Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me.

350 Aotearoa: Is your bank funding climate change? Our major banks in Aotearoa are playing a critical role in keeping the fossil fuel industry afloat by lending and investing billions of our savings in coal, oil and gas companies knowingly causing the climate crisis 350.org.nz/fossil-free-...

Where does your bank rank?

The data is in. Do you know if your bank is funding climate change? Check out 350 Aotearoa's Banks Table to learn more about your banks' ties to coal, oil and gas.

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Massive Attack members detained in Singapore after Palestine flag display The group said police questioned the entire touring party after their July 29th show, with some members' passports temporarily confiscated ra.co/news/85708

Massive Attack members detained in Singapore after Palestine flag display · News ⟋ RA

The group said police questioned the entire touring party after their July 29th show, with some members' passports temporarily confiscated.

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72 tigers died in Thailand’s Tiger Kingdom earlier this year – a popular tourist zoo that sells selfie opportunities with live tigers. Travel platforms like GetYourGuide and Expedia responsible for suffering of the tigers by continuing to advertise these sad encounters action.eko.org/a/travel-pla...

🚨 Abdul El-Sayed is the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee. Now he’ll have to unify a fractured party to hold the seat for the party. 🔗 politi.co/4xrMXut

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

Progressive El-Sayed Wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary—Results Much Closer Than Expected

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

"If Abdul El-Sayed can win this fall, he’ll have handed his party a roadmap," writes @peterbeinart.bsky.social. "Democrats across the country should be taking notes."

Abdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism | Peter Beinart

The candidate has crafted a progressive nationalism and shown his party how to turn Republicans’ financial advantage against them

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It was always strange to call the genocide in Gaza a war, but it's even more bizarre when there is a ceasefire and Israel has killed 1200 Palestinians since then. Even if the Guardian doesn't want to use the term genocide "war" doesn't capture one sided slaughter of civilians

🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw

SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏

Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

Despite record outside spending, Abdul El-Sayed and a slate of left-leaning candidates triumphed over establishment and incumbent rivals.

Michigan’s primary reckoning for the Democrats

Despite record outside spending, Abdul El-Sayed and a slate of left-leaning candidates triumphed over establishment and incumbent rivals.

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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats Progressive candidate will face Republican Mike Rogers in race to represent midwestern purple state in the Senate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats

Progressive candidate will face Republican Mike Rogers in race to represent midwestern purple state in the Senate

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Not for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight to attend National Party fundraiser

Christopher Luxon is defending his use of an Air Force flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, saying he has a "busy job" and "full schedule".

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Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight to attend National Party fundraiser, saying he has a "busy job" and "full schedule" Labour on Wednesday accused the prime minister of using the Defence Force as a "personal taxi service" for campaigning purposes www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Christopher Luxon defends using Air Force flight to attend National Party fundraiser

Christopher Luxon is defending his use of an Air Force flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, saying he has a "busy job" and "full schedule".

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I will never forgive those who denied what we have all witnessed. The silence and support for a state who did this, over & over & over & over... #Genocide in Gaza

This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.

AI is actually useless, by Cory Doctorow “the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society” has pretty much zero discernible benefit to the businesses that champion it... bosses simply lie about AI’s effects www.thenerve.news/p/ai-is-actu...

AI is actually useless, by Cory Doctorow | Tuesday Edition

Plus: the insane Brick Lane data centre decision | A Luton-set film that everyone should see

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Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’ The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...

Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

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Awww….That idiot (aka Putain de Merde) in the White House missed the legal deadline for screwing up birthright citizenship. I liked the cartoon. I don’t care who boots him out of our country.

Board of Peace ‘Betraying the Very Agreement They Just Made' by Accepting Israel’s Refusal to Withdraw Troops in Gaza “This tweet is Netanyahu’s way of sabotaging the agreement,” said one analyst www.commondreams.org/news/board-o...

Board of Peace ‘Betraying the Very Agreement They Just Made' by Accepting Israel’s Refusal to Withdraw Troops in Gaza | Common Dreams

"This tweet is Netanyahu’s way of sabotaging the agreement," said one analyst.

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Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed

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Major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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If AI is about to upend everything, where’s all the AI policy? – Joel MacManus So far, the only party to release any AI policy for the 2026 election is the Greens thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...

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 remains of 112 people were recovered in Gaza after search teams retrieved bodies from the site of a previous 'Israeli' airstrike that targeted the Al-Hasayneh and Abu Sharia families..." m.youtube.com/shorts/1RkPd... #GazaNews #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews

🇵🇸Remains of 112 people recovered from Gaza mass grave

YouTube video by Roya News English

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Israeli female IDF soldiers shooting and throwing grenades to the West Bank to kill children and women.

Left- "Settlers" assault a Palestinian man attempting to deliver packages in the West Bank. The damaged his vehicle. Right- Israeli drone hit and area near Deir al-Balah killing two Palestinians.

The little shits are coming from inside the House – Hayden Donnell Act wants to deal with the little shits in the classroom. Perhaps they should clean up the ones on their own turf first thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...

The little shits are coming from inside the House

Act wants to deal with the little shits in the classroom. Perhaps they should clean up the ones on their own turf first.

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Malta: Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told Journalist’s son says his mother was examining leak from Electrogas, part owned by Yorgen Fenech who is on trial www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told

Journalist’s son says his mother was examining leak from Electrogas, part owned by Yorgen Fenech who is on trial

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