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The decision of the Broadcasting Standards Authority that it has jurisdiction over The Platform is breathtaking in its audacity. It has singlehandedly decided it knows better than the regulatory framework it operates under and that it should regulate the entire internet in New Zealand. The BSA even acknowledges in its decision that there is a regulatory gap between the Act and the modern world of communications - but has decided it can make the staggering leap to bridge that gap by ‘interpreting’ the law. This is not interpretation – this is obviously a case of targeting an outlet, in this case The Platform, not because it believes the regulatory framework applies to it, but because it disagrees with the content of what it is communicating. That is an egregious case of overreach and total fascist behaviour. The BSA has crossed a line. As far as New Zealand First is concerned, this decision commences a process that has to see the end of the BSA. It is no longer fit for purpose, and decisions like this are frankly dangerous to democratic discourse.

@MadMaclegend @1NewsNZ I thought the same when I saw it reported on TV, however I need to be carefully to not to buy into propaganda on either side. The screenshot is what Grok says about it.

@1NewsNZ repeating the lie that the strike on the Iranian school was by US or Israel. Iran has admitted it was caused by one of their own missiles. Absolutely pathetic "reporting" from any media outlet, let alone the one we pay for

@FoMaHun @PillarsotPast You could have at least said 'Hey, thanks for taking the awesome pic' rather than telling people to calm down. Give praise, not orders.

Calm down people. I’m the last person not giving credit for other people’s work. If I can identify them. In this case I could not. We talked in private and I have been found innocent. I just picked up the picture from a comment. My biggest sin I didn’t reshare that comment but wrote a new post. It’s just that easy.

Ooops! Natural limestone embedded in natural granite 🤣🤣 CAST!

Andrea Vance says the continued use of X by politicians is a form of ‘tacit approval’ of the abuse material allegedly being made using Grok on the platform. That statement is as unhinged as it is stupid. She might want to first ask some questions about her own organisation Stuff who constantly quote and screenshot my ministerial X posts for use in their articles as recently as a few weeks ago. So is Stuff complicit and now ‘tacitly approving’ of X? Where is Vance’s article deep diving into Stuff reporters using X for news content? Or is it ‘rules for thee and no rules for me’. Before she falls off her high-horse in righteous indignation, she also might like to do a quick google search about the main social media platforms that peddle sexual abuse material - don’t worry I’ve saved her the time: Snapchat: Identified as a leading platform for child grooming and sexual communication. Meta Platforms (Facebook and Instagram): Frequently cited in reports for both child sexual grooming and, in some cases, the facilitation of trafficking. WhatsApp: Used for grooming and, because of its encrypted nature, as a platform for distributing illegal material. The list goes on but ironically doesn’t include X as the front runner. Is Vance going to boycott all of those platforms? Or is her article exactly what it smells like - her frothing at the mouth to take ‘allegations’ and ‘maybes’ to attack a so called ‘right wing’ platform she sits in the corner and seethes about. The hypocrisy is palpable - but not surprising coming from a journalist who used to work at the morally corrupt News of the World media organisation. PS In her shallow article she waxes lyrical about the sexualisation of women by Grok putting women in bikinis - then she proceeds to use a photo made by Grok of Elon Musk…in a bikini. Riddle me that. Wouldn’t surprise me if she reads this on my X post…

@plainjane130632 @BrynnNeilson I honestly don't understand how one can become so delusional. If you're going to attempt to be high and mighty, at least explain why you think the post is ignorant.

@BrynnNeilson You havent studied anything . Youve listened to white supremisists in the hope of gaining favor . You are selling out your culture. Guess what your history & culture is stronger than your vanity and ignorance. Maori & Te Tiriti is saving this country and all its inhabitants

I used to be ashamed to be Maori because I was told: 1. My tribe fought with the British to suppress Maori 2. That we weren't equal, and Maori didn't cede sovereignty 3. That we were "ripped off" and our land was stolen from us Then, in my late 50s, I started researching my Maori history, and based on historically verifiable evidence, I discovered that: 1. We helped the Crown suppress tribes that were breaking the Treaty of Waitangi (The New Zealand Wars) 2. My ancestors, such as Wikiriwhi Matehonoa of Ngati Porou in 1860 who stated: "We are all under the sovereignty of the Queen" and later in 1922, Sir Apirana Ngata (another ancestor) reiterated British sovereignty 3. Then I discovered that more than 50% of New Zealand was sold prior to Te Tiriti but the sales were dodgy and reassessed after Te Tiriti for fairness As I investigated further, I discovered that, starting in 1975 with the Treaty of Waitangi Act, there was a coordinated effort by radical Maori activists in Academia and Government to subvert the meaning of Te Tiriti for their own gain. Professor Elizabeth Rata of University of Auckland calls these radicals the "Retribalists" and notes: "Retribalists in the past 40 years have reinterpreted, developed and interpretation of the Treaty so it can be used as a mechanism to make claims for economic resources and political power." Don't take my word for it. Read the Treaty for yourself and make up your own mind: nzmw.nz/tow

@broadfield_dev @ImTruthHunting @EthicalSkeptic I was just thinking that! Thanks for posting the link here!

This is my favorite visual animation of the Dzhanibekov Effect @EthicalSkeptic

@ianmiles Washing dishes? This is what dish washers are for.

So this is why British people are always getting sick.

❗️INCREDIBLE❗️ 🚨See the Moai 🗿 of Easter Island like NEVER before! 🚨 3D Photogrammetry of Rano Raraku has just dropped! Rano Raraku sits on the pyroclastic cone of Maunga Eo, a volcano that erupted hundreds of thousands of years ago. Which gave birth to the Moai 🗿

@AncientEpoch Any scoop marks, or is this stone softer than the granite in Egypt?

@MatuaKahurangi Oh perfect! I was looking at the American site where shipping was $18. Cheers!

@MatuaKahurangi Any methods of getting shipping down as its almost the same cost as the book. Wondering if any resellers will be selling in NZ?

Elon Musk Funded $4.7 million and 8x H100 GPU cluster shippied to IISc for $XNO researchs donations Researches Links Below👇👇

@MaxvanGent1 Mind posting a pic of the price action with where you bought and where you were liquidated? With Nano, I just hold - boring, but safe.

Sorry for keeping nano down guys, I’m liquidated now so continue the bull

@ashcryptochamp Only invest what you can afford to lose dude.

$XNO is still following $ZEC pretty closely. Watch for the $ZEC reversal and then full port into $XNO

@MatuaKahurangi Sign me up for copy!

@joeroganhq @robertsepehr

Name a controversial person you'd like to see on the Joe Rogan podcast?

@ZyMazza Have you played around with OpenTopography? opentopography.org It has a point cloud of almost all on NZ in decent quality as well as other countries. Its great thats it all geolocation so I can link our Revit models, Civil 3D sites and pointclouds together

WE ARE COOKING!! I can't stress enough how incredible open source software is we are LITERALLY going to have an agricultural digital twin that big ag pays millions for a HOBBY FARM for FREE thanks to OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE! <3 Meshroom <3 AliceVision

@jabby1040 My first entry was around $30🤣

@ElliotIkilei @DrRitaDed You shouldn't respect those that spread lies. Only respect that which is good and true.

@DrRitaDed Respectfully, these are for women, not men.

I worked so damn hard to get tampon dispensers into the male bathrooms at my school. Now the children have vandalized them. The blame is solely on MAGA for spreading dis and misinformation about trans youth. Fuck you MAGA!