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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If protesting didn't work, would those in power be doing everything they can right now to vilify protestors and crack down on free speech? Activist and author Annie Leonard offers an important history lesson on why protest is so important — and why it's needed now more than ever.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So Simeon Brown's going to hire ~300 nurses at the end of 3 years. This comes after freezing doctor/nurses for over 2 years, resulting in catastrophic patient deaths across #NZ Labour hired thousands & restored nurses. Nats tried to take credit for it & is actively privatising the health system
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Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Mowbrays need to be taxed until they leave the country or stop interfering in democracy.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/07/2026
Even when the media *does* factcheck their claims, the right has realized that if it just says "yes it is" over & over again, long enough, the media will tire or bore of saying "no it isn't."
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Who could have predicted this? National can’t afford its roads
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Who could have predicted this? National can’t afford its roads
It was easy to figure out Simeon Brown’s roading promises were a fantasy from the start. He still got an easy ride from much of our media....
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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Let's be clear. This isn't a rookie error. It's an intentional decision to bypass scrutiny & transparency. Luxon would've known & is now trying to move the blame off himself & onto his staff. This is unacceptable. Luxon needs to resign over this corruption. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Climate case briefing against major emitters sent to former Beehive staffer's private email
Christopher Luxon says he's taking it "very seriously", but Labour leader Chris Hipkins says it "stinks to high heaven".
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
we ALL know this directly implicates the PM right? Why is ANYONE pretending otherwise except to cover for the National Party? The National coalition model of policy is to bring in people like this and implement policy by lobbyist to the extreme over the entire term. Its designed from the top.
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Kiwi on your left @kiwionyourleft.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Honestly, it's expected to make a bunch of people unemployed, destroy our data sovereignty, send more money overseas, and expose us to spiralling costs. It's not expected to "save the depleted public sector" by anyone who isn't completely entranced by big tech snakeoil. #nzpol
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
NZ National Party 🗳️ Fucking the basics ✔️ Destroying the future. ✔️ The self proclaimed “grown ups” are really fucking shit at this. 🤦‍♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"There's a myth that improving the economy will help but that never has, we've had high poverty rates even at times of very good strong economy." - paediatrician Dr Innes Asher. #NzPol
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50,000 more children suffering from material hardship than three years ago
An expert on the impacts of child poverty says 14 percent of children were facing material hardship in 2025 and New Zealand was failing to move to its goal of reducing that to 6 percent by 2028.
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Dr Hu @huhana.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
i have a template to copy and paste and just add your own thoughts on it, open.substack.com/pub/huhana62...
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Why Disabled People Need to make a Submission on the Disability Support Services Bill and a template attached
Dr Huhana Hickey
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
@clrenney.bsky.social giving a PERFECT answer. One Labour should have been giving for over a year.
Renney said the lesson to take away from the last Labour Government was that it changed the country for the better.
“We had 20,000 people who are alive and walking the streets of New Zealand because of our response to Covid.
“Anyone who tells you we delivered a poor response to Covid, we delivered the best response to Covid anywhere in the world. We lifted tens of thousands of children out of poverty because it was a Labour Government that made those decisions.
“We built thousands of state houses, because it was a Labour Government that chose to make that investment.
“The lessons that I would take away from the last Labour Government are that when Labour is in power, things go better for this country, things go better for you and your communities, and we should be proud of the 7th Labour government that will do exactly the same.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
That's a BILLION DOLLARS this government is underspending in health. A BILLION DOLLARS taken out of healthcare! They have the money, they just don't want to spend it. Not on on hospitals or doctors or nurses or admin staff or regional health care, or anyone of a myriad of needed items. #nzpol
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Siobhan Beeman @siobhan.northsky.social · 13/04/2026
The “Calvin’s dad explains two types” meme, inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon.

Clockwise from top left:
1) Calvin’s dad walks into frame to find Calvin trying to operate a record player. The dad says: “There are only two industries left in America: gambling, and fraud.”

2) The dad shows where the record goes, and how to turn on the player, while Calvin watches. Dad says “Derivatives? Gambling. AI? Fraud. Video games? Gambling. Social media? Fraud.” Calvin says “yeah”.

3) With one hand open palm up, Calvin’s dad cheerfully explains to Calvin out of frame below him, “The stock market looks like gambling, but it’s actually fraud.”

4) In bed in a dark room, Calvin clutches at his pillow, eyes wide in existential terror. There is no text in the panel.
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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
So who'll help me campaign for JD Vance to come here in October to rally for NZ First
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
how are there not MULTIPLE press conferences being called by NZ opposition parties demanding that the government decouple from the US and condemning the threats to Iran?? MPs with institutional power should be escalating things as much as they can here. An utter UTTER failure by our representatives
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
"Only numbnuts vote for tax cuts" "Don't be a little bitch, tax the rich" "Billionaire? Pay your share" "Wealth hoarders are cunts" Okay, maybe not that last one... Reckon I should be one of those fancy political advisor/strategy types
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