Rosie Sea
@dacrispylettuce.bsky.social
Earthlover, citizen of the planet
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
I’m not sure whether this is just a psychological difference or AI bros fundamentally don’t understand the nature of an artistic experience, but: I don’t want a personalised film/book/podcast. I want to see/read/hear the same one as everyone else, so I can read reviews or discuss it with my friends
Stood with the PSA nurses outside Nurse Maude yesterday. Part of the dispute is two days of sick leave the employer wants back, granted while they waited on a pay equity deal the Government then cancelled. People who nurse others at home, asked to trade their own health for wages. #nzpol
Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction. I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
My unvaccinated brother died of COVID in 2021. I was about a year and a half into my epidemiology career. Healthcare staff did absolutely everything they could but they cannot cure ignorance. They cannot cure an anti-science belief and culture. Thats YOUR responsibility. Not Dr. Fauci’s.
More people died from heat between April 1, 2026 thru July 19, 2026 than in the ten entire preceding years combined
Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · 5d agojesus. www.dw.com/en/germanys-...
Reducing flying internationally gotta be good
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 5d agoVacations can help travelers explore new places with a fresh curiosity—but that mindset doesn’t need to be reserved for trips, Rafaela Jinich writes. The Atlantic’s writers and editors share their advice on how to rediscover the places they know best. theatln.tc/GTTJnrg8
"As I conclude my term as Children’s Commissioner, one message I want to strongly emphasise is this: these negative childhood health outcomes are preventable. The hardships experienced by children reflect the priorities the Government sets and the policies it chooses to invest in." #votethemout
The plight of our children can't wait for politics
Children can't vote but inherit the consequences of government and societal failures for the longest time, writes outgoing Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad in a final plea
newsroom.co.nz
Here's Mitchell's article, paywalled, but consider a subscription to support this kind of journalism. If that's not doable, if your library has PressReader you can log in with your library card and read it online as it appeared in print (where it was a full page) www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
The young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movement
An investigation reveals how young Kiwi activists are using global far-right tactics to target local migrant communities.
thepress.co.nz
Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 5d agoWell, this will certainly be an interesting article to read Crossposted with @openvibe.social
1200 people at an Election Forum in South Auckland calling for change in support of New Zealand’s healthcare system, workers and patients and not a word in the media. Such a strong call for change being totally ignored is symptomatic of a media wedded to the status quo imo. #nzpol
Health & Care Election Forum
Te Ohu Tāmaki's election forum focuses on our Health system and asking decision makers to work with us in fixing it for our whānau. Doors Open 6pm Starts 6.30
events.humanitix.com
Actions speak much louder than polished campaign speeches. Stripping away hard-won rights, suppressing wage growth, and cutting thousands of jobs isn't "common sense" and it certainly isn't standing up for working people. #nzpol
Hell on Earth. www.severe-weather.eu/global-weath...
Europe's Heat Dome Furnace Returns: Brutal 40+ °C Record Heatwave Builds Into August
The Heat Dome is forecast to bring a historic 4th heatwave across Europe, as the peak holiday season emerges over the Mediterranean. Heat Furnace delivers 40+ °C.
severe-weather.eu
Data Centers are not "job creators." They are resource extractors, siphoning off our water and power.
I listened to the podcast with Mani - very exciting. If you want to be heartened for a change find it on The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project@lincolnproject.us · 2w agoGabe Evans' two-faced politics is being exposed. He's sinking with Trump while @MannyRutinel gains momentum.
Private schools in Arkansas operate with little transparency. They don’t have to turn over incident reports or video to the public. After a parent reported abuse at one such school to the police, our reporter @jsmithrichards.bsky.social started to piece together what happened.
How Videos Helped Me Uncover Abuse at an Arkansas Private School
Mary “Tracy” Morrison ordered students to scrub floors and urged them to attack a classmate. Few records exist of incidents at The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, a private school with littl...
propublica.org
ICYMI, “Paris prosecutors opened an investigation [of Elon Musk’s X] on Jan 12, 2025 after receiving two complaints…over allegedly biased algorithms.” Investigators have ”expanded the probe to include charges of complicity in possession & distribution of child-pornography images..” 4/20/26 … 1/
Why are French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's X?
Elon Musk's summons for questioning by prosecutors in Paris is linked to a widened investigation into alleged offences linked to X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, abuse of algorithms and fraud...
reuters.com
Ok #Bluesky you have a #bug you need to #fix - every time I try to comment/reply you take me to top of scroll #goodnight #annoying
im reading a book about the history of arsenic, so i looked up chelation therapy (one of the only treatments for arsenic poisoning), and the first thing i see is the mayo clinic being like "this does NOT work to cure autism" like....... maha/fake medicine is one step away from humors & leeches
Big Oil and Corporate monopolies need to die.
As We Choke and Sweat, Big Oil Is Trying to Buy Its Way Out of Accountability | Common Dreams
Fossil fuel-funded lawmakers have introduced legislation that would dismiss ongoing climate damages lawsuits, shield the industry from similar future cases, pre-empt state Climate Superfund laws, and ...
commondreams.org
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland. therealnews.com/peter-thiels...
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland.
therealnews.com
The Coalition Govt’s deliberate policy of making the NZ economy more fossil fuel dependent sure looks pretty stupid now. Fossil fuels are driving inflation and climate disasters.
Even for this crew, "speeding up the count" is utter bullshit code for voter suppression. New Zealand has perfectly robust caretaker provisions to ensure continuity of government while the vote count - and coalition formation - takes as long as it takes within current black letter law. #nzpol
Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿@p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's really quite telling that they can't even be bothered coming up with a good reason for disenfranchising thousands of voters. "To speed up the count." Like fuck. Literally only Paddy Gower gives a shit about that. They're shoring up their own support and don't care who knows it. #nzpol.