D Jukic She/her
@dejanajuk.bsky.social
Enthusiastic amateur gardener. Dalmatian. Croatian. Pākehā. Tangata Tiriti. Parent. Partner. Baba. Teta. Cis. She/her. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Can someone explain the disconnect betw Luxon who bangs on about how the US needs critical minerals for EVs, etc, stuff needed for the clean energy revolution
Yet Trump hates EVs & renewables, denies climate change, is doing everything he possibly can to stop or slow the US decarbonising
#nzpol
Yet Trump hates EVs & renewables, denies climate change, is doing everything he possibly can to stop or slow the US decarbonising
#nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Can someone explain the disconnect betw Luxon who bangs on about how the US needs critical minerals for EVs, etc, stuff needed for the clean energy revolution
Yet Trump hates EVs & renewables, denies climate change, is doing everything he possibly can to stop or slow the US decarbonising
#nzpol
Yet Trump hates EVs & renewables, denies climate change, is doing everything he possibly can to stop or slow the US decarbonising
#nzpol
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Kiwis have been harping on about NZ as a low productivity nation for almost as long as we have been warning about climate change...
Just as the Manu is our unofficial summer sport, kicking the can down the road is our national pastime - make it an olympic sport, NZ Gold every time.
Just as the Manu is our unofficial summer sport, kicking the can down the road is our national pastime - make it an olympic sport, NZ Gold every time.
The opposite of this
NZ's low productivity (gap between value of inputs and outputs) is the primary reason why our self-ideation as a prosperous country able to provide a good life for everyone fails to match reality
Workers are largely victims of it, and we should demand better productivity
NZ's low productivity (gap between value of inputs and outputs) is the primary reason why our self-ideation as a prosperous country able to provide a good life for everyone fails to match reality
Workers are largely victims of it, and we should demand better productivity
Our obsession with productivity is psychotic.
Because there's never enough productivity.
If you work hard, they want you to work even harder.
Making a line go up for the sake of making a line go up is just flawed.
Because there's never enough productivity.
If you work hard, they want you to work even harder.
Making a line go up for the sake of making a line go up is just flawed.
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Kiwis have been harping on about NZ as a low productivity nation for almost as long as we have been warning about climate change...
Just as the Manu is our unofficial summer sport, kicking the can down the road is our national pastime - make it an olympic sport, NZ Gold every time.
Just as the Manu is our unofficial summer sport, kicking the can down the road is our national pastime - make it an olympic sport, NZ Gold every time.
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The takeaway here is the declaration that Goldsmith ran a shoddy process that was inconsistent with some mandatory statutory criteria in the appointment of two high ranking tribunal members stands. And we're entitled to take that into account when assessing how Goldsmith does his job.
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The takeaway here is the declaration that Goldsmith ran a shoddy process that was inconsistent with some mandatory statutory criteria in the appointment of two high ranking tribunal members stands. And we're entitled to take that into account when assessing how Goldsmith does his job.
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In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
Wes Streeting privately said Israel committing war crimes, backed sanctions on 'rogue state'
The British health secretary privately admitted last year that the Israeli government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
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Would be very funny if Streetings future as Prime Minister gets axed by Labour Friends of Israel because he published WhatsApps messages to distance himself from Mandelson.
In now publicly available text correspondence between the British health secretary Wes Streeting and former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, Streeting admitted that Israel was committing war crimes, conspiring to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and that the UK should sanction the government.
Wes Streeting privately said Israel committing war crimes, backed sanctions on 'rogue state'
The British health secretary privately admitted last year that the Israeli government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Would be very funny if Streetings future as Prime Minister gets axed by Labour Friends of Israel because he published WhatsApps messages to distance himself from Mandelson.
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🚨A plea to save our lives in Gaza from the storm. We are freezing to death. Our tent is torn & destroyed We are flooded by heavy rain.
We implore you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $150 tent😭
Your donation will be our lifeline🤲
Plz Help & share link donation
chuffed.org/project/1400...
We implore you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $150 tent😭
Your donation will be our lifeline🤲
Plz Help & share link donation
chuffed.org/project/1400...
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
🚨A plea to save our lives in Gaza from the storm. We are freezing to death. Our tent is torn & destroyed We are flooded by heavy rain.
We implore you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $150 tent😭
Your donation will be our lifeline🤲
Plz Help & share link donation
chuffed.org/project/1400...
We implore you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $150 tent😭
Your donation will be our lifeline🤲
Plz Help & share link donation
chuffed.org/project/1400...
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Paul Goldsmith tells me today he has decided not to appeal this decision.
"I didn't see the point of dragging it out for more months and more expense."
"I didn't see the point of dragging it out for more months and more expense."
NEW: The High Court has ruled that Paul Goldsmith's appointment of Dr. Stephen Rainbow as Human Rights Commissioner was unlawful
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Minister unlawfully appointed human rights and race relations commissioners
The High Court has found Paul Goldsmith’s controversial appointment of Stephen Rainbow and that of Melissa Derby were unlawful.
www.thepost.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Paul Goldsmith tells me today he has decided not to appeal this decision.
"I didn't see the point of dragging it out for more months and more expense."
"I didn't see the point of dragging it out for more months and more expense."
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Despite 85% of our power coming from cheap renewables the price you pay is set by the cost of gas
By an industry making 93% margins
Who are refusing to adequately invest in the cheap renwables because that would impact profits
Our electricity is expensive because that suits the gentailers
#nzpol
By an industry making 93% margins
Who are refusing to adequately invest in the cheap renwables because that would impact profits
Our electricity is expensive because that suits the gentailers
#nzpol
"A report from the BCG consultancy last year found that despite renewables making up 85 percent of generation in 2024, gas set the price 90 percent of the time. More expensive gas means higher power costs, even with all else being equal. That’s why it’s so critical to understand"...
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Despite 85% of our power coming from cheap renewables the price you pay is set by the cost of gas
By an industry making 93% margins
Who are refusing to adequately invest in the cheap renwables because that would impact profits
Our electricity is expensive because that suits the gentailers
#nzpol
By an industry making 93% margins
Who are refusing to adequately invest in the cheap renwables because that would impact profits
Our electricity is expensive because that suits the gentailers
#nzpol
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National has released ACT's bill to gut workplace health & safety. Restricts the H&S obligations of small employers (and all seasonal companies) to only worrying about "critical risks". www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill 244-1 (2026), Government Bill Contents – New Zealand Legislation
www.legislation.govt.nz
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
National has released ACT's bill to gut workplace health & safety. Restricts the H&S obligations of small employers (and all seasonal companies) to only worrying about "critical risks". www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
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That Pasifika people were 86% of those targeted but made up only one third of overstayers (guess what the other 2/3 had in common?).
Hmmmm, indiscriminate targeting of brown "immigrants". Sounds awfully familiar...
Hmmmm, indiscriminate targeting of brown "immigrants". Sounds awfully familiar...
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
That Pasifika people were 86% of those targeted but made up only one third of overstayers (guess what the other 2/3 had in common?).
Hmmmm, indiscriminate targeting of brown "immigrants". Sounds awfully familiar...
Hmmmm, indiscriminate targeting of brown "immigrants". Sounds awfully familiar...
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Just listening to this podcast episode about the Dawn Raids and how there's an assumption by some that that didn't really happen in Christchurch and remembering how my friend told me her dad got bundled up and taken to the police station. He's Māori.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/s...
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/s...
Speak up – Kōrerotia podcast: Legacies of the Dawn Raids
Episode of human rights radio show with recommended reading on the topic of the Dawn Raids and the Polynesian Panthers.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Just listening to this podcast episode about the Dawn Raids and how there's an assumption by some that that didn't really happen in Christchurch and remembering how my friend told me her dad got bundled up and taken to the police station. He's Māori.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/s...
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/s...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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I am having exec coaching sessions (pro bono from a leading Wellington-based coach) and they are really excellent for goal setting and staying on track.
Thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is trying to do something big.
2026 will be another big year for Rights Aotearoa.
Thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is trying to do something big.
2026 will be another big year for Rights Aotearoa.
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I am having exec coaching sessions (pro bono from a leading Wellington-based coach) and they are really excellent for goal setting and staying on track.
Thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is trying to do something big.
2026 will be another big year for Rights Aotearoa.
Thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is trying to do something big.
2026 will be another big year for Rights Aotearoa.
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Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said the government was guaranteeing added costs to New Zealanders, while relying on "hopes, wishes, and prayers" for future savings.
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
Hipkins dismissed questions over whether Labour would terminate any agreements, or put the costs onto the energy companies and take away the levy on households, as "hypothetical"
Chippy its a fucking ELECTION YEAR, you are supposed to take a stand on policies
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chippy its a fucking ELECTION YEAR, you are supposed to take a stand on policies
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
New liquefied natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
The government wants taxpayers to fund a natural gas import terminal, but says lower power prices will come as a result.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said the government was guaranteeing added costs to New Zealanders, while relying on "hopes, wishes, and prayers" for future savings.
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
"Profits are flowing offshore, while New Zealanders are paying handsomely for it."
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February 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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A Tribe Called Red - Electric Pow Wow Drum
A Tribe Called Red - Electric Pow Wow Drum
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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A Tribe Called Red - Electric Pow Wow Drum
A Tribe Called Red - Electric Pow Wow Drum
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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Making a bit of progress towards a hui near the end of this month. It is to be a bit of a scoping exercise and planning meeting. Time from 5:30 - 6:30 PM as later is very rough with my long COVID. The central idea is a push for MSc and PhD scholars:
* Living Wage
* Be employees
* 1st 100 days
#NZPOL
* Living Wage
* Be employees
* 1st 100 days
#NZPOL
Nyika is one of many who we (that's we as in the country) are not paying properly while they do research for us (the country). It is nothing less than exploitation by the crown.
In 2026, this is my number 1 issue in the public research system to work on. Amplify if you will join in this mahi.
#NZPOL
In 2026, this is my number 1 issue in the public research system to work on. Amplify if you will join in this mahi.
#NZPOL
I mean, I should not complain about getting a stipend. But, also, everybody who does a PhD should get a stipend, and my stipend should be significantly higher, thanks.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Making a bit of progress towards a hui near the end of this month. It is to be a bit of a scoping exercise and planning meeting. Time from 5:30 - 6:30 PM as later is very rough with my long COVID. The central idea is a push for MSc and PhD scholars:
* Living Wage
* Be employees
* 1st 100 days
#NZPOL
* Living Wage
* Be employees
* 1st 100 days
#NZPOL
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February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Solar on rental properties! That’s the one that I think probably really does need a subsidy to make happen
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Solar on rental properties! That’s the one that I think probably really does need a subsidy to make happen
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Hell, I'd go with, "bring back the EV levy, subsidised solar and battery retrofits, mandatory solar on all new developments, municipal microgrids and funded transition for any business wanting to make the shift, a la Glenbrook"
Throw in 50 research-led energy startups @$1m each
$1Bn should cover it
Throw in 50 research-led energy startups @$1m each
$1Bn should cover it
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hell, I'd go with, "bring back the EV levy, subsidised solar and battery retrofits, mandatory solar on all new developments, municipal microgrids and funded transition for any business wanting to make the shift, a la Glenbrook"
Throw in 50 research-led energy startups @$1m each
$1Bn should cover it
Throw in 50 research-led energy startups @$1m each
$1Bn should cover it