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#ruru #morepork #friend Sometimes when I make noise, I get visitors.

@Becs @JohnOSullivan36 This has been my experience as well.

there's a massive gap in health care for ADHD & Autism folks. As a child V was seen in the public system. Now at 18 I need to take her to a private psychiatrist & am looking at $1k or more for treatment. So wrong

@foundersam Protectourmemes.com Support Free Speech

The latest revelation about a former Labour staffer running a troll account has sparked headlines, but it’s just a harmless meme account on the internet. Video: Luxury Marmite Sandwich TikTok #nzpol x.com/kelvin_morganN…

@dpfdpf Satire.

Now this is dirty politics! stuff.co.nz/politics/36097…

@VuocoloRiz He still can't see the betrayal, double for no remorse.

meanwhile in cooker land LOL you stole data in yr capacity as a GOVT employee.. wtf did ya think was gonna happen BAZZA bahaha , and gave it to yr cooker mates yr guilty as fuck jail> deport

@secondzeit She does not like people pointing out False Equivalence. (Especially during her rinse cycle)

One is a member of Parliament and the other is not

@aniobrien False equivalence.... Please don't.

"It happened a year ago." "Sam Uffindel should be hung drawn and quartered for something he did when he was 16 and apologised for."

@LuxonNotMyGovt Nothing new, it's A O BAU.

Dirty politics - Ani O'Brien attack takedown and assasination of TVNZ Political Editor Maiki Sherman - by Brie Elliott I am for free speech. That is exactly why I told the Free Speech Union to get lost when they invited me onto their podcast this week. Here's why... Ani O'Brien sits on their council. I'm not willing to participate in a polite public debate with an organisation that positions itself as a defender of free expression while keeping her in a leadership role. I do not support selective punishment dressed up as principle. O'Brien frames herself as a women's rights advocate. But her public track record suggests a pattern of targeting women she disagrees with politically - particularly left-wing women, particularly those in visible public roles, particularly those who complicate the narrative she wants to advance. When I raised concerns about her involvement in the Hobson's Pledge billboards (which used a Māori Kuia's image without consent), she responded on Twitter by calling me a "meth-head." Nice! Now Maiki Sherman has resigned. The first wahine Māori political editor at a mainstream broadcast newsroom is gone. The trigger was an incident for which Sherman says she apologised the next morning, that the apology was accepted, that she reported it to her manager, and that she acknowledged her mistake. A year later, O'Brien brought the story into public view. Whatever one thinks of Sherman's original behaviour, the shape of what followed is familiar: a complicated human error, stripped of context, fed to the most punitive corners of the internet, and then reframed as accountability. The same people who warn constantly about "cancel culture" have no hesitation in mobilising it against those they oppose. When the target is a political ally, the demand is for nuance, context, forgiveness, and an acknowledgement that one mistake should not end a career. But when the target is not an ally, those principles vanish?! That inconsistency is not a defence of free speech. It is selective punishment. So I will not lend my time or credibility to the Free Speech Union while Ani O'Brien remains on their council. I will not help them appear reasonable. And I will not pretend this is a good-faith movement when its own leadership models the very behaviour it claims to oppose. Free speech for their side. Professional destruction for everyone else. The Free Speech Union should reconsider who they platform. And Ani O'Brien might reflect on the difference between advocacy and vendetta.

@secondzeit Some simply externalise ....what most have as internal dialogue. Streaming without a buffer.

Do you ever just have random, unconnected thoughts pop into your head?

@JoeM_NZ Quite the opposite, he looked like an witless plonker. The irony is, he is happy for those exploited workers to be supplemented by the government.

Chloe Swarbrick melts down about rich people at the Met Gala. Then David Seymour rolls her up and smokes her 😂

@Tiare_MP Easily checked. elections.nz/democracy-in-n…

why are these logos ai generated that is the logo for māori tv not the political party

@EnzerEnzer @nzstocksman I think the clue was in the name. There is much ouch in grouch.

@nzstocksman ooo bit touchy when you get the truth bomb about boomer beneficiaries. they got services throughout their entire life for what they put in.

@aniobrien Perhaps they are not familiar with terms like Twitterati or Opinionista.

Bless. I never claim to be a journalist. I have always said I am just a woman with a Substack. Had to google who these two were though.

@Liquid_Times I think you hit a nerve. Dudes, PunkAF let him cook.

New Greens candidate, Michel Mulipola, opposes the indiscriminate bombing of Palestinians, which is why the Zio nutjobs have started a coordinated campaign to slander his reputation. You'd be silly to think the faux outrage is because he posted a few mean words on social media.

@PsionicPsittacc Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Mushrooms can make it rain youtube.com/watch?v=3qYyhO…

@winstonpeters A fair assessment would be that NZFirst have no new idea's. They have delivered nothing tangible for middle NZ. Even those that don't follow politics, can do a simple AI check.

Four years ago in 2022, a full year before the last election, we ruled out working with the Labour Party. We did that because the left are full of woke self confessed communists who would turn our country into a basket case. Nothing has changed. In fact they are even worse. No, we won’t do a deal with Labour or their Marxist and separatist mates. It is astounding the amount of time this has been spent living rent free in some people’s heads - including media who keep asking the same stupid question that I have already answered multiple times. Anyone who says anything otherwise is ‘mischief making’ and ‘scaremongering’ who need to start focussing on things that kiwis care about most instead of personal petty rekons.

@aniobrien Strange what counts as comparison now.

The left still hasn’t forgiven Margaret Thatcher for “shutting the mines.” But today’s Greens are actively campaigning to shut down farming, mining, and energy sectors, industries that employ thousands of working-class Kiwis. Strange what counts as compassion now.

@foo_4_thought @PermiePurveyor Sweet as bro, it's a reasonable starter, to get people thinking about what our culture is. It appeared on my timeline and looked like something that could be developed.

@irieman_ @PermiePurveyor The intention was to give examples of things that are part of our culture & not to claim that this is a full representation

40%-45% of Aucklands population is born outside of New Zealand. Soon New Zealanders will be a minority in our biggest city. Without any major changes in policy & culture, it’s only a matter of time before Auckland becomes totally unrecognisable as a New Zealand city. It’s already getting that way. This country is full of progressive idiots who cherish every culture on earth as long as they’re non-white. They don’t love kiwi culture, & they don’t think it’s worth preserving.

@foo_4_thought @PermiePurveyor This is kiwi burgerism. Imported - sports./religion/kai. makes sense given bicultural foundation. Māori trad. & colonial heritage Isolation & climate makes us outdoorsy & innovators. What of art, songs, music, stories. Our modesty, hospitality, language, our uniqueness.

First & foremost it’s western Christian values. Rugby, league, cricket, fishing hunting, camping, outdoors, the haka & supporting the All Blacks Laid back “she’ll be right” attitude DIY approach to just about everything Saying “sweet as bro” and “aye” BBQs, turning up unannounced, borrowing a cup of sugar from the neighbour Fish & chips, meat pies, and pavlova If you don’t know what our culture is, if you don’t think we have a culture, then honestly fuck off to wherever you came from because you’ll never be a kiwi.

@PronouncedHare Both can be true. Now you have a wider picture.

@infinite_ink @NZNationalParty It's significant revenue for the Govt. (PROCEEDS OF CRIME) ...the 3 million isn't even a spit in the bucket.

@NZNationalParty NOT taxpayer money, PROCCEDS OF CRIME money. For programme to help with Meth addiction. Something you have now made much worse. Waste water is infested with Meth & Cocaine at levels that are through the roof.

The Mongrel Mob was paid nearly $3 million of your money from Labour. Let that sink in. Gang members, getting public money, while victims deal with the damage those gangs cause. We stopped that from happening. And now we’ve got legislation to stop it from ever happening again - banning public money going to gangs, full stop. We’re making sure your taxpayer money can’t be funnelled to gang-linked organisations directly or indirectly. Your taxpayer dollars should go towards supporting victims and trustworthy support programmes, not to the criminal gangs that bring fear and harm to our streets and our communities.