Indeed

Something we have to remember, and it sucks, but it's still a factor, is that it's not just the right. Metiria Turei was driven out of politics 9 years ago not just for admitting historic welfare fraud - to illustrate the failures of the system - but because even people on "her side" turned on her

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If there's one thing I've learned it's that no one person is going to fix anything. Whether that's a city, a country, or one person's mental health crisis, it takes organisations and supports.

lmao jfc

This is good but as an Australian it is bizarre to me that any leader can just unilaterally pass an executive order enforcing their political will. It seems extremely illiberal and undemocratic as a concept.

I work with Aaron, if I could donate, I would. He's an amazing human, as are all the other people who need transplants... #OrganDonationSavesLives

In 2026, I want one thing – a kidney donated from a living donor for my partner. I've lost sleep over whether I should post this – it's a massive ask. Sometimes I wonder if it's asking too much? But the reality is that I'm unable to donate my kidney, and he has zero family who are in the position

I'm not an economist or historian, so this is only vibes... But I tend to think that the times we generally think of as the most prosperous (in NZ, Australia, UK and US at least) were the times with the strongest worker strength (unions) and the most public/government investment.

Working women in the UK have just one £1billion in compensation after winning equal pay claims, and there’s more to come. The Luxon government took that option away from New Zealand women so to give handouts to landlords instead.

Saw a lot of bloomfs in this section

Fede has opinions

am I top? Am I bottom? I am four layers of sauce cheese and lasagna noodles endlessly stacked in human form

28 BBLs later: society collapses thanks to a plague of undead butts

While the subsequent cars made it through, please please don't attempt this - you cannot see what is under the water - and that could seriously damage your vehicle and endanger yourself and passengers.

They should also show this info on every incoming flight.

i'm not gay for pay but i am gay by appointment only

Thailand and Cambodia agree on ceasefire, Cambodia Defence Ministry says https://aje.io/tzveip

‘In their first week on the streets, the team encountered 19 people newly on the streets, including an 87-year-old woman, a 70 year old, and a 17 year old’ Failed state #nzpol

I appreciate the emptiness of boxing day public transport 🙂 Coffee hasn't fully kicked in yet

BREAKING: Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ⁠ceasefire ​agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half a million civilians in both countries aje.io/hu2v3f

This is High Camp. Several friends have been sending me this clip of Raffaella Carrà and her dancers dancing on and around a bunch of Alitalia planes. Filmed in the early 70s from what I can gather.

this wall hanging my in-laws keep in their bathroom is technically quite beautiful except how in the middle of the night I’m convinced she’s going to turn around

I don’t know where white people who stand on stolen indigenous land get the audacity to talk about mass uncontrolled immigration like have some shame.

Love my oomfs 🥰

This is our reality now, NZ. We have increasing demand for public services and we keep electing governments not prepared to face the difficult task of increasing revenue to cover those costs. If we don't increase revenue, our most vulnerable people suffer the consequences.

#nzpol Just catching up with the HYEFU data today - but the data looks grim pretty much across the board. One data point stood out to me - the economy will be cumulatively $28.3bn smaller at the next election than predicted by Treasury at the last election.

If your jaw isn’t on the floor with this staggering fact, you probably vote for a RW cult.

I’m so shocked how did this happen. 20+ years of following politics and being a student of history and having a masters in public policy covering public finance and macroeconomic policy told me that this could not *wait sorry* this is exactly what would happen never mind.

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

For one brief, tiny moment I was tempted by the free download. But, ultimately – even if I get the game for free I'm contributing to demand for JKR's products. And that demand leads to her getting richer and using that money to engage in a targeted campaign of hate against transgender people.

I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks

I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.

Labour had 14 years to come up with a plan, they didn’t have one, and that’s why i joined the Green Party

The response to the excessive hoarding of wealth in 1700s France was revolution and the establishment of the first French Republic. In the Gilded Age the response was massive unionisation and a redistribution of wealth to the working classes. If I was a billionaire, I'd be getting nervous.

"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."

a wealth tax is a winning issue.

Ahmed al Ahmed is the kind of person I hope I'd be in a crisis situation. Selfless, resolute, and willing to risk his life to protect others. What a fucking hero.

Polanski tops leader poll after backing refugees as Starmer sinks https://www.europesays.com/2633306/ Green Party leader Zack Polanski is the UK’s most popular party leader, according to a new poll by…

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

I feel like enshitification isn’t a strong enough term for what we’re dealing with anymore

“the House has spent 30.4 percent of this Parliament sitting under urgency, compared to 15.7 percent of the previous Parliament.” Remember when in opposition National lost their shit over how much urgency Labour had used. Every accusation is a confession.

Many casual, much Friday.

Almost like frequency is a driver of patronage!? Who could have guessed!?

Very important for my well-being. No bra summer for me! www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...

still feel little shame and guilt walking through the underwear section like “don’t look too long they’ll know” been out for 13 years lololol

Amanda Seyfried tells WhoWhatWear she won’t apologize for calling Charlie Kirk “hateful”: “I mean, for f**k’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes.“

Whole of the American economy is now piracy.

There's no stopping death. You might interact with something that looks or sounds like a loved one, but it's just doing an impression of them. Hold onto your memories instead.