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Social Democrat~Blogger~LGBTQI ally~Critic of the alt.Right/neo-liberalism~BDS~Free Palestine!~Slava Ukraine!~He/him #NationalNotFitToGovern TIME TO EXPEL THE ISRAELI & RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS! I blog,sporadically,@ frankmacskasy.substack.com

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · Nov 17

Humanity finally starting to connect the dots...

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Scientists Simulate Alien Civilizations, Find They Keep Dying From Climate Change

In the simulations, aliens keep dying from climate change because of the heat produced by energy demands, even if they rely on renewables.

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 2h

More ✌️SUCCESS✌️ from this pro-business rightwing govt?

If all these businesses were closing whilst Labour was in power, I wonder what Ms Nikki Noboats and landlord Luxon would be saying??

www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...

‘Devastated ... I really tried’: The emotional toll of going out of business in ‘shocking’ economy

Liquidations are up on the same time last year, with hospitality especially hit hard.

www.stuff.co.nz

Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 2h

Somehow, I didnt think Instagram would be a natural Happy Hunting Ground for youth-bashing Tories...

Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 2h

It's about time!

RBNZ in direct antithesis to Treasury's head-in-the-sand fantasising.

RBNZ closer to Real Life than the pimply kids at Treasury.

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Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway defends money-printing during Covid pandemic

Paul Conway told a Sydney investment conference the much-maligned strategy essentially paid for itself.

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 3h

It never is! Can't have a white kid that looks too much like his own!

Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 3h

GOOD!!!

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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 9h

Hundreds of Resene workers protest for living wage

A crowd has gathered outside Resene's head office in Lower Hutt.

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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 9h

The New Zealand Government's move to weaken methane emissions reduction targets risks our trade relationships, reputation, and puts us all at risk of unmanageable consequences from climate change, argues Professor James Renwick of Victoria University
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#nzpol #climate

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Weakening targets for cutting methane emissions is a major step backwards and raises the risk of unmanageable consequences from climate change, argues James Renwick.

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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 9h

National's AI generated young person on couch.

This is vile.

Like AI, it is a fake message, demonising young people,ignoring National's incompetance and zeolous attachment to ideological dogma.

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