Different Chris

A small wrinkle in the Jobseeker policy The government’s recent changes to benefits feel like this: the house is on fire, and this policy is them turning off the smoke alarm and saying it’s fixed

#nzpol Sometimes a policy is so stupid it makes you question the very fabric of reality. Decisions so fabulously, almost wantonly dumb, you wonder if we actually live in a simulation. Welcome to the world of removing Jobseeker Support for 18 & 19-year-olds. craigrenney.substack.com/p/a-small-wr...

'The world doesn’t owe you a living’: PM says 4300 teens will lose Jobseeker benefit next year

god help me. this is just cruelty. these are human beings, you monsters.

From the nzpolitics community on Reddit: URGENT: 3 Kiwis in the Sumud Global Flotilla illegally kidnapped by the IDF, NOT RELEASED with 134 other humanitarians, likely still at notorious & inhumane Ke... Explore this post and more from the nzpolitics community

URGENT: 3 Kiwis in the Sumud Global Flotilla illegally kidnapped by the IDF, NOT RELEASED with 134 other humanitarians, likely still at notorious & inhumane Ketziot Prison in the desert - INFO, EMAIL LIST FOR CONTACTING GOVT MPs : www.reddit.com/r/nzpolitics... #NZ #Aotearoa #Palestine #NZpol

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world

#nzpol #aotearoa #newzealand #politics

YouTube video by The Helen Clark Foundation New Zealand’s key policy challenges | Webinar

Here's a brilliant kōrero if you need something to listen to while working today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkC6...

Ministry feared costs of $60m a year to review laws under Regulatory Standards Bill The cost of the ACT leader's Regulatory Standards Bill work could be as high as $60m a year, officials say.

The Regulatory Standards Bill is an absolute lemon and Seymour is getting desperate

Officials say it will cost us $60m a year and could lead to business uncertainty and slowing economic growth.

And David says AI will fix it!

Kneecap at Glastonbury don't RT they are supposed to be terrorists or something.

#CoalitionOfCorruption

Graph of card spending monthly in NZ - inflation-adjusted and per capita. The graph splits domestic and overseas cards showing that overseas is a small proportion of the total. The trend is clear - up from 2008 to 2020 and then steadily down to May 2025.

Quick credit card spending 🧵 from today's RBNZ figures...
Here's the inflation-adjusted monthly numbers per capita. Still trending down.
I initially wondered whether this was people switching away from credit cards to avoid charges, but... [1/n]

🙌 Moral ambition pays dividends and might extend the life of the company tenfold if executed properly ✨

It’s super concerning to me that the alarm raised about discrediting and targeting experts is being framed as coming from one or two sources when it is *many* voices raised.
It’s also concerning that the framing is not about whether an abuse of power has occurred, but whether it’s “just a joke”.
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And this at a time where the climate crisis is accelerating and the NZ govt has already breached a Trade agreement with their $200 mil fossil fuel subsidy...

Reckless and traitorous behaviour 🛑

#CoalitionOfCorruption

These people are more loyal to large overseas mining corporations than they are to the people of Aotearoa NZ. This science denying scumbag obviously spends his time reading articles on xxx sites instead of keeping up with the accelerating climate crisis + biodiversity crisis.

#coalitionofcorruption

This would only end well if we're taxing wealth, not work. But this government CUT taxes for the wealthy against advice. This escalates the erosion of the middle class as the wealthy buy up all the assets the struggling can no longer afford, drives price up, rinse + repeat.

#coalitionofcorruption

Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns The government’s new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenarios

The war paranoia continues

While coming climate chaos is ignored

How will the UK population, UK hospitals and UK power and transport infrastructure cope with a week-long 40C+ heat wave this summer?

Starmer and co haven't a clue

The pandemic all over again

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades

The biggest contributor towards #climate driven societal collapse is insufficient food - another is insufficient water

For a worst-case scenario, read my short story THE WALL in Emerging Worlds here:

emergingworlds.co.uk/2024/02/08/t...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

Best image of the day:

#NoKings
New York

Communications lost with Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen after Israeli navy tells it to change course – live Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching Gaza * IDF ordered to stop Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg Earlier, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the activist group operating the vessel, posted on Telegram, that the Madleen was “under assault in international waters.” Quadcopters are surrounding the ship, spraying it with a white irritant substance. Communications are jammed, and disturbing sounds are being played over the radio.” They demanded that everyone on board turn off their phones, and we have lost contact with Al Jazeera Mubasher journalist Omar Faiad as well as our live feed.” Continue reading...

Communications lost with Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen after Israeli navy tells it to change course – live

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

Everyone sitting in the Freedom Flotilla boat with their hands above their heads, taken from the official Telegram channel

Last image of the Freedom Flotilla crew before being stormed by Israeli soldiers and kidnapped in international waters

Went ahead and went back and finished it tonight. Golden hour - 26x32” acrylic on canvas. Available.

It's long past time for threats.

The UK, France and Canada need to sanction Israel now.

Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds

Not really a surprise

We are already committed to a 12m+ sea-level rise, sufficient to drown every coastal town and city on the planet

The only question is how long will this take

www.theguardian.com/environment/...