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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 40m

none of these assholes has any new ideas

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 16h

I have been on the CRL twice today and I love it.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 20h

The person who told Trump about the B needs to apologise.

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This morning’s misty scenes

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 21h

It’s the National Party approach - say some ok things you will do to win an election - once voted in - have reasons they can’t be done (economic conditions, coalition partners, other priorities) - don’t do them - but have them ready for the next election. - repeat

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Bee @dailybee.bsky.social · 21h

WAIT so I just looked up House of Science, it's part of the Wright Family Foundation?? NZ is just a couple gross orgs stacked on one another in a trenchcoat. #nzpol

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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026

This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...

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The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz

The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 23h

Always worth a reminder of what investing in the country looks like.

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Peter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Worth remembering that if it costs the government $4.5b to reverse the gender pay tax, then it costs the women affected $4.5b to leave it in place.

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SpecsChic: Show me cats! I love real specs, not perve glasses! @specschic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Replace heart with arse in love song lyrics Everybody's got a hungry arse Everybody's got a hungry arse Lay down your money and you play your part Everybody's got a hungry arse

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Replace heart with arse in love song lyrics Shot through the arse And you’re to blame You give love a bad name.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Clearly, the price of diesel is all Ukraine's fault. *shakes fist at the sky*

a chart showing that the price of diesel fuel was steady until Trump attacked Iran

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Super Intelligence made it the Unites States. So excellently super intelligent.

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Talking to my favourite local barista this morning, who's told me in the past that he voted National last election and really regrets it. Today he told me he'd done the policy quiz and it'd told him to vote Green! Had a looong chat about taxing the rich and our other policies, as well as the poll!

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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know this is a really uncomfortable convo to have, but we can't keep pretending that justice in this country is colour-blind. Tell me with a straight face that Arthur Finegan would have received the sympathy of the court if he Maori/Pasifika and had brutally assaulted a whitefella. #nzpol

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Ka pū te ruha - Toitū Te Tiriti @kaputeruha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This comment sums it up for me. What good is an economy that crushes its own citizens while lining the pockets of a privileged few? #nzpol

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beck eleven @beckeleven.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In half an hour or so I’m getting my Grandpa’s patu tattooed on my hip. It was made by his POW “mucker” who carved him this and a walking stick post war. I loved my Grandpa so much. So it’s going to be a good reminder forever!

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tomorrow's front page 📰 New satellite pictures lay bare Israel's destruction of Gaza

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Minute Cryptic - 29 September, 2026 "Annual migrants head to Germany, then south into, say, Tripoli?" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (46,155 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#NZpol Saw this excellent quote-reply to Simeon Brown’s latest attack on Labour. Worth sharing.

David Peez @RebelEkonomista

"The truck driver in Pakuranga helps pay off a lawyer's loan." No, Simeon. He doesn't. Not a cent.

When the government lends a student money, it creates the dollars and credits their account. No tradie's tax was collected and posted to a law degree. When the graduate repays, those dollars are deleted, drained back out like tax. They don't land in the truck driver's pocket either.

So nobody foots the bill. The worker and the graduate aren't on opposite sides of a ledger. Setting them against each other is the trick, and it runs on the same myth as "add it to the tab", that the government is a household counting coins. It issues the currency. The real limits are real resources and inflation, not a truck driver's tax bill.

"Someone always pays." Sure. Just never the person you keep pointing at.

Read more: http://therebeleconomist.substack.com

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So, NZ follows the Fed and hike rates to 'tame inflation', but US households are basically immunised from higher mortgage costs. In fact, richer households get more return on the Fed Treasuries they own! Anyway... rate hikes in US are probably stimulatory, in NZ they are job killers... Grand. [Ends]

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Herald having cookie-cutter (wrong) reckonomics reckons on US interest rate increase. It's true that other central banks tend to follow the Fed. What people don't realise is that when US Fed increases interest rates *existing* US mortgages are unaffected (fixed at low rates for 30 years). [🧵 1/n]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/fed-hiking-cycle-begins-what-the-latest-rate-rise-means-for-markets/premium/Z6SOEUXKLJBVFDNBV244M5FRDU/

The other exception was the most recent hiking cycle, which began in 2022 after inflation surged to a 40-year high in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
That was a tough year for US shares, with the S&P 500 falling 25% from its January peak to its October low.
Rate hikes weren’t the only reason for that, but they contributed.
The Fed increased interest rates from 0.25% to 5.50% in less than 18 months, making this one of the most aggressive hiking cycles in decades.
The US economy proved remarkably resilient through that period, helping set the scene for the strong market rebound that followed.
More than four years later there still hasn’t been a recession.
Investor sentiment also received an unexpected boost late in 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT and the artificial intelligence boom that followed.
Markets can still perform well in the face of rate hikes, especially in the early stages of a tightening cycle.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of our major media should host this quiz - it’s terrifying

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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/09/2026

World's Scientists Admit They Just Don't Like Mice theonion.com/worlds-scientists-admi…

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The right’s “nO moRE taXeS” refrain is such bullshit. Tax is good! Tax is how we get all the good things that we all rely on. We just need to make tax fair. Tax capital gains, tax the rich. 🎨 @slanecartoon.bsky.social

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Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao @ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#nzpol Wealth pre-tax (excl house) = $11,250,000. Tax 2.5% on $1.25m = $31,250. Wealth post-tax (excl house) = $11,218,750. Cry me a river. 🙏.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Toss up between River’s Edge and Blue Velvet

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

PSA for teachers - turn off that Monday morning alarm.

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Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Campaign launches.

National Party campaign launch. Crowd clumped in the middle of a large auditorium. Masses of empty seats.

Labour Party campaign launch. Medium sized auditorium, every single seat taken.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Interesting to see she has been a go to for the RNZ for a long time www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... And she’s worked for David Seymour on destroying the school lunches www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360... Very impartial

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Beehive staffers exit for lobbying jobs

From party footsoldier to power broker: David Seymour’s right-hand man joins lobbying firm.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Will the wealthy leave if taxes become more equitable? I reckon it’s a red herring - if they had the option, they would have already done it. There’s going to be a country that has lower tax rates. Move already.

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Olof❤️AI @olof-loves-ai.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

2025 is the first year most of us have been on Bluesky for a full year. So I built this: your year in review. Put in your handle and see your 2025 insights - who you talked to, your top posts and more Try it: madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrapped I've got more fun ideas for Bluesky, stay tuned

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Made by Olof

Olof Harrysson's portfolio - AI developer turned indie hacker building digital products

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

At the Hamilton PSA debate, candidates were asked about disability NZF: Incoherent answer Labour: We don't have a policy announced Opportunities: We have no policy whatsoever Me: this govt's attacks on the disabled community are unacceptable, here's our policy, it was co-written by disabled people

The Green Party will build an Aotearoa where disabled people are valued and they and their whānau live with dignity and autonomy. An Aotearoa where disabled people and whānau have access to the services they need — like transport and good quality housing — means everyone can thrive in caring communities.

Our current laws, policies and social norms mean disabled people are often denied the same rights as others and are excluded from places and activities non-disabled people take for granted. These barriers are often worse for tāngata whaikaha Māori and for disabled people from marginalised communities.

The current Government has made it harder for disabled people to access the support they deserve and which enables them to participate equally in life and their communities.

The Green Party is ambitious in its plan to create a more accessible Aotearoa by building on the Enabling Good Lives framework and grounding our approach in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our approach will operate on a high-trust model and apply to all disabled people, including those with disabling conditions who do not currently access support. The Green Party is committed to an Aotearoa where disabled people and whānau thrive in caring communities.

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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey guys! GUYS! Damien Grant (convicted fraudster) thinks Hager's Dirty Work "falls well short" so don't read it ok? Ok guys? And if thats not enough to convince you, Chris Penk (who hasnt read it) says its a work of fiction, so please, dont read it. Please.

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Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I know this place is miles from the next gas station, and that it's open 24hrs, provides a great service and is ordinarily expensive, but this is today's price for 95. But yeah, it starts with a four.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Parseword #241 ⏱️ 7m56s ⭐️ No Assists 📱 Secret Found

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The time is now 7.55am on my phone - but I’m not entirely sure - as I haven’t had confirmation from the stove which is I expect is living in the past. Still in bed!

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Minute Cryptic - 27 September, 2026 "Re: COVID variant - start social distancing?" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (6,308 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN POLITICAL DONATIONS TO RUIN OUR LIVES INSTEAD OF PAYING TAXES TO FIX HOSPITALS. LIQUIDATE BILLIONAIRES.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think it should be legal to carry cans of expanding polyfilla to insert into noisy exhausts and those canned air sirens to let off in the cars with those stupidly loud stereos.

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Ken @kenzime.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ah yes, the party of libertarians promises increased state surveillance. A party of principles.

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Slight diversion - one of my favourite celeb surprises was seeing a very young Pierce Brosnan hopping out of Elizabeth Taylor’s bed in The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

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Andrew R _ @andrewr4.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

School Holiday PSA Don’t forget that lunchbox with the half eaten banana, some cheese and a marmite sandwich.

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Mold Growth on Bread and Strawberries

Alt: Mould Growth

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My old favourite weekly jobs by year graph. We're still playing in the space between 2024 and 2025 - thanks (imho) to a pick-up in Govt deficit spending and a pulse of stimulus from lower mortgage costs in late-2025 and early 2026. [3/4]

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You see what's going on here, right? The economy is on its ass because neoliberal, trust-da-market policies don't work. So, while we crawl off the bottom, we get treated to endless 'might it be this other thing' stories. Ghouls.

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Imagine a country with the technology of 2026 and the full employment policies of the mid-20th century.

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