Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If Govt reduces spending from 32% of GDP to 30% of GDP and the private sector doesn't grow, what happens to GDP? Anyone know? 85112
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialNZ Election Donations @nzelectiondonation.bsky.social · 22hADMIN: This donation was amended and is now reduced to $52,000 elections.nz/assets/2026-...elections.nz 111
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialPaula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 11hTwice in recent weeksstuff.co.nzGovernment agency wins High Court order to block Stuff storyThe Department of Internal Affairs sought an urgent injunction to the High Court last week after Stuff asked questions about the operation. 42012
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 11hApparently corporate tax in 2025/26 was higher than Treasury forecasts. Lol. Bracket creep has held individual tax revenue up but GST tells the story. Image 2 shows total tax revenue per capita... and the completely predictable result of Government constraining spending into a slump. 03513
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialRod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social · 11hIn today’s Weekend Herald 36622
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 7hLatest NZ balance sheet data is out. Always a pleasure. We can start with our apparently perilously indebted government. Errrm, see those blue bars? They're higher than the yellow line, right? Yep, the private sector is in net debt to the Govt. Daft. [🧵1/n] 14522
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2hBill was the last finance minister to pay down debt... if you use nominal figures for one specific measure, sure, and even then it's marginal. Here's the usual measures. But, whatever, we ran 5 budget surpluses in 100 years when we built the country. Let's do that again. [5/n] 1131
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2hHmm, Bill ran large deficits (pink) investing in capital projects and providing stimulus the economy needed after the global financial crash (which we came through well). We also got a huge offshore investment boost (2011 insurance pay out) and got lucky with oil prices [3/n] 1123
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2hWe are one of the richest countries in the world, we have 400,000+ people wanting work or more work, we have abundant energy sources and materials.... and we can't afford a functioning health system or good food for school kids? Really? Sounds like we need to sack the board [2/n] 1265
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2hOh dear, this is awful. A heady mix of ill-informed and untrue. Let's have a quick run through the lowlights... First, when we do get some articles about the rest of the balance sheet, Brucey? Govt's *positive* net financial worth? Business debt? Household debt? No? Why? [🧵1/n] 14314
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/10/2026Trump brags that, when it comes to scientific research, America will "always be on top. There is nobody that can compete with us." Meanwhile, the president continues to gut scientific research funding. motherjones.comTrump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund itTech firms are giving big to a White House AI science program amid the destruction of institutions like the NIH. 1120164
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/10/2026Mayor Zohran Mamdani says agents fired at a car with a child inside; DHS says it was conducting enforcement activity.aljazeera.comICE agent shoots man in car with five-year-old child in New York: MayorMayor Zohran Mamdani says agents fired at a car with a child inside; DHS says it was conducting enforcement activity. 1915160
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 09/10/2026Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.buff.lyICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 18359162
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We forget about the stories as the media glare moves to the latest outrage. I am in DC for the week, and the National Guard is still a presence on the streets. Especially jarring in the nations capital, like an occupying force. 2527982
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Artificial Intelligence. 90974311595
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TNnytimes.comIf the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads. 9534091198
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Disgusting www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comFort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. 2681294246
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Watching a movie about the administrator of— oh. just kidding. we still don’t know. 😉 #WITAOD 2248246
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Holy crap. NYC man shot by masked ICE agents and whisked away. 5 year old in car, street crowded w/ families & children. Mamdani now speaking, calls it an outrage. Remember: can't use deadly force w/o imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. ICS "sows chaos and terror across our country." 22543121
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026ICE can’t be reformed. It must be eliminated. #AbolishICE * 17676651692
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 09/10/20267 shots fired. 4 pm in afternoon. At a car with 5-year old in it. Can’t use deadly force except in response to imminent threat of death of serious bodily injury. As in, from what we know, a blatantly illegal shooting. That’s without regard to victim’s criminal record. 7 Shots Fired. 25949328
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialDr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Farrar and Williams have frequently appeared on RNZ, often billed in ways that make them appear almost independent commentators." | How New Zealand’s right turned culture war into political strategy www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... #nzpolstuff.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. 38635
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...jkbjournalist.substack.comDead men tell no Epstein-Trump talesWhen witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths. 10638391537
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term. 3622261164
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is pretzel logic only Trump’s team could come up with. We’ve got war with a lower approval rate than prostate cancer and recent credible stories about how we completely failed our injured warriors? What if we re-ignited it BEFORE people vote? Brilliant. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... 1592105576
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump is having a hard time getting into his speech in Texas because he keeps getting interrupted by demonstrators. This is at least the fourth one. 1633442509
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Road salt would have been delicious on the steaks you can no longer afford thanks to Donald Trump." —Susan Collins, Senator from Maine 1162232460
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.” (Published June)propublica.orgHe Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob... 1771202610
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is Michael Dell’s wife, Susan. Why do they do this to themselves with plastic surgery? She even scared Laura Loomer. 261355061172
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.propublica.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw MilkCiting the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut... 672426943
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026NEW: A heavily redacted report obtained by ProPublica shows SpaceX used videos from Club Med tourists and Disney cruise attendees to learn more about a Starship rocket crash last year, seemingly using “the public to fill the gap,” in the view of one expert.propublica.orgClub Med, a Disney Cruise and an Exploding Starship: SpaceX Used Bystander Videos to Track Falling DebrisA heavily redacted report obtained from the FAA by ProPublica reveals that SpaceX used videos from tourists and travelers in the Caribbean to help track falling debris after one of its Starship rocket... 9454211
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026Right now, if we wanted to, ProPublica and @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social could enroll an unlimited number of students. Here’s how a group of reporters was somehow able to establish our own school:propublica.orgAlmost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur... 221887
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Rep. Greg Murphy describes people who have lived in America for decades and have families here and are brutally deported by ICE as "collateral damage," and says "thank God we're getting rid of the garbage that's in our country:" 7982089808
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialHugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026NEW @wired.com: Elon Musk's America PAC is focusing its war chest on key Senate races this cycle -- overall spending 3 times as much on digital ads and mailers hitting Dems as defending GOP candidates amid cratering support for Trump's record www.wired.com/story/elon-m...wired.comElon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential ElectionsAmerica PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats. 912270
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: You mentioned you want people like Elon Musk to come here, but he didn't build his companies overnight. So how do you decide who is the next Elon Musk? VANCE: One, does the person fill a position that simply cannot be filled by an American worker? Two, is this person a truly elite human being? 487741168
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Eric Deters: "Kimberly Guilfoyle is a grifter. Kimberly Guilfoyle I have no doubt has done this to more than me. She's doing it right now in Greece. I know Corey Lewandowski did this stuff. I know Kristi Noem did this stuff." 34155821902
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports 348652061083
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: Do you have any reaction to a US ambassador asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to other government officials? VANCE: Well, so -- with that hypothetical, obviously I don't love that, but I, you know, I don't know exactly who you're talking about, I don't know the full details 4581984525
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits. 83171792429
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"With this merger, the entire media space is concentrated in the hands of a few oligarchs, all of whom you’ve seen whispering sweet nothings into Trump’s ear. Ellison has CBS and CNN, Musk has X, Zuckerberg has his Meta empire, and Bezos let democracy die in broad daylight when he gutted WaPo."plus.briantylercohen.comThe Rightwing Media Machine Just Got Way More DangerousThe right has been consolidating the media for three decades, and the left keeps sleeping through it. 40707274
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The American white collar workforce started working from home three days a week for like six months a year into COVID and executives so thoroughly lost their minds over this that they installed Trump II. If anything, AI will create the 7-day workweek. 14658801109
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oh good. Real-life Thought Police. Exactly what I always wanted. #MakeOrwellFictionAgain 81467351547
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026This has to be an 8th Amendment violation. Don't forget that everyone in the US, even visitors, are protected by the Constitution. 9223811027
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026NEW: We knew in April that DOJ was investigating Hutchinson. Now NBC reports they are seeking a grand jury indictment for lying to Congress. The thing is, she didn't lie to Congress. She testified truthfully about what someone else told her. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comJustice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy HutchinsonThe former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee. The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon. 39859362001
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026Read our original investigation:propublica.orgA Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athlete... 09223
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026NEW: Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee launched a probe into the Amateur Athletic Union, criticizing the youth sports group for its handling of child sexual abuse allegations, citing a ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com investigation.propublica.orgU.S. Lawmakers Launch Sexual Abuse Probe of Youth Sports Giant AAUBipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports organizati... 16369146
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Jax is 18. She should be focused on college. Instead, she's battling depression because her father is stuck in an ICE detention center. Episode 5 of Fractured, a docuseries exposing the human consequences of ICE enforcement, tells her story. Watch the full episode here: act.link/gi-MSO1uiact.linkFractured: The Human Toll of Trump's Deportation Regime 5396121
mykiwitwit1.bsky.social @mykiwitwit1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🤔 I don't know ... "X-crement" has a certain 💩 to it ? 000
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center. 601148773515
Reposted by @mykiwitwit1.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Romans called such efforts to distract a restless public “Bread and Circuses.” 3732076612