Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation. To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil

@ churches

Why is there a news article about a minister rating her own ministry highly with no critical thinking involved? This woman has gutted education in NZ and now pats herself on the back and the news reports this as good? Not to mention she’s throwing her advisors under the bus. Useless #RNZ #NZpol

Nz greens: we will give you fully funded healthcare for everyone Nz labour: well give you private healthcare but three free doctors visits a year Nact: we'll give you private healthcare Kiwis: "i love killing people, labour and nact are the only viable options"

***three doctor's visits that are free not free doctor's visits, full stop. If only there was a party who has the guts to promise AND deliver universal basic services. #nzpol

'Climate finance is determined by the needs of the investors instead of the people affected by the emergency.' Well, who could have guessed that climate finance was not going to be used in a fair way? ✋ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I love that Zohran did not praise Cuomo in his speech. You absolutely do not have to say nice things about bad people. We should normalize that in “polite” politics: Praising bad people is not actually “civility.”

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???

Alt Headline: Man directly responsible for creating the “war on terror” which lead to the deaths of over 500,000 Iraqi people alone (including many many children) is now for some reasoned honoured for his crimes. #pol

The authoritarian takeover of X was a harbinger of the regime’s strategy for America at large. Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

By November 2026, the government will enact austerity to our rangatahi - despite of an available option preferred by the Ministry of Social Development. Another example of reckless, unsubstantiated policies that force kiwis to needlessly suffer. #nzpol www.msd.govt.nz/documents/ab...

we have seen, and will see much more in the future here

it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops

This:

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

Seattle Councilmember Bob Kettle just invoked "a Six Sigma thought in the back of my head" we HAVE to stop the cult of "leadership principles" among elected officials. everyone does not need a "growth mindset" or whatever the latest management jargon is

One of the right wing's top cultural initiatives was trying to destroy the idea that assholery deserves shame and we'll have to reverse that. "I'm just expressing an opinion I'm entitled to." Ok but you're an asshole. "I'm simply doing a business practice that technically isn't illegal." Ok. Asshole

"The tax debate in this country has been framed by silly soundbites and outright lies for decades... "Our plan would see the wealthiest pay their fair share and ensure all New Zealanders had fully free GP visits... and so much more." www.greens.org.nz/greens_respo... #nzpol

This is such a great example of how "STEM" serves as the most nebulous vibes-based banner for a Two Cultures War in Academia that is perpetuated primarily through lying (the author was not "reinventing second shift," which she cited) and then scoffing that lying is valorous against the Out Group.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor. Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors. These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism. This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function. Every American should reject it.

The cloud is physical. That’s what data centers are.

wealthy people aren’t wealthy because they “take risks.” they insulate themselves from the serious risks working people face every day. neoliberalism supports this by removing workers’ rights to organize. @graceblakeley.substack.com on the better future podcast:

When the government says something infantile like "there isnt an infinite money tree" There is, you just have to be an oil or mining company, an arms company, a tobacco company, a private health provider, own a massive rental portfolio, or be a government minister with entitlements.

She’s also tight with Neo-Nazi enmeshed Paul Gosar, from Arizona.

This is the type of people the National Party want to associate with. This is the type of people they will 100% emulate if given the chance. Judith Collin’s is a smart woman. She’s literally cozying up to far right authoritarians. On purpose. With intent. With pleasure. Vote them out. #NZ #NZPol

Politicians and political appointees are people who have signed up to have their political choices publicly and critically analyzed BECAUSE THEY ARE EXERCISING POWER OVER PEOPLE 🤷🏽‍♀️

Tomorrow, October 23rd, over 100,000 unionised workers will organise together with a clear message to the Coalition Govt: Your anti-union propaganda isn't working. Kiwis want healthy, well-paid healthcare workers, teachers, and public sector workers. And austerity will NEVER deliver that. #nzpol

A vital dismantling of the LIES this government is spewing. Repeating the big lie that all these brutal cuts are just a natural reaction to the Very Very Bad state previous govt left us in. Save this thread, and show others

www.greens.org.nz/open_letter_... #nzpol

Animals are just as much a part of the world as we are. They feel, they think and they live. Environmentalism without class struggle is futile. Kindness to animals, kindness to nature is vital to our survival and our humanity.

How would we react to any minister with collins' portfolio having a wee visit with an overseas state spy agency? What makes the U.S different? Are they an Ally still? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

#NoKings Miami!

Don’t forget: Surviving is the floor, not the ceiling. You were meant to thrive, to glow, to find meaning beyond the struggle.

This is what all teaching is supposed to be, foundationally

Doctors reading this. Two words. Wildcat strikes Learn how to do them

I think it’s weird that people complain about the misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda but then are absolutely unwilling to grapple with the fact that there are folks who have been propagandized and fallen for the mis/disinfo and actually those people are worth trying to reach

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

The answer is no. Do you really think a suit and tie is going to make the coalition of chaos act like adults? Politely yet firmly, please grow up and get back to dealing with serious issues. #NZ #NZPOL

Pet peeve: People who comment “it’s not going to make any difference” Even if the odds are against you, does the mean you should give up? Should our people have not fought back? People shouldn’t have fought apartheid? Rosa Parks shouldn’t have given up her seat? Like what are you saying?

ABSOLUTELY WILD #StuffNZ just sniped #RNZ on the same topic with actually balanced reporting. Love to see it. Also, yeah, nurses and teachers are struggling to do their because of systemic issues caused by politics. Of course they will engage with politics. Vote these morons out already. #NZ

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History" Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Thou shalt put all these war criminals on trial at the Hague.