Rodney
@james58.bsky.social
Wrote the novel Betrayal of Trust. Turned left as a teenager and have stayed on course. Three Billy lids (children) who all live near us, which is a bonus.
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Labour and Greens need to use this!!
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Labour and Greens need to use this!!
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NZ govt announcement:
"We gave all the money to our mates, the landlords. To compensate, we sacked all the government workers. That crashed the economy, so we're going back to the old favourite of beating up ppl on benefits".
"We gave all the money to our mates, the landlords. To compensate, we sacked all the government workers. That crashed the economy, so we're going back to the old favourite of beating up ppl on benefits".
October 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Christopher Luxon is not trying to make NZ better for five million Kiwis; he is trying to make it more attractive to five hundred global billionaires. This one impulse drives every single government initiative.
#nzpol
#nzpol
September 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Christopher Luxon is not trying to make NZ better for five million Kiwis; he is trying to make it more attractive to five hundred global billionaires. This one impulse drives every single government initiative.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Imagine getting your country through a pandemic with one of the lowest mortality rates while mitigating economic impacts and then having everyone paint you as economic vandals when the truth is actually the opposite
Yup, this is a bit buried by the media
“New Zealand had been one of the very few countries to have a credit rating upgrade from the international ratings agencies during Covid.”"
“New Zealand had been one of the very few countries to have a credit rating upgrade from the international ratings agencies during Covid.”"
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Imagine getting your country through a pandemic with one of the lowest mortality rates while mitigating economic impacts and then having everyone paint you as economic vandals when the truth is actually the opposite
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Mark Mitchell's racism runs in the family.
Mark Mitchell's grandfather was Frank Gill.
Frank Gill was immigration minister under Robert Muldoon and a major figure in supporting the dawn raids #nzpol
Mark Mitchell's grandfather was Frank Gill.
Frank Gill was immigration minister under Robert Muldoon and a major figure in supporting the dawn raids #nzpol
May 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Mark Mitchell's racism runs in the family.
Mark Mitchell's grandfather was Frank Gill.
Frank Gill was immigration minister under Robert Muldoon and a major figure in supporting the dawn raids #nzpol
Mark Mitchell's grandfather was Frank Gill.
Frank Gill was immigration minister under Robert Muldoon and a major figure in supporting the dawn raids #nzpol
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Fuckin' called it!
April 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Fuckin' called it!
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So true! She did our citizenship ceremony too. Imagine the whole hour (or more) of smiling, shaking/hands and posing … she made us all feel special. She was genuinely happy for us. I got a hug too🥳
Tory Whanau presided over my citizenship ceremony. She made it so fun! In a room of 150, she made it feel cosy and welcoming. She encouraged people to pose for silly photos and gave out hugs. She really helped make what could have been a long, boring function something special. 💚👑
At an event once I asked Tory Whanau if I could shake her hand and she gave me a hug instead. I rode that high for days afterwards.
It's not just that she's damn good at her job, it's that she's someone you walk away from with the biggest stupidest grin on your face.
I love that for us Pōneke 🫶
It's not just that she's damn good at her job, it's that she's someone you walk away from with the biggest stupidest grin on your face.
I love that for us Pōneke 🫶
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
So true! She did our citizenship ceremony too. Imagine the whole hour (or more) of smiling, shaking/hands and posing … she made us all feel special. She was genuinely happy for us. I got a hug too🥳
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The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
April 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
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Notice that this cowardly bill would still permit medical schools to have special entry pathways for rural applicants because it’s OK to have measures that specifically address existing inequities in the health services for farmers because they vote for ACT …
ACT MP launches member's bill to stop universities offering services 'based on race'
An ACT MP has drafted a member's bill she says would "ensure universities do not allocate resources, benefits or opportunities based on race".
www.rnz.co.nz
March 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Notice that this cowardly bill would still permit medical schools to have special entry pathways for rural applicants because it’s OK to have measures that specifically address existing inequities in the health services for farmers because they vote for ACT …
For those who are ex-Twitter, this was the answer from Grok, the AI on X, ‘Does Elon Musk spread misinformation?’
March 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
For those who are ex-Twitter, this was the answer from Grok, the AI on X, ‘Does Elon Musk spread misinformation?’
Could Luxon, so desperate for a FTA with India, get dairy and meat dropped from negotiations.
India knows how keen our ‘master negotiator’ is to secure one and he would then say ‘dairy and beef have others markets’, as he signed the deal.
Yet Labour secured d and b access with EU/UK trade deals.
India knows how keen our ‘master negotiator’ is to secure one and he would then say ‘dairy and beef have others markets’, as he signed the deal.
Yet Labour secured d and b access with EU/UK trade deals.
March 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Could Luxon, so desperate for a FTA with India, get dairy and meat dropped from negotiations.
India knows how keen our ‘master negotiator’ is to secure one and he would then say ‘dairy and beef have others markets’, as he signed the deal.
Yet Labour secured d and b access with EU/UK trade deals.
India knows how keen our ‘master negotiator’ is to secure one and he would then say ‘dairy and beef have others markets’, as he signed the deal.
Yet Labour secured d and b access with EU/UK trade deals.
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JFC, I MIGHT have said this before but
IF YOU WANT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WE CAN GET THAT USING RENEWABLE POWER E GENERATE HERE AND SHIFTING FROM OIL ENTIRELY
Unless you are a dumb fuck rw politician funded by big oil
#nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
IF YOU WANT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WE CAN GET THAT USING RENEWABLE POWER E GENERATE HERE AND SHIFTING FROM OIL ENTIRELY
Unless you are a dumb fuck rw politician funded by big oil
#nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM says Govt is considering whether to build a new oil refinery
The Marsden Point refinery in Northland was shut down in 2022.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
JFC, I MIGHT have said this before but
IF YOU WANT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WE CAN GET THAT USING RENEWABLE POWER E GENERATE HERE AND SHIFTING FROM OIL ENTIRELY
Unless you are a dumb fuck rw politician funded by big oil
#nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
IF YOU WANT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WE CAN GET THAT USING RENEWABLE POWER E GENERATE HERE AND SHIFTING FROM OIL ENTIRELY
Unless you are a dumb fuck rw politician funded by big oil
#nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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The EU slowly realizing they're the sole remaining global power which hasn't been completely taken over by a crazed palingenetic nationalist strongman
February 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The EU slowly realizing they're the sole remaining global power which hasn't been completely taken over by a crazed palingenetic nationalist strongman
Go to the 1920s section of a cemetery. Count the number of tombstones for children.
Go to the 1970s section and count the number of tombstones for children.
It is that simple to then understand why vaccination works.
Go to the 1970s section and count the number of tombstones for children.
It is that simple to then understand why vaccination works.
February 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Go to the 1920s section of a cemetery. Count the number of tombstones for children.
Go to the 1970s section and count the number of tombstones for children.
It is that simple to then understand why vaccination works.
Go to the 1970s section and count the number of tombstones for children.
It is that simple to then understand why vaccination works.
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Less than two quarters of one percent.
0.64% of the Education budget.
That's what they 'saved' with the Schools Lunch Program.
Plus profits going overseas instead of supporting local communities.
Craven. Heartless. Indifferent. Shameless.
#NZPol
0.64% of the Education budget.
That's what they 'saved' with the Schools Lunch Program.
Plus profits going overseas instead of supporting local communities.
Craven. Heartless. Indifferent. Shameless.
#NZPol
January 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Less than two quarters of one percent.
0.64% of the Education budget.
That's what they 'saved' with the Schools Lunch Program.
Plus profits going overseas instead of supporting local communities.
Craven. Heartless. Indifferent. Shameless.
#NZPol
0.64% of the Education budget.
That's what they 'saved' with the Schools Lunch Program.
Plus profits going overseas instead of supporting local communities.
Craven. Heartless. Indifferent. Shameless.
#NZPol
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Wow, look at the change in language here. When Labour was in government, the headlines blared about ram raids. But now we have a National government, they're just burglaries with cars. What's happened to RNZ?
#nzpol
#nzpol
Five teens arrested after allegedly breaking into Auckland shopping mall with car
Police were called to reports of a burglary at Silverdale Mall overnight.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Wow, look at the change in language here. When Labour was in government, the headlines blared about ram raids. But now we have a National government, they're just burglaries with cars. What's happened to RNZ?
#nzpol
#nzpol
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December 3, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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The next four years are gonna be bleak.
November 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The next four years are gonna be bleak.
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Merry Xmas New Zealand, Christopher Luxon and the coalition of chaos, cuts and cunts are delivering the outcomes.
middle new zealand led us here by their short memories, selfishness and fear of maori.
luckily the jobs lost are in deadweight sectors like healthcare and construction.
middle new zealand led us here by their short memories, selfishness and fear of maori.
luckily the jobs lost are in deadweight sectors like healthcare and construction.
27,000 more unemployed this Christmas - ANZ
But the situation could have been a lot worse, a senior economist at the country's biggest bank says.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 29, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Merry Xmas New Zealand, Christopher Luxon and the coalition of chaos, cuts and cunts are delivering the outcomes.
middle new zealand led us here by their short memories, selfishness and fear of maori.
luckily the jobs lost are in deadweight sectors like healthcare and construction.
middle new zealand led us here by their short memories, selfishness and fear of maori.
luckily the jobs lost are in deadweight sectors like healthcare and construction.
A TV station in Moscow showed photos of a naked Melania Trump taken years ago.
Those pictures COULD NOT have been shown on Russian TV without Putin’s approval. Was this a message to Donald - ‘we have those career ending photos of you we can show’?
I think this is the warning Putin is giving Trump!
Those pictures COULD NOT have been shown on Russian TV without Putin’s approval. Was this a message to Donald - ‘we have those career ending photos of you we can show’?
I think this is the warning Putin is giving Trump!
November 12, 2024 at 4:20 PM
A TV station in Moscow showed photos of a naked Melania Trump taken years ago.
Those pictures COULD NOT have been shown on Russian TV without Putin’s approval. Was this a message to Donald - ‘we have those career ending photos of you we can show’?
I think this is the warning Putin is giving Trump!
Those pictures COULD NOT have been shown on Russian TV without Putin’s approval. Was this a message to Donald - ‘we have those career ending photos of you we can show’?
I think this is the warning Putin is giving Trump!