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Wadepool

@wadepool.wtf

TOITŪ TE TIRITI Nerd of the highest order, whether it’s guitars, amplifiers, or the cyberz. Learning something new every day. Tāngata Tiriti. https://youtube.com/@theaotearoaguitarshow https://www.youtube.com/@wadepool.productions

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Jessica Ellis@baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2d ago

A lot of people have said to me “but why would the government lie about the risks from Covid?” And I’m sorry but the answer is always because capital is valued over lives and they want you to go back to work, it was true in the mines, true on the railroads, true post-9/11, and true now.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 3d ago

NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...

Paula Penfold@paulapenfold.bsky.social · 2d ago

I spoke to Sarah Kapene at 7 on a Saturday morning as she finished her final shift in the emergency department. It was another 12 hour one and she feels relief at the decision to not go back. She and other nurses and doctors describe what it’s like on the frontline of NZ’s EDs.

‘The system’s just broken me’: The pressure in ED is overwhelming

Emergency department doctors and nurses across New Zealand describe conditions they say are unsafe

stuff.co.nz

Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 7d ago

Just updating on the latest nanny herald clickbait debt story. Same old tired myths... Govt books destroyed by the pandemic (they got stronger by the most sensible measure), Super is unaffordable (it isn't), and zero mention of the real drivers of the fiscal deficit. Let's dive in... [1/n]

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Dr Bex@drbex.bsky.social · last wk.

My piece for @newsroom.co.nz has gone live!! Our welfare policy settings are driving disabled ppl & families into poverty + material hardship at a rate 3x higher than for non-disabled households. This is entirely unacceptable in a wealthy country like NZ newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/03/a...

A manifesto for Kiwi kids living in hardship

Too many children live with material hardship, and those in households with disabled people are severely hard-hit, the Child Poverty Coalition says

newsroom.co.nz

Dr Bex@drbex.bsky.social · last wk.

These MFers "its my wife's house" Having a partner who earns over $65k is reason enough to cancel a disabled persons main benefit AND their supplementary benefits, driving the household into material hardship and poverty. Damn straight partners houses count. #nzpol

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway@legallyfeminist.bsky.social · last wk.

Really enjoying these explanations like "no, those houses were all built on existing land that I owned (that I will naturally rent out because why else do I have them)" & "I HAD to buy a house in Paihia to save tax money" People are dying, Kim. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/green-par...

Wadepool@wadepool.wtf · 2w ago

All of this bullshit and cost when they could have…I dunno…just cleaned the fkn air. The opportunities and technology exists. The death cult just don’t have the impetus.

Andrew Dickson@andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 2w ago

In December 2023 the Secretary of Education emailed the Director-General of Health asking her to "soften" the stay-home-if-sick messaging. Not a doctor. Acting for a Minister who is also not a doctor. I have the email, via OIA. #nzpol 🧵 1/

Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2w ago

Straight into a muddle here. What is this 'debt for New Zealand'? Are we talking about Govt debt here (I think so given what comes next) or maybe some aggregated nonsense of private + public debt? The only measure I would use for *New Zealand's* debt is what we owe the rest of the world... [2/n]

What’s the right amount of debt for New Zealand? Well, that might depend on how we use it and what we’re using it for. We’ll hear right-wing politicians compare government spending to a household budget. We’ll hear left-wing politicians (digging deeper into their macroeconomic textbook) arguing that Governments are very different to households. The problem is that both arguments carry some weight.
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2w ago

really hard times for a power metal fan who thinks AI cover art looks like shit. not gonna tag and get into a fight but even the biggest bands in the game, who have the budget to pay an artist, are goin "looks great!" about absolute shit. ah well. plenty of other music to listen to

Wadepool@wadepool.wtf · 3w ago

All of these companies are just gonna slurp up all the adult’s (that will now have to prove their age) biometric and personal data which they will 1000% sell on or plug in to surveillance databases. I remember back when saying this was a kooky conspiracy theory…

Ryan CrawCour@ryan.crawcour.social · 3w ago

Oh do please fuck right with this shit. Blocking kids is not the solution. Get the social media giants that are earning billions off the exploitation of its users to take some responsibility for the harm they cause. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 3w ago

Net debt only includes *financial* assets (e.g. shares in Super). Net debt excludes financial assets owned by state-owned enterprises and all non-financial assets (buildings etc). Our net debt is crazy low, we could easily invest tens of billions, but we're letting the country fall apart instead.