Tom
@kiwiteej.bsky.social
Kiwi escapee from Twitter. Archivist and other things. Hopes for a better, cooler world. Ōtautahi local.
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#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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Neither Labour nor National have done f-all 2 slow dropping living stds 4 most NZers 4 the last 40+ yrs. The Greens have produced a viable economic plan. Give them 3 yrs 2 show what they can do. The fact the 2 big parties spend time screaming about them shows they're worried. Vote Greens
#NZPol
#NZPol
#NZPol Just vote Green. This is such bullshit.
Things that Labour will say 'yes' to:
1. We need 120,000 people unemployed (at least) to stop wages going up by too much.
2. Banks can extract $8bn a year in profits, because that's the price we should pay.
3. The market will eventually deliver affordable energy / food / rent - be patient comrades.
1. We need 120,000 people unemployed (at least) to stop wages going up by too much.
2. Banks can extract $8bn a year in profits, because that's the price we should pay.
3. The market will eventually deliver affordable energy / food / rent - be patient comrades.
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Neither Labour nor National have done f-all 2 slow dropping living stds 4 most NZers 4 the last 40+ yrs. The Greens have produced a viable economic plan. Give them 3 yrs 2 show what they can do. The fact the 2 big parties spend time screaming about them shows they're worried. Vote Greens
#NZPol
#NZPol
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LABOUR DONE NOTHING, AND THEY'RE ALL OUT OF IDEAS 🤪👍👍
November 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
LABOUR DONE NOTHING, AND THEY'RE ALL OUT OF IDEAS 🤪👍👍
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If Sam Neil is “anti-Kiwi” so are 94% of the entire population of AotearoaNZ. Stop voting to punch yourself in the face, ffs. 🤦♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
“I’ve got to stick up for the working class, garden variety Kiwis who are desperate to have a life, and have a meaningful set of employment opportunities in regional New Zealand.“
Shane Jones backs mining at ‘weapons-grade’ level, labels Sam Neill ‘anti-Kiwi’
An unapologetic champion of mining, the Resources Minister is sticking to his guns and taking aim at opponents of a controversial Central Otago gold mine. But his critics are firing back.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If Sam Neil is “anti-Kiwi” so are 94% of the entire population of AotearoaNZ. Stop voting to punch yourself in the face, ffs. 🤦♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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Could investors have been… wrong?
Did they put tons of money up not based on an actual existing product with limited use cases, but on hype that the technology would soon turn into magic?
Because that does not seem like a wise investment.
Did they put tons of money up not based on an actual existing product with limited use cases, but on hype that the technology would soon turn into magic?
Because that does not seem like a wise investment.
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Could investors have been… wrong?
Did they put tons of money up not based on an actual existing product with limited use cases, but on hype that the technology would soon turn into magic?
Because that does not seem like a wise investment.
Did they put tons of money up not based on an actual existing product with limited use cases, but on hype that the technology would soon turn into magic?
Because that does not seem like a wise investment.
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I see NZ Labour are going into an election next year with a "You thought our last campaign was milquetoast but wait until you see what we have on the cards this time!" focus...
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I see NZ Labour are going into an election next year with a "You thought our last campaign was milquetoast but wait until you see what we have on the cards this time!" focus...
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Labour proposes to subsidise the market for primary care rather than regulate it. Interesting choice. #NzPol
Labour announces low-interest loans for family GP practices
If elected, the Labour Party would prioritise areas with no GPs, or practices with closed or partially closed books.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Labour proposes to subsidise the market for primary care rather than regulate it. Interesting choice. #NzPol
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So all the Labour people were like "just wait until the party conference, you'll be surprised at our policy energy"
And the headline announcement is "loans for GP practices"!?
This makes "GST off fruit" look ambitious...
And the headline announcement is "loans for GP practices"!?
This makes "GST off fruit" look ambitious...
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
So all the Labour people were like "just wait until the party conference, you'll be surprised at our policy energy"
And the headline announcement is "loans for GP practices"!?
This makes "GST off fruit" look ambitious...
And the headline announcement is "loans for GP practices"!?
This makes "GST off fruit" look ambitious...
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"Can't say yes to everything" but this is a priority?
wow they're really grabbing the headlines with some big ticket items to energize the electorate, let alone their base
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour announces low-interest loans for family GP practices
If elected, the Labour Party would prioritise areas with no GPs, or practices with closed or partially closed books.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
"Can't say yes to everything" but this is a priority?
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I expect that as the chance of the Nats being in govt next year keeps going down they are gonna pass more and more extreme legislations knowing that Labour won’t reverse them all (or any in a meaningful way).
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I expect that as the chance of the Nats being in govt next year keeps going down they are gonna pass more and more extreme legislations knowing that Labour won’t reverse them all (or any in a meaningful way).
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"Hey, let's completely ignore so many people asking us to do the big things, the things that will actually make life better for everyone. That'll win us the next election."
Incrementalism can get in the bloody sea. It's a tool to ratchet the government further right.
Incrementalism can get in the bloody sea. It's a tool to ratchet the government further right.
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"Hey, let's completely ignore so many people asking us to do the big things, the things that will actually make life better for everyone. That'll win us the next election."
Incrementalism can get in the bloody sea. It's a tool to ratchet the government further right.
Incrementalism can get in the bloody sea. It's a tool to ratchet the government further right.
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
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The idea that Luxon can politically outmaneuver someone must surely put them in the “strictly amateur“ category. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop in failed National leadership coup - report
Former Hutt South MP and Transport, Housing, Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop was behind a recent failed coup plan within the National Party, The Post has reported.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The idea that Luxon can politically outmaneuver someone must surely put them in the “strictly amateur“ category. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
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There are 3 canonical interpretations of Mommy kissing Santa:
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There are 3 canonical interpretations of Mommy kissing Santa:
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
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So the guy that could actually just change things so that not so many people needed these Christmas boxes....helped pack them?
Over 35,000 Christmas Boxes packed this year as Kiwis struggle with cost of living
Over 35,000 Christmas Boxes packed this year as Kiwis struggle with cost of living
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, former All Blacks Pita Alatini and Eroni Clark, and MasterChef judge Michael Dearth joined around 2500 other volunteers to pack the boxes.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
So the guy that could actually just change things so that not so many people needed these Christmas boxes....helped pack them?
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I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
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my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
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Here, it was the way our local streets were suddenly empty of cars, and full of families on bikes, people out walking, etc 🥹
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here, it was the way our local streets were suddenly empty of cars, and full of families on bikes, people out walking, etc 🥹
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
(As one wit postulated on Twitter at the time, it was as if everyone was more afraid of everyday Auckland traffic than of a global pandemic…)
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pitiful indictment for bish as his friends and colleagues looked at the woefully inadequate luxo and was like “yeah that’s our guy, sit down ciggy” lol
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
pitiful indictment for bish as his friends and colleagues looked at the woefully inadequate luxo and was like “yeah that’s our guy, sit down ciggy” lol
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Everyone stop, this is important
July 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Everyone stop, this is important
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Bishop so useless he can't even roll the most hopeless Prime Minister New Zealand has ever had.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop in failed National leadership coup - report
Former Hutt South MP and Transport, Housing, Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop was behind a recent failed coup plan within the National Party, The Post has reported.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Bishop so useless he can't even roll the most hopeless Prime Minister New Zealand has ever had.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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The last sentence might sound like semantics, but it's important. Govt spending adds cash to the economy (we get richer) and Govt taxation takes it away again (we get poorer).
Govt 'borrow' by creating cash and spending it.
The more $ Govt spend, the more $ we have to pay taxes. A simple truth.
Govt 'borrow' by creating cash and spending it.
The more $ Govt spend, the more $ we have to pay taxes. A simple truth.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The last sentence might sound like semantics, but it's important. Govt spending adds cash to the economy (we get richer) and Govt taxation takes it away again (we get poorer).
Govt 'borrow' by creating cash and spending it.
The more $ Govt spend, the more $ we have to pay taxes. A simple truth.
Govt 'borrow' by creating cash and spending it.
The more $ Govt spend, the more $ we have to pay taxes. A simple truth.