Mark Baxter
@tartanperil.bsky.social
A "Socialist Petrolhead"'s channel somewhat about working-class issues, '80s culture & music, scooters, punk, social-justice, Kiwi music, Celtic heritage, rusty old cars, & other lost causes.
#NZ --"We’ve seen a huge increase in waiting room hours, which have more than doubled in the last five years, and more and more people are leaving without being seen... thespinoff.co.nz/society/14-0...
‘It’s relentless’: What it’s like to be an ED nurse in New Zealand right now
'It really feels like shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic'<br />
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Putting one's arse on the line to expose the truth about USA and Cuba... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dvu...
Can I Sneak This Boat Through A Military Blockade?
YouTube video by Boy Boy
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Sacha Baron Cohen: "If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30 second ads on his solution to 'the Jewish problem"... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymaW...
ADL's Never Is Now 2019 | ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen
YouTube video by Anti-Defamation League
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Full film: critically acclaimed 2003 documentary that examines corporate business practices as if it were human behaviour, using DSM-IV's diagnostic criteria for psychopathy. Highly recommended. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v8e...
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"There is no way you can separate the cutbacks National's Simeon Brown has overseen alongside all the complaints from Nurses, Drs and Unions on the impact of those cutbacks inside Emergency Departments, with this terrible situation of a death at Waikato ED... thedailyblog.co.nz/simeon-brown...
Simeon Brown has blood all over his hands and must acknowledge his Government’s role in ED death – The Daily Blog
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"It is victim-blaming," he says. "Look at amateur rugby... cycling... skiing... there are a multitude of other activities that cost ACC more overall than motorcyclists, but the legislation allows them to single out motorcyclists for different treatment"... www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
The Detail: Fair or victim-blaming? The fight over rising ACC levies
Without the injunction, ACC levies will rise for motorcycle riders from Wednesday. Bikers are angry, calling it 'victim blaming' and at odds with the purpose of the scheme.
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#NZ Govt respond to NZ's increasing homelessness by - kicking even more people out of emergency housing 😲 --"Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson said people who were denied emergency housing had little other choice but to sleep on the street... www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/28/p...
'Perverse incentive': MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants
Some staff receive regular grading on eleven measures, including the number of people in their region who receive emergency housing grants.
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Almost certainly some #Dunedin folk will die because of our under-funded healthcare system: "Mr Taylor said there was ‘‘nothing’’ to stop something similar happening in Dunedin"... www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Departing cancer specialist cites 'worsening working environment'
A leading blood cancer specialist who is quitting Dunedin says the South’s medical laboratory service is in disarray and the consequences could be...
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Motorcyclists challenge ridiculous ACC levy setting methods... #NZ www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Ridiculous': Motorcyclists challenge ACC levy
About 50 motorcyclists converged outside the Christchurch Law Courts today as part of their fight against an ACC levy they say is unfair "victim...
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Brief but accurate, why the UK has spent the last two weeks with a twin pack of race riots... www.youtube.com/shorts/EzX43...
#riots #protest #donaldtrump #politics #rightwing #farright #ukpolitics
YouTube video by mrcodydahler
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Even most Brexiters know this in their heart of hearts - Britain's return to the EU is inevitable #Brexit #Rejoin #RejoinEU #EU www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIj0...
Britain's EU Return is Now Inevitable
YouTube video by A Different Bias
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Cuba has been forced to pass 176 Laws to stop the US blockade upon them. The Laws will allow US billionaires to buy the entire country. A dismal day.
Top marks to the bus driver for common sense. And brick bats to Auckland Transport and their officer who issued this fine. --None of this stupidity would be an issue if public transport was fare-free (and funded via rates/taxes). Just saying. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
Auckland student offered free bus ride after payment fails, then fined $150
Transport officers will now be urged to use more discretion in similar cases.
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TW: suicide. He's not the first in my circle of friends for this to happen to because of Dunedin's inadequate mental healthcare. --And sadly, he almost certainly won't be the last. 😡🤬 www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Dunedin poet ‘lost to care’ before suicide
A Dunedin poet died by suicide after his mental healthcare ‘‘fell below appropriate standards in ways that contributed to his death’’, a coroner...
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Yay - that means he gets a certificate saying, "You won, what a fucking champ" and is forcibly retired away on nice farm or whatever he likes somewhere (with no internet), and his wealth distributed amongst his former employees, right? www.odt.co.nz/news/world/e...
Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire
Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture, has now amassed a fortune that has made him the world's...
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Whatever you think about immigration, the #Belfast mob are literally no better than the murderer. #Glasgow and #Liverpool, please do better and shut these potential murder gangs down.
Toilet facilities for bus drivers are inadequate in many cities, so it's great to see the Employment Relations Authority ruling in on Ritchies trying to exploit this. www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...
Bus driver who left route to use toilet at home paid out over $22k in employment dispute
Ritchies failed to follow any formal dismissal process when it ceased offering her work, the ERA found.
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This is actually pretty good (except his Mel Gibson)... youtu.be/Xfq4ZSCc3Dk?...
Infinite Worlds. One Location. | Dunedin, New Zealand Film Locations.
YouTube video by Dunedin NZ
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Cantrip - Whiskey Garlic Fried Rice The piper's an old uni buddy who moved to Scotland and formed this band - and I dare say the tittle tells a real story 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhez...
Whisky Garlic Fried Rice
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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"No one, not even the Prime Minister, and certainly not the country’s biggest polluters, should be above the law". --Oddly, the 'one law for all' crowd seem quiet on Luxon's seeming dodginess here. www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/02/f...
Fonterra legal case doc sent to private email of Luxon's former staffer
A document relating to the Smith v Fonterra legal case was sent from a Fonterra staff member to the private email address of a former staffer in the Prime Minister's Office.
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Meanwhile in Germany - like a cross between New Zealand's Syd's Run and Transalpine Safari... (English language version) #scooter #moped www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL4l...
DER ÖTZTALER MOPEDMARATHON: Mit Vollgas durch die Alpen | WELT DRIVE DOKU
YouTube video by WELT Drive
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Some classic kiwi punk to brighten up your Sunday morning: No Idea - Rugger Bugger www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG7f...
No Idea - Rugger Bugger
YouTube video by Worldwide Underground Rock'n'roll
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Love, Chips and Peace - V.L.P. --This may be one of the best parody albums I've ever heard 🤣🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubFt...
Love, Chips and Peace - V.L.P.
YouTube video by Slëëve Nøtés
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I have some medical issues which may mean deferring my epic Transalpine scooter cancer-charity ride. Donations still CLOSE this Saturday. --Currently hoping some new meds will still allow me to do it this Saturday. Donations can be made at >> scootersafari.co.nz/mark-baxter #FuckCancer #Scooter
Naked corruption -- Trump and his government have made a deal that precludes the tax office from ever pursuing claims against him, his family, their trusts and companies, as well as establishing a “slush fund” to compensate his political allies... www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
‘Get-out-of-jail-free card’: Trump lawsuit deal bars tax probes against him or his family – forever
An unprecedented settlement between President Donald Trump and the US government – which he runs – precludes the tax office from ever pursuing claims against him, his family, their trusts and companie...
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