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D Jukic She/her
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Enthusiastic amateur gardener. Dalmatian. Croatian. Pākehā. Tangata Tiriti. Parent. Partner. Baba. Teta. Cis. She/her. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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Post a banger not in English

TBH you can't top this absolute BANGER

Adriano Celentano's Prisencolinensinainciusol is written entirely in gibberish to mimic the sound of American English

youtu.be/RObuKTeHoxo?...
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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#nzpol
Simeon and Chris think it’s awesome that people can barrel through school zones without slowing down. bAcK oN tRAcK 🤬🤬
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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FYI I’ve opened this up for full public reading, listening & sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate & poverty in public. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
thekaka.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Here’s the thing. Power bills in this country suck. The price keeps going up. It’s a financial burden on many households. Campaigning on actual measures that would lower those bills - forgetting entirely the benefits to the country - would win votes. An LPG terminal isn’t going to win votes.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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About 45% of gas produced in this country goes to Methanex, the Canadian multinational. Fonterra is another significant gas user. Just in case you are wondering who stands to benefit most from the planned LNG plant which is to be paid for by me, thee and every other individual user of power.
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Generator costs stun southland farmers after power failiures #FarmersWeeeklyNZ #nzpol #cartoon
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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pretty wild that there's been a massive pro-genocide violent crackdown by the government & police on free speech & protest rights in Aus & there's been barely, if ANY, coverage of it by mainstream NZ outlets

only stories I've seen have been ABC syndicated (immensely problematic) & ineffective

why?
Video shows a man pinned to the ground as Australian police strike him repeatedly during an arrest. The man appears already subdued as blows continue. The incident occurred at protests in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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all in service of protecting a war criminal.

israel's prime minister is as culpable for israel's war crimes as their president is.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Good, but why did Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden transfer this fix to Mr Watts?
'Very dangerous' electrical rule change to be reviewed
Electrical inspectors have warned the rule change could result in "multiple fatalities".
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Our oversized Titirangi bach - the agent doesn’t call it that but I do - is going to be all over the internet soon so you get to see the outside entrance way off the deck and kitchen/dining area so I can used to the idea of it being a house for sale 1/2
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
It’s not a tax if National does it. Yeah right Mr Luxon. #nzpol
a little girl is making an angry face and says `` you know you lying '' .
Alt: a little girl is making an angry face and says `` you know you lying '' .
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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"Unlike many countries, New Zealand does not require lobbyists to register, disclose their clients or funding sources, or adhere to ethical standards."

I bet this was helpful in this gas case!

And imagine the lobbying against lobby rules that's going on too!

theconversation.com/lobbying-reg...
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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#BHN Luxon saying "It's a charge that's levied against the electricity companies" about the LNG proposal sounds an awful lot like "China will pay the tariffs" doesn't it?

Who ultimately pays that "levy" Mr Luxon?
#nzpol #nzpolitics #notalevy #powertax
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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"There is no question that the number of police killings of civilians in the U.S. – who are disproportionately Black and other people of color – are the result of policies and practices that enable and even encourage police violence. ... American police kill civilians at incredibly high rates."
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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The cases being dismissed in the US is not proof of Gaiman’s innocence. The judges all ruled that the case should be pursued through the courts in New Zealand

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing Neil Gaiman of sexual assault
Former nanny Scarlett Pavlovich filed suit in three US states alleging author assaulted her in New Zealand in 2022
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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It’s a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad plan. It will do NOTHING to increase energy security & reliability in AoNZ,. Rather it will feed BILLIONS of $$$ to offshore fossil fuel industries thereby EXACERBATING all our climate change problems & bankrupting us all along the way. Where’s the scrutiny? #nzpol
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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The vibe today in Wellington.
February 10, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.

We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Renting in Aotearoa NZ? Please fill in the survey; if nothing else the results will help me with council decision-making!

Own your home? Please share it widely to get max responses.
Aotearoa Renter's Survey 2026
This is about gathering stories and information about what it's like being a renter in Aotearoa in 2026 - to support you, your flatmates and your neighbours to advocate, organise and campaign for dece...
actionstation.typeform.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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Jesus wept. Are we buying it from a shop truck? Financing it via payday loans? What margin exactly is Instant Finance taking on this? Does it at least come with a free Chrisco hamper?
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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And people look askance at me for using Afterpay which is interest free and gets paid off in eight weeks

I am TERRIBLE with money and I could do a better job with this
LMFAO we're being taxed for this, we may not use it, and we're buying it on HP and paying $2.7bn fo rit

Are we utterly fucked in the head?
But wait! There's more!!

#nzpol
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
already at the point in election campaign where EVERY SINGLE msm outlet is directly and provably lying to the public in support of the rightwing coalition (on LNG)

this is similar to the late push on Nationals “tax cuts” that definitely helped them win last time, with zero consequences for media
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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I still can't really see what problem the LNG import terminal solves.

The Rankines on coal already cap the firming price ($~$200) at less than LNG (~$400). Even diesel is cheaper than that and we already have the import facilities.
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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already at the point in election campaign where EVERY SINGLE msm outlet is directly and provably lying to the public in support of the rightwing coalition (on LNG)

this is similar to the late push on Nationals “tax cuts” that definitely helped them win last time, with zero consequences for media
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM