Lucas Putnam
@nitreauxjr.bsky.social
Film Editor, sustainable food systems, ethical cuisine at La Boca Loca events lucas@labocaloca.co.nz
For the love of tacos.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa
For the love of tacos.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa
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What a betrayal!
Winston Peters has handed victory to ACT by supporting the Corporate Bill of Rights that is the Regulatory Standards Bill
Like ACT and National, NZ First is putting corporate interests ahead of everyone else.
#nzpol
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Winston Peters has handed victory to ACT by supporting the Corporate Bill of Rights that is the Regulatory Standards Bill
Like ACT and National, NZ First is putting corporate interests ahead of everyone else.
#nzpol
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Winston Peters and NZ First Hand Victory to ACT over Corporate Bill of Rights - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Despite ACT failing to pass three earlier versions of the Regulatory Standards bill, they have succeeded passing it into law today, due to the backing of NZ First and the…
www.greenpeace.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
What a betrayal!
Winston Peters has handed victory to ACT by supporting the Corporate Bill of Rights that is the Regulatory Standards Bill
Like ACT and National, NZ First is putting corporate interests ahead of everyone else.
#nzpol
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Winston Peters has handed victory to ACT by supporting the Corporate Bill of Rights that is the Regulatory Standards Bill
Like ACT and National, NZ First is putting corporate interests ahead of everyone else.
#nzpol
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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It's that special time of year
November 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
It's that special time of year
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Please someone ‘splain to me why we must learn western customs and history but to have tikanga or te Reo on the curriculum is somehow not valid/acceptable… Oh wait… that’s right. It’s racism. 🕺💃🤔
#nzpol
#seymoursucks
#worststanfordever
#nzpol
#seymoursucks
#worststanfordever
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Please someone ‘splain to me why we must learn western customs and history but to have tikanga or te Reo on the curriculum is somehow not valid/acceptable… Oh wait… that’s right. It’s racism. 🕺💃🤔
#nzpol
#seymoursucks
#worststanfordever
#nzpol
#seymoursucks
#worststanfordever
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
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Now here is something scary... 👻
And some more spooky climate trends for today: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
#HappyHalloween! 🎃
And some more spooky climate trends for today: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
#HappyHalloween! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Now here is something scary... 👻
And some more spooky climate trends for today: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
#HappyHalloween! 🎃
And some more spooky climate trends for today: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
#HappyHalloween! 🎃
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Based on what I’m reading, the entrance exam for ICE looked like the IQ test from idiocracy and even then half of those Mensa candidates failed.
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Based on what I’m reading, the entrance exam for ICE looked like the IQ test from idiocracy and even then half of those Mensa candidates failed.
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“New Zealand gets directly called out by Francesca Albanese as a part of the "Third Party" nations which are collectively responsible for genocide in Gaza,”
Full report here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.facebook.com/share/p/17TQ...
#nzpol
Full report here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.facebook.com/share/p/17TQ...
#nzpol
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“New Zealand gets directly called out by Francesca Albanese as a part of the "Third Party" nations which are collectively responsible for genocide in Gaza,”
Full report here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.facebook.com/share/p/17TQ...
#nzpol
Full report here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.facebook.com/share/p/17TQ...
#nzpol
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I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.
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Major disasters caused $101 billion in damages in the first half of 2025 — the costliest six month period on record.
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows
LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Major disasters caused $101 billion in damages in the first half of 2025 — the costliest six month period on record.
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
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You know, there’s this pervasive view that people don’t care about climate change / are bored of it / find it overwhelming but I wrote this story this week and social media went crazy over it. People care!!!! They really care are they need a way to channel it www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New Zealand guts climate policy it bragged about on the world stage
The law was once held up internationally as a model of transparency. The government just weakened it.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
You know, there’s this pervasive view that people don’t care about climate change / are bored of it / find it overwhelming but I wrote this story this week and social media went crazy over it. People care!!!! They really care are they need a way to channel it www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Happy Sunday!
Swear her in and release the files!
Swear her in and release the files!
October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy Sunday!
Swear her in and release the files!
Swear her in and release the files!
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It’s “Colombia” YOU ABSOLUTE DUMBASS
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s “Colombia” YOU ABSOLUTE DUMBASS
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The NZ Gov wants to bump Rocket Lab launches from 100 to 1000 a year. 20 a week! Big impacts for communities & te taiao 🌊 Rushed through w. no real consultation.
Please submit to keep the cap low before Sun 11.59pm NZ
consult.environment.govt.nz/marine/regul...
#ProtectMahia #SpaceJustice #TeTiriti
consult.environment.govt.nz/marine/regul...
#ProtectMahia #SpaceJustice #TeTiriti
October 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The NZ Gov wants to bump Rocket Lab launches from 100 to 1000 a year. 20 a week! Big impacts for communities & te taiao 🌊 Rushed through w. no real consultation.
Please submit to keep the cap low before Sun 11.59pm NZ
consult.environment.govt.nz/marine/regul...
#ProtectMahia #SpaceJustice #TeTiriti
consult.environment.govt.nz/marine/regul...
#ProtectMahia #SpaceJustice #TeTiriti
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You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
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Narrator: This is fascism.
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Narrator: This is fascism.
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Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
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This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?