Terry Bellamak
@tbellamak.bsky.social
ALRANZ Life Member. All in for reproductive rights. Mother of Terriers.
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I hope the woman concerned takes the NZ Police, NZ Police Minister and this shit Government for multi millions in damages.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Woman in police scandal case was dismissed and ultimately prosecuted, lawyer says
It can now be revealed police have withdrawn harmful digital communications charges against a woman after she made complaints about the former deputy police commissioner.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I hope the woman concerned takes the NZ Police, NZ Police Minister and this shit Government for multi millions in damages.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
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At what point do we publicly accept that NZ is deeply corrupt and the only reason why we don’t have a culture of direct payoffs and bribery (that we cite as the evidence for us not being corrupt) is because it’s not needed? The boys club gets what it wants through people playing their social roles.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
At what point do we publicly accept that NZ is deeply corrupt and the only reason why we don’t have a culture of direct payoffs and bribery (that we cite as the evidence for us not being corrupt) is because it’s not needed? The boys club gets what it wants through people playing their social roles.
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Media were so bloody quick to lap up the comments from older white men criticising a young non-white woman on this and yet oh look she had a totally valid point
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lux...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lux...
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Media were so bloody quick to lap up the comments from older white men criticising a young non-white woman on this and yet oh look she had a totally valid point
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lux...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lux...
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As a Muslim woman, adding yet another failure to the list
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
As a Muslim woman, adding yet another failure to the list
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I love how the Nz police are trying to to pretend the problem is a couple of people. Like those men who were found innocent of assaulting louise nicholas but did jail time for assaulting other women. And the cops who covered it up. It’s a lot of individuals
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I love how the Nz police are trying to to pretend the problem is a couple of people. Like those men who were found innocent of assaulting louise nicholas but did jail time for assaulting other women. And the cops who covered it up. It’s a lot of individuals
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The most surprising thing in today's news - tragically and awfully - is that apparently the cops DO know how to prosecute somebody under the Harmful Digital Communications Act. #nzpol
a man in a top hat and purple jacket is flexing his muscles .
Alt: Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka leans on one elbow and says, "Really?"
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November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The most surprising thing in today's news - tragically and awfully - is that apparently the cops DO know how to prosecute somebody under the Harmful Digital Communications Act. #nzpol
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@chrishipkins.bsky.social Earlier this year, you publicly belittled Tamatha Paul for daring to criticise police.
Given today's revelations around sexual offending & cover-ups at the highest levels, would you care to apologise to her & acknowledge some people have reasons to distrust them?
#nzpol
Given today's revelations around sexual offending & cover-ups at the highest levels, would you care to apologise to her & acknowledge some people have reasons to distrust them?
#nzpol
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
@chrishipkins.bsky.social Earlier this year, you publicly belittled Tamatha Paul for daring to criticise police.
Given today's revelations around sexual offending & cover-ups at the highest levels, would you care to apologise to her & acknowledge some people have reasons to distrust them?
#nzpol
Given today's revelations around sexual offending & cover-ups at the highest levels, would you care to apologise to her & acknowledge some people have reasons to distrust them?
#nzpol
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JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal the full story of the downfall of a deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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Has anyone asked the question - why was McSkimming able to obtain child pornography and bestiality images from Goolge searches? Google shouldn't even be returning those results. How's that AI detection going, eh?
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
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Hipkins calls for more robust vetting after it failed to identify McSkimming's behaviour
The Labour leader says it is "unacceptable" that former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's behaviour was not picked up in vetting for the role.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Has anyone asked the question - why was McSkimming able to obtain child pornography and bestiality images from Goolge searches? Google shouldn't even be returning those results. How's that AI detection going, eh?
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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retire, Chuck
I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
retire, Chuck
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A mature conversation? Ok then. I sincerely think that politicians who have sold public assets without getting everyone's approval should be jailed for theft, and people who bought it should be done for receiving stolen property.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A mature conversation? Ok then. I sincerely think that politicians who have sold public assets without getting everyone's approval should be jailed for theft, and people who bought it should be done for receiving stolen property.
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Get yourself a PM who doesn’t talk about public-owned national infrastructure as assets in a ‘portfolio’.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Get yourself a PM who doesn’t talk about public-owned national infrastructure as assets in a ‘portfolio’.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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“Why are we getting rinsed at the checkout?
It's a duopoly. We all know this. What has the Government (both Labour and National) done about it? Well. Ah....what l'd call a bunch of half-assed, half-cooked, half-cocked, half-measures.”
If you’re furious at the level of inaction on everything, read👇
It's a duopoly. We all know this. What has the Government (both Labour and National) done about it? Well. Ah....what l'd call a bunch of half-assed, half-cooked, half-cocked, half-measures.”
If you’re furious at the level of inaction on everything, read👇
Thinking about next year’s election feels like I’m playing a game of shag, marry kill
“We want mince to be affordable again. For butter not to be $15. To be able to pay your power bill. To feel like you can stay here as a retiree - and a young person,” says Verity Johnson.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“Why are we getting rinsed at the checkout?
It's a duopoly. We all know this. What has the Government (both Labour and National) done about it? Well. Ah....what l'd call a bunch of half-assed, half-cooked, half-cocked, half-measures.”
If you’re furious at the level of inaction on everything, read👇
It's a duopoly. We all know this. What has the Government (both Labour and National) done about it? Well. Ah....what l'd call a bunch of half-assed, half-cooked, half-cocked, half-measures.”
If you’re furious at the level of inaction on everything, read👇
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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And this piece from Peter Coviello nails it
"I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot"
He brings MANY receipts and links
"I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot"
He brings MANY receipts and links
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
And this piece from Peter Coviello nails it
"I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot"
He brings MANY receipts and links
"I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot"
He brings MANY receipts and links
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Big Tech is so unregulated. If any other industry was creating products so faulty and so destructive, various agencies would be under pressure to rain down hell. But not with social media or AI. Laws around under 16s regulate US not THEM. They need to be regulated. It’s insane behavior.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Big Tech is so unregulated. If any other industry was creating products so faulty and so destructive, various agencies would be under pressure to rain down hell. But not with social media or AI. Laws around under 16s regulate US not THEM. They need to be regulated. It’s insane behavior.
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We are destroying the planet because some obscenely rich ppl want to be richer, and to distract us, they want us turning on each other. National media around the globe are happy to play along, and I find this profoundly depressing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We are destroying the planet because some obscenely rich ppl want to be richer, and to distract us, they want us turning on each other. National media around the globe are happy to play along, and I find this profoundly depressing.
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Savings advice. I have some.
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
Five smart ways to boost your savings (without living a boring life)
Self denial never lasts and isn't even the best approach to fast-tracking your savings. Here are five tips for cultivating an effective saver's mindset.
www.1news.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Savings advice. I have some.
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
1. Vote in a Govt that DOESN’T gut employment, lower wages & kick pay equity to touch.
2. Vote in a Govt committed to affordable housing for all.
3. Vote in a Govt that is committed to affordable childcare, PT and free healthcare - including dentistry. 1/2 #nzpol
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The GOP claim that Democrats are responsible for the shutdown keeps being undermined by Trump, who is demanding they unilaterally end it by abolishing the filibuster. Trump says Republicans are being killed and he’s not wrong. They control the federal government.
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The GOP claim that Democrats are responsible for the shutdown keeps being undermined by Trump, who is demanding they unilaterally end it by abolishing the filibuster. Trump says Republicans are being killed and he’s not wrong. They control the federal government.