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LOL. Bill's not happy with @bernardchickey.bsky.social on LinkedIn. I know which pundit I would prefer to listen to.

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Sneaky Feelings - Anxious Love [NZ, Indie-Pop] (1989) - iconic early Flying Nun band https://redd.it/96hgnv https://youtu.be/JtajmTzJ1Ds

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@comingupcharlie.bsky.social interested in your take on the latest moose news sir www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/american-...

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URGENT. Have you seen Ryan? Last seen in Belmont, did not turn up at school in Glenfield. Please call 111 if you have seen him or know of his whereabouts. Please ask your kids as well.

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So much Trump and the Dems on here this morning. Here's a nice scene from my dog walk instead.

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Bad day (night?) to be a hillbilly! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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A great thread showing up this government for what really are.

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substack.com/@johnwhitewe...

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open.substack.com/pub/subslack... Another excellent piece from @davidslack.bsky.social

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According to Rachel Maddow, the Trump administration is cutting funding for the sterilizing of instruments for surgery at all VA hospitals, taking our military back to Civil War levels of safe medical care.

submitted 12 days ago • 406 comments

Few mortgage graph weekend out-takes [🧵1/n] Mortgage payments hit a ridiculous $25bn in the fourth quarter of 2024. That's about 60% of total NZ wages earned. We currently have $370bn of housing loans (do the math on the fortnightly payment!)

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

I want Ren to live a long life. #talent

submitted 14 days ago • 85 comments

Tax revenue per capita still sliding sideways. That's the problem with fiscal tightness - if you are not spending much money into the economy, you don't get much back. Let's have a quick look at different categories of tax... [🧵1/n]

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A reminder of how painfully slow that mortgage payment relief translates into extra spending into the economy. RBNZ started cutting interest rates in August 2024 and mortgage interest costs are now back at the same level as they were in... errrm, August 2024.

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open.spotify.com/track/7rSW4o... Friday night kaupapa.

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open.spotify.com/track/0W5eZn... Some Hutt Valley reggae on a Friday evening.

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The joint address to Congress was packed with the lies and grievances of his rally speeches, and barely acknowledged the economic chaos he is causing.

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From tax evasion businessdesk.co.nz/article/medi... to big oil connections tomcapital.com/index.php/in..., a far-right lobby group www.rnz.co.nz/news/electio..., &, unknown to most, dark funding of 2 leading disinfo/far-right 'newsfluencers', Grenon's a cancerous influence on information integrity.

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The Lord of the Rings fan Loïc J. Lopez stepped into New Zealand by visiting the locations where the trilogy was filmed. Just imagine being there and enjoy the video. 🤩

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🇺🇦🇳🇿 “New Zealand remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine as it defends itself in a war that Russia started. It's mounting the defence of a proud, democratic and sovereign nation, but also the defence of international law.” - Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand

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James Cameron says US under Trump is ‘horrifying’ as he becomes New Zealand citizen

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Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand 👏

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Newtown & CubaDupa both encapsulate the best of Wellington City. They’re part of our culture and community. I’m looking forward to making other parts like Courtenay Place and Civic Square much more people focussed, and having events like this there too. Totally achievable within the next 2-3 years.

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Maybe someone close to Christopher Luxon could point him in the direction of this excellent & informative thread that...err...challenges the PM's blind faith in the politics and institutions of the formerly United States of America?

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

My friend and screenwriter @toddalcott.bsky.social wrote this, and it makes a hell of a lot of sense.

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@mcfaulmike.bsky.social: “Trump, Vance & others either have forgotten or never knew that Zelensky signed a ceasefire agreement with Putin in 2019. Three years later, Putin launched his full-scale invasion. So, signing another ceasefire with no security guarantees feels like suicide for Ukrainians.”

submitted 19 days ago • 269 comments

Trump and Vance needed to create an incident to provide a justification for their pre-planned abandonment of Ukraine now, then separation from NATO in the near future. That’s what that was all about, and that was always the way a second Trump term was going to go.

submitted 21 days ago • 1151 comments

Acting legend Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead Wednesday at home in New Mexico.

submitted 22 days ago • 20 comments

this is absolutely unhinged.

submitted 23 days ago • 130 comments

I see fascist-brained fulks are talking about which taxpayers are 'net contributors' to society again. Quick reality check 🧵 The Govt issues and spends tax credits. Teachers, nurses, suppliers, etc get paid for their contribution to society in tax credits. [1/n]

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Why not send Trump one of those Doge emails? If he doesn't reply, tell him, "You're fired!".

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

www.bbc.com/news/article... Expect worse with RFK Jr. in charge.

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

submitted 27 days ago • 309 comments

The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.

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The worry here is that they don’t believe the wind will one day change and we will remember the choices they made. The future they see doesn’t include the likes of us.

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