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STOP THE FREE LUNCHES AT BELLAMYS LOGAN BROWN #nzpol

"If you are unhappy with it, for God's sake, go make a Marmite sandwich and put an apple in a bag just like you and I had." - Luxon FFS. Not the point. Tax payer money is being given to a corporation that is entirely failing to deliver what was contracted. DO SOMETHING! #nzpol

And, just like that, the shining city on the hill has become a seedy Atlantic City casino, morally and patriotically bankrupt.

If you've never been part of a government procurement process, it might be hard to understand just how much of a "go to prison" thing this would have been at any point from 1946-2024.

"This seems to be a government focussed on saving dollars then saving lives" Yes. Said like that hasn't been every form of the National party in the last 89 years. The people who use public health care can't make money for the people who use private, if we're all DEAD! #nzpol

party time!!

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

The Covid Inquiry's decision not to call PPE suppliers to give evidence smacks of a whitewash. Inadequate PPE killed thousands while enriching a few wealthy individuals. Now, those individuals are being protected from public scrutiny. news.sky.com/story/potent...

You can send donations yourself direct to ukraine here: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ #SlavaUkraïni

Post of the (incredibly depressing, totally devastating, unfortunatly predictable) day. 👏👏

FOTUS and JD aren't used to their lies being directly contradicted by the facts - usually to preface questions from journalists speaking truths to them - like President Zelenskyy did today.

He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.

Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States of America. His presence in the Oval Office is a stain on the legacy of this country.

spot on, Shaggy #RealMonsters #MonstersInc

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#capitalism KILLS EVERYTHING HUMANE

When you have eminent investigative political journalist @carolecadwalla.bsky.social discussing eminent fascism & authoritarianism historian @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, and both of them are telling you it's a coup... IT'S A GODDAM COUP. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Please, someone at OPM tally for me the number of "what I did last week" responses that just say "your mom." This is information of national importance.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

“What we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls,” said Fonda, “And make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. By the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.” #sagawards

I love this so much. The leopards are actively eating their faces.

#DangerousMinority

The world hasn't gone crazy, but there are spot fires everywhere and very powerful rabid dogs are running around with cans of petrol. One false step and we could catch rabies, be bitten, or catch fire.

#AdvanceAustraliaFairNOT #liberals

European Parliament member 👇🏽

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

@juliusgoat.bsky.social

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: "The question is can you work with Republicans in the middle of a constitutional crisis when democracy is on the line? And right now, I think that this crisis is serious and deepening in its seriousness, that our job #1, #2, and #3 is to save our democracy."

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Well done Dutts. Continuing the wrecking ball Liberal tradition.

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

Captures it perfectly.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz (@zezvaz.bsky.social):

“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion” From the new Private Eye, out now.

Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.

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