Greg Jackson NZ
@realgregjack.bsky.social
Poet, parent, partner, grandparent.Multiple careers including advertising copywriter, award winning journalist, political reporter, campaign manager, speechwriter, strategic advisor.Now writing and on perpetual garden leave.
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And just to cap it off, this fake lead story is "Funded by the Parliamentary Service". I hope anyone working for Stuff as a journalist is feeling deeply embarrassed by this.
The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party
We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences
January 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
And just to cap it off, this fake lead story is "Funded by the Parliamentary Service". I hope anyone working for Stuff as a journalist is feeling deeply embarrassed by this.
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Nixon insisted the bombing of Cambodia was just targeting Viet Cong outposts there and not meant to undermine its government, but the bombings destabilized the Lon Nol government and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields and the massacre of more than a million people.
NBC's sources said that "the potential mission in Mexico is not designed to undermine the Mexican government." But that's what it will do if the US is doing CIA drone strikes on Mexican soil over the objections of the president.
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Nixon insisted the bombing of Cambodia was just targeting Viet Cong outposts there and not meant to undermine its government, but the bombings destabilized the Lon Nol government and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields and the massacre of more than a million people.
What's with all the talk predicated on the subjugation of Venezuela being a done deal? They kidnapped Maduro and Mrs and bombed a bit but that's it. It's a bigly big place El Trumpo. Watch it all unravel in the next few days.
January 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
What's with all the talk predicated on the subjugation of Venezuela being a done deal? They kidnapped Maduro and Mrs and bombed a bit but that's it. It's a bigly big place El Trumpo. Watch it all unravel in the next few days.
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Dog ain’t gonna wag itself.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Dog ain’t gonna wag itself.
If Trump becomes the plunder President and floods the US market with cheap oil it will cement his popularity with his wavering base.It worked for Hitler and make no mistake we are well into Hitler territory now.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
If Trump becomes the plunder President and floods the US market with cheap oil it will cement his popularity with his wavering base.It worked for Hitler and make no mistake we are well into Hitler territory now.
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Who knew the first notable death of 2026 would be International Law?
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Who knew the first notable death of 2026 would be International Law?
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
'Ohhh great another war': Trump says US has 'captured' foreign leader and his wife
www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu...
www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu...
'Ohhh great another war': Trump says US has 'captured' foreign leader and his wife
Donald Trump early Saturday morning announced a successful plot for the U.S. to capture a foreign leader and his wife.The president took to Truth Social at 4:21 AM to announce the strike against Venez...
www.rawstory.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
'Ohhh great another war': Trump says US has 'captured' foreign leader and his wife
www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu...
www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu...
So, one election stealing tyrant is bombing another election stealing tyrant to steal the oil he's stolen already.The bombs will only be falling on the little people so the blood stained elites won't care less.
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year.
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
So, one election stealing tyrant is bombing another election stealing tyrant to steal the oil he's stolen already.The bombs will only be falling on the little people so the blood stained elites won't care less.
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year.
Noting the doctrinaire "No Big Government" US Government is now trying to throttle NGOs by funding other Governments directly.
Nothing to do with crushing dissenting voices I trust?
Nothing to do with crushing dissenting voices I trust?
January 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Noting the doctrinaire "No Big Government" US Government is now trying to throttle NGOs by funding other Governments directly.
Nothing to do with crushing dissenting voices I trust?
Nothing to do with crushing dissenting voices I trust?
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#nzpol Excellent question...
I’m just at the point where if we need a freaking royal commission into one awful and tragic attack carried out by two extremists, why can’t we have one into the scourge of domestic violence that takes pretty much one woman’s life each week…carried out by “he seemed like a pretty good bloke”
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
#nzpol Excellent question...
I'd like to play Things that almost killed me but none of us have the time and focus for my long shopping list of bullet dodging.
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I'd like to play Things that almost killed me but none of us have the time and focus for my long shopping list of bullet dodging.
Imagine such potential freedom.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Imagine such potential freedom.
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Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
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Diana Ross doing this in 2025…..There are legends and then there are LEGENDS.
January 1, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Diana Ross doing this in 2025…..There are legends and then there are LEGENDS.
ManageMyHealth is also fabulously disability unfriendly.I'm dyslexic and always found trying to use it was a hot stinking mess.
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
ManageMyHealth is also fabulously disability unfriendly.I'm dyslexic and always found trying to use it was a hot stinking mess.
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I've encountered many badass kitchen tools in my day, including in professional settings, but this egg separator I just saw on ig may be the highest combined ingenious + useful + fun-to-watch
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I've encountered many badass kitchen tools in my day, including in professional settings, but this egg separator I just saw on ig may be the highest combined ingenious + useful + fun-to-watch
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My advice to Democrats is always "Stop trying to make shitty people like you." Rich shitty people or poor shitty people. If Democrats learned to tell shitty people to go fuck themselves, they'd never lose an election.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My advice to Democrats is always "Stop trying to make shitty people like you." Rich shitty people or poor shitty people. If Democrats learned to tell shitty people to go fuck themselves, they'd never lose an election.
Warning - Merino boxers are the ultimate undies.Once worn it's impossible to go back.I have 3 new pair on the way.Winning.
December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Warning - Merino boxers are the ultimate undies.Once worn it's impossible to go back.I have 3 new pair on the way.Winning.
Old is seeing probable rain on New Year's Eve and thinking "good!".
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Old is seeing probable rain on New Year's Eve and thinking "good!".
The vibe from Zelensky's visit to the gilded bunker is the same one from when we used to get my mad uncle out of the bin for the day. Resigned, dutiful and with zero hopes for improvement.
December 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The vibe from Zelensky's visit to the gilded bunker is the same one from when we used to get my mad uncle out of the bin for the day. Resigned, dutiful and with zero hopes for improvement.
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I’m sick of this “low productivity” screeching by the whacko right. What does it mean? For them, too many workers rights and people taking time off when they could be at work. What do you mean you want to hang out with your family for a few weeks in the summer!? Think of the shareholder value!
December 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m sick of this “low productivity” screeching by the whacko right. What does it mean? For them, too many workers rights and people taking time off when they could be at work. What do you mean you want to hang out with your family for a few weeks in the summer!? Think of the shareholder value!
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A 'Malignant Narcissist' is a severe personality type combining traits of NPD with antisocial features, marked by grandiosity, lack of empathy, manipulation, and aggression, often finding pleasure in others' suffering, exhibiting paranoia, and actively exploiting and harming people without remorse.
December 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A 'Malignant Narcissist' is a severe personality type combining traits of NPD with antisocial features, marked by grandiosity, lack of empathy, manipulation, and aggression, often finding pleasure in others' suffering, exhibiting paranoia, and actively exploiting and harming people without remorse.
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
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“Without any exaggeration, this is one of the most important finds in the Pacific.
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
Ancient waka discovery reveals hundreds of extraordinary artefacts
When 23-year-old Nikau Dix set out for a beach walk last year, he wasn’t expecting to stumble upon one of the most significant archaeological finds in the Pacific.
www.1news.co.nz
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“Without any exaggeration, this is one of the most important finds in the Pacific.
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana
There’s so much here, and the preservation is extraordinary.
It dates to the heyday of Pacific voyaging.”
#moana