He/him. Lawyer. Green. Socialist.
Joined August 2021
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Jun 11
I can't believe I'm saying this, but this is a great column on bail and the remand prison population by Richard Prebble.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/r…
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Jun 11
ACT is now making excuses for racist violence against immigrants. Saying the violence is unacceptable rings hollow if you immediately go on to blame immigration for it.
Hands up if you're old enough to remember when ACT was a pro-immigration party that believed in the rule of law
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Jun 8
“Young Aucklanders have been sold a lie that if we increase the height allowances, you’ll get a house".
David Seymour is now engaging in denialism of basic supply and demand economics.
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Jun 8
I don't even know where to start with the idea that Marxists had a neutral stance on policing until 2019.
The merits of defund/abolish aside, I simply reject the premise that opposing cops and prisons is this intractable part of socialism that we should or should not compromise on. All the way up until like 2019 the dominant Marxist stance on policing was one of relative neutrality.
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If you don't like New Zealand First under Winston Peters just wait until you see New Zealand First after Winston Peters. It's really starting to solidify now into the one standard unified alt-right/cooker/soft-fash/international-nationalism party seemingly every country now has.
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May 29
Considering that Vermont is probably the most Democratic state at presidential level now, it's incredible that it never voted for a Democrat for president until LBJ in 1964 and then didn't vote for one again until Bill Clinton in 1992. Since then it hasn't voted for a Republican.
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May 29
YIMBY king Mamdani mentions New Zealand!
May 28
Zohran just cited Minneapolis, Austin, and Auckland as cities that lowered housing costs via upzoning
certified ball knowledge, Auckland is a deep YIMBY cut
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May 20
I never again want to hear either Nicola Willis or David Seymour say that they are a liberal after their comments in this article.
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May 14
The British Labour Party is giving us a gripping drama. Multiple paths it could go down, lots of suspense, and a compelling array of characters. Somebody should get HBO onto it.
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May 9
Just discovered that there's a headland on Stewart Island called Chew Tobacco Point
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May 5
Have the Free Speech Union considered running a tour about, you know, free speach, featuring someone with expertise regarding free speech?
Or does running a media-bashing tour generate more donations and clicks?
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May 3
The fake liberal party is now going down the anti-immigration route - presumably worried around NZ First taking its voters.
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Apr 23
On #AnzacDay we honour the members of the Australian 🇦🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 Army Corps by confusing respect for the sacrifice of a few with celebration of military adventurism, imperialism and overt nationalism.
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Apr 23
Ah yes a brilliant idea for an unpopular Prime Minister dealing with a war in the Middle East - appoint as your Foreign Secretary an unpopular former Prime Minister best known for leading the UK into a disastrous war in the Middle East.
Apr 23
“I would bring back Blair as foreign secretary.” - @AnthonySeldon
Listen to The Exchange wherever you get your podcasts.
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Apr 20
@BarughTyrone may be set to get a victory after a long campaign - the Parliamentary Counsel Office is consulting on a proposal to repeal a bunch of old Local Acts of Parliament, including the Wellington City Milk-supply Act 1919!
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Apr 20
"... the law and circumstances regarding the supply of milk have undergone significant changes over the years such that the Act and its provisions are obsolete. Repeal ... will remove provisions and powers which have been superseded by other arrangements."
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Apr 15
This headline has made many people believe the application to discriminate was granted, that's not the case, the court just said it needs to go back to Tribunal for reconsideration.
#BREAKING: Lesbian Action Group wins Federal Court appeal to exclude transgender women. abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/l…
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Apr 15
'Asked why he invited women employees on their own to his apartment for business meetings, Drury said, “That’s private business. I had lots of different friendships.”
Not a very convincing response.
stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36096467…
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Apr 15
'He also disputed they were business meetings. “It’s a hard thing to answer. I always had lots and lots of friends.”'
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