Iain Lees-Galloway

Political violence is always unacceptable. It must be rejected and abhorred no matter the victim. Being the victim of political violence does not absolve a person from their own acts of, incitement of, support for, condoning of, or minimising of political violence themselves.

@asciidude Correct. No one on the right has ever used violence in pursuit of their political aims.* *Satire.

@IainLG The Left are violent.

Was anyone in the crowd behind Trump hit?

Thanks for the updates. Very sad to hear someone was killed, even though it comes as no surprise. Attending a political rally shouldn’t be a life risking exercise.

@smallfry676 For being concerned for the welfare of innocent bystanders?

@IainLG Are you a moron?

@Cameron78588471 Oh I wasn’t meaning conspiracy. Welfare only. A lot of shots fired in that direction so I just hope people are OK.

Shit.

Lol. Until then crims can just apologise for acting “contrary to the law”. Casey Costello has 4 months to stop breaking the law.

Does this mean gang members can just apologise for acting “contrary to the law”? NZ First Minister Casey Costello forced to apologise after acting ‘contrary to law’ rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/…

Kia kaha @MaramaDavidson 💚♥️💙💜🩵🧡🖤🤎

So far, over 90% of respondents to this survey say the government isn’t doing enough on climate change. What do you reckon? What are your TOP Priorities for the Environment? top.org.nz/top_priorities…

@AotearoaSam Interestingly, that’s not currently the highest rating Priority. So it’s seems less cynical people are getting what this is about 😊.

@IainLG I get that basically all party engagement campaigns are list building exercises but you're supposed to me more subtle about it!

What are your TOP Priorities for Aotearoa? top.org.nz/priorities

With Shane Vested Interests Jones overseeing fast-tracked resource management decisions there will be no fish left in the sea, no coal left in the ground, and no environment left for future generations to thrive.

Bugger. stuff.co.nz/politics/35020…

Oh, so Luxon takes $52,000 a year not because he needs it but because it’s an entitlement. I look forward to repeating that back to every Minister who says food relief organisations need to make sure people have need for food and not a sense of entitlement to it.

A healthy democracy needs vibrant, diverse news media. The Newshub collapse is terrible for its people. An emaciated, polarised 4th estate is the last thing we need. I get the opposition to state funded news. But we need to put our heads together & figure out a model that works.

@melulater @DarienFenton @MarjaLubeck @suemoroney It’s a low bar to register as a union. They do clear it.

How you you be a registered trade union when you don't actually represent any workers, trades or professionals? Thoughts @DarienFenton @IainLG @MarjaLubeck @suemoroney

If she keeps up that narrative, there’s plenty for journos and Opposition MPs to pull her up on.

A quick glance at the 2023 Briefing to the Incoming Immigration Minister and the publicly available information about the Accredited Employer Visa reveals that Erica Stanford told quite a few porkies on Q+A this morning.