Reposted by Shifty CowLouise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's critical to remember we have NO civics education in New Zealand. Ppl do not necessarily know how MMP works, how a coalition works, or how to best make their vote reflect their values The more you can make talking about politics normal and chill, the more ppl feel they're allowed to be curious 1115539
Reposted by Shifty CowBeckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thread on Nicky Hager's new book 👇👇👇 041
Reposted by Shifty CowFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“Why is the book called Dirty Work? First, to signal that it is a sequel to Dirty Politics. But also, because this network of hard right political groups is doing the dirty work for National and ACT against their political opponents…” 111824
Reposted by Shifty CowSascha Stronach🏳️⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026for those outside New Zealand: 2 years ago a veiled far-right astroturf org threatened to sue an investigative journalist for a book he was writing about them. He was not writing a book about them, but this incident meant former staff started leaking to him. He used those leaks to write a book. 111089235
Reposted by Shifty CowRoss @rossthesedays.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 Live your life in such a way that you don't lose sleep over Nicky Hager releasing a new book 😇 015724
Reposted by Shifty CowBugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026extremely interested in the rise of this becoming the sentiment anyway, miners used to bring canaries into coal mines to warn of carbon monoxide, 8931133
Reposted by Shifty CowSarah Chambers @sarahpolo10.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Tough time to be looking for a job in Wellington at the moment. Anyone need someone good at organisation or admin? 85435
Reposted by Shifty CowD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026More than 200 healthcare professionals at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital have signed a letter warning they are in a crisis, calling on Health New Zealand to prioritise patient and staff safety. Middlemore Hospital staff declare healthcare 'crisis' www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz-... #nzpolrnz.co.nzMiddlemore Hospital staff declare healthcare 'crisis'More than 200 healthcare professionals at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital have signed a letter warning they are in a crisis, calling on Health New Zealand to prioritise patient and staff safety. 03016
Reposted by Shifty CowKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Gisele Pelicot was drugged and raped by her husband for TEN years. During that time she saw countless doctors for memory loss, STIs, headaches, confusion & vaginal bruising. They all dismissed her. Some diagnosed her with dementia. They could have helped stop the abuse.cnn.comOver 40% of women say health issues are holding them back in the workplace | CNNMany women have struggled to get their healthcare needs met, according to a new national poll. 7930131028
Reposted by Shifty CowGrant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#NZpol Winston Peters has now confirmed what I suspected, that this is in fact Natural Health Alliance policy that NZ First has agreed to run with, “NHA contacted all parties with their policy - we were the ones that agreed with them, picked it up, and we are campaigning on it” Except (cont’d) 4289
Reposted by Shifty CowKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Why do people keep falling for russian propaganda? No, Ukraine’s self-defense isn't driving up oil prices, a war in Iran is. And it’s far worse for Ukraine than for any of you, because higher oil prices directly fund russia's ability to keep killing us. 26649179
Reposted by Shifty Cowchirping bird @chrpngbrd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026this is incredibly fascinating and the implications this has for treating neurological diseases like ALS is enormous. two minute read. amazing stuff. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 24647241
Reposted by Shifty CowRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Imagine working at Dairy NZ, Beef & Lamb, Fonterra, Fed Farmers. Your job is to block law to protect the 'life supporting capacity' of ecosystems. Large agricultural cos want to emit so much pollution it is incompatible with 'life-supporting capacity' of ecosystems www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...thepost.co.nzHow Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA lawsDocuments show Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Fonterra and Horticulture NZ using a private meeting with ministers to push specific changes to the Natural Environment Bill. 23224
Reposted by Shifty Cow California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Iran just offered — if we remove “Slump” from office, they will open the Strait of Hormuz for free passage… I’d take that deal! What about you?! Because. Gas. Prices. Matter. 😎✨ 8548
Reposted by Shifty CowTheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Women knew it. Research proved it. 😉 "The answers were unambiguous: self-centred men who are argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic are much more likely to own a high-status car such as an Audi, BMW or Mercedes."helsinki.fiThe fast and the furious: Research shows that owners of high-status cars are on a collision course with traffic | University of HelsinkiWhy do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more li... 99654166
Shifty Cow @supergoofnz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Woolworths NZ app users: how TF do we apply our everyday rewards discounts in the new app? It's annoying in many ways, but this particular change is especially frustrating. 440
Reposted by Shifty CowGary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 17/09/2026100% real. Straight out of Hansard. "What I would just say to you is" "Cry me a river" "Bottomfeeders" "I'm wealthy and sorted."💩4️⃣🧠🥚 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol 2256
Reposted by Shifty CowAndrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Microsoft internally admitting that its ‘AI’ products are built on “the largest theft of labor in human history”. But the NZ Government — and far too many public servants — are willing to hand wave this theft away. Knowingly purchasing stolen goods. #nzpol 12215
Reposted by Shifty CowWhakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Fucking 🤣 New Zealand is Jacinda’s racist, misogynistic ex who was so bad that she had to move countries. Now we are sad and want her back but we won’t actually do any self reflection or growth to address our racist, misogynistic rotting heart. #nzpol 26411
Shifty Cow @supergoofnz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social A heroic bollard helped stop a drunk from driving! 010
Reposted by Shifty Cowmanuwai.bsky.social @manuwai.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This NZ election is quite simple: Do u want NZ flooded w the US super-wealthy?Do u welcome oligarchs/tech bros coming here to be safe & financing yr politicians? Are u content with the FBI being here, a Russian embassy & Palantir software? If YES, then vote National, ACT or NZ First! #NZPol 0267
Reposted by Shifty CowChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Found elsewhere, worth a share here. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ 315679
Reposted by Shifty Cow2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#nzpol This article only scratches the surface. MSD also rejects CFS/ME/LongCovid diagnosis as a legitimate disability. So we, the people suffering with chronic fatigue syndrome long-term, have to stay on jobseekers and jump thru hoops that exacerbate our symptoms. 🤬 www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...rnz.co.nzMSD's one failure after another on paymentsMSD has made a litany of mistakes over botched benefit decisions and more - but apologies in contrast are thin on the ground. 45015
Reposted by Shifty CowBernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is today's Must-Read. 03411
Reposted by Shifty CowDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"Alzheimer’s Protein Detected in Long COVID Patients" "Patients with neurocognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein linked to neurodegenerative diseases and found in many Alzheimer’s patients." 6255120
Reposted by Shifty CowJolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Wait, what - chaotic climate change is bad for the bottom line?? Who knew. 🤷🏻♀️ (Conversely: climate action is good for the bottom line, actually - time to act and vote accordingly!) www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...stuff.co.nz'A big fat risk': The very real effect El Niño could have on your grocery billHouseholds already struggling with high grocery bills could face more pressure if El Niño brings prolonged dry weather to parts of the country. 22915
Reposted by Shifty CowClaire Lacey (they/them) @poetactics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Link to the petition: www.endangeredspecies.org.nz/petition-sto... 075
Reposted by Shifty CowChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Fucking finally. 🙄 Shame about the no consequences except a slap on the wrist though. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ 0166
Reposted by Shifty CowMagenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#nzpol 0259
Reposted by Shifty CowAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2026The alarms are all flashing red. 1542325731
Reposted by Shifty CowMagenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm disgusted at the country we've become. Y'all need to vote I stg #nzpol 13611
Shifty Cow @supergoofnz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#BirdFlu #NZpets www.companionanimals.nz/bird-flu-inf...companionanimals.nzBird Flu information — Companion Animals New Zealand 010
Reposted by Shifty CowDr Alma Rae @almahawes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what privatised health care does, and what NACT want for Aotearoa. 410145
Reposted by Shifty CowStephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Why do we even need academics to study gender politics, white supremacy and class hierarchy when you can just LOOK at how rich white guys act like fucking assholes in public and our media, the supposed questioners of power, all jump in like a Greek chorus to insist that actually he's So Refreshing 1438
Reposted by Shifty CowCuriousCat @felissapien.bsky.social · 08/09/2026“But thanks to it deregistering we will no longer have any ability to understand how it is funded. And we will not know how much of a war chest it has, at least some of which may be funded from overseas.” #nzpol By Micky Savage thestandard.nz/taxpayers-un...thestandard.nzTaxpayers Union hides its fundingThe Taxpayers Union has now gone offline so that we have no idea where its funding came from. And if Curia polling is paid for by Atlas aligned organistions. 0116
Reposted by Shifty CowMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you add profits + wages you get most of the GDP calculation - but we're only looking at businesses here (not public sector). See how profits have been picking up for two years while wages have been slipping? That was the plan: increase unemployment, suppress wages, 'tame inflation' (lol) [2/n] 2216
Reposted by Shifty CowAndrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Are you a nurse, doctor or paramedic working on the front lines? We want to hear from those who are in the thick of it. If you have a story to share, email: iwitness@rnz.co.nz - anonymity can be offered." www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...rnz.co.nzWhy a GP wishes people would stop saying 'it's just the flu'New Zealand is in the grip of Influenza A, and for our most vulnerable it's proving deadly 14021
Reposted by Shifty CowThalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Aotearoa, have you all heard about the new Boring Fund? They're fundraising to provide $500 no strings grants to cover the 'boring' things charities need, but often can't spend grants on: printer ink, power bills, accounting, web hosting, whatever. Read more here: opencollective.com/the-boring-f...opencollective.comThe Boring Fund Aotearoa - Open CollectiveMoney for the boring stuff that keeps communities running. Click the about button to learn more about this kaupapa. If donating through here is a FAFF email us at hello@boringfund.nz and we can give y... 04831
Reposted by Shifty CowStephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You will win more support, more enduring success, by standing on principle and making your case plainly in the face of clearly disingenuous, wilful ignorance All you do by trying to ~look reasonable~ pandering to clowns is make yourself look like you don't have faith in your own values. 24914
Reposted by Shifty CowEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.techdirt.comHackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a... 80148267741