Terry Bellamak
@tbellamak.bsky.social
ALRANZ Life Member. All in for reproductive rights. Mother of Terriers.
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isn't it weird that i now trust WCC less because within council the mayor and deputy mayor are white men and they decided to promote a man who spread explicit lies about the former mayor.
The year ahead: If amalgamation is the answer, then it must have public support, argues Wellington's new mayor.
Reports of the capital city's death are greatly exaggerated
newsroom.co.nz
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 AM
isn't it weird that i now trust WCC less because within council the mayor and deputy mayor are white men and they decided to promote a man who spread explicit lies about the former mayor.
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Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
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Re-sharing for the new year, which is also an election year! If you agree, help us out by emailing your local MP asking why Labour and National have not yet signed this letter or committed to regulating AI deployment in NZ. #nzpol
We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol
regulateai.nz
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A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI
regulateai.nz
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Re-sharing for the new year, which is also an election year! If you agree, help us out by emailing your local MP asking why Labour and National have not yet signed this letter or committed to regulating AI deployment in NZ. #nzpol
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Imagine if there was a fuel source for transportation that didn't require this endless movement of fuel across the world
Crash causes 4000 litres of diesel to spill, closing Wellington’s Aotea Quay during rush hour
Northbound on-ramp blocked with road closures expected to last through morning.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Imagine if there was a fuel source for transportation that didn't require this endless movement of fuel across the world
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January 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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I had a Reddit post removed from an “Ask” subreddit because the mods said it could have been answered “by a search engine.”
Have any of them used a search engine lately? Search engines don’t answer shit anymore! They’re all completely enshittified. Why do you think I was on Reddit?
Have any of them used a search engine lately? Search engines don’t answer shit anymore! They’re all completely enshittified. Why do you think I was on Reddit?
January 5, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I had a Reddit post removed from an “Ask” subreddit because the mods said it could have been answered “by a search engine.”
Have any of them used a search engine lately? Search engines don’t answer shit anymore! They’re all completely enshittified. Why do you think I was on Reddit?
Have any of them used a search engine lately? Search engines don’t answer shit anymore! They’re all completely enshittified. Why do you think I was on Reddit?
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Cough cough, Paul Goldsmith
#nzpol
It's scary how much our government aligns with the clownshow in the US
#nzpol
It's scary how much our government aligns with the clownshow in the US
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Cough cough, Paul Goldsmith
#nzpol
It's scary how much our government aligns with the clownshow in the US
#nzpol
It's scary how much our government aligns with the clownshow in the US
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A dear friend is Sbux union leader through Workers United and she clued me into 3 things.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
53 DAYS INTO THE LONGEST NATIONAL ULP STRIKE IN STARBUCKS' HISTORY! 🔥
Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike!
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Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
A dear friend is Sbux union leader through Workers United and she clued me into 3 things.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
At least SOMEONE has a bit of moral clarity.
#nzpol
#nzpol
US attack on Venezuela clearly illegal under UN charter - Helen Clark
The former PM says there is a case for Nicolás Maduro to appear before a criminal court, but the attack wasn't legal.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
At least SOMEONE has a bit of moral clarity.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Unsurprisingly, the Donroe Doctrine is just bullying.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Unsurprisingly, the Donroe Doctrine is just bullying.
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so Hipkins could completely scoop Luxon AND set the frame for the discourse by making even a quite muted announcement on Venezuela. why are Labour so FUCKING BAD at comms OR being in the right side of history?
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
so Hipkins could completely scoop Luxon AND set the frame for the discourse by making even a quite muted announcement on Venezuela. why are Labour so FUCKING BAD at comms OR being in the right side of history?
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you don’t actually have to tow the line on foreign policy out of some immensely misguided respect for ‘national unity’ or whatever. this is a coalition government that is actively supporting genocide and US state terrorism. give people a fucking alternative asap please
so Hipkins could completely scoop Luxon AND set the frame for the discourse by making even a quite muted announcement on Venezuela. why are Labour so FUCKING BAD at comms OR being in the right side of history?
January 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
you don’t actually have to tow the line on foreign policy out of some immensely misguided respect for ‘national unity’ or whatever. this is a coalition government that is actively supporting genocide and US state terrorism. give people a fucking alternative asap please
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I heard Starmer described on the radio yesterday as ‘someone who cares deeply about international law’ and like… he doesn’t appear to, guys?
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I heard Starmer described on the radio yesterday as ‘someone who cares deeply about international law’ and like… he doesn’t appear to, guys?
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Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
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You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
NYT, WaPo learned of the secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they had at the administration's request to avoid endangering US troops
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
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How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
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“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticised the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro on X, calling it an 'act of war' and saying the 'blatant pursuit of regime change' affects not just those abroad, but also tens of thousands of Venezuelans in New York.
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 AM
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticised the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro on X, calling it an 'act of war' and saying the 'blatant pursuit of regime change' affects not just those abroad, but also tens of thousands of Venezuelans in New York.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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if you leak to me i certainly won’t pull this shit
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 AM
if you leak to me i certainly won’t pull this shit
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion
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