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Anneleise

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“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” she/her, systems thinker, writer, artist, Tangata Tiriti [email protected] Avatar: Princess Leia 'A woman's place is in the resistance' Aotearoa Blog: https://diary-of-a-butterfly.ghost.io

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · Jan 26

The NZ government is moving fast to remake NZ's laws to enshrine corporate immunity as NZ sits on the biggest gold strike in a century and a stockpile of the most important mineral you've never heard of.
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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 18h

I’ve talked to survivors, veterans, journalists, parents — everyone’s tired of being weaponized by narratives that protect the powerful.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 11h

"He's not the messiah. he's an utter cunt"

a group of people with the words " welease woger " written on the bottom

Alt: From 'Life of Brian, the Monty Pythin movie - a group of people with one shouting " welease woger "

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 17h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 18h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 12h

Pretty much the state of NZ politics ... ☠️

Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 15h

For ChrisT sake

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 1d

I was literally only 4 years old the last time shit was this bad…in other words, I have never experienced this level of absolute shitfuckery in my socially conscious lifetime. Thought so. #nzpol #ResignNicola #NoConfidence #OneTermGovernment #Aotearoa #NewZealand #CostOfLuxonCrisis #Luxon #NZ

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 1d

More waves crashing on the sandcastles of hopium. I'm famously pessimistic, but the data continues to surprise me to the downside. It's relentless. We've not seen anything like this for 45 years. Compounding, mutually reinforcing, job-killing dynamics. (1/2)

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 1d

In the absence of integrity, competence, diligence, authenticity or genuine public service, blatant looting and procedural dick moves are pretty much the range of what we are left with.

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Luxon is like a David Brent talking doll from Temu...

a man in a blue shirt and tie is dancing with his arm in the air .

Alt: David Brent from 'The Office' dancing with his arm in the air, spinning and pointing like a dick.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 2d

He's not wrong #nzpol

They fear the future, they dream of a world that never was and never could be, they're exclusionary, they're humourless - they're this coalition

Chris Finlayson

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 2d

"I reminded myself and quickly realised I couldn’t find a single gap between the policy goals Klein warns of us in the Shock Doctrine, and the known policy goals of the Atlas Network that has multiple shadowy links into the coalition government." troybaisden.substack.com/p/paving-ove...

Paving over Polarisation

A sequel to Paving Over Paradise – can we choose RMA reform and a wider political landscape that gives us smooth pavement and stunning outlooks over craters and chaos?

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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 2d

I have heard this repeatedly, particularly among the "we must stop Wikipedia being so left wing" brigade.

Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 2d

IKR, it's like the concept that people actually on the front lines would voluntarily put in time and energy to champion public interest instead of rich vested interest cunts is beyond him.

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 2d

"This is what democracy looks like."

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 3d

Sort of like a mediocrity incubator...

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 3d

"[T]hese guys are so popular in the first place [...] because they aren’t particularly informed or knowledgeable. When they do talk about politics (which is only some of the time), they don’t try to teach their listeners anything; they react to the news like an ordinary semi-informed person would."

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 3d

What's important here is that it's the ICE raids that are capturing their attention.

This is why the reliance on focus groups and polls and the inevitable claim that voters only care about "kitchen table" issues misses the mark.

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Why Trump Lost the Podcast Bros

It's cool to support the Rebellion. It's not cool to support the Empire.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 3d

I was there... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg61...

Shihad - It & N.I.B & Born To Be Wild (Live: CV TV (Metal Primer) 1989)

YouTube video by ShihadWiki

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 3d

Metal Primer 😎

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 3d

@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 3d

He's a grifting fraudster and provocateur. He exists to plant disingenuous content to advance nefarious agendas and anyone who platforms him is complicit or stupid.

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 3d

NZ Spitting Image Luxo the Egg.

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 4d

Well not the people you want to be...

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 4d

More interesting what it doesn't say. Not willing to sign off on cognitive function/mental fitness for office, especially notable after an explicit public call from a Democratic Governor to invoke 25a due to dementia/unfitness.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 5d

On a serious note, I was shocked at the state of NZ... and I realise this only scratches the surface. We hope this at least helps feels Kiwis feel seen 👀💗 (And if you liked it let us know, we might make a follow up ahead of your 2026 election)

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe it's underhyped just how orchestrated it all is and how this Govt has basically done a DOGE on us with Atlas trained and elevated operatives.

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 4d

The policies are pretty much the same. All legs of the same octopus same donors...