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🇯🇵🇳🇿 Tangata Tiriti from Ōtepoti Dunedin | He/him | Toitū te Tiriti
I love to go jump in the lake or get in the sea.
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nashishereforit.bsky.social
In Germany, a lot of houses have these Stolpersteines on their sidewalks or stoops. They’re a memorial to victims of the Holocaust who were ripped from that home. Some houses have a few. Other houses have many.

ICE has started going door to door in America.
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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leftistwonk.bsky.social
Stop calling us killers or we will kill again
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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foxylustygrover.bsky.social
Is Luxon following Willis' new WFH rules? #NZPol
Working from home arrangements can benefit workers and employers, but "if the pendulum swings too far in favour of working from home, there are downsides" for both, as well as effects on CBD retailers, restaurants and cafes, Willis said. She said she had asked the Public Service Commissioner to immediately communicate the government's new guidelines: Working from home arrangements are not an entitlement and should be by agreement between the employee and the employer; Working from home arrangements should only be agreed to where they will not compromise the performance of employees and agency objectives, and; Agencies must actively monitor the prevalence and impact of working from home agreements, and be able to regularly report to the Public Service Commission about the number and nature of the agreements they have in place Willis said there were good reasons employees had traditionally been physically brought together for work.
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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nzpom.com
Has he asked Willis if he's allowed?

Nicola Willis told working from home already not an ‘entitlement’ before setting new public service expectations

Putting the Chris into hypocrisy
Watch: Nicola Willis demands tightening of working-from-home public service arrangements
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis has directed department bosses to tighten up on working-from-home arrangements.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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2covet.bsky.social
#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because this sh*tty National/NZ First/ACT coalition govt is selling you out.
georgemonbiot.bsky.social George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 7d
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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roberthutton.co.uk
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
Or there’s X, the website formerly known as Twitter. Its owner is committed to removing the government, and seems keen to encourage violence on Britain’s streets. Now its 2026 update lets users create what are politely called “sexualised images” of anyone, including children. A Secretary of State for Culture, if Britain had one, could take a view on whether this was a welcome development. They could, if they had been appointed and went into work every day, offer Starmer advice on whether X should be one of the government’s main channels of communication, effectively supporting a site that produces on-demand pornography of real people including, let’s say it again, children.
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Danish guy gets it
@luhmann@hachyderm.io on Mastodon: So when Trump decides to go get Greenland he’s just going to fly in and kidnap our prime minister. Great. You have a unscrupulous and clinically insane idiot elected as your president and he wants to own the world. I have absolutely no trust in any of you Americans whether you are pronounced MAGA or if you “didn’t vote for the guy”: Your elected president is a megalomaniac dictator and it’s your fucking responsibility to stop him. Jan 03, 2026, 04:15 AM
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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markharris.bsky.social
Leave, delete the app, salt the earth behind you, do not look back.
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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anneleise.bsky.social
In light of the rampant abuse of power NZ is facing with this Govt dismantling laws that stop us being looted and taken over by big money it's probably a good time for people to check out or revisit this excellent investigative piece by Mihingarangi Forbes ... #NZPol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLOj...
MATA Reports | ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda | RNZ
YouTube video by RNZ
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December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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esqueer.net
Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
longtimehistory.bsky.social LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 19d
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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jjarchitect.bsky.social
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60 Minutes CECOT Segment Axed by Weiss (Aired in Canada)
YouTube video by JayyRodd
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December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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jerasikehorn.bsky.social
So naturally, you know what to do…👇

Enjoy. 😎✨
December 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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justinbaragona.bsky.social
And guess what?

The FCC immediately changed the website to state that the agency is not independent right after Carr's comments!
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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allanmoyle.bsky.social
And cuts keep coming. NZ Health Ministry not renewing Flu Tracking contract. Very short-sighted given the monster flu season unfolding in UK/EU right now.
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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joelhs.bsky.social
Compare the statement about the antisemitic terror attack in Australia by the Israeli Prime Minister with the one by Zohran Mamdani, and ask yourself who more truly cares about condemning antisemitism, as opposed to using it to promote unrelated politics.
"I wrote: "Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic fire. It rewards Hamas terrorists. It emboldens those who menace Australian Jews and encourages the Jew hatred now stalking your streets."" "The attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney today was a vile act of antisemitic terror. I mourn those who were murdered and will be keeping their families, the Jewish community, and the Chabad movement in my prayers. May the memories of all those killed be a blessing. While we are still waiting for all the facts to emerge, what we already know is devastating. At least 11 dead, including Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who held deep ties to Crown Heights. At least 29 injured. Another Jewish community plunged into mourning and loss, a holiday of light so painfully reduced to a day of darkness. This attack is merely the latest, most horrifying iteration in a growing pattern of violence targeted at Jewish people across the world. Too many no longer feel safe to be themselves, to express their faith publicly, to worship in their synagogues without armed security stationed outside. What happened at Bondi is what many Jewish people fear will happen in their communities too. On Bondi Beach today, as men with long guns targeted innocents, another man ran towards the gunfire and disarmed a shooter. Tonight, as Jewish New Yorkers light menorahs and usher in a first night of Hanukkah clouded by grief, let us look to his example and confront hatred with the urgency and action it demands. When I am Mayor, I will work every day to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe—on our streets, our subways, at shul, in every moment of every day. Let this be a purpose shared by every New Yorker, and let us banish this horrific violence to the past."
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters.

His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.

A true hero.
December 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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russelnorman.bsky.social
Criminal. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/10/g...
Govt to rush climate target change through Parliament under urgency
The public will not have their say on the Govt's weakening of the methane target, even though it could raise household bills by $270 a year.
newsroom.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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olimnz.bsky.social
It's so bad, we now have an article in the international edition of The Guardian.

“unprecedented in both its length and its language”

@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand
UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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writagal.bsky.social
“New Zealand is moving backwards on racial equality, and Māori rights are under serious threat.”

Read this whole article. It would take Olympic-level twisting to deny any of it - and the fact this isn’t front page news across the board absolutely reinforces the point.
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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kiwichar.bsky.social
This might be the reason Luxon refused to be interviewed by Jack Tame on Q&A all year…BaCk On TrAcK or just talking smack? 🤪 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
December 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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awaterevalley.bsky.social
How internet became 'enshittified' - and how to fix it
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
How internet became 'enshittified' - and how to fix it
Analysis: One theory explains how the internet went from fun to infuriating.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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huiasue.bsky.social
Peter Thiel’s #Palantir sells Al tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE
analyze massive amounts of personal data = Authoritarian Police State
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in #America & beyond. #NZ #UK #EU #Democracy

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The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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December 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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huiasue.bsky.social
This is criminal. "A lethal risk", is “a critical safety issue" NZ Electrical Inspectors Assoc
"we know of no other country in the world that allows this" yet #BrookeVanVeldon sees human lives as disposable, for #profits. #health #safety #deregulation #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
WorkSafe rule change introduces 'lethal' risk of electrocution, electrical inspectors say
A dispute has escalated over the past month as electrical inspectors repeatedly plead with officials to do a U-turn, RNZ can reveal.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM