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This exchange ought to settle any idea of the probable next word machine "saying" anything, per gullible media reports.
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This exchange ought to settle any idea of the probable next word machine "saying" anything, per gullible media reports.
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Time for companies, organisations & governments bodies to abandon & countries to just block the platform formerly known as twitter.
#nzpol
#nzpol
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
spitfirenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Time for companies, organisations & governments bodies to abandon & countries to just block the platform formerly known as twitter.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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"So today we have pronouns, but no progressive taxation. Land acknowledgement but no affordable housing, inclusive language but exclusive zoning. We've got the optics. But not
the outcomes. Should we really be surprised,then,that the left is losing across the developed world? Of course not."
#nzpol
the outcomes. Should we really be surprised,then,that the left is losing across the developed world? Of course not."
#nzpol
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"So today we have pronouns, but no progressive taxation. Land acknowledgement but no affordable housing, inclusive language but exclusive zoning. We've got the optics. But not
the outcomes. Should we really be surprised,then,that the left is losing across the developed world? Of course not."
#nzpol
the outcomes. Should we really be surprised,then,that the left is losing across the developed world? Of course not."
#nzpol
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WE HAVE NO MONEY!
it's incredible that in all this hand wringing about the plight of the hospitality industry globally, no-one has come to the incredibly simple answer that people aren't eating out as much not due to generational differences or wfh, but WE HAVE NO MONEY
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From bon appetit to Uber Eats: why France’s beloved restaurants are in crisis | Paul Taylor
When I started as a reporter in Paris in the 1970s, long, boozy lunches were the norm. Now only fast food and fine dining are thriving, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:40 AM
WE HAVE NO MONEY!
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The world's worst people are having a collective meltdown over Mayor Mamdani.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
January 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The world's worst people are having a collective meltdown over Mayor Mamdani.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
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If you read mainstream media assuming it's deliberately written to help billionaires and keep workers powerless, it all suddenly makes perfect sense.
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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You're so so right. The 'hard decisions' cliche is their tell. They never make hard decisions at all; they make easy ones that are carefully planned/focused grouped to hurt a marginalised group, like beneficiary sanctions. A hard decision for the grey people would be to raise taxes on billionaires.
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 AM
You're so so right. The 'hard decisions' cliche is their tell. They never make hard decisions at all; they make easy ones that are carefully planned/focused grouped to hurt a marginalised group, like beneficiary sanctions. A hard decision for the grey people would be to raise taxes on billionaires.
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#nzpol Suggest you all reread this 1 year old article so you can better understand why David Seymour chose to visit the President of Argentina while you're all distracted by family holidays and boxing day sales. 🤬
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#nzpol Suggest you all reread this 1 year old article so you can better understand why David Seymour chose to visit the President of Argentina while you're all distracted by family holidays and boxing day sales. 🤬
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why is no one questioning the price of cheese in nz still being $15kg give or take when global prices are falling?? #nzpol #crashional #cluxon #nilkinoboats #notfitfor26
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Why is no one questioning the price of cheese in nz still being $15kg give or take when global prices are falling?? #nzpol #crashional #cluxon #nilkinoboats #notfitfor26
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It’s not NZ opting not to join the statement, it’s specifically Luxon and his coalition of wankers. #nzpol
New Zealand opts not to join international statement warning of deteriorating situation in Gaza
New Zealand opts not to join international statement warning of deteriorating situation in Gaza
The statement describes conditions for civilians as "appalling" as winter approaches.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It’s not NZ opting not to join the statement, it’s specifically Luxon and his coalition of wankers. #nzpol
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For those wondering who the Massey professor is pushing this 'too much holiday' narrative on 1 news, I point you to the NZ Initiative website. This is just blatant atlas neolib propoganda being enabled by Jason Walls' softball journalism. #nzpol #atlasnetwork
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/about-us/our...
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/about-us/our...
Professor Christoph Schumacher
Christoph is a Professor of Innovation and Economics at Massey University, the Director of the Knowledge Exchange Hub (Massey University's big data-driven research centre) and the ambassador for Austr...
www.nzinitiative.org.nz
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
For those wondering who the Massey professor is pushing this 'too much holiday' narrative on 1 news, I point you to the NZ Initiative website. This is just blatant atlas neolib propoganda being enabled by Jason Walls' softball journalism. #nzpol #atlasnetwork
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/about-us/our...
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/about-us/our...
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What ever happened to "Clean green New Zealand"?
#nzpol
#nzpol
In 2009, Environment Canterbury set itself three drinking water goals, each to be met within 10 years.
It’s failed all of them, and drinking water quality is getting worse.
#TooManyCows
It’s failed all of them, and drinking water quality is getting worse.
#TooManyCows
The scale of Canterbury’s nitrate pollution in drinking water
In 2009, Environment Canterbury set itself three drinking water goals, each to be met within 10 years. It failed all of them, and drinking water quality is getting worse.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What ever happened to "Clean green New Zealand"?
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Investment in renewables, storage, BEVs and fuel switching is reducing emissions in California. We can make a difference to improve public health, the environment and climate. Every bit helps. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 cleantechnica.com/2025/12/23/c...
California Records One of Its Single Largest Drops in Climate Pollution on Record - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Renewables peak as fossil fuel power generation reaches historic low, while transportation emissions also plummet While not o...
cleantechnica.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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#nzpol dirty
It seems disingenuous for The Post to publish this without acknowledging that Luke Pierson is a founding member of Vision for Wellington, especially given that Stuff owner Sinead Boucher is also a member. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Wellington needs real solutions, not selective outrage over tunnels
OPINION: With 45,000 vehicles using the Mt Victoria Tunnel daily and strong public support for a second tunnel, the city faces a choice between practical fixes and political posturing.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
#nzpol dirty
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Where was the business community outrage over National breaking an existing deal with South Korea for essential infrastructure.. #nzpol
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Where was the business community outrage over National breaking an existing deal with South Korea for essential infrastructure.. #nzpol
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National rips up Labour's ferry deal costing NZ at least 700 million for nothing, then the fuckers want Labour to bail out their underwhelming India FTA..
Fuck off .. #nzpol
Fuck off .. #nzpol
December 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
National rips up Labour's ferry deal costing NZ at least 700 million for nothing, then the fuckers want Labour to bail out their underwhelming India FTA..
Fuck off .. #nzpol
Fuck off .. #nzpol
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Interesting how the framing is all put on Labour / Greens to do the right thing and not the crisis of a gov that can't get its own legislation through.. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Labour, Greens in the hot seat over India free trade agreement
Analysis - Winston Peters' opposition to the India free trade deal has turned what could have been a huge win for the prime minister into a complex political scrap.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Interesting how the framing is all put on Labour / Greens to do the right thing and not the crisis of a gov that can't get its own legislation through.. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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A clear warning for NZ.
Firewall media from money and power… or lose our Democracy.
NB: The monied and powerful have almost completed their takeover of NZ media.
#nzpol
Firewall media from money and power… or lose our Democracy.
NB: The monied and powerful have almost completed their takeover of NZ media.
#nzpol
Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A clear warning for NZ.
Firewall media from money and power… or lose our Democracy.
NB: The monied and powerful have almost completed their takeover of NZ media.
#nzpol
Firewall media from money and power… or lose our Democracy.
NB: The monied and powerful have almost completed their takeover of NZ media.
#nzpol
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A PERMANENTLY LOWER GDP?!
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
Sorry! The economic recovery you ordered has been delayed
Sorry! The economic recovery you ordered has been delayed
Expectations were repeatedly raised and dashed, but 2025 ended up being another frustrating year in the desert for many New Zealanders....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A PERMANENTLY LOWER GDP?!
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment