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"Bipartisan support" is a term rolled out by the media when they just want to the left to lay down and let the right do whatever they want.
This "infrastructure" Fran O'Sullivan vaguely refers to here is allowing private companies owning public assets.
This "infrastructure" Fran O'Sullivan vaguely refers to here is allowing private companies owning public assets.
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"Bipartisan support" is a term rolled out by the media when they just want to the left to lay down and let the right do whatever they want.
This "infrastructure" Fran O'Sullivan vaguely refers to here is allowing private companies owning public assets.
This "infrastructure" Fran O'Sullivan vaguely refers to here is allowing private companies owning public assets.
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Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
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And yet, as we're being shown in vivid gory detail - it is extremely possible to Do Things. Just not necessarily good things which benefit the vast majority of people.
January 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
And yet, as we're being shown in vivid gory detail - it is extremely possible to Do Things. Just not necessarily good things which benefit the vast majority of people.
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They cannot envisage that people actually do want change, that it's possible to make changes that those people want, and that presenting policies to implement that change will make people want to vote for you.
It must be dismissed as a fantasy, lies, unserious. It cannot be possible to do things.
It must be dismissed as a fantasy, lies, unserious. It cannot be possible to do things.
January 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
They cannot envisage that people actually do want change, that it's possible to make changes that those people want, and that presenting policies to implement that change will make people want to vote for you.
It must be dismissed as a fantasy, lies, unserious. It cannot be possible to do things.
It must be dismissed as a fantasy, lies, unserious. It cannot be possible to do things.
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The real category error from grey establishment grind machine politicians is when they decry "populism". Their brand of politics, and ideology, is so dislikable and without joy or inspiration, that they cannot conceive of one that is liked, joyful and inspiring - so it must be dismissed.
January 2, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The real category error from grey establishment grind machine politicians is when they decry "populism". Their brand of politics, and ideology, is so dislikable and without joy or inspiration, that they cannot conceive of one that is liked, joyful and inspiring - so it must be dismissed.
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you call yourself a socialist, but don’t walk around in a wooden barrel held on by suspenders…curious
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 AM
you call yourself a socialist, but don’t walk around in a wooden barrel held on by suspenders…curious
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I'm not an economist or historian, so this is only vibes... But I tend to think that the times we generally think of as the most prosperous (in NZ, Australia, UK and US at least) were the times with the strongest worker strength (unions) and the most public/government investment.
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm not an economist or historian, so this is only vibes... But I tend to think that the times we generally think of as the most prosperous (in NZ, Australia, UK and US at least) were the times with the strongest worker strength (unions) and the most public/government investment.
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I remember thinking “why would they open Jurassic Park again? All those people died!” Or “why would they have another summer camp at Crystal Lake after Jason killed all those people for seven consecutive movies?” but it’s gotten to the point with things where it’s like yeah they’d do that for money
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I remember thinking “why would they open Jurassic Park again? All those people died!” Or “why would they have another summer camp at Crystal Lake after Jason killed all those people for seven consecutive movies?” but it’s gotten to the point with things where it’s like yeah they’d do that for money
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The United States doesn’t need Venezuela‘s oil it needs Venezuela to be punished for selling its oil to China and displaying a model for dollar independence btw
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The United States doesn’t need Venezuela‘s oil it needs Venezuela to be punished for selling its oil to China and displaying a model for dollar independence btw
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so wait, do you get worse at football as you get older? it seems to me like you would get better at it since you'd have more time to learn football facts
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
so wait, do you get worse at football as you get older? it seems to me like you would get better at it since you'd have more time to learn football facts
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This is such patronising bullshit. We’re not aspiring to “unrealistic” things like a three-day work week, a holiday house and a pony. We want kids fed, a health system, a role in life for everyone. Those things aren’t unrealistic, they’re a *choice* successive governments are making to deny us.
"We've had a series of governments now who have encouraged people to be aspirational for New Zealand and have promised things that have been completely unrealistic. ... I'm not going to fall into that trap."
#NzPol
#NzPol
'Opportunity to stamp my own mark': Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This is such patronising bullshit. We’re not aspiring to “unrealistic” things like a three-day work week, a holiday house and a pony. We want kids fed, a health system, a role in life for everyone. Those things aren’t unrealistic, they’re a *choice* successive governments are making to deny us.
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
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you gotta remember that from a conservative perspective, these programs are a failure. they don't want to reduce homelessness, they want to punish homeless people. they'd pay 10x as much for that happily
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
you gotta remember that from a conservative perspective, these programs are a failure. they don't want to reduce homelessness, they want to punish homeless people. they'd pay 10x as much for that happily
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Don't even have to pull up the ladder, the kids can't climb it
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Don't even have to pull up the ladder, the kids can't climb it
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client has a slight issue in that almost all of the under 30 college grads they've hired struggle in either writing a report or being able to condense a report down into a paragraph for people above them. like man this is your fucking job and you are googling "chatgpt ai environmental report help"
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
client has a slight issue in that almost all of the under 30 college grads they've hired struggle in either writing a report or being able to condense a report down into a paragraph for people above them. like man this is your fucking job and you are googling "chatgpt ai environmental report help"
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We need a wealth tax, not just to be able to fund infrastructure and public services, but also because very rich people are a threat to democracy. And I don't just mean billionaires, who should not exist at all.
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We need a wealth tax, not just to be able to fund infrastructure and public services, but also because very rich people are a threat to democracy. And I don't just mean billionaires, who should not exist at all.
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"[T]he COP process is not simply failing to solve the climate crisis: It cannot solve the climate crisis ... [E]ffective responses are not compatible with the present system, because this system itself — its acceptable forms of political and economic organization — are the [crisis's] root causes."
COP30 isn’t a failure — it’s a farce. writes @petergelderloos.bsky.social as he unpacks the glossy PR of “Indigenous inclusion,” and the climate summit doing nothing to halt emissions or deforestation.
COP30 Isn't a Failure — It's a Farce
Why these climate summits can't solve the crisis—and why we should support Indigenous land struggles instead.
inthesetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"[T]he COP process is not simply failing to solve the climate crisis: It cannot solve the climate crisis ... [E]ffective responses are not compatible with the present system, because this system itself — its acceptable forms of political and economic organization — are the [crisis's] root causes."
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Why does what other people claim to “sincerely believe” matter to my rights and liberties??
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Why does what other people claim to “sincerely believe” matter to my rights and liberties??
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people pirate most stuff when they're broke as shit and buy all they can when they're not, except for all the shit you can't see without piracy 'cause no one sells it. people pay when they have the cash and, increasingly, they have no cash. blame The End Of Mass Prosperity In The Imperial Core.
piracy discourse is so exhausting and passe, but i will observe that every truly great collector of physical media I know has a big harddrive of pirated books and movies. you literally cannot have one without the other
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
people pirate most stuff when they're broke as shit and buy all they can when they're not, except for all the shit you can't see without piracy 'cause no one sells it. people pay when they have the cash and, increasingly, they have no cash. blame The End Of Mass Prosperity In The Imperial Core.
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Will AI save money? Does it make work faster? Does it make work better? All of these questions are irrelevant when the person shoving it down your throat has millions invested in AI startups
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Will AI save money? Does it make work faster? Does it make work better? All of these questions are irrelevant when the person shoving it down your throat has millions invested in AI startups
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We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics | RNZ News
The trend has surprised the experts behind the study.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We grew up being told "you'll get more conservative as you age" but it turns out becoming more conservative isn't about aging it's about accruing wealth, which we didn't do as we aged because for most of us home ownership was out of reach
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter