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Nigel Robertson
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davidfarrier.com
i joined a group of people out tracking ICE vehicles around minneapolis. the agents didn't seem to like it very much. i guess i'm in the DHS database now? www.webworm.co/database/
Added To ICE's Database
We filmed ICE; they filmed us back.
www.webworm.co
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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russelnorman.bsky.social
Climate change sucks. The astounding truth is that the NZ Govt plans to make it worse with more cows more coal more cars and more oil
radionz.nzcow.com RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 8h
📢 Homes were evacuated, floods covered districts, and slips blocked roads and took lives. RNZ looks at just how devastating last week's storm was.
Evacuations, floods and slips: The damage caused by last week's deadly storms
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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violetblue.bsky.social
New press release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation condemning the killing of nurse Alex Pretti and "calling for an immediate stop to ICE’s aggressive and murderous tactics in the US":

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
NZNO Disgusted By Nurse’s Killing In The US
We are calling for an immediate stop to ICE’s aggressive and murderous tactics in the US, says Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku.
www.scoop.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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tonywelly.bsky.social
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
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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skipmccabe.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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theocracidal.bsky.social
Little bits of time here and there are up. Learn the issues, talk to friends, family, even strangers, an Aotearoa we can all afford is our choice, our votes make it policy.
nzpom.com PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 5d
7th November isn't far away, smaller parties need our help as they don't have the wealthy donors.

If you can't donate financially, donate some time delivering leaflets, door knocking or phone canvassing. Preferably for the @greens.org.nz
#nzpol
Volunteer
Today we need your help to take action on the biggest issues facing New Zealand.
www.greens.org.nz
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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loraxcate.bsky.social
By cancelling the Climate Emergency Response Fund, the government was telling us there was nothing to see here. The past week has shown they could not have been more wrong. We need a government that takes climate change seriously because it's only going to get worse. #nzpol
loraxcate.bsky.social Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 2d
We had funding for these types of actions. It was the Climate Emergency Response Fund but the government closed that in 2024 so now there is no dedicated funding to prepare for future floods, slips, fires and other climate disasters www.treasury.govt.nz/information-...
The Climate Emergency Response Fund
The Climate Emergency Response Fund is now closed.At Budget 2024, the Government confirmed its decision to close the Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
www.treasury.govt.nz
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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drbex.bsky.social
This would be the same Federated Farmers who have actively resisted climate change mitigation strategies and put pressure on the govt to reduce climate change action 🧐🤔
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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progallthethings.bsky.social
Look. What I say to you is this:

Yay! Maori! Great job!

What I say to my supporters is this:

Boo! Maori! Go get a job!

What I do in Parliament:

Work with racists and fascists to destroy Te Tiriti, te reo and Maori jobs. Yay!

#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip
The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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norightturnnz.bsky.social
Man who fanned racist bonfire suddenly upset that things are getting burned www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip
The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
easegill.bsky.social
Extending this service to Tauranga would be an inspired move. The more available Te Huia is, the more people will use it.
- please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...
Golden Triangle by Train: Te Huia to Tauranga
Over half of New Zealand’s population lives in the Golden Triangle, and it is one of the fastest-growing parts of the country — it makes sense to have a modern, safe and efficient train service betwee...
our.actionstation.org.nz
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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watershitdown.bsky.social
When you read Luxon's actual quote at the bottom of article he just calls it rhetoric, doesnt say racist , am I reading it wrong ? #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip
The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 AM
easegill.bsky.social
In this article Luxon tries out election slogan "Right here, right now", he tells racists they shouldn't vocalise it too much in public, and he shows he has no understanding whatsoever about the climate emergency, claiming that he'll build roads higher. Tosspot. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip
The Prime Minister says those sharing the comments should keep it to themselves.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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paullecomtephoto.nz
How about plan A

Don't fuck the environment
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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openpolicy.bsky.social
It’s the FO period for FAFO farmers who have supported this government’s destruction of emissions reduction and climate adaptation and resilience policies.
January 26, 2026 at 12:46 AM
easegill.bsky.social
Amanda Gorman writes for Alex Pretti.
Betrayal ... execution ... a message - Love your people and you will die.
For Alex Jeffrey Pretti Murdered by I.C.E January 24, 2026 by Amanda Gorman We wake with no words, just woe & wound. Our own country shoot ing us in the back is not just brutal ity; it's jarring betrayal; not enforcement but execution. A message: Love your people & you will die. Yet our greatest threat isn't the outsiders among us, but those among us who never look within. Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience. Know that to care intensively, united, is to carry both pain-dark horror for today & a profound, daring hope for tomorrow. We can feel we have nothing to give, & still belove this world waiting, trembling to change. If we cannot find words, may we find the will; if we ever lose hope, may we never lose our humanity. The only undying thing is mercy, the courage to open ourselves like doors, hug our neighbor & save one more bright, impossible life.
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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jjw.wtf
Newsletters I like and religiously read:
- @davidfarrier.com’s Webworm
- @garbageday.email
- @vermontgmg.bsky.social’s doomsday scenario
- @stilgherrian.com’s Weekly Cybers
- @emilywrites.co.nz
- @biblioracle.bsky.social
- @404media.co
- @gilduran.com’s Nerd Reich
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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davidfarrier.com
why the FUCK is even obama using phrases like "appear to"

you don't have to both-sides things like *the truth* and *reality*

it's on multiple videos - i feel like i am going insane
For weeks now, people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city. These unprecedented tactics - which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless and cruel-have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S citizens. And yet rather than trying to impose some semblance of discipline and accountability over the agents they've deployed, the President and current administration officials seem eager to escalate the situation, while offering public explanations for the shootings of Mr. Pretti and Renee Good that aren't informed by any serious investigation -and that appear to be directly contradicted by video
January 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
easegill.bsky.social
A well written and accessible explanation of the causes of slope failures / landslips on Mauao.
manucaddie.bsky.social Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 1d
"We should be demanding a government-wide commitment to climate risk reduction, incl. binding emissions cuts, adaptation plans, and a national programme to stabilise vulnerable landscapes using science-informed, Indigenous-led land stewardship." manucaddie540258.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi... #nzpol
January 25, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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mjmcoomber.bsky.social
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti

Absolutely heartbreaking
Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption: On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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rdotspoon.bsky.social
These aren’t Nazis. They are the sons and daughters of Klan members you keep inviting to Thanksgiving dinner.
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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rdotspoon.bsky.social
The fact that a lot of you think the Germans are the only wrong doing white people in world history will continue to be a part of the problem.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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ginalolajupiter.bsky.social
excerpted from jim Stewartson
January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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paulvanbrakel.bsky.social
"Give it up, I mean we're in 2023. There's no doubt about it. You can't be climate denier or a climate minimalist," Luxon said. Yet here we are now #AoNZ with him and Watts pushing back CC policy and they too are in the boat #nzpol
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ancalagontheblack.bsky.social Dr. Gary H. Kramer @ancalagontheblack.bsky.social · 2d
This is why we are firmly on the red path
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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brettcd.bsky.social
Luxon on breakfast just now standing outside the cordon at Mt Maunganui finishing his facile interview with the inane electioneering slogan "Fixing the basics..." - the man is completely devoid of empathy or tact.

#NZPol
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM