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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Words have consequences. When Aotearoa signed up to climate action and then this gov't refuses to lift a finger or u-turn on climate action, it must have consequences. This time it's trade & foreign policy implications. The real world consequence is more flood, more emergencies in the future. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I actually can't believe that Luxon said "cry me a river" in response to cost of living crisis. Until I look it up on Hansard. Yep Luxon actually said it. Talk about being out of touch with reality. #nzpol

Hansard 15 September 2026 Oral Questions #2:

Rt Hon Chris Hipkins: When real wages have fallen, power prices have gone up, insurance prices have gone up, rates have gone up, insurance has gone up—all by more than 20 percent, under his leadership, in just the last two years—will he now admit that the cost of living crisis is not only not over; it’s getting worse under his leadership?

Rt Hon CHRISTOPHER LUXON: What I’d say, again—you know, cry me a river. But I’d say if that member was serious about supporting people, why didn’t you support tax relief for the first time for working New Zealanders? Why don’t you come out and support a council rates cap? Why don’t you come out and support structural separation for supermarkets? No idea.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NZ Initiative's open letter to "all political parties of New Zealand" ridiculed National, Labour, Greens, NZF, and... no one else. ACT magically gets a free pass. Read between the lines what you will, about the allegiance of NZ Initiative. #nzpol

Open letter of NZ Initiative name-checking National, Labour, Greens, and NZF campaign slogan for criticism. No mention of ACT's campaign slogan.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I find it ironic that only in Trump's America will he allows AI to run unchecked. Kiss his ass or bribe him enough, he will let you do anything. Whereas in an authoritarian regime like PRC or Russia, unchecked AI is as much a threat to its power as a dissident. Of course rogue AI got shut down.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

National's narrative is about tax, but tax pays for the nice things that we ALL need, like CRL, or public health system. These are investments into future. Nobody should be afraid of talking about more tax if it pays for investments that will yield decent returns. Low tax = low investment. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

With EDs overflowing with people and student nurses who can't get a job in NZ, public healthcare should be one of the top election issues. Under Nat/NZF/ACT things will get even worse with more cuts. Only a change in government will reverse the trend. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Better starts now" is on par with "eat shoots and leaves" in terms of ambiguity. What does it really mean? "Better, starts now [with Labour]" or "Better starts, now [with Labour]" i.e. just having a better start? How do any of these interpretations help to sell Labour's politics anyway? #nfi #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The same SD card I bought ~3 years ago now costs ~3 times as much. #apocalypsenow #wtf

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"9 to 5" is a working class anthem. RIP Dolly Parton.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

www.rnz.co.nz/news/persona... Why is RNZ posting click-bait article? DO NOT BUY $50 coffee if you cannot afford it! There is el cheapo alternative. Caffeine is caffeine, even from the cheapest instant coffee. 🙄

rnz.co.nz

Why are we paying $50 for instant coffee?

Instant coffee creeping past $50 for a jar is a symptom of wider pressure on coffee prices, economists say.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... For context her co-defendants are also worth noting. Lee Cheuk-yan 李卓人 is OG labour activist, in hyper capitalist HK. He also does not answer to CCP, the kind of "orthodox" lefty-progressive anti communist labour activist.

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‘She’s not afraid of anyone’: the prison writings of one of Hong Kong’s last outspoken democracy activists

Chow Hang-tung has been detained since 2021, and written about everything from clothes to Tiananmen Square and the meaning of freedom

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/21/n... I agree that there is a real threat from PRC. Hell I will always be the first one to give PRC the middle finger. However it is so easy for "caution" to become witch hunt, by looking at every Chinese living in New Zealand with suspicion. #nzpol /1

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NZ swaps its soft underbelly for a hard shell by going public on China threat

Comment: In confronting China’s covert influence campaign, we are betting that transparency is our strongest weapon, writes Anne-Marie Brady.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

@keithng.bsky.social BUT as long as HK is allowed breathing room/"freedom" for mutual benefit of Hong Kong and PRC, status quo could have continued. And if it doesn't work, people would just leave, like before 1997, like it is now. Just like NZers leaving for AU. People vote with their feet. /2

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

@keithng.bsky.social continuing the thread directly, I absolutely loathe the things CCP are doing to Hong Kong, and local "collaborators" kowtowing. But HK independence or crying to abusive parent UK isn't the solution. Status quo worked, testing boundary of that status quo will bring friction. /1

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The thing with "lone gunman" Chris Penk is that even if it is true, no one believes that. And no one who knows the truth will talk (esp. Penk himself to not burn his bridge), at least up until the election. Afterwards, it is open season. For truth I mean. 😉 #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

IMO people who can't even organise a palace coup, twice, can't be trusted to run the country. What chance do they have against bad behaving Winston and Seymour? smh #nzpol

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

“Rather than chasing the need to belong through assimilation and engaging in the ‘model minority’ myth, we migrants can choose ‘unbelonging’. To unbelong is to deliberately reject the terms by which the settler state offers inclusion.” — Ara Alam-Simmons.

e-tangata.co.nz

'Unbelonging': When migrants refuse the bargain | E-Tangata

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The worst thing about this whole sorry affair is the chilling effect on non-white migrants. Every time they speak up, they look over the shoulder and worry about someone like Winston shouting them down. Fuck you very much, Winston. And that NZF backbencher who was amused by Winston. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

IMO Luxon's slap on Winston's wrist with a wet bus ticket (Gen Z, look up wtf is a bus ticket) is because Luxon is terrified of Winston, and simply can't stand up to him. Whereas Lawrence did stand up to Winston. And we are supposed trust Luxon's leadership, when he can't even condemn a racist? 🙄

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I told every Hongkongers who would listen that their status in UK is hostage to policy and can change in a heartbeat. And now the UK gov't does exactly that. UK used to dump their FILTH in HK (Failed in London Try Hongkong). Your enemy's enemy is NOT your friend.

theguardian.com

Britain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice us? | Nathan Law

Activists under threat from Beijing are facing strange difficulties with UK immigration. Our safety must not be traded for warmer relations with China, says pro-democracy activist Nathan Law

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

woah in the 1996 Census, unpublished crosstabs of labour force status by ethnicity & recent arrival show that only 15% of new migrant Chinese were in full time work & 60% had crashed out of the labour force entirely (vs 48% and 24% respectively for white British newbies) crying screaming throwing up

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... You can see in the video, when Peter Apps, the undercover journalist, was asking the other side to spell out categorically statements that would incriminate them, his hand holding the fork was shaking (around 1:25 onwards).

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Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press

Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

For shits and giggles, I look up the same Corsair DDR5 2x16GB Desktop RAM I bought 1.5 years ago from PB Tech. Now it retails 4 times what I paid in late 2024. What glorious future we live in.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

There is just WAY TOO MUCH football. This is FIFA trying to milk every penny out of football fans every 4 years. Go back to 32 teams knockout on day 1. Out with this endless group stage. #fifaworldcup2026

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

@jeffrueter.bsky.social got a question about the pronunciation of "Pulisic": in an interview I saw on Reddit, he said it is "pull-list-tick", but in Croatian is it meant to be more "ivch", like Ibra??? How exactly does he prefer???

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The thing about American sportswashing is that 2022 World Cup final, another example of sportswashing, gave us one of the BEST finals ever. Are we supposed to hold our noses for the next month, with the world burning, in anticipation of orgasmic final in 2026? Or will it never come??? #fifaworldcup

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Can anyone say public services have IMPROVED over the last 2+ years because of the cuts??? This is coalition government doubling down on their failure, after 2+ years of failure, rather than changing course. "Beatings will continue until morale improves." 🙄 #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlze... Delta Goodrem's Eurovision entry this year is why Eurovision is so endearing... it is both ridiculous and awesome at the same time. Shame about the political subtext (IMO Israel at this point is like South Africa back in the days, but worse). #eurovision

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Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (LIVE) | Australia 🇦🇺 | Second Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026

YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I look at Nats and Labour in UK and shake my head. For Nats, it isn't going to matter because of the coalition government's mismanagement of the country over the last 2+ years, and continuing with the rudderless response to the fuel crisis. You reap what you sow. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

IMO palace coup rumours against PM(s) have no public interests. Most of the time the plotters deliberately leak to the press to garner support, which undermines the impartiality of the press itself and therefore should be a no-no. If they had enough support they would have rolled him already. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Those "citizenship" test questions should include test of general knowledge on minimum employment rights, consumer rights, and/or how to file tax return etc. Impart useful information through the test to help them function as citizens, not asking them to toe any ideological line. #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

PSA: put stale cross bun into air fryer at 160 C for less than 5 minutes, then it is crisp outside and moist inside. *chef's kiss*

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... I live around that area and support that statue. When the local board meet to discuss that statue, I definitely will make an oral submission supporting it. The Japanese gov't may not like it, but I'm sure Koreans and BOTH Korean gov'ts love it. #nzpol

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New Zealand ‘comfort women’ statue could jeopardise diplomatic relations, Japan says

Planned statue symbolising the women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during the second world war has raised the ire of Tokyo’s embassy

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Fact of the day: I saw Yerin Ha previously on Halo. Then on Bridgerton. Story of the day: shit job eventually gets you good job.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Multinational corporations are simply machines to make money. They don't 'care', they make returns. The only reason MNCs say they 'care' is to avoid regulation. If we want MNCs to behave in ways consistent with our social values, we need to regulate them. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

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The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting it broke the law - Greenpeace Aotearoa

How Russel Norman's grocery shop led to Fonterra admitting that it broke the law with its Anchor Butter packaging.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I just notice a nasty thing Facebook app is doing: when I open it first time, I can't use "back" to exit it immediately. It takes 5 or 6 back to exit the app. It's engineered to keep you inside FB app once you opened it. And they have the guts to say it's not designed to get you hooked. Yeah right.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

All this focus on the fuel price obscures the fact that people in Middle East are dying for the vainglory of one man. The Iranian regime is terrible, but the human and environmental costs simply do not justify military action against that regime. Why should we ALL suffer for the folly of ONE man?

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Chris Hipkins keeps banging on about no "public interest" in his private life i.e. warning that publication in traditional media will invite defamation lawsuit. But in this date and age, one short trip to reddit or X will satisfy anyone's curiosity. 🙄 #nzpol

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Every time someone asks a question and qualify it with "please just answer as you see it, there is no wrong answer", I sniggered a little bit because there probably is a wrong answer.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

To those who feels a bit salty about being interrupted in Waitangi Day dawn service: the interruptions are just people exercising their rights to free speech, just like we have to tolerate you. So STFU and take it.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It only took one year for USA to go from sort-of democracy to out-right fascist. People who ally or align with that fascist government cannot be trusted. And then I see Judith Collins palling around with Kristi Noem. #nzpol

Facebook post of Judith saying it was "[l]ovely to be able to catch up with my friend [...] Kristi Noem" on 21 October 2025.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I can't believe I'm saying this: I MISS YOU #2025. COME BACK BABY! All is forgiven!

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I can't help it. KPop Demon Hunters branded Shin Ramyun. Gotta have them all. You had me at Golden. KPop Demon Hunters and Golden are two of the few things that brought me joy in 2025. 2026 already has a shit start already, so...

KPop Demon Hunters branded Shin Ramyun, you had me at Golden.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

My GP kept emailing me to register for Manage My Health, and I kept ignoring those emails. Why the hell would I give 3rd-party access to my personal health info? And they want to pay the ransom? F that. Never reward criminal behaviour, it will only encourage more criminal behaviour. #nz

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

If you believe doxxing is bad in general, then you don't dox even the vilest people. To (mis)quote SAF: I wouldn't even give Winston the flu. He's grade-A drama queen and will use every opportunity to get on his high horse and tell others to get off theirs. So don't give him the chance. #nzpol

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