Ling Yee 令怡
@bigduckling.bsky.social
Born in Hong Kong. Living in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Migrant from Twitter / X, also on Mastodon. 🍉🌻
Words have consequences. When Aotearoa signed up to climate action and then this gov't refuses to lift a finger or u-turn on climate action, it must have consequences. This time it's trade & foreign policy implications. The real world consequence is more flood, more emergencies in the future. #nzpol
September 30, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Words have consequences. When Aotearoa signed up to climate action and then this gov't refuses to lift a finger or u-turn on climate action, it must have consequences. This time it's trade & foreign policy implications. The real world consequence is more flood, more emergencies in the future. #nzpol
I actually can't believe that Luxon said "cry me a river" in response to cost of living crisis. Until I look it up on Hansard. Yep Luxon actually said it. Talk about being out of touch with reality. #nzpol
September 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I actually can't believe that Luxon said "cry me a river" in response to cost of living crisis. Until I look it up on Hansard. Yep Luxon actually said it. Talk about being out of touch with reality. #nzpol
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Case in point on what happens to an education system designed to make money: students and parents suffered, sometimes permanently.
Case in point on what happens to an education system designed to make money: students and parents suffered, sometimes permanently.
‘They accepted the money but didn’t take care of my child’: what Luna Wong’s death reveals about the treatment of international students in the UK
When her parents waved her off to study in England they hoped it would be a fresh start the 16-year-old needed after struggling with her mental health in Hong Kong. Instead, 10 months later, she was d...
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September 26, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Case in point on what happens to an education system designed to make money: students and parents suffered, sometimes permanently.
Case in point on what happens to an education system designed to make money: students and parents suffered, sometimes permanently.
NZ Initiative's open letter to "all political parties of New Zealand" ridiculed National, Labour, Greens, NZF, and... no one else. ACT magically gets a free pass.
Read between the lines what you will, about the allegiance of NZ Initiative.
#nzpol
Read between the lines what you will, about the allegiance of NZ Initiative.
#nzpol
September 23, 2026 at 8:43 AM
NZ Initiative's open letter to "all political parties of New Zealand" ridiculed National, Labour, Greens, NZF, and... no one else. ACT magically gets a free pass.
Read between the lines what you will, about the allegiance of NZ Initiative.
#nzpol
Read between the lines what you will, about the allegiance of NZ Initiative.
#nzpol
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WTF??? Labour is just another centre right party at this point. There is ZERO reason to give permanent tax cut to landlords but not to renters. #nzpol #votegreen
WTF??? Labour is just another centre right party at this point. There is ZERO reason to give permanent tax cut to landlords but not to renters. #nzpol #votegreen
Labour rules out changes to interest deductibility settings for landlords if elected
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out any changes to interest deductibility settings for landlords, if elected.
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September 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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WTF??? Labour is just another centre right party at this point. There is ZERO reason to give permanent tax cut to landlords but not to renters. #nzpol #votegreen
WTF??? Labour is just another centre right party at this point. There is ZERO reason to give permanent tax cut to landlords but not to renters. #nzpol #votegreen
I find it ironic that only in Trump's America will he allows AI to run unchecked. Kiss his ass or bribe him enough, he will let you do anything. Whereas in an authoritarian regime like PRC or Russia, unchecked AI is as much a threat to its power as a dissident. Of course rogue AI got shut down.
September 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I find it ironic that only in Trump's America will he allows AI to run unchecked. Kiss his ass or bribe him enough, he will let you do anything. Whereas in an authoritarian regime like PRC or Russia, unchecked AI is as much a threat to its power as a dissident. Of course rogue AI got shut down.
National's narrative is about tax, but tax pays for the nice things that we ALL need, like CRL, or public health system. These are investments into future. Nobody should be afraid of talking about more tax if it pays for investments that will yield decent returns. Low tax = low investment. #nzpol
September 10, 2026 at 7:10 AM
National's narrative is about tax, but tax pays for the nice things that we ALL need, like CRL, or public health system. These are investments into future. Nobody should be afraid of talking about more tax if it pays for investments that will yield decent returns. Low tax = low investment. #nzpol
With EDs overflowing with people and student nurses who can't get a job in NZ, public healthcare should be one of the top election issues. Under Nat/NZF/ACT things will get even worse with more cuts. Only a change in government will reverse the trend. #nzpol
September 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
With EDs overflowing with people and student nurses who can't get a job in NZ, public healthcare should be one of the top election issues. Under Nat/NZF/ACT things will get even worse with more cuts. Only a change in government will reverse the trend. #nzpol
"Better starts now" is on par with "eat shoots and leaves" in terms of ambiguity. What does it really mean? "Better, starts now [with Labour]" or "Better starts, now [with Labour]" i.e. just having a better start? How do any of these interpretations help to sell Labour's politics anyway? #nfi #nzpol
September 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"Better starts now" is on par with "eat shoots and leaves" in terms of ambiguity. What does it really mean? "Better, starts now [with Labour]" or "Better starts, now [with Labour]" i.e. just having a better start? How do any of these interpretations help to sell Labour's politics anyway? #nfi #nzpol
The same SD card I bought ~3 years ago now costs ~3 times as much. #apocalypsenow #wtf
August 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The same SD card I bought ~3 years ago now costs ~3 times as much. #apocalypsenow #wtf
"9 to 5" is a working class anthem. RIP Dolly Parton.
August 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM
"9 to 5" is a working class anthem. RIP Dolly Parton.
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Why is RNZ posting click-bait article? DO NOT BUY $50 coffee if you cannot afford it! There is el cheapo alternative. Caffeine is caffeine, even from the cheapest instant coffee. 🙄
Why is RNZ posting click-bait article? DO NOT BUY $50 coffee if you cannot afford it! There is el cheapo alternative. Caffeine is caffeine, even from the cheapest instant coffee. 🙄
Why are we paying $50 for instant coffee?
Instant coffee creeping past $50 for a jar is a symptom of wider pressure on coffee prices, economists say.
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August 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Why is RNZ posting click-bait article? DO NOT BUY $50 coffee if you cannot afford it! There is el cheapo alternative. Caffeine is caffeine, even from the cheapest instant coffee. 🙄
Why is RNZ posting click-bait article? DO NOT BUY $50 coffee if you cannot afford it! There is el cheapo alternative. Caffeine is caffeine, even from the cheapest instant coffee. 🙄
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For context her co-defendants are also worth noting. Lee Cheuk-yan 李卓人 is OG labour activist, in hyper capitalist HK. He also does not answer to CCP, the kind of "orthodox" lefty-progressive anti communist labour activist.
For context her co-defendants are also worth noting. Lee Cheuk-yan 李卓人 is OG labour activist, in hyper capitalist HK. He also does not answer to CCP, the kind of "orthodox" lefty-progressive anti communist labour activist.
‘She’s not afraid of anyone’: the prison writings of one of Hong Kong’s last outspoken democracy activists
Chow Hang-tung has been detained since 2021, and written about everything from clothes to Tiananmen Square and the meaning of freedom
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August 22, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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For context her co-defendants are also worth noting. Lee Cheuk-yan 李卓人 is OG labour activist, in hyper capitalist HK. He also does not answer to CCP, the kind of "orthodox" lefty-progressive anti communist labour activist.
For context her co-defendants are also worth noting. Lee Cheuk-yan 李卓人 is OG labour activist, in hyper capitalist HK. He also does not answer to CCP, the kind of "orthodox" lefty-progressive anti communist labour activist.
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I agree that there is a real threat from PRC. Hell I will always be the first one to give PRC the middle finger. However it is so easy for "caution" to become witch hunt, by looking at every Chinese living in New Zealand with suspicion. #nzpol /1
I agree that there is a real threat from PRC. Hell I will always be the first one to give PRC the middle finger. However it is so easy for "caution" to become witch hunt, by looking at every Chinese living in New Zealand with suspicion. #nzpol /1
NZ swaps its soft underbelly for a hard shell by going public on China threat
Comment: In confronting China’s covert influence campaign, we are betting that transparency is our strongest weapon, writes Anne-Marie Brady.
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August 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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I agree that there is a real threat from PRC. Hell I will always be the first one to give PRC the middle finger. However it is so easy for "caution" to become witch hunt, by looking at every Chinese living in New Zealand with suspicion. #nzpol /1
I agree that there is a real threat from PRC. Hell I will always be the first one to give PRC the middle finger. However it is so easy for "caution" to become witch hunt, by looking at every Chinese living in New Zealand with suspicion. #nzpol /1
@keithng.bsky.social BUT as long as HK is allowed breathing room/"freedom" for mutual benefit of Hong Kong and PRC, status quo could have continued. And if it doesn't work, people would just leave, like before 1997, like it is now. Just like NZers leaving for AU. People vote with their feet. /2
August 21, 2026 at 6:27 AM
@keithng.bsky.social BUT as long as HK is allowed breathing room/"freedom" for mutual benefit of Hong Kong and PRC, status quo could have continued. And if it doesn't work, people would just leave, like before 1997, like it is now. Just like NZers leaving for AU. People vote with their feet. /2
@keithng.bsky.social continuing the thread directly, I absolutely loathe the things CCP are doing to Hong Kong, and local "collaborators" kowtowing. But HK independence or crying to abusive parent UK isn't the solution. Status quo worked, testing boundary of that status quo will bring friction. /1
August 21, 2026 at 6:23 AM
@keithng.bsky.social continuing the thread directly, I absolutely loathe the things CCP are doing to Hong Kong, and local "collaborators" kowtowing. But HK independence or crying to abusive parent UK isn't the solution. Status quo worked, testing boundary of that status quo will bring friction. /1
The thing with "lone gunman" Chris Penk is that even if it is true, no one believes that. And no one who knows the truth will talk (esp. Penk himself to not burn his bridge), at least up until the election. Afterwards, it is open season. For truth I mean. 😉 #nzpol
August 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The thing with "lone gunman" Chris Penk is that even if it is true, no one believes that. And no one who knows the truth will talk (esp. Penk himself to not burn his bridge), at least up until the election. Afterwards, it is open season. For truth I mean. 😉 #nzpol
IMO people who can't even organise a palace coup, twice, can't be trusted to run the country. What chance do they have against bad behaving Winston and Seymour? smh #nzpol
August 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
IMO people who can't even organise a palace coup, twice, can't be trusted to run the country. What chance do they have against bad behaving Winston and Seymour? smh #nzpol
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“Rather than chasing the need to belong through assimilation and engaging in the ‘model minority’ myth, we migrants can choose ‘unbelonging’. To unbelong is to deliberately reject the terms by which the settler state offers inclusion.” — Ara Alam-Simmons.
'Unbelonging': When migrants refuse the bargain | E-Tangata
“Rather than chasing the need to belong through assimilation and engaging in the ‘model minority’ myth, we migrants can choose ‘unbelonging’. To unbelong is to deliberately reject the terms by which t...
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August 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“Rather than chasing the need to belong through assimilation and engaging in the ‘model minority’ myth, we migrants can choose ‘unbelonging’. To unbelong is to deliberately reject the terms by which the settler state offers inclusion.” — Ara Alam-Simmons.
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I thought Winston's nickname "Lao Pi" means old fart. I guess I wasn't being generous enough. Oh wait, it is Winston, nothing is too harsh.
I thought Winston's nickname "Lao Pi" means old fart. I guess I wasn't being generous enough. Oh wait, it is Winston, nothing is too harsh.
Why we call Winston Peters ‘Lao Pi’ | E-Tangata
“Mandarin-speaking communities are so familiar with Winston, we have nicknamed him 'Lao Pi'. Lao Pi is like that grumpy neighbour everyone knows is a problem. Except he’s not a random neighbour. He is...
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August 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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I thought Winston's nickname "Lao Pi" means old fart. I guess I wasn't being generous enough. Oh wait, it is Winston, nothing is too harsh.
I thought Winston's nickname "Lao Pi" means old fart. I guess I wasn't being generous enough. Oh wait, it is Winston, nothing is too harsh.
The worst thing about this whole sorry affair is the chilling effect on non-white migrants. Every time they speak up, they look over the shoulder and worry about someone like Winston shouting them down. Fuck you very much, Winston. And that NZF backbencher who was amused by Winston. #nzpol
July 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The worst thing about this whole sorry affair is the chilling effect on non-white migrants. Every time they speak up, they look over the shoulder and worry about someone like Winston shouting them down. Fuck you very much, Winston. And that NZF backbencher who was amused by Winston. #nzpol
IMO Luxon's slap on Winston's wrist with a wet bus ticket (Gen Z, look up wtf is a bus ticket) is because Luxon is terrified of Winston, and simply can't stand up to him. Whereas Lawrence did stand up to Winston. And we are supposed trust Luxon's leadership, when he can't even condemn a racist? 🙄
July 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
IMO Luxon's slap on Winston's wrist with a wet bus ticket (Gen Z, look up wtf is a bus ticket) is because Luxon is terrified of Winston, and simply can't stand up to him. Whereas Lawrence did stand up to Winston. And we are supposed trust Luxon's leadership, when he can't even condemn a racist? 🙄
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I told every Hongkongers who would listen that their status in UK is hostage to policy and can change in a heartbeat. And now the UK gov't does exactly that. UK used to dump their FILTH in HK (Failed in London Try Hongkong). Your enemy's enemy is NOT your friend.
I told every Hongkongers who would listen that their status in UK is hostage to policy and can change in a heartbeat. And now the UK gov't does exactly that. UK used to dump their FILTH in HK (Failed in London Try Hongkong). Your enemy's enemy is NOT your friend.
Britain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice us? | Nathan Law
Activists under threat from Beijing are facing strange difficulties with UK immigration. Our safety must not be traded for warmer relations with China, says pro-democracy activist Nathan Law
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July 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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I told every Hongkongers who would listen that their status in UK is hostage to policy and can change in a heartbeat. And now the UK gov't does exactly that. UK used to dump their FILTH in HK (Failed in London Try Hongkong). Your enemy's enemy is NOT your friend.
I told every Hongkongers who would listen that their status in UK is hostage to policy and can change in a heartbeat. And now the UK gov't does exactly that. UK used to dump their FILTH in HK (Failed in London Try Hongkong). Your enemy's enemy is NOT your friend.
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woah in the 1996 Census, unpublished crosstabs of labour force status by ethnicity & recent arrival show that only 15% of new migrant Chinese were in full time work & 60% had crashed out of the labour force entirely (vs 48% and 24% respectively for white British newbies) crying screaming throwing up
July 24, 2026 at 2:32 AM
woah in the 1996 Census, unpublished crosstabs of labour force status by ethnicity & recent arrival show that only 15% of new migrant Chinese were in full time work & 60% had crashed out of the labour force entirely (vs 48% and 24% respectively for white British newbies) crying screaming throwing up
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You can see in the video, when Peter Apps, the undercover journalist, was asking the other side to spell out categorically statements that would incriminate them, his hand holding the fork was shaking (around 1:25 onwards).
You can see in the video, when Peter Apps, the undercover journalist, was asking the other side to spell out categorically statements that would incriminate them, his hand holding the fork was shaking (around 1:25 onwards).
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
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July 23, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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You can see in the video, when Peter Apps, the undercover journalist, was asking the other side to spell out categorically statements that would incriminate them, his hand holding the fork was shaking (around 1:25 onwards).
You can see in the video, when Peter Apps, the undercover journalist, was asking the other side to spell out categorically statements that would incriminate them, his hand holding the fork was shaking (around 1:25 onwards).