Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 20hlast time I tooled around on a brand new X account it took me less than a minute to hit a high-octane slur, but I thought, hey, maybe John’s right and it’s changed. had a stopwatch going this time, 73 seconds 4094296
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2023Almost all carbon offset projects are junk. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 10358157
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026Sounds great. 7420110
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialLes Edwards @makolesedwards.bsky.social · 03/10/2026TODAY is the day you & your friends, family & whānau need to be enrolled with correct details to receive an EasyVote card. This information on the electoral rolls as at TODAY is used to send out EasyVote cards & print the electoral rolls. Please share far and wide TODAY! #nzpol vote.nz 01717
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDaniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Don’t be left standing in the rain after October 25th begging for a second chance, enrol to vote now! If you like this comic, and want to support, grabs pre-order of my new comic book: danielvernon.bigcartel.com 3205117
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 11/10/2026National are shit economic managers - spread the word 010936
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialSassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I will personally drive Hosking to the airport he better pack his bags 51175
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialLouise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 11/10/2026One thing I try to do, every time I talk to men, is make sure they understand how pay equity works Overwhelmingly because if you want to be a good feminist or ally, this is a chance to speak up about women's financial freedom - but also because they're often shocked to learn IT ALSO EFFECTS MEN 27726
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Simply the best socio-economic policy anyone can vote for this election. If I was splitting hairs, I would say that the six months wait is about six months too long, but it's still a great start. 217450
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Part of the reason for the organised vilification of the Ardern govt initial response to the COVID pandemic was that it was so effective in demonstrating how powerful decisive state intervention in the interests of the common good could be. The far-right and its big business backers were HORRIFIED.stuff.co.nzHow NZ’s right turned culture war into political strategyNicky Hager’s latest book argues the tactics of New Zealand’s organised right have changed, but the interests behind them have not. 116759
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Two charts (ftpoo). First shows Govts actual financial position. Yep, we are one of the few countries where Govt has a positive financial worth. Graph two, related to the first, Govt interest payments, net. These two charts should be force fed to the commentariat. Scarcity mindset is killing NZ. 28031
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He is explicitly calling for pogroms. (I ask again: at what point will our major news organizations finally acknowledge that he is either mentally ill or a vile racist or both?) 24380122
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/202625 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 12581532512
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialPERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 24/05/2024Christopher Lux-unaware🧵newshub.co.nzNational leader Christopher Luxon unaware his $7m Remuera home increased in value by $2.3m over one year | Newshub"You can attack me for being successful." 97621
gideon999.bsky.social @gideon999.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bill’s ex wife Melinda French Gates gives away lots of money too. Maybe we should just give all the billionaire money to women to manage. 100
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ross and I noticed this the other day, but yeah - anyone noticed how many families and murder suicides are happening - and then look at the reason. Austerity kills. Austerity kills. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/... 59527
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialEric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21/03/2026There is no solar power crisis. No wind power crisis. No insulation crisis. No heat pump crisis. No e-bike crisis. No electric bus crisis. But there is a #fossilfuel crisis. And a #climatecrisis. 16854405
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 20/03/2026We should reconsider the term „energy crisis“ when speaking about the effects of the Iran war. This is very specifically a crisis of fossil fuels and their single point of failure. Fossil fuels are no longer synonymous with „energy“. We have other, better options. 241377468
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14/04/2026It just hallucinated players to fill in the gaps for the parts of the screenshots it couldn't read. We worked it out (if just ctrl+a, ctrl+c the entire page it can successfully parse them — impressive!) but it just rules how much the AI is like "i will actively lie to you about what i know" 1443213
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want." 305469762762
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.social🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They've had power for 3 years fixing the 'basics', passed more bills under urgency than any other parliament and yet they need a 47 point emergency fix the fuck ups plan for the next term? #nzpol 99721
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMs Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“The picture Hager’s trilogy paints of the last 20 years is not of democracy corrupted by a few bad apples, but of the brutal conflict between the interests of ordinary people and those of the rich and powerful.” #nzpolstuff.co.nzHow New Zealand’s right turned culture war into political strategyNicky Hager’s latest book argues the tactics of New Zealand’s organised right have changed, but the interests behind them have not. 013558
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDer Fisher @blackholefun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unpopular opinion: LLMs are generally deradicalizing people whose beliefs are based on pure propaganda. I've been watching this happen slowly with some people I care about. ChatGPT is one of the reasons they finally accept that the NRA, OAN, and NewsMax are lying to them. 1557859
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Nats idiotic motorway fetish will cost Aucklanders dearly. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wayne-bro... 410820
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialRussell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Mill Road sucks: "In other words, it would cost the country more than the entire City Rail Link project… to enlarge one local road in Auckland, parallel to an existing motorway, in a way that will change nothing: people will still be stuck in traffic." www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...greaterauckland.org.nzTransport policy on the campaign trail - Greater AucklandElection campaigning is now in full swing. We’ve previously reported on the (unwise) 713248
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialStu Fox @stufox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When you're voting this year remember that ACT hates you and every person who works for a living www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzACT wants to freeze minimum wage and reduce youth training rateThe ACT Party would freeze the adult minimum wage for three years and reduce the training minimum wage for workers under 20 years old to 60 percent, if re-elected. 511739
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialNinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Someone help me understand the angst around paying women what they are worth, where that money will go back directly into the economy, vs this constant angst hang up with “How will we pay for it??” 🙄🙄😑 #nzpolnewsroom.co.nzLabour's fiscal plan leaves big questions on pay equityComment: The Opposition's spending plans are conservative in some respects, but make heroic assumptions about how far unallocated spending can stretch 2214824
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialrimu bhū’ī (they/them) @rimubhooi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Some people online seem to fundamentally misunderstand so let me clarify: if there was a political party further left of the greens many of us would vote for them instead 😀👍🏽 46421
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialConnor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Reject $4,000,000,000+++ gold plated rural motorway. Embrace glorious light rail down Dominion Road. 28219
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN — without whom there’d be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three. 493030664
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDavid Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Wrong question. It should be "Which political party would make us all better off?". #nzpol 913124
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialPERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 04/10/2026Party vote @greens.org.nz💚 #nzpolyoutu.beFast, frequent, affordable public transport for all of us | Green Party of Aotearoa NZYouTube video by NZ Green Party 0248
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Same ghouls calling for working people to cut back on heating to save more for retirement (so super can be rationed and super-wealth retained) are same people fretting about govt books. Here's NZ Govt net financial worth. Surprised? We're rich. We have huge capacity to invest in the country. [2/3] 1326
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialWhakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Greens knock it out out of the park… AGAIN! Communicate like verbal kaitiaki and then kanikani into the sun.. 💚💚💚🕺🏽💚💚💚 #nzpolrnz.co.nzGreens eye free, fast and reliable public transport with election promisesThe Green Party has pledged to make public transport free for eligible groups and cap bus and train fares at $2 for everyone else. 25110
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026 363955871
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Apparently good economic management involves increasing unemployment until one in six young people are out of work, poor, and increasingly disenfranchised. Is this 'building the future'? Would 'fixing the basics' not involve fixing this disaster? 1011738
gideon999.bsky.social @gideon999.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It serves Russia too by weakening our economy and society as it has many others around the world. 130
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDavid Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"To that end, I want to say to this House with complete surety that the neoliberal experiment of the 1980s has failed. The economics of creating unemployment to manage inflation is farcical when domestic inflation in New Zealand has been driven by big corporates making excessive profits." #nzpol 🧵⬇️🇳🇿hansard.parliament.nzHansard - New Zealand ParliamentNew Zealand Parliament Hansard 13316
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026"Against this backdrop, the widespread assumption of the field that polarization is inherently detrimental warrants re-examination. ... In the current moment of rising extremism, not all polarization is equivalent nor undesirable." 116334
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.social🐶🐙Dr. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you or people you know aren't sure who to vote for in the upcoming NZ election, this handy resource has been created by some awesome people I know. www.onthefence.co.nzonthefence.co.nzOn the Fence 2026On The Fence helps Kiwis get started on their political journey. Answer a series of questions on the issues that matter most to you, and we'll show you which political parties share your values. 167954
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialRobert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New NZ utility solar records set on 24 & 29 Sep, 550 MW peak, 4408 MWh for the day, due to the Tauhei & Kowhai Park solar farms (each 150 MW) entering service. Will double in next 12 months. Previous record was 360 MW set in August during Tauhei commissioning. 13311
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialsteve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 30/09/2026 .. How can Americans be so stupid ? 15529181169
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialMarco @mcognetta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As @karpathy.bsky.social said: tokenization is the root of all suffering. Come learn the good stuff. 1103
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialJennifer @jennifilm.nz · 30/09/2026Absolutely fantastic to see these large businesses being really clear that Marcroft’s bill is harmful and creates complexity rather than addressing it newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/30/m...newsroom.co.nzMajor export and construction firms warn against legal definition of womenFletcher Building leads a group of big employers saying a members' bill seeking to define men and women creates operational risks and uncertainty. Andrew Bevin reports. 36621
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 157165175568
Reposted by @gideon999.bsky.socialsemperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them. 20689432133
