Reminder that the world spends 7 times as much on fossil fuel subsidies (~$7 trillion annually, ~7% of global GDP) than it does on renewables, which as of 2025 provide twice the bang for buck invested, even without the cost of ruining the biosphere. In other words, late capitalism is a death cult.

We have more than enough for everyone to have a good life.

It was always going to be impossible for Israel to suppress all witness accounts of its genocide in Gaza, and there will be more like this. All evidence for the prosecution in The Hague. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Del Toro's Frankenstein seemed to me a gorgeous but lifeless diorama; all gothic aesthetic, none of the gothic *affect*; hyperrealism in the lens jarringly at odds with the surrealism of its subject. I've rarely vibed with his films & but it's only with Frankenstein that I've figured out why.

Has heaps to teach those who want to win but to do so they will have to take power from the mediocre apparatchiks who care more about retaining their baubles of authority within the movement than they do about its success.

This person took this when they called the race

"I don't know what the answer is. I really don't", says Kerre Woodham. I don't want to spoil the riddle for the commentariat but has anyone noticed there's actually a subtle clue to the solution for homelessness in the word itself

A truly outstanding speech by a dude who truly understands the brief history has given him. This is the future of progressive politics. Bold, determined, unapologetic, inclusive, and relentlessly focused on making ordinary people's lives better. I'm so here for it 🙌

$8 👏 CHICKEN 👏 OVER 👏 RICE 🐔🍚🗽

The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night: - Decoupling the ETS from Paris - Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years - Delaying the public sector target by 25 years - Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

"Education Minister Erica Stanford said the treaty was the Crown's responsibility, not schools" SCHOOL BOARDS ARE CROWN ENTITIES YOU ABSOLUTE DISINGENUOUS 🤬

Next Monday I'm stoked to join the Greens' 2026 campaign team as Campaign Administrator 💚 slinging spreadsheets for justice ✊️ That also means we have an opening for an amazing new fundraiser to fill my old shoes! Link in comments.

Just trying out a way of showing Don't knows/Didn't answers. Calculating the percents of Trust level and Party, then multiplying the don't know by -1 and using geom_col() #rstats

Greens are now the 2nd highest polling party in the UK, ahead of Labor and Conservatives. And yes, Reform at 32% is terrifying.

Zohran is showing us how it's done. It's so satisfying to see the panic and confusion from corporate politicians and their media pals against someone running on authenticity. It's time for real progressives to take the wheel, & for those who'd rather be captains on a sinking ship to walk the plank.

This is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in nz pol yes even funnier than the dildo

Cease fire seems to be going well 🙃

Did you know hops are full of histamines that can trigger an immuno-inflammatory response in sensitive peeps? Or that hops & their relative cannabis share a bunch of terpenes that can make you feel heavy and dopey? I didn't! Now I have solved the mystery why IPAs mess me up. Better living everyone.

Have they tried calling the strikers antifa terrorists yet? Maybe that'll help.

Includes "significant purchases of chemical weapons and 'guided missile warheads'"

Tip: for those wondering what to think about Labour’s new Future Fund announcement, you have a pretty good example of the exact same policy across the ditch to study: Australian Future Fund. It’s also been Aussie Labor’s flagship housing policy… #nzpol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_...

Whoopsie!

Trust Steve Braunias to spell out the writing on the wall so well 😆

Even ignoring the existential costs of climate change, renewables have become much cheaper and more efficient than fossil fuels. It is utterly mad that we continue to subsidise inferior technology that is destroying the biosphere by close to $7 trillion USD per year. That's about 6% of global GDP.

Yuuuuuuck this is so gross 😢

Ever since school uniforms I've deeply resented the idea of attaching respectability to dress codes. It only serves to distract from the good conduct and competence which earns respect and gives cover to those who show neither but can afford a tailored suit.

Here's the job ads online index - adjusted for working-age population. Good news is that we've stopped falling. Bad news: we're back to 2012 - a low point in the economic cycle. We are facing years of stagnation / slow recovery without some kind of large, strategic intervention. [2/3]

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Decarbonisation will be too disruptive, we shouldn't bother" "Climate activists are too disruptive, they should be locked up" Meanwhile...

Looking like we'll have an even stronger Greens/Labour majority on WCC. Nice.

Last night I dreamt about Slavoj Žižek getting into a drunken brawl outside an Italian restaurant. I'm not sure what it means but anyway local body voting closes this Sat at 12pm so please get on that and vote to KEEP Māori wards

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Do the thing! It's your last week!

If you need help voting, LET ME KNOW! 4 days left...

God this guy is good

Few stories so well encapsulate the sheer incompetence of the current PMO like this one. Leaking a letter to media *half an hour* after sending it to Chippie, apparently anticipating that this would reflect badly on Chippie instead of Luxon. The mind boggles.

Very cool and normal stuff www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

A lot of understandable hot takes assuming the worst of these changes but this is a rare case of the govt doing something that broadly makes sense.

Fina-fucking-ly! Whoop whoop!!

2026 we remove this one term shameful puddle of piss of an administration, then recognise Palestine day 1 of the new regime

Fucking shameful. So embarrassed for my country right now.

The WaPo editorial about Trump's autism bullshit really does go there. wapo.st/423IhOe

Last week, Disney/ABC caved to Trump administration pressure. Millions of Americans helped them find their backbone. Whether you watch Jimmy Kimmel or not, today's decision is a victory for free speech. We've reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall.

External factors matter. But we're doing worse than others subject to same factors, while Willis pursues an austere fiscal policy defying advice from economists that this will worsen recession. So when recession keeps proving worse than expected, pointing to her ain't too big a stretch.

ANTIFA isn't an organisation, it means "anti-fascism". So if you're in the US and are anti-fascist, you've just been deemed a terrorist. Don't dare call Trump a Fascist though. Goodness. How very uncivil.

NZ First is digging its own grave by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill

Just staggering.

It's wonderful to see the UN conclude the obvious. It's a tragedy on many levels that it won't matter to those enabling the horror in Gaza, as the IDF proceeds towards full military annexation of the strip.