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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 42m

It turns out kicking homeless people out of motels increases homelessness:
Govt admits homelessness is up in delayed report; #Bishop & Potaka ask for advice for housing more people; Prisoners' aid service says homeless ex-prisoners' “bodies are transactional” #nzpol
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It turns out kicking homeless people out of motels increases homelessness

Govt admits homelessness is up in delayed report; Bishop & Potaka ask for advice & suggestions for housing more people; Prisoners' aid service says homeless ex-prisoners' "bodies are transactional."

open.substack.com

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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 28m

"Political questions are far too serious to be left to the politicians."

Belated happy birthday to political philosopher HANNAH ARENDT, born on this yesterday (October 14) in 1906

Photograph of Hannah Arendt, a middle aged white woman in glasses, sitting at a dining room table reading a large hardback book while smoking a cigarette. Date, place taken and photographer unknown.

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dog girl SATAN @doggirldotfaggot.bsky.social · 22m

sex isnt even determined by your chromosomes u fucking idiots its assigned to u at birth by looking at external sex characteristics, which are sooooo easily changeable

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Dr Neil & Mr Price @drneil.bsky.social · 13m

There’s no way these cars are parked like this by accident!

A row of parked cars alternating between black and maroon all different makes and models as far as I can tell. Also we saw them parked like this a couple of days ago too so must be intentional also also it’s the car park at the Victorian parliament …the ministers cars do they have some sort of “dress code”????

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 10m

got there

#nzpol

Simon O'Neill @sjponeill.bsky.social · 15m

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 13m

i learned a double windsor early, it doesn't lock as badly

sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 18m

yes, haven't worn shoes in years

only wear jandals when the footpath is icky, otherwise they live my always present bag

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 35m

Got that off her chest. #OneTermGovernment #nzpol #Luxon #ScrambledEGG #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NoConfidence #Election2026 #VoteThemOutNZ

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 33m

As well as being a #Tobacco Lobbyist for #PhillipMorris Tobacco, like Seymour, #ChrisBishop worked for #AtlasNetwork org #FrontierCentreForPublicPolicy in Canada, & is a pro-Israel Zionist, pushing #Israel & Atlas’ anti-#Democracy agenda -not the wellbeing of #NZers-& it’s obvious! #Greed #nzpol

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Daniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · 4h

Come on FENZ get Fire(fighter) wise!! Support your local firefighters on strike this Friday! Sticking for safer working conditions and fair pay! Talk more over at my substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/come-on-gu...

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 31m

What's with RNZ's Lillian Hanley promoting right wing talking points on their front page? Is it any surprise that those that rely on hate speech & misinformation want it protected - so why promote their arguments? #nzpol

Winston Peters accuses Broadcasting Standards Authority of 'Soviet era stasi' censorship

Winston Peters, Free Speech Union and veteran journalist Sean Plunket react to BSA's decision to regulate podcasts and online media.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Te wookie o te tangata @chewienz.bsky.social · 1h

SHORT NOTICE CALL TO ARMS FOR DUNEDIN FOLKS

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 29m

yup

the tie pulling competition was one of my nightmares

one hand against your opponent's throat, the other hand holding the inside tail

yes, that was a thing

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 1h

There is no better dressed MP in Parliament than Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan and he NEVER wears a tie.✌️👍🥰
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol

Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan standing on the red carpet in a Parliament corridor wearing a black full length buttoned silk gown with a black waist belt and embroidered green and yellow trees and plants and vines and a jade or pounamu pendant.

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 37m

49% now

#nzpol

deedeemillar @deedeemillar.bsky.social · 1h

About to crack the 50% #SomeoneElse #nzpol

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 1h

48%! #nzpol

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 50m

i will never be a politician

autistic-adjacent squirrelbrain and a lifetime of pushing back against authority are not the thread politician fabric is woven from

but i'm ok if they embellish the occasional item of clothing with any of my ideas, don't want cites, i build from others anyways

#nzpol

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 1h

all of David Seymour's "elect me" speech bubbles popped in the first few months

now he's desperately trying to use the same technique while his coalition government fails spectactularly

shallow little troll, all he understands is me, me, me

got news for ya David, you've been found wanting

#nzpol

Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 2h

#NZpol Saw Seymour on 1News. I thought it was so typical that he tried to shift blame for people not eating out to city councils, and (paraphrasing) "the high cost of food truck registration".

The cost of living might be a bigger factor, eh?

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JAS & Ten regen @jasandten.bsky.social · 1h

if Chris Bishop is the answer, the National Party is asking all the wrong questions.

#nzpol

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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 1h

Hey kids, ask your grandparents or great-grandparents what 'Soviet era stasi' is, and be prepared to piss your pants laughing when you hear what Winston Peters said about the BSA.🤯🤣🍆💦
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 1h

a million miles, ago

(i grew up with both miles and kilometres interchangeably)

no other comment, all my longer term skeetuals know the flexibility of my state of mind

Cracker - Low

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kiwisockpuppet.bsky.social @kiwisockpuppet.bsky.social · 1h

Yes this is the same censorship because the Stasi had podcasts and online media. #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 2h

Winston Peters accuses Broadcasting Standards Authority of 'Soviet era stasi' censorship

It follows an apparent decision to begin regulating podcasts and online media.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Good C**t @c-u-next-time.bsky.social · 1h

Winston in April this year to RNZ: "The fact is, you're paid for by the taxpayer and sooner or later we're going to cut that water off too, because you're an abuse on the taxpayer." Overreach indeed..... assclown Winnie at his finest 🤡🤡🤡 #NZPol

NZ First leader Winston Peters defends gender bill during fiery RNZ interview

The NZ First leader has mounted a defence of his party's proposal to define "woman" in law when questioned over its enforcement.

www.rnz.co.nz

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 2h

Yes. Exactly. They’re supposed to be reporting the news, not creating a narrative or backing a politician. That Stuff article just feels really out of order to me. I haven’t quite been able to articulate why yet.

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sophie malice @sophieactual.mitsuko.nz · 1h

saw ur skeet, same subject, just after pressing send on mine

the hivemind is alive and functioning in top form

think i'd rather try to understand how that works than delve into the chaotica of random shit bubbling up from neolib sub-levels of hell

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