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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An "old" one but well worth bringing back in light of the recent upswing in National bullshittery #nzpol

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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Chloe Swarbrick says she wants Finance. The reaction from the right has been very emotional. I feel for them. “Do you really want her steering the economy?” they say... Very little explanation of what, specifically, she would get wrong. Luckily Lacan has a theory about that. #nzpol

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trying to get through to the right-wing point-talkers that the government doesn't have a bank account they add to and spend from is like pounding a tree trunk into a dowel hole, they just don't seem to be able to comprehend the difference

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've come across a bunch of this lately, at least a couple of supporters for each of the CoC parties. It makes it really hard to have a meaningful conversation about change

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The moment an argument comes at them from an unexpected angle, it short circuits their tiny little brains... #nzpol

A comment chain on a Newstalk ZB post about Labour's recently announced climate policies

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Scratch this, I'm doing both! Family reorganisation means I am free on Sunday after all

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

*on Sunday 🤦 dammit, where's the edit button?

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I can't help on Saturday unfortunately, but I'll be making walk lists for you tonight!

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Anyone feel like going and responding to some ACT bullshit of the book of faces? My own comment attached www.facebook.com/share/p/1EwV... #nzpol

Truly the most brilliant idea of our times, ignoring several generations worth of accumulated evidence to further line the pockets of a few obscenely wealthy people

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Utterly vile, despicable attitude but comes as no surprise from an ACT candidate

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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

new standard frame of reference for government spending just dropped! $328,000,000 PER KILOMETER! so the full, as promised southern hospital build was equivalent to 9.15KM of road.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Gee, I wonder if might possibly involve the Atlas Network at all...

A snip from the article that says:

"A Facebook page called 'Pozitif Yolculuk' - which means 'postive journey' in Turkish in one translation - is behind the posts, some of which have attracted thousands of views in recent weeks.
Despite the Turkish name, Meta's page transparency data shows it is run from Vietnam and Canada."

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A page with a Turkish name that is run from Vietnam and Canada. Gee, I wonder if our "good friends" from Atlas could possibly be involved

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

If like me you are freezing in your house right now because it costs too much to turn on the heat - sign below 👇 This has almost 30,000 signatures and might just send a message to our don’t-care government that we don’t want power oligarchies in NZ - we want to be able to afford heating in winter.

campaigns.consumer.org.nz

Petition: End high power prices now

Back our four-point plan and help us fight for cheaper power.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

But not preferable to Greens or Alliance

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Lin Nah @linnah.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

To all #AoNZPol election candidates (list or seat), please ensure your messages (including opinion pieces you write) is easily available people you are asking to for you. Do not expect anyone to subscribe (even if free) to read it. Make it accessible so you are not limiting audience. #NZPol

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

There is another one a bit further down that starts from 0

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is exactly why the right wing assholes are getting rid of the BSA, because they actually get held to account for their shitfuckery and assholery. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609... #nzpol Glad *something* is finally coming of the crap that Benjamin Doyle got, even if it's far too little

stuff.co.nz

Newstalk ZB ordered to read on-air censure over ‘dehumanising’ comments about non-binary MP

Radio station Newstalk ZB has been ordered to broadcast a statement censuring its flagship drive show after a broadcast mocked former Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"Resist academic influence" how much more blatant can you be about wanting uneducated masses? Let alone the rest of the red flags... Piss off NZFirst you pack of exclusionary, fascist shitstains #nzpol

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

That post was the first time I'd come in knowing contact with them, so initially didn't block and just replied as I had a bit of hope it was a stand-alone bad take from having a shitty day or something. Looking back through comments they've made, nope, blocked

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Trans people often cannot get a job due to discrimination. They get bullied out of rentals or are passed over for mortgages, due to discrimination. THEY ARE SOME OF THE CHILDREN THAT LACK A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, because of discrimination.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

First they came for the communists and I did not speak out, for I was not a communist. It's all the same fight you muppet.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Oh no, fines of up to $10M! However will they cope, with their half-billion in profits last year? Fucking hell...

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hey #nzpol peeps, have an open letter from NZCTU to our MPs about the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill which all sorts of people have advised will cause increased harm if it passes: www.together.org.nz/not_one_more... You know what to do!

together.org.nz

Fight back against the Health and Safety Amendment Bill

Join us in building a better world

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Did you try setting yours up with any keyboard keys at all? I'm finding that as soon as I enable the keyboard option, Elite stops recognising it

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

They have arrived, and I see what you mean about the UI 😂 I think I've mostly worked out how things are working though

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/05/2026

Uber’s COO has said that it’s getting “harder to justify” its AI costs because there was no way to show a link between AI spend and any meaningful increase in useful features. This is the first time I’ve seen a company say this directly. www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-and...

"That link is not there yet, right?" he said. think maybe implicitly there is more that is getting shipped, but it's very hard to draw a line between one of those stats and, 'Okay, now we're actually producing 25% more useful consumer features."
He said that the trade-off costs from Al are harder to justify because he can't draw a direct link. Earlier this month, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an earnings call that Uber was slowing hiring to counter its investments in AI.

The comment led to what he described as a
"head-exploding moment," sparking discussions about AI token consumption within the company and the trade-offs it creates, such as on head count.
He said that, based on talks with Uber's senior engineering leaders, he realized higher token usage did not translate into a proportional increase in useful consumer features.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This is the full text of the bill... "Male means male and female means female, regardless of gender identity" At least they are acknowledging that there are though whose gender identity doesn't match their biological assignation? Still an absolute travesty of legislative restriction and overreach

Screenshot showing the entire contents of the proposed amendment to define a man and a woman in NZ law

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

As always, any submission is a good submission as it shows the opinion of the submitter. It can be as simple as a flat statement of opinion or go into as much detail as you like

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Submissions on the "Fuck anyone not identifying as a doctor's interpretation of their birth genitalia" amendment bill are now open, time to once again shut down this bullshit binary interpretation of a spectrum: www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak... #nzpol

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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Email 1 to Steve Abel. Green.

Good evening Steve,

I'm very pleased you're the first name on the list of 121 MPs that I'll be emailing this evening, because I know you're a good bloke and it's good to start with something positive.

Chloe's description of the NZF and Government bill as being voted for by cowards was a great start - as a member of the LGBTQI community with family and friends who are transgender - this bill is everything we've been fearing, but expecting to come down the line.

Winston's never had a plot that wasn't Winston, but his single-minded determination to attack trans rights - extending in horrific example to his ringleading the abuse aimed at Benjamin Doyle - makes him a clear and obvious threat to my friends and family.

I'd like to thank the Greens for staunchly supporting our community, and hope you can possible fire up even further about this - and really cut these anti-trans people down to size.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This is an excerpt from a post in Facebook by Andrew Caie: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DT8...

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Facebook

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Billionaires are not just wealthy. They are pathological. A billionaire isn't just someone with more than you. They're something different - wealth concentrated to the point it stops being personal and starts being a private army, a bought election, a captured press. This is Pathological Wealth.

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I know it's from The Bad Place, but a very good post, including a couple of textbytes that I'll be keeping on hand for future discussions: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DT8... #nzpol

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This way they appeal to both the morons who want to sell off the banks and the morons who want to buy them back. Only the morons in each case though, as anyone with a brain can see them for the hypocritical, evil slime they are

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Purchased, Gladiator EVO Premium and Omni Throttle, didn't feel like splurging on the pedals just yet though. I'll see how I go with the config UI

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Second of the three here, was intending to get some kit from them soon so nice to see a confirmation of performance, quality etc. in the wild

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I've tried to explain this to my boomer father *so many times* but he refuses to see that the rich I'm talking about are those that don't have to work for their pay, not "your cousin who's a dentist and gets paid heaps". So endlessly frustrating...

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I would take this one step further and say that at our current technology level, no-one should be in poverty regardless of their employment status. We've got the tech and ability to feed, house, and clothe everyone, we're just ruled by greedy wankers who refuse to do it. #nzpol

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Signed, and urge everyone interested in keeping te Tiriti in effect do the same #nzpol

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TheBobbicus (he/him) @thebobbicus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

From what I've seen they're green-ish blues. Blue, but with just enough Green thrown in to trot out and focus on to distract people that they're mostly National-of-decades-past. I'd be surprised if they wouldn't work with Labour and Greens to get into parliament

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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

If you want to safeguard the internet from fascist takeover in Aotearoa, here's a pretty cheap way to make a big impact:

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