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[David Seymour @dbseymour]

Not quite right: *the government* is pursuing no such thing, but National MPs were keen on a VPN ban at select committee, and Erica Stanford has been developing proposals to ban social media.

For @actparty’s part, we will prevent any VPN ban, there’s no point calling out China’s missiles if we’re going to copy their policies anyway.

This kind of thing is why we’ve maintained a healthy skepticism of social media bans. Any ban foolproof enough to stop motivated teenagers risks intolerable intrusions into adult privacy.

[Ani O'Brien @aniobrien]

Chris Hipkins talks about "unlocking Auckland's potential"... funnily enough Auckland just wanted to be unlocked from his mammoth lockdown last time he was in charge.

[Winston Peters @winstonpeters]

Chris Hipkins has said today that “The kiwi dream should not be reserved for the few, it should be delivered for everybody who calls New Zealand home.”

He has just called New Zealanders “the few” and that “everybody” should be delivered what we have built.

The ‘kiwi dream’ belongs to kiwis who have worked hard for our country, invested time, sweat, pride, and belongs to the generations who share in our country’s history. It is not for just anybody around the world who decides to come to our great country that we have built for their convenience.

Politicians like Hipkins use “diversity is a strength” to shut you down, but the choice is in your hands, not in the hands of retail globalists like him.

[Brett Roberts @brettroberts]

🙂

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@something98twt @Dexerto

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Commonwealth Day reminds us that Canada is part of a family of free nations built on shared liberties and common purpose.

Let’s strengthen those ties by expanding trade, mobility, and partnership with our closest Commonwealth allies like the U.K., Australia and New Zealand in a new CANZUK agreement.

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@flightradar24

[Winston Peters @winstonpeters]

There has been a lot of talk about Indian FTA and not much comprehension about what the consequences are for New Zealand.

The Indian Government has itself described the FTA as providing “unprecedented mobility opportunities for Indian professionals, students” and has noted that the temporary employment opportunities offered to Indian citizens are unprecedented. They have said our offer to India on temporary employment visas is more generous than we’ve made to any other FTA partner. We are simply asking: Why have we been more generous on migration with India than in any other FTA? Why has migration been made one of centerpieces of what is meant to be a free trade deal, not a free migration deal?

The 5,000 people we are referring to is the number of Indian citizens who will enter New Zealand under the FTA at any one time. We are also making the point that these visa holders will be able to bring into New Zealand their spouses and children. So, given a standard family size of two parents and two children, this means 20,000 people in New Zealand at any one time under the new visa which has been created exclusively for Indian citizens.

If National is saying the numbers of potential visa holders are not this high, then is it saying that Indians coming to New Zealand under the visa will be banned from bringing their spouses and children with them?

We are also pointing out that because encouraging additional migration from India to New Zealand is a key objective of the Government of India, the applications to migrate from India will significantly increase across the board – including the uncapped numbers of students with the right to work which will take Kiwi jobs off Kiwis.

Our serious concern is that migration to New Zealand, across the board, is too high especially given tough economic times. Judging by both the FTA, and how it’s being promoted in India by the Indian Government, we’re likely to see much more migration from India in the years ahead.

Neither New Zealand First, nor the Indian Government, are “wrong” about that.

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@RLewisReports American politics is fucking cooked

[Sam Altman @sama]

no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want

[WikiLeaks @wikileaks]

JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE

Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.

This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible.

After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.

WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know.

As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.

Julian's freedom is our freedom.

[More details to follow]

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@flightradar24

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@DanielW_Kiwi @samuelcolvin @NASA @pydantic @KPMG

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@Travis_Frase Were you one of those squeakers trav? 😆

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@ajebasingh Another map without New Zealand 😪

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@Travis_Frase "you will keep going"

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@Travis_Frase Insane work homie

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@Travis_Frase Let's go homie!

[penguinsokay @PenguinsOkay]

@Thorin Maybe not the best - but still a fantastic one. The stadium was full every day, regardless of who was playing. The crowd was there for the CS, and cheered both teams even when there were heavy favourites (unlike crowds like BR). I'm guessing you mean the player comments though.

[CS2 @CounterStrike]

Counter-Strike 2.