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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 7h

I did not have meme frog redemption arc on my 2025 bingo tbh

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 7h

Hello from a dire across the ditch (wish we couldn’t all relate to the same BS)

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Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 8h

So he's blaming tens of thousands of doctors, nurses , teachers and all the rest striking.

#nzpol

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 10h

I really did hold back

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 10h

At least he’s consistent in whether or not his views align with the general population

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 13h

Resident Dunce is too thick to see reflection in the mirror

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 13h

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," the Prime Minister says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 12h

Unions ARE MADE UP OF THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THEM you dumb asshole

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 13h

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," the Prime Minister says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine running a country and thinking unions and workers are different things

What a fucking ignoramus

Luxon told Morning Report the disruption is a shame and he believes workers want to reach a pay deal.
"It's a shame, really. I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients, or kids in education and parents being mucked around," he said.

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Troy Baisden @troybaisden.bsky.social · 18h

NZ's new methane target:

Represents doing nothing if historic efficiency gains continue, and assumes new mitigations won't work.

Worse, our farmers need to realise it cedes the future of the paperwork they complain about to places like Brussels instead of Wellington.

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 1d

That’s the whole weekend here for us. I wanted to go on an overnight hike with the dog but we have a heavy rain warning. We had some overnight rain but other than that it’s been clear and sunny

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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 2d

To ask a pakeha majority to remove representation of an indigenous minority is ongoing white supremacist colonisation. #nzpol

TheLoyalOrder @theloyalorder.bsky.social · 2d

Preliminary results of the 2025 Māori wards referendums

#nzpol

Map showing preliminary margin of support by council for the 2025 Māori ward referendums

CC BY 4.0 TheLoyalOrder

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · Aug 15

yeah bro i'm being sincere; as in "sin" from the Latin meaning "without" and "cere" from the Latin meaning "the brain" lol

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Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 2d

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 2d

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social · 2d

Let the toast run milky!

Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 2d

#nzpol with Andrew Little and the new Labour Councillors, celebrating the victory in Wellington. 31,000 doors knocked on, 8,000 phone calls made. Wellington is in safe hands and has a brighter future.

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

Idk I saw some Gen Z kids dancing in front of cops/the national guard in the US saying “arrest me daddy”

That was also good

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Emir Hodžić @xovich.bsky.social · 2d

Secondary teachers are going on strike too.

On 23 October you can join all teachers, nurses, doctors, firefighters & support all public sector workers fighting for their profession & our children’s future

Support public good

#nzpol

PPTA - Heading: “Teachers to strike!”

underneath: “PPTA members in Secondary and Area schools have voted to take strike action in Term 4 in response to collective agreement negotiations.” On the right side a picture of a teacher holding a banner, “standing up today, so they can stand tall tomorrow”

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 2d

The notorious @thejuicemedia.com has just helped the Government of New Zealand with a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Not sure how they got it past Luxon, Seymour and Peters though, OMG!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yj...
#nzpol

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah it definitely could’ve been a better result

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

I hope not!

Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

She had just done a big contended sigh, which is what made me look over at her

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

At least the ACT guy in Richmond didn’t get in. And Richard Johns didn’t either

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

nelsonapp.co.nz/news/article...

And I’ve got friends hearing the results from a candidate’s gathering

nelsonapp.co.nz

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

AND Tim Skinner and Lisa Austin? Ugh no thanks

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 2d

On the one hand it looks like we still have Nick Smith (🤮) but on the other we are retaining Maori Wards so it’s not all bad

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 2d

With 98.7% of submissions OPPOSING this bill, it is beyond belief that this wanker heavy coalition are forcing it through anyway. 🤨 Yes Labour absolutely needs to commit to repealing it on day one! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 2d

As one of the orgs that was privileged enough to be able to present an oral submission on the RSB to we are about to issue an emergency press release saying the opposition leaders must issue a joint statement saying they will repeal the law should the bill pass.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

The Act leader's proposed legislation has been contentious for a list of reasons.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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