Iron Maiden were quicker at booking dates than Luxon, so I have my evening planned already. 😂
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The forthcoming conversation between Greta Thunberg and Zack Polanski looks like it will be interesting.
Bold Politics@boldpolitics.bsky.social · 2d agoThere is no climate justice without social, racial and economic justice.
An estimated 4,300 young people lose Jobseeker under the CoC parental income test. CPAG puts youth unemployment at nearly 15%. "Firm, fair & simple", says #AtlasNetwork’s entitled #LouiseUpston. Tell that to a hungry 19-year-old looking for work, Minister. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Thousands of young people to lose unemployment benefit after law changed under urgency
Thousands of young people to lose unemployment benefit after law changed under urgency
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Told by whānau to head down to go help. All hands on deck. If you can koha to petrol for us to get down that would be amazing. AMBER CRAIG 02-0688-0247967-000 www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
Race to refloat whales after mass stranding near Cape Palliser
At least 20 pilot whales had stranded near Cape Palliser, but only four remain alive as volunteers rush to refloat them before the high tide.
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Universal healthcare. I need universal healthcare. No therapy, no treatment, no possible miracle drug for sensory overload or movement issues or anxiety or better sleep matters, if maintaining access to it is just one more set of circus hoops I have to keep jumping through.
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · yesterdayYou know what would really help autistic people and their families? If researchers and therapists would stop trying to fix autism, and start listening to autistic people about what they need instead.
PhD position in my lab at @mpips.bsky.social (IMPRS Cologne): how are crossovers formed and controlled when meiosis runs in inverted order? We’ll use genome editing, cytogenetics, microscopy and genomics in holocentric Rhynchospora. Apply by 5 Jan 2027 www.mpipz.mpg.de/5860972/marq...
One thing I loved to hear was Peggy Flanagan introducing herself in Ojibwe. My wife and daughters are also Ojibwe, descendants of Grand Portage. I’ve heard them practicing those words and learning the language together. Now a Senator will speak those words too. Our nation is stronger this way
When someone violates the law, we don't refer to the state investigation and/or prosecution as "getting even" with the lawbreaker. We call it accountability with due process.
MS NOW@ms.now · 16h ago"The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is now poised to become the next House Speaker, says that Democrats will focus on affordability concerns and not retribution after their midterm wins.
E aro ana au ki a koe, e Aotearoa, e aro ana au ki a koe.
Robert De Niro: Só Observando
Alt: Robert De Niro is looking at you Aotearoa, he’s looking at you.
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deb te kawa@debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · last wk.Serbia voted for anti-corruption, Brazil for the left. The Israeli settler-colonial state votes tomorrow, the United States next week, Aotearoa New Zeeland on 7 November. Worth watching to see which way the wind is blowing.
Back on the bioinformatics today. SNP calling for a work project. Updating GFANZ Docker containers while I wait. 🧬🖥️
Have your say on the Ministry of Education's next stage of work on opportunities to strengthen Initial Teacher Education Programme Requirements! Looking for feedback by 5pm on Friday 13 November. Check out the Easy Read summary and survey link here: tinyurl.com/yv7ua335
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The unemployment rate has hit 5.7%, which means 174,000 people are looking for work – but in reality, by the time we take in the underemployed and the discouraged and the departed, the true unemployment rate is probably 11.5-12% 🧵 www.thepost.co.nz/business/361... #nzpol
Unemployment hits 11-year high of 5.7% in pre-election blow
Weak labour market figures “vindicate” the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee leaving the OCR on hold last week, Capital Economics expert says.
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"Luxon thought Chris Hipkins was the enemy. And then it was Qiulae Wong. And now it’s Chlöe Swarbrick. But his real enemies are on the right. His own side." New Substack today at Hopetown simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/a-lament-f...
A lament for Christopher Luxon
Doubly cursed by Don Brash and Simeon Brown, Luxon is only now discovering the real purpose of the overhang campaign and how he’s being played
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And what now all the uni students would rely on the backup of temporary unemployment benefit if their area doesn't have jobs, can't access it this summer. Nevermind landlords etc require 12 month leases regardless if you only want to live there late Feb to early November. More unforced poverty.
Sacha@sachadylan.bsky.social · yesterdayLong term unemployed highest since 1994. #NzPol
They defunded NZTA funding for FOOTPATHS in the last National Land Transport programme which made Councils have to pay 100% for renewals. Then they blamed Councils for increasing rates!
Sarah's beautiful speech in the final moments of our final rally of the campaign.
Shit like this reveals what many of us have been saying: AI is a political project. It is a political technology, not just in the sense intended by Langdon Winner, but in the sense of John Dewey who points to the way that it conditions human interaction.
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d agoGoogle is now threatening America's schools, saying they will turn off their core search functions if schools choose to entirely block AI. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/u...
Come beef up the Library of Virginia's cybersecurity! We're hiring an early-to-mid career technical professional for $77k-$93k here in sunny Richmond. Applications due 11/9. Reach out if you have questions.
Systems Security Analyst #00255 - Richmond, Virginia, United States
Title: Systems Security Analyst #00255 State Role Title: Info Security Analyst II Hiring Range: $77,000.00 -$93,000.00 Pay Band: 5 Agency: The Library of Virginia Location: The Library of Virginia Age...
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Is National's obsession with Chloe Swarbrick a form of cyberbullying, or does the recently passed stalking legislation allow us to give it another name? www.ashcatton.com/posts/6200-c...
Dr Ash Catton, PhD - Cyberbullying....or Stalking?
While there are many things that probably ought to take precedence when it comes to my writing time, including the fact I’ve been hounded – indeed cyberbulli...
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Far as I’m concerned, we millennials should link arms and force the college debt bubble to explode—just stop repaying all govt ed loans. They’re ELIMINATING the Dept of Ed., per Project 2025. They just removed the “professional” designation from tons of vital healthcare roles & more. I could go on.
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I once knew a guy who said he was a centrist. When asked why, he gave the example that he liked asparagus all year round. 🤦 Oh, and the the left was too extreme and the right was too extreme.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d agoIn case you needed another reminder... Political centrism is nonsense. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, or freedom and fascism, and why would Democrats want to be there?
My dream is Green Party gets masses of votes. We get a pivot to electricity. And KiwiMart. Other supermarkets start charging fair prices. Te Tiriti is honoured. We lift kids out of poverty. And healthcare is properly funded. A girl can dream… #nzpol
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, you do not need to have the far right in power to have far right politics in practice Therefore, if you actually worry about far-right politics, this government is one of many levels of threat, not an alternative to it
Jon Featonby@jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 3d agoHome Secretary confirming refugees who go through the asylum system will start at a 20 year route to settlement - but with 10 more years if they arrived irregularly. So many, many refugees will face a 30 year wait for settlement, all while facing reviews every 2.5 years.
Yesterday we had a looooong convo with a guy at the market, and props to him he was very earnestly open minded - he was a NZer who'd spent the last 40~ years overseas and just returned First question was about MMP and how the party vs electorate voted worked (what a great q! Thanks for asking!)
Why did they waste taxpayer money, getting what few public servants we have left, to draft legislation punching down Māori, that wasn't going to pass, instead of anything on cost of living? Great q. He's like, ok - I can see why people are mad. "I'm a NZ citizen, can I vote?" "Are you enrolled?"