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Back on my soapbox with a new article today. Christopher Luxon Arts is valuable in schools actually! artmurmurs.nz/features/dear-…

Imagine giving money to a known predator. Copyright Licensing New Zealand background check your grantees in the future. (The other grantees are awesome and their projects sound wonderful!)

being a moderator is a crazy job, just sitting and listening for a full minute and saying "thank you, but nobody is eating dogs"

Kamala Harris: Donald Trump says that he would personally cast his vote in Florida to support their extreme abortion ban.. Audience member: Felons can’t vote!

JD Vance said on today's debate that the US had "The cleanest economy in the world"...ostensibly a load of absolute bullocks. #WalzVanceDebate #USPolitics

Nicola Willis justifying huge spending on roads in her interview with @bernardchickey because of the "productivity gains" made by people not sitting in traffic. If only we could eliminate travel times all together by like...letting people work from home or something?? #nzpol

1) Getting awfully close to censorship here for supposed libertarians. 2) Imagine threatening a $15 billion industry because a poem made you uncomfortable. #fragility #areyouok #ifyouneedahugjustask

Do you ever wish some people would simply leave your orbit?? Twice in a month I've had to write to large organisations for platforming a known abuser/predator and I just can't believe this person is still in Welly pursuing public work. GTFO please so we can all move on.

Winners of Test series in India since 2013: India India India India India India India India India India India India India India India India India India New Zealand #INDvNZ

The wildest thing about the Washington Post story is that in a functional democracy the media are a check on the state and do not endorsed political candidates...having said that Bezos is a spineless limpet so f*ck that guy still!

Job market is bleak. I've applied for a bunch of temp/contract jobs this week and they all have minimum 150+ applicants, sometimes up to 400. It's reflecting in the broader stats but you can see and feel it clearly going through the process. Feeling for all the fresh grads.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi Clarke is a bloody legend!! Parliament is a place to represent your people and she did that yesterday with pride and passion. Anyone who sees that and punishes it is a bell-end who misunderstands the role of parliament. #getagripGerry

More people have signed the anti Treaty Orinciples Bill Petition than voted for ACT last year. Imagine getting ratio'ed by an entire country. #nzpol #ToitūTeTiriti

Hello friends! My fringe thread for this year is moving to the blue place as part of my transition off of this platform. Check it out here: bsky.app/profile/austin…

So Andrew Bayly who resigned as a Minister for "grabbing" a staff member has just been made chair of the Justice Committee in Parliament. FFS Luxo loves a self-inflicted headache. #nzpol #nzpolitics