Terry Bellamak
@tbellamak.bsky.social
ALRANZ Life Member. All in for reproductive rights. Mother of Terriers.
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"Cameron Bagrie as host - ANZ's former chief economist and *former adviser to the National Party* on matters of public finance - as neutral, but expert, moderator."
Neutral? Really?
#nzpol
Neutral? Really?
#nzpol
Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis after dispute over venue
Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis after dispute over venue
The Taxpayers Union chair is suggesting Cameron Bagrie as a moderator.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
"Cameron Bagrie as host - ANZ's former chief economist and *former adviser to the National Party* on matters of public finance - as neutral, but expert, moderator."
Neutral? Really?
#nzpol
Neutral? Really?
#nzpol
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We warned, and as she writes "were treated as extremists and conspiracy theorists."
"Today the white supremacist views of many of the wealthiest and politically ambitious tech billionaires is on display almost daily..."
"Today the white supremacist views of many of the wealthiest and politically ambitious tech billionaires is on display almost daily..."
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We warned, and as she writes "were treated as extremists and conspiracy theorists."
"Today the white supremacist views of many of the wealthiest and politically ambitious tech billionaires is on display almost daily..."
"Today the white supremacist views of many of the wealthiest and politically ambitious tech billionaires is on display almost daily..."
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Austerity isn't working
#nzpol
#nzpol
Over two years, filled jobs have fallen in:
· Construction - down 17,565
· Manufacturing - down 11,938
· Administrative and Support down - 10,240
· Professional, scientific, technical down - 8,725
· Retail down - 7,177
Overall filled jobs are down 42,341 in two years
· Construction - down 17,565
· Manufacturing - down 11,938
· Administrative and Support down - 10,240
· Professional, scientific, technical down - 8,725
· Retail down - 7,177
Overall filled jobs are down 42,341 in two years
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Austerity isn't working
#nzpol
#nzpol
NZ Labour party + @chrishipkins.bsky.social , please take note. The next election is yours to lose if you fail to inspire your base with progressive economics. #nzpol
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
NZ Labour party + @chrishipkins.bsky.social , please take note. The next election is yours to lose if you fail to inspire your base with progressive economics. #nzpol
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Dogs like steak, water is wet, Kamala lost because she ran to the right...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures
RootsAction report finds Harris courted moderates instead of working-class Democrats – and Gaza stance did not help
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Dogs like steak, water is wet, Kamala lost because she ran to the right...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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IMHO, this whole Ruth Richardson vs Willis debate is a beat-up designed to make Willis look more moderate and to give her an excuse to make even bigger cuts to public servants and social services. They are not to be trusted, and this is manufactured meddling.
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
IMHO, this whole Ruth Richardson vs Willis debate is a beat-up designed to make Willis look more moderate and to give her an excuse to make even bigger cuts to public servants and social services. They are not to be trusted, and this is manufactured meddling.
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Correct me if I’ve got it completely wrong, but if the under 16 social media ban goes ahead in NZ..Facebook, Tik Tok, X, Discord etc can go after our govt for lost revenue under the RSB right?
#nzpol
#nzpol
December 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Correct me if I’ve got it completely wrong, but if the under 16 social media ban goes ahead in NZ..Facebook, Tik Tok, X, Discord etc can go after our govt for lost revenue under the RSB right?
#nzpol
#nzpol
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In today’s NZ Herald
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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"misogyny is prejudice against women, which would allow a situation to take hold institutionally, like, say, a man in a top job (MsSkimming) could create a version of events (a woman scorned who wants to take revenge), which would be accepted and passed on by those around him"
“Who knew what when, who told who. This week, as we watch high-up men engage in playground-level scrapping about who should take the responsibility for allowing convicted sex offender McSkimming close to the top job, let’s all just take a quick breath & remember; growing up is really hard to do.”
The ‘hysterical’ problem in the Andrew Coster Q+A interview
For many women and survivors of sexual violence, the crux of Jack Tame’s extraordinary interview with Andrew Coster on Q+A wasn’t the part where the former police commissioner narked on Mitchell and H...
thespinoff.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"misogyny is prejudice against women, which would allow a situation to take hold institutionally, like, say, a man in a top job (MsSkimming) could create a version of events (a woman scorned who wants to take revenge), which would be accepted and passed on by those around him"
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December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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the attempt by the attorney representing Rebecca Slaughter to use Trump v. United States for good is going sideways hard and it is making me even more confident in my opinion that there's no real upside to using Republican legal doctrine
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the attempt by the attorney representing Rebecca Slaughter to use Trump v. United States for good is going sideways hard and it is making me even more confident in my opinion that there's no real upside to using Republican legal doctrine
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
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The security risk that Slavia supporters will do something violent. "If you don't take down that flag, our supporters might hurt people."
Taking down the flag is an insane response to that.
The correct answer is to ban the violent Slaviasupporters, not the flag.
Taking down the flag is an insane response to that.
The correct answer is to ban the violent Slaviasupporters, not the flag.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The security risk that Slavia supporters will do something violent. "If you don't take down that flag, our supporters might hurt people."
Taking down the flag is an insane response to that.
The correct answer is to ban the violent Slaviasupporters, not the flag.
Taking down the flag is an insane response to that.
The correct answer is to ban the violent Slaviasupporters, not the flag.
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They're just taking an ax to the Civil Rights Act
Department of Justice Rule Restores Equal Protection for All in Civil Rights Enforcement
Today, the Justice Department issued a final rule updating its regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights of 1964. This rule ensures that our nation’s federal civil rights laws are firmly grounded...
www.justice.gov
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They're just taking an ax to the Civil Rights Act
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#NZPol Oh look, regulatory takings in an important foundational bill. Where are the fucking morons like @graemeedgeler.bsky.social who insisted that Seymour’s RSB was all good, nothing to worry about and concerns overblown?
Luxon & Seymour's new laws are a trap. Hidden in the fine print: ratepayers must compensate landowners with cash if environmental rules stop them from developing. It’s your hard-earned money going straight to the wealthy. A kick in the guts. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...
RIP RMA: Government prays for economic boom with new bills
The government is hailing a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity to finally unburden ourselves from the millstone weighing down our country'.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#NZPol Oh look, regulatory takings in an important foundational bill. Where are the fucking morons like @graemeedgeler.bsky.social who insisted that Seymour’s RSB was all good, nothing to worry about and concerns overblown?
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#nzpol Pay attention Aotearoa New Zealand because our awful conservative right wing govt wants you to believe it's too hard to harvest wind energy here. Don't let them fool you. There is no need to drill for more gas and oil. NONE.
a gentle reminder that wind farms are the best
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#nzpol Pay attention Aotearoa New Zealand because our awful conservative right wing govt wants you to believe it's too hard to harvest wind energy here. Don't let them fool you. There is no need to drill for more gas and oil. NONE.
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for the love of God - I really wish the elite liberal litigation establishment (if there is such a thing) - would give up the fantasy that using Republican legal doctrine will somehow convince this MAGA #SCOTUS to rule for then. It's the same fantasy of bipartisanship w see from Cong Dem leaders.
the attempt by the attorney representing Rebecca Slaughter to use Trump v. United States for good is going sideways hard and it is making me even more confident in my opinion that there's no real upside to using Republican legal doctrine
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
it won't convince Republican judges
it's not meant for us
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
for the love of God - I really wish the elite liberal litigation establishment (if there is such a thing) - would give up the fantasy that using Republican legal doctrine will somehow convince this MAGA #SCOTUS to rule for then. It's the same fantasy of bipartisanship w see from Cong Dem leaders.
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This was clearly foreshadowed by ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill.
Some National Ministers and NZ First may say they'd repeal that, but they seem to be supporting the same dangerous approach in this new Bill.
Some National Ministers and NZ First may say they'd repeal that, but they seem to be supporting the same dangerous approach in this new Bill.
BONKERS!
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
Let that sink in.
#NZPOL
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This was clearly foreshadowed by ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill.
Some National Ministers and NZ First may say they'd repeal that, but they seem to be supporting the same dangerous approach in this new Bill.
Some National Ministers and NZ First may say they'd repeal that, but they seem to be supporting the same dangerous approach in this new Bill.
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“Takapuna community members are calling for a reversal of a decision to remove a 400-year-old pōhutukawa, considered a “living cemetery” by local iwi.
The ancient tree is one of the few remaining in Te Uru Tapu, Sacred Grove, near Takapuna Beach.” #nzpol
The ancient tree is one of the few remaining in Te Uru Tapu, Sacred Grove, near Takapuna Beach.” #nzpol
Sacred Takapuna Beach pōhutukawa faces removal after consent win
Takapuna’s 400-year-old sacred pōhutukawa faces removal after consent approval, despite iwi opposition and expert advice to retain it; advocates seek reversal amid equity concerns.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Takapuna community members are calling for a reversal of a decision to remove a 400-year-old pōhutukawa, considered a “living cemetery” by local iwi.
The ancient tree is one of the few remaining in Te Uru Tapu, Sacred Grove, near Takapuna Beach.” #nzpol
The ancient tree is one of the few remaining in Te Uru Tapu, Sacred Grove, near Takapuna Beach.” #nzpol
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#NZPol
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#NZPol
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.
Kiwis: …
Stuff: Are holidays too long?
RNZ: Will GST go up?
Stuff: Ruth Richardson to debate Willis!
Fuck our shitass media. Just fucking go home you dickheads.