"I have absolutely no doubt that we will realise the vision of a unified nation where we’re living harmoniously, because we’ve already shown that kāwanatanga and rangatiratanga can coexist. It will happen. It’s just a matter of time." - Helmut Modlik, Ngāti Toa. @etangata.bsky.social
“David kept arguing that there are no examples anywhere in the world where people have successfully shared sovereignty under one nation. Well, he’s wrong.” — Helmut Modlik on his debate with David Sey...
Trump’s closing message is a full blown hate campaign against black and brown people. Historians will look back in astonishment that this terrifying reality wasn’t the subject of wall to wall coverage and commentary in weeks leading up to this election. He’s not hiding anything.
Today in 1987 the AIDS Memorial Quilt was first displayed, during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on the National Mall. A few years later, I was one of my high school's Art Major students there to make a VHS video about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMES_P...
Arrogance laced with ignorance The Government is acting with such haste and hubris that there is no opportunity for evidence to be gathered and weighed in the balance, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
Comment: The Government is acting with such haste and hubris that there is no opportunity for evidence to be gathered and weighed in the balance, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
#NZpol , this is one of the best explanations of the issues going on in our health system right now. What happened? We properly staffed medical care, and it turns out we didn't budget for that. 6 months of obsfucation come down to this. And we could fix it with additional cash, i.e. taxes.
Analysis - A single page from the 450 released on Tuesday provides cut-through on what has gone wrong.
Written by someone who knows what he is talking about...
Read this intelligent, illuminating interview with veteran Florida meteorologist John Morales (of the emotional video clip), talking with @bulletinatomic.bsky.socialthebulletin.org/2024/10/mete...
Remember this: a Government is not like a household or business. It cannot be compartmentalised and treated like a collection of profit and loss centres. 1/3
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