Jack Craw
@jackcraw.bsky.social
Climate worrier, greenie, NZ cricket, blues music, things made from barley
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The NZ Govt travels the world telling people how they take their climate commitments seriously. But at home they dismantle every policy that constrains emissions and subsidise more emissions. So we've joined international efforts to hold them to account. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace joins complaint to EU over NZ climate policy reversal - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.
www.greenpeace.org
September 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The NZ Govt travels the world telling people how they take their climate commitments seriously. But at home they dismantle every policy that constrains emissions and subsidise more emissions. So we've joined international efforts to hold them to account. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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September 29, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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🍃🌹🌿 Backed by Billionaires-
Opportunity is “ACT version 2.0”
Now with a Green Update, (to woo away Green voters & stop Green’s #WealthTax on billionaires which makes 96% of Kiwis better off) #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen ✅💚❤️🖤
open.substack.com/pub/weareund...
Opportunity is “ACT version 2.0”
Now with a Green Update, (to woo away Green voters & stop Green’s #WealthTax on billionaires which makes 96% of Kiwis better off) #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen ✅💚❤️🖤
open.substack.com/pub/weareund...
ACT version 2.0
Now with a Green update
open.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🍃🌹🌿 Backed by Billionaires-
Opportunity is “ACT version 2.0”
Now with a Green Update, (to woo away Green voters & stop Green’s #WealthTax on billionaires which makes 96% of Kiwis better off) #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen ✅💚❤️🖤
open.substack.com/pub/weareund...
Opportunity is “ACT version 2.0”
Now with a Green Update, (to woo away Green voters & stop Green’s #WealthTax on billionaires which makes 96% of Kiwis better off) #nzpol #PartyVoteGreen ✅💚❤️🖤
open.substack.com/pub/weareund...
Despite everything, the kowhai are flowering splendidly this spring. Also my plum tree
September 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Despite everything, the kowhai are flowering splendidly this spring. Also my plum tree
Probably the most obvious indicator of societal decay is the disappearance of dairies selling milkshakes
September 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Probably the most obvious indicator of societal decay is the disappearance of dairies selling milkshakes
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Ahead of the midterms, voters are livid at Donald Trump — and the GOP is on notice.
Republican candidates are running for the hills
Ahead of the midterms, voters are livid at Donald Trump — and the GOP is on notice
www.salon.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Ahead of the midterms, voters are livid at Donald Trump — and the GOP is on notice.
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The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
September 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
Mid terms leading to new terms?
New poll: 59% of Democrats would react positively to a military takeover removing Trump “to safeguard the Constitution”, compared with 28% negatively.
86% reacted positively to impeachment and removal and 84% to use of the 25th Amendment.
86% reacted positively to impeachment and removal and 84% to use of the 25th Amendment.
September 23, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Mid terms leading to new terms?
September 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Faaaaaark
Really good Bloomberg package on the AI data centre impact on urban heat island effects in the US, with exhaust heat raising temps up to 4ºF (2.25ºC) higher up to 1/3 mile away from the data centre. One more driver to 70% US opposition to data centres.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
September 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Faaaaaark
Has research ever been done on the proclivity of sexual offenders to seek political office to obtain power to assist maintenance of their activities? Asking for a friendly nation
Given the TPU's ties to Act, let us not forget that Act also had a sexual harassment problem that resulted in a number of women leaving their youth wing.
Who investigated those allegations within the party?
Tim Jago.
Who investigated those allegations within the party?
Tim Jago.
September 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Has research ever been done on the proclivity of sexual offenders to seek political office to obtain power to assist maintenance of their activities? Asking for a friendly nation
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The dumbass Govt has finally conceded it can't build an LNG import terminal and its dreams of a revival of fossil gas are dead. NZ wasted 3 years while this Govt delayed the transition off fossil gas, while telling the country a dangerous fossil gas fairy tale. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Simeon Brown's disastrous decision to cancel the Gas Transition Plan (and buy a lotto ticket instead) - Greenpeace Aotearoa
New Zealand is in the middle of an energy transition
www.greenpeace.org
September 23, 2026 at 4:19 AM
The dumbass Govt has finally conceded it can't build an LNG import terminal and its dreams of a revival of fossil gas are dead. NZ wasted 3 years while this Govt delayed the transition off fossil gas, while telling the country a dangerous fossil gas fairy tale. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
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This brand new video by Vlad Vexler explains the extreme risks posed by a collapse of the Russian state.
Worth watching:
Worth watching:
If Putin's Russia Collapses, No One Is Ready for What Comes Next
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler
youtu.be
September 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This brand new video by Vlad Vexler explains the extreme risks posed by a collapse of the Russian state.
Worth watching:
Worth watching:
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Right now, 13% of shops in Auckland and up to 15% in Wellington are sitting completely empty. Yet commercial rents haven’t dropped in two years. Why? Because the current system protects commercial property values over vibrant, thriving communities.
September 21, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Right now, 13% of shops in Auckland and up to 15% in Wellington are sitting completely empty. Yet commercial rents haven’t dropped in two years. Why? Because the current system protects commercial property values over vibrant, thriving communities.
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So my new article asks why Swarbrick’s economics sounds so unusual in NZ politics, and why voters may be responding to it.
Ok fine, I eventually mention Warren Mosler. andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/chloe-swar...
Ok fine, I eventually mention Warren Mosler. andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/chloe-swar...
Chlöe Swarbrick Knows Something About Money
The Greens’ co-leader just edged Nicola Willis on economic trust. Her language about debt, spending and productive capacity helps explain why.
andrewdicksonnz.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
So my new article asks why Swarbrick’s economics sounds so unusual in NZ politics, and why voters may be responding to it.
Ok fine, I eventually mention Warren Mosler. andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/chloe-swar...
Ok fine, I eventually mention Warren Mosler. andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/chloe-swar...
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Excellent event, what a list of sustainability themes and line up!
Wednesday, 30 September to
Saturday, 3 October 2026 in Wellington.
www.weall.org.nz/events/2026-...
Wednesday, 30 September to
Saturday, 3 October 2026 in Wellington.
www.weall.org.nz/events/2026-...
2026 ANZSEE Biennial Conference — WEAll Aotearoa - Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa NZ
XV Biennial Conference - Regenerative Futures, Imagining Alternatives, Transforming Systems In partnership with Wellbeing Economy Alliance New Zealand Location: Massey University, Wallace Street, M...
www.weall.org.nz
August 27, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Excellent event, what a list of sustainability themes and line up!
Wednesday, 30 September to
Saturday, 3 October 2026 in Wellington.
www.weall.org.nz/events/2026-...
Wednesday, 30 September to
Saturday, 3 October 2026 in Wellington.
www.weall.org.nz/events/2026-...
See you there my friends
September 17, 2026 at 11:17 PM
See you there my friends
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Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research project has found. (Guardian)
Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots for interaction between plastics, microbes and agrochemicals
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research project has found. (Guardian)
These accusers will use any means to discredit the President. It's quite clear that the stain got up and left the chair
❌ No, an image doesn't authentically show Trump leaving a brown stain on a chair during his trip to Ireland. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Does image show Trump left brown stain on chair in Ireland? Here's the truth
We've cleaned up several dubious rumors about the president being incontinent.
www.snopes.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
These accusers will use any means to discredit the President. It's quite clear that the stain got up and left the chair
Penny knows
Apropos of a final decision from this government that strangely did not make the news yesterday, yet impacts every community.
Removing the ‘four wellbeings’ from councils is a step in the wrong direction
The 'four wellbeings' aren't just a political football – they're a vital part of what councils do best.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Penny knows
2026 version of "guns don't kill people, people kill people"
NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting.
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
futurism.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
2026 version of "guns don't kill people, people kill people"
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REMINDER: Its September 2026, Under Labour we would have had both Cook Strait ferries by now.
Luxons replacement ferries wont be here till 2029, have less capacity for people and cars, and including Nicolas cancellation fee, will only be approx 470m cheaper.
Luxons replacement ferries wont be here till 2029, have less capacity for people and cars, and including Nicolas cancellation fee, will only be approx 470m cheaper.
September 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
REMINDER: Its September 2026, Under Labour we would have had both Cook Strait ferries by now.
Luxons replacement ferries wont be here till 2029, have less capacity for people and cars, and including Nicolas cancellation fee, will only be approx 470m cheaper.
Luxons replacement ferries wont be here till 2029, have less capacity for people and cars, and including Nicolas cancellation fee, will only be approx 470m cheaper.
Kapai. Irony and humour are our friends
‘Queen Victoria’s Pledge sits under the umbrella of the Iwi Chairs Forum and highlights articles 2 and 3 of Te Tiriti ..‘
#Aotearoa
#Aotearoa
New group ‘Queen Victoria’s pledge’ launches in response to tiriti breaches
A new campaign group advocating for protection of Te Tiriti rights has launched ahead of the 2026 elections, with politicians and community leaders in the mix.
www.teaonews.co.nz
September 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Kapai. Irony and humour are our friends
Also with hilarity coefficient
We could learn about emphatic community input from communities elsewhere...
The people of Oregon brought an actual guillotine to a town hall meeting with a bicycle. The meeting was about approving data centres.
Watch what happened next:
Watch what happened next:
September 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Also with hilarity coefficient