The bad news for news
News media in this country is getting pulped and it's an absolute goddamn catastrophe.
Joshua Drummond
Say the quiet part loud, for once
Our system creates unemployment on purpose, while demonising the unemployed. You'd think journalists would ask politicians about it.
satire sunday
"Towering bonfire of human misery" not yet large enough, say economists
Satire Sunday: The nation's economists are calling on ordinary workers to sacrifice their jobs to fight inflation.
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Gangs kill 20 people in just one week
Satire Sunday: Gang deaths continue unabated. Isn't it about time society did something?
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ACT leader David Seymour lies about his ties to the Atlas Network
David Seymour has denied any connection to the Atlas Network in an interview - which is weird, because there are just so many connections!
OK, doomer: A review of The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
Let's talk about some of the better climate stories that are already being told.
Undermined: How far right lobby groups push racist & reactionary agendas
A lot has happened in the last few days in the world of New Zealand's neoliberal lobby groups and their political wings, and I've been trying to keep up with it all – but instead of writing it up here, as I usually would, I've
The Rub
Indigenous rights are under attack, for the same reason they always are.
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All the Garbage I Found On Substack In One Hour: An Update
This is an updated copy of the last newsletter I posted to Substack. I'm not writing on that platform any more, for reasons that should become clear once you've finished this article. If you've already read this piece, just skip to the end for the update.
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Coming now: the Ghost-powered Bad Newsletter
This is The Bad Newsletter, a brand new version of an old site by Joshua Drummond that's just migrated from Substack. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive
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Why is Stuff promoting right-wing propaganda?
You'd think the media would have stopped falling for the Taxpayers' Union's tactics, but no.
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A Simple Nullity
How lobbyist and influence groups are preparing for an all-out assault on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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Substackers Against Nazis
A collective letter to Substack leadership
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The Hand That Feeds
Substack needs to finally do something about its Nazi problem
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The Dark Present
Everything is awful. Blame economists.
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The Brighter Future
Things can be better, if we do the work.