Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 6hBeryl goes all Crazy Cat and pretends it's not her. "Why you shout at me? Just little cat sitting here!" 010
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Mandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 9hFirst review in for my new novel 'Lifted'. Available now, launch at Unity Books October 28th 42411
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 9h"Ah Simeon, you did have this thing checked out before we took it on the road, didn't you? Simeon!" 120
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 9h"Never mind about our lack of policy frameworks and general ambivalence to everything while maintaining the status quo. It's time for a change! If that's OK." 010
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 9h"Vote Saruman to be independent kingmaker between the stale, corrupt Gondor and crass, aggressive Mordor traditional political parties. It's time for change!" 241
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 9hI hope that the folks who want to be on the winning side will ditch the losers. But who knows, there's some powerful misinfo out there. 041
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 04/10/2026still odd how giant new zealand outlets like 1NEWS report on a story like this, going out of their way to minimize webworm's involvement. to be clear: we led the reporting, & there WOULD BE NO REPORTING if we hadn't broken the story after a year of research: www.webworm.co/multiverse/ 620061
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 20hno taxes? I’d rather NZ political parties dealt with the fact we have 1) NO rules around lobbying 2) NO disclosure of targeted digital campaigns 3) NO limits on party donations 15917
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.youtube.comCould This Actually End Citizens United?Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti 225119204066
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 21hIt's why I'm here. Nothing like that break when twixter was self destructing to make the point about being cut off from friends. 020
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Think about the core tenets of American conservatism: a government serving 300 million people and leading the world should be “small” and that we should orient all policy around servicing the rich so that they throw us gruel. It’s fucking stupid and we should say so. 16893219
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Now run the numbers for $472 million per kilometre for the Petone-Grenada idiocy - a total of $2.6 billion. That's less than a third of the goal of 2% of GDP that people are pressing for ($455Bn/100)*2=$9.1Bn Party statements on funding research: www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/09/09/2...sciencemediacentre.co.nz2026 Election Q&A - ScienceAhead of the 2026 General Election, scheduled for Saturday 7 November, the Science Media Centre asked political parties about their science policies. Responses to all 12 questions on science policy an... 142
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026🙂Good times. Riddled ahead of the curve, yet again. 110
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Do we have a lot of FBI people living here? 120
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026OK, bear with me, Aotearoa, New Zealand, this is a #nzpol 🧵 on the topic of... If Aotearoa New Zealand political leaders were birds... 164
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Too many candidates for the Dodo. K.McAnulty for the Kea? 120
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Labour have got to do this so that the shops can be called Chippy Chippies. I will share the naming royalties with all of you. 060
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It seems like one of the biggest takeaways our RW parties have taken from the state of US politics is that lies no longer need to be subtle, and indeed blatant lies are preferable. 1142
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The survey 😂🤣😂 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheRich #ForUsAll 1286
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Andy Little @andylittle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's so funny to see the right paint Chloe Swarbrick as a dangerous radical. I hope it leads more people to learn about crazy Green policies like 'people should be able to afford food' and 'public transport shouldn't suck ass' #nzpol 25516
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️wordsSHIFTminds @wordsshiftminds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Congratulations to the National Party for managing to create a TV campaign ad that consists exclusively of lies. It's quite a thing to behold Soviet-level disinformation from a right wing party. #nzpol 46116
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Spinoff "National has removed the “no new taxes” mantra from an online ad after a polling company wrote to the party saying the claim did not accurately reflect its survey on how people feel about the tax they pay. " Sideshow Bob rake moment AGAIN. 2469
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026on venom Peter Dearden writing about venoms and how we might make use of them.peterkdearden.substack.comon venomand biodiscovery 140
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Happy Birthday, Greg!!🎉💥🎂static.klipy.comShining Golden StarAlt: Shining Golden Star 010
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026NY ... and specifically NYC ... has the fastest growing economy in the US.. So much for the rich moving away in the face of increased taxes: didn't happen. #nzpol www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...governor.ny.govGovernor Hochul Announces New York Had the Fastest Growing Economy in the Nation During Second Quarter 2026Governor Hochul announced that New York State had the fastest growing economy in the nation in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of... 16021
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh Jesu, Phenry would be the one for it, here. Ugly AF if he gets into power. 010
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Any politician in the antipodes who boasted about their fabulousness like Angry Orange does would be a former politician quick smart. Making the marks love you is the most effective con, I suppose. 100
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Deliberately struck by lightning from a vengeful God. 030
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Quick refresher course for the hard of learning: Does no one pay attention or is this OK because he's mean to immigrants?theguardian.comThe two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and FarageSix claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws 000
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"I used to run and airline and now I'm on a bus!" 171
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Tiny hobbit says anti-capitalist revolution now. 5441
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A vote for National means a vote for David Seymour, Winston Peters and Shane Jones and if you would like to see how much chaos that means just look back over the last 3 years #NZPol 35610
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026i crashed and burned on this one. Not a clue. 010
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 04/10/20261/2 through reading "Dirty Work". Wow they are slimeballs, eh. Revolting bunch of used toilet paper. 0100
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Mihingarangi Forbes: And so it begins…mihiforbes.substack.comAnd so it begins…The campaign trail has kicked off and in the Māori seats the debates, polls and politicking have begun. 071
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Just ask Clark Gayford about that. Him selling drugs from government house is still canon to these folks. 171
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 03/10/2026At *most*, a defence might be that, like Lord of the Flies, it's privileged kids that most exhibit the toxic behaviours. But we already know it's not just that. 021
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 03/10/2026He's running the Hipkins election campaign from 3 years ago, except lying about the economy. We came out of peak COVID in a relatively strong international position economically and blew it all in just 2.5 years under the least competent/most ideologically blinkered govt in my lifetime. #nzpol 0111
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026And the upcoming diesel apocalypse is going to hit right around election time. It's going to be brutal, and if there's the mandate, a rapid switch to rail may be required as we won't be able to ship things around with diesel trucks at a price anyone is willing to pay. 3285
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Astonishing to look at there pictures and compare them to NinjaKitty's. 040
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 03/10/2026At least Americans get the chance to vote against him. Voting against Luxon's charisma-less corporate ghoulery is less cathartic, and doesn't resolve the conspiracists and sociopaths of his coalition, that all backs Trump. 012
Reposted by Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Synthetic focus groups" This is amazing. Not good, no, but definitely amazing. 361
Baxtermack🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So we have a group of bots and we train them to react to things in ways that we think mirror the general public. Then we ask them to react to various topics to see if they react to things how we thought they would. And they do since that's how we programmed them. A lucrative profession I feel. 010