Democrats denounce Trump/Vance bullying of #Ukraine President #Zelenskyy: Senator ⁦Sheldon Whitehouse⁩ accused Trump & Vance of “acting like ventriloquist dummies for Putin”. It’s now clear why US wanted to talk over Ukraine to Russia: to sell it out: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

World reacts to Zelensky-Trump Oval Office clash. If Russia stops fighting, there will be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine. rnz.co.nz/news/world/543…

Sir Ian Taylor to David Seymour: "James Cameron has created close to a thousand jobs for New Zealanders. I have searched high and low but can’t find any evidence that you have ever created a business, with your own money, that has created a single one." stuff.co.nz/politics/36059…

Health Minister Simeon Brown launching a childish ad hominem attack on the National Secretary for the PSA Fleur Fitzsimmons at the post-cab presser this afternoon as he arrogantly tries to brush aside a damning PSA report which they say lays out in stark detail how the

As I was saying - a Trump look alike on #DEI in #NZ. Who wants imported culture wars here? nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/wi…

NZ First targets 'woke' legislation it previously helped make law. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

School lunches provider Libelle Group Auckland goes into liquidation ⁦David Seymour⁩ what have you done!!! Surely you should resign immediately. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Bowel screening change 'totally unethical' | E-Tangata. It’s pretty straight forward ⁦Simeon Brown⁩ You’d do well to put aside your ideology and follow the evidence. If you’ve got any interest in being taken seriously you need to do that. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-an…

It’s a great time of year

A third of preventable premature death and illness is caused by unhealthy food, alcohol and tobacco. A fundamental role of doctors is to respond to these issues. This government’s approach to prevention has been retrograde (tobacco, school lunches) or zero (alcohol, junk food)

‘Trumpian’ edict issued by Health Minister Simeon Brown on what public health leaders can and can’t say about public health. Soon-to-be Deputy PM David Seymour says public health doctors are “muppets” who should be put “back in their box.” My #cartoon today #NZpol #PublicHealth

stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360629… It's not all that radical, but getting the CoC on board with something that would benefit all Kiwis is impossible. Privatisation is the way we're heading.

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ACT launches member's bill to stop universities offering services 'based on race'.Once doctors in Nz were old white men.That 1 size fits all approach offered didn’t serve women children Māori and Pacific people well.This is racism dressed up as equality rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Britain must urgently look elsewhere. The price of concessions to Trump will be turning a blind eye to his sabotage of all the other institutions and relationships that British foreign policy has an interest in defending. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

nytimes.com/2025/04/08/opi… “The USA is a vast and diverse country-an old + resilient democracy that won’t quickly fold into authoritarianism the way Russia or Hungary did” Let’s see! When you chip away at foundations change can happen fast eg Apartheid + the fall of the Berlin Wall

Tonight at Rutgers University #Film #NoOtherLand #Nakba

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say. Governments tend to overestimate opposition and underestimate support for change - that can have dreadful consequences!! The silent majority cannot afford to be silent! theguardian.com/environment/20…

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This report addresses those issues of daily life that cripple people’s ability to live well and the causes of inequities in high income nations like NZ. Herein are action and evidence based interventions that will benefit individuals families + the nation who.int/teams/social-d…