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@serenity22

Aotearoa born and bred. πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Grandmama, digital strategist, political obsessive (wish I didn't need to be). #ewwdavid She/her

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Even having the 'blessing' of former Nats saviour John Key appears to have had no effect. Which suggests that our PM is simply not up to the job and is also unteachable.

09.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Luxon is the personification of failing upwards.

It’s so apparent that he is drowning, however his money, privilege, ignorance and white suprematist connections keep him afloat and pumped full of corrupt cash from corrupt people.

😑😑😑

#nzpol

09.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a real pivot point to change the govt - recent announcements by National around LNG and removing clean car regulations are shown up for how incredibly short sighted & dangerous they are. The one power source we can make plenty of is electricity. Why on earth would we undermine that ability??

09.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly.

07.03.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of 'parents' and grandparents and everyday NZers really do not like this biotch. For very good reason. She is fully besotted with Atlas mantras and even more dangerous than Seymour, I think.

06.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They want Stanford to be National's Ardern, but they're missing the part that a new leader requires charisma, genuine empathy, and not being despised by parents who know EXACTLY how she's screwed their kids education.

06.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I find it interesting that the politicians in question have gone from waving off bad poll results with a 'we don't pay much attention to polls" or "the only poll that counts is election day" - to this. Seems they really are spooked, and that is likely to be what their internal polling is showing.

06.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently it’s terrible.

05.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This would *significantly* set these kids back from being able to enter the modern workforce, not to mention kneecap their online security/anti-scam education, and devastate a significant number of kids through social isolation. Especially at-risk kids. Cascading generational damage.

05.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Have your used one of my publications, or digital projects like the Real Face of White Australia, in your teaching (since 2020)?

If so, I would love to hear how you've used my work and how students have responded – and see your unit / course outline, too!

Email kate.bagnall@utas.edu.au

πŸ—ƒοΈ

05.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Willis will be loving having a scapegoat to blame for inflation and the parlous state of the NZ economy under her govt.

05.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

fucking idiots thinking they're playing cod

04.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜No to war’: SΓ‘nchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East β€˜simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’

Karoline Leavitt told the press that Spain has changed it's mind and will support Trump's war in Iran

Spain's response?

To β€œcategorically” deny that it has agreed to cooperate with the US

04.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.

Just caught up with this:

France is dumping Zoom and Teams. So are soldiers in Austria. And bureaucrats in Germany.

They are seeking digital sovereignty, autonomy from the American tech oligarchs.

apnews.com/article/euro...

04.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 20

IT IS NOT THE JOB OF A PUBLIC BROADCASTER IN A DEMOCRACY TO REPORT THE NEWS IN A WAY THE GOVERNMENT LIKES. IT IS ESPECIALLY NOT OKAY FOR MINISTERS AND POLITICALLY-APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS TO DICATE INDIVIDUAL EDITORIAL DECISIONS. THIS SHOULD BE FUCKING OBVIOUS.

04.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7
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Covid hospitalisations climb as New Zealand enters new wave There’s been an increase in hospitalisations and in wastewater detections, and it’s expected to last another month or two.

There were 19 reported covid related deaths last week and a big uptick in hospitalizations. We're in a wave.

We haven't been hearing much about it, so I'm pleased to see this article on Stuff.

04.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE in Illinois The commission, tasked by Gov. JB Pritzker to investigate alleged misconduct by federal agents amid the Trump administration’s β€˜Operation Midway Blitz’ campaign.

Despite the lies the President and his administration want to tell, you can see and hear what happened for yourself when ICE ran rogue in our state.

No one is above the law β€” the Illinois Accountability Commission will hold them responsible.

04.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 2161 πŸ” 560 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 17
another example of terrible AI showing legs hanging out the bottom of the plane being flown by the US warmonger in chief.

another example of terrible AI showing legs hanging out the bottom of the plane being flown by the US warmonger in chief.

here is an even more laughable version - I asked Gemini to add legs for the pilot, showing out the bottom of the plane. It thought that it did a good job. It did not.

04.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Images as bad as this are sufficient on their own to justify bringing down AI.

04.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mind boggling bull-shittery. This could very well mark the demise of MS or Windows at the very least.

04.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Tech Company Turned Into a Resistance Icon Overnight. The Reality Is Much Darker. The A.I. firm behind Claude is far from an ethical company.

Anthropic's defiance of the Pentagon's A.I. orders was undeniably brave, a welcome contrast with Big Tech's general approach to the Trump admin. but the resistance folks shooting Claude to the top of the app charts need to understand that Anthropic is not very principled, and is not your friend:

03.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 373 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 28
News: Commanders across dozens of U.S. military bases told troops the war on Iran is part of "God's plan" so Trump can bring about "Armageddon"

News: Commanders across dozens of U.S. military bases told troops the war on Iran is part of "God's plan" so Trump can bring about "Armageddon"

News: so Trump can bring about "Armageddon." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has been
"inundated" with complaints since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran over the weekend, receiving more than 110 complaints from U.S. military personnel stationed at dozens of sites across the Middle East.
Journalist Jonathan Larsen broke the story, sharing specific complaints made by troops. One such complaint made by a noncommissioned officer reported that their commander had
"urged us to tell our troops that this was 'all part of God's divine plan' and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ."
"He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth," the NCO continued. "He had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy."
MRFF told Larsen that over 110 complaints came

News: so Trump can bring about "Armageddon." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has been "inundated" with complaints since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran over the weekend, receiving more than 110 complaints from U.S. military personnel stationed at dozens of sites across the Middle East. Journalist Jonathan Larsen broke the story, sharing specific complaints made by troops. One such complaint made by a noncommissioned officer reported that their commander had "urged us to tell our troops that this was 'all part of God's divine plan' and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ." "He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth," the NCO continued. "He had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy." MRFF told Larsen that over 110 complaints came

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received 110+ complaints from US service members across 30+ sites about commanders using religious rhetoric

Including calling the war with Iran "part of God's plan" and Trump "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon”

03.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 989 πŸ” 558 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 40
Post image Post image

Image 1: reasons given for withholding the information I requested on solar from MBIE

Image 2: the reason given in the House today by energy minister Simon Watts today

These two things are not the same

03.03.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Tattoo print dress

Tattoo print dress

White pink dress with symbols

White pink dress with symbols

Friday kahlo dress. teal/floral

Friday kahlo dress. teal/floral

I am selling some fat lady dresses if anyone keen

02.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Their intention all along, given how long this campaign has been in progress.

02.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An opinion piece by Jerome Adams, former Surgeon General advocating against Casey Means' nomination.

He raises concerns about conflicts of interest.

A surgeon general is not a wellness influencer. One of many red flags.

πŸ§ͺ www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/c...

01.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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Tesco walked away from talks to take on supermarket duopoly, documents show Aldi and Lidl also declined to engage, leaving the supermarket duopoly intact.

So Willis' RFI to sound out potential competition in the supermarket industry was as much of a flop as the much touted Investment Summit

NOBODY bothered to even meet with her or participate in the RFI

Tesco, Aldi (who operate across the ditch) and Lidl all said no🀣🀣
#nzpol

archive.ph/MWit8

28.02.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6

Do I know anyone?

27.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And she was attacked for her very pragmatic approach - by people outside the church.

26.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well the Anglican Church didn't ~want~ to do this rebuild, they would have had a replacement building finished a long time ago, except Burdon and Anderton took them to court to save it and get it rebuilt. So who takes responsibility for that?

26.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0