July 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Sound familiar NZ?
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possible, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sound familiar NZ?
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The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth…
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/n...
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NZ’s economy is not underperforming by accident
Opinion from Auckland University: The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth.
newsroom.co.nz
June 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth…
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/n...
Make resistance impossible to ignore and costly to repress.
Uphold facts and evidence. Foster critical thinking and engage with your communities on these grounds.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Uphold facts and evidence. Foster critical thinking and engage with your communities on these grounds.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter
As in 1925, when Mussolini was in power, we must openly defy the brutal imposition of the fascist ideology
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Make resistance impossible to ignore and costly to repress.
Uphold facts and evidence. Foster critical thinking and engage with your communities on these grounds.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Uphold facts and evidence. Foster critical thinking and engage with your communities on these grounds.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Defend democratic, cultural and educational institutions. Call out abuses of democratic principles and human rights. Refuse pre-emptive compliance. Join collective actions, locally and internationally. Boycott and strike when possible.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter
As in 1925, when Mussolini was in power, we must openly defy the brutal imposition of the fascist ideology
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Defend democratic, cultural and educational institutions. Call out abuses of democratic principles and human rights. Refuse pre-emptive compliance. Join collective actions, locally and internationally. Boycott and strike when possible.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There it is, ACT are running local candidates to get party command and control to oppose climate change measures through local democratic mandate.
New media release published on Scoop Parliament: ACT Councillors Will Oppose Local Government Climate Activism
ACT Councillors Will Oppose Local Government Climate Activism | Scoop News
In Parliament, ACT is addressing local climate activism with Mark Cameron’s member’s bill to stop councils from considering emissions in their land use plans.
www.scoop.co.nz
June 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There it is, ACT are running local candidates to get party command and control to oppose climate change measures through local democratic mandate.
“As he stood there looking at the poles, he could hear a faint voice singing from the wires.”
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Remembering Alan Lamb, by Lawrence English | The Quietus
Lawrence English looks back fondly over the life of a true giant of Australian sound art, Alan Lamb, who died recently
thequietus.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“As he stood there looking at the poles, he could hear a faint voice singing from the wires.”
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thequietus.com/news/remembe...
A timely intro to Atlas in NZ from the ABC…
Growing questions in NZ about organisation called Atlas Network
In New Zealand, there is now a conversation about an organisation called Atlas Network and whether or not it has influenced the right-bloc government's agenda.
www.abc.net.au
April 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
A timely intro to Atlas in NZ from the ABC…
“In New Zealand Māori, first memories emerge earlier than in those of a European background, at about 2.5 years old…points to a strong emphasis on oral traditions in Māori culture but also elaborative conversations when reminiscing about past events.”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Why can’t we remember our lives as babies or toddlers?
Memories emerge earlier in some cultures than others, but researchers have long puzzled over our inability to recall events before two or three years of age
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“In New Zealand Māori, first memories emerge earlier than in those of a European background, at about 2.5 years old…points to a strong emphasis on oral traditions in Māori culture but also elaborative conversations when reminiscing about past events.”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation
January 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation
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Opinion: Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer puts forward 12 reforms of Parliament that would help restore and strengthen our democracy newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/06/p...
Protecting our democracy by reforming Parliament
Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer puts forward 12 reforms of Parliament that would help restore and strengthen our democracy
newsroom.co.nz
January 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Opinion: Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer puts forward 12 reforms of Parliament that would help restore and strengthen our democracy newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/06/p...
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This government is worse for us than any natural disaster we've had
December 13, 2024 at 3:19 AM
This government is worse for us than any natural disaster we've had
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These fucking projects – stadia, convention centres, tunnels – are just NZ’s big infrastructure companies looking for structures to infra; we don’t need these things… but they need them to turnover the millions they feel is their job to turn over (and get paid enormous salaries for). It’s all fake.
Disbelief Government planning mega tunnel after axing ferries
The tunnel bypassing the inner city will cost several billion dollars.
www.nzherald.co.nz
April 15, 2024 at 7:26 AM
These fucking projects – stadia, convention centres, tunnels – are just NZ’s big infrastructure companies looking for structures to infra; we don’t need these things… but they need them to turnover the millions they feel is their job to turn over (and get paid enormous salaries for). It’s all fake.
"Adult rock band is an emerging phenomenon within Finland's innovative music education field and provides an alternative to traditional leisure activities for older adults."
Rock bands as transformative learning spaces for older adults
Everyone's right to learn continues throughout life. According to Finnish music education researchers, educational and cultural institutions are responsible for finding new ways to respond to the need...
phys.org
April 7, 2024 at 7:48 AM
"Adult rock band is an emerging phenomenon within Finland's innovative music education field and provides an alternative to traditional leisure activities for older adults."
“These findings suggest a least a third of the Australian population is drowning in an excess of low-quality information, unsure who to believe, seeking out truth via the internet and social media while actively avoiding the news media gatekeepers.”
Disinformation continues to infect Australia’s body politic. It’s time to anchor our discourse in shared reality | Peter Lewis
From a viable news media to social media platforms free from state control to enforceable election ground rules, guardrails are urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2024 at 8:29 AM
“These findings suggest a least a third of the Australian population is drowning in an excess of low-quality information, unsure who to believe, seeking out truth via the internet and social media while actively avoiding the news media gatekeepers.”
The impending repeal of the Therapeutics Goods Act 2023 will further enhance the damage - there will be no regulatory oversight of medicines in NZ beyond the Medicines Act 1981.
The damage done to Pharmac by David Seymour may be irreparable.
A party with less than 10% of the vote gutting our prescriptions to become a 'fund this medicine if it means increased GDP' model, weaken overall bargaining power, and allow private pharmaceutical companies avenues to sell meds here.
A party with less than 10% of the vote gutting our prescriptions to become a 'fund this medicine if it means increased GDP' model, weaken overall bargaining power, and allow private pharmaceutical companies avenues to sell meds here.
March 25, 2024 at 7:47 AM
The impending repeal of the Therapeutics Goods Act 2023 will further enhance the damage - there will be no regulatory oversight of medicines in NZ beyond the Medicines Act 1981.
"This object is Islamic, Jewish, and European, they can’t be separated."
This rare 11th-century Islamic astrolabe is one of the oldest yet discovered
arstechnica.com
March 24, 2024 at 7:35 AM
"This object is Islamic, Jewish, and European, they can’t be separated."
Captured state?
Beware the trap of history when using referendums
As Brexit in the UK showed, referendums only need a slight majority to be successful. Some topics are too complex to be settled this way
newsroom.co.nz
February 24, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Captured state?
“The billionaire class doesn’t just work: it puts its money to work, too, and the market rewards it well.”
We’re fast approaching the era of the trillionaire. What can we do to stop it? | Atossa Araxia Abr...
In the fight for a balanced economy and healthier democracy, the increasing power of the ultra-rich is a calamity we cannot afford, says the writer Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2024 at 7:59 AM
“The billionaire class doesn’t just work: it puts its money to work, too, and the market rewards it well.”
"Eukaryotes were thought to have evolved a few billion years ago, during the late Palaeoproterozoic period, and started diversifying by around 800 million years ago. Their diversification was not well understood."
Our oldest microbial ancestors were way ahead of their time
Specialized internal structures were present over 1.5 billion years ago.
arstechnica.com
February 3, 2024 at 7:15 AM
"Eukaryotes were thought to have evolved a few billion years ago, during the late Palaeoproterozoic period, and started diversifying by around 800 million years ago. Their diversification was not well understood."