A parade of the usual subjects on the far right, tied into the worst political parties and most bitter former MPs to push regressive policies are again having their views laundered by the most right wing Mainstream media outlet over a problem they may have helped enshitify themselves.

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How corruptible we appear on the world stage has massive implications on how we move in a global community - and there has been no government to shred our corruption perception score like the current coalition with the worst and fastest dropping rating we’ve ever seen from global corruption perception index as a country.

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This week’s announcement of a new levy to pay for a new LNG terminal to save us from an energy crisis was a masterclass in misdirection - from denying a tax is a tax because it’s ring fenced, to having state funded media prominently platform fossil fuel lobbyists as expert voices unchallenged all while ignoring an obvious alternative because it doesn’t benefit the lobbyist funders.

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He’s been coasting on the Gold Card goodwill for nearly 2 decades, but free bus rides and cheap coffee won’t offset the increased costs of power, food and medical care our senior citizens are facing, thanks to decisions Winston Peters and his coalition partners have made.

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Take the long weekend as an opportunity to recharge the batteries and celebrate the wins - because it’s a long year ahead filed with idiots and gaslighters wanting to win re-election.

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Alberto Brandolini’s law of the asymmetry of bullshit is a really important one to be aware of as we see MPs spout vague data points to gaslight the voters into believing they’re doing a great job.  The effort needed to debate bullshit though is exponentially more than the effort needed to make it and spread it.

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Two days into Waitangi Week and we got to watch in real time as Media tried to set up narratives of division and disunity as Labour and the Greens promised to work together and a stalwart from Labour decides 12 years is long enough to be an MP.

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It’s only the start of the week and it’s already been a really long one with people who try and argue for terrible things as a positive.

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Saturday saw two protests in the Auckland CBD, one for a hate fuelled group of racists and neo-nazis led by a hate preacher known to grift his congregation and put people in danger for his culture war bs, the other a show of aroha and solidarity. - so which did Media focus on?

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As a National day, Waitangi Day can feel loaded - it comes with a pre-built tension for the public as they wait to see if drama unfolds. But there is a reason for that - media has spent generations framing events at Te Tii Marae in a way that make Maori look like aggressors and MPs look like victims - and it’s framing we still see in use today.

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