This is the most idiotic thing about the AI sphere; the public are constantly demonstrating that it is not wanted, that the people who push it are not respected, and rather than listening the sycophants are like "You're WRONG, you DO want it, and to prove it I'm going to block you!"

"should we really resort to playing dirty to defeat the nazis i–"

yes. kick em in the fucking balls. what kind of question is that. grow the fuck up

A dog stands on a table, posing next a basted peak lapel sport coat. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posting next to a basted blue tweed sport coat with notch lapels. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posing in front of a wall where three tailored jackets are hanging.

A dog poses on a table. He's surrounded by a tailor's measuring tape.

Every time this tailor posts a photo of their workspace, it looks like their dog is a tailor and he's showing off the garments he made.

IG z.o.e.y.a.t.e.s

If National think NZFirst are racist and shouldn’t be in government then they should call a snap election now.

New rule if you're polled by one of the major companies (sit down Curia) you have to say Sam Neill for preferred Prime Minister

me on grocery shopping day

Luxon and his fundy loyalists, Penk and Brown, punishing and lording it over the rest of caucus might actually get him rolled.

#nzpol

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats • The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

A blue car balanced precariously on a fence. The car has the National Party logo on the side, the name Luxon is on the bonnet, with the words “back on track” along the bottom

Like this?

"I have the support of my caucus as their leader"

yeah, sure you do, pal. having to force a confidence vote just a few months out from the election says otherwise.

#nzpol

Luxon still the PM and due to speak after leadership vote, MPs say The National Party caucus meets on Tuesday morning, and those MPs, who the prime minister calls “moaning and frustrated”, will finally have a chance to say something.

"Luxon still the PM"

fucksake. what an indictment of the National Party that this lazy, unaware, smarmy wanker is the best they can do.

#nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Out on the open sea the National mini speed boat has its engine clunking in the air as it gets pulled down by a huge anchor. The anchor is a rusty Luxon head shouting, "IM NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" Chris Bishop is pleading with him to let go, Nicola Willis clings to Bishop, Simeon is trying to stop the boat from sinking with a trusted bucket and Tama is at the back trying to start the engine. It's a shit show.

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/topics/post-...

The anchor is dragging the National Party down...

#NzPol #Cartoon #Caricature

"PM skips normal pre-caucus press conference ahead of possible leadership vote"
"UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls"
‘"TRAITORS, ALL’ - Trump lashes out over Iran war criticism"

things are going fucking great in the leadership ranks 🙄

#nzpol #ukpol #uspol

We’ve toiled and lost jobs just to end up with this crappy economy The Coalition has trampled over social cohesion only to leave us back where we started - or worse.

“We’ve toiled and lost jobs just to end up with this crappy economy”

I wish it was just jobs & toil. The govt have gutted pay equity, housing, food banks, disability support at the same time as pumping money into landlords, tobacco companies, & any pet projects that help donors not NZers #nzpol

'Volatile': Severe weather events lead to big leap in insurance claims A record number of storms battered the country over the past year.

46 climate related events in just the last year, up from 29 the year prior.
That’s a severe weather event every 8 fucking days in AotearoaNZ. They scrapped all climate related action, raided billions from the resiliency fund & doubled down more fossil fuel. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wea...

counting myself lucky my shitty flat is at least on an elevated section. found two minor leaks, but so far no flooding. had several weather-induced asthma attacks and been awake since 3am so ran on steroids & adrenaline all day. work closed tomorrow so will rest. warm dry vibes to all Pōneke folks.

Correction. Israeli ministers celebrate stealing more Palestinian land after ethically cleansing the Palestinian landowners.

Exclusive: Government quietly agrees to repeal number of Treaty references in laws Ministers made the decision but until now hadn't told the public.

"It’s closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward." - Luxon

“Cremated and buried”. - Potaka

They lied. Despite over 90% of submitters opposed and massive divisions caused.

National Govt continues to roll it out. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

my tv's a Samsung and on tvnz's website, re the update, they basically say 'older Samsung? sorry, you're excluded now'. 🙁

super fun to sit down on a cold Sunday evening to watch a bit of telly only to find that tvnz has "updated" their app and it's now completely (white screen of doom) inaccessible on my telly. which i definitely cannot afford to update.

i think folks might be unfamiliar with "the pharisees", so let's make it clear: he's saying the jews run the press, and that they are conspiring to undermine the military. it's not just antisemitism, it's indistinguishable from nazism.

terrible, horrible, no good, very bad caucus.

#nzpol

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Countdown Standard

xkcd.com/3232/

a face only a mother (and a whole country) could love ❤️

#kakapo

Bring back Tiriti-based, inclusive Relationships & Sexuality Education in schools The importance of effective violence prevention cannot be overstated: for example, around a third of women in Aotearoa NZ have experienced sexual violence [8] and many more experience non-sexual relat...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: #NZPol #Aotearoa #Kikorangi

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Scientists left 'homeless' after government's job cuts, advocates say Cutbacks have led to the loss of about 700 roles and the withdrawal of hundreds of millions of dollars.

"[...] government cuts since the 2023 election has led to the loss of about 700 roles and the withdrawal of hundreds of millions of dollars."

we really need to vote out this anti-science, anti-intellectual, small-minded government.

#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...

Important to note that this is entirely driven by the Labour Party.

Labour councilors spent the election campaign promising to fund climate initiatives. Once elected, they slashed the climate fund and are moving to cut cycleway funding.

Four little birds perched on a music stand with a page of music on it. Illustration.

🖼️ Józef Wilkon