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running the country on a knife edge has left us exposed to shocks like this fuel crisis: -$20b in tax cuts for landlords & the wealthy, meaning record deficits -turning the clock back on electricification & public transport -high unemployment & below inflation minimum wage rises

“IAG climate spokesperson Bryce Davies said the country was now experiencing storms far more often, and with greater severity, than in the past.” The insurers have always been the leading indicator. Time for government to take climate change seriously. rnz.co.nz/news/environme…

Qatar supplies 54% of China's helium. Qatar's facilities were damaged in the war. Helium prices have doubled. Suppliers say they have nothing to sell. Helium runs MRI machines. Semiconductor factories. Fiber optic cables. Rocket fuel. The true cost is still arriving.

First time Goldsmith said this was after Platform/Sean Plunket came into the BSA's remit. Plunket said Luxon told Plunket that he had his back & would be safe from BSA. All makes sense doesn't it. This should be a critical red alarm for Kiwis if we had any sense.

NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters today that Pope Leo XIV doesn't understand “something called the just war doctrine.” Pope Leo is an Augustinian friar who spent twelve years leading Augustine’s religious order. Augustine invented the doctrine. thelettersfromleo.com/p/something-ca…

Here is Donald Trump's ear 6 months after being shot with an AR-15 rifle and here is Evander Holyfield's ear after being bitten off 28 years ago. Cartilage doesn't heal like that. Tramp is a liar and our FBI is not to be trusted under this administration. FDT 🖕

Israel carried out a “triple tap,” killing three medical workers and wounding six, outside of Nabatieh today. Paramedics were trying to rescue wounded from an airstrike, when they were struck. Another ambulance came to rescue the medical workers and was struck. A third rescue attempt was made, and that ambulance was struck too. A paramedic remains missing. Israel has killed over 90 healthcare workers in Lebanon in about six weeks. Pictured: One of the slain medical workers, Fadel Sarhan.

Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis | RNZ News rnz.co.nz/news/political…

He was brilliant on Checkpoint this afternoon, articulated what we’ve all been thinking . We should at least be discussing fuel restrictions right now . No surprises, this government is not transparent and loves keeping us in the dark until it’s too late.

JD Vance is lecturing the Pope on Catholicism and Pierre Poilievre is lecturing Mark Carney on economics and RFK Jr is lecturing scientists about vaccines and Donald Trump is lecturing the world on tariffs and Pete Hegseth is quoting Pulp Fiction and thinking it’s the Bible

🚨🇧🇪 JUST IN: Belgium just seized two British military shipments bound for Israel. At Liège Airport. 33 crates. Military components including lasers, sights, fire control systems, and aircraft parts. The cargo arrived by truck from the UK. It was supposed to fly to Tel Aviv on a Challenge Airlines flight. Belgian customs stopped it after NGOs tipped them off about irregularities in the manifest. Why? Because Belgium has a ban on military equipment transiting to Israel. These items lacked the required permits. So they were seized. On the spot. A European country just blocked British weapons from reaching Israel. Not Iran. Not Russia. Israel. And the shipments came from the UK, one of Israel's closest allies. The NGOs that tipped off Belgian customs? Declassified UK and Vredesactie. British journalists helped stop British weapons. The world is changing. Even Europe is drawing lines. The question now is how many more shipments will get stopped before the public finds out.

Israel has destroyed the final bridge to Southern Lebanon. There is now no way for millions of displaced people to reach their homes. There is no means for essential aid and supplies to reach those who were unable to flee. Another mammoth war crime, another act of barbarity.

David Seymour just reformed OIA to make it easy for foreigners to buy up sensitive NZ assets and land. It includes taking affidavits on face value sans verification & less due diligence while removing national interest test Winston Peters from the supposed NZ First party agreed

This might be the most OBVIOUS thing we post all year. Cause it really bothers us.

To answer the final question - ‘why aren’t we (The USA) doing this?’ - Well, it’s the oil corporations, with their buddy in the WH. But for my local readers - most supermarkets currently have 1-3 EV charging parks. This could be a game-changer for electricity resilience in NZ.

The United States is so toxic on the world stage right now that it can’t fill hotels or sell World Cup tickets. Let that land. FIFA projected $30.5 billion in economic impact from millions of international visitors. That demand never showed up. Hotels in Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and San Francisco have slashed match-day rates by a third from their peak. FIFA has cancelled tens of thousands of reserved rooms across all 16 host cities. Some hotels report cancellation rates above 95%. The reasons aren’t hard to find. Anti-American sentiment. Fear of border crossings. The Iran war driving up oil prices and airfares. And tickets priced into the stratosphere, with finals seats hitting $10,990 a pop. Industry executives are now openly blaming the Trump administration for the shortfall. Tourism economists say the Iran war made an already bad sentiment problem worse. Empty stadiums are now a real possibility. It happened at the Club World Cup last summer. It could happen again, on American soil, at the biggest sporting event on the planet. The White House says this will be “the greatest World Cup ever.” The market disagrees. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

The Mongrel Mob was paid $0. There were some members of the Mob who were getting treatment for addiction through the programme Labour funded for $2.75m, a scheme to treat hard to reach addicts. National gave Mike King $24m for few positive outcomes & he bought himself a new farm.

Remember Dan Price...that CEO who took a pay cut so he could pay all his employees a minimum annual wage of $70,000? Here’s what happened next: “Six years later after the decision that others said would destroy his business, Dan reports that revenue has tripled, the customer base has doubled, 70% of his employees have paid down debt, many bought homes for the first time, 401(k) contributions grew by 155% and turnover dropped in half. His business is now a Harvard Business School case study.” In his own words: “6 years ago today I raised my company's min annual salary to $70k. Fox News called me a socialist whose employees would be on bread lines. Since then our revenue tripled, we're a Harvard Business School case study & our employees had a 10x boom in homes bought. Always invest in people.” Courtesy of Craig Henley

@chrisluxonmp Taxpayer dollars shouldn't be paying $700Million to break a contract, $300Million for tobacco, $3.9Billion to landlords, $10Million for Seymour's unpassable bills, $1Million for your First Class holidays, or $47,000 to fly him up a mountain to stuff your potato face with Pav.