The Government is currently negotiating an Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US Department of Homeland Security that would grant US agencies, including ICE, automated, direct access to New Zealanders' biometric data and identity records.

you live in the fuckin middle of the largest city in the country

These types of dudes are afraid women will treat them they way they want to treat women.

LEAVE Twitter already, folks. Get the fuck off there.

He says, "Law, accounting and politics became viable alternatives to diapers and dispensing gripe water," as if that's all caring for a child is. Damien Grant can go f**k himself.

This goes hard! OMG!

I was a climate reporter I got so tired of writing the same 3 paragraphs different ways in every single story it boils down to: stop burning stuff yes, it matters yes, us here, us too

Petition: Repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 Request: That the House of Representatives repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 with health-focused harm minimisation legislation as recommended by the 2011 Law Commission review report. Please sign & share #EndProhibtion #nzpol

If anyone asks me why they should bother voting in a general election, I remind them that a really high voter turnout means that NZ First requires a lot more votes just to get to 5%. Surely that by itself is enough to motivate non-voters to vote, isn't it?🤔 #nzpol

Worrying stuff. If we allow competition to push down the price of housing, what's next? Grocery prices? Power prices? It hurts to even think about

My friend Pearl Schomburg has posted a petition calling for the "palliative exemption" to be extended to cover anyone with a debilitating chronic condition – and for its protection to extend to those who help them. You can help by signing it. It's a start. petitions.parliament.nz/f6fefc9c-022...

This is a global problem

Avoid buying from Amazon when possible

Why is russia even considered a superpower? By what metric? Size? Canada is also huge but no one considers Canada a superpower. Economy? Italy has higher GDP but no one considers Italy a superpower. Nukes? Pakistan has nukes but no one considers Pakistan a superpower. #UkrainianView

Hahahaha!

If you are upset over the loss of DEI prove it. Start by shopping at diverse small businesses and by supporting diverse indie writers , artists etc. Support is more than words.

Easy blueing. Awasome. youtube.com/shorts/IB7Sv...

Washington Post has again managed to find anonymous sources saying Russia is not doing bad things in the Baltic Sea. They got the infographic quite wrong, so I fixed it. They also have a named source, within military intel, completely contradicting their headline. Nice work again WaPo.

Friendly reminder

This is a tragic, true story & I want to reassure you that the names used are the actual names. I'm not making them up. Let's talk about Robert Cocking, famed watercolor artist, and how he died testing his new design of parachute.

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medieval cure for mansplaining

Elon doesn’t like this photo, so don’t 😉 repost this photo. Resisters, 😉 you know what to do.. 😝

Now that Elon Musk Is promoting AfD neo-nazis for Germany, I want to make sure people know him for who he is. It makes sense that he bought Trump. If you want this logo to be the new Twitter logo and brand, give it a like and pass along the logo.

So, next time Govt blab on about back to surplus by 20XX, ask, how will we 'achieve' surplus with a current account deficit? How much will *we* need to increase private debt (or reduce our savings) by to pay for this surplus, Minister Willis (or whoever is next)? Govt surplus = private deficit [6/n]

Here's a very simple question that any journo could ask Luxon, Willis, Seymour, or any other muppet in this govt: "The previous govt spent billions on supporting businesses; workers; and the entire NZ economy through the international covid crisis. That pushed up our debt. What's YOUR excuse?"

Politicians are just the thin veneer fronting the neo liberal agenda, it’s the oligarchs and billionaires that we need to focus on, as politicians will come and go and this is a feature of the system!!! #nzpol

"Build it and they will come" is not just a quote from a legendary Kevin-Costner-movie but also the stunningly successful approach of the city of Copenhagen towards biking infrastructure. What an inspiring story!!

MAGAT’s have arrived on BlueSky with full force. Some are followed by people I recognize. An important reminder to vet before you follow back and immediately block instead.

Assad, who with Putin caused more suffering than Daesh, has finally fallen. The dictators see how quickly the end can come. Putin is weak even in the Mediterranean. Others will follow – the question is when. Let's help it: marchforukraine.net / Glory to Ukraine!

Reminder that the Guardian staff are on a 48 hour strike against the sale of Observer. If you wouldn’t cross a picket line in real life, don’t do it virtually.

⚠️ BREAKING: UK 🇬🇧 Orders 5 Million Vaccine Doses in Urgent Preparation for Potential H5N1 Pandemic Vaccines are being stockpiled in case the H5N1 virus mutates and starts spreading between humans.

World losing half a trillion to tax abuse, largely due to 8 countries blocking UN tax reform, annual report finds. The countries blocking are: Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK and the US taxjustice.net/press/world-...

M’inchino al genio di chi ha fatto questo

After almost three years of drip-feeding and restrictions on arms for Ukraine, I don't want to hear bullshit about the all-powerful military-industrial complex lobby puppeteering the US government ever again. #UkrainianView

Can’t wait!

“Get in losers. We’re getting polio.”

If the UK Greens can do it, what’s stopping NZ Greens - or NZ Labour, for that matter? 🤔

A Russian spy ring was tasked with kidnapping and/or murdering my two colleagues, Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, a UK court has now heard. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

Never knew 👇 He invested sabotaged and pushed these guys out He’s good at ruining things #elonsucks

heartwarming story for the holidays ❤️‍🔥 “…the neo-Nazis told police they had never experienced a response like the one they received in Columbus. They said people pulled guns on them and threw cans and vegetables as they marched... One of the officers noted the men were ‘covered in’ pepper spray.”

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

It begs the question: just how much money could be saved/made by taxpayers by simply eliminating poverty? And why hasn't Treasury valued the future opportunity costs of not eliminating poverty as a liability in the Crown Accounts.