Amanda Hunt

two men are running in a park and one of them is saying " don 't say it , don 't you say it " ALT: two men are running in a park and one of them is saying " don 't say it , don 't you say it "

National and labour in the polls

Boycott US butter? 🧈 #nzpol

#NZPOL

The businesses failing most frequently and what can you do to avoid joining them That number of liquidations is up 16 percent compared to last year as the economy grinds to recovery.

Just another glorious day in the rockstar economy.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

yup

Picture of Luxon looking like someone stole his head polish "I am not happy with that number" Willis reacts to PM Luxon's dire new poll

Numbers Willis is happy with:

Most unemployed since 2015
30,000 people fleeing the country
Billions wasted on cancelled projects
Fat landlord tax cut paid for by ripping off women's pay equity

Back on track... #nzpol

New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas New Zealand could meet its electricity needs through renewables and avoid power shortages during dry years by combining battery systems with pumped hydro schemes.

Do we need National's gas? No, we don't.

#nzpol

theconversation.com/new-modellin...

ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.

Wellington council budget cuts - big climate cuts Deputy mayor Ben McNulty has been behind closed doors taking a scalpel to council spending and today, some time around noon, invites Wellington to see his masterpiece.

We’re in a climate crisis, a 40 percent cut to our climate response budget makes no sense financially or for the future of the city. Next week’s proposals include a total gutting of cycleway funding, & a backdown on commercial rates for Air B&B providers www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Left wing politicians need to offer hope, material improvement and a reason to vote for, not just against to voters. They must also master the art of saying "get a load of this fucken guy" about their right wing opponents, many of whom fail to pass the uncanny valley test.

New Zealand’s millionaires pay lower tax rates than cashiers – it’s time to fix the system | Max Rashbrooke Inland Revenue report finds New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay 8.9% of their income in tax, compared to 10.5% paid by minimum wage workers

Inland Revenue report finds New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay 8.9% of their income in tax, compared to 10.5% paid by minimum wage workers 1/n www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...

So we get fucked waterways and heaps of methane emissions and WE DON'T EVEN GET OUR OWN BUTTER IN RETURN.

I have to check a website to see if my kids can swim in a river. Fuck this.

#nzpol

consider that you are being lied to about Iran as well

The problem with the debate on the social media ban is that everyone pretends the goal is child protection and that the adult surveillance is a regrettable side-effect, rather than the surveillance being the goal and the protection a convenient excuse.

ChatGPT Health 'under-triaged' half of medical emergencies in a new study Researchers tested different medical scenarios with the chatbot. In more than half of cases in which doctors would send patients to the ER, the chatbot said it was OK to delay care.

"Researchers tested different medical scenarios with the chatbot. In more than half of cases in which doctors would send patients to the ER, the chatbot said it was OK to delay care."

Maybe it's futile to ask conservatives to think a little harder, but the answer to "why are we bringing in immigrants when youth unemployment is at 15%?" Is actually pretty simple

Those unemployed 19 year olds are not qualified nurses, software developers, or engineers

More than 200 killed in landslide at DRC coltan mine Congo’s Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.

Just devastating. A landslide triggered by heavy rains appears to have killed over 200 people, including 70 children, at a mine in the DR Congo.

This is about a month after a *different* landslide killed over 200 people at the same mine www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

I gotta admit, a bunch of government MPs that have let lobbyists run amok in Parliament putting the integrity of the public sector under scrutiny is pretty damn funny

#nzpol

While there is work to be done to improve internet safety for everyone, we believe that people under 16 also have a right to freedom of expression and association - social media is where a lot of political education, activism and organising gets done.

Perfect #nzpol

As Southwest Asian people who have been recovering the dead bodies of our children from under rubble for decades, the bare minimum we want from people who benefit from this violence by having comfortable lives at their homes in USA and Canada is to acknowledge our pain and maybe also be angry

Lot of misspeaking going on for a government that had to pass an "english is an official language" bill

Bombing near the Bazaar of Tehran. This is the historic center of Tehran, and old buildings like the Qajar palace complex and the Jameh Mosque (late 18th C) are there. Plus the bazaar itself (also where my family are originally from!)

Sticker on lamp post "Luxon supports bombing schoolgirls "

Seen in Ōtepoti today

“Almost all the 165 people killed in the attack were girls aged between seven and 12, according to local officials. There were around 170 girls at the school in southern Iran’s Minab at the time.“

A double-tap strike on little girls at school.

Dont fall for act being supposedly against it. Seymour wants a surveillance state.

No one will listen to me as usual though

Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

How did these men know to stay away from Epstein? One googled him, one asked his mom for advice, and one actually listened to what Epstein said to him and quickly realized he was a witless misogynist.

It wasn't that hard, and every scientist who claims they didn't know is either lying or stupid.