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tarikaka

@tarikaka.bsky.social
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Public sector worker, so yeah, nah, I'm not saying much more til this lot are out.

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In case it was not evident, the far-right VFF's livestream this week presented propaganda tactics, & strategies to their vast highly motivated, & well-financed network that specifically aim to target Labour, Greens, & left parties offline+online. This will be across the motu. #nzpol
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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Woohoo! I love a new Hager in #nzpol election season! 💥
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Let's stop asking people whether they 'believe in' climate change and start asking whether they understand it. It's science, not the tooth fairy.
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Mary Kathleen @cioccolata.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
And Simeon Brown has quietly changed the elective surgery waiting time in NZ from 4 months to 12 months for a specialist appointment. Share it. If your GP sends a waiting list referral you get the Xray, then a letter advising of 12 month wait to see a Specialist.
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Richard Barfield @richardbarfield.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A salutary warning that 2026 temperatures are likely to be the lowest for the rest of the century.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Poster promoting Count Binface, in the famous Obama style
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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 15/06/2026
A handy set of visualisations for anyone who cares.
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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Nicola Willis's soundbite about the NZ public sector is that "we need to be more like Finland" Finland is roughly the same population and population density as NZ Willis wants to reduce our public sector employees to "under 60 000" Finland employs 74 635 in it's central gov vm.fi/en/central-g...
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Central government - Valtiovarainministeriö
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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 19/05/2026
I can't believe the damage cycle lanes are gonna do to wellington businesses if this plan to cut 9k public sector employees goes ahead.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/05/2026
JK Rowling is now represented by a trans person in the Scottish parliament. Absolutely incredible.
Two transgender MSPs elected to Holyrood in first for Scottish parliament
Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.
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𝑀𝒶𝓎𝓇𝒶°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・🫧 @lepapillonblue.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
How it feels to survive another week in America without getting sent to the psych ward. 🤣😭
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Tara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 07/04/2026
I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 07/04/2026
fuck donald trump
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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
So, what should we be doing? 1. Focus Govt spending (and bank lending) on supporting the real domestic economy. 2. Avoid investments and strategies that increase our current account deficit (energy sovereignty ffs). 3. Focus tax collection on rentiers and lazy wealth. [Ends]
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
How about "we", NZ included, also condemn the US and Israel for starting this conflict in the first place and justifying it with the presence of a non-existent threat. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
NEW: This new report, from BBC, is the best takedown of the insanity of Trump you will see anywhere. Calm, coherent and repeating only Trump’s own words. Devastating. Brilliant work once again from Roz Atkins. (🎥 BBC News)
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Thirty minutes of engaging if not sobering discussion on our climate change challenges
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Graham Cameron @gcsbspy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I'm ashamed of our government. Today supporting an illegal war is a nail in the coffin. This is not the NZ of nuclear free, of anti apartheid, of the Treaty of Waitangi Act. This is neo-liberals and populists run amok. Not the country I want nor that I'm willing to excuse #nzpol
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 27/02/2026
Watch this twice. Once for Hannah's speech and a second time for Matt Goodwin's face throughout it...
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
www.filmsforaction.org/articles/ren...
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Renewables Can't Fix The Infinite Growth Problem. We Need a Bigger Focus on Reducing Demand. | TheLastFarm
Here's how to reduce electricity demand while improving quality of life.
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 17/02/2026
This is absolutely heroic tbh, incredible work, succinct & precise
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
There's been this hit job on the Green Party by ACT's NZCPR, claiming money was "stolen" from water infrastructure for cycleways. In fact, their Council invested significantly, more than others over decades. They put $2.7 billion to 3W in 2021 and 1.8% of that on cycleways #nzpol
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Carli Boo-locci 👻 @carlivelocci.com · 04/02/2026
How do you fix journalism? Fucking pay for it. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe. The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
MSD have been delaying their December benefits data release due to data processing issues but they shared headline numbers yesterday. If the data is correct, this is a huuuge increase. We now have nearly 1 in 7 adults on a working age benefit. Link in ALT. (🧵 1/n)
https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/monthly-reporting/index.html
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Collins' legacy: Dirty Politics, the Oravida scandal, this...
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Written about the US and applicable everywhere. A necessary pep talk.
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Kevin Hague @kevinhague.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Our own Green Party is a partner in the Global Greens with the Green Party of England. And this brilliant ad is just as applicable here as there
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Andrea Zanin @andreazanin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
LOL. But also... I find the "urban elite" argument hilarious. How do these ppl consistently fail to grasp that a lot of cyclists get around on bikes for affordability purposes? Like sure, I'm so elite that I can't afford a car. And my "utopia" is... not getting run over by cars. I know, so radical!
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 21/01/2026
A year after Trump, US science is a shadow of itself. To understand the devastation and vandalism, check out this new set of visualizations of the cuts for a bird's-eye view of the utter destruction. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Ruin a band by changing one letter. Toot
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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 10/01/2022
It's the most magical time of the year — when estimates of last year's global average temperature anomaly come out. Time to dust off my "last year was hot" auto-response.
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Madam Snazzy @moatatamaira.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7). Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
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David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
If the last 5 years of your social media history doesn't get ban you from Trump's USA, then we can't be friends 🙅‍♀️💁‍♀️
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities. The long retreat: newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
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Baxtermack🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @baxtermack.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Righto, we had 50 years of state sanctioned child abuse, we had a former Minster of Immigration under investigation for sexual abuse of children, we have the former Act party pres. convicted of sexual abuse, we had a collection of top police men covering for sex offenders, we had cops making false
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Just want to note that the local paper in Wellington spent an entire term of council proactively and in many cases irrationally campaigning against any urbanist initiatives whatsoever and the result has been a mayor perhaps slower on it but not opposed & a council table substantially more urbanist.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The new front cover of The New World magazine. A man has been arrested in London tonight for silently holding the magazine up in the street.
The front cover headline is “Sign of the Times” and is a picture of the protest placard which says “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by UK government and anyone holding a sign of support is arrested for terrorism offences.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A pop up box on Tylenol dot com
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TYLENOL
We stand with science, and we stand with you.
For generations, families have trusted TYLENOL® when it matters most.
Why? Because Tylenol is one of the most studied medications in history.
The facts remain unchanged: over a decade of rigorous research, endorsed by leading medical professionals, confirm there is no credible evidence linking acetaminophen to autism.
Acetaminophen is used worldwide as a first line of defense for pain relief and fever reduction, at the recommendation of independent public health and leading medical professionals and in accordance with the product label.
High fevers and pain are widely recognized as potential risks to a pregnancy if left untreated, especially in the first trimester.
Remember to talk to your doctor.
We prioritize science as the core of how we provide care, and that will never change.
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Ben McNulty @ponekeben.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
This is equal parts pathetic and hilarious. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Dr Siân Robyns @drsian.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
#nzpol What the poster says.
A poster in black and gold - the colours of Ray Chung’s Independent Together lot - on a white ground, asks Wellington voters to engage in a bit of critical thinking before casting their vote in the local elections. 

Do you believe in fairy tales? Didn’t think so
Don’t believe candidates who claim they can freeze rates without cutting essential public services. 

Don’t vote for their shIt!
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
So where can art history take you? thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-0...
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So where can art history take you?
A bunch of art history classmates reunite to explain how the soon-to-be-scrapped subject has served them, two decades on.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Ukrainian spirit. Something I am deeply proud of.
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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#nzpol The minimum wage increased 1.5% this year. Data from Stats NZ shows: - Food prices up 5% - Fruit & Veg up 8.9% - Meat up 9.4% - Bread up 9.5% (white sliced up 41.7%) - Cheese up 14.3% - Milk up 15% - Electricity up 11.4% Laser focused on the cost of living www.stats.govt.nz/information-...
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Selected price indexes: August 2025 | Stats NZ
Food prices increased 0.3 percent in the month of August 2025, and increased by 5.0 percent in the 12 months to August 2025.
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Another objectively stupid decision by this narrow-minded government whose vision for progress is simply to make NZ dull again by sucking the life out of arts.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
The mask has slipped from Better Wellington www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/better-we...
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Better Wellington deletes post comparing Green councillor to Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer - NZ Herald
The post singled out Green councillor Rebecca Matthews in a personal attack.
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tarikaka @tarikaka.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Completely agree with this. A Minister who believes all kids brains develop the same and that outdoor ed offers nothing worthwhile let alone for the economy when they go on to find work is ignoring evidence that proves otherwise.
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I would be sooooo excited for this
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Paige Macintosh @cornflakerabbit.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
26 years after Georgina Beyer became the first openly trans Member of Parliament, our first non-binary MP is forced to resign following death threats and ongoing abuse. This is such an indictment of NZ politics. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Green MP Benjamin Doyle resigns from Parliament
They said they had been on a "journey of healing" which could not be done while in Parliament.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Day of Mourning in Kyiv. No music in public spaces, no concerts, no festivals. Yesterday, russia killed 23 people in Kyiv - among them four children 💔 I’m having my warcoffee in mourning silence.
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