"While the mechanics of government expenditure are all very complicated, there are concrete, simple to understand facts we can point to which show that the state is self-financing."

neweconomicmanagement.substack.com/p/rethinking...

Climate Change -"Too Big to Fail" say's NZF - with a member’s bill aimed at preventing banks from refusing their services to businesses because of the current “environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework”. @newsroom.co.nz

newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/11/b...

If someone chooses to live in a smaller home in the inner city in part to avoid a long commute, they generally don’t pressure society to build them a bigger house with more stuff. So if you choose a bigger stuff-filled house in the suburbs, don’t expect society to build you a fast car commute.

Whoa, Canada! Don’t make the same mistake New Zealand made!

“Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.” Via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

We don’t have to wait for a crisis to act, there are no technological or economic barriers to solving environmental and public health issues, only a lack of political will youtu.be/h2Hc7ODyDVM?...

Low-emissions countries typically have more compact, mixed, multi-modal cities and neighbourhoods – what we call “climate-aligned urbanism.”

www.weforum.org/stories/2024...

When your kid is ready to join war on cars

Took a while to decommission, but finally turning off my #smartos cluster with 2024 days #uptime.

Good Enough.

Creative piece from the #ReframeRoadSafety campaign developed with NOYS (noys.org) earlier this year.

This campaign was built to call out those who design, approve & implement inequitable transportation systems that disproportionately affect youth + BIPOC communities.

Biking is good for you, scientists say.
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/w...
Does biking make you feel younger?

AI bots can do the grunt work of filling out job applications for you
One programmer used AI to apply for 5,000 jobs.
arstechnica.com/ai/2023/11/a...

Prime Minister-elect Chris Luxon wants to woo Big Oil and overturn Jacinda Ardern’s ban on oil exploration.

But he has a fight on his hands.

We know there can be NO new oil exploration if we are to avoid total climate collapse, and we won’t stand for it👇

Important article about NZ nuclear free policy history and how officials are often not as neutral as they claim.

www.newsroom.co.nz/a-secret-his...

Interesting that you can use a domain name as your handle.