Lauren M
@elenem.bsky.social
Mum, cricket lover, cargo biker, gardener; always wanting more climate action, always wanting more climate justice. Re-skeets for interest, not always endorsement. Says 'fuck' a lot. Aotearoa/NZ.
Feel this SO hard for climate too
Nothing is totally lost, but also none of this is overreaction either. Lay off the people making a lot of noise: it's taking an avalanche to move centrists an inch, and they need to move pretty urgently.
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Feel this SO hard for climate too
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I think there's nothing in the world I enjoy less than the sort of person who does nothing except say "don't worry it'll be okay" as everyone around them kills themselves to make sure it will be okay and when somehow they pull out of disaster and somehow is okay after all the person says "see?"
February 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
I think there's nothing in the world I enjoy less than the sort of person who does nothing except say "don't worry it'll be okay" as everyone around them kills themselves to make sure it will be okay and when somehow they pull out of disaster and somehow is okay after all the person says "see?"
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The files reveal the deep-rooted ambivalence, disdain and hatred for women that sits at the root of masculinity. It’s something good men have to fight against every day, but power corrodes that will and leaves you totally unaccountable
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The files reveal the deep-rooted ambivalence, disdain and hatred for women that sits at the root of masculinity. It’s something good men have to fight against every day, but power corrodes that will and leaves you totally unaccountable
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
It's wild how many normie posts on Facebook today are like 'That racist post really shows us who he is.'
I will never not be astounded at how little attention people pay to politics, even if I get that part of it has been driven by the exceptional period of peace and prosperity some people had.
I will never not be astounded at how little attention people pay to politics, even if I get that part of it has been driven by the exceptional period of peace and prosperity some people had.
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 AM
It's wild how many normie posts on Facebook today are like 'That racist post really shows us who he is.'
I will never not be astounded at how little attention people pay to politics, even if I get that part of it has been driven by the exceptional period of peace and prosperity some people had.
I will never not be astounded at how little attention people pay to politics, even if I get that part of it has been driven by the exceptional period of peace and prosperity some people had.
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Anti-Indigenous rhetoric & policy actions are trending in Canada, Australia, the US and New Zealand, reflecting what can only be described as a coordinated rollback of hard-won gains and an emboldened backlash against Indigenous self-determination. icmagazine.org/anti-indigen...
Anti-Indigenous Racism is on the Rise – Intercontinental Cry
Anti-Indigenous rhetoric and policy actions have started trending in Canada, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, reflecting what can only be described
icmagazine.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Anti-Indigenous rhetoric & policy actions are trending in Canada, Australia, the US and New Zealand, reflecting what can only be described as a coordinated rollback of hard-won gains and an emboldened backlash against Indigenous self-determination. icmagazine.org/anti-indigen...
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Ever since the full on "privatizate everything" agenda transitioned to a contracting state in the mid 90s, the story of public services in NZ has been the story of public procurement & 30 years later with the exception of Pharmac we're still incredibly bad at it to our country's extreme detriment.
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Ever since the full on "privatizate everything" agenda transitioned to a contracting state in the mid 90s, the story of public services in NZ has been the story of public procurement & 30 years later with the exception of Pharmac we're still incredibly bad at it to our country's extreme detriment.
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"Every democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their corruption."
Worth the wait
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Worth the wait
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"Every democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their corruption."
Worth the wait
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Worth the wait
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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The exact same people and I mean EXACT. SAME. wanted you to stop saying the words #ClimateChange and they've been wildly successful, even with supposed #Progressives.
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
They got you mad at #MeToo. They convinced you #Woke was a terrible thing. And they were/are great big pedophiles.
If you fell for it? Smarten up. www.theverge.com/tech/874721/... #EpsteinFiles
If you fell for it? Smarten up. www.theverge.com/tech/874721/... #EpsteinFiles
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The exact same people and I mean EXACT. SAME. wanted you to stop saying the words #ClimateChange and they've been wildly successful, even with supposed #Progressives.
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
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It’s heartbreaking to see the rivers I used to swim in as a boy being slowly killed to irrigate dairy farms. Climate change will make dairying impossible in Canterbury before too long; but no, we’re going to wring the last few $$ out of the environment while we can.
A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
What happened to all the fish?
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
www.thepress.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It’s heartbreaking to see the rivers I used to swim in as a boy being slowly killed to irrigate dairy farms. Climate change will make dairying impossible in Canterbury before too long; but no, we’re going to wring the last few $$ out of the environment while we can.
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The sudden disappearance of a small native fish from Canterbury’s rivers has broken an ancient cycle, revealing how the Rakaia River is being steadily drained of life and energy.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The sudden disappearance of a small native fish from Canterbury’s rivers has broken an ancient cycle, revealing how the Rakaia River is being steadily drained of life and energy.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
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“If you are reading this it is because I’m dead”
“I can’t say for sure, but I imagine that my last thought – will be of the children massacred in Gaza and of the surviving Palestinians who face a terrible future.”
Rest In Peace, Carlos Hernández.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“I can’t say for sure, but I imagine that my last thought – will be of the children massacred in Gaza and of the surviving Palestinians who face a terrible future.”
Rest In Peace, Carlos Hernández.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
Leaving this world in an age of lies and cruelty, my last message is simple: don’t give up on truth, says Spanish journalist Carlos Hernández de Miguel
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
“If you are reading this it is because I’m dead”
“I can’t say for sure, but I imagine that my last thought – will be of the children massacred in Gaza and of the surviving Palestinians who face a terrible future.”
Rest In Peace, Carlos Hernández.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“I can’t say for sure, but I imagine that my last thought – will be of the children massacred in Gaza and of the surviving Palestinians who face a terrible future.”
Rest In Peace, Carlos Hernández.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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so many centrists and liberals act as though "progress" as they know it has happened thanks to the magical, natural tide of history rather than people far more radical than them disregarding respectability politics and changing things by stepping right through decorum.
Maria Supplisson | @mimisplsn
Maria Supplisson | @mimisplsn
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
so many centrists and liberals act as though "progress" as they know it has happened thanks to the magical, natural tide of history rather than people far more radical than them disregarding respectability politics and changing things by stepping right through decorum.
Maria Supplisson | @mimisplsn
Maria Supplisson | @mimisplsn
Related: please keep heckling David Seymour. Pieces of shit should be treated appropriately. No quarter given to people who want to destroy the world #nzpol
even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Related: please keep heckling David Seymour. Pieces of shit should be treated appropriately. No quarter given to people who want to destroy the world #nzpol
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Amongst the cheapest politicians to buy on the planet - slow clap #straya | The case for banning fossil fuel donations www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/07/t... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The case for banning fossil fuel donations
In the grand scheme of things, it’s not much money. This is part of what makes it so sad. The country’s politicians have sold out the climate for little more than a rounding error on projects that wil...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Amongst the cheapest politicians to buy on the planet - slow clap #straya | The case for banning fossil fuel donations www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/07/t... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
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The latest hilarious example of the Abundance Agenda being coopted to support crackpottery: an abundance of electricity being used to run an abundance of desalination plants to dump an abundance of water back in Lakes Powell & Mead to support an abundance of powerboating!
via @landdesk.bsky.social.
via @landdesk.bsky.social.
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The latest hilarious example of the Abundance Agenda being coopted to support crackpottery: an abundance of electricity being used to run an abundance of desalination plants to dump an abundance of water back in Lakes Powell & Mead to support an abundance of powerboating!
via @landdesk.bsky.social.
via @landdesk.bsky.social.
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Timely reread.
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
Ex-ACT staffer Grant McLachlan says party created fake grassroots groups
Political pundits and media experts are warning that artificial grassroots organisations - nicknamed "astroturfs" - are being used to manipulate and mobilise public opinion for political gain.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Timely reread.
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion
"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”
What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
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A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
What happened to all the fish?
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
www.thepress.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Hearing the smug British commentators refer to the USA vs Denmark as 'The Greenland Derby' like it's some frothy, fun thing is pissing me off. So many people still blithely unaware of what's going on in the world and how it might affect them #olympics
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Hearing the smug British commentators refer to the USA vs Denmark as 'The Greenland Derby' like it's some frothy, fun thing is pissing me off. So many people still blithely unaware of what's going on in the world and how it might affect them #olympics
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
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Reactions to this week's newsletter have ranged from, "This is an absurd premise," to, "This is happening already in my city." So, pretty much what I've come to expect from writing about the energy economy.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish - Inside Climate News
Leaders should plan for declining demand that will undermine the viability of fossil fuel businesses. New research says it could happen sooner than we think.
insideclimatenews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Reactions to this week's newsletter have ranged from, "This is an absurd premise," to, "This is happening already in my city." So, pretty much what I've come to expect from writing about the energy economy.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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I think this article makes a good point, Labour and its strategy for a long time been dominated by this performative macho mentality that refuses to acknowledge who its actual voters are (working aged women)
Here’s my view: the Mandelson-Epstein crisis reveals a government fuelled by a masculinised realpolitik, responsible for successive failures of legitimacy and accountability.
It’s time to put some women at the centre
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
It’s time to put some women at the centre
www.thenewworld.co.uk/zoe-grunewal...
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I think this article makes a good point, Labour and its strategy for a long time been dominated by this performative macho mentality that refuses to acknowledge who its actual voters are (working aged women)
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"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want." — @lopatto.bsky.social
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want." — @lopatto.bsky.social