Stan J
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"Homeland Security’s misstatements in revoking TPS for people from Myanmar are so egregious that it is hard to imagine who would believe them. Perhaps no one was expected to." www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/gues...
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Homeland Security’s misstatements in revoking TPS for people from Myanmar are so egregious that it is hard to imagine who would believe them. Perhaps no one was expected to." www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/gues...
Appalling decision. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration ends temporary immigration status for Myanmar citizens
Myanmar faces an ongoing civil war that has caused widespread displacement, leading the US to warn against travel there.
www.aljazeera.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Appalling decision. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Sad but not surprising from BVV, who has always been a strange choice as the Minister for Workplace Safety. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Meeting with govt 'complete waste of time', Pike River families say
Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse sat down with Brooke van Velden on the 15th anniversary of the disaster: "She seemed to be focusing all the time on the employers."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Sad but not surprising from BVV, who has always been a strange choice as the Minister for Workplace Safety. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Ugh. "In the letter, the general commended Trump’s “strong leadership” and praised his administration for defunding US-backed media outlets critical of the regime." www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...
July 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ugh. "In the letter, the general commended Trump’s “strong leadership” and praised his administration for defunding US-backed media outlets critical of the regime." www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...
"If we’re going to disenfranchise people for not being engaged enough in politics, or thinking the wrong way about tax, why stop with just the election-day enrollers?" thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
All the dropkicks who shouldn’t get to vote
Act says new electoral law changes only got rid of the 100,000 dropkicks who shouldn’t get to vote anyway. But why stop there?
thespinoff.co.nz
July 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"If we’re going to disenfranchise people for not being engaged enough in politics, or thinking the wrong way about tax, why stop with just the election-day enrollers?" thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
Passport langauge order, Winston's Aotearoa tantrums, the electoral enrolment changes... etc, don't make butter cheaper or address any real cost of living issues. No, they just play to the frothing at the mouth, racist, angry white boomer parts of N/ACT/NZF support base before the next election.
July 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Passport langauge order, Winston's Aotearoa tantrums, the electoral enrolment changes... etc, don't make butter cheaper or address any real cost of living issues. No, they just play to the frothing at the mouth, racist, angry white boomer parts of N/ACT/NZF support base before the next election.
Exactly: "If they want to do this, they need to be honest. They need to say, “this is terrible for women’s rights. But we did it anyway to save money..." www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
Kate Sheppard would be rolling in her grave after this week’s events, writes Verity Johnson
OPINION: I can’t work out which part of this week’s pay equality law change was the most horrifying.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Exactly: "If they want to do this, they need to be honest. They need to say, “this is terrible for women’s rights. But we did it anyway to save money..." www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
Please support this: www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...
Protect Pay Equity – stop scrapping equal pay claims and law
Sign the petition: Protect Pay Equity
www.together.org.nz
May 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Please support this: www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...
Luxon on RNZ this morning blahs on about governments getting re-elected because they focus on 'what matters to people' - Ingrid Hipkiss then completely missses the chance to ask him then why his coalition is so concerned about who uses bathrooms or dobbing in road cones.
May 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Luxon on RNZ this morning blahs on about governments getting re-elected because they focus on 'what matters to people' - Ingrid Hipkiss then completely missses the chance to ask him then why his coalition is so concerned about who uses bathrooms or dobbing in road cones.
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My article tonight - Attacks on Benjamin Doyle are deprived. And have no doubt - that's exactly what it is - depraved people willing to harm innocent people and their families for political gain.
#nzpol
#nzpol
The Attacks on Benjamin Doyle are Depraved
Ani O'Brien, Chantelle Bakers lead the way supported by many on the right - including Winston Peters and Nick Mowbray
substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My article tonight - Attacks on Benjamin Doyle are deprived. And have no doubt - that's exactly what it is - depraved people willing to harm innocent people and their families for political gain.
#nzpol
#nzpol
This carry on plus ACT's agenda to get on local councils, as if they're not angry, white, and right enough already. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
March 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This carry on plus ACT's agenda to get on local councils, as if they're not angry, white, and right enough already. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"The Philippines and New Zealand officially started negotiations for the Sovfa on Jan. 23 in Manila."... Has this been mentioned at all in the news here? www.inquirer.net/428071/ph-ne...
PH, New Zealand eye military deal soon amid China concerns
Officials said the Philippines and New Zealand are expected to conclude a visiting forces agreement within the year.
www.inquirer.net
February 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
"The Philippines and New Zealand officially started negotiations for the Sovfa on Jan. 23 in Manila."... Has this been mentioned at all in the news here? www.inquirer.net/428071/ph-ne...
Oh, so Seymour will go on RNZ when Kathryn Ryan gives him a platform to spout off about his Regulatory Standards Bill.
February 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Oh, so Seymour will go on RNZ when Kathryn Ryan gives him a platform to spout off about his Regulatory Standards Bill.
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Hi, I’m God.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hi, I’m God.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
So is this how RNZ would have reported this in the 1930s?..."Hitler makes odd looking gesture at rally". FFS.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Watch: Elon Musk makes 'odd-looking' salute at Trump's inauguration
At the end of his speech, Elon Musk held his hand to his chest and raised his arm straight, outwards towards the sky.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
So is this how RNZ would have reported this in the 1930s?..."Hitler makes odd looking gesture at rally". FFS.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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You stop looking at social media for 20 minutes and look what happens...
January 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You stop looking at social media for 20 minutes and look what happens...
So, RNZ gets in Ben Thomas to spray some BS gloss on Luxon's 'reshuffle.'
January 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So, RNZ gets in Ben Thomas to spray some BS gloss on Luxon's 'reshuffle.'
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Thailand has stopped importing plastic waste from countries like New Zealand in an effort to curb toxic pollution in the country.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic?
China had taken in nearly half of the world’s plastic waste since 1992 until it imposed an import ban in 2018.
www.aljazeera.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Thailand has stopped importing plastic waste from countries like New Zealand in an effort to curb toxic pollution in the country.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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Just for fun, we conducted an evaluation of the TPB using the good law-making principles in the RSB ... it did not go well for Mr Seymour's headline racism project
January 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Just for fun, we conducted an evaluation of the TPB using the good law-making principles in the RSB ... it did not go well for Mr Seymour's headline racism project
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The banality of racism (with apologies to Arendt). | Minister says no to making Rangitīkei macron official www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
January 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The banality of racism (with apologies to Arendt). | Minister says no to making Rangitīkei macron official www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
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I can’t get over how cartoonishly evil this is
putting in your fucking “hate speech” policy that a particular kind of hate speech against a particular group of people is explicitly allowed - and therefore encouraged - is the kind of shit that should be done from a volcano lair with a shark moat
putting in your fucking “hate speech” policy that a particular kind of hate speech against a particular group of people is explicitly allowed - and therefore encouraged - is the kind of shit that should be done from a volcano lair with a shark moat
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
January 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I can’t get over how cartoonishly evil this is
putting in your fucking “hate speech” policy that a particular kind of hate speech against a particular group of people is explicitly allowed - and therefore encouraged - is the kind of shit that should be done from a volcano lair with a shark moat
putting in your fucking “hate speech” policy that a particular kind of hate speech against a particular group of people is explicitly allowed - and therefore encouraged - is the kind of shit that should be done from a volcano lair with a shark moat
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December 24, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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Last story of 2024 - a @reuters.com team of reporters on the effort by Myanmar’s junta to cover up increasingly desperate hunger. The military warned against the release of research detailing the crisis, which has been driven by conflict and its own policies.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Myanmar junta intimidates aid groups in effort to hide hunger crisis
Myanmar’s army has warned aid workers not to release data showing millions are hungry. Fearing retaliation, aid groups have held back publicizing their findings
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Last story of 2024 - a @reuters.com team of reporters on the effort by Myanmar’s junta to cover up increasingly desperate hunger. The military warned against the release of research detailing the crisis, which has been driven by conflict and its own policies.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...