CindyBax
@cindybax.bsky.social
🇬🇱 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ Global: climate,1.5C, with a history of oppo research. Aotearoa NZ: seabed mining, coal
Mother of doggo Pearl
www.kasm.org.nz and www.coalaction.org.nz
Mother of doggo Pearl
www.kasm.org.nz and www.coalaction.org.nz
and surely also because of the FIFA peace prize????
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 2:06 AM
and surely also because of the FIFA peace prize????
Reposted by CindyBax
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
#nzpol I hope you didn't just assume the local tap water was safe while touring Aotearoa New Zealand this summer. Nitrate levels are dangerously high. Vote for a government that will actually lower them. #TooManyCows #TooMuchFertiliser #WastewaterControlNow
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Nitrate levels in Glenavy dangerously close to Blue Baby risk level - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Almost exactly one year after the Glenavy water supply exceeded the legal health limits for nitrate, the town’s water supply nitrate levels are rising – and fast.
www.greenpeace.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
💯
#nzpol
#nzpol
Two observations: maybe the anti-road-cone can zip their lips for a few weeks while the road crews fix the roads; secondly, I don't see Hobson's Pledge out and about helping anyone with a warm kai, clean clothes and place to rest. Just say'in.
Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslide
January 23, 2026 at 10:56 PM
💯
#nzpol
#nzpol
Experience in North Shore hospital over last three days and my god the staff work hard. Everyone is lovely, attentive and thorough - and the food is great. How lucky we are that it’s all free.
Most of the nurses are immigrants - it’s clear they’re vital to our health system.
Just saying.
#nzpol
Most of the nurses are immigrants - it’s clear they’re vital to our health system.
Just saying.
#nzpol
January 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Experience in North Shore hospital over last three days and my god the staff work hard. Everyone is lovely, attentive and thorough - and the food is great. How lucky we are that it’s all free.
Most of the nurses are immigrants - it’s clear they’re vital to our health system.
Just saying.
#nzpol
Most of the nurses are immigrants - it’s clear they’re vital to our health system.
Just saying.
#nzpol
January 23, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Seems we added record heat to the ocean last year. A warmer ocean means more water vapour in the atmospher, and supercharges weather events #nzpol
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026...
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026...
Ocean absorbs record heat, fuelling extreme weather – University of Auckland
More heat accumulated in the ocean in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began, says climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth.
www.auckland.ac.nz
January 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Seems we added record heat to the ocean last year. A warmer ocean means more water vapour in the atmospher, and supercharges weather events #nzpol
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026...
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026...
Let’s not forget this is where our govt wants to head, as it continues to throw everything at burning as many fossil fuels as it can. Someone tell the good people of Papamoa, Mt Maunganui, Matakaoa, Tairāwhiti, Oākura
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Homeowners warned weather-event buyouts may cease in 20 years
An independent reference group has delivered guidelines to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Let’s not forget this is where our govt wants to head, as it continues to throw everything at burning as many fossil fuels as it can. Someone tell the good people of Papamoa, Mt Maunganui, Matakaoa, Tairāwhiti, Oākura
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Reposted by CindyBax
People (and the press, but they won't) should be on top of Luxoff and the government from now until the election, they've failed us and it shouldn't take a horrific event like this to wake them up
#nzpol
#nzpol
Climate protestors greet PM in Coromandel following extreme weather
YouTube video by nzherald.co.nz
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
People (and the press, but they won't) should be on top of Luxoff and the government from now until the election, they've failed us and it shouldn't take a horrific event like this to wake them up
#nzpol
#nzpol
The good people of @corowatchdog.bsky.social giving Luxon a hard time in Thames today
#nzpol
www.facebook.com/share/v/1EM1...
#nzpol
www.facebook.com/share/v/1EM1...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The good people of @corowatchdog.bsky.social giving Luxon a hard time in Thames today
#nzpol
www.facebook.com/share/v/1EM1...
#nzpol
www.facebook.com/share/v/1EM1...
Reposted by CindyBax
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
Reposted by CindyBax
Another proud day for America.
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another proud day for America.
Reposted by CindyBax
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
Reposted by CindyBax
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
Reposted by CindyBax
It's difficult to fathom what the WA Envtl "Protection" Agency doesn’t understand abt the climate problem. Wilfully & deliberately authorising a massive gas development in this pristine environment must only be viewed as institutionalised climate denial.
reneweconomy.com.au/massive-new-...
reneweconomy.com.au/massive-new-...
Massive new Kimberley fracking industry could keep Woodside gas plant going until 2070
Federal Labor's light touch environmental review of a massive new fracking industry threatens one of Australia’s most iconic wild places – and blows out national emissions.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
It's difficult to fathom what the WA Envtl "Protection" Agency doesn’t understand abt the climate problem. Wilfully & deliberately authorising a massive gas development in this pristine environment must only be viewed as institutionalised climate denial.
reneweconomy.com.au/massive-new-...
reneweconomy.com.au/massive-new-...
Why does Luxon keep saying Kiwisaver will increase?
After the government cuts its contribution by 50%, does an increase from 3% to 3.5% from us and employers make up for that difference?
WE PAY MORE ffs
I will def see a drop as I'm self employed.
#nzpol
After the government cuts its contribution by 50%, does an increase from 3% to 3.5% from us and employers make up for that difference?
WE PAY MORE ffs
I will def see a drop as I'm self employed.
#nzpol
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Why does Luxon keep saying Kiwisaver will increase?
After the government cuts its contribution by 50%, does an increase from 3% to 3.5% from us and employers make up for that difference?
WE PAY MORE ffs
I will def see a drop as I'm self employed.
#nzpol
After the government cuts its contribution by 50%, does an increase from 3% to 3.5% from us and employers make up for that difference?
WE PAY MORE ffs
I will def see a drop as I'm self employed.
#nzpol
Well d’oh
“In New York, only a handful of seats have been booked,” one source said. “Palm Beach is no better. Even in Trump country, theaters are practically empty.”
www.realitytea.com/2026/01/16/m...
“In New York, only a handful of seats have been booked,” one source said. “Palm Beach is no better. Even in Trump country, theaters are practically empty.”
www.realitytea.com/2026/01/16/m...
Melania Trump Documentary Box Office Predictions Aren't What Amazon/MGM Expected — Source
The upcoming "Melania" movie is getting the hype, but regular Americans are allegedly not interested to see it in theaters.
www.realitytea.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Well d’oh
“In New York, only a handful of seats have been booked,” one source said. “Palm Beach is no better. Even in Trump country, theaters are practically empty.”
www.realitytea.com/2026/01/16/m...
“In New York, only a handful of seats have been booked,” one source said. “Palm Beach is no better. Even in Trump country, theaters are practically empty.”
www.realitytea.com/2026/01/16/m...
Reposted by CindyBax
My People’s Economist Tour across Australia and New Zealand is a month away.
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
Gary Stevenson Live in Australia | The People's Economist Tour
Join former trader and bestselling author Gary Stevenson on his first Australian tour. Discover the truth about economic inequality and how money really works. Get tickets for The People's Economist l...
au.thinkable.events
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
My People’s Economist Tour across Australia and New Zealand is a month away.
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
This Feb and March, I’ll be taking my journey from the trading floor to the public stage, sharing my perspective on inequality and challenging how we think about our economies.
au.thinkable.events/gary-stevens...
Pathetic. Also shows up TPU-backed, Atlas Network Machado who shld never have received the Nobel in the first place. She’s awful: backs Trump’s militarism, Netanyahu’s atrocities in Gaza.
She’s no hero #nzpol
She’s no hero #nzpol
—>> #JimmyKimmelLive ⦁ #JimmyKimmel <<—
#Trump Finally Gets His #NobelPeacePrize,
Floats Skipping #Midterms & Fans the Flames of Violence
#Comedy #Humour #Humor
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol
youtu.be/CDILD8vCxL0
#Trump Finally Gets His #NobelPeacePrize,
Floats Skipping #Midterms & Fans the Flames of Violence
#Comedy #Humour #Humor
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol
youtu.be/CDILD8vCxL0
Trump Finally Gets His Nobel Peace Prize, Floats Skipping Midterms & Fans the Flames of Violence
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Pathetic. Also shows up TPU-backed, Atlas Network Machado who shld never have received the Nobel in the first place. She’s awful: backs Trump’s militarism, Netanyahu’s atrocities in Gaza.
She’s no hero #nzpol
She’s no hero #nzpol
Privatisation doesn't work, mkay? Blackrock has let down NZ, again: the first time with Solar Zero. I dunno, maybe we should set up a Climate Emergency Response Fund? But they shut it down, and the ETS has crashed so won't generate cash anyway. What a mess.
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/b...
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/b...
BlackRock bails on $2b NZ climate fund
It was hailed as 'a game changer for the clean tech sector' and a model for the world; less than three years later, BlackRock is walking away from its NZ climate fund
newsroom.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Privatisation doesn't work, mkay? Blackrock has let down NZ, again: the first time with Solar Zero. I dunno, maybe we should set up a Climate Emergency Response Fund? But they shut it down, and the ETS has crashed so won't generate cash anyway. What a mess.
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/b...
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/b...
Reposted by CindyBax
The extraordinary secrecy the Seymour-Luxon-Peters Govt engaged in to blindside Kiwis and pull the rug out from under women pursuing legal action in good faith #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/04/h...
Hush and rush of Govt lawmaking undermines trust and quality
Analysis: The Govt responsible for the Regulatory Standards Bill, which aims to improve legislative quality, is the same one rushing through laws in secret.
newsroom.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The extraordinary secrecy the Seymour-Luxon-Peters Govt engaged in to blindside Kiwis and pull the rug out from under women pursuing legal action in good faith #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/04/h...
Reposted by CindyBax
Very interesting thread. I hope political journalists are taking note #nzpol
Fascinating that NZ's FM publicly lectures RBNZ Governor about respecting statutory independence whilst simultaneously demonstrating precisely why central bankers worldwide felt compelled to defend institutional independence from political interference! The irony has clearly stayed in its own lane.
January 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Very interesting thread. I hope political journalists are taking note #nzpol
And now Adelaide Writers' festival fully apologises and invites her back next year. #auspol
As they should.
I hope she keeps going with her defamation case though
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
As they should.
I hope she keeps going with her defamation case though
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Adelaide festival invites Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak in 2027 as author says she’ll consider offer
Follow updates live
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 AM
And now Adelaide Writers' festival fully apologises and invites her back next year. #auspol
As they should.
I hope she keeps going with her defamation case though
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
As they should.
I hope she keeps going with her defamation case though
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Whole festival now cancelled. Board still arguing decision mischaracterised - what utter bollox.
Her book was about Palestinians experiencing racism and pushback around their efforts to speak on Palestinians.
The irony is real.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Her book was about Palestinians experiencing racism and pushback around their efforts to speak on Palestinians.
The irony is real.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’
Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned following backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Whole festival now cancelled. Board still arguing decision mischaracterised - what utter bollox.
Her book was about Palestinians experiencing racism and pushback around their efforts to speak on Palestinians.
The irony is real.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Her book was about Palestinians experiencing racism and pushback around their efforts to speak on Palestinians.
The irony is real.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...