@angusosborne.bsky.social
Moerā, Lower Hutt, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa New Zealand
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newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c.... This is a stunning account of incompetence, environmental vandalism and political contempt. #nzpol
Confusion reigns as climate minister appears unaware of own announcement
The Govt says it rejected the Climate Change Commission's advice a month ago, but the commission says it hasn't heard anything from the Govt.
newsroom.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c.... This is a stunning account of incompetence, environmental vandalism and political contempt. #nzpol
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all polls are measurements of the possibly honest current sentiments of pseudo random participants who may or may not turn out to vote and may or may not change their minds if there was, say, an election campaign where parties tried to change people's minds
Realistically, given the margin of error in this poll and the effect of overhangs, all we can really say is that, right now, the next election is too close to call.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Coalition would hold power but Labour gains points after capital gains tax - poll
But coalition parties would still have a majority, according to a new Curia-Taxpayers Union poll,
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
all polls are measurements of the possibly honest current sentiments of pseudo random participants who may or may not turn out to vote and may or may not change their minds if there was, say, an election campaign where parties tried to change people's minds
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We were sold AI on the basis it was going to cure cancer, solve climate change and advance our lives. Instead all it does is produce social media slop and put ordinary people out of work. I think we're entitled to feel a lot more pissed off than we currently seem to.
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We were sold AI on the basis it was going to cure cancer, solve climate change and advance our lives. Instead all it does is produce social media slop and put ordinary people out of work. I think we're entitled to feel a lot more pissed off than we currently seem to.
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#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread
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Nearly all the 800,000+ pages in "Grokipedia" were directly copied from Wikipedia, which is permitted because Wikipedia articles are released under a Creative Commons license.
Unlike Wikipedia, Grokipedia has no way to directly edit its articles. [The Verge]
Unlike Wikipedia, Grokipedia has no way to directly edit its articles. [The Verge]
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia launches with AI-cloned pages from Wikipedia
Ironic.
www.theverge.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Nearly all the 800,000+ pages in "Grokipedia" were directly copied from Wikipedia, which is permitted because Wikipedia articles are released under a Creative Commons license.
Unlike Wikipedia, Grokipedia has no way to directly edit its articles. [The Verge]
Unlike Wikipedia, Grokipedia has no way to directly edit its articles. [The Verge]
Hello Cleveland!
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hello Cleveland!
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Study after study shows that it's remarkably cheap and easy to solve the problems of homelessness and poverty with low-barrier supportive housing and universal basic income, but our own fear that someone, somewhere will get something they didn't "earn" keeps us looking for other (punitive) options.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
October 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Study after study shows that it's remarkably cheap and easy to solve the problems of homelessness and poverty with low-barrier supportive housing and universal basic income, but our own fear that someone, somewhere will get something they didn't "earn" keeps us looking for other (punitive) options.
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Growing up, the main bus in my town was every 10 minutes and always packed. I didn't worry about timetables I just left the house and knew it would be there. Now it's every half hour and completely deserted. This is no coincidence. Fund buses properly and people will use them.
October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Growing up, the main bus in my town was every 10 minutes and always packed. I didn't worry about timetables I just left the house and knew it would be there. Now it's every half hour and completely deserted. This is no coincidence. Fund buses properly and people will use them.
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I will never understand people who claim to understand capitalism and profit, and also suggest that "the market" can deliver security or lower costs or whatever.
"The market" will extract as much profit as it can. That's the explicit goal. It's an obligation for management.
"The market" will extract as much profit as it can. That's the explicit goal. It's an obligation for management.
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I will never understand people who claim to understand capitalism and profit, and also suggest that "the market" can deliver security or lower costs or whatever.
"The market" will extract as much profit as it can. That's the explicit goal. It's an obligation for management.
"The market" will extract as much profit as it can. That's the explicit goal. It's an obligation for management.
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So school leavers with no resources are supposed to just move away from home and instantly get work, a place to live etc etc? How do they do that?
Does he realise that you have to have a job BEFORE you can rent somewhere, buy food, pay bills etc?
Does he realise that you have to have a job BEFORE you can rent somewhere, buy food, pay bills etc?
Luxon told Morning Report
"If you go outside of Wellington, to Hawke's Bay or go to the South Island... The primary industries are crying out for young people to come and join those sectors and those jobs," Luxon said
What happens if you don't want to work in the primary sector Einstein?🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
"If you go outside of Wellington, to Hawke's Bay or go to the South Island... The primary industries are crying out for young people to come and join those sectors and those jobs," Luxon said
What happens if you don't want to work in the primary sector Einstein?🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
Jobseeker changes: 'Punished for economic crisis they didn't create'
"We love these young people," the prime minister says, but a youth advocate says they're being "punished for an economic crisis they didn't create".
www.rnz.co.nz
October 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
So school leavers with no resources are supposed to just move away from home and instantly get work, a place to live etc etc? How do they do that?
Does he realise that you have to have a job BEFORE you can rent somewhere, buy food, pay bills etc?
Does he realise that you have to have a job BEFORE you can rent somewhere, buy food, pay bills etc?
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Jfc. Don't even know how a Fortune article came across my feed but this is unreal.
"When Jamie Dimon was wheeled into the operating room for an emergency heart surgery, he didn’t know whether he would make it out—what he did know was he had no big regrets in life."
fortune.com/2025/09/27/j...
"When Jamie Dimon was wheeled into the operating room for an emergency heart surgery, he didn’t know whether he would make it out—what he did know was he had no big regrets in life."
fortune.com/2025/09/27/j...
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon faced death and realized he had no regrets—How his perspective shifted after emergency heart surgery | Fortune
Around five years ago, Dimon had emergency surgery for an acute aortic dissection.
fortune.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Jfc. Don't even know how a Fortune article came across my feed but this is unreal.
"When Jamie Dimon was wheeled into the operating room for an emergency heart surgery, he didn’t know whether he would make it out—what he did know was he had no big regrets in life."
fortune.com/2025/09/27/j...
"When Jamie Dimon was wheeled into the operating room for an emergency heart surgery, he didn’t know whether he would make it out—what he did know was he had no big regrets in life."
fortune.com/2025/09/27/j...
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Can't build more homes in existing urban areas. Can't build more homes outside of existing urban areas. People wonder why central government had to step in after decades of politicians appeasing NIMBYs stuffed Aotearoa's housing supply and affordability. 🤦♂️
September 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Can't build more homes in existing urban areas. Can't build more homes outside of existing urban areas. People wonder why central government had to step in after decades of politicians appeasing NIMBYs stuffed Aotearoa's housing supply and affordability. 🤦♂️
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We deserve, we need, political leaders who present us with ideas and with hope for better. We deserve to know what they're intending to do and why they believe their options will work better for us.
We deserve more than "look at these inept wankers, I wouldn't do that"
We deserve more than "look at these inept wankers, I wouldn't do that"
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We deserve, we need, political leaders who present us with ideas and with hope for better. We deserve to know what they're intending to do and why they believe their options will work better for us.
We deserve more than "look at these inept wankers, I wouldn't do that"
We deserve more than "look at these inept wankers, I wouldn't do that"
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I made a picture!
I am not an artist at all but it was fun to draw something and then mostly ruin it by colouring it in with felt tips. (with a wash of grey added digitally after scanning it in)
I was referencing another illustration, if you know the dragon you get 10 bonus XP.
I am not an artist at all but it was fun to draw something and then mostly ruin it by colouring it in with felt tips. (with a wash of grey added digitally after scanning it in)
I was referencing another illustration, if you know the dragon you get 10 bonus XP.
September 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I made a picture!
I am not an artist at all but it was fun to draw something and then mostly ruin it by colouring it in with felt tips. (with a wash of grey added digitally after scanning it in)
I was referencing another illustration, if you know the dragon you get 10 bonus XP.
I am not an artist at all but it was fun to draw something and then mostly ruin it by colouring it in with felt tips. (with a wash of grey added digitally after scanning it in)
I was referencing another illustration, if you know the dragon you get 10 bonus XP.
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For #FindsFriday I offer this gorgeous 15,000 year old engraving of a reindeer calf, nervously standing next to its mum. Found in the Madeleine rock shelter in the Dordogne, France. Part of the excellent Ice Age Art exhibition at the Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, Bradford. 🏺
September 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
For #FindsFriday I offer this gorgeous 15,000 year old engraving of a reindeer calf, nervously standing next to its mum. Found in the Madeleine rock shelter in the Dordogne, France. Part of the excellent Ice Age Art exhibition at the Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, Bradford. 🏺
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#nzpol Wondering who to vote for in the local elections?
Karen Yung (Kaz) is standing for Hutt City Council and I reckon she's a fantastic candidate. She's just posted this on FB about how she herself works through the voting options. I thought it worth sharing here.
Karen Yung (Kaz) is standing for Hutt City Council and I reckon she's a fantastic candidate. She's just posted this on FB about how she herself works through the voting options. I thought it worth sharing here.
September 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#nzpol Wondering who to vote for in the local elections?
Karen Yung (Kaz) is standing for Hutt City Council and I reckon she's a fantastic candidate. She's just posted this on FB about how she herself works through the voting options. I thought it worth sharing here.
Karen Yung (Kaz) is standing for Hutt City Council and I reckon she's a fantastic candidate. She's just posted this on FB about how she herself works through the voting options. I thought it worth sharing here.
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People categorized with a meme:🤣
September 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
People categorized with a meme:🤣
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This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
August 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
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I direct NZers attention to who was asking in the House if politicians had backbone in 2008
August 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I direct NZers attention to who was asking in the House if politicians had backbone in 2008
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Apropos nothing, here's MP Kieran McAnulty calling the government collectively racist, spineless, and gutless to boot - as captured in the Hansard from 23 July 2024. There's no record of the MP McAnulty being 'named' by the Speaker for his comments. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Apropos nothing, here's MP Kieran McAnulty calling the government collectively racist, spineless, and gutless to boot - as captured in the Hansard from 23 July 2024. There's no record of the MP McAnulty being 'named' by the Speaker for his comments. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
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Slightly diminish a band: Works No More
Slightly diminish a band: Huey Lewis and the Social Media
Slightly diminish a band: The Only Mostly Dead Kennedys
August 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Slightly diminish a band: Works No More
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A quick search of historical Hansards tells me governments have been called spineless in the house in the past
August 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A quick search of historical Hansards tells me governments have been called spineless in the house in the past
Very powerful speech by Swarbrick, followed by an extremely casual decision on the fly by the speaker
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Very powerful speech by Swarbrick, followed by an extremely casual decision on the fly by the speaker