The Bad Newsletter

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Mussolini, a great deliverer of delivery. I have no idea what the merits of his policy were or what happened to him. 8/10.

Is this the standard of political journalism we deserve?

No.

By Genrih Navarskiy
The bad news for news

The bad news for news

News media in this country is getting pulped and it's an absolute goddamn catastrophe.

By Genrih Navarskiy
A gif of Will Ferrell in Zoolander saying "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills"

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.

By Genrih Navarskiy
"Towering bonfire of human misery" not yet large enough, say economists

"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.

By Genrih Navarskiy
Gangs kill 20 people in just one week

Gangs kill 20 people in just one week

Satire Sunday: Gang deaths continue unabated. Isn't it about time society did something?

By Genrih Navarskiy
David Seymour, interviewed on RNZ, lies about his connection to the Atlas Network.

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!

By Genrih Navarskiy
OK, doomer: A review of The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow

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.

By Genrih Navarskiy
UNDERMINED How far-right lobby groups push racist, reactionary agendas - and what we can do about it.

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

By Genrih Navarskiy
The Rub

The Rub

Indigenous rights are under attack, for the same reason they always are.

By Genrih Navarskiy
An image of a garbage dump that's caught fire.

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.

By Genrih Navarskiy
Coming now: the Ghost-powered Bad Newsletter

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

By Genrih Navarskiy
Why is Stuff promoting right-wing propaganda?

Why is Stuff promoting right-wing propaganda?

You'd think the media would have stopped falling for the Taxpayers' Union's tactics, but no.

By Genrih Navarskiy