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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Outrageous stupidity from an outrageously stupid man.
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Outrageous stupidity from an outrageously stupid man.
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You know that line, not every man? Well, it really is every man who still chooses to use Xitter. Complicity is a thing
#nzpol
#nzpol
Excellent article from Andrea Vance today - few quotes
"There is a weak argument (usually put forward by white men, those least likely to suffer abuse online) that staying on X somehow moderates the awful. You can’t dilute a cesspool."
1/5
"There is a weak argument (usually put forward by white men, those least likely to suffer abuse online) that staying on X somehow moderates the awful. You can’t dilute a cesspool."
1/5
Every official tweet is a nod to child abuse
OPINION: Why is a social network under criminal investigation for child sex abuse material treated as a legitimate podium for government messaging?
www.thepost.co.nz
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
You know that line, not every man? Well, it really is every man who still chooses to use Xitter. Complicity is a thing
#nzpol
#nzpol
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The general consensus of everyone I have had coffee with is there will be a tsunami of AI slop this election year. Also a consensus of try not to add to it by sharing it yourself even if you like examples, and to talk to people person to person as much as you can.
This is a significant issue for democracy and trust in news media (already dismal, as we know). I'm so glad that Meta is taking action against this automated AI slop on their platforms by doing... *checks notes* nothing. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop
Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
The general consensus of everyone I have had coffee with is there will be a tsunami of AI slop this election year. Also a consensus of try not to add to it by sharing it yourself even if you like examples, and to talk to people person to person as much as you can.
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Not voted for #BugOfTheYear yet? Thanks to @thespinoff.bsky.social for letting me make the case for the North Auckland Worm. Vote now! thespinoff.co.nz/science/09-0...
Siouxsie Wiles: Why this giant worm should be crowned New Zealand’s best bug
It's more than a metre long and can expel glowing yellow ooze from its anus. Doesn't that sound like Bug of the Year material to you?
thespinoff.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Not voted for #BugOfTheYear yet? Thanks to @thespinoff.bsky.social for letting me make the case for the North Auckland Worm. Vote now! thespinoff.co.nz/science/09-0...
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Definition of a levy
(not necessarily you’d drive a Chevvy to)
(not necessarily you’d drive a Chevvy to)
![tax 4）
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• Phonetic (standard)
IPA
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noun as in charge levied by government on property, income
Synonyms
Strongest matches
contribution
fine
levy
cost
price
duty
rate
expense
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February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Definition of a levy
(not necessarily you’d drive a Chevvy to)
(not necessarily you’d drive a Chevvy to)
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Mōrena whānau!
No cartoon for three weeks as I embark on my degree in animation.
Currently in a bootcamp - not the army styled one - and so far it's rolling quick! 😃
Keep safe out there ❤️
#Cartoon #FurtherEducation
No cartoon for three weeks as I embark on my degree in animation.
Currently in a bootcamp - not the army styled one - and so far it's rolling quick! 😃
Keep safe out there ❤️
#Cartoon #FurtherEducation
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Mōrena whānau!
No cartoon for three weeks as I embark on my degree in animation.
Currently in a bootcamp - not the army styled one - and so far it's rolling quick! 😃
Keep safe out there ❤️
#Cartoon #FurtherEducation
No cartoon for three weeks as I embark on my degree in animation.
Currently in a bootcamp - not the army styled one - and so far it's rolling quick! 😃
Keep safe out there ❤️
#Cartoon #FurtherEducation
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Not to mention it's thirst for water... #ai #artificialintelligence #programmers #datacentres #datacenters #copyright #theft The Phoenix Magazine #cartoon
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Not to mention it's thirst for water... #ai #artificialintelligence #programmers #datacentres #datacenters #copyright #theft The Phoenix Magazine #cartoon
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ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
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Waking up to videos of horrendous police violence towards anti-genocide protesters in Australia. Yet to see any coverage from media here in Aotearoa 🦗
Solidarity to everyone out on the streets for Palestine ✊
#freepalestine 🇵🇸
#nzpol
Solidarity to everyone out on the streets for Palestine ✊
#freepalestine 🇵🇸
#nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Waking up to videos of horrendous police violence towards anti-genocide protesters in Australia. Yet to see any coverage from media here in Aotearoa 🦗
Solidarity to everyone out on the streets for Palestine ✊
#freepalestine 🇵🇸
#nzpol
Solidarity to everyone out on the streets for Palestine ✊
#freepalestine 🇵🇸
#nzpol
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Marc Daalder on why the new LNG terminal is likely to shape up as a bad financial and climate decision.
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
Why the new LNG terminal could raise, not lower, your power bill
Analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs.
newsroom.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Marc Daalder on why the new LNG terminal is likely to shape up as a bad financial and climate decision.
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
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Please can the terms: 'this government' or 'National' or 'CoC' be used to describe neanderthal idiotic backward policies
Not the term 'Wellington' which is our capital city and which has been metaphorically crapped on by this government's hopelessly incompetent economic decisions
#nzpol
Not the term 'Wellington' which is our capital city and which has been metaphorically crapped on by this government's hopelessly incompetent economic decisions
#nzpol
The EV slowdown: How government decisions changed the road ahead
We look at what went wrong and what needs to happen after the great e-slowdown.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Please can the terms: 'this government' or 'National' or 'CoC' be used to describe neanderthal idiotic backward policies
Not the term 'Wellington' which is our capital city and which has been metaphorically crapped on by this government's hopelessly incompetent economic decisions
#nzpol
Not the term 'Wellington' which is our capital city and which has been metaphorically crapped on by this government's hopelessly incompetent economic decisions
#nzpol
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All the benefits of technology were meant to allow us to work less, that was the promise, but capitalism turned that into doing more to make money for fewer and fewer people at the top.
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
All the benefits of technology were meant to allow us to work less, that was the promise, but capitalism turned that into doing more to make money for fewer and fewer people at the top.
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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 8:11 PM
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.
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A levy on our power bill is going to *reduce* our bill by $50? Maybe Luxon genuinely doesn't understand addition and subtraction? It'd explain a lot.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
A levy on our power bill is going to *reduce* our bill by $50? Maybe Luxon genuinely doesn't understand addition and subtraction? It'd explain a lot.
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Adding an energy tax is an interesting election year move. #NzPol
New electricity levy ‘not a tax’, PM says, as Hipkins chides ‘another kick’ for Kiwi households
The Government has short-listed possible proposals for a liquefied natural gas import facility.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Adding an energy tax is an interesting election year move. #NzPol
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Luxon’s LNG terminal decision: Dirty, stupid and expensive www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
LNG terminal decision: Dirty, dumb and expensive - Greenpeace - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace is slamming the Luxon government’s announcement it will build a liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal, calling it a dirty, dumb and expensive decision that will leave New Zealander...
www.greenpeace.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Luxon’s LNG terminal decision: Dirty, stupid and expensive www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Wellington has a specific plan in the event of a big quake to pick a guy up with a helicopter from Brooklyn, fly him out to Tawa, so that he can then shut down all the gas mains. It's hilariously risky.
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Wellington has a specific plan in the event of a big quake to pick a guy up with a helicopter from Brooklyn, fly him out to Tawa, so that he can then shut down all the gas mains. It's hilariously risky.
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My power bill is already $500 a month and I removed a gas stove from my house four years ago
I am not ever reinstalling a gas stove you fucking corrupt dipshits #nzpol
I am not ever reinstalling a gas stove you fucking corrupt dipshits #nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
My power bill is already $500 a month and I removed a gas stove from my house four years ago
I am not ever reinstalling a gas stove you fucking corrupt dipshits #nzpol
I am not ever reinstalling a gas stove you fucking corrupt dipshits #nzpol
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None of us are free unless all of us free
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
None of us are free unless all of us free
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Yeah, I’d really like them to explain how exactly this will save New Zealander’s millions, when we have to pay a levy/tax on our power bill?
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Yeah, I’d really like them to explain how exactly this will save New Zealander’s millions, when we have to pay a levy/tax on our power bill?
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Wait, do we have to pay more for power after this ridiculous deal?
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Wait, do we have to pay more for power after this ridiculous deal?
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
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Was going to paywall but too much critical information to do so - I'll never be a good business man but who cares? Public interest first. I'll give up my days for that.
New electricity tax to subsidise private corporations & fossil fuels #nzpol #kiwi
New electricity tax to subsidise private corporations & fossil fuels #nzpol #kiwi
New Electricity Tax To Subsidise Private Corporations & Fossil Fuels
National Party, laser focused on the cost of living, threw away ~$1 billion on ferries, introduced Paywave changes that will increase fees & are now levying a new tax on Kiwi families and businesses
mountaintui.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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So I have to pay more on my power bill, which is powered by hydro - a long term investment in energy security made by a past National Govt - to pay for a gas terminal which will be entirely beholden to foreign gas markets, a dying industry.
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
So I have to pay more on my power bill, which is powered by hydro - a long term investment in energy security made by a past National Govt - to pay for a gas terminal which will be entirely beholden to foreign gas markets, a dying industry.
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The right way to lower consumers' bills is to actually start with the cheapest options, not pick an eye-wateringly expensive one and hide the cost. /ends
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The right way to lower consumers' bills is to actually start with the cheapest options, not pick an eye-wateringly expensive one and hide the cost. /ends
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Or to put it another way, $22/GJ subsidy is the equivalent of a $407/tonne carbon price subsidy. How are clean alternatives like biomass, pumped hydro or demand response supposed to compete with the playing-field tilted against them to the tune of $407/tonne? 2/-
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Or to put it another way, $22/GJ subsidy is the equivalent of a $407/tonne carbon price subsidy. How are clean alternatives like biomass, pumped hydro or demand response supposed to compete with the playing-field tilted against them to the tune of $407/tonne? 2/-