Congress is completely useless at this point.

Didn’t he start this whole thing during ceasefire talks?

No one is writing “the stone ages (sic)”

If the govt pulls its head from its ass, school roofs would be the perfect place to start a solar program for government properties. www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...

I watch a documentary about him that the Pan African Film Festival showed. It is excellent.

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

It’s time for my favorite cartoon of the year.

‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs

They're a fascist CRIMINAL cult.

Ask them why they’re there…and they’ll tell you it’s as a consequence of your decisions.” Watch this and you’ll see why nonsense articles in the flavour of the NZ media’s usual misogyny are starting to appear. Tamatha Paul is the kind of force that generates change - no wonder they’re terrified.

Truckie's can't buy your ghost diesel Willis! #NZPol

Ōtepoti! There’s a nationwide day of action this Sunday to oppose the government’s proposed Move On orders. At best it’s ineffective policy, and at worst it’s performative cruelty. Come write letters to government MPs, calling for a little compassion. Sunday, 11am-1pm The Octagon

Chris Bishop's announcement of $52m of funding for EV chargers from the election $250m promise is actually using $66m of Labour's funds National in fact have spent $0, and the loans don't even have to be used for EV chargers Anyone who says Nat & Lab are the same need their head checked

Wreck everything and run away www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This is a really cool dashboard on the currrent state of play for running a vehicle in NZ (EV vs fossil car) notoil.interwebz.nz

Labour governments consistently see improved credit ratings - with all but one of Labour's govt achieving a higher rating National consistently has NZ credit ratings reduced: 1991, 1998, 2011, 2026, meaning higher credit costs. John Key borrowed $50b, Ardern $80b, Luxon $120b. Courtesy Frank

'Poi E' went to No. 1 on the Official Aotearoa Top 40 Singles Chart on this day in 1984.⁠ This groundbreaking song was co-written by Dalvanius Prime and Ngoi Pēwhairangi - who earned her own song 'Ngoi Ngoi' on Patea Māori Club's Poi E' album. Ngoi was.⁠.. 1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/ngoi...

Grant Robertson & Jacinda Ardern achieved a significant credit rating upgrade for NZ in 2021, the first for any country during Covid, reflecting Labour's competence & positive outlook in the eyes of global economic managers. Robertson implemented new debt rules, including a 30% of GDP ceiling to..

Lawyer calls for Louise Upston to resign after being 'duped' by Gloriavale leaders www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

Canine carer: how guide dog school dropout Marcus came to comfort cancer patients for a living

Not a single US newspaper will publish this photo. No news channel will broadcast it. The graves are being prepared for more than 80 young children killed in the US/Israeli strike on the school in Minab, Iran on Saturday. (📸 Middle East Observer)

youtu.be/U7q0n6M9Nvc Olive and Mabel, always able to soothe the soul

The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

Solidarity ✊ with all the regular people in the world suffering under their own or foreign warmongers. Regular people don't want war. Only madmen.

Swiss Olympic bobsled commentator broke a century of neutrality and spent the entire run of the Israeli bobsled team recounting all the pro-genocide remarks and social media posts by Adam Edelman, one of the apartheid state athletes. Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!

In modern genocide, they make the ovens portable. 2842 lives. "Experts and witnesses attributed this phenomenon to Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons...capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius [6,332 degrees Fahrenheit]."

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

Yarns, pottery, woodwork and happy mail: The rise of analogue hobbies Crafters are carving out space offline, allowing them to let off steam, slow down, make friends. It's even becoming a social movement. 🎨🖌️🧶🏺

Emailed Stuff NZ: In reporting DJT's disgusting portrayal of the Obamas in a video "breaking news" reports he's now removed, Stuff couldn't resist popping that image on the front page. You call it "blatantly racist" but just have to put it right there for everyone to see. Shame, shame, shame. Ick.

Every American needs to watch this:

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

So what are you waiting for? Go 'cast' your vote! bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.

Reminder: regime voter suppression means you need to enrol early. vote.nz/enrolling/en...

A bit mild, but you get the idea

www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3... Joining the global boycott of the USA until they get rid of this person.

I’ll definitely be voting for a party/parties with universal dental care as one of its policies. Political parties that fail to address this are not in politics for every New Zealander. #nzpol Why are teeth left out of public healthcare? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Check out this article from The Spinoff: Opinion: How the pay equity ‘reset’ erased years of progress for Pacific communities  There’s a lot we need to be reminding voters of this election year

Two new posts today: I’m starting a new series called Keeping Up With the Coalition because wow this unruly chaos crew sure need a lot of keeping up with. All the horrible stuff + qs in desperate need of answers! Please share as that really helps me do this work!