@dunnersmads.bsky.social
Nature connector, AoNZ
Absolutely no interest in being followed or following fundamentalists, or people who wish to extend their rights at the expense of others or the planet.
Absolutely no interest in being followed or following fundamentalists, or people who wish to extend their rights at the expense of others or the planet.
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The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
Many progressives protest that they are not rich, despite being on a very good wicket. They always reel off their CV of working class roots
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal just how much an average Australian earns. Being “rich” might not see you living like a Kardashian, but we need to acknowledge that earning more than 90% of people puts you in the top 10%, and that much of the tax system is geared to benefit you.
Asking who is rich is a question that can send shivers down the spines of politicians.
Top level private health insurance
Fast reliable NBN
A computer and smartphone with good data allowance/streaming services
A reasonable car
Regular leisure activities including club membership, cinema visits, and exhibitions
Confidence to use air conditioning in the home and afford all utilities
Occasional restaurant meals
An annual domestic trip to visit family, and
One overseas trip every seven years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it | Greg Jericho
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Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients
Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients
Exclusive: Greens condemn sponsorship of group’s launch by Precision Public Affairs, which represents clients with lucrative contracts with the Australian government
A lobbying firm with high-profile defence industry clients will sponsor the launch of a Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group, in what an integrity expert may be a breach of official rules.
Federal MPs were this week invited to the launch of the newly formed Parliamentary Friends of Aukus event, set to take place at Parliament House in February, and featuring the defence minister, Richard Marles, as the “special guest”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients
Any EU or US journalist and commentator interested in the UK's trajectory needs to start brushing up on the ABCs of Welsh politics
Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The reckonomists and ghouls work hard to mask this reality - they want you to think that Govt has to beg rich people to lend them money to spend, or that Govt raises cash from the feted 'taxpayer'. Bollox. Govt gives money to the private sector when it spends and then taxes some of it back. (5/n)
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The reckonomists and ghouls work hard to mask this reality - they want you to think that Govt has to beg rich people to lend them money to spend, or that Govt raises cash from the feted 'taxpayer'. Bollox. Govt gives money to the private sector when it spends and then taxes some of it back. (5/n)
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This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
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A modern hero:
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A modern hero:
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Hearing this is payback for Colorado not honoring Trump/Peters ‘pardon’
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Hearing this is payback for Colorado not honoring Trump/Peters ‘pardon’
It's begun...
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Snoozing sea lion gives St Clair mum a fright
When Espie Ayson opened her front door to go to work today, the last thing she expected to see was a body in the way. Soon after, her husband and...
www.odt.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It's begun...
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
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There are more than four million guns in Australia and Australia Institute research shows that a gun is stolen every four hours.
Read more on our research into firearms here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/firearm-theft-in-australia/
Read more on our research into firearms here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/firearm-theft-in-australia/
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There are more than four million guns in Australia and Australia Institute research shows that a gun is stolen every four hours.
Read more on our research into firearms here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/firearm-theft-in-australia/
Read more on our research into firearms here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/firearm-theft-in-australia/
Stupid is getting stupider.
December 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Stupid is getting stupider.
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Imagine finding out you're the consolation prize for not landing Elon. I would drink battery acid
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Imagine finding out you're the consolation prize for not landing Elon. I would drink battery acid
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It's very important we all go back to Twitter, a website as popular with young people as chlamydia.
Teens turn to a variety of online platforms, but YouTube continues to stand out. Roughly nine-in-ten teens report ever using it. TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are the next most widely used platforms.
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It's very important we all go back to Twitter, a website as popular with young people as chlamydia.
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During the Vanity Fair photo session, Vance cracked: “I’ll give you $100 for every person you make look really shitty compared to me. And $1,000 if it’s Marco.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
During the Vanity Fair photo session, Vance cracked: “I’ll give you $100 for every person you make look really shitty compared to me. And $1,000 if it’s Marco.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up Seabed
3 Years On, We're Seeing Devastating Impacts
Deep-sea mining will be catastrophic for unique and undiscovered biodiversity that inhabits seafloor, one of least explored places on Earth and release a huge carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3 Years On, We're Seeing Devastating Impacts
Deep-sea mining will be catastrophic for unique and undiscovered biodiversity that inhabits seafloor, one of least explored places on Earth and release a huge carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Impacts of an industrial deep-sea mining trial on macrofaunal biodiversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A species-level dataset of sediment-dwelling macrofauna, sampled 2 years before and 2 months after a test of a commercial deep-sea mining machine, reveals losses of macrofaunal density and species ric...
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up Seabed
3 Years On, We're Seeing Devastating Impacts
Deep-sea mining will be catastrophic for unique and undiscovered biodiversity that inhabits seafloor, one of least explored places on Earth and release a huge carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3 Years On, We're Seeing Devastating Impacts
Deep-sea mining will be catastrophic for unique and undiscovered biodiversity that inhabits seafloor, one of least explored places on Earth and release a huge carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Always bring receipts
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Always bring receipts
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ANTIFA vs. MAGA: The Prequel.
Starring Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor
Starring Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
ANTIFA vs. MAGA: The Prequel.
Starring Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor
Starring Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor
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Economic CHOICES are at play to disenfranchise the poor and elderly, masked as sustainability but without any evidence of why this change is necessary.
There is increased demand, so maybe the right step would be to MEET THAT DEMAND??
#nzpol #bhn
There is increased demand, so maybe the right step would be to MEET THAT DEMAND??
#nzpol #bhn
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Hey Siri, what is the most on-the-nose metaphor for the polycrisis situation of the current era?
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hey Siri, what is the most on-the-nose metaphor for the polycrisis situation of the current era?
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#nzpol
Thanks to this awful government, I've been unemployed for 2 years and I'm still jumping thru hoops to be deemed eligible to receive a benefit. So, I'd wager that those figures still don't capture all of us yet. And,we mustn't forget about all those who packed and left the country. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Thanks to this awful government, I've been unemployed for 2 years and I'm still jumping thru hoops to be deemed eligible to receive a benefit. So, I'd wager that those figures still don't capture all of us yet. And,we mustn't forget about all those who packed and left the country. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Imagine finishing your benefit forecasts for HYEFU, closing your laptop, and heading to floor 8 for a few miserable xmas treats... then the actual data comes out and blows your calculations out of the water!
[NB: Actual data varies slightly from forecast data, but not by much)
[NB: Actual data varies slightly from forecast data, but not by much)
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#nzpol
Thanks to this awful government, I've been unemployed for 2 years and I'm still jumping thru hoops to be deemed eligible to receive a benefit. So, I'd wager that those figures still don't capture all of us yet. And,we mustn't forget about all those who packed and left the country. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Thanks to this awful government, I've been unemployed for 2 years and I'm still jumping thru hoops to be deemed eligible to receive a benefit. So, I'd wager that those figures still don't capture all of us yet. And,we mustn't forget about all those who packed and left the country. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Even worse, they are proposing to:
❌️ limit the number of subsidised trips a user can take
❌️make it harder and more bureaucratic to use
❌️limit it to wheelchair users only
❌️exploit Uber drivers more
It's a sh*tty proposal and will severely limit the ability of disabled ppl to get out and about
❌️ limit the number of subsidised trips a user can take
❌️make it harder and more bureaucratic to use
❌️limit it to wheelchair users only
❌️exploit Uber drivers more
It's a sh*tty proposal and will severely limit the ability of disabled ppl to get out and about
December 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Even worse, they are proposing to:
❌️ limit the number of subsidised trips a user can take
❌️make it harder and more bureaucratic to use
❌️limit it to wheelchair users only
❌️exploit Uber drivers more
It's a sh*tty proposal and will severely limit the ability of disabled ppl to get out and about
❌️ limit the number of subsidised trips a user can take
❌️make it harder and more bureaucratic to use
❌️limit it to wheelchair users only
❌️exploit Uber drivers more
It's a sh*tty proposal and will severely limit the ability of disabled ppl to get out and about
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#nzpol Just catching up with the HYEFU data today - but the data looks grim pretty much across the board. One data point stood out to me - the economy will be cumulatively $28.3bn smaller at the next election than predicted by Treasury at the last election.
December 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
#nzpol Just catching up with the HYEFU data today - but the data looks grim pretty much across the board. One data point stood out to me - the economy will be cumulatively $28.3bn smaller at the next election than predicted by Treasury at the last election.
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Ukraine has successfully destroyed a $400 million Russian submarine in the port city of Novorossiysk with an underwater sea baby drone. Ukraine has successfully struck another Russian oil refinery and Russia's oil and gas platforms in the Caspian Sea again.
Russia Lost Another $400 Million Submarine (HAHAHA)
YouTube video by Jake Broe
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ukraine has successfully destroyed a $400 million Russian submarine in the port city of Novorossiysk with an underwater sea baby drone. Ukraine has successfully struck another Russian oil refinery and Russia's oil and gas platforms in the Caspian Sea again.
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How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
These Chrome extensions see everything — and take everything. It may already be too late.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’