Tax Wealth not Wages
@progallthethings.bsky.social
Norwegian prog metal devotee. Ally, climate action, social justice, tangata tiriti and Lion Brown.
Next they'll sell the boat.
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Next they'll sell the boat.
A craft project for the end of this year:
Sisyphus and Rock Advent Calendar
Sisyphus and Rock Advent Calendar
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Well this is…not good 👀 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Well this is…not good 👀 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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Any one fancy a hikoi for a good kaupapa?
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Any one fancy a hikoi for a good kaupapa?
Govt makes a bonfire of climate action to maximise private profits.
Has no interest in socialising the losses through helping with local council adaptation, disaster recovery or buy outs.
Climate change is a matter of personal responsibility now. Best be rich and sorted. Sociopaths.
#nzpol
Has no interest in socialising the losses through helping with local council adaptation, disaster recovery or buy outs.
Climate change is a matter of personal responsibility now. Best be rich and sorted. Sociopaths.
#nzpol
Over the next decade NZ will transition to a “personal responsibility” risk model when it comes to buying and protecting property, Simon Watts told a private insurance event.
Climate minister: Post-disaster full value property buyouts will one day be a thing of the past
Over the next decade NZ will transition to a “personal responsibility” risk model when it comes to buying and protecting property, Simon Watts told a private insurance event.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Govt makes a bonfire of climate action to maximise private profits.
Has no interest in socialising the losses through helping with local council adaptation, disaster recovery or buy outs.
Climate change is a matter of personal responsibility now. Best be rich and sorted. Sociopaths.
#nzpol
Has no interest in socialising the losses through helping with local council adaptation, disaster recovery or buy outs.
Climate change is a matter of personal responsibility now. Best be rich and sorted. Sociopaths.
#nzpol
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Look. What I say to you is this.
I want to make the next election all about selling off stuff all New Zealanders already own to just my rich mates.
That's why every school, hospital, road, & power poll should have a For Sale sign on it come election time. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
I want to make the next election all about selling off stuff all New Zealanders already own to just my rich mates.
That's why every school, hospital, road, & power poll should have a For Sale sign on it come election time. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
NZ needs to have a ‘mature conversation’ about selling state assets, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated asset sales could be included in National’s manifesto for the 2026 election.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Look. What I say to you is this.
I want to make the next election all about selling off stuff all New Zealanders already own to just my rich mates.
That's why every school, hospital, road, & power poll should have a For Sale sign on it come election time. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
I want to make the next election all about selling off stuff all New Zealanders already own to just my rich mates.
That's why every school, hospital, road, & power poll should have a For Sale sign on it come election time. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Look. What I say to you is this.
You already own all of these assets. Selling them just means my mates will own them. Just like the power companies.
Yes. I'm so arrogant that I think you'll fall for this.
You already own all of these assets. Selling them just means my mates will own them. Just like the power companies.
Yes. I'm so arrogant that I think you'll fall for this.
National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
National to mull asset sales as part of next election, Christopher Luxon says
But the prime minister has ruled out asset sales this term.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Look. What I say to you is this.
You already own all of these assets. Selling them just means my mates will own them. Just like the power companies.
Yes. I'm so arrogant that I think you'll fall for this.
You already own all of these assets. Selling them just means my mates will own them. Just like the power companies.
Yes. I'm so arrogant that I think you'll fall for this.
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Centrist journalists who get big mad at @zackpolanski.bsky.social for having the temerity to talk about economics and social justice would do well to remember this quote:
“Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening”
-Chico Mendes
“Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening”
-Chico Mendes
a close up of a rabbit eating lettuce
ALT: a close up of a rabbit eating lettuce
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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Whanau, I did it. Unbelievably, I was born between 1968 and 2004. I couldn’t be sure I’d had 2 measles vaccinations (I definitely had one, it’s in my plunket book).
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Whanau, I did it. Unbelievably, I was born between 1968 and 2004. I couldn’t be sure I’d had 2 measles vaccinations (I definitely had one, it’s in my plunket book).
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
So, I had an MMR booster last week. If you, like me, aren’t sure, go and get one. They’re free and you can book via bookmyvaccine.
It's not as if he's building, oh I don't know, an army of robots over which he says he wants control to go with his far right global social media platform and backing of white supremacist agitators.
No. Wait...
No. Wait...
People seem very squeamish about taxing billionaires, and now we're seeing suggestions of a trillionaire
When you look at it as a number, you won't feel as squeamish
A billion $1,000,000,000
A trillion $1,000,000,000,000
#taxtherich
When you look at it as a number, you won't feel as squeamish
A billion $1,000,000,000
A trillion $1,000,000,000,000
#taxtherich
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It's not as if he's building, oh I don't know, an army of robots over which he says he wants control to go with his far right global social media platform and backing of white supremacist agitators.
No. Wait...
No. Wait...
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#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand!!!!
Don't let this awful National Party/NZ First/ACT coalition government permanently change who we are as a nation. We are better than them, and it's time for us to stand up, speak up, and show up. We are empathetic and powerful. Take action NOW!
Don't let this awful National Party/NZ First/ACT coalition government permanently change who we are as a nation. We are better than them, and it's time for us to stand up, speak up, and show up. We are empathetic and powerful. Take action NOW!
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand!!!!
Don't let this awful National Party/NZ First/ACT coalition government permanently change who we are as a nation. We are better than them, and it's time for us to stand up, speak up, and show up. We are empathetic and powerful. Take action NOW!
Don't let this awful National Party/NZ First/ACT coalition government permanently change who we are as a nation. We are better than them, and it's time for us to stand up, speak up, and show up. We are empathetic and powerful. Take action NOW!
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Just your regular reminder of the profound conflict of interest at the heart of the Luxon fast track: Chris Bishop is both chair of the National Party Campaign Committee, dependent on business donations, and as Infrastructure Minister decides which businesses get access to the fast track.
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Just your regular reminder of the profound conflict of interest at the heart of the Luxon fast track: Chris Bishop is both chair of the National Party Campaign Committee, dependent on business donations, and as Infrastructure Minister decides which businesses get access to the fast track.
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Normal people don't believe people at the top could be so deeply, impossibly greedy, so you have to remind them.
youtu.be/9cJ1IZsp750?...
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The History of Wealth Throughout History
YouTube video by Sarah Cooper
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November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Normal people don't believe people at the top could be so deeply, impossibly greedy, so you have to remind them.
youtu.be/9cJ1IZsp750?...
youtu.be/9cJ1IZsp750?...
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Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:
all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff
stop burning stuff for heat
stop burning stuff for make car go
stop burning stuff for power
we have the tools
all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff
stop burning stuff for heat
stop burning stuff for make car go
stop burning stuff for power
we have the tools
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:
all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff
stop burning stuff for heat
stop burning stuff for make car go
stop burning stuff for power
we have the tools
all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff
stop burning stuff for heat
stop burning stuff for make car go
stop burning stuff for power
we have the tools
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There are transition points where political entities shift from
Suicidally stupid
to
Monumentally corrupt
to
Actively malevolent
to
Whatever fresh hell this is
The old testament god had Abraham spare his child, these people would have the child slaughtered, eviscerated and eaten raw
Damn them all
Suicidally stupid
to
Monumentally corrupt
to
Actively malevolent
to
Whatever fresh hell this is
The old testament god had Abraham spare his child, these people would have the child slaughtered, eviscerated and eaten raw
Damn them all
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
There are transition points where political entities shift from
Suicidally stupid
to
Monumentally corrupt
to
Actively malevolent
to
Whatever fresh hell this is
The old testament god had Abraham spare his child, these people would have the child slaughtered, eviscerated and eaten raw
Damn them all
Suicidally stupid
to
Monumentally corrupt
to
Actively malevolent
to
Whatever fresh hell this is
The old testament god had Abraham spare his child, these people would have the child slaughtered, eviscerated and eaten raw
Damn them all
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"in 2022/23, gold miners paid $7.7 million in royalties on approximately $680 million of gold produced. "
A massive scar in Central Otago is about to happen for absolute pittance. We are an unserious country.
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
A massive scar in Central Otago is about to happen for absolute pittance. We are an unserious country.
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
‘Major milestone’ as 30-year mining permit granted
Another milestone has been ticked off in Santana Minerals’ large-scale Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project with the granting of a 30-year mining permit....
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/‘major-milestone’-30-year-mining-permit-granted?fbclid=IwY2xjawN4oVRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEyMldPTFBQeEdraUQ1QU1Wc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhBFoOqCKzu5D_Q-6Mhj_xWfm7r_OxTrVBFSly2mSgnVxl8W1eHdldVP_D0c_aem_Waap0XcW_N8VwfijU_Cm-w
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"in 2022/23, gold miners paid $7.7 million in royalties on approximately $680 million of gold produced. "
A massive scar in Central Otago is about to happen for absolute pittance. We are an unserious country.
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
A massive scar in Central Otago is about to happen for absolute pittance. We are an unserious country.
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
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Lifeline has been trying to get a meeting with the Minister for the past year to no avail. There's money for landlords, tobacco companies, and dodgy guys like Mike King, but when it comes to saving lives this government doesn't give a fuck #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Lifeline to cut services due to funding constraints
Lifeline, the mental health support service will reduce its operations due to funding constraints. Presbyterian Support Northern Chief Executive, Shaun Greaves spoke to Charlotte Cook.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Lifeline has been trying to get a meeting with the Minister for the past year to no avail. There's money for landlords, tobacco companies, and dodgy guys like Mike King, but when it comes to saving lives this government doesn't give a fuck #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...