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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 14h

I have just watched your speech and the media doesn't report your grace, just your fire. I think it's fair to say you spoke with both grace and fire 💚

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 19h

ralph wiggam dot gif government

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 20h

This government are fools, absolute fools #NZPol

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Susan Edmunds Susan Edmunds, Money Correspondent
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File pictureNew rules limit benefits for teenagers to those whose parents who earn less than $65,000 a year. Photo: 123rf.com
New rules that limit benefits for teenagers to those whose parents who earn less than $65,000 a year will create perverse disincentives to low-income families taking on more work, commentators say.

The government announced at the weekend that parents need to earn less than $65,529 for 18- and 19-year-olds to qualify for Jobseeker benefits.

The income limit would be set at the cut-out point for a couple with children receiving the Supported Living Payment and would be adjusted annually.

Craig Renney, policy director at the Council of Trade Unions - who is also on Labour's policy council and a former adviser to then-Finance Minister Grant Robertson - said that amount was equal to two parents working 27 hours a week at minimum wage.

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"That's around three days at work per week each. If the parents earn one dollar above the cap, then their child gets nothing. But if one parent works one hour less - giving up $23.50 a week, then their child now gets $261 a week. The household is much better off if the parents work less.

"In fact, the parents can work 11 hours a week less and the household would still be better off. With secondary benefits kicking in, such as Accommodation Supplement or Working for Families (WFF) - assuming they have other children - then this might even stretch further."

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 1d

I am so done with this bullshit.

NZ First mingled with a crowd who set fire to the grounds of parliament.

The Greens marched with a hīkoi that did not leave a scrap of litter on those same grounds.

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 1d

They're really trying to Charlie Kirk this brick through Winston Peters' window, eh? Diminish the actual weight of incident by making it into the fault of whoever they feel like discrediting at the time, while failing to reflect on how their own behaviour might have ever incited violence.

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 2d

Fun fact: When I was 18-19 I had extremely little real world experience and would have been easily exploited by unscrupulous business owners.

Luxon telling teenagers to leave their support networks and go be transient gig workers is extremely Luxon.

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 2d

Path #1: "The economy isn't that bad"
Path #2: "The economy is in a state, but it isn't Willis' fault"

Is this some kind of pick-a-path adventure? Because if it is, like, you've actually got to pick a path.

News article featuring a picture of Nicola Willis. Heading says "Opinion: Nicola Willis is right - the economy isn't that bad". Subheading says: "Blaming the current state of the economy on Willis' leadership ignores aspects of the bigger picture, writes Dennis Wesselbaum".

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 5d

so fab 😭

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 5d

The "you guys are getting paid?" meme, but instead the text says "you guys have brains that brain?"

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 5d

a close up of a woman 's face with the words movieclips.com visible in the corner

Alt: Character from the film The Birds looking at The Birds

media.tenor.com

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 5d

I don't know which particular Pakeha dudes you're referring to but I fully agree with the sentiment

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 5d

I don't know why they think it's a big deal that this entity is a virgin, I already spend eight hours a day with a virgin (Windows 11)

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 5d

I am at the "periodically checking my enrolment details" stage of distrust for this government.

And yes it is the government rather than the electoral commission that I distrust. The commission had always been fine until this government came along and suddenly leftist voters started having issues.

Electoral Commission

Enrol, check or update your details here.

enrol.vote.nz

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 6d

Like, I absolutely hate what they are currently doing while in power, but I acknowledge that they legitimately have that power, even if that power is based on deception.

But if they keep messing with the electoral system like this I will be unable to acknowledge their governance as legitimate.

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 6d

What the shit! Preventing people from voting outside their electorate?!?

The fact that they were even CONSIDERING this idea, even if they never pursued it, shows how little they care about democracy. They will fuck up any shit they can in order to stay in charge.

Sorry about ranty but livid 😡

Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 6d

This coalition of callous cant’s are the worst government we have ever had. As if removing voter registration 2 weeks before an election, now blatant suppression. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

The Post

www.thepost.co.nz

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 6d

Same energy as Luxon saying he would have quit if he couldn't become Prime Minister, absolutely not interested in actually being involved in the democratic process, just wanting to be The Boss 🙄

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 6d

Department of Warg

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 7d

My dream is to one day be part whoi

Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 7d

I've never understood the popularity of Duck Island, I tried three of their flavours trying to find one that I like, then I gave up. I think it's partly the weird aftertaste? Like the inside of my mouth is coated with fat or something? It's unpleasant.

So yup I'm 💯 with you on this one.

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 7d

I used to eat at Subway a lot but one day I tried to unsubscribe from their emails and their unsubscription process required me to enter my Subway card number so I entered my Subway card number and they rejected my Subway card number and I have not eaten at Subway since then

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 7d

In my experience this puts some people in a kind of Schrödinger state.

They perceive me to be flirting when I am not = "they want me to be flirting with them"

They react negatively to this perceived flirting = "they don't want me to be flirting with them"

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 7d

I read this post just before yours.

Not only am I shite at flirting, but all of the rules around flirting never made any sense to me. It's like I'm trying to play chess on a snakes & ladders board but all my pieces are missing.

I'm just grateful that I don't need to flirt at this point in my life.

Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 7d

Overheard in the library: “Right, so I told him I was flattered by his interest but I think we make better friends-“

2nd girl: “No, that’s a total cliché! He’ll think you don’t mean it!”

1st girl: “But… I don’t mean it.”

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 9d

My workplace only lets us drink the thirst mutilator

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 10d

I had no idea who Larry Ellison was and assumed from the headline that he was a science fiction writer delivering a warning 😐

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 10d

Whereas I was an Amiga kid (and still am at heart) so I grew up with the Giana Sisters (a clone game with far superior music tbh, Chris Hülsbeck ftw).

I need someone to make a Giana Kart.

Giana Sisters - Super Mario Brothers Mash-up (for Piano)

YouTube video by Grazia Pizzuto

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Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social · 11d

#BHN #BREAKING

Special #LIVE episode at 3.30pm today with @maramadavidson.bsky.social on the decision not to recognise Palestine.

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