Donald Trump canceled Direct File after giant tax prep companies spent millions lobbying.
Why? Because Direct File let you file your taxes for free.
So today, I’m introducing a bill to make Direct File the law of the land. And 160 members of Congress are joining me.
I arrived on the shores of Aotearoa over 12 years ago. Every year there have been cuts to public research and redundancies of public researchers. I cannot overstate how dire this is and how much of our future we are losing.
Public research is one way we look after one another. It matters. #NZPOL
A reminder that it's not too late to submit your objection to this bill
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...
Maisie, a ling haired grey tabby looking a little fuzzy in front of the dragon cabinet.
Herbert, a black and white one=eyed tuxie cat posing nobly on the couch.
The cats today.
Worth a read.
"They say:
- the government must not weaken copyright law, and should instead strengthen licensing, transparency & enforcement
- the government should stop prioritising large multinational tech firms"
#nzpol
Glacerys the ice dragon miniature in front greenery, glimering ice blues and purple in the soft afternoon light.
Glacerys, the birthday present miniature of the ice dragon in The Dragon Society Papers. Such a cute ice dragon. I really love the colourvin this one.
It always blows my mind that National scores so well with the economy - and right when they're tanking it, too.
While Luxon dines on his Michelin Star rated, caviar laden KFC & the finest of ‘Jesus Juice’ in the land, our most vulnerable kiwis are being deprived of EMERGENCY FOOD GRANTS at an alarming rate. 🤬🤨
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-...
Figured out I was doing the LHS questions & not the RHS.
The numbers on the right are a lot larger.
-162 for Act
I really dislike ACT but not as much as I like the environmentalist, progressive social policy of the Green party at +168
My submission on the bill the government has just rammed through Parliament.
It is a shameful piece of legislation that shreds constitutional norms, rewards illegal behaviour, breeds a culture of bureaucratic impunity, and imposes made-up debts on some of society's most vulnerable. #nzpol
Oh no, I only got -67 points for ACT — maybe I misread a question.
What The Disinformation Project warned against, as far back as 2023 in 'Opportunism and Polarisation: Presentations of the violence in Israel and Palestine by Aotearoa disinformation networks' static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9c... authored by me, and Kate Hannah.
Hey #NZpol
Your boy Seymour gets a listing.
Zack Polanski: The Green leader giving hope to the left
In 3 months, Zack Polanski has reignited the hope of representation for a disenfranchised left and led the charge against the rise of Reform
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/zac...
Please make a terrible ruckus about this, if you live in Oregon
It's the very epitomisation of privitisation of essential services. Essentially holding the public for ransom.
The threat is so big with nuclear its like handing the owners a blank cheque.
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They've worked to increase homelessness so the coalition can now criminilise homelessness and fill their new prisons and get kickbacks & donations from Serca.
But if you mean, have they saved the country money? Then you know the answer's that it's actually been eye-wateringly expensive.
Yup, it was an excellent speech.
And our Green party should be looking at it closely, along with who the UK Green Party chose.
I'm not dissing nerds, I love nerds, but actively being inclusive of tradies is top notch.
I reckon a week would do it.
Imagine if the world stopped for five days a year with an all out effort to track, trace and eliminate disease.
We'd all be so much better off.
Housing should be a priority for any government.
action.greens.org.nz/housing_2026
The ground campaign won, and also in the New York mayoralty race.
The same efforts are needed here, which means volunteering in the thousands
Let's fucking go💚
#nzpol
It's very annoying that power is skyrocketing when it should be cheap as chips.
I reckon we should be sending Shipley and the rest of that fourth National government our bills.
Let’s do THIS
#nzpol
#NZpol
Just your daily reminder that Chris Bishop is both the chief fundraiser for the National Party election campaign and needs major donations, and the decision maker giving businesses access to the fast track process. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
They're utter vandals
Yup, it's an utter nightmare of a bill
www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
Designed to help with their fast track of stripping NZ of environmental protections.
