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NZ Herald Peters says he has no doubts Swarbrick's rhetoric on Gaza incited vandalism on home as man charged

Highlighted text about attacks on Maipi-Clarke: Peters told Newshub that notion was wrong, adding that he was not responsible for the actions of other people

When Maipi-Clarke was attacked, Peters denied responsibility, saying he was "not responsible" for the actions of other people. But today he is laying blame on Chloe Swarbrick and the "hate filled left" #nzpol #kiwi

Christopher Luxon says the world doesn't owe our kids a living.

We certainly don't owe him a living as our PM either. Vote him out.

'Slowest folk on the planet': Luxon says he wants votes to be counted faster The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.

Like Trump, Luxon is trying to gerrymander the system by excluding the votes of 100,000s of NZers. He claimed it was to speed up the vote count, but the Electoral Commission says it will not. So now he is insulting the Electoral Commission. Yes, again, just like Trump. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hilarious that industry leaders - who are generally unlikable, but also see themselves as logical not emotional (they are not. but)….
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Loathe Luxon.

They wanted a toadie, just not a lazy, incurious, know-nothing idiot who abdicated to his deputies and their stupid culture wars.

He is useless

YouTube video by Marsh Family "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK

PARODY VS LUNACY

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Just your regular reminder that Chris Bishop is both chair of the National Party Campaign Committee, dependent on donations from businesses for a successful campaign, and the Infrastructure Minister, who decides if businesses get to access the RMA fast track process.

We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern We know women give birth during war – and too often, they die. But we must do much more to achieve safety and stability, says former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern

We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern

And what about the people (mainly older) whose income comes from savings? Their discretionary income is steadily falling and they are reining in their spending.

Legacy media are basically the mouthpieces of the billionaire tech lords trying to burn civilization and remake it in some kind of feudal hellscape. Sanitizing Charlie Kirk because he didn’t foam at the mouth like Alex Jones or look like a pustule (Steve Bannon) is a choice.

To all the right-wing podcasters who are feeling anxious and scared right now.

Good.

Now you know how it feels to be one of the groups you’ve demonised for the last 15 years.

Long may it last.

Chris Bishop’s fast track law is designed so that applicant’s false information cannot be challenged by the public during the consenting process and hence a consent can be given based on fake information

1. Said he owned a scooter and the Tesla was his wife's 1a. Has never, one single time, been seen anywhere near a scooter 2. Said we don't "just do bottom-feeding and focus on the bottom" when talking about poorer NZers 3. Said he catches the train in Auckland when badmouthing Te Huia, the train from Auckland to Hamilton 3a. Has never, one single time, been seen anywhere near a train 4. Claimed rebates on the Teslas he says he doesn't own then got into government and scrapped the rebates 5. Took a limo a few hundred metres to Parliament after he became National leader to bignote himself 6. Called NZ "the best little country on earth" like a fucking weirdo 7. Called NZ's democracy "an experiment" like a fucking AMERICAN weirdo 8. Gave the same speech at Waitangi three years in a row 9. Sang Lunchmoney Lewis' "Bills" desperately at a reporter and we all had to see it 10. Called his parenting philosophy being "caretakers, cops, coaches and consultants" 10a. This was taken from a fucking weirdo fundy parenting camp in the USA, which he attended 11. Said he wanted to be an "intentional" prime minister 12. Was "unaware" of contracting to the Saudis as AirNZ CEO 13. Was "unaware" of Uffindell beating up a kid with a bed leg as a teen 14. Was "unaware" of Uffindell scaring a flatmate so much she had to flee the house 15. Agreed with an interviewer that abortion was "tantamount to murder" when first made National leader 16. Tried to make Nicola Willis hold his hand on stage 17. Has said "what I'd say to you" so many times that everyone in NZ hates him for it 18. Said he was "entitled to his entitlements" after he got paid by us for living in his own flat in Wellington 19. Said he was "wealthy and sorted" when noting that everyone else was "doing it tough" 20. Said he stopped attending the weirdo fundy prosperity gospel church The Upper Room years before becoming a politician despite other members of the church saying they saw him there more recently than that 21. Said NZ wa…

This took me about ten minutes off the top of my head: 30 Reasons to Hate Christopher Luxon #nzpol

I agree. She seemed woefully underprepared.

I have no idea whether Christopher Luxon really is as stupid, profoundly incurious and lazy as he comes across, or just playing possum for reasons I'll never grasp.

But right here and now, it really is a distinction without a difference. #nzpol

TRUMP: *Signs order to put congressional Democrats in front of a firing squad"

NYT: President Trump took the extraordinary step of moving to reduce number of Democratic votes in a legally dubious maneuver that could undermine the independence of the Congress.

Ignore the ‘merchants of misery’ - things are going to get better, Willis says after OCR cut If optimism could solve New Zealand’s economic woes, then Finance Minister Nicola Willis would be well on the way to that solution.

Amazing stuff really. Im doing my part of 'getting out and spending' by paying my 450 power bill this month, updating the automatic payment to increase my rent as asked by the pandlord, and splashing out on some mince
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This should be front page news, but nothing at all about it in The Herald or Stuff.

Cooker has senior role in NZ First.

By Andrea Vance no less.

At least he's been exposed. Let's see how long he lasts now.
#nzpol

VFF branching out into editorial slop?

The Beetles

Here’s a challenge for Winston and Luxon - show some guts and go and visit the Rafah Crossing yourselves.

Use your position to highlight Israel’s starvation of people in Gaza, instead of hiding behind Israeli propaganda.

New documents show how ministers pushed through controversial pay equity changes Officials looked at proposals such as phasing in settlements over three years instead of paying the full amount upfront, and removing backpay.

FFS. This government needs to go.

“Any limits on workers’ human rights are justified to reduce risks to employers, Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden said, as she secured senior ministers’ support for controversial changes tightening the criteria for pay equity claims.” #nzpol

Home Enrol to vote in New Zealand’s elections and referendums. Our democracy is better with you in it.

Lots of people who were on the Māori roll are posting on Facebook that they've checked their enrolment details and either aren't showing as enrolled or have been moved to the General roll without their consent. Haven't seen anything in the media about this yet.

Check you're enrolled at vote.nz

Sharon Murdoch's tidy summary

This week in Ian Taylor’s brain, the liquidation of Nanogirl is - you guessed it - Jacinda Ardern’s fault, rather than the current government, who - checks notes - slashed Nanogirl’s funding

A crucial read!

Paypal withholding money donated for families in Gaza A collection of money donated by New Zealanders for families in Gaza is being withheld by Paypal for no reason. Emily Writes spoke to Charlotte Cook.

“Paypal withholding money donated for families in Gaza”

#NZpol
#Paypal

Complicit in starvation.

What is the brand? We grew them for the first time last summer and really like them fresh. I haven't found a tinned variety that has anything like the character of the fresh ones.