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π”»π•šπ•”π•₯𝕒π•₯𝕠𝕣 π• π•Ÿ 𝕕𝕒π•ͺ π• π•Ÿπ•–: π•‹π•–π•’π•ž π•‹π•£π•¦π•žπ•‘ 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕π•ͺ π•šπ•Ÿ π••π•šπ•€π•’π•£π•£π•’π•ͺ π•šπ•Ÿ 𝕝𝕖𝕀𝕀 π•₯π•™π•’π•Ÿ π•₯𝕨𝕠 π•¨π•–π•–π•œπ•€ 𝕀π•₯𝕀 π• π•Ÿπ•π•ͺ π•“π•–π•–π•Ÿ π•₯𝕨𝕠 π•¨π•–π•–π•œπ•€ π•€π•šπ•Ÿπ•”π•– π•₯𝕙𝕖 π•Œπ•Š π•‘π•£π•–π•€π•šπ••π•–π•Ÿπ•₯π•šπ•’π• 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ. π”»π• π•Ÿπ•’π•π•• π•‹π•£π•¦π•žπ•‘ π•šπ•€ π•Ÿπ• π•₯ π•‘π•£π•–π•€π•šπ••π•–π•Ÿπ•₯ π•ͺ𝕖π•₯. 𝔹𝕦π•₯ 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕π•ͺ π•™π•šπ•€ π•₯π•–π•’π•ž π•šπ•€ 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕π•ͺ π•šπ•Ÿ π••π•šπ•€π•’π•£π•£π•’π•ͺ. I t’s been less than two weeks since the election, but we can see Donald  Trump  and the GOP moving rapidly in their efforts to take sweeping authoritarian control of our government and give enormous power to the president. Let’s be clear first, and just completely vaporize the media narrative: Trump didn’t get a mandate, much less a landslide. He will, according to estimates, win the popular vote by 1.5% after all votes from California are counted. Kamala  Harris  will have won more of the popular vote than Hillary Clinton (who of course won the popular vote against Trump). Winning the seven battlegr

𝕍𝕖π•₯π•–π•£π•’π•Ÿ β„π•šπ•˜π•™π•₯ π•¨π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝔸𝕦𝕀π•₯π•£π•’π•π•šπ•’π•Ÿ 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕕 π•šπ•Ÿ π•Šπ•ͺπ••π•Ÿπ•–π•ͺ 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•šπ•Ÿπ••π•–π•”π•–π•Ÿπ•₯ 𝕒𝕀𝕀𝕒𝕦𝕝π•₯

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𝕍𝕖π•₯π•–π•£π•’π•Ÿ β„π•šπ•˜π•™π•₯ π•¨π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝔸𝕦𝕀π•₯π•£π•’π•π•šπ•’π•Ÿ 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕕 π•šπ•Ÿ π•Šπ•ͺπ••π•Ÿπ•–π•ͺ 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•šπ•Ÿπ••π•–π•”π•–π•Ÿπ•₯ 𝕒𝕀𝕀𝕒𝕦𝕝π•₯ 𝕍𝕖π•₯π•–π•£π•’π•Ÿ β„π•šπ•˜π•™π•₯ π•¨π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕣 π”Έπ•π•’π•Ÿ π•π• π•Ÿπ•–π•€ 𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕕 π•šπ•Ÿ π•Šπ•ͺπ••π•Ÿπ•–π•ͺ π•’π•žπ•šπ•• π•’π•π•π•–π•˜π•–π•• π•šπ•Ÿπ••π•–π•”π•–π•Ÿπ•₯ 𝕒𝕀𝕀𝕒𝕦𝕝π•₯ π•’π•Ÿπ•• 𝕀𝕖𝕩𝕦𝕒𝕝 π•₯π• π•¦π•”π•™π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ π• π•—π•—π•–π•Ÿπ•”π•–π•€ π•šπ•Ÿπ•§π•–π•€π•₯π•šπ•˜π•’π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ N SW Police have arrested veteran broadcaster Alan Jones following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades. In a statement NSW Police said Child Abuse Squad detectives executed a warrant at the 83-year-old's luxury Sydney apartment at Circular Quay about 7:45am. . . The State Crime Command's Child Abuse Squad established Strike Force Bonnefin in March to investigate a number of alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019. What I'd just say to you @dbseymour is, was this gu

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𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕖 β„™π•¦π•“π•π•šπ•” π•Šπ•–π•”π•₯𝕠𝕣 π•£π•–π••π•¦π•Ÿπ••π•’π•Ÿπ•”π•šπ•–π•€ π•₯𝕠 π•”π• π•žπ•– π•Žπ•™π•šπ•π•– π•₯π•™π• π•¦π•€π•’π•Ÿπ••π•€ 𝕠𝕗 π•‘π•¦π•“π•π•šπ•” π•€π•–π•£π•§π•šπ•”π•– 𝕛𝕠𝕓𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 π•“π•–π•–π•Ÿ 𝕀𝕝𝕒𝕀𝕙𝕖𝕕 π•šπ•Ÿ π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕑𝕒𝕀π•₯ π•ͺ𝕖𝕒𝕣, π•₯𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 π•“π•šπ•˜ 𝕔𝕦π•₯𝕀 π•₯𝕠 π•”π• π•žπ•– - π•’π•Ÿπ•• π•₯𝕙𝕠𝕀𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 π•œπ•–π•‘π•₯ π•₯π•™π•–π•šπ•£ 𝕛𝕠𝕓𝕀 𝕀𝕒π•ͺ π•₯𝕙𝕖π•ͺ 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕩𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕀π•₯𝕖𝕕 π••π•–π•’π•π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ π•¨π•šπ•₯𝕙 π•₯𝕙𝕖 π•¨π• π•£π•œπ•π• π•’π••. A t the beginning of the year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlined a plan to reduce annual public service spending by $1.5 billion, asking all government departments to identify savings. It came amid tough economic times, and followed a 34 percent rise in the number of public servants under the former Labour government, between 2017 and 2023. Nearly 40 organisations were  given a specific target . . . But the impact of the government's belt-tightening has reached far wider than that. RNZ's tally of jobs gone so far - or proposed to go -  sits at more tha

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π•‹π•£π•¦π•žπ•‘'𝕀 π•€π•–π•”π• π•Ÿπ•• π•₯π•–π•£π•ž 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 π•“π•£π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕀 π•’π•£π• π•¦π•Ÿπ•• π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝔸 π•€π•–π•”π• π•Ÿπ•• π•₯π•–π•£π•ž 𝕠𝕗 π•‹π•£π•¦π•žπ•‘ 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 π•“π•£π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕀 π•’π•Ÿπ•• π•šπ•Ÿπ•€π•₯π•’π•“π•šπ•π•šπ•₯π•ͺ π•’π•£π• π•¦π•Ÿπ•• π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 π•’π•Ÿπ•• 𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕀𝕖 𝕀𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕖 π”Έπ•žπ•–π•£π•šπ•”π•’π•Ÿ π•šπ•€π• π•π•’π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ. I t may be horrific and redefine the world order. Or it may be underwhelmingly bluster over substance. But US President-elect Donald Trump's second term will certainly be disruptive. And even the most severe American isolationism - the greatest amount of doing little - will likely herald significant change. We really know staggeringly little about Trump's foreign policy. He said he likes it that way. We know he's against wars that drag in America. He  seems fond of dictators, or at least strongmen. He likes what he sees as good deals and destroys what he thinks of as bad ones. He dislikes American allies that he thinks take advantage. He doesn't believe in global w

Review into school construction cost $112K

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  Review into school construction cost $112K Former National Party Minister Murray McCully. Photo: AFP The government spent $112,000 getting a review done into how schools are built. Former National Party Minister Murray McCully delivered the report in June and it was publicly released last month. The original budget was for three reviewers, but in the end it used only two. McCully and Mark Binns were paid $94,000 in consulting fees for the 50-page report. Another $18,000 was spent on travel and accommodation. The report recommended greater use of prefabricated classrooms and the creation of an entirely separate agency to oversee school property. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533308/review-into-school-construction-cost-112k  

𝕀π•₯'𝕀 π•Œπ•Š 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ 𝔻𝕒π•ͺ π•’π•Ÿπ•• π”Έπ•žπ•–π•£π•šπ•”π•’ 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕀 𝕒 𝕀π•₯π•’π•£π•œ π•”π•™π• π•šπ•”π•–

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𝕀π•₯'𝕀 π•Œπ•Š 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ 𝔻𝕒π•ͺ π•’π•Ÿπ•• π”Έπ•žπ•–π•£π•šπ•”π•’ 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕀 𝕒 𝕀π•₯π•’π•£π•œ π•”π•™π• π•šπ•”π•– 𝔸 π•‘π•£π•–π•€π•šπ••π•–π•Ÿπ•₯π•šπ•’π• π•”π•’π•žπ•‘π•’π•šπ•˜π•Ÿ π•žπ•’π•£π•œπ•–π•• 𝕓π•ͺ 𝕦𝕑𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕝 π•’π•Ÿπ•• π•£π•’π•Ÿπ•”π• π•¦π•£ 𝕒𝕑𝕑𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕀 π•šπ•₯𝕀 π•—π•šπ•Ÿπ•’π•π•– π• π•Ÿ π•Œπ•Š 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ 𝔻𝕒π•ͺ 𝕒𝕀 π”Έπ•žπ•–π•£π•šπ•”π•’π•Ÿπ•€ π••π•–π•”π•šπ••π•– 𝕨𝕙𝕖π•₯𝕙𝕖𝕣 π•₯𝕠 π•€π•–π•Ÿπ•• π”»π• π•Ÿπ•’π•π•• π•‹π•£π•¦π•žπ•‘ π•“π•’π•”π•œ π•₯𝕠 π•₯𝕙𝕖 π•Žπ•™π•šπ•₯𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕀𝕖 𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕒π•₯𝕖 π•‚π•’π•žπ•’π•π•’ β„π•’π•£π•£π•šπ•€ π•₯𝕠 π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕆𝕧𝕒𝕝 π•†π•—π•—π•šπ•”π•–. V oters faced a stark choice between two candidates who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the world's largest economy and dominant military power. Tens of millions of Americans cast early ballots — voting by mail or in person prior to today. Those voting on Election Day mostly encountered a smooth process around the country, with isolated reports of some hiccups that regularly happen, including long lines, technical issues and ballot printing errors. Harris, the Democ