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Trump's war on Harvard ignited after Barron Trump 'didn't get in.'

Why was BvV having a meltdown in parliament over a journalist’s opinion piece? Why was she yelling at the opposition? They didn’t write the article 🤷‍♀️ This is performative distraction from the damage she’s caused. Surely a complaint to media outlet would be suffice? 🤷‍♀️

Average barber experience.

Want to understand the feud between tRump and Harvard? They rejected Barron, also Stanford, and Columbia.

Crawford: I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.

Violence from NYT today: Connections #660 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟪 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟪🟩🟪🟩 🟩🟦🟦🟩

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London-Heathrow will be closed for ALL of Friday due to a “significant power outage” caused by a fire in an electrical substation. There are currently 120 aircraft in the air that will be diverting to alternate airports or returning to their origins. flightradar24.com/airport/lhr

@MarkGraham_Akl We better start saying “Embrace transformational solutions!” in the mirror like 10 times as soon as we wake up.

Chris Liddell sharing his optimistic spirit with an excellent plan for us all.🙄

Connections Puzzle #645 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Last week I warned about "billionaires buying up media companies to promote their own warped and distorted views," I wasn't talking about Elon Musk, I was talking about Canadian Billionaire James Grenon who is trying to take over the NZ Herald, ZB and NZME. Genon has supported fringe right wing conspiracy news sites that promote anti-vaccine nonsense, dreadfully anti-Māori and Treaty editorial copy and some deplorable anti-Rainbow community content. Allowing someone with such a distorted view of the world running one of our largest media networks is a dangerous erosion of the free media we need for a functioning democracy. In response to my criticism of billionaires taking over our media, James Grenon called me a fool! He told Stuff, "I think Willie is a fool for talking about things he knows nothing about." I know a threat to our Democracy when I smell one Mr Billionaire and you reek of privilege and arrogance. Here's the reason why the Billionaire class are worried in New Zealand, this is todays latest poll from the Taxpayers' Union. Labour – 34.1% National – 33.6% Green - 10.0% ACT 7.7% Māori 6.5% NZ First 5.1% The Political Right are frightened that they will only get a 1 term Government, that's why they will do anything, including taking over a Newspaper and Talkback station that is already very right wing to try and change the narrative. Billionaires calling me a fool will not silence me from warning the public about the threat they are to our Democracy when they attempt to take over our media networks.

@Team_Factivist @GregPresland @NZMorningReport Is he trying to be like trump, attempting deflection via accusing others of his own flaws and weaknesses. Whatever it is, it’s cringe.

@GregPresland @NZMorningReport My “fave” line this a.m. was when luxon accused Labour of using bumper sticker approach 🤦🏽‍♀️he has no self awareness. It’s like he learns a new line in discourse and then tries to apply it everywhere. 2nd fave B.Morton trying to say Luxon will reflect on feedback &change approach😂

So far on @NZMorningReport we have had Nicola Willis, Jordan Williams and Bridget Morten comment on Luxon's appalling polling. Any chance of a progressive voice being heard?

The facts are Luxon dropped dramatically in the polls because he allowed his coalition partners to play culture wars. The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi should never had made it to the first reading or allowed National MP’s to vote in favour of such divisive nation tearing legislation. Māori citizens are very influential in this country and the Anti-Treaty lobby is not a genuine cause or it’s supporters would organise an actual protest and avoid using anonymous profiles on social media. His demise as a politician will set a precedence to all future politicians to not mess around with the Treaty because the most powerful special interests group in the country is not farmers it is the Maori nation.

This looks like a very thin excuse for sacking a highly respected former #NZ Foreign Minister from his post as High Commissioner to the UK. I have been at Munich Security Conference recently where many draw parallels between Munich 1938 & US actions now: nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ph…

@MungKiwi Replace with Neon or Apple TV+ Heaps of good stuff to watch on either.

Netlfix is one of my small luxuries. I too will cancel if this goes ahead.

This didn’t go well

@McNghton1 @brendankellol And highlights

@brendankellol Now he wants us to believe he reads. Sleep deprivation will make people deluded

maybe you could formulate a sentence if you tried sleeping

Sunny Kaushal laughing all the way to the bank having done the dirty work and oppositions bidding during the election to sabotage and undermine LabourG to get Luxon elected into power

The UK has fully privatised Energy, France fully nationalised.