1/200 S2E163 - US and Them Western governments, led by the US, continue to become more fascist. NZ PM Christopher Luxon engages in open voter suppression. NZ refuses to recognise Palestine & continues to be complicit in genocide w/ @oriwa.bsky.social @l11p.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

To sanction, or not to sanction? There is no question ✒️ A new article from Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab about the NZ government's responsibilities and obligations to act against Israel and stop the genocide

1/200 S2E162 - Free Fallin' The UN has accepted that a genocide is occurring in Gaza, will this have any impact? The far right is weaponising the assassination of a far right Youtuber. The NZ economy is getting EVEN WORSE. w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @oriwa.bsky.social

With talk about a Capital Gains Tax in the news again, a reminder that public support has been there for a decade. This article is 5 years old but could have been written yesterday www.1of200.nz/articles/the...

1/200 S2E161 - March for Humanity We host members of Aotearoa for Palestine and Kaiāwhina to discuss the September 13 March for Humanity.

1/200 S2E160 - Big Tech, Better Taxes We speak with Kate Stone and Nick Miller from the Better Taxes campaign and Tax Justice Aotearoa about the recent report showing that tech giants are making billions of dollars in NZ and using tax minimising practices. w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social

Genuinely unrelated to current events but I was listening to @brooklynmarie.bsky.social on @1of200.bsky.social yesterday and her advice to just tell fascists to fuck off, doesn’t matter whether you do it politely or swearing, just tell them to fuck off is deeply inspirational

1/200 S2E159 - Dark Times, Disinfo and Resistance We chat with journalist, disinformation expert & @darktimesacademy.bsky.social facilitator, Brooke Binkowski about fascism, the role establishment media plays in disinfo & the warning signs of authoritarian acceleration. w @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E157 - IKEAless Whisper NZ media is continuously failing us, both in coverage of geopolitical events & more nastily in local politics as they do stenography for rightwing parties, while actively & abusively attacking the left w/ @oldmatecans.lol @eggsfordogs.com @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E157 - 'Combatants' & Laws of War We discuss humanitarian law, war vs genocides, rules of engagement, and the definition of a 'combatant'. With war crimes in the news, we look at the history and context around what these 'crimes' actually are. w/ @l11p.bsky.social @krkelly.bsky.social

1/200 S2E156 - Cut to RBNZ Media complicity in genocide continues. More details about the FBI office - who is leading NZ when info is actively hidden from the PM? And there are serious questions to be asked about what’s happening at the Reserve Bank. w/ @l11p.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E155 - No Take, Only Throw This week - austerity & attacks on the public sector. This govt has declared war on teachers & healthcare workers, alongside renters, young people & the working class in general w/ @l11p.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @bootstheory.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social

New article! Codename "Muldoon" - Robert Gilchrist ✒️ Big thank you to @smithkstead.bsky.social for syndicating this with us! If you enjoy it head over to their page and subscribe, I hear there's much more on the way!

1200 S2E154 - Genocide in the West Bank We speak with Mardi O’Connor about her time working with ISM as a ‘protective presence’ in Masafer Yatta, the West Bank. w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E153 - Spine of the Times Chlöe Swarbrick was kicked out of the house this week for speaking against the genocide in Gaza. Meanwhile NZ media aligns itself against teachers and healthcare workers increasingly overt ways. w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @l11p.bsky.social

New Karyn Taylor-Moore syndicated article! It's horrifically relevant today as Israel murder multiple journalists and western media barely blink

S2E152 - Current Affairs with Mike Hosking A heavily edited version of 1/200 for you this weekend (at least 293 libelous bits cut) that covers this weeks current events from NCEA changes to a brief stint on Tim Jago reporting, or lack thereof w/ @mythros.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social

1/200 S2E151 - Vassalisation Voter Suppression, RNZ failing to report on genocide, and the FBI have popped their horrid little head up in NZ’s Parliament. w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social @johnnyfilmo.bsky.social

1/200 S2E150 - Climate Action CLA are leading a direct action in Denniston Plateau on the South Island's West Coast where two activists are stopping the mining operation by literally putting their bodies on the line. We speak with Rosemary Penwarden about what’s happening w/ Dr Josephine Varghese

Here's the transcript for last week's episode about Sports NZ & Trans Inclusion with @jennifilm.nz and @alicesoapbox.bsky.social We often don't have the resource to do this so thanks heaps to @meshedlight.bsky.social for the request and providing the draft transcript for us to work with

Sport NZ & Transgender Inclusion We discuss the Ministerial direction to remove transgender inclusion guidelines. What's the impact for trans people alongside media failing to challenge anti-trans views or platform experts? w/ @jennifilm.nz @alicesoapbox.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E148 - LGNZ of the Fall LGNZ had their conference & it's becoming clear central govt only likes local democracy when convenient. Epstein & McSkimming cases prompt a discussion about power, political risks & perverse incentives. w/ @l11p.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social

Really sad to hear the news of Mu’s passing. His gigs at the Matterhorn where he would work his MPC sampler as the foundation for a whole lot of live instrumental chaos weren’t just a ‘sound’, they defined an attitude to creativity and inspiration for a whole generation of Wellington kids.

Great piece, and certainly worth reading. And I do hope The Spinoff takes the criticisms in here to heart, for to write yet another piece by a cis person asking trans folks to effectively sit down & wait, that their rights are something we should compromise more on, is at best not good journalism.

I wrote this email to the spinoff this morning, frustrated with everything Greive's piece misses. Suffice to say my frustration remains.

Imagine letting an expert talk about something as important as trans rights, rather than poorly and clumsily using it as a framing device for chin stroking tepid centrist bullshit about having a debate and persuading people. Nice one Jen.

It’s not a debate, it’s a disinformation campaign ✒️ A necessary and important response to recent commentary on trans rights in NZ media Massive thanks to @jennifilm.nz for trusting us to host this

1/200 S2E147 - It's a Shame About Ray Wellington politics & dirtiness of rightwing operatives. ACT Party extremism. The failure of the institutional "centre left" to respond without doing ratchet politics. Albanese sanctions. w/ @bootstheory.bsky.social @l11p.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E146 - School to Prison Hypeline We connect changes to early childhood regulations & criminal laws. The school to prison pipeline is being strengthened. & we debate the story of NZers being referred to the ICC. w/ @l11p.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @pmax.bsky.social @eggsfordogs.com

If you want to hear this thread in my Saturday Morning Husky Rant Voice, check out the next episode of @1of200.bsky.social

Listening to @bootstheory.bsky.social on the @1of200.bsky.social podcast this week talking about Mamdani’s communications and campaigning for mayoralty of New York, and then seeing the first post in 19 days from Labour’s campaign for Wellington’s mayoralty.

1/200 S2E145 - Comms as You Are Political communication, media and the divide in reality between the left and right of politics. Mamdani, David Seymour, & RNZ's reporting on the death of a young transman. w/ @bootstheory.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @eggsfordogs.com @kyledchurch.bsky.social

1/200 S2E144 - Global March to Gaza, US Empire and Iran We interview Kieran Kelly about his recent trip to Egypt for the Global March to Gaza, and discuss Gaza, the American Empire and Iran. w/ @l11p.bsky.social @krkelly.bsky.social

1/200 S2E143 - Hit Me With Your West Shot 🎧 Covering domestic and international politics this week, we look at the way in which existing power structures, and even accountability measures, predominantly protect the status quo. w/ @eggsfordogs.com @mythros.bsky.social @kyledchurch.bsky.social

How the media launders genocide: A case study ✒️ New Karyn Taylor-Moore syndication "So many of the ways our media launders Israel's genocide neatly encapsulated in one bulletin of TVNZ's One News"

1/200 S2E142 - Western Aggression Against Iran We host @jeremymosesnz.bsky.social to talk about events following Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran, the complicity of Western powers & the historical imperialism that led here w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social & Dr Josephine Varghese

Water In The Ballot Box ✒️ This is THE article to read about water reforms and upcoming local elections Thanks to our anonymous contributor for such a fantastic piece - something that's barely being talked about just yet, and certainly not with this level of detail

1/200 S2E141 - Age of Entitlement Updates on the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs & ways in which it is radicalising voters; the Michael Forbes case and the urgent need for an update to NZ legislation; and the apparent battle between Musk and Trump w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social, @l11p.bsky.social

1/200 S2E140 - What's Left w/ Malcolm Harris We host Malcom to discuss his new book “What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis” This was a fantastic discussion, such a privilege to have the opportunity to bring this to our NZ audience w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social & @maetl.bsky.social

Care Seekers: How legislative inequality & decades of inaction undermine access to care in Aotearoa 📖 new Anton Maurer piece 'Aotearoa needs bold decision making to bring legislation into line with UN declarations for people living with disabilities'

1200 S2E139 - A Different Kind of Episode We discuss personality politics in NZ. Chris Bishop had an outburst at the AMAs. Our Deputy Prime Minister has passed the baton. Jacinda Ardern's book is out. w/ @l11p.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social @bootstheory.bsky.social

Teachers don’t have to be amazing people to be paid properly ✒️ A really useful reminder of the *structures* and *outcomes* we're fighting for when we talk about pay equity ❤️🙏

Gaza: “Holocaust” Is the Necessary Word in the Fight for Historical Memory New article from @krkelly.bsky.social

1/200 S2E138 - Trickle and Dimed We discuss Budget 2025 and how god awful it is alongside the media coverage and analys w/ @mythros.bsky.social @l11p.bsky.social & @kyledchurch.bsky.social

The @1of200.bsky.social Aussie Elections Livestream nearly got derailed before it went live when 50% of those on stream were dressed in identical t shirts of this type.

1/200 S2E137 - Suspension Disbelief Political suspensions, entrenchment of radical neoliberalism, Labour Party surrender to the rightwing, the film susbidy and the Greens alt budget w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social @eggsfordogs.com @mythros.bsky.social & @pmax.bsky.social

1/200 S2E136 - The Pay After Tomorrow We discuss the newly announced changes to pay equity legislation and processes. Who is being affected? What does it mean for society, the Government, political parties and factions? w/ @l11p.bsky.social @bootstheory.bsky.social @mythros.bsky.social

1/200 S2E135 - Trump and US Fascism As the US hurtles into fascism under Trump we look at the mechanisms being used to accelerate this and the historical precedents that got us here. w/ @kyledchurch.bsky.social, @krkelly.bsky.social

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