Likewise
@bolun.bsky.social
Pākehā, from Tāmaki Makaurau
now living in China.
2025 is a good year to #ToitūTeTiriti
now living in China.
2025 is a good year to #ToitūTeTiriti
#nzpol nz is the canary down the coal mine…metaphor intended
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#nzpol nz is the canary down the coal mine…metaphor intended
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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Paging Luxon, Peters, Jones etc. The world has moved on from the 20th century, energy markets included #nzpol
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Russia’s Coal Collapse Marks The End Of Fossil Fuel Post-War Illusion
Russia’s Coal Collapse signals the end of the fossil era. From bankrupt mines to battery booms, the global energy transition is accelerating but facing political resistance.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Paging Luxon, Peters, Jones etc. The world has moved on from the 20th century, energy markets included #nzpol
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
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One of the first things National Party did when they got into power was to cancel most of the infrastructure jobs: schools, water, renewables, footpaths, hospitals.
20,000 jobs lost - with the industry putting it right at National's feet.
#nzpol
20,000 jobs lost - with the industry putting it right at National's feet.
#nzpol
The hard bite of a deep construction downturn
More than 12,000 job losses, more than 1100 liquidations, residential construction expectations “tanking”, and construction in a “renewed slump”. There’s two sides to the political debate about how th...
www.thepost.co.nz
October 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
One of the first things National Party did when they got into power was to cancel most of the infrastructure jobs: schools, water, renewables, footpaths, hospitals.
20,000 jobs lost - with the industry putting it right at National's feet.
#nzpol
20,000 jobs lost - with the industry putting it right at National's feet.
#nzpol
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A comparison:
20% reoffending vs 70% reoffending
No prizes for guessing which one our PM supports
Our kids are too important to be political pawns. Our PM needs to realise that some of them may not actually move to Australia, and these are our future citizens
#nzpol #bootcamps
20% reoffending vs 70% reoffending
No prizes for guessing which one our PM supports
Our kids are too important to be political pawns. Our PM needs to realise that some of them may not actually move to Australia, and these are our future citizens
#nzpol #bootcamps
October 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A comparison:
20% reoffending vs 70% reoffending
No prizes for guessing which one our PM supports
Our kids are too important to be political pawns. Our PM needs to realise that some of them may not actually move to Australia, and these are our future citizens
#nzpol #bootcamps
20% reoffending vs 70% reoffending
No prizes for guessing which one our PM supports
Our kids are too important to be political pawns. Our PM needs to realise that some of them may not actually move to Australia, and these are our future citizens
#nzpol #bootcamps
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My other Local Elections Rule is that if anyone writes "common sense" in their policy platform they are probably a fucking idiot and/or a rightwing freak and I will never vote for them
October 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My other Local Elections Rule is that if anyone writes "common sense" in their policy platform they are probably a fucking idiot and/or a rightwing freak and I will never vote for them
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Begging media folk to do their job here.
October 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Begging media folk to do their job here.
"Sanae Takaichi, a contender to become Japan's next prime minister and the country's first woman leader, proposed fiscal spending to support investment in essential sectors such as food, energy and economic security."
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/markets/asia...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/markets/asia...
Japan PM contender Takaichi proposes crisis management spending
Sanae Takaichi, a contender to become Japan's next prime minister and the country's first woman leader, proposed fiscal spending to support investment in essential sectors such as food, energy and economic security.
www.reuters.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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This is not good policy, nor targeted spending. It’s just a press release trying to distract people from the very real problems in health. Our health system needs real solutions and real funding - to properly support health workers across Aotearoa. Not more spin.
September 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This is not good policy, nor targeted spending. It’s just a press release trying to distract people from the very real problems in health. Our health system needs real solutions and real funding - to properly support health workers across Aotearoa. Not more spin.
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"Such a lengthy Q&A on policy and spending ... is not easy to report on. Rather than attempting to tease out the finer points ... this article touches on one aspect: the varying degrees to which ministers and MPs approach it as politics or governance."
#NZPol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZPol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The Budget finale: politics vs governance
The government's 2025 budget was finally agreed this week. The last major hurdle involved a long walk through a political minefield of questions, and even some answers.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Such a lengthy Q&A on policy and spending ... is not easy to report on. Rather than attempting to tease out the finer points ... this article touches on one aspect: the varying degrees to which ministers and MPs approach it as politics or governance."
#NZPol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZPol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Don’t worry guys he is treating us as a bottomfull ATM it’s all good you see
September 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Don’t worry guys he is treating us as a bottomfull ATM it’s all good you see
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What I'd just say to you is, everyone knows Winnie, Shane, David, Simeon, Goldy & myself are the real experts on woke.
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #WorstGovernmentEver #CoalitionofCorruption #ElectionRiggers #NZpol
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #WorstGovernmentEver #CoalitionofCorruption #ElectionRiggers #NZpol
September 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
What I'd just say to you is, everyone knows Winnie, Shane, David, Simeon, Goldy & myself are the real experts on woke.
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #WorstGovernmentEver #CoalitionofCorruption #ElectionRiggers #NZpol
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #WorstGovernmentEver #CoalitionofCorruption #ElectionRiggers #NZpol
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
September 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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I've upload the latest Roy Morgan poll to The Progress Report so you can see who would get elected on these (remarkable) numbers. Labour having a 5 point lead over National is incredible. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/poll-graph/
Historical Polling Data - The Progress Report
This tool offers access to polling data for New Zealand's political parties since the 1960s.
theprogressreport.co.nz
September 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I've upload the latest Roy Morgan poll to The Progress Report so you can see who would get elected on these (remarkable) numbers. Labour having a 5 point lead over National is incredible. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/poll-graph/
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15 #economists urge PM to rethink #NZ govt’s fiscal policy: their letter calls for an urgent meeting with Luxon & Willis to discuss the “immediate & long-lasting #harm that [their] Government’s approach to fiscal policy is creating” #nzpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/21/1...
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/21/1...
15 economists urge PM to rethink government’s fiscal policy
This is due to the “heightening concern” of the government’s approach to fiscal policy.
www.teaonews.co.nz
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
15 #economists urge PM to rethink #NZ govt’s fiscal policy: their letter calls for an urgent meeting with Luxon & Willis to discuss the “immediate & long-lasting #harm that [their] Government’s approach to fiscal policy is creating” #nzpol
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/21/1...
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/21/1...
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Fun Ferry Fact: Winston said it would have cost $120 million to maintain a wharf for the Aratere until its replacement arrives in 2029.
Fun Ferry Fact: Winston gave Hyundai $144 million so the Aratere replacement would not arrive in 2026.
Fun Ferry Fact: Winston gave Hyundai $144 million so the Aratere replacement would not arrive in 2026.
August 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fun Ferry Fact: Winston said it would have cost $120 million to maintain a wharf for the Aratere until its replacement arrives in 2029.
Fun Ferry Fact: Winston gave Hyundai $144 million so the Aratere replacement would not arrive in 2026.
Fun Ferry Fact: Winston gave Hyundai $144 million so the Aratere replacement would not arrive in 2026.
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The narrative has shifted from green economics to smart economics. 🌱💰 Solar & wind now beat coal & gas on price almost everywhere. Batteries are on the same curve. When renewables mean lower bills, more jobs, & energy independence, wallets turn more heads than environmentalism ever could. #Lithium
A Moment Of Opportunity To Embrace Renewables: It's Smart Economics - CleanTechnica
UN Secretary General Guterres implores us to “drastically speed up the reduction of emissions – and the reach of the clean energy transition.”
cleantechnica.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The narrative has shifted from green economics to smart economics. 🌱💰 Solar & wind now beat coal & gas on price almost everywhere. Batteries are on the same curve. When renewables mean lower bills, more jobs, & energy independence, wallets turn more heads than environmentalism ever could. #Lithium
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10 ways fake headlines hijack your perception.
It’s not just misinformation.
It’s reflexive control — tactical manipulation through engineered suggestion.
And headlines are the first strike.
A thread on deception by design:
It’s not just misinformation.
It’s reflexive control — tactical manipulation through engineered suggestion.
And headlines are the first strike.
A thread on deception by design:
July 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
10 ways fake headlines hijack your perception.
It’s not just misinformation.
It’s reflexive control — tactical manipulation through engineered suggestion.
And headlines are the first strike.
A thread on deception by design:
It’s not just misinformation.
It’s reflexive control — tactical manipulation through engineered suggestion.
And headlines are the first strike.
A thread on deception by design:
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In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
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Just look at this. Russia launched 728 drones at Ukraine tonight — the most so far. The attacks are escalating. Russia grows bolder with every delay and every silence.
July 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Just look at this. Russia launched 728 drones at Ukraine tonight — the most so far. The attacks are escalating. Russia grows bolder with every delay and every silence.
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Via Euronews: Turbine in Scotland hits ‘very significant milestone’ in a breakthrough for tidal energy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Scotland’s underwater turbines break record after 6 years in situ
The turbines generated enough electricity collectively to power up to 7,000 homes annually.
www.euronews.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Via Euronews: Turbine in Scotland hits ‘very significant milestone’ in a breakthrough for tidal energy
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
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🧵I had the misfortune of hearing HDPA throwing out some red meat on Newstalk ZB Breakfast, en route to the airport. She held forth on two topics – mandatory minimum sentences and "AI" line-calling at Wimbledon. She was wrong and misleading on both ...
July 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
🧵I had the misfortune of hearing HDPA throwing out some red meat on Newstalk ZB Breakfast, en route to the airport. She held forth on two topics – mandatory minimum sentences and "AI" line-calling at Wimbledon. She was wrong and misleading on both ...
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If I had a nickel for every time there was a massive drone attack operated from within the targeted country, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice - within two weeks.
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If I had a nickel for every time there was a massive drone attack operated from within the targeted country, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice - within two weeks.