MadSheahan
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”And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.”
”And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.”
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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”And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.”
”And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.”
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Literally sociopathic
Why is Chris Bishop sending people speeding into a 'death trap'. When the Ōtaki to Levin highway was 100kmh many died; after the Ardern Govt reduced it to 80kmh no-one died, when Luxon Govt increased it back to 100kmh, the dying restarted. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Why is Chris Bishop Sending People Speeding into a Death Trap? - Greenpeace Aotearoa
“It’s a death trap” said National Party Campaign Committee Chair and Transport Minister Chris Bishop, on September 23, 2025.
www.greenpeace.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Literally sociopathic
Of course they were.
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Of course they were.
Nats can talk rates/cost of living all they like but Jones proudly called it what it is - blocking iwi and environmental expertise from safeguarding our whenua and precious resources.
Minister Shane Jones says 'green banshees' in regional council are stifling growth
Minister Shane Jones says 'green banshees' in regional council are stifling growth
The Regional Development Minister says 'green banshees' are stifling growth.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Nats can talk rates/cost of living all they like but Jones proudly called it what it is - blocking iwi and environmental expertise from safeguarding our whenua and precious resources.
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Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
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Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support
"We can do it right now, if Winston Peters is willing to walk the walk."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Labour lodges member's bill to repeal Regulatory Standards Act, asks NZ First for support www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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A parliament full of people as good as this would be bloody great
I’m delighted to announce I'm standing as the Labour candidate in Wellington Bays/Rongotai in 2026. I'm thrilled to fight for better jobs, housing, and health services in our community. Look in the bio to donate, volunteer, and help us deliver a better government next year.
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A parliament full of people as good as this would be bloody great
So on brand for Nats that their big policy announcement is one that costs you more, to make up for the various actions they already took to reduce your KiwiSaver (& increase your student loan). It’s YOUR contribution they’re boosting ….
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So on brand for Nats that their big policy announcement is one that costs you more, to make up for the various actions they already took to reduce your KiwiSaver (& increase your student loan). It’s YOUR contribution they’re boosting ….
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Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
Obviously NZ not with the cool kids on this one
Full text of letter leaked to Guardian saying at least 29 nations won't agree a deal without a road map for a phase-out of fossil fuels
"true leadership is .. not lowering expectations to accommodate the most reluctant"
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
"true leadership is .. not lowering expectations to accommodate the most reluctant"
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: standoff over inclusion of fossil fuel phaseout in final text escalates
Following a dramatic fire yesterday, the climate summit is due to finish this evening, but disagreements over the final text look difficult to resolve
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Obviously NZ not with the cool kids on this one
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November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
AoNZ audiences will be glued!
“The team will investigate a detective inspector who’s accused of being a sexual predator in an environment the BBC describe as one where “anticorruption work has never been more difficult”.”
“The team will investigate a detective inspector who’s accused of being a sexual predator in an environment the BBC describe as one where “anticorruption work has never been more difficult”.”
‘The job of a lifetime’: Line of Duty to return for seventh season
The hit BBC crime drama is coming back to screens for the first time since its record-breaking 2021 finale
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
AoNZ audiences will be glued!
“The team will investigate a detective inspector who’s accused of being a sexual predator in an environment the BBC describe as one where “anticorruption work has never been more difficult”.”
“The team will investigate a detective inspector who’s accused of being a sexual predator in an environment the BBC describe as one where “anticorruption work has never been more difficult”.”
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Education's “Glastonbury of Indigeneity” in Auckland this week.
'Wonderful experience': Global indigenous groups gather in Auckland
Thousands of indigenous leaders in education have gathered in Auckland for the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education, the event returning to New Zealand for the first time in 20 years.
www.1news.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Education's “Glastonbury of Indigeneity” in Auckland this week.
It’s debatable
(That’s the point)
Download & donate
(That’s the point)
Download & donate
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s debatable
(That’s the point)
Download & donate
(That’s the point)
Download & donate
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The #Uber loss in the Supreme Court “highlights a grey area in the law”, says Brooke Van Velden.
It’s been through 3 courts. The judges were unanimous. There’s nothing grey about it. The law is black & white. WORKERS HAVE RIGHTS! That’s the real “problem” this anti-worker govt wants to “fix” #nzpol
It’s been through 3 courts. The judges were unanimous. There’s nothing grey about it. The law is black & white. WORKERS HAVE RIGHTS! That’s the real “problem” this anti-worker govt wants to “fix” #nzpol
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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#nzpol HUGE VICTORY FOR WORKERS:
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Uber Drivers and their unions, saying that they are employees not contractors. Now the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to respect this ruling and uphold the rights of platform and gig economy workers:
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Uber Drivers and their unions, saying that they are employees not contractors. Now the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to respect this ruling and uphold the rights of platform and gig economy workers:
Govt must respect Supreme Court ruling and abandon pro-Uber bill - NZCTU
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Prime Minister to respect the ruling of the Supreme Court and abandon Brooke van Velden’s Employment Relations Bill. The Bill would enshrine in law the abi...
union.org.nz
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
#nzpol HUGE VICTORY FOR WORKERS:
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Uber Drivers and their unions, saying that they are employees not contractors. Now the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to respect this ruling and uphold the rights of platform and gig economy workers:
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Uber Drivers and their unions, saying that they are employees not contractors. Now the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to respect this ruling and uphold the rights of platform and gig economy workers:
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And here we go again!
Last day to make a submission on the Fast Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Last day to make a submission on the Fast Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In a vicious escalation of the Government’s war on nature, the Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic.
www.greenpeace.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
And here we go again!
Last day to make a submission on the Fast Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Last day to make a submission on the Fast Track Amendment Bill
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
“Taken together, they signal institutional racism and something even more corrosive — an erosion of character at the top of government. When those in power stop seeing themselves as trustees and start acting as owners of the country, the checks and balances in our system lose their meaning.”
The slow demolition of our democracy | E-Tangata
“We have a government willing to reshape constitutional understandings without genuine consultation, careful process, or respect for long-standing norms.” — Mark Feary.
e-tangata.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Taken together, they signal institutional racism and something even more corrosive — an erosion of character at the top of government. When those in power stop seeing themselves as trustees and start acting as owners of the country, the checks and balances in our system lose their meaning.”
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How did we let our politicians turn us into a society that resents public services, support, and kindness?
How did we let them convince us that human decency and empathy are wrong?
We really need to sort ourselves out before we kill ourselves through selfishness.
How did we let them convince us that human decency and empathy are wrong?
We really need to sort ourselves out before we kill ourselves through selfishness.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
How did we let our politicians turn us into a society that resents public services, support, and kindness?
How did we let them convince us that human decency and empathy are wrong?
We really need to sort ourselves out before we kill ourselves through selfishness.
How did we let them convince us that human decency and empathy are wrong?
We really need to sort ourselves out before we kill ourselves through selfishness.
To think that the BBC would apologise to this person for a clumsy but not at all truth-altering edit when he technically has no power over them is just ….. aaagggghhhhh. Get a fucking grip, world!!!
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
To think that the BBC would apologise to this person for a clumsy but not at all truth-altering edit when he technically has no power over them is just ….. aaagggghhhhh. Get a fucking grip, world!!!
Stanford: “The core tenet of the treaty is that we raise Māori achievement, and nobody has been able to do that.” Objectively false!! Māori achievement significantly raised by various approaches/initiatives aligned with Te Tiriti. Eg Te Kotahitanga. Is she misled by advisors or ignoring evidence?
‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum
Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of Waitangi
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Stanford: “The core tenet of the treaty is that we raise Māori achievement, and nobody has been able to do that.” Objectively false!! Māori achievement significantly raised by various approaches/initiatives aligned with Te Tiriti. Eg Te Kotahitanga. Is she misled by advisors or ignoring evidence?
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"It’s deeply alarming...Why are they trying to reframe this history? We need to grapple with it.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum
Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of Waitangi
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"It’s deeply alarming...Why are they trying to reframe this history? We need to grapple with it.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...