Chris Lee

Democratic individualism. Georgism/Geoism. Atheism. No to "principles" of ToW. Science, politics, cosmology, technology, sustainability.
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[Chris Lee @ChrisALee_NZ]

How I'd love to be able to ensure that everyone everywhere reads and reflects on this!

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. — Stephen Hawking

[Chantelle Alicia @ChantelleA33696]

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[Media Man @TheWarRoomNZ]

@SimonRAnderson The paradox, #NZ Police & Politicians don't know the law or enforce

Meth use is illegal
It's also illegal, to import or sell utensils for smoking meth

Despite that, you can buy meth pipes everywhere, from Corner Dairies & Vape Shops

#Audio 🔊

https://t.co/JWlCswFT1u

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Fernando Torres on Argentina’s aggression during the FIFA World Cup final against Spain.

🗣️ “Argentina didn’t lose the World Cup because Spain were untouchable. They lost because they completely lost control of themselves. The moment football disappeared and anger took over, the final was over.”

“I watched players wasting energy surrounding the referee, arguing over every decision, provoking opponents and letting frustration consume them. That’s not the mentality of champions. That’s panic.”

“A World Cup final isn’t a street fight. It’s ninety minutes of discipline, intelligence and composure. Spain kept their heads. Argentina lost theirs, and that’s exactly why only one team lifted the trophy.”

“Every unnecessary confrontation, every reckless reaction and every emotional outburst pushed Argentina further away from the trophy. They weren’t fighting Spain anymore—they were fighting themselves.”

“The badge on your chest doesn’t give you permission to lose your discipline. The biggest players in football know when to stay calm. Argentina forgot that at the worst possible moment.”

“When your emotions become bigger than your football, you’ve already handed your opponent an advantage. Spain didn’t need Argentina to make tactical mistakes—Argentina destroyed their own rhythm.”

“Champions don’t spend the final chasing arguments. They chase the ball. Spain stayed obsessed with winning. Argentina became obsessed with everything except the football.”

“If you can’t control your temper on the biggest night of your career, don’t be surprised when the trophy ends up in someone else’s hands. The World Cup rewards composure, not chaos.”

“People will talk about Spain’s quality, but I’ll always believe Argentina’s greatest opponent that night wasn’t Spain. It was their own lack of discipline. They gave away the one thing no champion can afford to lose in a World Cup final their composure.”

[New Zealand Taxpayers' Union @TaxpayersUnion]

Imagine where $35 million could have gone.

While MBIE staff are striking for higher pay, the department is under investigation over $35 million in waste and allegations senior officials misled their Minister.

That $35 million works out to more than $6,000 per employee.

MBIE has a leadership culture where millions can disappear, accountability is nowhere to be seen, and taxpayers are expected to keep picking up the tab.

Before asking for more money, maybe it's time to ask what happened to the money they already had.

[New Zealand Taxpayers' Union @TaxpayersUnion]

Cheating democracy?!

Jordan exposed a loophole on The Platform that allowed councils to rush through permanent co-governance agreements before the new RMA laws.
Then the Government acted!

Now those agreements will not be carried into the replacement legislation. A significant win for democratic accountability!

But the fight isn't over. The Government now plans to replace them with new "Iwi Relationship Agreements." We haven't seen the details yet, so trust we'll be scrutinising every clause to make sure there's no special treatment.

Watch Jordan explain why this all matters...

[NZ MAGA Mike #MAGAmikesMEMEmarathon @NZMAGAMike]

Backwards away from the Hepuapua2040 apartheid society.

[Infideliter 🇳🇿✖⚖✖🇳🇿 @Infideliter2022]

I'm no fan of the Matua, neither am I a fan of Luxon, but what kind of perverted mind would you possess to draw the instant conclusion Luxon, Hipkins and all the woke pureitans did about knee pads? The bowing and grovelling was obvious and in our faces 🤔
https://t.co/k4pUWdBPXL

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Hi Letitia,

I am a meteorologist. Maybe I can be of some help here.

The wildfire smoke we have seen recently blanketing the skies across the central / eastern U.S. came from Canada. I attached an animation below on the left for your viewing pleasure.

Suing the Trump EPA is not going to stop forest fires any more than President Trump threatening to levy tariffs on Canada will stop them. In your case, the fires aren't our nation's problem, and in Trump's case, over 50% of fires in Canada are caused by lightning and because the majority of Canada's boreal forests are in remote locations that are difficult to access, proper forest management isn't easily feasible.

As for exceedingly high temperatures, what you are describing there is, well, summer. This your first year on Earth, lady? Summers are hot. They always have been. They always will be. And, in the case of unusual heat, the average number of heatwave events per year—defined as three or more consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures ≥90th percentile relative to 1991−2020 climatology (TX90p)—have decreased by 20.2% since the beginning of the 20th century (1994−2025 average minus 1901−30).

I am interested in scientific facts, not fairytales, and your frivolous suit should be dismissed in court no sooner than it is brought forward.

cc: @NewYorkStateAG

[Creative Deduction @CreativeDeduct]

In the 1920s an imprisoned Italian journalist, disillusioned by the realisation that Karl Marx’s prediction of spontaneous worldwide socialist revolution was failing to come true, began working on a new revolutionary strategy that would profoundly shape the modern left.

In his Prison Diaries, Antonio Gramsci argued that capitalist societies were held together not primarily by economic power or state coercion, but by cultural hegemony - the dominance of bourgeois values, culture and institutions (education, media, family, religion and civil society). As long as the working class accepted these values as “common sense”, revolution was impossible.

His solution was revolutionary: the left must wage a “war of position” - a long, patient struggle to capture the institutions that shape culture and ideas. Only after achieving cultural dominance could they seize political and economic power.

This was a major departure from classical Marxism. Instead of focusing on factories and economic base, Gramsci shifted the battlefield to culture and consciousness. He understood that whoever controls the “superstructure” (culture) can eventually control the base (economy and politics).

Gramsci’s ideas became foundational to what later became known as Cultural Marxism. The Frankfurt School and the New Left built upon them, moving the struggle from class warfare to cultural warfare - attacking Western traditions, morality, family structures, and national identity.

Today’s identity politics, “the long march through the institutions”, critical studies in universities and the weaponisation of culture all trace their intellectual lineage back to Gramsci’s insight. He understood that real power lies in defining what society considers normal, moral and true. It has been a guiding principle for the left ever since.

[Ro Edge @rosey_nz]

Why has Immigration NZ approved 78 Vape Shops as accredited employers, thus allowing them to bring in anyone they like to work in retail to sell nicotine products? Surely, these are jobs any Kiwi can do.

What is going on here @EricaStanfordMP?

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Hi Congressman.

You have opinions. But I have data.

Let's look at it.

1⃣ Wildfires occur every year all over the world. That's true this year, just like it was last year and 5,000 years ago. But as it turns out, worldwide fire burn area is at a record low year-to-date.

🔗https://t.co/vSoivt7c80

2⃣ Globally, there has been no statistically significant increase in the amount of land area in droughts across all Drought Monitor categories since reliable satellite monitoring began in 1980. These include severe and exceptional droughts.

🔗https://t.co/9dNRQEItaH

3⃣ Heatwaves have increased in many regions around the globe since 1950, sure, but in areas that have good data coverage before then, long-term trends are more nuanced. For example, here in the U.S., the number of heatwaves (defined as three or more consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures ≥90th percentile relative to 1991−2020 climatology) have decreased by 20.2% since the start of the 20th century (1994−2025 average minus 1901−30 average).

🔗https://t.co/SA3xRrMzje

Will you correct the record, Congressman, or will you continue to espouse misinformation?

cc: @RepJasonCrow

[Chris Lee @ChrisALee_NZ]

Footballers Finally Reveal The Truth About Argentina's VAR Scandal https://t.co/WX6nGD5YXG via @YouTube

[Chris Lee @ChrisALee_NZ]

‘Argentina were a DISGRACE!’ Spain win the World Cup with 1-0 win in 202... https://t.co/X29ppX3fWr via @YouTube

[Hobson's Pledge @HobsonsPledgeNZ]

Why has National selected a candidate who appears so clearly out of step with its values and policies? Coral Raukawa has opposed requiring councils to hold referendums on Māori wards.

National should explain why it selected her, and whether anyone else in the party also disagrees with the values it claims to represent.

[Rebecca Mistereggen @RMistereggen]

The elite’s long war on Norwegian identity failed.

They told us we had no culture. That anyone with a passport is Norwegian. That Viking history is something to be ashamed of.

Then the national team embraced the Vikings, and Norway woke up.

Welcome to the most unifying force in modern Norway.

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Did “climate denial” cause the wildfires that produced smoke-filled skies in New England during May 1780 September 1881?” How’d that happen during the pre-industrial era, Barb?

h/t @JunkScience for the receipts 🧾

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Here's a cool map you won't find anywhere else.

U.S. statewide JULY high temperature records.

40 (80% of) U.S. states set their “all-time” statewide July high temperature records before 1955; 11 of those were set in 1936 alone. Five states set theirs in 1930.

California's record of 134°F in Death Valley remains the official statewide, U.S. national, and worldwide “all-time” record high temperature for all months, although its authenticity has been challenged.

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

I gave you the GOLDEN opportunity to prove me wrong in front of my 160,000 followers.

But instead of showing where my logic falls apart or where the numbers I cited are wrong, you made the generic blanket statement that I am allegedly “repackaging lies and misinformation” without addressing a single argument I made, quoting my exact words, and offering a rebuttal.

The climate cult has smears and labels because they use words as weapons, but they cannot stand on real science.

Thanks for proving that for the world to see, I appreciate it.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Kasparov: If Ukraine fought the way Putin does, Moscow would be covered in corpses.

Ukraine does not target civilians because it is a state fighting by civilized rules. Russia deliberately attacks Ukrainian cities and kills civilians; that contrast defines this war. 1/

[Talking Risk @JodieBruning]

This article is essential reading for any Kiwi who puts in OIA requests, all MPs and any official who involved in policy making or who holds a management position in any public sector agency or is tasked with the OIA process itself. https://t.co/0V9CDwn2th?