Oliver L
@eey0re.bsky.social
Support FYI.org.nz (only if it won't cause you any hardship) https://opencollective.com/fyi
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Israel has not only been trying to destroy an entire people - genocide - it has also been trying to destroy its culture and knowledge - epistemicide.
It will fail, but those involved must be brought to justice.
It will fail, but those involved must be brought to justice.
The secret mission to save Gaza's historical artefacts
Palestinians scramble to save centuries-old books and manuscripts before they are lost
With a ceasefire in effect in Gaza, a restoration team is painstakingly retrieving historical manuscripts, rare volumes, and archival documents from beneath the rubble of a destroyed mosque.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Israel has not only been trying to destroy an entire people - genocide - it has also been trying to destroy its culture and knowledge - epistemicide.
It will fail, but those involved must be brought to justice.
It will fail, but those involved must be brought to justice.
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International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
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Wow, this is a great summary of COP30! All the COPs, come to think of it. 🤔
Wow. People are way too chill around an active & uncontained fire in the building they're standing in.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wow, this is a great summary of COP30! All the COPs, come to think of it. 🤔
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350 children held:
The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office confirmed that International Children's Day is being observed this year amidst an unprecedented escalation in Israeli violations against Palestinian children, with the Israeli enemy holding approximately 350 children in its prisons
The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office confirmed that International Children's Day is being observed this year amidst an unprecedented escalation in Israeli violations against Palestinian children, with the Israeli enemy holding approximately 350 children in its prisons
Yemen News Agency SABA
Official Platform of Yemen News Agency (SABA) Agency link: www.saba.ye/en
t.me
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
350 children held:
The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office confirmed that International Children's Day is being observed this year amidst an unprecedented escalation in Israeli violations against Palestinian children, with the Israeli enemy holding approximately 350 children in its prisons
The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office confirmed that International Children's Day is being observed this year amidst an unprecedented escalation in Israeli violations against Palestinian children, with the Israeli enemy holding approximately 350 children in its prisons
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I'd be v unsurprised if an OIA request turned up some things that might be intelligible to a judge as evidence of either improper purpose, consideration of irrelevant facts, or otherwise inadequate evidentiary basis to make the decision. So the next step ought to be to *make* such an OIA request...
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'd be v unsurprised if an OIA request turned up some things that might be intelligible to a judge as evidence of either improper purpose, consideration of irrelevant facts, or otherwise inadequate evidentiary basis to make the decision. So the next step ought to be to *make* such an OIA request...
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"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
"There are accidents that will happen. What I'm wanting to focus on is, how do I improve the overall economy and the situation that businesses and workers find themselves in?" - Van Velden. #PikeRiver
"She seemed to be focusing all the time on the employers and I sat and listened to it for a little while and then I just couldn't stand it" - Sonya Rockhouse. #PikeRiver
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
The PRC has taken over Grey St again. Who are we grovelling to today?
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The PRC has taken over Grey St again. Who are we grovelling to today?
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TL;DR: we're paying $45 million more to get smaller boats. Also, the regime isn't funding as much landside stuff, leaving it for a future government to pay for www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
New Cook Strait ferries won't cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows
Peters says taxpayers have saved $2.3 billion while still getting the ferries and infrastructure they want.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
TL;DR: we're paying $45 million more to get smaller boats. Also, the regime isn't funding as much landside stuff, leaving it for a future government to pay for www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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In addition to the incredibly apt comparison to Robotdebt I reposted earlier, I'd like to mention the perverse incentives here about getting folks off ACC. Not removing their need for ACC, but rather removing the provision of ACC to them. There's quite a difference.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ACC's use of AI to help decide who gets help shocks advocate
"It's all about 'how can we ramp up exits, how can we get more people coming off the scheme," says an ACC advocate
www.rnz.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In addition to the incredibly apt comparison to Robotdebt I reposted earlier, I'd like to mention the perverse incentives here about getting folks off ACC. Not removing their need for ACC, but rather removing the provision of ACC to them. There's quite a difference.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Benjamin Netanyahu's de facto propagandist and spokesman, Amit Segal, has written a long and meandering blog post arguing that Turkey is the new Iran and that Israel must prepare for existential measures against the NATO member-state.
Israel Needs to Act More Forcefully Against the Turkish Threat - Amit Segal
The threat Turkey poses to Israel is no less dangerous and complex than Iran—but it’s much harder to handle.
www.amitsegal.net
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu's de facto propagandist and spokesman, Amit Segal, has written a long and meandering blog post arguing that Turkey is the new Iran and that Israel must prepare for existential measures against the NATO member-state.
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British troops are using Israeli arms technology tested in Gaza
They’re now equipped with a ‘cutting-edge weapons sight’ produced by an Israeli arms firm nurtured by its defence ministry.
They’re now equipped with a ‘cutting-edge weapons sight’ produced by an Israeli arms firm nurtured by its defence ministry.
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
British troops are using Israeli arms technology tested in Gaza
They’re now equipped with a ‘cutting-edge weapons sight’ produced by an Israeli arms firm nurtured by its defence ministry.
They’re now equipped with a ‘cutting-edge weapons sight’ produced by an Israeli arms firm nurtured by its defence ministry.
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This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This contribution to the volume of human misery is yet another policy from Labour based on a false premise, in this case that refugees are overly attracted to Britain. It will increase bureaucratic limbo, thus making worse the problem of "cohesion" it purports to solve.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A pariah state completely out of control
‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza
Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks on Palestinian homes and property, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday.
www.globalissues.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A pariah state completely out of control
30 hours in to a power cut to a couple of apartment buildings. With a baby. And a cold. Apparently they don't work on this stuff overnight.
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
30 hours in to a power cut to a couple of apartment buildings. With a baby. And a cold. Apparently they don't work on this stuff overnight.
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I would have acted sooner if not for the systems put in place to facilitate plausible deniability—
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I would have acted sooner if not for the systems put in place to facilitate plausible deniability—
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Israel's collapse continues:
"Ben-Gvir continues to push to loosen the law’s application even more to give Israeli forces the authority to execute Palestinians in the field"
"Ben-Gvir continues to push to loosen the law’s application even more to give Israeli forces the authority to execute Palestinians in the field"
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Israel's collapse continues:
"Ben-Gvir continues to push to loosen the law’s application even more to give Israeli forces the authority to execute Palestinians in the field"
"Ben-Gvir continues to push to loosen the law’s application even more to give Israeli forces the authority to execute Palestinians in the field"
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The fact that anybody in DPMC thought any of this was free and frank and could be withheld speaks to a level of paranoia and contempt for the public in that agency - not to mention OIA illiteracy. They don't seem to think we should know the basics about how this country is governed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The fact that anybody in DPMC thought any of this was free and frank and could be withheld speaks to a level of paranoia and contempt for the public in that agency - not to mention OIA illiteracy. They don't seem to think we should know the basics about how this country is governed.
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Big Fresh. Billy T James. Big Snow. Aramoana. Ruthanasia.
Oh, and Radiohead, and Servalan from Blake's Seven.
Yes, it's the Nineties! You can now dive into The Press from 1990 to 1995 with Papers Past.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/1... ^DR
#Christchurch #Ōtautahi
Oh, and Radiohead, and Servalan from Blake's Seven.
Yes, it's the Nineties! You can now dive into The Press from 1990 to 1995 with Papers Past.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/1... ^DR
#Christchurch #Ōtautahi
134 years of The Press online: Papers Past now goes to 1995
Copies of The Press from 1861 to 1995 are now online at Papers Past. The years 1990 to 1995 are newly available.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Big Fresh. Billy T James. Big Snow. Aramoana. Ruthanasia.
Oh, and Radiohead, and Servalan from Blake's Seven.
Yes, it's the Nineties! You can now dive into The Press from 1990 to 1995 with Papers Past.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/1... ^DR
#Christchurch #Ōtautahi
Oh, and Radiohead, and Servalan from Blake's Seven.
Yes, it's the Nineties! You can now dive into The Press from 1990 to 1995 with Papers Past.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/1... ^DR
#Christchurch #Ōtautahi
It's always nice to see @fyi.org.nz acknowledged in a news story as the source of an official information response.
Roger Calkin has used the service for many years in his efforts to stop preventable deaths on Wellington's waterfront.
Roger Calkin has used the service for many years in his efforts to stop preventable deaths on Wellington's waterfront.
$800k already spent as Wellington reopens waterfront fence debate
Wellington City Council is revisiting its waterfront fencing plans after spending nearly $800,000 on the old plan. Money not wasted, council says.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's always nice to see @fyi.org.nz acknowledged in a news story as the source of an official information response.
Roger Calkin has used the service for many years in his efforts to stop preventable deaths on Wellington's waterfront.
Roger Calkin has used the service for many years in his efforts to stop preventable deaths on Wellington's waterfront.
Sometimes I'm reminded of Renshaw Edwards and laugh. (I probably find it funnier than the country's senior solicitors did.)
Renshaw Edwards - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Sometimes I'm reminded of Renshaw Edwards and laugh. (I probably find it funnier than the country's senior solicitors did.)
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The admission that the police are deliberately siphoning off correspondence to the PM and the Minister of Police from members of the public to make sure it is never seen sure strikes at the heart of a democracy. Corruption at the top level. Heads must roll.
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The admission that the police are deliberately siphoning off correspondence to the PM and the Minister of Police from members of the public to make sure it is never seen sure strikes at the heart of a democracy. Corruption at the top level. Heads must roll.
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"It's a few bad apples..."
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"It's a few bad apples..."
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
Enter, stage right an angry goose:
"How does that saying finish, motherfucker, what does a bad apple do?"
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@chrishipkins.bsky.social
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
This is utterly sickening, particularly the charges under HDCA. Many, many things from the 2021-2023 period of my life in terms of police (in)action related to threats made to me now must be viewed thru this unholy prism.
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 6:08 AM
@chrishipkins.bsky.social
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol
Care to apologise to Tamatha Paul for your public belittling of her when she dared to suggest some people may not trust the police?
I expected a more considered response from you. Instead you were all in on the side of the police. Shameful.
#nzpol