I was on the phone this morning with one of the women who has told her story for the Sir Rod Drury/Xero investigation when a media release arrived in my inbox, taking me straight back to 1986..

Labour and Greens say social housing shake-up will see public housing tenants evicted. What a horrible thing to say , Putting it politely

A reminder that this year is an election year. - Public service cuts are NOT inevitable. - Depriving the Public Sector to get "efficiencies" and "savings" is NOT inevitable. - Privatisation of our public resources is NOT inevitable. Register to Vote. Get your whānau to Vote. #nzpol

Political apathy is the right's greatest weapon. Not voting in this year's general election is a vote for National, ACT, and NZ First back into power. A better future in Aotearoa can be achieved. But the mahi still needs to be done. Don't be complacent. Party Vote Green. #nzpol

I think about watching Coronation St in 2000. Hayley was trans (ex Harold) and married to autistic trainspotter Roy and it was no big deal. The most adorable romance ever. I wonder how their characters would be written today?

OH FUCK OFF. THIS IS ABHORRENT, ABLEST BULLSHIT. IT WAS A FUCKING LIFELINE FOR MY MUM JUST TAX THE RICH YOU CUNTS.

www.bbc.com/news/live/c1.... 7th PM in 10 years - let’s hope NZ has a new PM this November

youtube.com/watch?v=KYyF... What the fuck - it’s not too far when National ACT ask civil servants who they voted for

My kids are 16-22 in age, its bloody dim when they look forward. Two are studying and racking up student loans, one is job hunting and one at school. It’s depressing for them and for us as parents seeing them being treated like crap by our govt. Vote Nact out.

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

Will be interesting to see how this work out

"Screen time is so bad for kids, especially ADHD kids" yeah it's definitely the screens because god knows every other institution and structure in our society is perfectly set up to help ADHD kids thrive

This and always this. Universality is efficient and cost-effective and economical if you claw back from the “undeserving rich” through taxation.

everlee wihongi, the new zealander kidnapped by ICE, has just had her first appearance in front of a judge (please RT and share): www.webworm.co/betty2/

The primary way Norway incentivised EVs was making them exempt from the very large tax they have on petrol and diesel vehicles. Not an ETS on fuel, not their sovereign wealth fund, but a price mechanism at import/registration akin to the Clean Car Discount (although with much much higher fees.)

Maybe we should have a gas transition plan? Oh that’s right the Luxon Govt cancelled it because they are big fans of fossil fuels. How’s that working out?

Luxon on RNZ: "We're concentrating on getting New Zealanders through the oil crisis." How? Other than $50 p/w to a very few families, what other ways is the govt helping? #nzpol

The ceasefire isn't a ceasefire. The blockade isn't a blockade. What he said wasn't a war is actually a war. This whole situation has to be the most brutally stupid foreign policy blunder America has made in my lifetime. And it's the sort of thing that should cost everyone involved their jobs.

"He's NOT the Messiah, he's a doctor actually"

So how’s the dopey LNG import plan going Simeon? Climate destruction and expensive. And now controlled by the whim of the insane guy in the White House who has launched a war on Iran and the Pope. Genius.

👇 www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

This is rather terrifying. I have absolutely no confidence in our current government's ability to deal with any of this. #nzpol

Turns out we actually needed renewables to firm fossil fuels for when the ship doesn't sail and the pipeline doesn't flow.

Consider the opportunity costs of the war in Iran. The missiles might have been sent to Ukraine, to end that war. The money might have bought healthcare for Americans. The attention of Europe and Asia might have been focused on countering Russia and China, not re-opening the Strait of Hormuz

Vanushi Walters is Impressive in any context but … wowza … in contrast to the always self-serving WP (whose suitability for the role is imo massively exaggerated)… well, no contest at all.

So pleased to see that the defamation claims against @sanjanah.bsky.social and @tvnz.bsky.social did not succeed. It’s still very concerning to see billionaires attempt to stifle public discourse through the courts. Who would want to put themselves through that? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Let's recap some of Brooke Van Velden's greatest hits (on working Kiwis)

Bruce MacKinnon.

Accidental?

Reopening the Strait has emerged as the main objective of the war—an issue that was caused by the war.

Seems pertinent to mention today that one of the main reasons for people missing medical appointments is the cost and convenience of transport.

Can’t say Muslims. Can’t say mosques. Can’t say white supremacism. A coward who is scared of his own base and overpowered by his own bigotry. In the month of Ramadan too. Disgusted.

Days after declaring total victory and boasting that no other military could match the US, Trump is now begging other countries — including China — to send warships to stop his Iran war from spiraling into catastrophe. A galactic humiliation.

Analysis: If the health minister believes the pandemic response was so poor, it's now his job to lay the groundwork to do better next time, writes Marc Daalder.

RATIONING DIALYSIS

Oil up by $12 a barrel in less than 12 hours. Gas prices skyrocketing. Almost 100,000 jobs lost last month. Another war in the Middle East. Are we great again yet?

One of the first acts of the Luxon Govt was to end the Gas Transition Plan, designed to reduce dependence on fossil gas. Luxon’s next step was to plan an LNG import terminal. I said it was stupid at the time and as LNG prices rise it looks even more so

This you, Stephen?

Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional apnews.com/article/jeff... I wonder why?

youtube.com/shorts/Ue6Sy... This is very funny

he said he could consider parliament signing up to Bluesky in the future

Clerk of the House David Wilson tells me it was him who decided to stop Parliament posting on Twitter. He says Grok's abuse imagery and the lack of a serious response from the platform were the reason. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Please consider submitting INDIVIDUALLY ⬇️ as your sub will carry much more weight. It takes minutes. A bulk submission is better than absolutely nothing at all, however. It allows the organisation to gather your data, course. This is not a bad thing, or a criticism, but it is a thing. #nzpol

In today’s NZ Herald

(🧵) I have been working through the latest Epstein Files release, and there are some things I would like to remind people of as a general rule in working with this material.

'National’s Nicola Willis warned of tax increases, radicalism, and chaos under Labour and the Greens together' Radical things like feeding kids? #nzpol

I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

🎈🥳💙💛🎉🎈💙💛🎊🎈🍀 Happy Birthday, Mr. President 💝 BEST LEADER of the world🫡 We wish you all the best! May your wishes come true soon.🍀

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.