Notice how nobody in the Trump regime ever asks, “But how will we pay for it?” when it comes to priorities that benefit them? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dxgx5q0QLcI

Regime admits its wishful thinking won't work, and its now only meeting its carbon budget by an accounting scam www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Nature is falling silent Scientists estimate that up to 50% of the world’s species could face extinction by the end of the century from climate-driven habitat loss, rising temperatures, and ecological disruption action.greenpeace.org.nz/appeal/natur...

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it

New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Higher – “All responsible for this mass slaughter must face accountability, starting with Netanyahu and other members of his openly racist, genocidal, and warmongering regime.” www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ge...

Trump Gaza Plan Condemned as ‘Concentration Camps Within a Mass Concentration Camp’ After previous plans by Israel for the mass expulsion of Palestinians, we fear the proposal to house some displaced Palestinians in “compounds” they may not be allowed to leave www.commondreams.org/news/trump-g...

Anne Salmond: We’re reforming the wrong part of government Coalition Govt ministers insist their reform of regional councils isn’t ‘a power grab’ – but the evidence suggests the opposite, to democracy’s detriment #nzpol

“Other small, successful democracies have far fewer ministries&ministers in central govt than in NZ, with far more power & resource retained by local communities. Governance is close to the grassroots, & the principles of localism & subsidiarity allow for a high degree of local decision-making.”

Antivaxxers kill people.

The United Arab Emirates is smuggling weapons to paramilitaries in Sudan who just massacred hundreds of people in a maternity hospital – and a new report reveals those shipments include equipment originally from the UK. Stop these arms for genocide, sign the petition actions.eko.org/a/uk-governm...

‘Demonic eggbeater’: Shane Jones has a normal one on RNZ – Hayden Donnell The hot air produced by our minister for resources this morning could’ve solved our energy crisis thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-...

Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87% (all by intention, of course) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

BBC Rebuked for Censoring Historian Who Called Trump ‘Most Openly Corrupt President in American History’ Dutch historian Rutger Bregman said BBC’s edit of lecture shows what happens “when institutions start censoring themselves out of fear of those in power.” www.commondreams.org/news/bbc-cen...

Royal Albert Hall unveils bold new identity Brandpie and the Hall’s in-house team have combined to deliver a refreshed digital-first visual identity to reflect the diversity of its programming www.creativereview.co.uk/royal-albert...

Today, St. Paul police and federal goons collaborated to pepper spray a woman using a cane.

ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.

On the lowering of the Clean Car Standard, right after COP30. My #cartoon today #NZpol #CleanCarStandard #Emissions #FossilFuels

Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva #nzpol

The reason the government can never erase mātauranga While some argue tino rangatiratanga is under threat, what’s really under attack is mātauranga, writes Hirini Kaa thespinoff.co.nz/atea/24-11-2...

Put an end to dairy expansion in a nitrate emergency - it’s really hard to get nitrate out of drinking water once it’s contaminated, so we need to stop the pollution at the source. That means ending intensive dairying, and phasing out the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser greenpeace.nz/r2ld7v

Why are New Zealand drivers so aggro? – Hayden Donnell Anyone who’s ridden a bike or scooter on our roads has a story about a driver seemingly wanting to murder them. What’s going on? thespinoff.co.nz/society/25-1...

Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox. If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.

Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support: "Labour has committed to scraping the Regulatory Standards Act ... but we don't need to wait. We can do it right now, if Winston Peters is willing to walk the walk." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Right now, plantation giant Rich Venture is ripping down Sarawak’s native forests in Malaysia to plant endless rows of bamboo—threatening wildlife, water, and Indigenous livelihoods. The destruction has begun—but the communities are resisting action.eko.org/a/rich-ventu...

Nothing happens in either the West Bank, Golan Heights and Gaza without Israeli approval. Pogroms against Palestinians in The West Bank are bank rolled by Israel/US tax payers.

This is how the far right should be covered and analysed Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.

today the NZ climate minister implied because we signed up to transition away from fossil fuel agreement back in 2023 we didn’t need to join the 83 countries including the UK, Ireland, and the Pacific wanting to put this into action at cop 30 -leaving NZ on the side of oil states blocking action

Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Open letter from unions, community organisations, local board members, Councillors, Auckland MPs calling on Govt to bin proposed ban on unhoused whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau city centre, with clear solutions to support unhoused whānau to access stable housing our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

For the tenth year in a row, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has failed to act, gridlocked by political and commercial interests, its conservation mandate now overshadowed by industrial influence act.our-antarctica.com/act/antarcti...

NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...

I’m not sure I’ll bring myself to watch this new documentary Thoughts and Prayers on HBO about the active shooter preparedness industry. But just this clip shows how twisted we’ve let our society get. What we’ve done to our kids. It’s absolutely unacceptable. Gun reform, NOW!

Drummer, icon, survivor. One of the 80s goth-pop scene’s most mysterious figures, Budgie (Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Creatures) digs deep to present to page a deeply personal and beautifully written story of darkness, glamour, brilliance and burnout blog.roughtrade.com/gb/in-conver...

Trump would do anything to please his AI billionaire friends. Even signing an executive order to bypass Congress and ban AI regulation. The ban failed ridiculously in the Senate earlier this year thanks to massive public opposition. We did it once, let's do it again action.eko.org/a/no-ai-mora...

Bathurst Resources are not only trying to fast-track the Denniston Mine - in the coming months, a fast-track panel will decide whether Bathurst Resources can expand the Rotowaro Coal Mine in Waikato and extract 6.4 million tonnes of coal over the next 19 years act.350.org/sign/open-le...

Noel Fielding on painting his hero Syd Barrett The comedian and sometime painter has created a portrait of the former Pink Floyd singer for the 50th anniversary of the band’s seminal album, Wish You Were Here www.creativereview.co.uk/noel-fieldin...

New short film spotlights the creative perils of AI Initially developed as a promo film for a Toronto-based recording studio, Vince quickly snowballed into a short about the consequences of giving AI full creative control www.creativereview.co.uk/vince-short-...

Riso Club features world-renowned designers in special 100th issue This month, the work of iconic designers and artists Nathalie Du Pasquier, Peter Shire and Barbara Stauffacher Solomon will be going out to risograph enthusiasts across the globe www.creativereview.co.uk/riso-club-fe...

On World Children’s Day 2025, ASID and its Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Network (ANZPID) are calling for renewed global efforts to protect children from the devastating infectious disease impacts of armed conflicts. asid.net.au/news/protect...

Spotify and Amazon are helping Trump Tech companies like Amazon, Spotify, and Salesforce are making millions from Trump’s deportation machine. Every raid, detention, and family torn apart is powered by their technology — public pressure can make them back down action.eko.org/a/tech-compa...

Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest Guardian Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

Why a Māori collective is arguing for the protection of New Zealand’s water It is about recognising Māori authority where there are ancestral ties and responsibilities – it is not about who owns water, but protecting it for all New Zealanders and future generations thespinoff.co.nz/atea/19-11-2...

"Palestinians have rejected the resolution unequivocally, calling it a direct violation of their right to self-determination and a continuation of US-backed control after a year of genocide." Is UNSC Resolution 2803 a 'Peace Plan' or a New Mandate Over Palestine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=v94v...

‘Horrific things’: Kiwi journalist reflects on time in Palestine’s most tear-gassed camp - For six months Cole Martin lived in a refugee camp in the middle of the West Bank near Bethlehem, documenting atrocities being carried out in the region www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

NZ Government moves to keep mother pigs in cruel, unlawful cages, which were ruled unlawful in 2020. New footage from a Taranaki piggery shows life in a farrowing crate for mother pigs – may be lawful via Animal Welfare (Regulations for Management of Pigs) Amendment Bill safe.org.nz/take-action/...

Since the nationwide ban on offshore oil exploration was repealed, the first application has been lodged for gas drilling – right in the middle of a marine mammal sanctuary. Seismic blasting there is illegal, so gov't may need to rewrite the law (again) for fossil fuels act.350.org/sign/oppose-...

KNEECAP feat. SUB FOCUS - NO COMMENT (video) "It’s certain that we’re in the way In the West Bank and in Gaza..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9f...