Such idiocy at times

Like Trump eh? Same complex it seems

ODT headline from 2020 (replicating headlines across all papers) Covid-19: 14,000 could die in NZ if control efforts fail

To me, it's always one of NZ's greatest ironies that having avoided the very worst, so many became bitter & angry for avoiding the fate of other countries

Leaders responsible for saving so many lives & leading world's best pandemic response, driven out by misinformation & trolls

Meth use is up 200-300%. Cocaine use up 98%. Drug trade is booming, gang profits have doubled, gang # surpass police, overseas criminals are establishing themselves here too - all criminal enterprises appear to be doing well under National #newzealand

This woefully unskilled Foreign Minister needs to go. Foreign Minister would have had access to detailed briefings that would have told him the Iran war was not able to be curtailed quickly once started. Another one here, like Trump, who doesn't listen to intel & expertise #nzpol #kiwi

Fossil fuel money funds climate lies. Then ‘AI slopaganda’ spreads it Misinformation is not only undermining effective action on climate change, but the collateral damage includes community cohesion, political discourse and democracy itself.

Climate action has a new enemy – the rise of “AI slopaganda”.

The old enemies have not gone away – climate falsehoods are spread by fossil fuel vested interests, community members with genuine concerns but misguided beliefs, and sites serving clickbait to drive advertising revenue.

Jones admits using credit card for porn Former Labour MP Shane Jones had admitted he watched porn movies in hotels, which were paid for on his taxpayer-funded credit card.

In 2010 Shane Jones spent thousands of taxpayers money on at least 20 porn movies, mouthguards, clothes and flights, then complained the media was "going hard on me" . Some things never change

100%

Ugh the irony of Atlas Network complaining about authoritarianism

NZ Initiative = No click

KEEP CALM & CARRY ON

To be fair to National, I like how they are trying to pacify fears & keep everyone calm. OTOH this head in sand approach won't work. The tsunami is coming & we need to prepare. Winston was wrong - the war isn't nearly over. Serious times require competency & seriousness

Philippines: declared a national energy emergency. (CNN, 25 March) Sri Lanka: rationing fuel, motorists limited to 15 litres per week. (The Spinoff, 26 March) Pakistan: moved to a four-day working week in the public sector. (The Spinoff, 26 March) Italy: PM Giorgia Meloni flew to Algeria for emergency gas talks to replace lost Qatari LNG supply. (France 24, 26 March) UK and Germany: both signalled the crisis is accelerating their green energy transitions. (France 24, 26 March) IEA: triggered a record 412-million-barrel emergency stock release, the head of the IEA calling this the “greatest global energy security challenge in history.” (Argus Media, March 2026)

The contrast is stark between #NZ and other countries during this crisis

Luxon's socials while he's largely MIA on the national crisis

Why did NZ First cancel country’s public diesel reserves? NZ First have been busy sowing disinformation and blame. So why don’t they take responsibility for cancelling a decision to

Stopped public reserves thestandard.nz/why-did-nz-f...

This gov. could act now but is only implementing head in sand approach. Mainly because they've spent 2 years undoing everything Labour did while cementing our future into fossil fuels & calling environment & strategy "woke".

Incompetent, unserious and a likely corrupt group

Winston was also advocating for Kiwis to get vaxxed ASAP then but now pretends he didn't - again bad faith.

2. This current war driven crisis is very serious, but far more predictable. Analysts everywhere have spoken of the impacts to supply chains, economy, inflation...🧵

& tens of thousand Kiwis at risk. Labour's response globally lauded & confirmed by 2 Royal Commissions. NZF spent another $15m to try to "get them". Absolutely unserious people who want understanding for themselves but only exhibit bad faith against others 🧵

Rare moment of insight by Shane Jones saying govt isn't Nostradamus & they can't forsee all scenarios. Two points:
1. The hypocrisy is rich after hate-mongering Labour despite them working on far less info & much more fast paced situation during Covid while corpses piled up around the world.. 🧵

The plan would have seen an extra 70 million litres but Jones also showed his hand back then, saying that Marsden Point was too expensive to operate and re-open. Now it's their new election pledge. These populists are all hat, no cattle.

Why did NZ First cancel country’s diesel reserves? NZ First have been busy sowing disinformation and blame. So why don’t they take responsibility for cancelling a decision to

Why did NZ First cancel country’s diesel reserves? #nzpol #auspol

thestandard.nz/why-did-nz-f...

HON SHANE JONES MBIE will halt work on procuring reserve diesel stock.... 6 June 2024 Press Release

NZ First stopped diesel reserves for #NZ in 2024

"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

a man in a suit and tie making a face next to another man ALT: a man in a suit and tie making a face next to another man

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Britain responds to Iran war energy shock by requiring solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes The move comes as part of Britain's response to the Iran war, with the conflict triggering the largest supply disruption in the history of the oil market.

Britain responds to Iran war energy shock by requiring solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes

Meanwhile in New Zealand, head in sand policy approach continues

Condolences to have him as your MP

Labour's $6,000,000,000 infrastructure resilience fund would have come in handy right now.

National axed it in 2024.

#newzealand #nzpol

Relevant: mountaintui.substack.com/p/where-the-...

No but it doesn't surprise, they are immature and quite detestable & have seen their antics on other serious issues - that's why I know this is not just Luxon or Seymour. It is every one of those MPs that are culpable in what this govt does

Minister stands by decision to tighten emergency housing criteria despite criticism It comes after an Auditor-General report highlighted the need for more consistency and fairness.

Tama Potaka proud National reduced social housing accomodation in Auckland from 890 to 39 in one year & cut emergency housing grants by 70-80%. Also proud of increasing rejections 9 fold while homelessness doubles & triples around the country

AG recommends more fairness, consistency and clarity