ShapedNoise
@shapednoisae.bsky.social
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You can literally see where this government increased our exposure to oil price shock
There is no reason for this other than oil money funding politics
#nzpol
There is no reason for this other than oil money funding politics
#nzpol
March 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
You can literally see where this government increased our exposure to oil price shock
There is no reason for this other than oil money funding politics
#nzpol
There is no reason for this other than oil money funding politics
#nzpol
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There are still unresolved questions about MethaneSAT and so support members of the science community who have asked the Auditor General to take a look at whether we have been told the full picuture about the $30M in public money that it received.
Written Questions - New Zealand Parliament
Written Questions
questions.parliament.nz
March 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
There are still unresolved questions about MethaneSAT and so support members of the science community who have asked the Auditor General to take a look at whether we have been told the full picuture about the $30M in public money that it received.
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#NZpol Spinoff’s article is one of the better takes ⬇️
Royal Commission inquiries are "fact-finding, providing the best possible response to future challenges", non-political & non-partisan. It’s sad the coalition partners have little respect for that. Instead it’s exploitative cheap shots.
Royal Commission inquiries are "fact-finding, providing the best possible response to future challenges", non-political & non-partisan. It’s sad the coalition partners have little respect for that. Instead it’s exploitative cheap shots.
Essential read on this govt’s reckless gaslighting:
“It’s election year, I get it. But implying science & health advice was routinely being ignored fuels the distrust that erodes social cohesion—something the report is at pains to emphasise must be restored.” #nzpol
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
“It’s election year, I get it. But implying science & health advice was routinely being ignored fuels the distrust that erodes social cohesion—something the report is at pains to emphasise must be restored.” #nzpol
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
The real lesson of the second Covid-19 inquiry? We live in a post-truth world
Government ministers’ creative interpretations of the royal commission’s report took spin to scary new levels.
thespinoff.co.nz
March 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
#NZpol Spinoff’s article is one of the better takes ⬇️
Royal Commission inquiries are "fact-finding, providing the best possible response to future challenges", non-political & non-partisan. It’s sad the coalition partners have little respect for that. Instead it’s exploitative cheap shots.
Royal Commission inquiries are "fact-finding, providing the best possible response to future challenges", non-political & non-partisan. It’s sad the coalition partners have little respect for that. Instead it’s exploitative cheap shots.
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Been thinking the same! - see Sarah’s post ⬇️
Related to that here’s the BBC on electric battery trains a year and a half ago.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Love to see some local expertise put towards this. (There’s a reason good governments support the science sector & local innovation.)
Related to that here’s the BBC on electric battery trains a year and a half ago.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Love to see some local expertise put towards this. (There’s a reason good governments support the science sector & local innovation.)
March 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Been thinking the same! - see Sarah’s post ⬇️
Related to that here’s the BBC on electric battery trains a year and a half ago.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Love to see some local expertise put towards this. (There’s a reason good governments support the science sector & local innovation.)
Related to that here’s the BBC on electric battery trains a year and a half ago.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Love to see some local expertise put towards this. (There’s a reason good governments support the science sector & local innovation.)
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China fills the gap that Trump vacates as he flees from the world stage.
China is becoming a green superpower as Trump retreats from climate goals - BBC News
How the world's biggest carbon emitter is now at the helm of a renewables revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
China fills the gap that Trump vacates as he flees from the world stage.
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Hey remember David Seymour waxing lyrical about Milei halving the number of govt departments, and halving poverty, and no one in the NZ media (with the honorable exception of @mountaintui.bsky.social ) questioned it? That was fun 😒
#nzpol
#nzpol
After using billions of US tax dollars to win another election Javier Milei introduced the 12 hour work day to Argentina.
This is after doubling the poverty rate in the country.
More work more poverty more police brutality = anarcho capitalism
This is after doubling the poverty rate in the country.
More work more poverty more police brutality = anarcho capitalism
February 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Hey remember David Seymour waxing lyrical about Milei halving the number of govt departments, and halving poverty, and no one in the NZ media (with the honorable exception of @mountaintui.bsky.social ) questioned it? That was fun 😒
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Study after study, year after year, the “what about the batteries” crowd are just fossil fuel shills 😝
Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows
Most EV batteries outlast their cars, real-world data shows
A new large‑scale UK dataset suggests EV batteries are holding up far better than many skeptics expected.
more…
electrek.co
February 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Study after study, year after year, the “what about the batteries” crowd are just fossil fuel shills 😝
I just signed the open letter - will you join me? First Nations communities deserve safety and justice. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ad...
Add Your name: First Nations communities deserve safety and justice
The Invasion Day rally in Boorloo / Perth was subject to a hateful and racist attack. Right now, we need our allies to speak up with us: for safety, freedom and justice. Sign the open letter to Home A...
actionnetwork.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I just signed the open letter - will you join me? First Nations communities deserve safety and justice. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ad...
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👀Heads up Auckland!👀
⛈️You guys have both the risk of broadscale heavy rain and, the risk of thunderstorms with localised downpours of 25-40mm/h.
🔔Keep an eye out for any Severe Thunderstorms Warnings that could be issued for your area.
✔️Check your forecast here: bit.ly/metservicenz
⛈️You guys have both the risk of broadscale heavy rain and, the risk of thunderstorms with localised downpours of 25-40mm/h.
🔔Keep an eye out for any Severe Thunderstorms Warnings that could be issued for your area.
✔️Check your forecast here: bit.ly/metservicenz
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
👀Heads up Auckland!👀
⛈️You guys have both the risk of broadscale heavy rain and, the risk of thunderstorms with localised downpours of 25-40mm/h.
🔔Keep an eye out for any Severe Thunderstorms Warnings that could be issued for your area.
✔️Check your forecast here: bit.ly/metservicenz
⛈️You guys have both the risk of broadscale heavy rain and, the risk of thunderstorms with localised downpours of 25-40mm/h.
🔔Keep an eye out for any Severe Thunderstorms Warnings that could be issued for your area.
✔️Check your forecast here: bit.ly/metservicenz
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"In fact, extreme heat kills more Australians than all other natural hazards combined."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
"In fact, extreme heat kills more Australians than all other natural hazards combined."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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PERFECTLY NORMAL
Tens of thousands of stock dead as Victorian bushfire assessments continue
More than 228 homes have been confirmed destroyed and 20,000 head of livestock killed by bushfires across Victoria, with authorities warning the total is likely to rise.
www.abc.net.au
January 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
PERFECTLY NORMAL
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“permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range” (note that’s fired at his head) 😔
There’s more, but it’s worth remembering that loss of function or normal life is "damage" too, not "just" deaths.
There’s more, but it’s worth remembering that loss of function or normal life is "damage" too, not "just" deaths.
Protester is 21 yrs old. ICE agent dragged him and held his head down in his own pool of blood, mocked him about losing his eye. They fired pepper pellets at the HEAD of a witness recording the incident.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
“permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range” (note that’s fired at his head) 😔
There’s more, but it’s worth remembering that loss of function or normal life is "damage" too, not "just" deaths.
There’s more, but it’s worth remembering that loss of function or normal life is "damage" too, not "just" deaths.
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This brutal mosquito-borne disease may have a cure, but there’s a catch: No one wants to make it.
From our colleagues at @vox.com:
From our colleagues at @vox.com:
This brutal mosquito-borne disease may have a cure, but there's a catch
No one wants to make it.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This brutal mosquito-borne disease may have a cure, but there’s a catch: No one wants to make it.
From our colleagues at @vox.com:
From our colleagues at @vox.com:
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My father, and a few million other young men of his generation, put their lives on the line. Over 400,000 of them died to rid the world of the same kind of fascist poison that now dominates the Republican party. How is this even possible?
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My father, and a few million other young men of his generation, put their lives on the line. Over 400,000 of them died to rid the world of the same kind of fascist poison that now dominates the Republican party. How is this even possible?
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2 heroes half a world apart with this in common
👇🏼Ahmed Al-Ahmed disarmed a gunman killing Jews in Bondi, wounded in the process
Samir Zitouni👇🏼seriously wounded saving passengers on his train from a rampaging knifeman
Both Muslim Migrants acting selflessly to save others
#StopDemonisingMigrants
👇🏼Ahmed Al-Ahmed disarmed a gunman killing Jews in Bondi, wounded in the process
Samir Zitouni👇🏼seriously wounded saving passengers on his train from a rampaging knifeman
Both Muslim Migrants acting selflessly to save others
#StopDemonisingMigrants
December 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
2 heroes half a world apart with this in common
👇🏼Ahmed Al-Ahmed disarmed a gunman killing Jews in Bondi, wounded in the process
Samir Zitouni👇🏼seriously wounded saving passengers on his train from a rampaging knifeman
Both Muslim Migrants acting selflessly to save others
#StopDemonisingMigrants
👇🏼Ahmed Al-Ahmed disarmed a gunman killing Jews in Bondi, wounded in the process
Samir Zitouni👇🏼seriously wounded saving passengers on his train from a rampaging knifeman
Both Muslim Migrants acting selflessly to save others
#StopDemonisingMigrants
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“The Green Party will make dental care free for everyone.
Our health and wellbeing relies on healthy teeth and gums - and everyone should have access to the dental care they need to thrive and participate fully in society.”
Our health and wellbeing relies on healthy teeth and gums - and everyone should have access to the dental care they need to thrive and participate fully in society.”
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“The Green Party will make dental care free for everyone.
Our health and wellbeing relies on healthy teeth and gums - and everyone should have access to the dental care they need to thrive and participate fully in society.”
Our health and wellbeing relies on healthy teeth and gums - and everyone should have access to the dental care they need to thrive and participate fully in society.”
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Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms action.eko.org/a/eu-wide-ba...
Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms
Seafood corporations want to turn Europe into a testing ground for octopus factory farms, locking these intelligent animals in tiny tanks where suffering is so extreme they even turn to cannibalism.An
action.eko.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms action.eko.org/a/eu-wide-ba...
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When oligarchs buy politicians, capitalism becomes socialism for the rich.
When the game is rigged by giraffes, expect height to be fundamental.
When the game is rigged by giraffes, expect height to be fundamental.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
When oligarchs buy politicians, capitalism becomes socialism for the rich.
When the game is rigged by giraffes, expect height to be fundamental.
When the game is rigged by giraffes, expect height to be fundamental.
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Trickle down is a failed theory.
Trickle up is the way.
UBI
Trickle up is the way.
UBI
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Trickle down is a failed theory.
Trickle up is the way.
UBI
Trickle up is the way.
UBI
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Westpac posts an improved full-year net profit of $1.2 billion, up 13% from a year earlier - driven by greater lending and margins, and a fall in impairments. Australian banks continue to make bank off of Kiwis' lending #nzpol #newzealand
Westpac's annual profit rises 13 percent
Westpac's full year profit rose 13 percent.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Westpac posts an improved full-year net profit of $1.2 billion, up 13% from a year earlier - driven by greater lending and margins, and a fall in impairments. Australian banks continue to make bank off of Kiwis' lending #nzpol #newzealand
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Similar to what I’ve previously written, but Ian’s a climate scientist (I’m a biologist)
bsky.app/profile/notj...
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One reason there’s a focus on methane compared to carbon is it’s the greenhouse gas with much larger effect: you get much more bangs-for-your-bucks per unit tackling it. If we don’t tackle methane, we’ll have to make vastly bigger efforts on the other pollutants.
We know what we need to do,
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We know what we need to do,
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I thought I’d have a go at answering the question: what’s the flow on effect on emissions budgets from the methane cuts?
The answer was worse than I had anticipated
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The answer was worse than I had anticipated
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Similar to what I’ve previously written, but Ian’s a climate scientist (I’m a biologist)
bsky.app/profile/notj...
bsky.app/profile/notj...