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Gloria Vale retweeted
Marcus Aurelius understood the fleeting nature of human existence when he said, “You will be forgotten either way. So live in such a manner that, while you remain, you belong to yourself.” Stop sacrificing your authenticity for the approval of people who are equally temporary. Their opinions will fade, and so will their memories of you. The real tragedy isn’t being forgotten after death, it’s living a life that was never truly yours.
Gloria Vale retweeted
Seymour just made an excellent comment on Hosking. Paraphrased.
National need to realise they are one party in a coalition of 3. They are not the Government who have to tollerate 2 pesky ride alongs.
I hope the negotiations are blood letting and tough and NZ1 & ACT have more say
Gloria Vale retweeted
Hi @TeKawaMataaho, can you investigate?
Wong says: "The two others, who she has previously refused to name, are public servants and need to remain anonymous."
Seems incompatable with your General Election Guidance and Public Service Guidance on neutality.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/t…
Gloria Vale retweeted
Chapelle fell off hard.
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I never liked Russell brand I still don't but this is the absolute bullseye
We made errors in the past and have decided that therefore we must try to secure convictions by any means necessary, the CPS has failed to disclose loads of times etc
Count 6 simply wasn't believable
I want to add some very important context regarding the actual rape allegation. Rape is one of the hardest crimes to prove in court hence the low conviction rate, there is a very important 24 hour window that is crucial for the investigation, DNA, cctv, eye witnesses etc, and even after all that it’s still very difficult to actually prove the woman didn’t consent to sex.
So the fact they have somehow proved she withdrew consent DURING sex nearly 20 years after it fucking happened is absolutely mind boggling. This supposed “24 witnesses” thing is also being very overstated, they weren’t witnesses, they were people she told at the time that backed up her story but for some reason not one of them urged her to go to the police at the time? Especially her father who was one of the “witnesses” she told about it at the time, I cant imagine a father finding out his daughter was raped and not doing anything about it? im not necessarily saying the woman is lying, Brand was a slimy bastard, but this case reeks of a shitty justice system, and there are girls that have went through this whole ordeal within a year of their assault and theres been no conviction. This brand case hurts women and men. Getting a guilty conviction in a case where you withdrew consent from sex you had 20 years ago is a dangerous precedent and a slap in the face to other girls that have done everything correct and got no conviction.
Gloria Vale retweeted
If John Key were in Christopher Luxon’s position, he would resign.
Bridges thinks it might take longer than two months for the government to be sworn in - which could be an indication he expects Luxon to be rolled soon and a by-election held in Botany.
Bridges suggests if the coalition holds on the Finance Minister the three contenders are Seymour, Simeon (frankly doesn’t deserve to be after this disaster two ticks campaign) or Matua Shane Jones.
Only last week, Key maintained Luxon will not pick up the phone to TOP post election, and said that if he had spent six weeks consistently ruling out a party and then reversed course, he would rather be a loser than a liar—and he would resign.
Simon Bridges, told ZB this morning “the exact opposite of what Key argued for” - the importance of the party vote to was true, with 700k National Party votes failing to add even one more seat to Nationals tally, those votes were all wasted.
Yesterday Bridges even wrote an op-ed titled “John Key should be embarrassed” after his denial and resistence to strategic voting.
He should be—as should the rest of the National Party. They twice lacked the courage to remove the boat-anchor Luxon, then misled their loyal voters, many of whom still don’t understand how MMP works after thirty years.
Key was wrong throughout this campaign and should quietly exit the political stage. Only on one point, though, he is right: Luxon needs to resign.
National are fortunate even to remain contenders for government. They should apologise to Harry Mowbray, Maurice Williamson and Don Brash for throwing the life line strategy out to voters who are anxious to keep the left out. Those two men have saved the Nats from destruction, and possibly NZ from the Marxists for another term.
What did they receive for their effort? public put downs, attacks and National reporting Harry to the Electoral office.
While MSM pumped up TOP in the hope of securing the left a victory, alternative media RCR and Sean Plunket did more to keep this coalition alive than any individual inside National.
Voters should remember what kind of party National really is: a collection of egotistical, cowardly wreckers led by a total numpty.
Gloria Vale retweeted
Yesterday’s election confirmed what so many already knew -National’s list MPs were never getting back in. The maths never lies. The writing had been on the wall for a long long time. Losing talented people is incredibly sad and i'm gutted for some of them.
But strategic voting helped National win electorates and create an overhang to counter the left’s almost flawlessly executed overhang strategy. Without it the centre-right would have little chance of forming the next government. The left used the rules of MMP. The right had to do the same to have a chance.
The numbers show a 20% increase in vote splitting on the right from the last election. The message clearly gained traction and thankfully has given the centre-right a real chance of forming the next government.
Yet 706,000 party votes still went to National without adding seats beyond its electorate wins. Essentially wasted votes.
I do wonder whether @NZNationalParty should have understood that maths and been more upfront about it with voters. Once the list seats were out of reach the success of the right bloc should have become the priority.
We can be sad about losing good people and still recognise why strategic voting made sense. The maths doesn’t change to suit party loyalties.
For me this comes back to the future we want for New Zealand.
We should remember the damage history shows socialist and communist economic policies have done when they crush incentives to build and invest. They shrink the pie and drive out talent and capital. Then politicians act surprised when productivity falls and living standards go backwards.
Sometimes I think the left forgets how much our living standards depend on businesses creating jobs and wealth. You cannot keep promising to spend more without backing the people who make that possible.
At ZURU we employ hundreds of people here and plan to grow that to thousands over the next decade. Around 99.5% of our projected revenue of more than $10 billion next year will come from overseas. We are fighting to bring more of that wealth home and create opportunities for talented Kiwis to build careers and eventually businesses of their own.
We need more companies doing that. More investment. More well-paid jobs. A bigger tax base to pay for better hospitals and schools. Higher living standards for everyone and better support for our most vulnerable.
I want young people to see a future here and families to get ahead. That takes a country willing to back people who build things and create wealth.
That is what I care about. Far more than any one party.
At the end of the day I want NZ to kick ass.
Gloria Vale retweeted
DIVORCE AGREEMENT
THIS IS INCREDIBLY WELL-PUT, AND I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT'S WRITTEN BY A STUDENT!!! WHATEVER HE RUNS FOR, I'LL VOTE FOR HIM.
Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists, and Obama supporters, et al:
We have stuck together since the late 1950s for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.
Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.
Here is our separation agreement:
Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by land mass, each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets, since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.
—We don't like redistributive taxes, so you can keep them.
--You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU.
--Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA, and the military.
--We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and the coal mines, and you can go with wind, solar, and bio-diesel.
--You can keep Oprah, Whoopi, Bill Maher, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all five of them.
--We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart, and Wall Street.
--You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, food stamps, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies, and illegal aliens.
--We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEOs, and rednecks.
--We'll keep Bill O’Reilly and Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood.
--You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us.
--You can have the peaceniks and war protesters.
--When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.
--We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.
--You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness, and Shirley McLaine. You can also have the UN., but we will no longer be paying the bill.
--We'll keep the SUVs, pickup trucks, and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Volt and Leaf you can find.
--You can give everyone health care if you can find any practicing doctors.
--We'll keep "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The National Anthem."
--I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute "Imagine," "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing," "Kum Baya," or "We Are the World."
--We'll practice trickle-down economics and you can continue to give trickle-up poverty your best shot.
--Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name, and our flag.
Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you might think about which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.
Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American
P.S. Also, please take George Clooney, Ted Turner, Sean Penn, Martin Short, Charlie Sheen, Barbra Streisand, and (Hanoi) Jane Fonda with you.
P.P.S. And you won't have to press 1 for English when you call our country.
Forward This Every Time You Get It !
Let's Keep This Going, Maybe Some Of It Will Start Sink in.
Gloria Vale retweeted
New Zealand election results simplified for non-NZers.
The left tried to “cheat” the electoral system using a loophole, so the right decided to do the same.
The two tactics cancelled out, and now the left are complaining about how unfair it is that they didn’t get away with it.
Gloria Vale retweeted
🟥 NZ 🇳🇿 Election 2026 Nelson - We have removed the antisemitic Labour MP Rachel Boyack.
🟦 National's Blair Cameron has taken Nelson 👏👏.
@nzlabour @NZNationalParty
Gloria Vale retweeted
The election was a nail biter and it is not over. The table below hopefully summarises the outcome correctly and the change from 2023. Some observations:
- it’s really close with the centre right holding a narrow lead. There’s a big swing away from national that leaves the right intact due to nationals advantage in electorate seats which largely stayed with them.
- TOP delivered and made it into parliament. But they may not be kingmaker due to that high national electorate advantage. They could still secure their bottom lines by entering into a confidence and supply arrangement with either side.
- the other centre right parties saved the national bacon by holding on to the lost national vote. That’s preserved the centre right position but obviously shifts power dynamics within the right bloc.
- the result remains on a knife edge mainly reflecting the electorates where there are a few that are really close and could go either way. National can’t afford to lose any of them - Wairarapa is a case in point. That means we wait till Nov 27 until we “know”.
- special votes might matter as they could lift the left a bit as has occurred historically. But because of that national overhang it matters less than historically as the impact is to increase the number of list seats and the total size of parliament. The bar gets higher for the left as they win more specials.
- neither bloc can claim a strong mandate. That will make implementing controversial policies tough.
- any outcome will depend on the whims of individual MPs. Neither side can lose any/many without destabilising the government. This will be a feature of the next government whoever it is.
- the right has a personnel problem as they lost a swathe of senior ministers. There will be cross party debate on how those roles will be filled should they form a government.
- there’s a lot of uncertainty which markets might not like. Watch the exchange rate as it is already weak with everything else going on.
Gloria Vale retweeted
The biggest shocker for me is that TOP is sitting on 6%. I am aghast that 6% of Kiwis are that suicidal they would vote for an astroturf party that wants to steal your house.
Gloria Vale retweeted
Here’s a scenario worth considering.
If National were to lose Hamilton East and Wairarapa, and the special votes followed exactly the same pattern as the 2023 election, replicating the percentage shifts against National and in favour of the left, my modelling produces a 65–65 hung Parliament.
And that’s with TOP going with the left.
The key takeaway is that the right could still form a government through confidence and supply arrangements with Opportunity.
If TOP supports the left, there doesn’t appear to be a pathway to a wafer-thin majority for the left.
#nzpol
Gloria Vale retweeted
Winston handled the media the best tonight.
all the other politicians were handled by the media on their entrances, winston just walked passed them and waved to his supporters.
