MadSheahan
@themadshe.bsky.social
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Please somebody get this passage in front of the eyes of everyone in NZ Labour #nzpol
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Please somebody get this passage in front of the eyes of everyone in NZ Labour #nzpol
“New Zealanders are crystal clear they want cheaper power and cleaner energy, and they know that hunting for more gas won’t deliver either. Propping up sunset fossil fuel industries makes no economic sense and won’t secure our energy future,” says WWF-New Zealand’s CEO, Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb.
New nationwide polling shows strong public support for renewable energy over fossil fuels, growing concern about New Zealand’s climate backsliding, and widespread unease that a return to offshore oil and gas exploration could expose the country to trade and legal risks wwf.org.nz/news/climate...
Kiwis back renewables over fossil fuels, polling reveals
New polling on the Government's repeal of the offshore oil and gas exploration ban.
wwf.org.nz
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
“New Zealanders are crystal clear they want cheaper power and cleaner energy, and they know that hunting for more gas won’t deliver either. Propping up sunset fossil fuel industries makes no economic sense and won’t secure our energy future,” says WWF-New Zealand’s CEO, Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb.
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I am absolutely genuine when asking this:
Are there any significant economic indicators for New Zealand that are now better than they were ahead of the last election?
Inflation is lower, but was trending down heading into 2023 election, and is trending up now.
Are there any significant economic indicators for New Zealand that are now better than they were ahead of the last election?
Inflation is lower, but was trending down heading into 2023 election, and is trending up now.
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I am absolutely genuine when asking this:
Are there any significant economic indicators for New Zealand that are now better than they were ahead of the last election?
Inflation is lower, but was trending down heading into 2023 election, and is trending up now.
Are there any significant economic indicators for New Zealand that are now better than they were ahead of the last election?
Inflation is lower, but was trending down heading into 2023 election, and is trending up now.
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The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Are enough of us watching though? And what say our leaders? Hello…? 🦗🦗🦗
They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
February 1, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Are enough of us watching though? And what say our leaders? Hello…? 🦗🦗🦗
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What do these corporations have in common?
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
What do these corporations have in common?
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Home Depot
-Microsoft
-Palantir
They all reaped billions in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and are actively collaborating with ICE's deportation machine.
Always follow the money.
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Wherein a journo actively channels the unreliable narrator pedophile from Lolita, confuses the author (Nabakov) with their fictional character (Humbert), perves on a SCHOOL CHILD riding a public bus, and Newsroom just....publishes it???!!!!
February 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Wherein a journo actively channels the unreliable narrator pedophile from Lolita, confuses the author (Nabakov) with their fictional character (Humbert), perves on a SCHOOL CHILD riding a public bus, and Newsroom just....publishes it???!!!!
“Visionless” “aimless” “pie in the sky” is putting it politely
Comment from the University of Auckland: The PM made his election promise of ‘KiwiSaver changes’ the main centrepiece. We may as well turn off the lights now.
We need to save our planet, not save up for retirement
newsroom.co.nz
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
“Visionless” “aimless” “pie in the sky” is putting it politely
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And this is who the UK government want to give NHS data to?
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 AM
And this is who the UK government want to give NHS data to?
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The anti-woke vanguardists at NZ First have now taken to defending "our Judeo-Christian heritage" @altnamackin.bsky.social #nzpol
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“We might trade on being clean and green, but Aotearoa operates one of the most linear and wasteful economies in the developed world […] less than one percent of Aotearoa generates one of the highest per-capita waste volumes in the OECD.
700-750kg pp goes to municipal landfills each year.”
700-750kg pp goes to municipal landfills each year.”
NZ generates huge volumes of waste and recovers only a tiny amount. A circular economy would be a way to redesign systems, cut emissions and build resilience.
A circular economy is much more than recycling
newsroom.co.nz
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
“We might trade on being clean and green, but Aotearoa operates one of the most linear and wasteful economies in the developed world […] less than one percent of Aotearoa generates one of the highest per-capita waste volumes in the OECD.
700-750kg pp goes to municipal landfills each year.”
700-750kg pp goes to municipal landfills each year.”
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The issue isn't whether "Melania" is a good movie or a bad one. It's that one of the richest men in America, with business interests affected by public policy, gave the President's family $75 million to make it. Like that's somehow legal.
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The issue isn't whether "Melania" is a good movie or a bad one. It's that one of the richest men in America, with business interests affected by public policy, gave the President's family $75 million to make it. Like that's somehow legal.
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As the independent voice for cycling in Auckland, we lead the push for positive change on behalf of everyone who rides a bike in our region and everyone who wants to give it a go.
Join us and let’s get Auckland moving!
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/join-the-movement-for-a-better-city-on-bikes/
Join us and let’s get Auckland moving!
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/join-the-movement-for-a-better-city-on-bikes/
January 30, 2026 at 8:54 AM
As the independent voice for cycling in Auckland, we lead the push for positive change on behalf of everyone who rides a bike in our region and everyone who wants to give it a go.
Join us and let’s get Auckland moving!
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/join-the-movement-for-a-better-city-on-bikes/
Join us and let’s get Auckland moving!
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/join-the-movement-for-a-better-city-on-bikes/
I insist we call Waitemata station ‘The Post Office’
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I insist we call Waitemata station ‘The Post Office’
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Did someone say exploitative resource extraction by foreigners destroying our ecosyst-
Breaking: the Government is negotiating with the US to provide access to our critical minerals, while a memo before the Waitangi Tribunal says a backdoor deal violates obligations to Māori
NZ in talks with US on Trump minerals deal
newsroom.co.nz
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Did someone say exploitative resource extraction by foreigners destroying our ecosyst-
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This is excellent from @manucaddie.bsky.social & @newsroom.co.nz
Absolutely well worth your time to read, it's evidence- & science- based, rooted in history and deep knowledge of the maunga.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
Absolutely well worth your time to read, it's evidence- & science- based, rooted in history and deep knowledge of the maunga.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
What happened at Mauao should be central at the election
Comment: The tragic loss of life should cause us to reflect on our relationship with vulnerable landscapes in a changing climate.
newsroom.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This is excellent from @manucaddie.bsky.social & @newsroom.co.nz
Absolutely well worth your time to read, it's evidence- & science- based, rooted in history and deep knowledge of the maunga.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
Absolutely well worth your time to read, it's evidence- & science- based, rooted in history and deep knowledge of the maunga.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/29/w...
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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“But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance”
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 AM
“But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance”
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Excellent piece by Manu Caddie on Newsroom.
Conclusion worth quoting in full
"In an election year, New Zealanders should demand more than expressions of sympathy. We should be demanding a government-wide commitment to climate-risk reduction, ..."
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Conclusion worth quoting in full
"In an election year, New Zealanders should demand more than expressions of sympathy. We should be demanding a government-wide commitment to climate-risk reduction, ..."
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What happened at Mauao should be central at the election
Comment: The tragic loss of life should cause us to reflect on our relationship with vulnerable landscapes in a changing climate.
newsroom.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Excellent piece by Manu Caddie on Newsroom.
Conclusion worth quoting in full
"In an election year, New Zealanders should demand more than expressions of sympathy. We should be demanding a government-wide commitment to climate-risk reduction, ..."
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Conclusion worth quoting in full
"In an election year, New Zealanders should demand more than expressions of sympathy. We should be demanding a government-wide commitment to climate-risk reduction, ..."
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“Forestry in Tairāwhiti is a low-job, high-damage industry that survives by shifting billions of dollars of costs onto communities while exporting profits offshore. […]the current model is economically irrational, socially unjust, and environmentally catastrophic,”
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘Low-job, high-damage:’ Forestry not the great economic contributor it claims - report
The paper’s findings have been rejected by the NZ Forestry Owner’s Association as “biased”, “incomplete” and “narrowly-framed”.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“Forestry in Tairāwhiti is a low-job, high-damage industry that survives by shifting billions of dollars of costs onto communities while exporting profits offshore. […]the current model is economically irrational, socially unjust, and environmentally catastrophic,”
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut.
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut.
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
My story looking at last week’s storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...