Luxon -> Willis -> Reserve Bank: “GET THAT HOUSING MARKET GOING AGAIN ASAP”

New Zealand's electricity market is a total rort. Households pay high prices so that big energy companies can increase profits. We’re not in a cost of living or energy crisis at all. It’s actually a “markets gouging us blind while raking in massive profits” crisis.

So the @nzgreenparty.bsky.social is this government’s boogeyman and is responsible for all political dissent towards them for torching the NZ economy and/or refusing to act on Palestine. One rando throwing a brick through the foreign ministers window is our “Portland is burning.”

"Data shows in almost all parts of the country, there were more people unemployed than there were jobs available." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Worth noting that we only see decent job growth for young kiwis when the economy is running hot - that's when employers give less experienced people a chance. RBNZ respond to hotness by hiking interest rates to slow the economy down. Youth unemployment is a feature of our economic model, not a bug.

I've submitted because it's a bloody anti-democratic outrage, but strangely complete radio silence from the Free Speech Union 🤔

As Argentina’s economy starts to rapidly unravel, let’s never forget the comments by our own politicians. Ta.

Queen shit 👑

Cowardly Custard #NZPol

FOOKIN EMBARRASSING THE LOT OF YAS

For those in #nzpol … I’m noticing a pattern in economies going down the toilet where they cancelled a bunch of economic activity and then a year later when their economy has … less economic activity .. they go “oh shit we didn’t know this would lead to less economic activity” and restart them …

subtly downgrade a band They Might be Slightly Taller Than Average.

Nazi Kirk took top spot on all of New Zealand’s news outlets for several days, and again on the day of his service. Sir Tumu Te Heuheu’s passing today rates #6 on RNZ and a no show for NZHerald and Stuff. This country’s media needs to ask itself some serious questions.

I’ll vote for anyone who pledges to IMMEDIATELY undo every single bit of the constant torrent of abuse Brooke van Velden has wrought on the workers of New Zealand. She HATES our guts.

We should definitely not be extending visiting hours 🤦🏼‍♂️ #nzpol

This is not good policy, nor targeted spending. It’s just a press release trying to distract people from the very real problems in health. Our health system needs real solutions and real funding - to properly support health workers across Aotearoa. Not more spin.

"I don't think there's a single New Zealander that could do a better job than Nicola Willis.” — Christopher Luxon I don’t think there’s a single New Zealander who could do a worse job.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. Walking on the beach and dipping my toes in the Pacific Ocean 2. Riding down a mountain with a snowboard under my feet 3. Drinking whisky with friends 4. Being a good husband, father, and friend (or trying) 5. Making beer at home

Make a band singular Me First

took time away from the social media drip today, but, it is wild that the right has turned 'these shooters are destroying our college campuses' into 'these college campuses are destroying our shooters'

Politician from the only party attempting to loosen gun ownership laws upset by gun being used to shoot stuff.

RNZ’s Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Allison Gordon need to learn what a “Groyper” is. Hint: it’s not an anti-fascist.

Regardless of how it happened, good fucking riddance.

Just watched the video of tech oligarchs fellating the cheeto, and I’m sick to my mother fucking stomach. Going to touch grass. Well, snow actually.

Folks, I can now reveal that the Trump/CoC economy has come for my job. Another job has not yet forthcome so now would be an extremely doubleplusgood time to commission yourself (or a loved one) a painting. Here is a very small selection of what I can do

Whole thread straight to the pool room @thelouvreof.bsky.social

No matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages. No matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages.

The US is using its navy to kill civilians at sea for social media content. AUKUS will tie us deeper to this moral abyss. Cancel it now.

I support the nurses' strike #nzpol

There is ZERO justification for this shitty bill.

Motörhead performing Ace of Spades on The Young Ones

Being the person they have to call when the LLM hits its limit and they're running in circles is already the position I and some of my peers are already in. The problem here is the pipeline. You don't get to my capability, by replacing younger less experienced me with an LLM. This is gonna be bad.

If I was this guy, my new hourly contract rate just went up to $10,000.00

USA needs some aloe, stat 😬🔥

Given govt claims that teachers are paid very well and shouldn't be striking for pay increases, an academic friend passed along this chart. It begs the questions: who is more valuable for NZ society? Who is delivering more worth?

Evidence from the Ministry that 12 — Erica’s MAG — people were writing the English and Maths curriculums and Erica knew. Included in those 12: Elizabeth Rata and Melissa Derby. None of them Ministry employees. That, my friends, is what real political theatre looks like.

Setting this down as a marker because today specifically I’m hearing more and more about AI not living up to the hype, even from people who really tried to be open minded.

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Pavel is doing some of the most important writing about design right now.

The full sordid story at archive.is/FBOZR #nzpol

I’ll take exactly what we did, thanks - human lives matter #nzpol

STroNg fiNanCiAl mAnaGerS The fiscal incompetence of this government laid bare, example # 4325

Shane Jones, former political activist, in a nutshell #nzpol

I’d like to believe New Zealand wants electrification over fossil fuels. That we want solar/renewables over coal. Fully funded healthcare over privatisation. Fiscal stimulus over recession. Equality for all over enrichment of few. Vote Chloe.

[ www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... ] #nzpol

The silly folks at IMF would like a word www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...

There simply is no better illustration of the financial illiteracy of The National Party of New Zealand.

Two graphs that everyone should understand. 1. Our govt has more financial savings (assets) than debts. Govt Debt in NZ is irrelevant. In fact it's too low given state of our infra. 2. Private debt is however out of control - draining our economy and enriching wealthy folks.