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Cui bono? #unprecedentedTimes so now what? Greenie vegan banshee, nutrivore, attachment parent of 2 teens, child of 2 countries tech writer idling on 2-stroke engine. Factivist -more fair than kind. Crops not corpses. She/her

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · Aug 7

Cui bono? #nzpol

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80s vibe, eh?

a man in a red shirt is holding his neck and says happy birthday .

Alt: Ferris Buellers day off : Cameron signs and says Happy birthday

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 40m

Mom tells her children not to move, so as not to scare it, because a dolphin is coming toward them. It’s a moment they’ll remember forever.💙☺️💙

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 8h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 52m

“They didn’t give a 75 years old man Insulin for four days”

Irish comedian and activist Tadhg Hickey speaks of the conditions him and other GSF activists faced, after he returned to Ireland following his detention for 5 days by the Israeli occupation.

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 1h

Last week I caught up with the grand-daddy of the City Rail Link, the first Auckland Plan, and first City Centre Master Plan. The combined Auckland Council OG Mayor Len Brown. A great deal of good things are now completing that he began. Most important lesson - it all begins with vision:

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1h

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 1h

Sensible.
Electricity Authority wants wind, solar export limits to be doubled to 10kW
#renewables
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Electricity Authority wants wind, solar export limits to be doubled to 10kW

The rules need to be changed to keep pace with modern solar and battery systems installed in homes and businesses, the Electricity Authority says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 4h

The major circulatory currents are slowing at an unprecedented rate. While predictions are difficult due to numerous feedbacks the most likely scenario is permanent La Nina type weather more severe than Gabrielle...

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Tim @timward2014.bsky.social · 4h

Perhaps a journalist could do a little deep dive into the NZ Salmon industry. Not everyone is aware, but the slight increase in water temperature has already fucked the industry real hard. Currently attempting to relocate everywhere because existing salmon farms are no longer viable.
#nzpol

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 13h

PERFECTLY NORMAL

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Clint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social · 2h

Now this is going to come as a shock but it seems that the Cones Hotline is a complete waste of time and money.

A graph from Newsroom showing Van Veldens Cones Hotline is a waste of money.

Data shows Wellington City Council's cone report outcomes -
Sites found to be in order 54
Closed with no action 35
Out of scope 22
Contractor advised to move cones 5
Council moved cones

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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 3h

What a fucking idiot Chris Bishop is.
Put the speed up to 100km in Horowhenua and a truck rolled and caught fire at South Manakau Road

The guy is an imbecile
Speed Kills
#nzpol

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 3h

US-NZ citizen here.
I don't see your exit plan.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

"There are currently one to two Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every day ... Soon, McDowell told us, there will be up to 5 satellite reentries per day." 😳

1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 3h

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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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 3h

White people not only believing US propaganda but that there is no US propaganda.

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · Jan 10

Dear John, I'm sorry you believed your own propaganda was true. We knew. Sincerely '..who we are as a nation tossed in the garbage: celebration of diverse coexistence, the open welcome to the oppressed, the promise of inalienable rights for every person, the guarantee of free and fair elections..'

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 8h

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 4h

Exclusive: The Government has avoided questions about whether it’s joining preparations for a US confrontation with China. Until now, the public has had no insight.

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

newsroom.co.nz

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MetService New Zealand @metservice.com · 3h

🌤️🛰️📡Todays 'True-Colour' satellite imagery has started to come in. Here we can see high cloud over the lower east coast of the South Island casting a long shadow across the country in the morning sun! 🫥

High cloud is forecast across the country today, check your forecast at bit.ly/metservicenz

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 3h

What I see is the same refusal to say anything about policy yet, which is annoying but not the same thing as saying Labour Won't.

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 4h

'REMEMBER: WE NOT BREAK NEWS. WE POUND NEWS LIKE BONGOS UNTIL NEWS BREAK ITSELF.'

Truer words!

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 4h

'REMEMBER: WE NOT BREAK NEWS. WE POUND NEWS LIKE BONGOS UNTIL NEWS BREAK ITSELF.'

Truer words!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4h

Solar & wind met 109% of new electricity demand, globally, in the first half of 2025.

Renewables are handling all new demand & are inexorably moving beyond, to chip away at the FF foundation.

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember

Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

ember-energy.org

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Chantalle Smith @chaneyz85.bsky.social · 4h

The National Library is 60 years old... come along to their open day to celebrate

If you book for a back-of-house tour you may even get me as your tour guide 😊

natlib.govt.nz/events/natio...

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · Jul 31

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 16h

Mascot rave actually seems like an incredibly effective tactic. There's absolutely no way to spin that the dancing unicorn was threatening.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 19h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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