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There's another way of putting this: "Markets prefer fascists" www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

When Simeon Brown & Chris Luxon talk about record spending on health, and reduced waiting lists for elective surgeries, they don’t say they’re sending billions of our dollars to multinational healthcare corporations. Meanwhile public hospitals are understaffed & kids miss out on cancer treatment 🤬

Do you, or does anyone in your circle, work? Do you care about people who work? Do you think working people deserve respect and to be able to live - economically and literally/physically? Then surely you'll want to vote for workers and work. Lucky for you the NZCTU has a handy guide.

New Waitakere Hospital ICU sits empty due to lack of funding & staff; 80% of Govt’s new health spending growth went to private sector as the sectors’ profits doubled. Many of those private providers are offshore, some based in Cayman Islands h/t @bernardchickey.bsky.social

Brazil and Serbia, defying rise the tide of autocracy. This is how we do it, everywhere. 🌈

The political right have failed to overturn democracy in Brazil and Serbia. What a great day.

This new electoral vídeo from Pedro Sánchez is quite something. Standing in front of Guernica defending the anti-war stance of his government, limiting military expenditure, denouncing the atrocity of Gaza. English subtitles.

Beating the joint forces of the Bolsinaros,Trump, Zuckerberg and surely Musk is quite the victory.

just a reminder that the nappies allegedly causing "hundreds painful infant skin reactions" (via consumerreports.org) are yet another ZURU product from the mowbray billionaires (who are currently getting involved in new zealand's upcoming election: www.webworm.co/elections)

Nobody hates rich people, they hate greedy people who hurt others to get more wealth.

A must read. newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/25/a...

Investigative journalist Aaron Smale says the political posturing over photos with gangs is ignorant, hypocritical, and amounts to gangster chic for Instagram

Winston Peters' comments against a Chinese-born MP re-emerge in the campaign, with coalition partners labelling them 'disgraceful' and having led to NZ First's polling dropping.

I’d rather ban corporations from buying homes for cash and flipping them into Airbnbs.

I assume footage exists of: Seymour at Tim Jago’s house; Costello at a big tobacco shindig; Shane at a mining company jolly etcetera etcetera. FFS, our #nzpol media pack is shallow and facile and it hurts all of us.

Not just talk…it’s deemed to be okay to take donations and policy proposals from that list. At least half of this term’s lawmaking was for the benefit of groups on that list.

#nzpol It's OK to talk to: * tobacco lobbyists * alcohol pushers * farming reps * climate deniers * gun nutters * business groups * sustainability greenwashers * believers in trickle down * vaccine cookers * outright racists But, somehow, it's not OK to talk to gangs? Sigh. 🙏

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

Just keep stabbing the nation in the brain

Insulating homes and investing in heat pumps would be more effective in reducing living costs, creating jobs, and boosting the economy than drilling for new oil.

You know how folks reckon publicly delivered projects are never on time or under budget? Westgate Te Waiarohia station for NW Busway was finished on time and $19m under budget, and that funding is now being put towards improving Newton off ramp for buses ahead of schedule. CC: TPU & politicians

The phrase they're struggling to find is "impending recession". Fixing the basics, building the future, something something something #nzpol

Free public healthcare should remain the goal. Protecting publicly funded hospital care and developing a funded pathway towards removing charges for essential primary care, dental care, and other necessary services. huhana62.substack.com/p/saving-our...

🚨🚨🚨 Suppression by another name

in 2000, there were 470 billionaires. in 2010, the number had more than doubled, to 1000 billionaires total. together, they controlled around $3.6 trillion in capital. for power and wealth like this, politics is less than pocket change: www.webworm.co/elections/

All Labour need to do to steam-roll the elections is promise to make saving the public health system their #1 priority, and focus on it relentlessly & obsessively. Instead, they choose to project themselves as a cuddlier version of what we have now. FFS!😒 #PartyVoteGreen #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

It’s become a single issue election for me. Vote like your life depends on it. Because it literally does.

THIS therebeleconomist.substack.com/p/tax-does-n... #nzpol

@publicaddress.bsky.social reminds us what hell the fossil fuels junkie Simeon Browne unleashed upon us before he turned his focus to destroying our health system and lying about the impact of his [in]actions on children undergoing cancer treatment www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

The youth journalists are doing amazing mahi. This video is off of Instagram. It's really bloody awful how this man thinks life is only a 'pay to play' way. Sickening. Show this to your young voters. 9 days left to enrol! #NzPol #NzElection2026

I’ve opened this one up to all to read, listen and share after requests from paying subscribers as part of my public interest journalism mandate. Many thanks to subscribers who pay to allow me to do as much of this work in public as possible #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/this-story...

"When you’re poor, you notice what happens to every dollar. If you’re a billionaire, paying more tax would make no difference to you at all." #nzpol simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/why-arent-...

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch and share this excellent news story. Ford LIES that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Remember and share this as Ford tears out Toronto bike-lanes.

Our already fragile health system survived a global pandemic (just) but it’s not surviving this National led government. Wow. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...

“What can we do?” #nzpol “Show up for the election. The polls are still far too close for my liking. We need a government that values publicly funded health system and will provide that structural support alongside solid funding.” - Dr Bex “Keep talking about this topic…”

#nzpol This is a masterclass! Marama’s voice is recovering and she is wāhine toa ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼💚💚💚 youtu.be/Pa_2QYAT7GY?...