The government claims to be acting to keep bills down when, in reality, it is the market rules it protects that keep them high. A government serious about energy security, decarbonisation and affordability would change the rules, not the targets.

A new free piece released. The Trump "harsh" sanctions on Russia last night were anything but. They actually provide protection for Russia's biggest oil customers to transact business for at least the next 4 weeks--and have no automatic sanction after that. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

We commissioned @yougov.co.uk to poll trans people on how they feel about parties, institutions and the UK. A striking 91% of trans people distrust the Labour Party. goodlaw.social/wcsv

I’m in no way downplaying the horror of him taking a literal wrecking ball to a house that isn’t even his. But far too many people don’t even know they won’t be receiving their food assistance. 40 million Americans are at risk of starving and we need to mobilize to help as many as we can.

I am begging the mainstream media to talk less about the East Wing & more about the loss of SNAP funding for the next few days. The East Wing is gone. We can’t change that. We *can* help people prepare for the loss of SNAP. We can urge folks to donate to food banks. We can give them warning.

So lemme get this right, we burned 50k jobs, lost 90k citizens, fucked the energy, retail, hospo, manufacturing businesses, murdered worker rights and equal pay, set fire to public services and threw the entire health service in the dumpster And we didnt fix inflation? #Nzpol

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

#SackRoche Public Service Commissioner #nzpol #AttackAds #TaxpayerMoney

Yes, the actor who takes a role in any Harry Potter work is telling you that they are a bigot - let's not couch it - and that they aren't safe people to invite to LGBT+ events, spaces, or interact socially with LGBT+ people, and you should protect LGBT+ people from them in future.

can we do this everywhere please, every school, everywhere?

#National has actually NEVER been good with the #economy- they just have more $ from big business, to spend on PR spin Can we have an investigation on this - including privatised assets & services I know- Roger Douglas is the fly in the ointment - but he was really ACT & AtlasNetwork, in disguise

Government spending, is never lost. It becomes either national infrastructure or someone else's income, generating tax flows to the treasury and further spending. If it is directed wisely it can also produce a multiplier effect—on the NHS, for instance—it can return more to the Treasury than it cost

So if national thinks the PSC's anti-union ads are OK, does that mean the enxt government can get IRD to run ads demonising the rich as tax-cheats and thieves? #nzqt

A few CEO's hurt themselves jumping over each other when running to be the first in line to kiss trump's ass.

Reading in Christchurch tomorrow to launch our Nick's new book!!!! He has been redirected via mighty Timaru!!!!!!The flights have been nightmarish but you can mosey right on in to Scorpio (it won't be windy any more, they put that on just for us)

It’s going to be very hard to get rid of people like this from politics and media now, because after decades of these clowns roasting each others’ brains with crackpot NF drivel, that would mean asking a huge number of them to unite to hound out their bosses and then fire themselves and each other.

The incredible part here is that the workers who cancelled their strike to deal with this crisis WERE ON STRIKE BECAUSE OF SHIT CONDITIONS AND UNDERINVESTMENT IN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

This is what pivoting right to "win" always accomplishes.

Guys, it’s a “windbreak” not “wind, break!”

Wow! Hard to believe this is even on Earth! Amazing landscape and photography.

The people have spoken

A small Lofoten tourism group announces they're shutting down their guides and possibly going bankrupt thanks to the loss in revenue from chatbots that steal and rephrase their content None of this shit is inevitable. Fuck the slimy tech bros. www.instagram.com/p/DPyRB-tDBf...

Does anyone know the batch numbers of Estradot patches under investigation? Anyone on here having problems with them sticking? Please speak to your doctor/pharmacist if you're having problems with them, you shouldn't have to put up with breakthrough symptoms.

It is tempting to see our government as just incompetent, but they actually want to make life more miserable for most people #nzpol

Oopsie, another big one landed. My look back at the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 for the NZ Drug Foundation. I did a lot of reading for this. The real eye-opener was the two Board of Health reports that preceded the legislation. They are flawed but also admirable. drugfoundation.org.nz/news-and-rep...

Time line cleanse

My man 💪

Cool, so Mum's grocery order couldn't be delivered today, for obvious reasons. They're going to fully refund it, and I've just re-ordered. Right after I did that, I got the emailed invoice for the original order. I hope this isn't going to end up being a big mess of overlapping stuff.

Good one team. Ka pai

This article is a great explainer for those unfamiliar with groups like the Atlas Network and their influence in NZ politics. "At the moment, a new bill is being worked on in New Zealand and it is very much the policy and idea of Atlas Network partner the New Zealand Initiative." #nzpol

NZ is in the middle of an extreme weather event. Climate change makes these winds, storms, fires and floods more frequent and intense. Right now, the Luxon Govt is actively undermining global efforts to reduce climate pollution. Hold them accountable.

We have confirmed two new #measles cases in NZ today, with a Cook Strait ferry among listed exposure locations. Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...

The Government and Australian coal mining company Bathurst Resources want to rip apart the beautiful Denniston Plateau on the West Coast to mine coal and make our climate even more deadly. This video shows why that's a terrible idea: youtu.be/g1FJFdlNj_k?... #nzpol #climatechange #climatecrime

What a fuck wit - Nelson hospital have been pleading with him for budget/resources for a year. Also the same guy who ordered Auckland City Hospital to do minimum work resulting its infrastructure/backup plans failing in emergencies. This guy would not last a day in a real work environment. #nzpol

[ Atlas Network ] Definite read on how Atlas operates globally! The infiltration into governments and how they change it to gain more power is terrifying! More people should be worried! Ever time you see these orgs like ARC/CPAC etc in #auspol PUSH BACK! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

www.commondreams.org/opinion/livi... The right-wing takeover of our country—make that much of the developed world—has changed the calculus for the individual citizen. The clamping down has begun. Repression is the order of the day. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s grotesque

This really should not need saying, but extrajudicial killings are illegal. Bombing vessels without provocation in other people's waters is illegal. All of this is illegal. Trump needs to be held to account by the international community. www.bbc.com/news/article...

How are we supposed to “assess COVID risk” when they’ve removed the choices and the data? Make it make sense. 🙃 #COVIDisNotOVER #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

"65% of Americans say they “rarely” or “never” discuss global warming with family and friends' #EndClimateSilence Have a #climate conversation with the people around you. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

Both reports, but especially the second (aka the "Blake-Palmer Report") repeatedly state that criminal punishment should be a last resort for drug use and possession, and that the primary response should be heath-oriented. Politicians have been ignoring such advice for half a century now.

@akwomenscentre.bsky.social represent!

Important story on the horrors of #woodburning by my excellent colleague @dpcarrington.bsky.social a must-read and must-follow: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nope.

ICYMI: Two absolute legends/nutters are currently racing each other on bicycles the full length of Aotearoa, starting from opposite ends. They're past the midpoint and STILL GOING despite the horrific weather. Mark's doing a great job of commentating the action up and down this thread.

People urged to watch for exhausted birds and blown away nestlings in wild weather

Yellow-legged hornets have been found Glenfield and two other spots in Auckland. We don't want these here! They're twice the size of our other introduced wasps, kill and eat honeybees and lots of native species, and have a nasty sting. www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-r...

Since I was a kid in the 70s, if one was white and male, most of America was pretty safe. I didn't grow up with a need to be vigilant. As the billionaires steal more & more, that bubble of prosperity and safety is popping, and people like me are not prepared.

You know, there’s this pervasive view that people don’t care about climate change / are bored of it / find it overwhelming but I wrote this story this week and social media went crazy over it. People care!!!! They really care are they need a way to channel it www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Typical behaviour. Luxon was to receive $52,000 a year top-up to his now $484,200 salary [ www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/p... ] to cover his "accommodation" expenses in 2024. Now "special" valuation cuts $8,100 off his luxury Waiheke holiday home rates.That is only 1.7% of his salary. #nzpol

They pick on the weak. They pick on the vulnerable. They want it to look like an intimidating show of force. There’s also something more nefarious behind it…. Which is that they’re counting on society to not care if a disabled person gets *more* disabled. We need you to care.