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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 1d

Funny old piece, parts of it almost as if Coughlan's saying Labour already won the C.G.T argument this time, or at least this round. He suggests that it's Christopher Luxon who has to kill it. Then neglects to mention Hipkin's going for Luxon's CGT jugular, Luxon's squeak "It's not about me!" #NZPol

Thomas Coughlan: It's a Nat leader's job to kill CGTs – is Christopher Luxon up to it?

There's more riding on Labour's CGT for Luxon than Labour's Chris Hipkins.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah NZME was always this, it definitely feels very depressing that Stuff has joined them. I'm not certain that means the rest are complicit, corporate media has always been a bubble.

The hard bit is how much National have succeeded in ruining RNZ as an alternative, and how much Labour let them.

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Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 2d

Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 2d

Our economic catastrophe of the last three years in chart form.

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 3d

Here's the change from 'peak jobs' for each industry. Clear that public sector spending has prevented total labour market meltdown. Seymour will be furious. [3/3]

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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 2d

'Resisting AI' foreshadowed much of our technofascist moment, but a lot has happened since publication. Why does a broken tech attract such huge commitments? How can it burn so much energy yet claim to save the planet? And can decomputing offer an escape from AI-drive nihilism?

Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 3d

On Monday, I'll be talking with Andrés Saenz de Sicilia of The Philosopher magazine about why it's more important than ever to resist AI, and how we can develop a convivial technopolitics. Register for free at www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/ai-an...

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, there are definitely true believers at Stuff, that's fair. I don't think the rest of the industry is all in exactly the same boat though

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

It's infuriating but I really just think this is the same complacent corporate media culture we've had that regards us as overreacting in our little bubble and is just focused on coping with being overworked and pressured for RW 'balance' from their bosses. 🙄

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 2d

Emily (Emily Writes) and I drafted a letter to Andrew Little about his decision to appoint Ray Chung as chair of the CCO Review & Appointments subcommittee. We think this is unacceptable given his past behaviour. Here's a template for a letter if you agree:
sites.google.com/view/really-...
#nzpol

Really, Andrew Little?

Andrew Little has appointed Ray Chung to head an important Wellington City Council committee. We don't think he should be doing that. If you agree, please tell him so. Here's how.

sites.google.com

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

NZF and ACT. It's the old 'dog bites man isn't news' problem. 🙄

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 2d

Why are random citizens consistently, and continuously, turning up major scandals by the government that NZ media are both *incapable of finding* AND refuse to report on even when they learn about it via citizen journalism???

Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 2d

Also has the NZ media even reported on the OIA by NZATE (I think it was) that returned evidence that David Seymour logged in to a Google Doc of the English curriculum rewrite and started making his own edits to it, completely outside the chain of responsibility and Ministry procedures?

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in front of potted plants .

ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in front of potted plants .

media.tenor.com

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Alex @shakingstick.bsky.social · 2d

Ardern would be in big financial trouble if she had to pay for all that space she takes up in the global right's heids

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

A piece titled ‘We still can’t get rid of Jacinda Ardern’ suggests she’ll be the next head of the UN. Really?

A new United Nations secretary-general needs to be appointed during 2026, in time to take over running the global organisation in 2027.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social · 2d

This is what I expected from the government, but it's incredibly disappointing that Autism New Zealand should go along with it. We need to make "regular" schools cater to neurodivergent students — which will benefit everyone! — not segregate difference.

Government announces new charter school for secondary students with autism

The government has announced the Autism NZ Education Hub will start in Term 3 for neurodivergent secondary students who are struggling with traditional schooling.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

It owes that even if it's not deliberately supressing employment. Survival is job one.

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 2d

“The govt doesn’t owe people food” well fuck then I don’t owe the govt taxes either what the fuck. Stop fucking giving my money to fucking landlords.

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 2d

Cool how we say to our kids “you can be whatever you want to be” but the reality is that for women and girls who might want to be in public life, we’re actively doing almost nothing to prevent gender based violence - it is currently a deliberate choice to allow this in our policy and in our culture.

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 2d

The more women and girls engage in public life, the more likely they are to be subjected to online gender based violence. There are few safety nets for women and girls in leadership. #nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

‘Resign or die’: Death threats sent to female student leader

Threats against student leaders highlight rising harassment of women in public life

www.stuff.co.nz

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 2d

This is consistent with what we have seen in NZ for several diseases- that the area under the curve over time is lower, even if there is a reintroduction spike that is fairly high for a short while.

Prof. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 2d

Important study in Science today.

Infectious disease suppressed during pandemic did rebound afterwards (due to immunity debt) but, the net impact was negative (net disease burden reduced).

➡️Avoiding infectious disease is a good thing!

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Collateral effects of COVID-19 pandemic control on the US infectious disease landscape

Using data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disease surveillance systems, we sought to quantify the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibilit...

www.science.org

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, the open corruption and accelerating social murder are kinda their respective missions, though?

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 2d

why don't we get this headline about National, ACT or NZF for open corruption, internal backstabbing and accelerating social murder?

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

it's really quite impressive to be a red flag without even metaphorically opening your mouth

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Matt Whitehead @mjwhitehead.bsky.social · 2d

why am I thinking of adult dudes on snapchat only talking to women suddenly, lol

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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · May 10

I like how people say "manage your depression" like it's a stock portfolio but you're heavily invested in sadness

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JR Cross @jrcrossbooks.bsky.social · 3d

I’m tired of the media ignoring Trump’s illegal acts. ‘Trump to Raise Tariffs’. ‘Trump to Lower Tariffs’. These acts are illegal. The correct headline is: ‘The Wannabe Dictator illegally Raises Tariffs While the Cowards in the Senate Abdicate Their Responsibility’. Same with SNAP, ICE Thugs….

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 2d

O fuck yes. Worth ten times the price of entry* just for this par

*(literally the whole thing is free, go and read it)

Niche beef: Dune
One thing that is NOT a useful way to understand the present is Dune’s Butlerian Jihad. I know this is a thing like 5 people care about, but the Butlerian Jihad is a setting shorthand to let Herbert write a futuristic novel in which they have sick knife fights8 and aren’t using robot armies. The backstory of it is mostly made up in later novels while fishing for material, and it’s dumb as hell. It is also notably not a reaction against normal-ass computers or robots taking your jobs. I am begging you to stop referencing it.

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