Matt Whitehead
@mjwhitehead.bsky.social
Sometimes writer, ironically straight man-style humour, Wellington NZ
Prime Minister, building a thriving economy means supporting the little guy, not patronising them as your Government cuts local jobs and infrastructure investment then consolidates contracts to give them to multi-national corporations. These are political decisions, not inevitabilities.
Tamatha Paul in general debate talks about a homeless man dying on the streets of Wellington on Monday night in the freezing cold. This regime has a body count #nzqt
I can’t say enough how vital this kind of writing is. It shouldn’t be rare to see decision makers & leaders being held to account, but this is one of the few crystal clear, absolutely on point articles I’ve seen outside of the excellent work being done by those who don’t have a mainstream platform.
Hayley@writagal.bsky.social · yesterday“There is at least one important section of society where little shittery is rampant, destructive and harmful to the environment of the workplace. It’s actively impeding the ability of well-behaved people to perform well & limiting productivity. I’m talking, of course, about parliament.” No notes🙌
Extremely important to note this guy turning up to defend Kellie Jane Keen Minshull because she's a fascist and transphobia is a darling of the fascist movement.
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 3d agoSecond part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
This. Something to ask the PM on bridge run.
2covet @2covet.bsky.social · yesterday#nzpol In light of the -10⁰C predicted for tomorrow, can the Aotearoa NZ Govt press pool ask the PM and his many ministers what is being done for the thousands of homeless around the motū who are now forced to sleep rough, in bushejs, under bridges, or in garages, or in their cars. #MontageTime
A Raybon of National Significance, as it were: among the smartest and funniest of gentlefolk❤️ I vividly remember his deft ripostes (disguised as jokes) to racist stirring in the 1990s by politicians who should’ve known better. Unbelievable we’re still here 30 years later, same cast of characters 😫
Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland@patrickreynolds.bsky.social · yesterdayRaybon is a national treasure, perhaps even a New Zealand first treasure: www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ive...
Sauce. This was the solution considered. Give me strength.
BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · yesterdayAs schools reported throwing out nearly one in three Compass lunches late last year, the Ministry of Education looked into adding sauce to make the meals more appealing but shelved the idea over cost.
Greens have an AI policy, Labour to release theirs before election. @joelmacmanus.bsky.social #NzPol
If AI is about to upend everything, where’s all the AI policy?
So far, the only party to release any AI policy for the 2026 election is the Greens.
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The NZ economy is being lashed by high fossil fuel prices, which increase the cost of living and drive inflation. Let's decarbonise the energy system for the climate and reap the side benefits of lower energy prices.
What I hate about COVID downplayers is… you won okay. In the aftermath of humanity coming together to develop the most crucial vaccines of our lifetime & collectively sacrificing to save lives, we are now less safe, less vaccinated & less empathetic than ever. You won ok. Lay down your swords.
I think cis people need to reckon with just how much their voices have power over trans people’s voices
Re Bomber Bradbury. I dont know anymore than anyone else but him signing off his announcement with language about the revolution continuing this, and comrades that, is risible larping shit.
No soft fingernail touches allowed, meanwhile Crowder is having the time of his life joking about people being thrown from helicopters
Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 5d agoa bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...
Gee, I can't understand why young folks feel feel that there is no point to voting. After seeing what happens to young people in the political process in NZ. I guess they feel a bit marginalised by old entitled white men bloviating about shite all day while the economy bumps along the bottom.
It is funny that as more people get duped by AI, the response more frequently seems to be to insist that the models are developing godlike intelligence and we all need to be sooo careful when the real lesson is clearly that the human psyche can get absolutely one-shotted by personalized flattery
If we’re discussing covid, back in August 2020 the Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak, introduced a programme that subsidised £850m for people to congregate in enclosed spaces and get infected with the disease that killed people, then the state broadcaster depicted him as a superhero
The funniest - and least discussed - aspect of this is that Farage, having reportedly told RefUK he'd only lead them if compensated for the £1m a year income he had outside politics, pocketed their five million, then kept earning from outside interests at the same rate anyway. He scammed even them.
Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 4d agoImportant, because Farage's defence for not declaring Harborne's £5m 'gift' has always been very specific: he did not decide to stand until 3rd of June. Turns out this deal was struck mid-May (confirmed by RefUK) and facilitated by Farage's other big donor, convicted felon 'Posh' George Cotrell. 🧐
It is 2026. A posh British "journalist" is talking about the Covid lockdowns being too strict. They have the head of a child and look like they're always a bit damp. People are engaging with them for some reason.
Monique Hawkins, acting chief executive of the3million, said the impact of the Home Office’s retrospective review was devastating for many. "People applied to the EU settlement scheme in good faith...by building their lives in the UK and putting down roots." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’
After years of building lives in UK, potentially hundreds of thousands of EU citizens are being told they have no right to remain
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Been a little bit absent as I've just moved into my first home. Still boxes everywhere but it's now marginally livable. Hope to have it mostly cleared up in a month, lol.
Part of MY childhood involved going to a respite care home where sometimes there would be a boy whose hand had been blown to pieces by fireworks.
pöst-scött@buzzandhum.bsky.social · 7d agoOh, for fuck's sake. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
No urgent debate on Winston's racism and xenophobia; Brownlee doesn't think its "urgent". And so one racist covers up for another. #nzqt
Oh this will have the End Times 666 Mark of the Beast lot truly up in arms. It's also a terrible idea 😳 Wonder what will win out - surveillance capitalism or evangelical christianity 🤔
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 7d agoNew EFTPOS terminals remove the need for cards or phones
