TheNinetyNine% 🌹
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Leftwing Observer/commentator - Armchair Revolutionary - For the 99% and not the 1% - Modern Economics - Climate Degrowth - Atheist/Skeptic
Northland Region, New Zealand
Joined June 2016
Somewhat ironic that a climate change initiative should get hit by climate change.
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RT @foundersam: Jordan Williams, Ani O’Brien, Hobson’s Pledge, and the exploitation of Māori identity in anti-Māori campaigning in Aotearoa….
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Beats me why anyone would install a development of this nature on a flood plane - "Ultimate test:" New Zealand solar farm powers through major flood event
reneweconomy.com.au
A New Zealand solar farm has powered almost all the way through a major flood event, passing “the ultimate test” of the project’s design and technology.
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says NZ is not in 'economic shape' - "We can't get rich as a country just by buying and selling houses from one another, we need to invest in the productive economy"
rnz.co.nz
Chris Hipkins said the government's strategy for growth was not tackling the underlying economic problems.
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RT @chrishipkins: So according to Nicola Willis people concerned about rising unemployment are “glass half empty” and people who have lost….
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RT @MMT101DotORG: 1. QE Isn’t Magic — It’s Just More Monetary Policy. QE is just monetary policy by another name, i.e. the go-to policy of….
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RT @Rainmaker1973: 08:15 AM, Hiroshima. People observe a minute of silence on the Aioi Bridge, which is said to have been the target of th….
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RT @NZ_CTU: 🚨MEDIA RELEASE: Workers paying the price in weak economy. 🚨.1/8 New data released by Stats NZ shows that unemployment has incre….
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I haven't heard Peters so coherent and articulate in a long time. Oh right. .
New Zealand and the United States are close and long-standing partners in Antarctica. We were pleased to be able to respond rapidly to a US request for New Zealand to medically evacuate US staff on the ice in need of treatment and attention. Medical evacuations from the ice.
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The coalition Govt. which ostensibly aims to improve the quality of regulation through a more robust legislative process, is the same one rushing through laws without meeting quality standards and going out of its way to avoid public accountability
newsroom.co.nz
Analysis: The Govt responsible for the Regulatory Standards Bill, which aims to improve legislative quality, is the same one rushing through laws in secret.
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Rats deserting the sinking ship?.
stuff.co.nz
The ACT leader said two senior staffers left for personal reasons, rejecting questions about party stability amid signs support may have plateaued.
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After stridently denying that Govt policy was increasing homelessness dramatically, Bishop is considering a U-turn.
nzherald.co.nz
Service providers have reported a 90% increase in homelessness in Auckland.
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RT @PIIE: “The United States has decided to opt out from the existing rules of the world trading system,” says Alan Wolff. “Other countri….
nytimes.com
President Trump has long wanted to rework world trade. The tariffs set to go into effect next week will carry out that plan.
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Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans.Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth
newscientist.com
Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth
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New Zealand on the wrong side of history?.
There are 195 countries in the world. 186 DO NOT regard Hamas as a TERRORIST organisation but as RESISTANCE to Israeli Occupation. Only 9 ISOLATED countries call Hamas TERRORISTS. US, UK, Canada, Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Paraguay. Perspective.
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RT @The_TUC: "If someone is working 40 hours a week and they can't make their rent, you're not paying them enough money" - Bill Burr https:….
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As much as Luxon would try, @NZNationalParty's Annual Conference is not making a big splash. I think everyone is over it including MSM.
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Remember when the windscreen of your car used to be splattered with insects?.
The Alarming Decline of Flying Insects. Did you know that there has been a 63% decline in flying insects in just 3 years? This is a catastrophic loss of biodiversity that threatens the very foundation of our ecosystem. Insects are a crucial part of our food chain and play a.
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