Michele A’Court

I’m hosting this, and excited!

Two panel cartoon. First panel: A character is holding a placard 'Defund the Police'. Another character says, "Defund the police!? How is he supposed to carry all that!?!?" There is a blue uniformed police officer carrying a whole pile of rocks labelled, 'Keep the peace', 'Every unexpected crisis', 'Domestic violence', 'Theft', 'Homelessness', 'Prostitution', 'School security', 'Drug possession', 'Gang violence', 'Drug dealers'. Second panel: The character carrying the 'Defund the Police' placard says, "He's not." and to the amazement of the other character the load of the police officer has been taken up by 'Universal health care', 'Drug treatment programs', 'Mental health services', 'Social workers', 'Education', 'Job placement', 'Affordable housing'. Two large rocks 'Sex work' and 'Pot' are being rolled up into the back of a truck labelled 'Decriminalize & regulate'. The blue uniformed cop, looking very relieved, is left holding a rock labelled, 'Keep the peace'. I wish I knew who to credit for this astounding image.

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this, but I needed to get back to my 'big puter'.

I find this image very helpful in explaining the very problem you are describing.

I have no idea how to attribute this wonderful work though.

This is great. Do please watch it.

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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

Obama on Charlie Kirk:

Made me feel very international.

Just came here to say, there I was reading the NYT and suddenly I’m reading about my friend Adam!

Some of the other essays in the book are way more chipper 😂 It really is a lovely book.

Also, thank you!

It’s good. Everyone in my family will be getting a copy for Xmas 🎁

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I mean, yes. But not that.

😂

I wish, but no. She’s awesome!

why is the president the only person testing the limits of his power? everyone should see what they can get away with. what if zookeepers gave helicopters to gorillas? nobody has tried this

Why, hello!

Here's what the Government doesn't want you to know about the Regulatory Standards Bill.

It favours corporate interests ahead of our communities, environmental protections, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Laws that keep people healthy and safe would be at the whim of David Seymour. It would make it harder to keep our air and rivers clean and reduce climate emissions.

'This bill is a dangerous power grab that is not in the interests of the majority of New Zealanders'

What the Government doesn't want you to know about the Regulatory Standards Bill...

Submissions are open until 1pm Monday 23rd June. Link in comments. 🔗🔗🔗

The apologists are mostly people who haven’t yet realised that ALL art is political. (Either that or they’re co-dickheads.)

"Wanker, me"

It’s quite something to see an expression of culture and characterise it as “political branding”.

‘Bishop told Stuff that he was referring to the “overtly political branding on display.”’

#shutupdickhead

Renowned musician Don McGlashan was seen on the video confronting Bishop, but McGlashan said he did not realise at first that it was the minister. "I could hear an enormous amount of ranting, kind of against the whole thing. I didn't get the full gist of it, but it was basically - 'the hīkoi is ages ago, sit down everybody' - so this geezer was just ranting away and telling everybody to sit down," McGlashan said. "After a while I turned to him and said 'ah shut up you dickhead' and I looked at him and I thought, oh I know that face. Then he said 'what did you say to me?'". McGlashan said that he again told Bishop to "shut up you dickhead and he said 'I could say the same to you', and I said, well I wasn't talking and you were. And then I realised I was talking to the leader of the house".

Being told to "shut up you dickhead" by Don McGlashan is literally the worst thing that can happen to you as a New Zealander

Just saying...

Next Expert witness in the WAI3470 Urgent inquiry into the RSB. Chelsea Winstanley!

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#nzpol The pay equity decision today – just before Mothers Day – takes employment law back decades. It will likely impact the earnings of hundreds of thousands of women, often working in some of the most poorly paid work. It will cost us all in the long-run. A 🧵 www.beehive.govt.nz/release/chan...

Hey if cancelling pay equity settlements is about saving money, why don’t we just pay men and white people less and equalise that way