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howielv.bsky.social
There’s something about some performers, and greed. I think none of us is that special.
howielv.bsky.social
A bloody tobacco lobbyist as Prime Minister. Imagine it, horrendous. The blokes already demonstrated his fundamentally flawed ethical compass. This will be a thug doing heavy lifting for rich people
howielv.bsky.social
Compulsory onesie animal costumes. That would be a leveller
howielv.bsky.social
Entitled, systemic. Luxon is a greedy thug
howielv.bsky.social
Keep watching Till the goats
votebiue.bsky.social
Even the animals aren’t safe….
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leadcoalition.bsky.social
Remarkable dementia poetry by our friend Daniel C. Potts, MD

#Alzheimers #dementia #poetry
You. 
You came. 
You came and sat. 
You came and sat with me. 
You came and sat with me when I'd forgotten. 
You came and sat with me when I'd forgotten who I was. 
You came and sat with me when I'd forgotten. 
You came and sat with me. 
You came and sat. 
You came. 
Me.
howielv.bsky.social
Has he realised something about accountability?
howielv.bsky.social
I like how you think.😉
howielv.bsky.social
I’d be very surprised if they weren’t great big backhanders from the new contract, that the original contract didn’t include. Greed is a powerful drug, and our coalition government are junkies
howielv.bsky.social
I see it all, and just feel totally disempowered. The pricks who hold the levers of violence are getting whatever they want.
howielv.bsky.social
RN here. I absolutely endorse your message! The shingles vaccine is funded at age 65, and I recommend where possible a person get it at age 50. Just a shame that unless you are in your 65th year it costs north of $700. I just got mine at 60.
howielv.bsky.social
I understated. In the seats of power.
howielv.bsky.social
Indeed labour must. Until then I’m kind of hankering for TPM and green to keep building governance experience. It’s an incredibly tough fortress they have to penetrate but I think we need their voices closer to the seats of power always. We need limits on the accumulation of wealth.
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lostarcnz.bsky.social
The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"
howielv.bsky.social
The regulatory standards Bill is being pushed through to serve the interests of non-New Zealanders. Our thug government has been captured by global interests. As long as Luxo gets his knighthood and money, he doesn’t give a flyingF.
howielv.bsky.social
Though Myers Briggs categories are seen as quite flawed these days, I suspect you’d be an INFJ. Caring about others
howielv.bsky.social
Smoothing the path for more thuggery. America’s Project 2025, by degrees.
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sanjanah.bsky.social
Given high likelihood of Turning Point's ideological foundations infiltrating other countries, & university campuses in particular, this guide from American Association of University Professors is helpful. I don't think NZ Uni administrations are fully aware or ready. www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
Responding to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and OtherProvocative Student Groups on CampusThere has been a growing concern about the prevalence of externally funded andnetworked right-wing student groups on college campuses. Turning Point USA (TPUSA)is one of the largest, most provocative and controversial. While these resources focuson TPUSA, many of the strategies discussed here pertain to responding to other well-funded student groups that specialize in staging campus disruptions and provocationsfor partisan gain.BackgroundTPUSA was created as a partisan political student organization, which promotes manyfar-right political positions. Members affiliated with TPUSA have regularly engaged inracist, homophobic and transphobic speech while on campus. TPUSA chartered busesto bring students to the January 6th riot at the Capitol.TPUSA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk, with a starting donation from Republicanmega-donor Foster Friess. According to the most recently available tax documents, in2022 TPUSA had revenue of $80.6 million. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, TPUSAclaims a presence on 3,500 campuses, with a field program comprised of 350 paidorganizers. TPUSA hosts annual conferences, which journalist Kyle Spencer describedas a high-production event with the reputation of an “out-of-control party venue withflowing booze and easy hook-ups.” In recent years, TPUSA has expanded its efforts toinclude high schools, churches, and college alumni.TPUSA has also built itself into a media empire, funding and promoting right-wingpersonalities, “journalists,” social media influencers, podcasters, and other contentproducers. TPUSA also runs the Professor Watchlist, a website profiling so-called“radical professors” and known to drive harassment.
howielv.bsky.social
Everything ends up as some kind of negotiation about how greedy the citizens will allow the greediest to be. Wage workers have been gaslit for decades on this point. Capitalism doesn’t care if the workers are unhappy, as long as they can go to work and do their job.
howielv.bsky.social
I despair at the vitriolic tone that emanates from Luxon Seymour and Peters. They are aping the escalated rhetoric the US regime has so profited from on social media. They are all thugs.
howielv.bsky.social
Just a moonrise. Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, now.
howielv.bsky.social
All these important fkrs in suits just try to gain it wherever they can. Not really worthy of any respect
howielv.bsky.social
Did right, we are being MAGA’d
howielv.bsky.social
Thank you, my best smile of the day. I enjoy your wit
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craigmranapia.bsky.social
Wonder what Mister "The world doesn't owe you a living" Luxon would be doing if the Fifth Labour Government had said that to Air New Zealand in 2001 instead of writing a $900m bail-out cheque.

Oh, I keep forgetting - Market Forces for Thee and Thine, Corporate Welfare for Me and Mine! #nzpol