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Mr M

@scungo.bsky.social
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Thought I'd just dropped out of uni, turns out I'm quite old!

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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 1h
The 2040 thing by Opportunity is more about using the Bicentennial to bake Te Tiriti into a constitution.. nothing at all like ACT waateanews.com/2026/09/06/r...
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#election2026: Resetting the Relationship: Opportunity Party Puts Te Tiriti, Rangatiratanga and Māori Power on Election Agenda - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong is promising a reset of the Crown-Māori relationship, pledging to restore Treaty provisions removed from legislation, reverse controversial changes to marine and c...
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 20h
He was so close to saying maori want access to white institutions.... 🫤
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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Things that seem to resonate with rangitahi when talking about voting or registering to vote: 1. Your vote counts exactly the same as a billionaire or CEO. 2. You don’t have to know about every policy or everything all the parties are promising, you can vote on what matters to you.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/10/2026
There are many ways in which every billionaire is a policy failure, but the most corrosive and destructive way in which billionaires are policy failures is this: billionaires, despite being unelected and unaccountable, possess the power to control - and ruin - millions of peoples' lives.
The Warner Brother tower posed against a vintage map of Burbank, keeling over, tearing up a huge clot of sod and concrete. Standing atop of the tower, forcing it down, is a sad, spavined donkey in Democratic Party livery. Being crushed under the tower is the California flag bear, with blood pouring out of its eye and mouth.
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
National are shit economic managers - spread the word
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nooo..!! It was finger Ling-Ling good!
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yesterday at a Waitamata RFC fundraiser lunch, Shane Jones referred to his rockpool harvesting bill as "they're rockpools not wok pools" - oh the crowd laughed 🙄
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"well actually Chris...."
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
.. the moderator (Damien Grant) and the other two debate participants (ACT & NZF) shut it down - didn't want to get into it.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We put in to the tin - is it legal to change a contract without involving one of the parties? Q of Opportunity recognized as a Te Tiriti question and was about to answer (I assume on their stance of honoring the treaty is an underpinning of all policies and negotiations) but...
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Two 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.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fair question!
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#nzpol Any questions for the panel at this outfits hosted debate in Mt Albert?
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yep, could see a good finish to things, then rug pulled. and now just nothing sticking. The inherent knowledge and skills replaced by a ChatGPT prompt.mistakes will made, but deemed cheaper than the human. Looking at any sort of role/industry now - call me Yosser Hughes!! youtu.be/IQEBp2jebmk?...
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Boys from the black stuff . Giz a job . Yosser Hughes . Bernard Hill RIP
YouTube video by Lawrence Arkle Crawford
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Suspect its not job seeker beneficiaries getting through this lot - they may as well go all the way and randomly test every one... www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
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New Zealanders getting through close to 7kg of cocaine a week
Cheaper, more readily available cocaine, and increased social acceptance has lead to a steep increase in use in less than a decade, new research shows, with New Zealanders getting through nearly 7 kil...
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There's a few of us older IT types out here.. over 60 applications, 3 interviews, no job since last November. Hope something comes up for Phil.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
These guys maybe. Made their money on the house meth testing pseudo-panic tdda.com/about-tdda/o...
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Our Leadership | Board of Directors | TDDA - The Drug Detection Agency
TDDA Leadership Team and Board of Directors: Kirk Hardy, CEO & Founder; Glenn Dobson; Rod Dale; Michael Lindsay; Jim Doyle; Andrew Wong; Callum Macdonald; Mike Bush; Dr. Lloyd McCann
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The soldier who founded a white nationalist group and tried to spy for another country can now be named as Private Jack Captein. Last year, I recounted his story. Newsroom has also published a video of the aftermath of the police/NZDF raid on Captein's quarters. newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/25/t...
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Tinker Traitor Soldier Spy
Special report: NZ's first convicted would-be spy thought he was playing a fascist James Bond, only to learn he was actually Johnny English.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Near the station? The nearest tow yard is top Symonds st. The headline implies the CRL was the target, but it was in a car that towed to the area by the police.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
eek! its a father/daughter watch party here, so have to sync up around her hospo work and my sports ball habits - and avoid spoilers!
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A stall has these right outside the rear entrance of Waitematā station.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Heard it again just now on One News!
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GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti @hekikakariki.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
substack.com/@tstopford/n... #nzpol Excellent piece! Read and share e te whānau!
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The tragedy of NZs ‘conventional wisdom’
How’s the country going?
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
White - a bit earnest Act guy - dick, white guy used to being in charge NZF guy - came across as druncles rent boy Ricardo - was good, thoughtful Lee - party accolate Q - growing into these events, more assured. Didn't get into the emotional fights when they came up - which is good
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I scored a seat at the @thespinoff.bsky.social debate! Get online and watch it #nzpol
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
yep - another from the conveyor belt of deplorables that NZF and ACT are mining: www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350...
stuff.co.nz
'Soon': New Conservative candidate's chilling Handmaid's Tale tweet after Roe v Wade decision
The Handmaid's Tale is a TV series that depicts fertile women being subjected to childbearing slavery.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Simeon is the worst ever to happen and he has actual blood on his hands Everything he has touched in transport, energy, and health has led to disaster and in some cases deaths
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Account password taken off Simeon
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A conveyor belt of deplorables
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Also - #upthewahs - absolutely #letsgonewarriors - always But #itsoury... dont say it!
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No Newmarket 3 point turn!
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Jamie Small @jamiesmall.co.nz · 10/09/2026
Yesterday my wife, a GP, clocked out at 5pm. Stayed at the clinic until 5:45 when she had to go to a class, then spent time with the kids before bedtime. ➡️Then she worked on her laptop until 3 am⬅️ This is not unusual for GPs. It's happening every day, and it's because of under-reaourcing #nzpol
Your GP is here for you. Everyone deserves a whānau doctor. 
www.everyone.gpaotearoa.co.nz
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Winston doling out the "baubles of power"
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SirGeekALot @sirgeekalot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fascinating 🧵 from Cory Doctorow about Amazon and I *highly* recommend reading ALL of it. The part about Amazon's payola is simultaneously ingenious and disgusting, but there is so much more to unpack here. #Amazon #Enshittification
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just updating on the latest nanny herald clickbait debt story. Same old tired myths... Govt books destroyed by the pandemic (they got stronger by the most sensible measure), Super is unaffordable (it isn't), and zero mention of the real drivers of the fiscal deficit. Let's dive in... [1/n]
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Including current Act list candidate Paul Henry - still overly excited by Trump: www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politic...
newstalkzb.co.nz
'They're barely people': Paul Henry takes pot shot at Greens during country pub visit
High-profile TV host turned Act list candidate Paul Henry’s campaign tour took an unusual turn into the Black Dog Tavern near Dannevirke.
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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
As to Amazon's ripping off other people's effort as there own & ensuring enshitifcation. #nzpol
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David Mohring (@nzheretic.bsky.social)
Also RE: Payola ...
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pretty sure most 12yo could come up with better memes than the National campaign management. Though that is led by some who looks like a 10 year old, so that checks out
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/scun...
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yep, the AI agent probably cited them as a source, and deloittes had no smarts to see the issue and just cut / paste into report.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The bot is mostly correct... just not sure which NZ govt agency it is referring to.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
oh - silly me then for not figuring out your crystal clear calcs.. carry on then.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
need to include the CI - your ChatGPT output even says so.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just call the tahr a Herd Of Special Interest, Simon can then joins the New Zealand Game Animal Council and starts doing hunting tours for Americans!
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A timely point: “Healthcare isn't a nice-to-have. It’s not a new motorway that will shave 10 minutes off a commute, as appealing as that may be. For patients, it's often life versus death, or pain versus comfort. For staff, it's the difference between doing their job well and burning out entirely.”
1news.co.nz
My three weeks in hospital: Why our health system can’t cope
Opinion: Exhausted staff, outdated facilities, disjointed communications - TVNZ Reporter Gill Higgins reflects on her stay in an overcrowded Auckland hospital.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Even without reading what the errors were, its pretty obvious what the problem was.
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Another example: bsky.app/profile/sach...
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Mr M @scungo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
grim... Bombers story on his recent stay matches... Its a choice thats been made by Brown, Luxon et al, carrying on what Tony Ryall started. And its a choice that was made by everyone who voted for National - cant say you weren't warned!!
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