Bronwyn Hayward

bmhayward.bsky.social

03 April 2026 03:06

‘When we start equating donations as political participation we encourage political parties to think of donors as their stakeholders & we reduce citizens from voters to consumers’ - @bryceedwards.bsky.social speaking about why we need new institutional guard rails around donations for NZ democracy

Tim Welch

timwelch.nz

05 February 2026 22:51

They're making money out of money here, They're making buildings out of glass, Their kids look like they stepped out of fashion magazines, But none of it's going to last. A man gets angry, Don't know why I'm telling all this to you...

Patrick Dunleavy

patrickdunleavy.bsky.social

06 January 2026 18:07

SCOTUS is run by capital. In the 1950s, justices appointed by both parties sided with wealthy interests about 45% of the time. By 2022, Republican appointees voted for the wealthier party 70% of the time. Democratic appointees? 35%. qz.com/supreme-cour...

Rod Emmerson

rodemmerson.bsky.social

06 January 2026 18:05

In today’s NZ Herald -

Peter Geoghegan

petergeoghegan.bsky.social

03 January 2026 18:48

In fairness, US spent years before and after Iraq pretending it wasn’t doing this - whereas Trump just announces it