The sleeping autocrat surrounding by fawning sycophants is pure banana republic shit.

What a devastating article.

The one who stays is the HERO.. .

There's a working arcade game at the D.C. War Memorial this week where you play as Trump invading Iran. www.readtpa.com/p/this-arcad...

My cartoon on today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... A lot of people are feeling despondent & rightfully angry. The opposition needs to get its shit together as many don't believe they're doing anything to push back on the destruction of our motu. #NzPol #Cartoon #WheresWally

Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

I can only conclude that most of our media don't understand what climate change is going to do to their kids' lives because our government are ABSOLUTE TRUMPIST CLIMATE DENIERS and it's mostly just been shrugs #nzpol

“Did it understand the extra grind that Māori operators endure to do the same job as their peers? Did it understand the taonga it had in Maiki, and how to protect her and her mahi? And how will it address the vacuum her departure has left?“ Miriama Kamo, as always, with important questions: (🎁 link)

‘Outrageous’: Hipkins calls out David Seymour’s comments about RNZ and Maiki Sherman #nzpol

#NZpol From Maiki Sherman ⬇️ – Remember this happened a year ago; it’s other’s deliberate action to raise it again and play it, and you’ve got to say the timing suits some politicians, political parties, and their supporters.

So the fuel plan by the government is: Do nothing Do nothing Do nothing Lockdown (your access to fuel) #nzpol

this looks like an extra tough captcha test

They're not going to stop with trans. They've realized that they can get away with just about anything if they claim to be protecting "the children." If they roll back gay marriage, they won't stop there either. There is no fucking accommodating these people, they must be defeated & marginalized.

“For the good of society, your son will work in the trades. Oh, my son? My son will be a titan of politics and industry. For the good of society, your daughter will be a tradwife. Oh, my daughter? My daughter will host a lucrative rightwing podcast.”

🚨Utterly disgraceful failure in vetting. How many more Reform UK councillors will have said similarly hateful comments? https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/new-reform-councillor-suspended-after-racist-posts-emerge-khxstrt3h

Are you FUCKING kidding me?! You steal writer’s works to train your shitty plagiarising parroting machines and then you complain it was trained on stolen data. FUCKKK YOUUU

Absolutely INSANITY!! I dive deeper into the scrapping of the free fees scheme over at my substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/now-is-the...

“People have had enough of the hand-out culture that’s taken over this country." theshovel.com.au/2026/05/11/h...

This is just wonderful news, and really does go against the narrative of fear of and enmity towards trans people that some put forward. I wish them well in their new roles. Exciting times ❤️

#NZpol “This is not random abuse” ⏫ Please absorb ⏫ "She said the abuse included racist and misogynistic slurs spread across social media and amplified through political and media discourse. “It reflects a broader pattern of systemic racism and misogyny directed at wāhine Māori in public life.”

This is excellent reporting by @manidunlop.bsky.social outlining the Mana Wahine Inquiry and the experiences of both political and business leaders. www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/05/11/t... #nzpol

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

Facebook targeted ads that really know their demographic: I'm 54, so am naturally concerned about home heating and efficiency. But I also really love a drawing where something looks like a knob.

If you’re an academic, you need to simply refuse to travel to conferences in the US. I don’t care about their relevance or career impact any more. If you’re considering travel to the US for an optional work thing, fucking don’t

Mr #Trump: You publicly bragged that you had secured a prisoner exchange deal. Are you going to break your promise so that the whole world can see that you are working for #Russia and not for America? This is your last chance. Live up to your promise, or be considered Putin's slave. Your choice.

In a fire, you don’t have minutes. You have seconds. ⏳ A structure fire doubles in size every 30 seconds. PART 1 of 5: Our evidence to the New Plymouth District Council on the Bell Block crisis. Every extra km from town is another 30s for a fire to grow twice as large.

Morning, gang 👋

Media please note that “Consular officials are in regular contact with the individual and their family” is a blatant lie because it was reported today that no one can locate the individual. This is a NZ citizen who has been kidnapped by the US - it’s untenable. Media must get much louder. #nzpol

Boycott FIFA. Sell your tickets. Get your money back. Do not under any circumstances go to the US. Please. We want you home and safe. Watch it on tele if you must, NZ. Just don't go to the US.

Fuck this site. Fuck the people who made it. Here’s the contact info :) let them know just how fucking creepy they are for allowing this to happen. Also unless a VA is saying it live, or directly from their channels, don’t believe it. www.101soundboards.com/pages/contact

The reason given for this is that she didn't report a decade-old conviction for smoking weed when she came back through customs earlier this year. This was in California, where she lived and where weed is legal. That is all it takes for them to take you; they do not need reasons, merely excuses.

“Then it got – somehow – worse. Everlee has disappeared. As I write this, she is no longer listed on ICE's online detainee locator system.” NZ media pls urgently ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs what he’s doing about the US kidnapping of a NZ citizen.👇 Choosing not to act is unacceptable. #nzpol

I am incensed about this. What is it about having an educated population that ‘does not achieve any goals’? What were they? Scrapping Labour’s first year fees free policy was bad enough, but promising this only to rip it out from kids currently at uni who were 💯 relying on it is VERY BAD. #nzpol

Credit Agency Downgrades Caused by National Government Policy Choices. #nzpol #kiwi #aotearoanewzealand #nzpolitics #jacindaardern #nationalparty Click link to read: shorturl.at/IQ3Ax

Both my boys got first year free before this twat pulled it. My eldest works as a lawyer, and my second eldest will soon start placements as a teacher. First year free meant they could work part time & study & be educated & debt-free. My girls don't get the choice & have a massive disadvantage.

This country had a smaller tax base in the past, so how did we build hospitals, rail, roads and bridges and at the same time have world class education and healthcare? We taxed the wealthy hard. They were still wealthy, and society was better off.

This is the key feature of Israel's genocidal intent www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...

Surely they've suffered enough?

Did you know every MAGA influencer is in a group chat with people close to the administration where they’re regularly given scripts? They also have a website to sign up for influence campaigns that they never disclose. They’re making bank off of lying to you.

The National Party MP Joseph Mooney wanted me fired for my job for speaking out about the patterns of US style white supremacy in NZ politics. Now he is calling for civility and free speech. Essay here: culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reaffirmed Mexico’s support for Palestinian statehood, saying “every support should be given” for Palestine to be fully recognised as a state. Speaking in Mexico City on May 8, Sheinbaum said Mexico has consistently opposed “the genocide