Geoff Palmer

@geoff-palmer.bsky.social

Award-winning author and technical writer based in Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Let's be honest, neither major party is any better than the other on handling crime, because one party thinks the solution is locking people up and the other thinks the solution is releasing them early. The actual solution to the issue is FIXING POVERTY. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

National attack ads against Labour use crime footage from government's own term

National is defending the use of footage showing violent crime under its own government in attack ads against Labour.

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We have to address the 5x "f's" in relation to this Coalition Government. Who the fuck What the fuck Where the fuck Why the fuck And fuck off (Slow Horses 2026) Let's catapult these fuckers out of the political system forever. #nzpol

Good evening pals, hope your Caturday has been a good one . If you are wondering why this face ? It’s because I’ve just been told I must cut down on my portion size at the catnip buffet . Not impressed . Anyway, have a lovely evening all 😸🧡 #caturday #adootdontshop

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Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

“…war costs were US$43.6b as of September 3 plus an additional US$1.5b for extra fuel… The estimate… does not include… the cost to repair damaged bases or buildings and did not provide Congress with detailed breakdowns of indirect costs of military operations”

Iran war has cost US$45.1 billion, Pentagon tells Congress

The US war with Iran has cost US$45.1 billion (NZ$78.9b), the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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History never lies, don’t take it from me take it from renowned British Israeli historian Avi Shlaim, author, Emeritus Fellow of St Antonys College and an Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford. The plight of the Palestinians is just a long list of deliberate

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.

"We've got to shift taxation away from the producers - the workers and businessmen - and put it on those whose assets have increased dramatically in value." But of course... any attempt to tax assets and land more heavily would upset some very wealthy people, who would fight the changes. #nzpol

Next few decades will be 'very difficult', economist Charles Goodhart warns

Charles Goodhart says growing political polarisation will make it harder to navigate big and necessary policy changes.

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