"I think the counter to Trump always has been and always will be civil society. A lot of the left wants social change to look like the French Revolution or Che Guevara. Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war."- @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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RNZ is at it again so here are some pertinent facts about pensions. #nzpol
Cutting dialysis just to save a couple of dollars is truly toxic behaviour. But let's ask ourselves the question: where did the money that used to be available to keep people alive actually go?
A short thread.
#nzpol
RATIONING DIALYSIS
Other nice adjectives for this approach, if say any opposition parties were looking to fortify their appeal at the moment: sensible, prudent, thrifty, versatile, creative, self-sufficient, adaptable, organised, strategic, ready, provident, collaborative, cooperative, united, and dare I say, popular.
Imagine a parallel world where NZ had spent the last 2 years doing everything possible to reduce fossil fuel dependency in energy and transport. We’d have lower climate pollution and a more resilient economy. Instead the Govt subsidised fossil fuels and now we are exposed to Trump’s madness.
The same technological pinpoint accuracy that was used to slaughter children in Gaza now being used to slaughter children in Iran.
Begging the media to point out that job schemes are pissing in the wind of a depressed economy. There is not enough demand, so not enough jobs, so stop gaslighting poor people and the public you ghouls.
This must be Auckland
Please: LLMs do not 'hallucinate'. They provide incorrect information. They produce erroneous outputs. They don't have any intentionality, or consciousness. This metaphor is becoming increasingly unhelpful.
The kinda growth Seymour and Stanford dream of
FFS, this guy is 8 parts evil and 2 parts moronic and he’s the power behind the wannabe king’s throne.
Just build that 2+1 road from Warkworth to Whangarei with a bypass at Wellsford
‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran:
Twenty-three years ago, another US administration dragged us into a war in the Middle East. A war that, in theory, it was said at the time, was being fought to eliminate Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, bring democracy and ensure global security.
It's so offensive that younger women (Chloe, Jacinda, Tamatha, Tory etc..) are regularly dismissed as naive, unintelligent &/or lightweight; by media, politicians, & other sexist fools. Each of those women is exceptional in more than one way, while this PM's defining feature is incompetence.
Newsflash! Peeps on low & middle incomes are no longer totally cool with taking all the hits in the form of stagnant wages & job losses, degraded public services, environmental devastation, and actual hunger/homelessness/poverty.
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A spike in the price of LNG because of the conflict in Iran highlights how risky the Luxon government's plan is to import LNG as a back-up.
#climatecrisis #cleanenergy
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Chorus out: LNG terminal in Taranaki will tie NZ wholesale electricity & gas prices to global gas prices; Gas price rose 47% last night after Iranian drones shut Qatar's LNG plant; NZ power prices would follow #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
This goes back to a John Key gov that saw residential solar threatening power company profits through less demand & excess solar generation going back into the grid. #nzpol
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When the gummy hits
The NZ Govt’s energy strategy of making NZ more dependent on imported oil and gas sure looks pretty stupid tonight. Not to mention, you know, climate change.
I've said it before but I'll say it again- we don't talk enough about how one of the common threads between all of these horrific people is that they actively want poor and non-white people to die and they're doing everything they can to make that happen.
Too damn true!
Meanwhile Chris Bishop and Luxon continue their #WarOnNature www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
It must be nice to be a sociopath, because all the new products are for you. The smart glasses will give you that woman’s address, the betting apps will finally let you make bank on war crimes.
A graphic with a dark green background displays the text: “Power company profits in 6 months: $1.85 billion” in large yellow lettering. Below, on a white torn‑paper texture, green text reads: “How’s your power bill going?” Small fine print at the bottom notes authorisation by Green MP Scott Willis
Meridian, Contact, Mercury and Genesis Energy are reporting record profits. Meanwhile, are your power bills any lower?
"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them."
Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan
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