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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · 1d

The image is a meme shared by a Twitter user named "SocialistFlamethrower" with the handle "@SocialistFT." The text above the image says, "Never in my life, have I seen a meme this concise."

In the illustration, there is a large boot labeled "capitalism" pressing down on the ground. Underneath the boot, a person labeled "liberals" is painting a scene on the underside of the boot. The painted scene depicts a sunny sky with clouds, suggesting an attempt to beautify or improve the oppressive nature of the boot.

Beside the person, there is a small table with two chairs, a teapot, and cups, adding to the imagery of a quaint, idyllic setting under the boot.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 2d

Another thing to complain about, their email to contact for complaints is hidden behind a fucking paywall

Scrolled screenshot showing the method of complaining to the NZ Herald being behind a paywall

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 2d

#NZpol

'Well I think Kiwis are a bit sick of the unions' - the PM's take on possible mega strike.

JFC piss off.

The real reason there's waitlists, suffering continues, and a potential strike THIS BIG is YOUR POLICIES.

"Let's be clear, we care deeply for employees"

Utter and complete hypocrisy.

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JAS & Ten regen @jasandten.bsky.social · 2d

refusing to recognise Palestine statehood wasn't enough for Simon Court; now he wants to stop MPs from using the word genocide to describe...GENOCIDE. fuck this guy and fuck the 'Free Speech (except when we don't like what you're saying)' ACT party.

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

ACT MP asks Parliament to limit use of ‘genocide’ when describing Gaza war

Despite being in a party committed to freedom of speech, Simon Court asked Parliament’s Speaker to consider restricting the use of the word ‘genocide’ to describe what’s happening in Gaza.

www.stuff.co.nz

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LisaZed 👩🏻‍🎨 🌏 🐨🌳 @lisazed.bsky.social · 2d

Proving yet again that National are the worst economic managers!
NZ is the 2nd most expensive(in US$) for insurance as well as the 2nd most expensive for losses -
ANNUAL COST (in US$) PER PERSON FOR INSURANCE VS ECONOMIC LOSS, DUE TO CLIMATE DISASTERS!
#nzpol

ANNUAL COST (in US$) PER PERSON FOR INSURANCE VS ECONOMIC LOSS, DUE TO CLIMATE DISASTERS

USA
$272
$451

NEW ZEALAND
$172
$263

AUSTRALIA
$109
$193

GERMANY
$67
$166

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 2d

The unions were right in 2023 and Kiwis are a bit sick of YOU Luxon!

“Christopher Luxon and National will take New Zealand backwards and working people will be the first to feel the pain,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. #nzpol

union.org.nz/nzctu-launch...

NZCTU launches election campaign: Christopher Luxon is out of touch, there is too much risk with National - NZCTU

“Christopher Luxon and National will take New Zealand backwards and working people will be the first to feel the pain,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff.

union.org.nz

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kiwionyourleft.bsky.social @kiwionyourleft.bsky.social · 2d

We really went from "You can have just a little corruption, as a treat" to "All Corruption, All The Time" in record time with this government.

#nzpol

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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 2d

Ka pai e te whānau - amazing mahi at our first day of picketing the National Aerospace Summit!

We’re looking forward to seeing you all again bright and early tomorrow - ready to shut down the business of war in our City of Peace!

Come to Te Pae from 8am onward to blockade the summit

#NZPol

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 7d

Important takeaway for Americas. No general in the US armed forces is going to enforce a military coup against their people for idiots. Same room. Same page. Nothing lost in translation. Are they prepared to send soldiers to die saving these utter fuckwits with wealth in government?

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 7d

Aaah, yes. Peters enforces a policy based on personal preference, ego, and power. I always thought he was a bastard. Now I'm sure.

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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 8d

Wayne Brown flip-flopping over whether he will last the full term if re-elected. Aucklanders, we deserve a mayor who is committed to the job for the entire term. Don’t vote for this flake. #nzpolitics

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says comments about quitting blown out of proportion

The incumbent Auckland mayor Brown has backtracked after saying he might not finish a full term if reelected.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 9d

Ex Destiny Church member. Beautiful Takatapuhi (Trans) Queer Woman speaks her truth. Eloquent, articulate, and hard to hear. Survivor of child abuse. Destiny Church didn't call the police. Unprotected. Unsupported. Mother returned to abuser.

youtu.be/mWs7j0VDsVU?...

MATA Reports | Not Her Destiny: Former church member asks "Did I not deserve to be protected?" | RNZ

YouTube video by RNZ

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Bad Boy 🔻 of Mandalore 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇾🇪🇮🇷 @dindjarinsway.bsky.social · 9d

Bomb a refugee camp. Empty it, then celebrate in it.....

This is the ss on steroids.....
#DefDef2TheIdeef 🔻
#IzrahellIsATerr0r1stState

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 9d

For months, Auckland's mayor and council resisted saying who they were paying to help Wayne Brown speak Chinese - and if his re-election campaign was benefiting

Mayor's Chinese language helper kept secret

newsroom.co.nz

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 9d

Israeli minister is visiting NZ to thank the government for supporting Israel.

WTAF?

Complicity to genocide is proven. Off to the Hague CoC's can go.

thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/09/30/b...

Business Desk’s appalling pro-Genocide perspective and the horror of an Israeli Minister visiting NZ | The Daily Blog

thedailyblog.co.nz

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Sara @lotts.bsky.social · 10d

No labs in New Zealand should be privatised. Get foreign owned Awanui out of our public health system. They don't have anything to offer the country, they cost the health system more, and their staff are underpaid and not supported.

Re-nationalise ALL health.
#nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 10d

Patients get blood retested after unexpected lab results

Thousands of patients in the lower North Island have got new blood tests after some earlier results came back unexpectedly high.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 10d

WHEN WILL THIS SHIT STOP?! Tax breaks for IKEA under new policy.

We need a fucking revolution.

www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ike...

Ikea eligible for multimillion-dollar tax break under Govt's Investment Boost scheme

Ikea’s Sylvia Park store is due to open its doors on December 4, 2025.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 10d

Not a word by CoC's of the genocide. Who are the West politicians calling terrorists? Yeah. This government in Aotearoa aren't ours.

Hacking by foreign agents in China & Russia on NZ? It's proved Mossad inserts code in Russian & Chinese. Palantir works for Israel.

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Luxon pleased with Palestine decision, Seymour calls it ‘triumph for reason’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he’s pleased with the Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 10d

Chloe Swarbrick interviewed on Gary's Economics. He doesn't like politicians cos they spew the same spin and BS. But he liked Chloe. She's his first guest. This will piss off CoC's. Yay.

youtu.be/zl_LgDjpzxE?...

The first politician on Gary's Economics

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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Aliya Danzeisen @alinasu33.bsky.social · 11d

Another thing I’ve been flagging for years: NZ has as many or more far-right posters than the USA and UK (same demographics of risk here too) 👇 (read + link in next post; extremists here post twice as much as in the other countries). Yet govt ignoring this too...

Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 11d

“Run by otherwise ordinary members of the public – many of whom are of retirement age – the groups are a hotbed of hardline anti-immigration and racist language, where online hate goes apparently unchecked.” But they’re pensioners, so they’re untouchable.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Far-right Facebook groups are engine of radicalisation in UK, data investigation suggests

Rioters were influenced by network that exposes hundreds of thousands of Britons to racist disinformation, Guardian research indicates

www.theguardian.com

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Brooke @usuallyflannel.bsky.social · 10d

So many apologizing for needing help to stay safe/fed/alive. There’s no shame in needing a hand. Shame on our systems, yes. You? None.

Be kind today. If that’s creating visibility by sharing an ask or giving where you can, it spreads and we need the kindness to spread.

Sharing some here.

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 10d

You mean install a government like Western leaders do. Palestinians choose their leaders. Hamas was democratically voted in and became military because Israel & US didn't want them. Free Palestine from ALL political interference.

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 10d

Chloe Swarbrick interviewed on Gary's Economics. He doesn't like politicians cos they spew the same spin and BS. But he liked Chloe. She's his first guest. This will piss off CoC's. Yay.

youtu.be/zl_LgDjpzxE?...

The first politician on Gary's Economics

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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Ailsa Pehi @ailsaaotearoa.bsky.social · 11d

Ditto to farmers in Aotearoa. No more bailouts by the socialists. Go to Fonterra.

Dane Drebin @danedrebin.bsky.social · 11d

This person has a pretty solid point

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 12d

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

- Desmond Tutu

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