David Lormans
@dlormans.bsky.social
Old fart from Gore, NZ. Into doom scrolling, photography & videography, collecting movies on physical media, and computers. Married to Gayle and dad to three boys who are no longer small, two gorgeous doggies and a cat.
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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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The sad thing about this electricity tax to pay for the donors LNG terminal is that the "wealthy and sorted" Luxon has his electricity paid for by the taxpayers.
He doesn't realize the struggles most NZders have with paying their monthly electricity bill.
Now wheres my marmite sandwich.
#nzpol
He doesn't realize the struggles most NZders have with paying their monthly electricity bill.
Now wheres my marmite sandwich.
#nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The sad thing about this electricity tax to pay for the donors LNG terminal is that the "wealthy and sorted" Luxon has his electricity paid for by the taxpayers.
He doesn't realize the struggles most NZders have with paying their monthly electricity bill.
Now wheres my marmite sandwich.
#nzpol
He doesn't realize the struggles most NZders have with paying their monthly electricity bill.
Now wheres my marmite sandwich.
#nzpol
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Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
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I wish our Australian politicians would recognise the obscene horrors of #Zionism. #auspol #IsraelTerroristState #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
February 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I wish our Australian politicians would recognise the obscene horrors of #Zionism. #auspol #IsraelTerroristState #GazaGenocide #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
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Racism has been central to Trump and his movement since he came down the escalator. He is a racist. His people are racists. His defenders are racists. His supporters are racists. His party is a party of racists. If they want to disprove that, they can. But it's important to know they don't want to.
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Racism has been central to Trump and his movement since he came down the escalator. He is a racist. His people are racists. His defenders are racists. His supporters are racists. His party is a party of racists. If they want to disprove that, they can. But it's important to know they don't want to.
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🚨 Attention: Foreign tourists 🚨
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🚨 Attention: Foreign tourists 🚨
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The Guardian has added this erratum to its review of Melania
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The Guardian has added this erratum to its review of Melania
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Reprehensible dereliction of duty by the Government again. Risk reduction makes sense and saves lives.
“The research showed that 97% of the central government expenditure was on responding to and recovering from natural disasters, with only 3% spent on risk reduction and resilience” 1/2
#nzpol
“The research showed that 97% of the central government expenditure was on responding to and recovering from natural disasters, with only 3% spent on risk reduction and resilience” 1/2
#nzpol
Government rejects plan to prevent landslides and save hundreds of millions in Gisborne
Plan pitched as a model for other regions too.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Reprehensible dereliction of duty by the Government again. Risk reduction makes sense and saves lives.
“The research showed that 97% of the central government expenditure was on responding to and recovering from natural disasters, with only 3% spent on risk reduction and resilience” 1/2
#nzpol
“The research showed that 97% of the central government expenditure was on responding to and recovering from natural disasters, with only 3% spent on risk reduction and resilience” 1/2
#nzpol
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Fuck the police, because apparently they consider "👎" all the justification they need to assault and harass someone.
Police push back after watchdog slams ‘thumbs down’ stop
The incident occurred on December 22, 2022, after the officer pulled alongside the woman and later signalled her to stop, claiming he believed she may have been impaired by drugs or alcohol.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Fuck the police, because apparently they consider "👎" all the justification they need to assault and harass someone.
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Erica Stanford announcing a NEW IDEA. Twice yearly school reports which show how children are doing in reading, writing and maths and how their progress tracks to expected achievement. This is to replace twice year school reports which show how children are doing in reading, writing and maths and...
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Erica Stanford announcing a NEW IDEA. Twice yearly school reports which show how children are doing in reading, writing and maths and how their progress tracks to expected achievement. This is to replace twice year school reports which show how children are doing in reading, writing and maths and...
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We import the majority of fossil fuels, they are bad for our finances, health, world stability and climate
The only people benefiting here are those selling fossil fuels
We should be looking to get rid of them asap
#nzpol
The only people benefiting here are those selling fossil fuels
We should be looking to get rid of them asap
#nzpol
He’s dooming New Zealanders to a much more difficult and expensive future. He doesn’t care because it’s better for his donors in the short term.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Shane Jones shut down NZ involvement in 'road map' away from fossil fuels
Australia signed up to the 'road map', but Shane Jones did not want New Zealand to join.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We import the majority of fossil fuels, they are bad for our finances, health, world stability and climate
The only people benefiting here are those selling fossil fuels
We should be looking to get rid of them asap
#nzpol
The only people benefiting here are those selling fossil fuels
We should be looking to get rid of them asap
#nzpol
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It's strange how Luxon still walks around feeling like he is the centre of attention but we all know he is mister yappy and the worst PM in New Zealand's history
#nzpol
#nzpol
January 31, 2026 at 10:09 AM
It's strange how Luxon still walks around feeling like he is the centre of attention but we all know he is mister yappy and the worst PM in New Zealand's history
#nzpol
#nzpol
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NZ allowed vapes to supposedly help people quit smoking. Nek minnit..
Medsafe approves first product to help people quit vaping
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation has welcomed the move as "an important step in the fight against New Zealand's vaping epidemic".
www.rnz.co.nz
January 30, 2026 at 12:20 AM
NZ allowed vapes to supposedly help people quit smoking. Nek minnit..
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📉⬇️Tesla profits slumped 46% last year, as ithe Muskrat lost his crown as the top EV seller.
#BoycottTeslaJunk🚫
#BoycottXshitter🚫
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
#BoycottTeslaJunk🚫
#BoycottXshitter🚫
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
Tesla profits slumped 46% last year, as it lost its crown as the top EV seller
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 AM
📉⬇️Tesla profits slumped 46% last year, as ithe Muskrat lost his crown as the top EV seller.
#BoycottTeslaJunk🚫
#BoycottXshitter🚫
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
#BoycottTeslaJunk🚫
#BoycottXshitter🚫
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
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Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Let us remember that the NZ police unlawfully raided the house of journalist Nicky Hager after Hager published a book exposing the malfeasance of Judith Collins. Police had to apologise while Collins is being appointed by Luxon to head the Law Commission. What a joke. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3505...
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ACC plans on "getting more non-serious injury clients out of the long-term claims pool" to get its financies in order.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
January 28, 2026 at 11:57 PM
ACC plans on "getting more non-serious injury clients out of the long-term claims pool" to get its financies in order.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
That's an admission that they've either not been doing their job in the past, or plan to not do their job in the future. It has to be one or both. Either should land them in court.
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ACC shouldn't need access to your medical information. They should just pay the compensation and bills as directed by your doctors.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
ACC shouldn't need access to your medical information. They should just pay the compensation and bills as directed by your doctors.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
Medicine should be strictly the role of the health sector. ACC isn't health sector: they're a finance.
We've let financiers make our medical decisions for too long.
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Hell yeah, brother. Normalize cutting off toxic relationships in your families. Nobody should be unnecessarily exposed to horrible views and horrible people out of some weird sense of family obligations.
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Hell yeah, brother. Normalize cutting off toxic relationships in your families. Nobody should be unnecessarily exposed to horrible views and horrible people out of some weird sense of family obligations.
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Among all the joking about Greg Bovino today, it seems another piece of important news got lost in the noise: I'm afraid to report Yoda has died while having an orgasm.
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Among all the joking about Greg Bovino today, it seems another piece of important news got lost in the noise: I'm afraid to report Yoda has died while having an orgasm.
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not pessimistic. NZ first voters are bigoted, hateful fascists. And they're all old so I can't wait for them to fucking die.
Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition
Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition
Analysis: For a man who claims little regard for the polls, the NZ First leader will surely be feeling more favourably toward their latest offerings.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
not pessimistic. NZ first voters are bigoted, hateful fascists. And they're all old so I can't wait for them to fucking die.
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Do you remember when John Key spent 26 million dollars trying to change the New Zealand flag.
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Do you remember when John Key spent 26 million dollars trying to change the New Zealand flag.
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol
Then we have Winnie saying the $222M breakage fee was "reasonable" when breaking the iREX Ferry contract.
And it costs $3M PA for WHO🤦
Please vote these loonies out
#nzpol