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Here’s Luxon saying NZ supports “any action” to stop Iran and me following up to ask if that would include carpet bombing (vid via RNZ)

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes.

$9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst".

Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….

As a brown person with a non kiwi accent who was born here I would like to know how these people know who a “suspected overstayer” is. The constant Americanisation of this country is so annoying and gross. Why doesn’t Luxon just go back there if he loves it so much. Bro go back to Chicago.

Quick reminder that The Dawn Raids only targeted brown people at a time when our largest group of overstayers came from England.

Post-COVID-19 condition in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in autumn 2023 in the Netherlands: a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-infection data This double-controlled study, incorporating pre- versus post-infection and uninfected symptom data, found a low risk of PCC among a community-dwelling adult population infected during the autumn 2023 ...

Post-COVID-19 condition in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in autumn 2023 in the Netherlands: a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-infection data.

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When Bad Bunny’s album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” won album of the year at this year’s Grammy Awards, the moment changed history. https://cnn.it/3Zf5j2D

Done ☺️

Thorpe urges anti-racism action and expanded royal commission following Boorloo rally bombing attempt The federal government must implement the recommendations of the National Anti-Racism Framework and expand the Bondi Royal Commission to examine all forms of racism and hate, Independent Senator Lidia...

When attacks have occurred against other communities, the government has spoken out strongly and acted quickly.

First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently.

Here's what they should do:

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2025 was New Zealand's hottest year on record Following NZ's hottest-ever year, a new campaign is asking Kiwis to switch just one car trip a week to active or public transport.

New Zealand’s land and sea temperatures in 2025 were the highest in 151 years of records, prompting a new campaign from @climateclubnz.bsky.social to swap one car trip a week to walking, cycling or public transport.
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Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota

This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.

ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.

Two Americas.

I don’t get why human civilisation is not progressing towards understanding that tackling airborne viruses need proactive preventive whole system approaches rather than the constant reactive panic in response to the damage they bring.

An overhead view of a massive crowd of protesters marching down a Manhattan street, many carrying signs. Text overlaid says "NEW YORK"

Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0

Millions of people are expected to attend more than 2,500 "No Kings" protests across the US and internationally.

Organizers say President Donald Trump is leading an increasingly militarized and authoritarian regime in the United States.

Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/48xT2ME

The epic story of Australia and its first peoples — like you've never seen it The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.

"Aboriginal peoples have been living in this place we call #Australia for at least 65,000 years — surviving and thriving through almost unimaginable changes to the land, the sea and the climate."

"They have the longest continuous cultures in the world."

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We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern We know women give birth during war – and too often, they die. But we must do much more to achieve safety and stability, says former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern

We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern

Māori wards: More than a vote | E-Tangata “I realised during those meetings that people who are not Māori aren’t often exposed to the ongoing effects of colonisation. They seldom take the opportunity to listen to tangata whenua.” — Catherine ...

“I realised during those meetings that people who are not Māori aren’t often exposed to the ongoing effects of colonisation. They seldom take the opportunity to listen to tangata whenua.” — Catherine Delahunty on the campaign to educate voters about Māori wards.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

#nzpol Data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that the labour market is even more bleak than feared, with the loss of more than 10,000 jobs in just three months. The data shows that there are more than 50,000 fewer jobs than in December 2023. A 🧵 www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

This is the full time series from Infoshare since 2012. comparing each quarter to 12 months prior for working out the percentage change in seasonally adjusted jobs over 12 months.

Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.

Breaking News: Israeli leaders approved a plan for the military takeover of all of Gaza, against the recommendations of Israel’s military.

Igel is the worst airway ever. The igel is a perfectly decent airway. Discuss. See if you can do it without SHOUTING like my most recent interaction 🙄 #ansky

‘Stop hurting Māori’: Former minister slams coastal law changes in Sam Hayes interview Former National Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has slammed the Governments plan to make it harder for Māori to claim customary title to marine and coastal areas.

‘Pull the legislation, and stop hurting Māori’: Former minister Chris Finlayson slams coastal law changes

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By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell Europe’s silence has allowed the genocide of Palestinians to continue unchecked – undermining all it stands for, says Josep Borrell, a former EU high representative

By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell

Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.

A line chart showing tuberculosis cases in the United States from 1975 to 2023. In the second half of the 1980s there was a rise in the number of cases before falling again. Data source: US CDC (2024). CCBY Our World in Data

✍️ New article: The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t

The great acceleration debate Why the consilience of evidence points toward acceleration

Is global warming accelerating? Over at The Climate Brink I argue that the consilience of evidence from surface temperatures, climate models, forcing changes, ocean heat content, and earth energy imbalance all point toward yes: www.theclimatebrink....

Also with the monthly (4 weekly) variant breakdown updated too, the much talked about Nimbus variant NB.1.8.1 is at an estimated 58.3% of the covid in wastewater.