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Joe Hislop @joehislop.bsky.social · 3h

For years scientists have been saying it’ll be cheaper to prevent climate change than to pay for the consequences of ignoring it. And here we are.

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 19m

Perhaps once a decent bloke. How many humiliations can he take before he just resigns?

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 2h

We paid for ours too. We know people that have had shingles. Take my money!

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Lynnaire MacDonald- Producer/Scriptwriter @lynninfilm.bsky.social · 8h

So, so good.

The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 9h

🚨BEST TROLL EVER!!

Our guts still hurt!! 🤣

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 8h

Oh god. Lux-o will insist on one. He'll fly it around his office.

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 8h

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SCIS 317 Climate Change Communication | Course | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Examine how scientists, writers, Indigenous advocates, artists, and activists engage public audiences with the realities of climate change and the need for mitigation and adaptation. You will explore ...

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 8h

Shingles is stink. You really don't want it. Best get the vaccine.

Covid is stink too. Measles kills.

I wouldn't wish any of these on anybody, even anti-vaxers.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

New study just dropped linking shingles reactivation and dementia risk.

You know what reactivates shingles? Covid.

Want to avoid it? Wear a well fitted respirator and give yourself the best odds of avoiding Covid infection.

There’s also a shingles vaccine which may help reduce risk!

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 8h

Yep. They do that. Our old cat would reliably deliver the triple play in the car.

Still, at least you had the opportunity to set the cat on the spider.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 11h

Then spend on your credit card, blame your children and refuse to feed them.

Oh, and sign up for a new boat or two then tell them to shove it but that they can keep the money.

Take out another loan to give your landlord so they can blow it on butter and whitebait.

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PensionerDave @pensionerdave.bsky.social · 11h

Teachers striking on the day of an exam will make no difference to the exams. The exams are supervised by poorly paid invigilators who haven’t had a pay rise in years. The government doesn’t give a stuff about kids or parents they just want to shrink the state to benefit the rich.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 12h

Look. What I say to you is this.

My govt is making the tough choices. Here we're screwing over ordinary New Zealanders & retailers to line the pockets of mostly foreign owned banks and their shareholders.

Who said being PM isn't like running a business? #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Fresh calls for government to ditch proposed ban on surcharges

There are fresh calls for the government to ditch its proposed ban on retail surcharges. Retail NZ has surveyed its members and almost half say they will raise their prices if the law change comes int...

www.rnz.co.nz

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 12h

Look. What I say to you is this.

My govt is prepared to make the tough choices. Here we're screwing over ordinary New Zealanders and retailers to line the pockets of predominantly foreign owned banks and their shareholders.

Who said being PM isn't like running a business?

#nzpol

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 12h

Look. What I say to you is this.

My govt is prepared to make the tough choices. Here we're screwing over ordinary New Zealanders and retailers to line the pockets of predominantly foreign owned banks and their shareholders.

Who said being PM isn't like running a business?

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 23h

Crime is great for scaring up right wing votes. Private prison operators' profits too.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 23h

Look. What I say to you is this.

How is my govt supposed to keep landlords in $170/kg whitebait if not by making 18 & 19 year olds jobless and destitute, sacking thousands of public servants, stealing pay equity settlement funds and borrowing more on top?

Rich. And sorted for whitebait. #nzpol

Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 1d

This boils my blood.

New World selling whitebait for $169 per kilo.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 23h

Look. What I say to you is this.

How is my govt supposed to keep landlords in $170/kg whitebait if not by making 18 & 19 year olds jobless and destitute, sacking thousands of public servants, stealing pay equity settlement funds and borrowing more on top?

Rich. And sorted for whitebait.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 23h

Don't imagine they'd have any idea it was happening.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Look! I made a solar potentials map in ArcGIS!

A map showing a bunch of house outlines that are colour coded to show their potential to make solar electricity.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

So pleased none of the CALM dressed up as we live Kapiti got in at the elections.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Even chippy has more riz.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Sack him from the lot. Employ young people in his place.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Look. What I say to you is this.

The more people get to know me...

No. Wait...

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Look. What I say to you is this.

I'm such an effective leader. When I tell young people to fcuk off, sorry, I mean to move to where the jobs are, they do it.

I'm entitled to the credit.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Shhhh! Don't talk about it. New Zealand's FTA partners aren't supposed to know about how its climate denying govt is going against environment clauses.