Richard Atkin

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole

NSW cop tells harrowing story of getting a bit of pepper spray in his eye while spraying a child

The NSW government claims everyone 'lacks context', so we spoke to an officer hear his story. chaser.com.au/general-news...

Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead? Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity

New Zealand right wing government is even more ‘out of energy policies’ as the Coalition was in Australia under Scott Morrison #nzpol #auspol

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New Electricity Tax To Subsidise Private Corporations & Fossil Fuels National Party, laser focused on the cost of living, threw away ~$1 billion on ferries, introduced Paywave changes that will increase fees & are now levying a new tax on Kiwi families and businesses

Was going to paywall but too much critical information to do so - I'll never be a good business man but who cares? Public interest first. I'll give up my days for that.

New electricity tax to subsidise private corporations & fossil fuels #nzpol #kiwi

When the ghouls say we need to grow the economy before we can afford the basics for our people, remember that our economy has made our households - on AVERAGE - amongst the richest in the world. Our issue is not the size of the pie, it's the size of the slice that goes to the rentiers.

#nzpol New unemployment data from Stats NZ today, showing the impact of an economy that isn't working. An additional 5,000 people became unemployed during the quarter, rising to levels last seen in 2015. 164,000 people are now unemployed, up 39,000 in just 2 years. A🧵

First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials – Institute for Protein Design The computer-designed vaccine aims to protect against coronaviruses that haven't yet emerged, including pandemic threats

#ShareGoodNewsToo
"A vaccine called GBP511 has begun clinical testing in Australia. Pioneered by UW Medicine researchers, it is intended to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses — including some that haven’t yet jumped to humans. www.ipd.uw.edu/2026/02/gbp5...

It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll

A message from a male survivor
Epstein Files reminder 🤔.

Thorpe urges anti-racism action and expanded royal commission following Boorloo rally bombing attempt The federal government must implement the recommendations of the National Anti-Racism Framework and expand the Bondi Royal Commission to examine all forms of racism and hate, Independent Senator Lidia...

When attacks have occurred against other communities, the government has spoken out strongly and acted quickly.

First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently.

Here's what they should do:

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YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

But if RW parties can't lie, how will they be able to win elections?

Imagine being willing to be seen as anything close to “pro slavery” in the year 2026.
Stay classy ACT. #nzpol

Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...

What happened at Mauao should be central at the election Comment: The tragic loss of life should cause us to reflect on our relationship with vulnerable landscapes in a changing climate.

"When policy is put in place – such as the $4.5 billion Climate Emergency Fund established in 2022 – populist Governments like the current administration bin the policies to help fund tax cuts for the wealthy."
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Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives in New Zealand, a researcher says.

And here we go: Remember you might not believe in climate change but your insurance company most certainly does and here comes our first example of No Insurance due to High or Very High Natural Hazard Risks. Aka 1% AEP events repeating too often
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
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Underneath the name Charlie Hebdo is a pile of bloodied dead bodies representing US citizens killed by ICE. The pile of bodies are collected in one corner to represent the stars of the US flag and the streaks of blood caused by them being dragged across the ground form the red and white stripes. In the foreground an armed skinhead officer with an ICE vest is dragging his latest victim with multiple gunshots to join the pile. The world is watching in horror.

Wow.

The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.

Loops - Short videos. Your community. Your rules. All the fun of short-form video, none of the corporate control. Loops is federated, open-source, and designed to give power back to creators and communities.

Every TikTok "alternative" is just another VC-funded data harvesting machine cosplaying as your friend.

Why is joinloops.org the only real open source option?

Because surveillance capitalism pays better than freedom.

If it's not open source, you're not the user, you're the product being sold.

Media has had a few good days of 'interest rates gonna go up soon cos... inflation' stories. Liam is at it in the Herald this morning - 'economy can't recover quickly cos... inflation' (with a side helping of Luxo-love). There's a few graphs they need to understand.... [🧵 1/n]

Always worth a re-post when we get an update.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.

100% agree

"Say His Name: Alex Pretti" David Farrier's Webworm reports that Alex Pretti's gun never left its holster - before ICE agents removed it and killed him at point blank range.

i've been out in minneapolis all day, talking to locals and trying to wrap my head around the murder of alex pretti. it's 11.23pm, and this is what i've arrived at. please RT, it's free to read: www.webworm.co/alexpretti/

It Was a Point Blank Execution David Farrier's Webworm reports from the scene as ICE executes another American

i was at the scene shortly after ICE executed a man they were piled on top of. my report and photos are on webworm: www.webworm.co/icekillsagain/

"There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me.

fuck ice.

Board of Peace - Season 1

Can we just once and for all say that if National had been the government (with NZ1st and ACT albeit smol versions) they would not have done exactly the same with Covid

They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine

YouTube video by LBC A moment of unutterable horror from Donald Trump | James O’Brien - The Whole Show

To all those in America, who may not quit understand how Trumps words about the allied soldiers who fought in Afghanistan impact the world. I suggest you listen to the @mrjamesob.bsky.social radio show from yesterday. This is so powerful and should hit home for everyone.
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“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”

Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔