Peter Mayo
@petergmayo
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Auckland, New Zealand
Joined July 2009
Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say" @ZackPolanski: 2,700 people have been arrested for holding up signs And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
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People said this ad was histrionic when it came out. Nope. Prophetic. And it's more relevant today than ever.
BREAKING: Both the White House & RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
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When the American empire finally collapses, historians won’t be stunned by the greed of the elite; They’ll be stunned by the loyalty of the poor. The working class didn’t just vote against their own interests. They worshipped the billionaires robbing them. They slashed their
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Love will tear us apart 🎩 Joy Division & Peanuts Gang 🐕
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I always like to look at Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions from 1942. Pretty similar to what mine are each year.
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As Zelensky visits the White House and gets bullied again, remember this clip of Marco Rubio explaining the U.S. promised to defend Ukraine FOREVER if they gave up their nukes when the USSR fell. That’s why Lil Marco hides. He hoped we wouldn’t find it. Don’t share it right now.
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Bob Dylan writes about Willie Nelson in a new New Yorker profile (Bob also says before this, "It’s hard to talk about Willie without saying something stupid or irrelevant, he is so much of everything")
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"It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine.” What happens when ICE comes to town? In Memphis, where the county mayor compares the federal occupation to a failed state, it has become "unlivable."
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“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
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The boy who ran Obituary: Rangi Wickliffe has been one of the main voices in Aaron Smale’s coverage of the abuse of children in state custody. Rangi died this week. https://t.co/SoSv3QyWPl
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Rangi Wickliffe has been one of the main voices in Aaron Smale’s coverage of the abuse of children in state custody. Rangi died this week.
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'He was smiling. I had no idea he was drowning.' Something we all should know. https://t.co/f3K48PUfbc
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Drowning isn’t always splashing and shouting -as this parent learned, it can be silent.
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Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn Since the election, the Government has pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ’s reputation. We lay out the long list of retreats on climate action. https://t.co/FQII65UuOI
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Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
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Rich people actually don't move when taxes go up You were just fed that propaganda by the ultra wealthy and you actually believed it
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WOW what an incredible victory by Zohran Mamdani. He really did it: defeated the billionaire class. His campaign was nothing short of brilliant: emotional, memeable, grassroots. But I’ve been thinking about one thing: this kind of politics also comes with risks. 🧵 (1/4)
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It's not just about the messenger. You've got to have the right message.
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@McDonaldGinette Chloe Swarbrick, cleareyed and sincere, fights for us all against the deeply undemocratic regulatory standards bill. [reuploaded video from op link above: https://t.co/VOwlFmolKO]
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"Without the night shift, there is no morning." Late Thursday night, I canvassed the taxi line at LaGuardia — and caught up with some old friends from @NYTWA.
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