Yes and by now we're all working for free. I often wonder why i keep slogging on

Didn’t women, especially WOC stop getting paid on the dollar back in October. They are lucky we are still working.

Social media bans, cyberbullying, text bullying, crank calls, poison pen letters Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them

I think it's down to the fact that many people that vote RW already de facto have the 4 day week (or really flexible 5day), UBI (savings+dividends). Its just prols that have to toil away daily.

It's weird how all the studies show that a 4-day week and UBI makes societies wealthier, more productive, and happier, but the RW govt types keep insisting on unemployment, austerity, longer hours, and shit labour rights

Yeah. Looking for the references in TVNZ... <crickets>

It's so bad, we now have an article in the international edition of The Guardian. “unprecedented in both its length and its language” @evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again. #nzpol

“This is the strongest critique of New Zealand CERD has ever issued. Unlike the 2017 review, which acknowledged progress, this report finds virtually no positive steps on Māori rights or racial equity.” Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

Increases in inequality have been shown to increase crime in numerous international studies over the past 40 years. If this government really wanted to reduce crime they would do pretty much the opposite of what they have been doing

I been watching some Fool Us! clips again, recently. With that and Bullshit!, it's nice to know he's a decent guy!

I’m so happy to read all this. I really looked up to Penn as a young man. But he seemed to be going down the libertarian to conspiracy theorist rabbit hole a few years back. The fact that he’s realised this and is changing warms my heart. Long live rationality!

Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.

Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.

Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.

The Actuaries Institute of Australia recently published our review of mortality in 2024, which you can find here. content.actuaries.asn.au/resources/re.... A quick summary of our major conclusions #thread.

Riddle me this, why don't any modern iterations of Batman feature him in a boxing ring with the villain

"why do you still have a 4:3 monitor?" So that while I'm writing I can be watching Batman '66 the way the Lord intended

1) Piss off 2) Have you seen European summer holidays? You can't get anything done in France, Italy or Spain for about a month over summer. I think NZ will be just fine

Resist the political groveling to the US work serf culture. We're the global south. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

For a clear perspective: always replace 'the economy' with 'rich people's yacht money' And see if you should care. #nzpol

Is the long summer break hurting our economy?

After 42 summers in this country, I am fully conditioned to expect this break. I need it, and I do not give a single fuck about an economy that doesn't give a fuck about our most vulnerable.

You first m8 I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

He compares it to schools in America over Xmas, in other media as well But doesn’t mention It’s their winter, they get 2-3 weeks Over Xmas. Plus summer breaks for schools are 2-3 months long, then add in all their state and federal holidays. Our school are open longer than American schools.

honestly, the pm and the rest of the government just tee up this type of lazy politically-fraught pablum on a daily basis. and yet the labour party doesn’t have the political competence to hang it around their necks.

How can a man that proports to work so hard also claim to have no clue as to what is happening in relevant current issues🤔

"you see, I spent sixteen years in the United States and thought their labour conditions were something to emulate" fuck off you twat #nzpol

They'll remember he tried to take away a public holiday too because that'll be the myth now

On the plus side, the last thing the normies will hear before they go on their summer break is that Luxon would like to take it away, so hopefully that'll do wonders for their polling #nzpol

Speaking of summer breaks, holy shit it's hot. I'm meant to be doing Boring Things and all I want to do is lie around in a body of water drinking a carbonated beverage with ice

When Tasman flooded this year, with people trapped & millions of $ in damage, lost livehlihoods. Luxon flew to a Hawaii for holiday. He didn't tell anyone until he got back. Now he tells NZ we don't deserve our Xmas holidays & we're not American enough. The man with NO portfolio is a tosser #nzpol

Counterpoint - our economy is in the tank because of choices made by our current government. Blaming workers and consumers for not working or consuming hard enough is to miss the structural issues in play. We actually have fewer public holidays than many comparable countries. #nzpol

Mark Mitchell lied about McSkimming. Timeline and evidence confirms Mitchell knew of the complaint 21 days earlier than he claimed #nzpol #Kiwi Scoop by @paulapenfold.bsky.social

YOU KNOW YOU COULD JUST REGULATE THE COMPANIES RIGHT God I hate this dumb bullshit so much

We must work EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY in the SWELTERING HEAT until we DIE OF SUNBURN www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

They can't be sweating, not with their leader being a deodorant bottle

How they roll.. #nzpol

the severed heads of Santas displayed as a warning to others who would spread yultide cheer

Teacher also have to pay for their own phones which they’re expected to use for work

Aye, and then there's "oh but the rest of the time we are studying, 'representing the country' at offshore conferences and events, or doing constituency work, and all that" Cool, can you now listen to a few fucking TEACHERS?

MPs work 30 weeks a year in Parliament MPs earn at least $181,000 MPs get 20% pension contributions at 2.5x what they pay in MPs can claim $36k+ a year rent MPs get $17k a year office expenses + travel reimbursed +car allowance The cheek of this, priceless #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Seems fair

Thank you NZ Greens for saying this so clearly.

Remember when it was too much WFH that was the problem? This is just that again – finding something to point at and blame. The fact that the economy is full of seasonal businesses that make their money in summer is studiously ignored. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

If you don't want folk to take long holidays over Christmas, don't have it in summer. Easy. FYI, in the Northern Hemisphere, the rich folk still take long sunny holidays over Christmas because they can. And then they go skiing at Easter.

Who on earth is treating February like it is summer break? (Other than lawyers and politicians)

For efficiency my proposal is we simply ban billionaire from owning or being on social media.

If we're copying policies from Australia how about capital gains tax, collective bargaining agreement/stronger unions, stronger competition watch guards. Just saying.