Lynlea Tucker

None of this sits comfortably with me. As the leader of a nation, you don’t get to pick and choose who you speak to. You are there to speak on behalf of all of us — and to all of us. Like it or not, that’s one of the central pillars of our democracy. When a Prime Minister only talks to who he wants, we call that an echo chamber. But this is bigger than just the PM. This is about democracy, full stop. When you don’t get what you want and instead go on the attack — and we’re seeing that play out right now with the state broadcaster — you have to ask: what’s really going on? Let that sink in. The state broadcaster. Whether it’s the noise around Maiki Sherman or avoiding platforms like Q+A, it’s starting to look less like leadership and more like a childlike tantrum straight out of the Trump playbook. And here’s the real risk — this is how bloggers and influencers fill the gap. They’re not journalists. In the case of Maiki Sherman, the spark came from a blogger who wasn’t even present. A year-old story, suddenly revived and amplified — eagerly picked up by a Minister of Finance ready to run with it. That’s not leadership. That’s opportunism. We should expect better. We must expect better. Grow up, Prime Minister.

Brilliant. The PM is an absolute coward, a hypocrite and a charlatan.

Meanwhile the richest men are creating islands to rape kids, fund wars, and fund the entire sex industry.

Reminder: The Epstein files weren’t “released” Parts of them were forced out by public pressure, heavily redacted, and now…paused.

Over 400 women have been arrested since they overturned Roe v Wade— yet not a SINGLE man has been arrested for raping children with Epstein. It's never been about protecting children... wake up.

Shocking to see the destruction by IDF in #Lebanon with whole villages razed to the ground, destruction of 50,000 homes, & over 2,600 dead & over 8,000 injured since latest bombing began on 2 March. Same tactics as in #Gaza. When, if ever, will there be accountability?

‘E tū union members at New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter in Southland, owned by Rio Tinto, have been in bargaining since 2024. E tū Director Mat Danaher told RNZ… "We believe this failure to agree is a deliberate anti-union tactic," he said.’ rnz.co.nz/news/business/…

So Israeli military forces intercepted a boat in international waters and bet up Kiwis who wanted to make sure that Palestinian kids were being fed. Surely @chrisluxonmp should require the Israeli ambassador to front up and apologise. nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand…

2022: “Stop overreacting, they won’t overturn Roe.” They did. 2023: “Stop overreacting, they won’t let women die rather than get an abortion.” They did. 2024: “Stop overreacting, they won’t arrest women for miscarriages.” They did. 2025: “Stop overreacting, they won’t turn women into incubators.” They did. 2026: “Stop overreacting, they won’t attack mifepristone.” They did, today. Now: “Stop overreacting, they won’t go after birth control next.” They will.

The fact we are going to have our first trillionaire before everyone has access to clean drinking water is proof our current system is not for the greater good but for the greedy.

I was getting body shamed at dinner. My little brother ended it in one sentence. My uncle’s been making comments about my body since I was 12. Always loud enough for everyone to hear. Always with that smug little smile. This year at Thanksgiving, I reached for a second piece of bread and he goes, “Better slow down. Boys don’t marry girls with thunder thighs.” A few people laughed. I froze. My mom just looked down like she always does. Then my little brother put down his fork and said, “Uncle Rick, haven’t you been divorced three times? Maybe stop giving dating advice.” The whole table went silent. My uncle stood up and walked out without another word. My brother just passed me the bread basket and said, Eat. You’re perfect.

Myth: "I only wear vegan fabrics. Better for the animals, better for the planet." Let's check in on Doris's annual contribution. Once a year, in late spring, Doris is sheared. The procedure takes approximately three minutes. Doris does not enjoy it. Doris does not, by any visible measure, suffer from it. Doris is, immediately afterwards, a noticeably more comfortable animal in the British summer. The fleece weighs approximately 3 kilograms. It is sold to the British Wool Marketing Board for, depending on the year, between £0.40 and £2.50 per kilogram. The shearing costs more than the wool fetches. Brian is shearing Doris at a loss. The wool is then: - Naturally flame-retardant - Naturally antibacterial - Moisture-wicking - Biodegradable - Renewable, annually - Carbon-storing while in use The replacement, in performance fabrics: - Polyester - Polyamide - Acrylic - Polypropylene - All petroleum-derived - All shedding microplastics on every wash - All requiring fossil fuel inputs to produce - All non-biodegradable, with a typical landfill lifespan of 200-500 years A single wash of a polyester fleece can release up to 700,000 microplastic fibres into the water system. These fibres are now in: every tested water source on earth, every tested human placenta, every tested rainfall sample, the deep ocean, the Arctic ice, and the lungs of marine mammals. A single wash of a wool jumper releases: nothing. The wool, when eventually disposed of, returns to soil within a few years. The fabric being marketed as the "ethical" alternative to wool is plastic. The plastic is "ethical" because nobody has been asked to slaughter the polymer. The polymer also has not been asked. Doris, by being a sheep on a fell, is producing the most thoroughly sustainable performance fabric humans have ever made. Brian is selling it at a loss. The fashion industry, meanwhile, is selling petroleum at a profit and calling it ethical. Reject plastic. Wear wool. Doris is, this morning, growing next year's batch.

MacKenzie Scott divorced Jeff Bezos and got $36 billion in the divorce. She has donated $26 billion to charity since then. She’s now worth $42 billion, six billion MORE than when she started TAX THE BILLIONAIRES. THEY’LL BE FINE.

BREAKING: Israel is dropping white phosphorus bombs on civilian areas in South Lebanon in the middle of the night. White phosphorus. Launched against civilians.

Fifty years ago, one person was able to support a whole family on a single job; today, an entire family works to support one child.

They've been telling us for years that New Zealand's population is too small to support rail. But we had trains to fucking everywhere when our population was less that 2 million. Time to end the bullshit lying. Time to get back on tracks! Sign and share😁 our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/gold…

A surge in home battery installations continues to defy all expectations in Aussie, reaching more than 360,000 homes in the 10 months since a government rebate was launched. Something we could be seeing too if we had some leadership with any vision. #EnergyRevolution

Very Important Message!! Do NOT, and I repeat do not buy plants treated with Neonicotinoids. Bees take the pollen back to the hive and feed it to the brood. This is a number one cause of the colony collapse. It's important to NOT buy these plants! Make sure to share this post!

@VeronicaGlamis This "bottom feeder" will never forget, and will constantly remind NZ voters, right up to elections what this greedy, entitled arse called us.

Tell me what Labour did