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Analytical chemist & techie Reluctant American & proud Kiwi Chief HOperating Officer @ gousable.com Chief Beer Officer @ aerorock.co.nz @jpdanner from Tweeter He/him Friendliest asshole you'll ever meet

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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 19h
That’s where the anxiety gets interesting. For decades, the political right has claimed authority as the “adults in the room”... the people serious enough to understand that the wallet is empty. But what happens to that authority if the wallet was never the real constraint?
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Go go go don’t miss out on a sick fit! Merch orders close ‼️ tomorrow ‼️ (Wed 30th Oct) events.humanitix.com/kawaiicon-4/...
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Jason Danner @jpdanner.com · 29/09/2026
Finally getting to the Prompt Poets Society meetup! Thanks for putting this on @jin.codes!
Jin up front introing the eventSlide that says this is not an AI hype train
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People don’t understand how fragile our water infrastructure is. I’ve had contaminated water in the last six years. I’ve had my water co. hijacked for digital ransom. We are in perpetual near drought conditions... in NC, not AZ. AI boosters use pedantry about water use as an accountability shield.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
fucker sounds like he's trying to wipe us out
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jordan Williams’ nefarious network #nzpol
Jordan WIlliams graph
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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is 💯. It has been notable that a lot of media have led with the sexual harassment allegations, even saying that they are the most or only (‼️) serious thing in the book. As much as we need to take sexual harm seriously, that is wrong & Nicky Hager has said so. It’s the democracy, stupid
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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
[Narrator] They didnt have a clue how
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Your ability to vote closes in a month: 385,000 Kiwis haven't enrolled & National's new laws is designed to give the right 2-3 extra seats #newzealand #kiwi #Election2026 Pic: Daniel Vernon
don't just sit back and watch

Be part of the action!

enrol to vote today (poster by Daniel Vernon with the Election NZ orange man)
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Tom Butlin @tombutlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There appear to be plenty of copies of Dirty Work in stock at indie bookshops through the motu, via Bookhub. Get amongst it And ideally buy from the tiniest shop in a tiny town that has been hit hard by this government's dirty policies bookhub.co.nz/p/dirty-work...
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Dirty Work
Buy Dirty Work by Nicky Hager from your local bookstore. Twelve years after they were exposed and discredited in the book Dirty Politics, some of ...
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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#nickyhager #nzpol Keep talking about this e te whānau. Also an excellent interview youtu.be/Tip-dFuho-Q?...
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Nicky Hager and Dirty Work: the author responds to his critics
YouTube video by The Spinoff
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you recall from Dirty Politics, all the denials *preceded* the arrival of Rawshark. They claimed the quotes were taken out of context, which set the stage for Rawshark dropping logs. Dropping logs didn't really make sense beforehand
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The stages after are: * yeah we paid this person but it's not what she says it is anyway she's a disgruntled employee who was a bitch * yeah we did it but so what, this is normal CEO stuff * why do you hate free speech you communist
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 22/09/2026
with new zealand in an election year i would like to formally remind everyone that i am *not* right wing blogger david farrar. i am re-issuing this handy guide from six years ago about how to tell us apart. please RT: www.webworm.co/farrier/
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 23/09/2026
Close your eyes and you can't tell you're listening to a comedy sketch...
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Hager book isn't just a Hager book. First comes the book, then come the denial - which are actually really important for setting the goalposts for the next step, which is other journalists trying to establish the claims for themselves. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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'No claims': Taxpayers' Union 'categorically denies' sexual harassment payout claim in Nicky Hager book
The Taxpayers' Union has rejected a claim in Nicky Hager's latest book that it settled an employment dispute involving allegations of sexual harassment against its executive director.
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🔜 Soon Lee @soonleenz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Farrar vs. Farrier: how to tell the difference. By @xtotl.bsky.social Toby Morris.
Screenshot of a post by artist Toby Morris with very simple sketches showing the difference between the Davids with caricatures of their heads: Farrar is bald & is shorter, placed lower on the screen, Farrier has dark hair & stubble & is taller, placed higher than Farrar on screen.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Chris Bishop calls Nicky Hager a "far left" figure. Guess fact based is "far left" Chris Bishop's Dad co-founded TPU with Jordan & David Farrar Bishop is best remembered for failing to roll Luxon twice in two years while enabling corrupt, anti community fast track laws in #NZ
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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”
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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.
Unity Bookshop filling fast.
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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nicky Hager has just made the point, included in his book, that we need big donations out of politics. Luckily someone has a plan 💚 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Green Party seeks to cap political donations, stop companies donating
The Green Party wants to cap political donations at $30,000, stop companies from donating and set up a public register for lobbyists to get "big money" out of politics.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The surprise isn't that foreign fossil fuel & tobacco funded astroturf group Taxpayers Union is the subject of Nicky Hager's new book It's that NZ media including The Post, Stuff, RNZ, TVNZ etc keep profiling & interviewing these people and groups #NickyHager #Dirtywork
Newsroom: Chiding in Plain sight
An article on Taxpayers Union and Jordan Williams from 2024
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You might have seen articles today about the 'employment confidence gaining ground' (Herald) or 'employment confidence rises from June low' (RNZ). Here's the actual report. It is littered with typical westpac hopium, but the data doesn't lie. Q3 was second lowest confidence ever (in over 20 years).
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#nzpol
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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“We’re not a poor country, we make poor decisions” - Craig Renney 101% correct.
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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Another busy day at the all-you-can-eat word salad bar… 🥗 www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... #nzpol
Prime Minister addressing a State of Auckland event on Friday, as reported by Jonathan Killick for The Post (1/4) 

“The challenge for all of us in this room is to come together, get it gripped up, sorted and joined up with one plan and then execute and execute.”

“It’s a mindset thing,” he told them.(2/4) Luxon repeatedly returned to what he called five “strategic thrusts” – world-class education, science and technology, modern infrastructure, less red tape, and more trade and investment.

“Let’s take those thrusts and execute like hell against them, and get it done. That would be my advice,” he told the city’s business leaders.(3/4) Luxon said New Zealand had a “really big problem” reaching long-term agreement on infrastructure, pointing to the Cambridge to Piarere expressway as an example.

“It’s on, off, on, off … It’s not sending men or women to the moon or doing Middle East peace or anything. It’s like, building a road.”(4/4) “And remember we’re really bad at asset management, you know, the worst of the world … Don’t freak out or take that as criticism. It’s just, you’ve got to know where you’re starting from so you can actually try and professionalise the joint.”
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Jason Danner @jpdanner.com · 19/09/2026
Probably one of the spiciest bits of the #NZTechExpo where Dom Pym (the moderator) asked each panelist to articulate a policy they admired from another political party, that was not also part of the policy mix of their own party.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
"I make the rules now, and you mustn’t defy me!" — President Donald Trump
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Anguished, Screaming Trump Bans Father’s Ghost From Press Room For Silently Pointing At Him
WASHINGTON—Forcefully closing his eyes, grasping his head with both hands, and repeatedly screaming to be left alone, a visibly anguished President Donald Trump was observed Thursday banning the ghost...
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
All in fewer than nine months. Extraordinary. Read the full stats here: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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More Affordable, Safer, Better Run: Mayor Mamdani’s First Management Report Shows ‘Pothole Politics’ is Working Across City Government
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Turns out people don’t hate government, they hate government that isn’t competent.
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Apparently Chlöe Swarbrick beating Nicola Willis in a poll on who New Zealanders trust to manage the economy came as something of a shock? Not to me. I’ve been listening to how Swarbrick talks about money. There’s something interesting going on. 🧵
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Profoundly undemocratic extremism in bureaucratic form.
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Jason Danner @jpdanner.com · 17/09/2026
Excited to be at the #NZTechExpo today! Come say hi!
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My belief that NZ Labour simply don't want to win an election is getting stronger www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-...
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Labour candidate living abroad says he’ll only return to NZ if elected
Chris Hipkins cannot confirm when list candidate Warrick Cleine will return.
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh my fucking god This is utterly unacceptable Chris, I am appalled We would not put up with this shitfuckery from National or Act let alone labour #nzpol
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
wtf kind of pets they got in there
SMOKING
BARE FOOT
PETS
PROHIBITED IN BUILDING
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🐻Iona🐻 @bewarethefish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It beggars belief that there aren't any political parties calling for a Royal Commission into what the absolute fuck is wrong with the NZ Jevon Force. The scale of rot within the Police is outrageous. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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McSkimming scandal prompted a sweep of police devices. It found 21 more cases
New monitoring introduced after the former deputy commissioner’s downfall identified 21 police employees over searches potentially linked to pornography or other concerning material.
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Allison @handle.invalid · 14/09/2026
This is an unprecedented election. But the Greens are insurgent. In this scenario the OPPs would be king maker but there would be 17 green MPs, and likely at least 3 TPM MPs. If we can get out the vote, and if we continue to build Green numbers (which usually peak earlier) we can do better than win.
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John Madden @mathletesfoot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
ape attack survivor
@pissvortex

Tried to flex this on a first date but the waitress
took it and asked what it was and why it said
"pissvortex" on it. I explained that it's called X
Money and she said they don't take that but
when I tried to explain she just kept laughing. I
told her just to try it so she did but it declined
which made her laugh harder. WTF @elonmusk
@Support

Follow

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Austin
@pissvortex

Issued by Cross River Bank
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finally have an answer to your question - they just, uh, didn't:
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Louise Upston didn't like being called "heartless" for telling cancer patients to find work. In 2024, she said she'd cut job beneficiaries by 50K To date, there are 80K MORE. That's 130K from target Watching her try to blame MSD for laws SHE rushed under urgency is farcical but on brand #nzpol
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Colin Bowern @colinbowern.com · 10/09/2026
You are in government now. You promise to end a war, bring down gas prices, fix things after the election. Why not start now?
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eff. @fabjx.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
David Schmitt, Nothing Is Under Control, 2023.
"Nothing Is Under Control" title above a black tentacled figure with "absolutely nothing" written in the center of its body.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kia ora! I got a call from Curia Research this week, and I thought the polling script would be of interest. As is customary, it appears to reflect a mix of public and private polling purposes. Some questions seem targeted for potential campaign rhetoric and one is just strange. Here we go, then ...
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 09/09/2026
Wild to me that none of the NZ political parties can get their act together enough to say, simply, "if elected, we will increase science funding by a factor of 2-5x" #nzpol
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/09/2026
Please spread this far and wide in every self publishing space that you know of: make sure people know that they're assuming that 50% of the work goes to some random space.
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