Cian O'Gorman

@NathanJRobinson @curaffairs @KyleKulinski

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@ericadamsfornyc @TrueAnonPod New York City is the Triana of America

Honored to accept honorary Albanian citizenship, not just as a personal distinction, but as a reflection of the deep and lasting bond between New York City and the Albanian people. NYC is home to one of the strongest Albanian communities in America, hardworking, proud, and deeply rooted in our city. I accept this honor on their behalf and in recognition of the shared values that connect us: family, resilience, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to community. Thank you to @ediramaal, @BajramBegajAL, and the people of Albania for this meaningful recognition. New York is the global capital, and this only strengthens the bridge between our communities.

@thehill He was a fuckin kid

#BREAKING: Robert Mueller, who led 2016 election interference probe tied to Russia, dies at 8 thehill.com/blogs/in-the-k…

@CitizenBomber She is so full of it

The girl who cried wolf

@CaralhoPhilly @SeanPlunket @JoshBroederlow He’s never had any integrity

@SeanPlunket @RealCianOG @JoshBroederlow Israel has been lying about Iran for decades at this point

If you think the strikes against the Iranian regime are unprovoked you should visit the site of the Nova music festival.

@SeanPlunket @JoshBroederlow The Israelis ARE dedicated to the destruction of Iran!!

@RealCianOG @JoshBroederlow Because Israelis and Americans don’t have societies dedicated to the destruction of Iran and genocide of Persians.

@SeanPlunket @JoshBroederlow How do you know it wasn’t intentional?

@JoshBroederlow 378 deliberately hunted down like dogs and slaughtered at Nova….. the school strike tragic collateral damage.

@curaffairs Really well written piece

The Iran War Is Unfathomably Depraved currentaffairs.org/news/the-iran-…

Ehud Barak Had a Very Close Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein jacobin.com/2026/02/epstei…

@Sleep_No_More23 Looks like he’s saying it to Stavvy too

Adam Friedland

@mrsrosieb @JoelMacManus It is a bad thing

@JoelMacManus You say terf like it’s a bad thing.

A terf just gave an impassioned speech to Wellington City Council about the council's policy of making all future public toilets non-gendered. They were unaware that the policy only applies to "stand-alone" toilets and changing rooms. i.e Individual cubicles, not shared spaces.

@KiwiLivesMatter It’s been Aotearoa for over 800 years. End of.

It's New Zealand. Not "Aotearoa".

I’m only supporting candidates that billionaires are desperately trying to stop. Here’s to more grassroots campaigns across the country, powered by working class people and not ultra rich donors. Don’t fall for culture war bullshit, we can have a better world! VOTE ZOHRAN!!

@the_salty_one_ I’ll vote for it again ✋

Tax me harder daddy, fucking assholes who vote for this shit. We need less government and lower taxes.

@rkitchencels This curry looks like shit

@JoelMacManus Patron Saint of Wellington status revoked

As a lifelong fan of the Auckland FC Football Club Soccer Team ever since I was a wee lad, it was a bucket list moment to finally attend my first live game.

@matt_horncastle A private healthcare system. That works really well in the United States!

Why Did We Have a Strike Today? Today around 100,000 government workers, mostly teachers and healthcare staff, went on strike demanding higher pay. The Government says there is no money left and negotiations are closed. They are right about one thing, the money is not there. New Zealand is running a fiscal deficit, taxpayers are stretched, and we cannot keep printing money to fund political promises. So why are these groups striking, and not builders, farmers, or electricians? Because private-sector workers are governed by competition, not politics. Their pay and conditions rise or fall with their productivity and the value they create. If they are underpaid, they can move to a better employer or start their own business. That constant movement forces efficiency and rewards performance. In government systems, there is no competitive alternative, only protest. When the employer is the state, the only way to bargain is to stop working and hope politicians respond. If you want fair pay and better conditions, the answer is not protest, it is privatisation. In a free market, hospitals and schools compete for customers and talent. They innovate, they specialise, they pay people what they are worth. Different organisations develop different models, and the best ones attract both staff and clients. That is how standards rise and wages follow. This is not a criticism of teachers or nurses, it is a criticism of the system that traps them. Even the best people cannot excel in a structure that suppresses merit. Without competition there is no reward for innovation, no penalty for inefficiency, and no freedom to improve. History shows every sector opened to competition delivers better outcomes. Healthcare and education are no different. There should always be public support for those who truly cannot afford care or education. But the rest of society should be free to choose and pay for the quality they want. That is how we get real choice, real opportunity, and real progress. We have been taught that only the state can educate and heal, yet freedom always does it better. The moral duty of government is to protect freedom, not replace it.

@GhosthoundMum @gatjames @damienmgrant Counterpoint: if Hamas released the hostages Israel would just keep bombing Gaza

@gatjames @damienmgrant Golly. No its not a genocide. WW2 and Rwanda were genocides. This is a war & couldve been stopped by Hamas giving up & returning hostages. Instead they hid behind their own people. Gross. I think Netanyahu is a war criminal but I think Israel had every right to respond post Oct 7

In a fight between good and evil...there is joy in choosing to side with evil. You can see this euphoria in the eyes of those chanting From the River to the Sea. This is what they are chanting for. And why I won't abide them.

@PronouncedHare @LloydBurr You are really hung up on this aren’t you