cleansing, colonialism and genocide.
The west won’t act as he burns children alive.
It is the biggest moral failure of our time, and the failure to stop it hasn’t even done what the Democrats hoped - secure re-election.
Because bombing a country has always inspired popular uprisings throughout history.
Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say reut.rs/3NKCqca
Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources said, even as Israeli and Arab officials said air power alone would not topple the clerical rulers.
reut.rs
January 29, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Because bombing a country has always inspired popular uprisings throughout history.
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Someone paid $344,100 plus slush and housing telling everyone else to "eat less" really is something, isn't it?
Shit like that is why guillotines were invented. We're more civilised now, fortunately - but we still need to run that prick out of office.
Shit like that is why guillotines were invented. We're more civilised now, fortunately - but we still need to run that prick out of office.
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Someone paid $344,100 plus slush and housing telling everyone else to "eat less" really is something, isn't it?
Shit like that is why guillotines were invented. We're more civilised now, fortunately - but we still need to run that prick out of office.
Shit like that is why guillotines were invented. We're more civilised now, fortunately - but we still need to run that prick out of office.
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My expectation as Mayor is when council makes an error we front up, we do what we can to fix it, and we learn from it. So today I'm fronting up.
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM
My expectation as Mayor is when council makes an error we front up, we do what we can to fix it, and we learn from it. So today I'm fronting up.
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This appears to show the budget for ICE is larger than the national defence spending of any country bar the US, Russia and China.
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 AM
This appears to show the budget for ICE is larger than the national defence spending of any country bar the US, Russia and China.
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Yet again, in almost any other NZ government a minister telling NZers to *eat less food* to save money would have them hounded by media and pushed out of politics.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
#GinnyAnderson "Are wages keeping up with the cost of living when white bread has gone up 58.3% in the past year?"
#DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal."
Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive."
David Seymour: "Eat less."
You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork
#DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal."
Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive."
David Seymour: "Eat less."
You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Yet again, in almost any other NZ government a minister telling NZers to *eat less food* to save money would have them hounded by media and pushed out of politics.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
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My comments for Carbon News on the withdrawal of BlackRock from its proposed $2bn #CleanTech fund in #Aotearoa #NZ, plus the wider political economy of #ClimateFinance.
Also h/t to @brettchristophers.bsky.social for his due diligence at the time.
www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/36390/f...
Also h/t to @brettchristophers.bsky.social for his due diligence at the time.
www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/36390/f...
Carbon News
Carbon News NZ Climate Policy Carbon Markets
www.carbonnews.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 2:49 AM
My comments for Carbon News on the withdrawal of BlackRock from its proposed $2bn #CleanTech fund in #Aotearoa #NZ, plus the wider political economy of #ClimateFinance.
Also h/t to @brettchristophers.bsky.social for his due diligence at the time.
www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/36390/f...
Also h/t to @brettchristophers.bsky.social for his due diligence at the time.
www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/36390/f...
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Badge, probably British, ca. 1960-1980.
Ref E.608-2002, V & A Museum.
Ref E.608-2002, V & A Museum.
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Badge, probably British, ca. 1960-1980.
Ref E.608-2002, V & A Museum.
Ref E.608-2002, V & A Museum.
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“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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Schumer’s statement today is just another reminder that the real change comes from communities—often with resistance from the people in power, even if they claim to be on our side.
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Schumer’s statement today is just another reminder that the real change comes from communities—often with resistance from the people in power, even if they claim to be on our side.
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I can’t emphasize enough that the press (and likely our national elected officials) believe people in Minneapolis are doing all this to try to get their attention.
But actually, we’re resisting this way because we lost faith that anyone would come to save us but each other.
But actually, we’re resisting this way because we lost faith that anyone would come to save us but each other.
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I can’t emphasize enough that the press (and likely our national elected officials) believe people in Minneapolis are doing all this to try to get their attention.
But actually, we’re resisting this way because we lost faith that anyone would come to save us but each other.
But actually, we’re resisting this way because we lost faith that anyone would come to save us but each other.
At least 9 ICE kidnappings in LA before 11:30 am.
The scale of this is being enabled by people like Schumer, who simply can’t conceive of starving DHS of funds.
The scale of this is being enabled by people like Schumer, who simply can’t conceive of starving DHS of funds.
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 AM
At least 9 ICE kidnappings in LA before 11:30 am.
The scale of this is being enabled by people like Schumer, who simply can’t conceive of starving DHS of funds.
The scale of this is being enabled by people like Schumer, who simply can’t conceive of starving DHS of funds.
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Beautiful...
January 29, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Beautiful...
Bugger. Forgot to go and get one last Leffe.
“Everyone was sad that we’re going, but it’s just our time.”
In pictures: Last orders for Leuven as Belgian beer bar taps out of hospitality
The Post dropped in to experience Leuven Belgian Beer Cafe’s last day on Wednesday.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Bugger. Forgot to go and get one last Leffe.
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I know a lot has been going on in just over 3 weeks--Venezuela, Greenland, Minneapolis.
But it's stunning that Trump is poised to launch a major military attack on Iran with open-ended goals (likely regime change but unclear) and there is no significant domestic debate about it.
But it's stunning that Trump is poised to launch a major military attack on Iran with open-ended goals (likely regime change but unclear) and there is no significant domestic debate about it.
Trump warned Iran that time is running out to make a deal with the US, noting that a fleet of US warships entering to the region is ready to complete their mission “with speed and violence.”
Trump Warns Iran That Time Is Running Out as Ships Enter Region
President Donald Trump warned Iran to make a nuclear deal with the US or face military strikes far worse than the attack he ordered last June, ratcheting up pressure on the regime even as regional leaders sought to spur fresh diplomacy between the adversaries.
bloom.bg
January 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I know a lot has been going on in just over 3 weeks--Venezuela, Greenland, Minneapolis.
But it's stunning that Trump is poised to launch a major military attack on Iran with open-ended goals (likely regime change but unclear) and there is no significant domestic debate about it.
But it's stunning that Trump is poised to launch a major military attack on Iran with open-ended goals (likely regime change but unclear) and there is no significant domestic debate about it.
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You're asking the wrong people, love.
(Letter to the Editor in the NZ Herald)
(Letter to the Editor in the NZ Herald)
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 AM
You're asking the wrong people, love.
(Letter to the Editor in the NZ Herald)
(Letter to the Editor in the NZ Herald)
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In addition to Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg has released a new song today, in support of Minneapolis.
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
In addition to Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg has released a new song today, in support of Minneapolis.
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
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Pay attention to this. The purpose of these investigations is not just to manufacture evidence to support Trump’s 2020 “voter fraud” accusations, but also to set the stage for another round of efforts to suppress votes and delegitimize election results in 2026 (which the GOP is likely to lose).
1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Pay attention to this. The purpose of these investigations is not just to manufacture evidence to support Trump’s 2020 “voter fraud” accusations, but also to set the stage for another round of efforts to suppress votes and delegitimize election results in 2026 (which the GOP is likely to lose).
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I'd like their CE to be asked very directly by politicians at select committee: were you breaking the ACC Act before, or are you going to now? It must be one, otherwise how is "getting more non-serious injury clients out of the long-term claims pool" possible?
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I'd like their CE to be asked very directly by politicians at select committee: were you breaking the ACC Act before, or are you going to now? It must be one, otherwise how is "getting more non-serious injury clients out of the long-term claims pool" possible?
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If you refuse their pet's treatment that all your other specialists say will cause you further injury, your compensation is stopped.
ACC has always been like this. But they always turn the dial up under a service cuts focussed finance minister like our current one.
ACC has always been like this. But they always turn the dial up under a service cuts focussed finance minister like our current one.
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If you refuse their pet's treatment that all your other specialists say will cause you further injury, your compensation is stopped.
ACC has always been like this. But they always turn the dial up under a service cuts focussed finance minister like our current one.
ACC has always been like this. But they always turn the dial up under a service cuts focussed finance minister like our current one.
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If you dispute their pet specialist's report (even though 5 other specialists agree with you not them), it doesn't matter: your compensation is stopped unless you take ACC to court at great expense.
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If you dispute their pet specialist's report (even though 5 other specialists agree with you not them), it doesn't matter: your compensation is stopped unless you take ACC to court at great expense.
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I have a chapter in my next book about how mugshots were nearly found unconstitutional and it was to prevent measures exactly like this.
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I have a chapter in my next book about how mugshots were nearly found unconstitutional and it was to prevent measures exactly like this.
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ACC shouldn't need access to your medical information. They should just pay the compensation and bills as directed by your doctors.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
ACC shouldn't need access to your medical information. They should just pay the compensation and bills as directed by your doctors.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
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ACC reform I'd like to see: they should handle payments and not medical information.
The should be required to accept the assessment of whatever qualified specialist you choose. They should have no role in (mis)interpreting medical advice, or sending you for treatments.
The should be required to accept the assessment of whatever qualified specialist you choose. They should have no role in (mis)interpreting medical advice, or sending you for treatments.
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 AM
ACC reform I'd like to see: they should handle payments and not medical information.
The should be required to accept the assessment of whatever qualified specialist you choose. They should have no role in (mis)interpreting medical advice, or sending you for treatments.
The should be required to accept the assessment of whatever qualified specialist you choose. They should have no role in (mis)interpreting medical advice, or sending you for treatments.
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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.