If this Carbon Zero legislation was our generations ‘nuclear moment’, America just parked a nuclear ship next to David Lange’s grave and rolled all over him
This is less transformative and more glacial, except there won’t be any glaciers by 2050.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Yawn – Cannabis referendum is out and surprise surprise, it’s not binding
Looking at the way this Government gave up on a Capital Gains Tax, censored Māori voices in the mental health inquiry, denied Afghan witnesses to participate in our war crime whitewash and seemingly gave up on any meaningful welfare reform, my blackened jaded heart sees this as another window dressing exercise to look like progress is being made when sweet bugger all is actually being progressed.
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If we wish to combat climate change, we must defeat neoliberal capitalism: Trade Crucifixions, Dairy as a sunset industry & Fortress Aotearoa
A climate changing world will descend into chaos, NZ will be one of the few lifeboats available, we need to rapidly adapt with foresight before we are forced to blindly adapt because of necessity.
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Dear Labour, Greens & NZ First – you’ve whimped out on CGT, meaningful welfare reforms, censored Maori voices from mental health & wont interview Afghan survivors from our war crimes but sweet Jesus if you deny us legal weed I’m going to loose my shit
When Andrew Little is having to redefine what the word ‘binding’ means, you know we are fucked…
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Political Ramifications of Jacinda’s wedding (why Simon Bridges is safe as leader now)
The only way Simon Bridges could counter this is by personally entering Pike River Mine and finding the Ark of the Covenant while healing sick children.
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Finally something to cheer from Labour (warning – it’s tiny but what else do we have?)
Luckily for the Government they have a wedding to plan and the middle classes attention will quickly slip away from their egalitarian pretensions to what wedding dress designer Jacinda will be wearing.
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Mental Health Inquiry & Afghan Inquiry – two more whitewashes & more evidence of a corrupt neoliberal public service
The Left have looked to the state as the great leveller of Capitalism’s inequalities and with so many vocal left twitter union voices working inside those very same public services in Wellington, the point blank refusal to recognise and challenge this is conveniently ignored by those who are paid by those same agencies. What is required is a purge within the public services and Politicians with the courage to stand up to the bureaucrats alongside a political agenda to truly reform the State Services Act. We could start with every Māori Politician releasing the full uncensored Māori Mental Health report and daring the public service to fine them $10 000.
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Paula Bennett becomes a snowflake
If Kaupapa Māori means supporting draconian welfare reforms, needlessly drug testing beneficiaries, forcing contraception and pissing $120m against the wall while throwing 1000 state tenants into the street for meth hysteria, then Paula Bennett is Maui’s sister!
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So what is actually happening inside National? Will Judith knife Simon?
After another week of breathless mainstream media breaking gossip masquerading as news, Simon Bridges is still the leader and Judith Collins has not made her move.
So what is actually going on?
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BREAKING: The latest twist in my case against the Police is unbelievable.
So I will just arrive at the Court at the Human Rights Review Tribunal, make my submission and then just sit outside the door while the Star Chamber makes its decision? Where the hell is the justice and holding the powerful to account in that?