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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 14h

Shame on Luxon, Peters and Seymour & every member not willing to push the Green’s sanctions bill to the floor, and every member ignoring their obligations as signatories to The Genocide Covention. #nzpol #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 14h

🔴 Breaking: 8 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. In Gaza City, a paramedic was seen trying to comfort young siblings wounded in the latest bombardment.

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

Therapy helps but let's be clear. You can't CBT your way out of capitalism. You can't mindfulness your way out of racism. You can't self care your way out of oppression. You can't journal your way out of ableism. This isn't about coping, it's about deconstructing the systems.

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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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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 14h

Your work is gorgeous! 😍 If you ever do a sketch of Jinx I’d love the opportunity to turn it into a cross stitch. You can see some of my embroideries on instagram at: ciaraarmstrong_

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

This shit is WILD.

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 15h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

Exactly.

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

I think it’s a mistake. Punching down on potential coalition partners instead of working together with them now on bold (& popular) policies they can agree on, then messaging the fuck out of those for the next year will be a losing strategy. IMO of course, which doesn’t count for shit.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine how high the Green Party would be polling if they got the same 24/7 coverage as Reform.

It would be much higher than Reform.

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 16h

Just got sent this from an article by Bryce Edwards. This is completely false, and he never once fact-checked it with me. My campaign was run by me and my small volunteer team. Comments like this reflect a tired mindset that assumes women can’t succeed in politics without a man pulling the strings.

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concerns about transparency and public trust.
The Anatomy of influence - A Wellington case study
Many of the powerful vested interests behind local politicians are barely acknowledged. For example, how many Wellington voters knew that the current Mayor of Wellington, Tory Whanau, had her successful 2022 campaign essentially run by corporate lobbyist Neale Jones?
Jones co-owns and operates the Capital Government Relations firm with fellow political commentator Ben Thomas. The firm is the epitome of the "revolving door"

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah us pesky leftists wanting everybody to have enough, to stop genocides & not fuck over the planet. We’re fucking awful didn’t you know because we keep talking about these things & want a govt who’ll do something about it… 😱 10 lashings at dawn I guess. #nzpol

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

I’m livid because it seems to me that it’s many of those who are comfortable, or who have managed to weather the storm of this govts slash & burn who are happy to sit with the status quo, while those of us who have & will continue to suffer material harm are begging you to change tack. #nzpol

Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

For fucks sakes Labour members…. Are you seriously going to go into one of the most crucial elections with CH & his vision, or lack thereof, leading the party? He offered nothing inspiring last time & lost…. If Labour loses again, the material harm to people & environment will be horrific. #nzpol

Kaimataara @kaimataara.bsky.social · 16h

open.substack.com/pub/joehendr...
Hipkins won't reverse National’s plan to stop 18- and 19-year-olds from accessing the unemployment benefit when out of work.

Do ya see why we call Labour (especially under Hipkins) National lite? #nzpol

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

For fucks sakes Labour members…. Are you seriously going to go into one of the most crucial elections with CH & his vision, or lack thereof, leading the party? He offered nothing inspiring last time & lost…. If Labour loses again, the material harm to people & environment will be horrific. #nzpol

Kaimataara @kaimataara.bsky.social · 16h

open.substack.com/pub/joehendr...
Hipkins won't reverse National’s plan to stop 18- and 19-year-olds from accessing the unemployment benefit when out of work.

Do ya see why we call Labour (especially under Hipkins) National lite? #nzpol

Labour's view on youth welfare: 18- and 19-year-olds aren't adults either

Why the removal of the unemployment benefit for 18–19-year-olds reveals the limits of Labour’s empathy in practice.

open.substack.com

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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 1d

‘Insulting and counterproductive’. Jewish campaigners condemn Starmer’s claim that demonstrations against genocide are 'un-British' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/insu... #morningstaronline

‘Insulting and counterproductive’

JEWISH campaigners have condemned Sir Keir Starmer’s “insulting” claim that demonstrations against genocide were “un-British.”The Prime Minister’s remarks, made today, came ahead of several student pr...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Stephanie... In New Zealand @bootstheory.bsky.social · 1d

This has been the vicious fucking thing about the "Jobseeker Benefit" ever since Paula Bennett coined it in 2013

In addition to keeping people in poverty it's been a term of propaganda forcing us all to accept the frame of welfare as economic obligation instead of social support

Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 1d

Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 1d

This is a really excellent piece from Emily Writes, about genocide and incitement and political violence and victimhood.
#nzpol

sprung, springing @aimeew.bsky.social · 1d

Just leaving this here.

www.emilywrites.co.nz/dogs/

Winston Peters, the victim.

Winston Peters needs you to know that he's a victim. He's a victim. And his dog is a victim. His house is a victim. What he has been through is worse than anything anyone else has ever been through. W...

www.emilywrites.co.nz

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ApocalypseElf @apocalypseelf.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone that can join this strike absolutely should www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Policy, IT and other back-office health workers to join major strike action

The union says critical IT workers and policy and business support staff are among them.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I guess that’s what happens when people vote for a party instead of good policies, which then hurts people like me in very real material ways. It’s infuriating.

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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 2d

It's true! When I studied economics, I was stunned by the ROI of social programs. Every dollar spent on childcare returns about $2.80 to the economy, and healthcare delivers even greater returns with broader social impact.

A universal basic income is simply smart fiscal policy. Why the reluctance?

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 2d

I hard co-sign this one.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 2d

Here's Winston Peters with the head of Sensible Sentencing Trust mingling with the violent & illegal occupiers of NZ's Parliament grounds, refusing to comment to 3News. His 'minders' pushing reporters strongly away.

Always the fucking victim, never the problem.

GO AWAY OLD MAN

A dangerous old populist politician meeting protestors of an illegal occupation of the NZ Parliament grounds.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 2d

Reminder Peters, Seymour & Luxon are staging a culture war to distract from the class war.

Eyes on the prize comrades, eyes on the prize.

#NZPol

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Cool Hand Fluke @nzrossvideo.bsky.social · 2d

People who can get fucked today(Ao/NZ edition)
1, Luxon
2, Winston
3, Nicola

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

Nicola Willis urges Greens to 'call off' protesters outside Winston Peters' home

The Greens say they have "absolutely nothing" to do with a protest where Winston Peters' window was smashed, as government ministers heap blame on the party.

www.rnz.co.nz

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 2d

The way media and business have IMMEDIATELY escalated and wrapped around to attack activists smacks of the same tacit coordination that we saw in the US when the far right weaponised Charlie Kirk’s death. This is being led by government ministers & is a massive attack on free speech & protest rights

Assiduously Julie @awaterevalley.bsky.social · 2d

She did not smash the window. She lawfully exercised her right to protest. She got the Kimmel treatment.

One NZ cuts actor from ads over protest at Winston Peters' house
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

One NZ cuts actor from ads over protest at Winston Peters' house

The activist, who gave out the home address of Foreign Minister Winston Peters and encouraged other pro-Palestine protesters to join, is also one of the faces of One NZ’s advertising campaigns.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Ciara @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

Please for the love of god can Labour roll Chris Hipkins and get on will laying out a radical progressive agenda and list all the awful Nat policies they will roll back if they win. Seriously, please can we learn lessons from the US & UK and not repeat the failures of the centre left there? #nzpol

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Dave @dpdiver.bsky.social · 2d

The CoC did not muck around. Before 2023 was out, they had cancelled the Cook Strait ferries, stopped Kainga Ora builds, repealed Fair Pay agreements, and scrapped the Clean Car discount. Hipkins needs to be telling us *now* what he would do in 12 months time to repair the damage.

#nzpol

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