Deb D
@nzdeb.bsky.social
A nocturnal being made almost entirely of tea with honey and gingernuts. Half Moomin, half Vulcan in a hobbit shell.
Great interview! Ollie Neas talks to Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. #nzpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwrC...
Can the Greens overtake Labour? | In Brief
YouTube video by Public Interest NZ
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October 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Great interview! Ollie Neas talks to Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. #nzpol www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwrC...
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Frustrated by inaction on the threat of cars on their street, the 1970s residents of Delft's Tuinstraat illicitly erected barriers to curb traffic.
This act of rebellion became a global revolution—inventing the woonerf (“living street”): a common space for recreation, vegetation, and socialization.
This act of rebellion became a global revolution—inventing the woonerf (“living street”): a common space for recreation, vegetation, and socialization.
September 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Frustrated by inaction on the threat of cars on their street, the 1970s residents of Delft's Tuinstraat illicitly erected barriers to curb traffic.
This act of rebellion became a global revolution—inventing the woonerf (“living street”): a common space for recreation, vegetation, and socialization.
This act of rebellion became a global revolution—inventing the woonerf (“living street”): a common space for recreation, vegetation, and socialization.
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The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.
An incredibly well-timed Landsat 9 pass captured the effects of yesterday’s catastrophic glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border. The event was so massive that it was detected by seismometers around the world.
August 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.
Before anyone jumps into supporting data centres in New Zealand, they should watch this: www.youtube.com/shorts/wpoEh...
Ohio man questions why normal people are footing the bill for data center growth
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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August 1, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Before anyone jumps into supporting data centres in New Zealand, they should watch this: www.youtube.com/shorts/wpoEh...
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Back when I was in Parliament I exposed the fact that ACC staff were receiving bonuses for stopping compensation for people with long term disabilities. MSD seems to now be taking this model further: punishing staff for housing people in need
June 28, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Back when I was in Parliament I exposed the fact that ACC staff were receiving bonuses for stopping compensation for people with long term disabilities. MSD seems to now be taking this model further: punishing staff for housing people in need
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As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!
May 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!
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wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖
May 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖
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How the world works in a nutshell: giant corporations profit from an illegal war whilst the governments who wage them tell the rest of us to tighten our belts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher
The energy giant said it had seen an
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April 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How the world works in a nutshell: giant corporations profit from an illegal war whilst the governments who wage them tell the rest of us to tighten our belts.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A very important structural oversight that applies to New Zealand as well as the UK.
Why Politicians Keep Getting It So Wrong
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
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April 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A very important structural oversight that applies to New Zealand as well as the UK.
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
April 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
April 19, 2026 at 11:49 PM
In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
I don't want to "adapt" to terrifying weather www.emilywrites.co.nz/i-dont-want-...
I don't want to "adapt" to terrifying weather
Devastating climate change is here, thanks to oil companies and politicians. What are we going to do about it?
www.emilywrites.co.nz
April 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I don't want to "adapt" to terrifying weather www.emilywrites.co.nz/i-dont-want-...
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I really hope this is quickly and conclusively investigated. Incredibly sad to lose a huge population of tuna like this
‘It’s devastating’: Generations-old eel population wiped out in Wairoa stream www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/584...
‘It’s devastating’: Generations-old eel population wiped out in Wairoa stream www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/584...
‘It’s devastating’: Generations-old eel population wiped out in Wairoa stream
Hundreds of tuna, including breeding stock thought to be 40 to 50 years old, have been found dead in the Waiatai Stream.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 15, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I really hope this is quickly and conclusively investigated. Incredibly sad to lose a huge population of tuna like this
‘It’s devastating’: Generations-old eel population wiped out in Wairoa stream www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/584...
‘It’s devastating’: Generations-old eel population wiped out in Wairoa stream www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/584...
It's just a silly little thing, but seeing the VLC Player icon with its Santa hat on makes me smile for some reason. #ChristmasFun
December 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It's just a silly little thing, but seeing the VLC Player icon with its Santa hat on makes me smile for some reason. #ChristmasFun
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In case anyone wants to watch it tonight, The Princess Bride is on TVNZ+
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
In case anyone wants to watch it tonight, The Princess Bride is on TVNZ+
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Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
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Help our MPs ‘find a spine’
Recognise Palestine
Sanction Israel
Pot Banging Rally
Wednesday 13 August
1.30-2.30pm
Parliament Lawn, Wellington
BYO Pots
Please share widely
#NZPol
Recognise Palestine
Sanction Israel
Pot Banging Rally
Wednesday 13 August
1.30-2.30pm
Parliament Lawn, Wellington
BYO Pots
Please share widely
#NZPol
August 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Help our MPs ‘find a spine’
Recognise Palestine
Sanction Israel
Pot Banging Rally
Wednesday 13 August
1.30-2.30pm
Parliament Lawn, Wellington
BYO Pots
Please share widely
#NZPol
Recognise Palestine
Sanction Israel
Pot Banging Rally
Wednesday 13 August
1.30-2.30pm
Parliament Lawn, Wellington
BYO Pots
Please share widely
#NZPol
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What's interesting about the RNZ headline about the Seymour / UN conflict is the focus on UN conflict but not highlighting how the UN warned about the Regulatory Standards Bill.
RNZ has been shot after the $20m budget cut. Where is public interest journalism?
PS NZ Herald did this 2
#nzpol
#kiwi
RNZ has been shot after the $20m budget cut. Where is public interest journalism?
PS NZ Herald did this 2
#nzpol
#kiwi
July 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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The only way David Seymour will be stopped is by putting him out of power in 2026. The media are spectacularly ill equipped to address his continued attempt to assert power he does not have, degrade civil society, and silence his opponents.
June 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The only way David Seymour will be stopped is by putting him out of power in 2026. The media are spectacularly ill equipped to address his continued attempt to assert power he does not have, degrade civil society, and silence his opponents.
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Ruru owl during his pre-release exam. He spent some time at Wildbase hospital + rehabilitation centre before being successfully released.
Photo: TORI TURNER
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery for those willing and able: wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona...
Photo: TORI TURNER
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery for those willing and able: wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona...
June 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Ruru owl during his pre-release exam. He spent some time at Wildbase hospital + rehabilitation centre before being successfully released.
Photo: TORI TURNER
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery for those willing and able: wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona...
Photo: TORI TURNER
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery for those willing and able: wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona...
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"The AIMN is an online platform that provides a space for citizen and public interest journalists to engage in and contribute to independent media, focusing on politics, democracy, environment, and identity."
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Number 1 for 2024: New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network
One of the key researchers into the Atlas Network, Lee Fang, observed that it has “reshaped political power in country after country.”
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January 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"The AIMN is an online platform that provides a space for citizen and public interest journalists to engage in and contribute to independent media, focusing on politics, democracy, environment, and identity."
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For New Zealanders - this from Peter Dunne is critical and I can not stress it enough- #ToituTeTiriti #nzpol
December 1, 2024 at 7:50 AM
For New Zealanders - this from Peter Dunne is critical and I can not stress it enough- #ToituTeTiriti #nzpol