For the love of god socdems, STOP APOLOGIZING. Just ignore them. This is exactly how they ran Corbyn out of office. You look like a loser constantly apologizing for fake shit.
As a Samoan I find this pretty....๐ฉ
We have a saying about leadership and Matai titles.
"O le ala i le pule o le tautua" โ โThe path to leadership is through service.โ
This guy has zero clues about leadership ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
#nzpol
The Covid immunity cycle: Why catching the virus is basically our new booster
This clear headline issue was raised by the public, including those from the Long Covid community who are the canary in the coal mine/across where media advice is harmful or inconsistent with expert advice.
Stuff refused to change it.
This dismissive behaviour does not serve the truth or the public.
โฆ either failed in the past by dropping protective requirements & avoiding implementation of school ventilation, free RATs, better vax access, etc, or are failing to act now. Would be good if opposition parties were more vocal about it now, but sadly some of them made those short-sighted decisions.
Totally understand calls for individuals to focus on masking, isolation and boosters seeing as Covid is most definitely not over, but it aggravates me that the people with most power to influence protective measures and behaviours (e.g. govt ministers, heads of healthcare, media editors) โฆ
#nzpol
Donโt take it from me, let one Mr. John William Ferrell attest to the infectious nature of the track:ย
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Today marks half a century since โLook Out for #1โ, the first album by the Brothers Johnson, debuted on Billboardโs Soul LPs chart. Produced by Quincy Jones, the album featured this banger, which basically consisted of two epic choruses [1/2]
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It's not surprising of course, because if Dems did criticise the Trump admin on moral grounds they'd have to reckon with their support for threats and attacks against Iran and other countries that took place under Dem presidents, but it's exasperating nonetheless.
Extremely bleak seeing high profile Dems attack the Trump admin over Iran and instead of being because Trump is killing Iranians & destroying their infrastructure, it's because Dems think heโs 'waging war incompetently', 'failing at regime change', or some other talking point from the right. [1/2]
the world being like it is, this *ideological* editorial view is absolutely irredeemable by Stuff
Excerpt from RNZ article last year: The Defence Minister wants to see New Zealand develop lethal weapons for international export through the help of tech companies.
I agree with Willis about peace being good. I take it then, that the govt will finally condemn the US & Israel for their acts of aggression, and that Willis will have a word to her fellow minister about the wickedness of warmongering.
I wrote about an all-time favorite media genre of mine: the Sleeper Cell Panic story. It addition to helping prop up the war effort against Iran and pressuring Dems to abandon their (token) DHS reforms, it has the added bonus of promoting mindless paranoia and racial profiling.
Health spending is never wasteful and cutting roles in pursuit of efficiency is a discredited concept.
So, for accuracy's sake, I think the paragraph from RNZ's article pictured on the left could do with some rewording.
#nzpol
Had lovely moment today at lunchtime when I was holding up a Palestinian flag - a trio of visiting Palestinian whฤea saw the flag & kuffiyeh, came over for hugs & selfies
Anyone wondering about continuing to be visible in support of Palestine - please do, visibility of ๐ต๐ธ & symbols does help
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Seeing blatant disinfo in the headline of Burrโs article while also seeing this pop-up message appear regularly when accessing Stuff is making me utter expletive after expletive after expletive ๐คฌ
(it's far from the first time Stuff has published outright misinfo & disinfo of course)
Stuff headline The Covid immunity cycle: Why catching the virus is basically our new booster Lloyd Burr March 12, 2026 โข 4:00am
๐จ If anyone has contacts at Stuff to get this headline updated urgently please do so.
Expert advice is that getting Covid repeatedly is not like building immunity, it's more like accumulating damage. Each infection raises your risk of long Covid and serious complications.
This is unacceptable.
Auckland poster: GLOBAL SUMUD Aotearoa NZ FLOTILLA FUNDRAISING FILM NIGHTS $25 Handala (2024) Documentary + Paper Kites (2013) Documentary Fri 13 Mar 6.30pm Sun 15 Mar 3.00pm The Cellar, Corban Estate Henderson, Tฤmaki Makaurau
Palmerston North poster: Palestine WILL BE FREE STOP THE GENOCIDE Ceasefire NOW! Every Sunday at 2pm Te Marae o Hine (The Square) Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
SUNDAY
Tฤmaki Makaurau:ย 3pm Doco screenings @The Cellar, 2 Mount Lebanon Lane, Henderson
Te Papaioea: 2pm @Te Marae O Hine
Whakaoriori: 9.30am Vigil @Town Hall
Waihลpai: 1pm @Esk St, in front of the mall
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Nelson poster: Te Tau Ihu Palestine Solidarity FLAG WAVE FOR PALESTINE SAT 14TH OF MARCH 10:30AM TฤHUNANUI BEACH ROCKS RD
Christchurch poster: Public Outreach 1pm, Saturday 14 March Bridge of Remembrance Next Rally is on 4 April Media @nexbytesystems PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK AOTEAROA
SATURDAY cont'd
Whakatลซ: 10.30am @Tฤhunanuiย Beach, Rocks Rd
Te Tau Ihu o te Waka: 10.30am @Blenheim Train Station
Mฤwhera: 11am @lawn below the GDC fountain, Greymouth
ลtautahi: 1pm Stall and flags @Bridge of Remembrance
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Napier poster: Globalise the Intifada Liberation Flags EXIST RESIST RETURN Every Saturday 11.30am to 1.00pm Soundshell Roundabout Marine Parade NAPIER PSNA Hawke's Bayย psnhb@protonmail.me, 027 226-9950 or 021 900-254
Whanganui poster: Rally for Palestine - The Destruction Continues WHANGANUI Saturdays 11:00am Riverside Market PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK AOTEAROA
SATURDAY contโd
Ahuriri: 11.30am @Soundshell Roundabout
Whanganui: 11am @Riverside Market
Te Hลซpฤnui: 2pm @Greytown Town Square
Kaiwaewae/Paetลซmลkai: 11am @The Squircle
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HAMILTON poster: HAMILTON PALESTINE FLAG WAVING SATURDAY 14thย MARCH 2-3PM AT HINEMOA PARK (CNR OF MILL ST & TRISTAM ST) TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER, STAND IN SOLIDARITY FOR OUR FAMILIES IN PALESTINE
SATURDAY CONTโD
Waiheke: 8amโ1pmย Stall @Ostend Market
Tauranga Moana: 10amโ5pm Palestine flags for Multicultural Festival @Historic Village, 17th Ave West
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โย 2pm @Hinemoa Park
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Auckland poster: HANDS OFF PALESTINE HANDS OFF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AOTEAROA RALLY FOR PALESTINE FROM THE BELLY OF THE BEAST HANDS OFF THE MIDDLE MIDDLE EAST 2PM TE KลMITITANGA SQ CBD DONATIONS WELCOME: PSNA 38-9015-0849542-00 FOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM (PSNAOTEAROA) FACEBOOK (PSNA) 14/03/2026 PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK AOTEAROA
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โย 10am Prayer walk with signs/banners @starts outside Luxonโs office, 122 Millhouse Driveย
โย 2pm Rally @Te Kลmititangaย
โย 2.15pm Car convoys @leave from 72 Carr Rd, Mt Roskill & Tironui Station Rd, Takanini
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Hutt Valley poster: HUTT VALLEY PALESTINE FLAG WAVING CHARLES STREET MOTORWAY OVERBRIDGE 4.30PM-6.00PM EVERY FRIDAY
Christchurch poster: Flag Waving BRIDGE OF REMEMBRANCE FRIDAY 13th March 4 - 5:30pm PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK AOTEAROA
FRIDAY contโd
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai: 4.30pm Flags @Charles St
Te Whanganui-a-Tara: 7.15am Flags @Hill St
ลtautahi: 4pm Flags @Bridge of Remembrance
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Auckland poster: GLOBAL SUMUD Aotearoa NZ FLOTILLA FUNDRAISING FILM NIGHTS $25 Handala (2024) Documentary + Paper Kites (2013) Documentary Fri 13 Mar 6.30pm Sun 15 Mar 3.00pm The Cellar, Corban Estate Henderson, Tฤmaki Makaurau
New Plymouth poster: FLAGS ON FRIDAY NO PEACE, NO JUSTICE WITH OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE PAYNTERS AVENUE BRIDGE 4.30-5.30PM NGฤMOTU-NEW PLYMOUTH SHOWING SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE!
AoNZ rallies/actions for Palestine: Mar 13โ15
FRIDAY
Tฤmaki Makaurau:ย
โย 3pm Vigil @US Consulย
โย 4pm Vigil @Te Kลmititangaย
โย 6.30pm Doco screenings @The Cellar, 2 Mount Lebanon Lane, Henderson
Ngฤmotu: 4.30pm Flags @Paynters Ave Bridge
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At no point in this thread are the lives of Iranians even mentioned.
Not really surprising but this guy does often play at being one of the good ones so itโs nice to get a corrective
The EU continues to hold Iran accountable. Today, EU Member States ambassadors approved new sanctions targeting 19 regime officials and entities responsible for serious human rights violations. As the Iran war continues, the EU will protect its interests and pursue those responsible for domestic repression. It also sends a message to Tehran that Iranโs future cannot be built on repression.
You can't make this up. The EU is sanctioning Iran after it has been victimized by EU allies the US and Israel in an illegal and genocidal war of aggression.
And they are congratulating themselves for it.
it truly seems like this was a decision so incompetent as to indistinguishable from Willis and National intentionally destroying public infrastructure and resiliency, for god knows what reason
How this government can look at the cook strait, the Dunedin Hospital or anything they've fucked up because they needed to scrape cash for a landlord tax cut and tell NZ they're the infrastructure guys is shocking, their heads should explode from shame.
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This gov are toxic scum intentionally playing teachers off against each other #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
โThe government is making changes that will mean that annual and sick leave will accumulate based on hours worked, rather than as a set entitlement.โ
What this means in practice is people will be forced to work sick, and the NZ government undermines every attempt at a health response, every wave.
