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Will de Cleene @zippygonzales.bsky.social · 21h
In another rare mis-step, National campaign manager Simeon Brown steps on yet another rake.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Capitalism for us little people, socialism for billionaires and corporations.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026
The post-war "peace dividend" owed its existence to three factors: industrial capacity, political freedom and pent-up demand.
The Earth from space; it is covered in scaffolding that is crawling with little rude mechanicals ganked from 17th century engravings of people operating machines.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The new super intelligence has been unveiled. "DEPORT! DEPORT! REDACT! REDACT!"
The image shows an hand painted satirical mashup combining a Doctor Who Dalek with the likeness of Donald Trump.
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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NZ: pure shitfuckery. Great new content by @thejuicemedia.com Thanks legends #nzpol
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NZ Election 2026 | 100% Pure S*itF@^kery
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you defend one of them, you defend all of them.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Taken over by? Are we sure they're not just coming back out of the closet now that woke has been defeated?
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Same playbook.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can't help admiring Brits' persistent attachment to the idea that supply and demand doesn't operate in the housing market and their concomitant refusal to admit that a place is only ever worth as much as anyone is prepared to pay for it.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 28/09/2026
These mobile power systems could be a lifeline for remote, island and disaster-prone places.
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Floating power plants could offer coastal communities a reliable energy source. Here’s how
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 28/09/2026
In The Twilight Before the Storm, global strategist Viktor Shvets charts the shift from the fractured 1930s to today’s crisis culture.
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Neoliberalism is in retreat. Viktor Shvets blames the boomers – but it’s not that simple
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Nathaniel (Autumnal Vibes Version) @ndh111.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This looks pretty good. Along with the new Elantra, Hyundai is giving us some proper Cyberpunk vibes.
Press image side profile of the 2027 Avante/Elantra. The car is silver with angular lines, strong fenders, ans a surprisingly upright roofline.
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Car and Driver @caranddriver.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Hyundai revealed the home-market Avante, which will be the new Elantra in the U.S., and it's very next-generation.
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The 2027 Elantra displayed sharp, jagged looks at its launch in South Korea this week.
Hyundai revealed the home-market Avante, which will be the new Elantra in the U.S., and it's very next-generation.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law" A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it's too late. @kimwehle.bsky.social for Zeteo:
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Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law
A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it’s too late.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BIG TECH: This thing is going to kill everyone TRUMP: I want to be the one to name it
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I talked this week about the mental health crisis afflicting young people, in particular the isolation and loneliness caused by the neoliberal smashing of society. Everyone needs community. Everyone needs belonging. We cannot survive without them.
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
we deserve this enjoyment
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As for the Super Rich leaving? Shit if Nick Mowbray decides to perma fuck off to China I will personally take him to Auckland Airport
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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 26/09/2026
I've finally seen the light. I urge everyone to visit taxpayersunion.org.nz and see the good work that they've been doing on behalf of the hard-working taxpayers of New Zealand
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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At the heart of Nicky Hager’s book is a tale of how a group of cynical hard-right ideologues made racism a winning political platform, not because they’re white supremacists, but because it suited their interests. My Hopetown post is here #nzpol simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/dirty-work...
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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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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shout out to the young woman in a purple wig at the anime convention taking place in the same hotel as National's campaign launch telling the 1News reporter that most of the people there will probably vote Labour or Green (like she plans too)' Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 27/09/2026
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brianmoore2.bsky.social @brianmoore2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We must never let him forget this
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Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Do you know a millionaire in Aotearoa? Would they be a millionaire without owning property? So many people won the property ladder lottery that so many of us have forgotten that wasn’t the point #NZPol
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Will de Cleene @zippygonzales.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Holy shit, this podcaster is amazing. Densely packed and dry humoured. Thanks to Patrick Boyle's latest pod for putting me on to House of El: AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=APyA...
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Oracle's Last Bet Sealed Its Grave
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The little welfare fraud that actually happens is peanuts compared to the government-wide smash and grab currently happening under the GOP
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 25/09/2026
I'm reminded of Magnitogorsk, where they built worker's flats with toilets that hooked up to no sewers.
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Lin Nah @linnah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
oops. deleted that previous skeet as it had wrong links. Nicky Hager's book launch is avail on NZ Herald's youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4m_... Press standup post launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Snr... Not sure how long those links will be there. Launch thread bsky.app/profile/barr...
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NZ Herald Live: Nicky Hager book launch
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
S**t you can't make up. #nzpol
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Kelly Clarkson Says 'SCORE!'
ALT: Kelly Clarkson Says 'SCORE!'
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Jack Yan (甄爵恩) @jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Two of our sites were hacked. If you see this text, log in to your WordPress installation now. === console.log('header!'); // Easy to add and display post grid on your website with or without categoryies filter. Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block. Delete the Optinmonsters plug-in (which […]
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Grant❤️‍🔥Buist @grantbuist.com · 24/09/2026
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Things were pretty grim there.
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Maxwell Smart Uses His Iconic Shoe Phone in Get Smart
Alt: Maxwell Smart Uses His Iconic Shoe Phone in Get Smart
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 23/09/2026
Connected vehicles can be hacked, posing risks for safety and privacy.
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Worried about your car being hacked? You should be – no matter where it was made
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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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OwairakaAroha @owairakaaroha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For the benefit of Jordan Williams, David Farrar et al, here is a comprehensive list of everyone who has successfully sued Nicky Hager for defamation in relation to allegations made in his meticulously researched books: .... End #NZPol
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jordan Williams setting in motion the takedown of Jordan Williams is the funniest shit ever theres no other way to look at this 😂
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is interesting that when the Taxpayers Union clearly shit themselves in 2023 about a supposed Nicky Hager book, Hager said the following. It would be extremely funny if the TPU falsely claiming Hager was writing a book about them was the inciting incident for Hager to write a book about them.
In a short response by email, Hager suggested someone had got the wrong end of the stick. Asked if he was working on a book about the organisation he said "No. They're wrong, jumping at shadows. But the Taxpayers Union, which works primarily in the interests of people who don't pay tax, deserves more scrutiny and I'd be pleased to hear from anyone who can help. But books, no. They're not important enough for a book."
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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Disclosure. I act for Nicky. I provided some advice in relation to the book. However, this thread is intended to just record what is said and done tonight for those who cannot be here.
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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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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 22/09/2026
"Oh ouch! My petard!"
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Romania’s far-right presidential candidate held in million euro fraud probe | Searchlight
Călin Georgescu, the far-right Romanian presidential candidate already facing prosecution for whitewashing the country’s wartime fascists, the Iron Guard, h ...
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ha ha.
Hager said if TPU chief executive Jordan Williams had not publicised the “non-existent book” through his press release in 2023, inside sources would not have subsequently contacted him, and Dirty Work would not have been written.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As Summer approaches, remember to Slip Slop Slap. Australia has found some sunscreens to be far below the labelled SPF, leading to higher risk of skin cancer. In #NZ, NZ First stopped the Therapeutics Act being implemented - which would have made misleading SPF label illegal. #kiwi #australia
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 20/09/2026
These books and the earlier ones like "The Late Great Planet Earth" really warped a lot of people's minds. It's underneath the surface of so much reactionary malice. The world is going to burn anyway, so might as well make the hated other suffer & get whatever you want since you're "saved" anyway.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So MBIE officials recommended spending less, but targeting the money towards local music festivals. And Louise Upston chose to spend much more, but hand it all to multinational companies and overseas artists.
They reveal MBIE’s reasoning as to why it advised the government against investing in concerts, including a lack of “wider benefit opportunities” and “no international brand visibility”, though it said many countries, including Australia and Malaysia, offer concert funds. Instead, MBIE suggested funding local music festivals with a smaller, discrete, one-off fund. This is advice which Upston also seems to have ignored; late last year, the long-running music festival Splore called it quits, saying its $240,000 funding request had been denied.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Holy shit. Rob Warner, who got the docs under OIA, has posted part of the advice on Facebook (the highlighting is his). It's even worse than the story reads. WTF.
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