Kaz
@serenity22.bsky.social
Aotearoa born and bred. 🇳🇿
Grandmama, digital strategist, political obsessive (wish I didn't need to be). #ewwdavid
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Kaz
@serenity22.bsky.social
· Oct 19
And meanwhile, they have just doubled the bonus for overseas teachers to move to NZ. $40,000.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Absentee PM. He just doesn't do the work.
The sum total of speeches that Luxon has made in the House for 2025 so far:
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Radware Page
Loader page.
www3.parliament.nz
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Absentee PM. He just doesn't do the work.
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Photos from today's #TransRights rally at Te Aro Park in Te Whanganui A Tara / #Wellington NZ. Young and not so young trans and nonbinary people and friends and allies gathered as the start of a campaign to oppose NZ goverment's Ban on Puberty Blockers. Healthcare is a right!
#NZpol
#NZpol
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Photos from today's #TransRights rally at Te Aro Park in Te Whanganui A Tara / #Wellington NZ. Young and not so young trans and nonbinary people and friends and allies gathered as the start of a campaign to oppose NZ goverment's Ban on Puberty Blockers. Healthcare is a right!
#NZpol
#NZpol
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Going out on a limb here to suggest that the PM doesn’t understand what it is that regional councils do
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Going out on a limb here to suggest that the PM doesn’t understand what it is that regional councils do
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Well of course Deloitte is gonna say that, who is going to end up with all the contracts to do all that work?
No to outsourcing public service knowledge and capacity.
#nzpol
No to outsourcing public service knowledge and capacity.
#nzpol
The report recommends reducing “people managers” by between 69 and 117 heads, or 30% to 50%, in the coming one to three years.
Wellington council overstaffed by 330, new report shows
The review has found the council is significantly overstaffed, contracts are poorly managed, and millions of dollars could be saved through major staffing cuts.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Well of course Deloitte is gonna say that, who is going to end up with all the contracts to do all that work?
No to outsourcing public service knowledge and capacity.
#nzpol
No to outsourcing public service knowledge and capacity.
#nzpol
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Further proof of this governments philosophy of privatising profits and socialising costs.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
#NZPol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
#NZPol
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 industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Further proof of this governments philosophy of privatising profits and socialising costs.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
#NZPol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
#NZPol
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
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Everyone, I have written to Dr Verrall saying that the lack of a formal statement from the Labour Party decrying the new blockers policy is unacceptable.
Please email her politely and ask her to issue a formal statement on behalf of Labour.
The Greens and TPM have both issued good statements.
Please email her politely and ask her to issue a formal statement on behalf of Labour.
The Greens and TPM have both issued good statements.
Everyone please write to labour:
Chris Hipkins
Ayesha Verrall
Shanan Halbert
Duncan Webb (as this is a human rights issue)
And ask them to make a strong statement saying they will instantly repeal the regulation. Apply as much pressure as possible to the Government.
Chris Hipkins
Ayesha Verrall
Shanan Halbert
Duncan Webb (as this is a human rights issue)
And ask them to make a strong statement saying they will instantly repeal the regulation. Apply as much pressure as possible to the Government.
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Everyone, I have written to Dr Verrall saying that the lack of a formal statement from the Labour Party decrying the new blockers policy is unacceptable.
Please email her politely and ask her to issue a formal statement on behalf of Labour.
The Greens and TPM have both issued good statements.
Please email her politely and ask her to issue a formal statement on behalf of Labour.
The Greens and TPM have both issued good statements.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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theres probably entire offices in India dedicated to this as a full time business. And I bet it isnt just India
It makes a loot of sense.
The right wing grifter "voice" is easy to replicate and requires no credentials or skills beyond time, shamelessness, and cruelty.
Twitter payouts for a modestly successful account aren't enough to live off in California, but will feed a family of four in Rajasthan.
The right wing grifter "voice" is easy to replicate and requires no credentials or skills beyond time, shamelessness, and cruelty.
Twitter payouts for a modestly successful account aren't enough to live off in California, but will feed a family of four in Rajasthan.
I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
theres probably entire offices in India dedicated to this as a full time business. And I bet it isnt just India
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Honestly, this shit is horrific we cannot let it be imported to this country
If anyone in New Zealand wonders where the government boot camp programs will lead if they are privatized, it’s this:
www.unsilenced.org/the-industry/
www.unsilenced.org/the-industry/
Defining The Troubled Teen Industry - What is it?
The Troubled Teen Industry is a term for the different facilities for "troubled youth” that represents a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. We broke code silence. We're now Unsilenced
www.unsilenced.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Honestly, this shit is horrific we cannot let it be imported to this country
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Of course he knew. They all knew.
Sexual predators belong in prison, not the White House! LOCK HIM UP and throw away the keys.
#JusticeForTheVictims
Sexual predators belong in prison, not the White House! LOCK HIM UP and throw away the keys.
#JusticeForTheVictims
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Of course he knew. They all knew.
Sexual predators belong in prison, not the White House! LOCK HIM UP and throw away the keys.
#JusticeForTheVictims
Sexual predators belong in prison, not the White House! LOCK HIM UP and throw away the keys.
#JusticeForTheVictims
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lmao
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
lmao
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has taken the Crown to the High Court again, as the Government threatens its Treaty settlement with changes to the Conservation Act.
‘Privatisation by stealth’: Ngāi Tahu launches court action over conservation reform
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has taken the Crown to the High Court again, as the Government threatens its Treaty settlement with changes to the Conservation Act.
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has taken the Crown to the High Court again, as the Government threatens its Treaty settlement with changes to the Conservation Act.
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Senator Murphy sounds the alarm as Trump calls for the deaths of Dems who served the country to be killed for reminding the military their loyalty is to the constitution not to him 🇺🇸
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Senator Murphy sounds the alarm as Trump calls for the deaths of Dems who served the country to be killed for reminding the military their loyalty is to the constitution not to him 🇺🇸
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🔥 Chris Murphy: The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed, “HANG THEM”
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🔥 Chris Murphy: The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed, “HANG THEM”
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
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I'm so, so SO sorry, but I'm gona have to re-up this for Crimbo 2025. Fair warning: the mooching sack will be coming out 🥹🙏
If anyone would be in a position to chuck me a few bucks over the next few weeks, I'd be incredibly grateful 😔🙏
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I'm so, so SO sorry, but I'm gona have to re-up this for Crimbo 2025. Fair warning: the mooching sack will be coming out 🥹🙏
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In today’s NZ Herald
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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Virginia Giuffre survived a trafficking machine built by the rich and powerful. Princes. Prime ministers. Politicians. Financiers. Lawyers.
Her brother is making sure the world hears what they did.
The psychological torture ran deeper than the physical scars 💔
Release the Epstein Files!
Her brother is making sure the world hears what they did.
The psychological torture ran deeper than the physical scars 💔
Release the Epstein Files!
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Virginia Giuffre survived a trafficking machine built by the rich and powerful. Princes. Prime ministers. Politicians. Financiers. Lawyers.
Her brother is making sure the world hears what they did.
The psychological torture ran deeper than the physical scars 💔
Release the Epstein Files!
Her brother is making sure the world hears what they did.
The psychological torture ran deeper than the physical scars 💔
Release the Epstein Files!
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Covid numbers don’t go up if you don’t test for Covid …
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Covid numbers don’t go up if you don’t test for Covid …
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Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
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#NZpol
Destined to fail, cause unnecessary work for Courts (IMO there's *going* to be a backlog of quite legit med patients because there'll be doubtless quite a few snagged *but not actually impaired at all*, yet there's *no clear procedure yet* for handling this!).
A VERY ill-considered policy.
Destined to fail, cause unnecessary work for Courts (IMO there's *going* to be a backlog of quite legit med patients because there'll be doubtless quite a few snagged *but not actually impaired at all*, yet there's *no clear procedure yet* for handling this!).
A VERY ill-considered policy.
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#NZpol
Destined to fail, cause unnecessary work for Courts (IMO there's *going* to be a backlog of quite legit med patients because there'll be doubtless quite a few snagged *but not actually impaired at all*, yet there's *no clear procedure yet* for handling this!).
A VERY ill-considered policy.
Destined to fail, cause unnecessary work for Courts (IMO there's *going* to be a backlog of quite legit med patients because there'll be doubtless quite a few snagged *but not actually impaired at all*, yet there's *no clear procedure yet* for handling this!).
A VERY ill-considered policy.
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Marge suddenly realizes that MAGA is a violent cult.
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Marge suddenly realizes that MAGA is a violent cult.
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