N100 machinalis
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/ clean air brigadier
/ habitable biosphere appreciator
/ caremonger
/ parroty account (green one)
/ aotearoa nuw zullund
Watching this, this morning.
(8th video in the list is a great take re: calls (passive-aggressive demands?) to condemn Hamas. (3m20s))
Now to watch the rest...
Norman Finkelstein Teach-in on Gaza, Israel, and Hamas.
University of Massachusetts, 17th October, 2023.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUfW...
(8th video in the list is a great take re: calls (passive-aggressive demands?) to condemn Hamas. (3m20s))
Now to watch the rest...
Norman Finkelstein Teach-in on Gaza, Israel, and Hamas.
University of Massachusetts, 17th October, 2023.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUfW...
October 28, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Watching this, this morning.
(8th video in the list is a great take re: calls (passive-aggressive demands?) to condemn Hamas. (3m20s))
Now to watch the rest...
Norman Finkelstein Teach-in on Gaza, Israel, and Hamas.
University of Massachusetts, 17th October, 2023.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUfW...
(8th video in the list is a great take re: calls (passive-aggressive demands?) to condemn Hamas. (3m20s))
Now to watch the rest...
Norman Finkelstein Teach-in on Gaza, Israel, and Hamas.
University of Massachusetts, 17th October, 2023.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUfW...
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Did I even tell you how much I love the Limited Run TV series "Station Eleven" ?
Such a masterpiece.
“I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on earth.” - Station Eleven
Such a masterpiece.
“I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on earth.” - Station Eleven
October 27, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Did I even tell you how much I love the Limited Run TV series "Station Eleven" ?
Such a masterpiece.
“I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on earth.” - Station Eleven
Such a masterpiece.
“I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on earth.” - Station Eleven
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If you haven't yet read this series from KnowYourStuff, it's well worth it. This is the fourth and final in the series, which sets out options to move forward, including what it would mean to do harm reduction properly.
The MoDA has to go part 4: The changes Aotearoa deserves - Know Your Stuff NZ
This last episode in our series looking at drug laws in Aotearoa discusses what we'd replace the MoDA 1975 with, if we had the chance
knowyourstuff.nz
October 27, 2023 at 8:57 AM
If you haven't yet read this series from KnowYourStuff, it's well worth it. This is the fourth and final in the series, which sets out options to move forward, including what it would mean to do harm reduction properly.
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fellas you ever fuck up so bad you unite ireland
I didn't see this coming. In Northern Ireland, Brexit has drained support among young people for remaining in the UK - across the board.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Why would we want to be part of the UK?’ Young people will probably soon deliver a united Irela...
Disillusioned with Stormont and Brexit, 18 to 24-year-olds want progressive change – and don’t see it happening in the union, says writer Emma DeSouza
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2023 at 12:41 AM
fellas you ever fuck up so bad you unite ireland
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Honestly, I’ve been laughing since yesterday at this.
October 26, 2023 at 11:37 AM
Honestly, I’ve been laughing since yesterday at this.
Green Party not being so desperate for baubles as to pretend they're not fundamentally opposed to the National on almost every issue, thus won't consider propping up & being muzzled by Nats for one term before disbanding = GREEN PARTY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET OMG *ahem* fuck. off.
October 27, 2023 at 1:15 AM
Green Party not being so desperate for baubles as to pretend they're not fundamentally opposed to the National on almost every issue, thus won't consider propping up & being muzzled by Nats for one term before disbanding = GREEN PARTY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET OMG *ahem* fuck. off.
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Police apparently trying to use suppression orders to kill coverage of a death in custody www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...
Man who died in custody after West Auckland dairy stabbing can now be named
The man who died in police custody after he was charged with stabbing two people at a West Auckland dairy can now be named, after police made a last-minute application to keep his name a secret.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 26, 2023 at 11:51 AM
Police apparently trying to use suppression orders to kill coverage of a death in custody www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...
no matter how dumb things seem to get,
they can always get dumber.
always.
and they probably will.
they can always get dumber.
always.
and they probably will.
CW #Covid 🇳🇿
Auckland hospitals were hiring HEPA filters rather than buying them
They've stopped hiring them to save money
Classrooms with HEPA filters see an 82% reduction in respiratory illnesses
Hospitals are not a safe space
Auckland hospitals were hiring HEPA filters rather than buying them
They've stopped hiring them to save money
Classrooms with HEPA filters see an 82% reduction in respiratory illnesses
Hospitals are not a safe space
October 26, 2023 at 8:11 AM
no matter how dumb things seem to get,
they can always get dumber.
always.
and they probably will.
they can always get dumber.
always.
and they probably will.
Watch out Aooterana.
October 25, 2023 at 6:53 PM
Watch out Aooterana.
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“A school, business or organisation that allows a Covid-positive employee to remain at work is almost certainly breaching its obligations under the Health & Safety at Work Act. Failing to have policies/procedures to prevent this is also likely to be a breach.”
covidaction.nz/en/advocatef...
covidaction.nz/en/advocatef...
October 23, 2023 at 8:13 PM
“A school, business or organisation that allows a Covid-positive employee to remain at work is almost certainly breaching its obligations under the Health & Safety at Work Act. Failing to have policies/procedures to prevent this is also likely to be a breach.”
covidaction.nz/en/advocatef...
covidaction.nz/en/advocatef...
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This has been cracking me up all morning. I lol every time I look at it
October 20, 2023 at 5:32 PM
This has been cracking me up all morning. I lol every time I look at it
Israel Palestine war: "incredibly dangerous for the entire world" | Andrew Marr | New Statesman
youtu.be/5Zk9r3quXfk
youtu.be/5Zk9r3quXfk
October 23, 2023 at 3:59 PM
Israel Palestine war: "incredibly dangerous for the entire world" | Andrew Marr | New Statesman
youtu.be/5Zk9r3quXfk
youtu.be/5Zk9r3quXfk
Data & Disinformation: Investigating Cambridge Analytica
RW evangelical churches 👀
Vulnerable minds
Companies that put into and take out of power, people, on demand, for a price
Monsters
We're under attack
Feels like:
Covid
Co-governance
'23 election
Next: Te Tiriti
RESIST!
youtu.be/8YWe89X4vRM
RW evangelical churches 👀
Vulnerable minds
Companies that put into and take out of power, people, on demand, for a price
Monsters
We're under attack
Feels like:
Covid
Co-governance
'23 election
Next: Te Tiriti
RESIST!
youtu.be/8YWe89X4vRM
October 22, 2023 at 10:07 AM
Data & Disinformation: Investigating Cambridge Analytica
RW evangelical churches 👀
Vulnerable minds
Companies that put into and take out of power, people, on demand, for a price
Monsters
We're under attack
Feels like:
Covid
Co-governance
'23 election
Next: Te Tiriti
RESIST!
youtu.be/8YWe89X4vRM
RW evangelical churches 👀
Vulnerable minds
Companies that put into and take out of power, people, on demand, for a price
Monsters
We're under attack
Feels like:
Covid
Co-governance
'23 election
Next: Te Tiriti
RESIST!
youtu.be/8YWe89X4vRM
Hear tell, a lost box of news; which might've piqued the attention of more than a few before the election; was alas, misplaced without trace; 'til after, the absurd hulking CONTENT machine ('dis' scribbled afore) and worn-out red RAM RAID button packed away; there it was! Dear, dear, what a blunder.
October 22, 2023 at 8:24 AM
Hear tell, a lost box of news; which might've piqued the attention of more than a few before the election; was alas, misplaced without trace; 'til after, the absurd hulking CONTENT machine ('dis' scribbled afore) and worn-out red RAM RAID button packed away; there it was! Dear, dear, what a blunder.
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the pundit class rewrite of the pandemic period is relentless. i still remember fondly the intense campaign against MIQ on newshub that culminated in… their own poll showing overwhelming support for it lol
October 22, 2023 at 1:30 AM
the pundit class rewrite of the pandemic period is relentless. i still remember fondly the intense campaign against MIQ on newshub that culminated in… their own poll showing overwhelming support for it lol
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A million people died in the US and they have been deliberately memory-holed. No memorials like for 9/11.
Govts worldwide have made sure we forget and continue as swiftly as possible.
Govts worldwide have made sure we forget and continue as swiftly as possible.
October 22, 2023 at 2:34 AM
A million people died in the US and they have been deliberately memory-holed. No memorials like for 9/11.
Govts worldwide have made sure we forget and continue as swiftly as possible.
Govts worldwide have made sure we forget and continue as swiftly as possible.
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Chris Luxon's new Govt puts New Zealand's celebrated oil and gas exploration ban under threat. Let's make it clear to the oil industry that they are not welcome here and will be resisted! Sign the open letter now to #ResistOil: greenpeace.nz/qawihx via @greenpeacenz
Add your name in opposition to new oil exploration
Climate change, pollution and overfishing are pushing the ocean to the brink of collapse. But there is hope. Global ocean sanctuaries can help the ocean recover and thrive.
greenpeace.nz
October 21, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Chris Luxon's new Govt puts New Zealand's celebrated oil and gas exploration ban under threat. Let's make it clear to the oil industry that they are not welcome here and will be resisted! Sign the open letter now to #ResistOil: greenpeace.nz/qawihx via @greenpeacenz
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This shit is why I feel sick at the knowledge that Nact are sniffing around Pharmac.
nzpol
nzpol
Pfizer produces the Covid treatment Paxlovid for $13.
They’re charging $1390 for it.
Pfizer donated $5.7 million to members of Congress since Covid began to get government contracts and keep drug prices high.
Price gouging is legal because our campaign finance laws are broken.
They’re charging $1390 for it.
Pfizer donated $5.7 million to members of Congress since Covid began to get government contracts and keep drug prices high.
Price gouging is legal because our campaign finance laws are broken.
'For Shame': Pfizer to Charge $1,390 for Lifesaving Covid Drug That Costs Just $13
"Pfizer treats Paxlovid like a Prada handbag; a luxury for the few rather than a treatment for the many," said one consumer advocate.
www.commondreams.org
October 21, 2023 at 7:59 AM
This shit is why I feel sick at the knowledge that Nact are sniffing around Pharmac.
nzpol
nzpol
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Keep thinking about the predicted 40c temps this coming summer and wondering how much folk in Aotearoa know about how to function in that kind of heat without getting really sick. Heatstroke and dehydration are vicious, and I'm betting businesses aren't prepping for changes in hours.
October 21, 2023 at 6:49 AM
Keep thinking about the predicted 40c temps this coming summer and wondering how much folk in Aotearoa know about how to function in that kind of heat without getting really sick. Heatstroke and dehydration are vicious, and I'm betting businesses aren't prepping for changes in hours.
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Russia working to undermine trust in elections globally, US intelligence says
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
October 21, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Russia working to undermine trust in elections globally, US intelligence says
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
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IMF: “NZ has some of the lowest government debt in the developed world”
“[National] promised to repeal the 3 Waters legislation within its first 100 days.”
“The problem isn't… central government debt – it's… council debt.”
“[Labour's] reforms could have been an escape valve"
#nzpol
“[National] promised to repeal the 3 Waters legislation within its first 100 days.”
“The problem isn't… central government debt – it's… council debt.”
“[Labour's] reforms could have been an escape valve"
#nzpol
International ratings agency warns of impact of repealing Three Waters
Politicians were talking on the campaign trail about central government debt, but the real problem is with soaring council debt. Jonathan Milne reports.
www.newsroom.co.nz
October 20, 2023 at 3:49 AM
IMF: “NZ has some of the lowest government debt in the developed world”
“[National] promised to repeal the 3 Waters legislation within its first 100 days.”
“The problem isn't… central government debt – it's… council debt.”
“[Labour's] reforms could have been an escape valve"
#nzpol
“[National] promised to repeal the 3 Waters legislation within its first 100 days.”
“The problem isn't… central government debt – it's… council debt.”
“[Labour's] reforms could have been an escape valve"
#nzpol
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From the ODT. Taken from X
October 20, 2023 at 6:20 AM
From the ODT. Taken from X
Multiple times a day, I'm overcome by waves of "omfg, NZ's fucked up so badly this time, electing these people, how can we be so stupid, reckless, how, it's worse than I've ever seen, how are we gonna... there's no... what no no no fuck shit what the fuck..." just wave after wave.
I'm scared y'all.
I'm scared y'all.
Reti lied about suicide stats during Covid, does not support a woman's right to choose or informed consent, supports the privatisation of health, opposes the MHA and we still have leftish men who think he is a suitable health minister.
October 20, 2023 at 3:12 AM
Multiple times a day, I'm overcome by waves of "omfg, NZ's fucked up so badly this time, electing these people, how can we be so stupid, reckless, how, it's worse than I've ever seen, how are we gonna... there's no... what no no no fuck shit what the fuck..." just wave after wave.
I'm scared y'all.
I'm scared y'all.
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The people have not only failed to elect a government that would protect them from from vested interests, they basically elected the vested interests. A government to protect and add to the assets of rich old white men, investors, landlords, oil and gas and real estate agents and developers.
October 19, 2023 at 8:41 AM
The people have not only failed to elect a government that would protect them from from vested interests, they basically elected the vested interests. A government to protect and add to the assets of rich old white men, investors, landlords, oil and gas and real estate agents and developers.