Paul Brislen
@brislen.nz
Cassandra PR. Our motto: I fkn TOLD you...
I shall bind him to me, with promises. 🇳🇿🏴
Cymro o ddewis (Welsh by choice)
"We consider that Mr Brislen is an authoritative source." (BSA decision, March 2020)
Aotearoa he/him
I shall bind him to me, with promises. 🇳🇿🏴
Cymro o ddewis (Welsh by choice)
"We consider that Mr Brislen is an authoritative source." (BSA decision, March 2020)
Aotearoa he/him
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Solid dose of hopium from @doctorow.pluralistic.net
October 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Solid dose of hopium from @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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Tame: "would you; fuck, marry, or kill, the Kiwibank sheep?"
Chrises "the kiwibank sheep is the best of us and I would hope for her to have the best life and making that happen is what I am in politcs for, but at the end of the day after that best life ..."
Tame: "disgusting"
Chrises "the kiwibank sheep is the best of us and I would hope for her to have the best life and making that happen is what I am in politcs for, but at the end of the day after that best life ..."
Tame: "disgusting"
October 6, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Tame: "would you; fuck, marry, or kill, the Kiwibank sheep?"
Chrises "the kiwibank sheep is the best of us and I would hope for her to have the best life and making that happen is what I am in politcs for, but at the end of the day after that best life ..."
Tame: "disgusting"
Chrises "the kiwibank sheep is the best of us and I would hope for her to have the best life and making that happen is what I am in politcs for, but at the end of the day after that best life ..."
Tame: "disgusting"
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I may as well recycle the fiscal hole opinion piece from 2017 because National is using the exact same strategy that they used then now www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Fiscal hole? Hit the havoc button
Opinion - What were Steven Joyce and Bill English thinking? Why on earth did a politician who prides himself on his image as a safe pair of hands for the economy make such an outrageous and intemperat...
www.rnz.co.nz
October 6, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I may as well recycle the fiscal hole opinion piece from 2017 because National is using the exact same strategy that they used then now www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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An Australian man who bought an American pick-up truck the size of a two-storey townhouse because he thought it would make him look tough, has pulled his head in a little after realising he may be spending $500 a week on petrol by the end of the year.
Dickhead With Ute Taller Than Himself Not So Fucking Smug About It Now — The Shovel
An Australian man who bought an American pick-up truck the size of a two-storey townhouse because he thought it would make him look tough, has pulled his head in a little after realising he may be spe...
theshovel.com.au
October 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
An Australian man who bought an American pick-up truck the size of a two-storey townhouse because he thought it would make him look tough, has pulled his head in a little after realising he may be spending $500 a week on petrol by the end of the year.
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when your boss had a nice lunch with a supplier at a conference.
"I'm not a defence expert."
Even by Kemi Badenoch's lamentable standards, this is agonising. Just give thanks she will never, ever be Prime Minister. 🙏
#politicslive
Even by Kemi Badenoch's lamentable standards, this is agonising. Just give thanks she will never, ever be Prime Minister. 🙏
#politicslive
October 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
when your boss had a nice lunch with a supplier at a conference.
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I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
October 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
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Day 13. The noises outside at night have become quieter but somehow more menacing. Nicola went outside for water and never came back. Only Simeon seems unaffected, though he smiled at me yesterday in a strange discomfiting manner. The bus. The bus. The bus.
October 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Day 13. The noises outside at night have become quieter but somehow more menacing. Nicola went outside for water and never came back. Only Simeon seems unaffected, though he smiled at me yesterday in a strange discomfiting manner. The bus. The bus. The bus.
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Does anyone know if it's possible to track down who is paying for a specific billboard?
This billboard on Murphy Street outside Thorndon New World exactly matches National Party content but has no authorisation statement and no owner other than "concerned citizens".
I would like to do Research.
This billboard on Murphy Street outside Thorndon New World exactly matches National Party content but has no authorisation statement and no owner other than "concerned citizens".
I would like to do Research.
October 6, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Does anyone know if it's possible to track down who is paying for a specific billboard?
This billboard on Murphy Street outside Thorndon New World exactly matches National Party content but has no authorisation statement and no owner other than "concerned citizens".
I would like to do Research.
This billboard on Murphy Street outside Thorndon New World exactly matches National Party content but has no authorisation statement and no owner other than "concerned citizens".
I would like to do Research.
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How do you come third in a two person race?
October 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
How do you come third in a two person race?
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'Our economy is growing faster than X and Y blah blah - pick a data point and an X and a Y.
October 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM
'Our economy is growing faster than X and Y blah blah - pick a data point and an X and a Y.
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Oh my god laser eyes Hipkins
October 6, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Oh my god laser eyes Hipkins
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So Labour & Greens are CLOSE to being able to form a govt on their own based on these results.
How do we convince people eyeing The Opportunist Party that if they want a progressive left-leaning party there already is one, Greens, they don't have to gamble on a trojan horse.
#nzpol
How do we convince people eyeing The Opportunist Party that if they want a progressive left-leaning party there already is one, Greens, they don't have to gamble on a trojan horse.
#nzpol
October 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
So Labour & Greens are CLOSE to being able to form a govt on their own based on these results.
How do we convince people eyeing The Opportunist Party that if they want a progressive left-leaning party there already is one, Greens, they don't have to gamble on a trojan horse.
#nzpol
How do we convince people eyeing The Opportunist Party that if they want a progressive left-leaning party there already is one, Greens, they don't have to gamble on a trojan horse.
#nzpol
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Based on the 2026 Election Protocols elections.nz/guidance-and... wrote to Election Commission regarding this despicable video, since it clearly framed candidate of a (registered) fringe conspiracy/far-right party promoting himself. I hope they investigate it, him, & party. #nzpol
October 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Based on the 2026 Election Protocols elections.nz/guidance-and... wrote to Election Commission regarding this despicable video, since it clearly framed candidate of a (registered) fringe conspiracy/far-right party promoting himself. I hope they investigate it, him, & party. #nzpol
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“There is a live question as to whether the National Party’s election campaign is, in itself, a misstep. For its dogged single-mindedness, the ‘no new taxes’ mantra is pure Simeon Brown. But is it really working?”
New cartoon for Pattrick Smellie’s column on @businessdesknz.bsky.social #nzpol
New cartoon for Pattrick Smellie’s column on @businessdesknz.bsky.social #nzpol
October 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
“There is a live question as to whether the National Party’s election campaign is, in itself, a misstep. For its dogged single-mindedness, the ‘no new taxes’ mantra is pure Simeon Brown. But is it really working?”
New cartoon for Pattrick Smellie’s column on @businessdesknz.bsky.social #nzpol
New cartoon for Pattrick Smellie’s column on @businessdesknz.bsky.social #nzpol
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White guy complains about indigenous people taking over a country; the concept of irony leaps off a bridge in despair
October 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
White guy complains about indigenous people taking over a country; the concept of irony leaps off a bridge in despair
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This video was made in 2020, since then the wealth of the top 1% of U.S. households has expanded by over $30 trillion.
It was never a cost of living crisis, it was a cost of greed crisis.
But again the false narrative of 'they earned it' or 'they create jobs' will never die
It was never a cost of living crisis, it was a cost of greed crisis.
But again the false narrative of 'they earned it' or 'they create jobs' will never die
this is my favorite example ever of an interactive clearly, creatively illustrated concept
October 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This video was made in 2020, since then the wealth of the top 1% of U.S. households has expanded by over $30 trillion.
It was never a cost of living crisis, it was a cost of greed crisis.
But again the false narrative of 'they earned it' or 'they create jobs' will never die
It was never a cost of living crisis, it was a cost of greed crisis.
But again the false narrative of 'they earned it' or 'they create jobs' will never die
Look, if we had that kind of money to spend on improving traffic flows around Auckland this would not be the way to do it.
So what *is* Mill Road for?
Does anyone know? Is it just for trucks to miss out a bit of the motorway?
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
So what *is* Mill Road for?
Does anyone know? Is it just for trucks to miss out a bit of the motorway?
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
Transport policy on the campaign trail - Greater Auckland
Election campaigning is now in full swing. We’ve previously reported on the (unwise)
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
October 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Look, if we had that kind of money to spend on improving traffic flows around Auckland this would not be the way to do it.
So what *is* Mill Road for?
Does anyone know? Is it just for trucks to miss out a bit of the motorway?
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
So what *is* Mill Road for?
Does anyone know? Is it just for trucks to miss out a bit of the motorway?
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
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With election campaigning under way, we ask how recent transport policy announcements might impact Auckland.
TL;DR: If you had a few billion $ to solve our traffic woes, would you invest it in encouraging more traffic—or creating more traffic-free options? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
TL;DR: If you had a few billion $ to solve our traffic woes, would you invest it in encouraging more traffic—or creating more traffic-free options? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
Transport policy on the campaign trail - Greater Auckland
Election campaigning is now in full swing. We’ve previously reported on the (unwise)
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
October 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
With election campaigning under way, we ask how recent transport policy announcements might impact Auckland.
TL;DR: If you had a few billion $ to solve our traffic woes, would you invest it in encouraging more traffic—or creating more traffic-free options? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
TL;DR: If you had a few billion $ to solve our traffic woes, would you invest it in encouraging more traffic—or creating more traffic-free options? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/06/t...
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FABRIC WANTED: As many of you know, my family runs a small charity passing on second-hand sewing machines to former refugees.
We also make up starter packs of fabric, scissors, pins, etc, so the new owner can sew straight away.
Do you have anything to pass on?
www.redcross.org.nz/about-us/new...
We also make up starter packs of fabric, scissors, pins, etc, so the new owner can sew straight away.
Do you have anything to pass on?
www.redcross.org.nz/about-us/new...
Five hundred + donated sewing machines whirring in new Kiwi homes
In five years Esmee Rowden and her family have sourced, serviced and sent 524 donated sewing machines to former refugees settling across New Zealand.
www.redcross.org.nz
October 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
FABRIC WANTED: As many of you know, my family runs a small charity passing on second-hand sewing machines to former refugees.
We also make up starter packs of fabric, scissors, pins, etc, so the new owner can sew straight away.
Do you have anything to pass on?
www.redcross.org.nz/about-us/new...
We also make up starter packs of fabric, scissors, pins, etc, so the new owner can sew straight away.
Do you have anything to pass on?
www.redcross.org.nz/about-us/new...
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Said every abuser ever
it is interesting that I can't find any mainstream media coverage of Altman's sister Annie going viral on social media over the weekend for uploading footage of the first hour of her deposition in her lawsuit against him (one of two) in which she is alleging years of CSA
Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Said every abuser ever
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this is my favorite example ever of an interactive clearly, creatively illustrated concept
October 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
this is my favorite example ever of an interactive clearly, creatively illustrated concept
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A few old favourites.
October 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
A few old favourites.
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Live from National Party HQ
October 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Live from National Party HQ