Paul Bettany

@DaveOakes2022 @aleksthgrt Russians get out of Russia?

@aleksthgrt The Russian Army has launched a cannon fodder attack across Ukraine

🚨BREAKING The Russian Army has launched a vacuum bomb attack across Ukraine.🇷🇺🚀🔥

@TheZeitgeistNZ What with? Lesbian sunk our navy.

Trump has invited New Zealand to participate in a mission to open the Strait of Hormuz. Should we join?

@JosephMooneyMP No, you need to read the agreement. It is not a Free or Fair Trade agreement.

Pretty odd antics on New Zealand X this week about a free trade deal with India, a country that is on track to be one of the worlds largest economies, is a democracy in a world where those are very rare and authoritarianism is growing rapidly, and provides a massive new market for our trading nation in an era of the greatest geopolitical uncertainty in the last 80 years. Rather than celebrating that; some have been trying to replicate some of the “great replacement” social media angst sweeping Europe - in some cases for what appear to be cynical political reasons, for others out of misunderstanding driven by what they’ve seen from those trying to scare them at a time when they already feel uncertain about the world. The reality is that New Zealand’s sovereignty over permanent immigration, residency pathways, and citizenship remains fully intact. The agreement is limited to temporary mobility, and does not create or lock in any permanent outcomes.

@the_salty_one_ @NZNationalParty @nzlabour @NZGreens @Maori_Party @actparty @nzfirst Mass processing of the NZ young people through the propaganda education system has been very sucessful.

Honestly, we're fucked. @NZNationalParty are basically @nzlabour, while @NZGreens and @Maori_Party are Socialists and Communists. @actparty have had their moments but not great, @nzfirst are the closest party we have to a centre party politically. We are fucked.

@pookiepolls @Knick_RSA The current South African regime?

"the Most Brutal Regime in the World" - really? Argentina: Military junta (National Reorganization Process) — Thousands in 1976 (total ~22,000–30,000 disappeared/killed). Cambodia: Khmer Rouge (Communist Party of Kampuchea) — Hundreds of thousands in 1976 (total 1.5–2 million). Chile: Military junta (led by Pinochet) — Ongoing (total ~3,200 killed/disappeared). Uganda: Military dictatorship (Idi Amin) — Ongoing (total 100,000–500,000). South Africa: National Party (apartheid government) — ~176+ (Soweto, direct police action; total ~575 by early 1977 from state forces).

There were no Zimbabweans, Nigerians, Malawians, Ghanaians when South African Children 🇿🇦were Marching against the Most Brutal Regime in the World in 1976. South Africans were on their own.

@the_salty_one_ Too late for that in NZ now, with the election only a few months away. Next time around, maybe.

Who should lead the Restore New Zealand political party? An NZ party that reflects the values of the UK party, that is needed to balance the far left and centre options we have now?

@Simi_2210_ 3

This question separates smart from smarter Solve this if you're legend

@AMercouris Good call and great to see you posting your words of wisdom on X!

I have repeatedly said that the way to understand Vladimir PUTIN is to remember that he is a lawyer. What happened during yesterday's call was that PUTIN gave TRUMP a CEASE AND DESIST demand. The Kremlin's wording could not be more clear "if the United States and Israel resume military action, this would inevitably lead to extremely adverse consequences not only for Iran and its neighbours, but for the entire international community...... a ground operation on Iranian territory would be particularly unacceptable and dangerous." Classic lawyer's language, backed by the implicit threat provided by Russia's continued support for Iran. For the moment it looks as if Trump is heeding the demand which is why the call in all other respects went well. All discussed in this video youtube.com/watch?v=YLjZXn… @barnes_law @LarrySonar21 @MearsheimerJ @Glenn_Diesen @ggreenwald @TheGrayzoneNews @MaxBlumenthal @aaronjmate

@kominsens National/Act committing hari-Kari over India FTA is self destruction.

Peters is now going all out destructive hoping to collapse the coalition and have a snap election This was the warning everyone forecast about having Peters as a partner This leopard will never change its spots and will put the country at risk to remain in the limelight

@MUSICANDBUILDS NUmber one perpetrators perhaps?

THIS WHITE MAN IS WALKING AROUND AND DRIVING AROUND TENNESSEE CALLING BLACK AMERICANS THE N WORD AND CHIMPANZEES WHILE DRAWING A GUN ON THEM ALSO AND USING MASE WHILE RECORDING FOR SAFETY MOSTLY HARASSING SOFT TARGETS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TENNESSEE OBVIOUSLY SEE THIS AND KNOW THIS BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING BLACK AMERICANS ARE THE NUMBER 1 VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES IN AMERICA

@MrAttoway We don’t need nuclear power. Nationalise our hydro, build more hydro and thermal.

New Zealand needs to deport 800,000 third worlders, build 5 nuclear power plants, and just give half of Northland to the Maori so they piss off… and we’d live in paradise.

@kaiviti_cam What about the fact that they get access to our markets? What about immigration? What about UNDRIP and Paris? I think you are seriously wrong.

The India trade deal is signed. It's good, not great. Sheep meat: 33% tariff gone immediately. Win. Dairy: Excluded entirely. Loss. Apples, kiwifruit: Conditional on helping Indian producers first. MFAT says 0.07% GDP bump by 2027. Modest. But it's a foot in the door of a 4 trillion economy. McClay delivered what he promised. Could've been better. Could've been nothing. #NZPol

@Jennnyyyyyy 17

I bet you can't solve this puzzle 😎 Difficulty - Extremely Hard 🤯

@BrianTamakiNZ @winstonpeters Enough with the Winston-bashing. Concentrate on the real villains.

WINSTON…ENOUGH TALK. TIME FOR ACTION. @winstonpeters ...you say you oppose the India FTA. So stop it. Now! You’re not on the sidelines. You’re in Government with Christopher Luxon. You’ve got the power. ******* Here’s the real issue, Winston: Kiwis have heard this before from you. Election after election… Big promises on immigration. Tough talk. Strong headlines. And then? Nothing changes. Mass Immigration gets worse. ******* Let’s deal in facts: ▪️2017 - You campaigned to cut net migration to 10,000 ▪️You then gave us Jacinda as PM… ▪️Net Immigration stayed high - 2017 = 72,000 - 2018 = 63,000 - 2019 = 55,000 Not a cut. Not even close. Fast forward… ▪️2023…Net migration exploded to over 170,000 (all-time record high) ▪️Even in 2024, it was still massive…over 67,000 net gain That’s not reduction. That’s escalation. ******* And the country has changed over the 47 years you've been in politics: ▪️1970s: When you entered Parliament, net migration was near zero ▪️Today: It surges past 100,000 a year ▪️Now: 28.8% of NZ is overseas-born…nearly 1 in 3 ▪️Auckland: Now a majority migrant city…43% born overseas That’s not gradual change. That’s a radical transformation on your watch Winston. ******* So let’s cut to the chase… If you mean it…ACT NOW! 🔹Block the Indian FTA in Cabinet. 🔹Vote it down. 🔹Pull the pin on the coalition, trigger a snap election. You don’t need yet another election. You’ve got the power right now. ******* Because if you don’t… Then every Kiwi knows the truth: You chose your career over your country. Same talk. Same promises. Same result. More immigration. More pressure. No change. ******* No more press statements. No more outrage interviews. No more pretending. Winston...we want action. ******* You’ve got two weeks. Two weeks before the Indian FTA is locked and loaded. Two weeks to prove you’re not just using the immigration issue to score votes. But that you actually mean what you say. ******* Let’s put it to bed once and for all: To those who still think Winston is the answer… This is the test. ******* Are you serious about sorting out mass immigration… Or is this just another line before polling day? Act now…or answer for it. ******* Because if nothing changes in the next 14 days… Then NZ gets its answer….Winston is not the answer. And we move. ******* We’re done waiting! True Patriots rise. Stand up. Step In. Take back the future. Keep NZ, NZ.

@bloke_new Spot on. Leopard always shows its spots.

Now that National have put HePuaPua and Paris Climate into the India FTA. Watch them completely implode in the polls and watch Winston rise to the top. National and ACT are sell outs to NZ. Fuck you Luxon. Fuck you Seymour. #nzpol

@hashjenni Probably the medication that is killing them.

In case anyone isn’t aware, Trump is demanding Zambia to hand over its mineral rights by end of day tomorrow or the U.S. gov’t will cut off the country’s access to the AIDS medications that are literally keeping its citizens alive. Just thought y’all should know.

@TruthFairy131 Why are all the ‘new’ immigrants to NZ so well treated, but the immigrants that built the Country, are not?

If Maori’s are indigenous to New Zealand after only 700 years, then why aren't the English indigenous to Britain when we've been here for 1,500? 🤔 WHY?