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If you're concerned about the outcome of the election, tell everyone you know to VOTE! And to tell their friends and family to vote! Pessimism only begets apathy; Keep your chin up dorks, it's praxis. #nzpol

During the brazilian elections we learned one obvious but important tactic to defeat the far right on the Internet and I think everyone should know it: IGNORE THEM! DON'T ENGAGE WITH THEIR CONTENT! DON'T MAKE CONTENT REACTING TO THEM! DON'T HATE QRT! LET THEM ALONE IN THEIR BUBBLE!

Cis folk in Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: worth writing to/letting your local MP candidates know of your support for trans kids & trans people Let your MPs know of your support for the Courts decision that it was unlawful of our govt to ban new prescriptions of puberty blockers We need to because...

Congratulations to my friends at @balancingmonkeygames.com on the launch of their second title Beyond These Stars. Lovely people, and another product of NZ's incredibly supportive games industry.

Mum trying to get some rest. Annoying teen has other ideas. Muaūpoko Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin #WildDunedin

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Our London-based legend show you how easy it is to vote from overseas! #Kikorangi #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen.

Penguin Colony has a new vibesy asf Launch trailer! As we approach our launch on the 16th!!! The trailer features the instrumental version of ‘Ātete’ a song I wrote for the end of the game. youtu.be/7YT3AM70BE8?... Go give it a watch!!

Earlier this year I met @veselekov.bsky.social and @haraiva.bsky.social. I wanted to learn more about how they make artistic games in the southern hemisphere. In an industry that feels so stagnant, their works are bold, provocative and truthful. For @unpause.nl 👇 www.unpause.nl/verhalen/ach...

I've avoided reading anything about it but I am so excited for PENGUIN COLONY. I went hoarse recommending Umurangi Generation back in 2020 and failed (but valiantly tried) to get that game to win all the awards over its AAA competitors store.steampowered.com/app/3695930/...

Journalists are crowing 'what's new?!' because they have forgotten that there is a second draft of history, and don't seem to recognise that a book like this, is it. This govt has literally forced the TPU into the *school curriculum* in its ideological vandalism, well here's the primary reference.

The bells ringing out at St. Paul's cathedral to celebrate the return of the toroa! #dunedin

Hard to overstate how chilling this stuff is as a parent.

Ōtepoti: if you're curious about the local food box pilot scheme, come along to Our Food Network hui this afternoon if you can 2:00-3:30pm today, Sunday 20th September 4th floor, Dunedin Public Library (Moray Pl) they have zoom as well, could try emailing ourfoodnetwork@gmail.com for link

I don't want to make Ōtepoti more like a Paris, a lovely but inferior city, but I DO want you to submit your thoughts on the Ōtepoti Pathways Plan!

AURORA! #Dunedin

Business financial data day - always a favourite. What's going on? TLDR: Profits pick-up, wages don't. I'll get into the glorious detail, but concepts first... 'NZ Businesses' buy stuff, pay wages, sell stuff, and make profits. Per capita figures for the above in the chart, simple? Right... [🧵 1/n]

You cannot believe climate science and hold this position; this is madness. It's climate denier policy. What has become of Labour? They bear no resemblance to the party of 2020. #nzpol

What an absolute banger. Costed, straightforward policy with clear benefits for pretty much everyone suffering under this chud government. A better Aotearoa is possible! #nzpol

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I knew this would be bad, but it's awful. Malpractice even. I'll limit my criticism to 9 posts. The Herald have added together the gross debt of NZ public & private sectors and called this debt 'we collectively owe the world'. Pure unadulterated nonsense. Literally untrue. [🧵1/n]

The lack of widespread industry knowledge on the economics of queueing, wait times and WIP limits is beginning to bite.

We're still a ways out, but we really should reckon with the fact that TOP may just side with the coalition. #nzpol

Ōtepoti: NZSL Club get together to use and practice New Zealand Sign Language September: 10th, 24th October: 8th, 22nd Thursdays 6:30-7:45pm Te Whata o Kaituna South Dunedin Library accessible venue All welcome! event supported by Otago Deaf Society Inc. image: event poster, same info

New Video: 5 Indie Games You (Maybe) Haven't Played Reposts appreciated but not necessary ily xo youtu.be/43ZMzFDwd2A

Occasionally you get a review that, in and of itself, justifies all the work you put into a project. This is one of those! Huge mihi, Mitch.

When you can't afford to take your kids to the museum, please dm me so I can direct you to the local Labour MP. #NZpol www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...

Rates capping is possibly the most harmful piece of legislation this government will pass in terms of massive austerity and assets sales across the country. And it has gone more or less unreported because of our spectacular national apathy — & antipathy — towards local government. #nzpol

They're not blocking Discord, Roblox, or any of the big AI chatbots: preventing online harm isn't really the aim here, is it? #nzpol

Without being too uncharitable (hopefully), I think this illustrates a big difference between Labour and the Greens. Labour believes the way we've been managing the economy for the past 40 years is fundamentally sound and salvageable. The Greens do not.

Ōtepoti: free masks available at Dunedin Public Library (Moray Pl) Majority are regular sized at moment: N95 auras, P2 Lanaco & duckbills, KN95 Benehals. Handfull of small sized duckbills available (image shows what was at mask bloc last night) Thanks to Ōtepoti Mask Bloc & Aotearoa Mask Bloc

🚨 #BREAKING: Bathurst Resources has just submitted the biggest coal mining application NZ has ever seen, right in the heart of the Denniston Plateau. They’re hoping it will slip under the radar amid a global fuel crisis. But New Zealanders are furious at the war-profiteering fossil fuel barons ...

'So if central government won’t, and local government can’t, what can we do to address the urgent need for more affordable rentals in Dunedin? We need to think more creatively, and empower the community sector to play a more active role, if we’re to do anything other than surrender.'

I love that everybody longingly wishes Zohran could be mayor of their city or in the White House, but trust me, there are many more Zohran’s out there in every community all over the US. So stop daydreaming and start organizing to defeat billionaire backed candidates in elections.

This is great work by Rachel. The rates cap + enforced rates relief combo will just flat-out prevent councils from enforcing environmental protections. Removing this one bit of the Planning bill is one of the most significant bits of environmental protection we can do. #nzpol