The way to address rough sleeping & homelessness is to ensure people can access housing & appropriate services. Yet emergency housing is now much harder to access & plans for many state housing initiatives were axed by current govt. Address root causes! https://t.co/3hQkcTZC7E
Typical reaction in Election Year. Have you considered getting off your arses and seeing how Finland and Denmark help with poverty and homelessness? @chrisluxonmp
Government move-on orders: Police to target begging and rough sleeping https://t.co/pOJvHcZTNK
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1/ Government changes in 2024 have dramatically increased homelessness, and now the same Govt will arrest, fine, or imprison those harmed by these changes. The Govt are punishing vulnerable people because of the Govt’s own heartless actions.
The Government changed access to…
The Green Party is imploring the Government to choose actual solutions to homelessness, after Ministers today announced the Government’s plan to effectively criminalise it.
https://t.co/gGOsYm55QE
Couple who moved to Melbourne from America are ecstatic. Been here a few months. Went to the pharmacy to buy Panadol and ibuprofen, cost $11. In America they said it would have cost them $50. Capitalism is designed to keep working people poor. And the rich richer.
Does anyone know how many homeless people live in Auckland? I think the numbers have increased significantly over the past few years. I walk along Queen Street often and notice the increase.
I don't know how to ask for a moment of silence amid the madness that is X.
But please take a moment to reflect on the heroism of William Foege.
Foege, who died Saturday at 89, was a key architect of the eradication of smallpox using the vaccine. This is one of humanity's great victories over a terrible disease and a triumph of science. If you haven't, go order or download his book, "House on Fire," which chronicles that epic fight. He was head of the CDC from 1977 to 1983.
He was a towering, six-foot-seven reminder that rationality can win against scourges that have beset mankind for all of history.
My eyes are very bad, I can't drive due to it. Taking Uber/cabs to work, I've noticed something. Over time, Uber will raise the price if they reason that you *must* go to a place. That you rely on them. From $9.50avg to $23avg within 6 months.
I wrote a small program to
- Create new uber account
- Create new proxy credit card
- Request ride to given destination from current
Back down to $9.50 avg. Tech companies are so comically evil that it's transcended unfunny.
🤪🤣🤣🤣After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to the local grocery store. Unfortunately, like most men; I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter, from the local store manager:
Dear Mrs. Harris:
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion, in our store.
We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to, ban both of you from the store.
Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:
1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money. We don't have a Code 3.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a, 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10.October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while, loudly humming the, 'Mission Impossible' theme.
11.October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his, 'Madonna Look' using different sizes of funnels.
12.October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'
13.October 22: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed;
'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'
14.Took a box of condoms to the checkout clerk and asked where is the fitting room?
And last, but not least:
15.October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile; then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣
@chrisluxonmp Well as a person who lives in Canterbury I am not proud of the destruction of our waterways and the nitrates in our water supplies! I am not proud of the treatment our animals,also have on farms in Aotearoa purely for profit of man! I reject dirty dairy in my diet and meat!