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miravox.bsky.social
For anyone bemused by watching Jordan TaxPayersUnion this morning.
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musicalchairs.bsky.social Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 13d
Torrent of crap coming out of Jordan's mouth this morning on Q&A. I should not have started fact-checking, but here we go. Claim 1: The old '2nd largest fiscal response'.
Jordan is referring to an IMF report, which was adopted conveniently as gospel by NZ Treasury. Friends, it was bad. [🧵 1/n]
'We had the second largest response to Covid in terms of a proportion of our economy... increased Government spending.' Jordan Williams Q&A 20 Sep 26
September 20, 2026 at 3:17 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
Started by #AtlasNetwork org #TaxpayersUnion & Jordan Williams, to support #HateSpeech as Free Speech, #FSU’s veneer of reasonableness hides a darker mission of knocking institutions, sowing the seeds of racial division, & importing culture wars on issues like transgender rights. #nzpol
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
mrjeffhowell.bsky.social
Advisory for news media:
Making a story out of a new release supplied by the FSU/ TaxpayersUnion/insert-Atlas-Network-astroturf-here is not quality journalism & does your industry no favours.
March 7, 2024 at 4:16 AM
dejanajuk.bsky.social
Timely reread.

“ACT "weaponised" astroturfs. #nzpol #TaxpayersUnion

"So when the TPU were saying 'This is a problem', it was actually a contrived problem that the ACT Party told them to create.”

What problems will they be inventing for ACT to ‘solve’ for the 2026 NZ election?
Ex-ACT staffer Grant McLachlan says party created fake grassroots groups
Political pundits and media experts are warning that artificial grassroots organisations - nicknamed "astroturfs" - are being used to manipulate and mobilise public opinion for political gain.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
#FSU= Free Speech Union -
An #AtlasNetwork disinformation org created by Jordan Williams who also created #TaxpayersUnion -another Atlas misinformation org pushing foreign #BigCorp #profit #greed & #Kiwi-wealth-transfer agenda while undermining #NZ’s Democracy #nzpol
February 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social
Why would #RuthRichardson check for settlements against #JordanWilliams if none existed as he claims?
He means they were looking to hide the evidence. If he was so sure, they wouldn't need to go looking at all.
#nickyhager #nzdirtypolitics #taxpayersunion #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nicky-hag...
Hager alleges 'constant discussion' of women's bodies and sexualised talk within Taxpayers' Union
The union's chief executive Jordan Williams has denied harassment claims towards him.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
Mr #DirtyPolitics, #AtlasNetwork far-right acolyte Jordan Williams who started #TaxpayersUnion, #FSU & organised #Groundswell, as Atlas disinformation orgs does NOTHING in the NZ Public’s interests-quite the opposite! #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Lobbyist: Using fake names with OIA requests in public interest
A right-wing lobby group has defended its use of false names when lodging Official Information Act requests, saying the practice is necessary and in the public interest.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
dejanajuk.bsky.social
Close links between astroturf orgs and their masters on display 1/2 #NZpol
From X: Adam Currie @Adam_Currie_NZ - Callum Purves has just been named the General Manager and Party Secretary for @actparty. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Head of Campaigns for @TaxpayersUnion Before coming to NZ last year, Purves spent 4 years working for the Tories. He has training from Atlas.
July 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
Luke Malpass (Stuff/ThePost)is a “Fellow” of the #AtlasNetwork’s #NZInitiative (#NZI was Business Roundtable).
Jordan Williams of #TaxpayersUnion is also a “Fellow” of #AtlasNetwork.
& David Seymour was awarded an “MBA” from Atlas Network in 2008 & Luxon is NZI #NZ #nzpol
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network - The AIM Network
Just as the Atlas Network-connected Advance body intervened in the Voice referendum in Australia and, in recent weeks, a by-election, similar organisations spawned from the [...]
theaimn.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
The Campaign Company: Jordan Williams of #TaxpayersUnion - #AtlasNetwork org #nzpol
www.astroturfing.nz/the-campaign...
The Campaign Company: Astroturfing for fun and profit
www.astroturfing.nz
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
AstroturfingNZ @AstroturfingNZ •

This is a big read folks. We've done a deep dive into #JordanWilliams' #CampaignCompany.

The Campaign Company: Astroturfing For Fun and Profit
#AtlasNetwork
#TPU =TaxpayersUnion
#FSU =FreeSpeechUnion
#Groundswell #nzpol
www.astroturfing.nz/the-campaign...
September 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
Mr #DirtyPolitics, #AtlasNetwork far-right acolyte Jordan Williams who started #TaxpayersUnion, #FSU & organised #Groundswell, as Atlas disinformation orgs does NOTHING in the NZ Public’s interests-quite the opposite! #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Lobbyist: Using fake names with OIA requests in public interest
A right-wing lobby group has defended its use of false names when lodging Official Information Act requests, saying the practice is necessary and in the public interest.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 23, 2026 at 8:44 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
In the last 12 months #TPU = Jordan Williams’ #TaxPayersUnion have been pumping out press releases every 2days!
#RNZ is the number 1 media outlet to platform their far-right #AtlasNetwork #Zionist ideology as fact. #DirtyPolitics #Racist #nzpol #election2026 #PartyVoteGreen✅ youtu.be/P7paBl0KzGk?...
#BHN The Taxpayer's Union is very good at getting their messaging included into news items
YouTube video by Big Hairy Network
youtu.be
September 24, 2026 at 11:39 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
Simeon Brown has an #AtlasNetwork micro MBA in disinformation & propaganda, like David Seymour; Jordan Williams (TaxpayersUnion, Free Speech Union, Groundswell, Hobsons Pledge, Campaign Company); + far-right political editor Luke Malpass open.substack.com/pub/simonwil...
The war against Auckland
An ideological war is being waged against the city: I’m calling it Simeonism
open.substack.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:12 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
Like Seymour, Brown, Bishop, Willis, Roger Douglas, & Ruth Richardson, Jordan Williams=indoctrinated with #Neoliberal ideology by #AtlasNetwork, pushes their agenda #NZ

The #CampaignCompany: Jordan Williams of #TaxpayersUnion an #AtlasNetwork #disinformation org
www.astroturfing.nz/the-campaign...
The Campaign Company: Astroturfing for fun and profit
www.astroturfing.nz
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
davidrobie.bsky.social
Nicky Hager’s new book Dirty Work ‘exposé’ of Taxpayers’ Union #asiapacificreport #rnznews #NickyHager #publishing #DirtyWork #Taxpayersunion
asiapacificreport.nz/2026/09/23/n...
Nicky Hager’s new book Dirty Work ‘exposé’ of Taxpayers’ Union | Asia Pacific Report
asiapacificreport.nz
September 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
huiasue.bsky.social
Jordan Williams, #TaxpayersUnion &
The Birth of #FSU the Free Speech Union: #AtlasNetwork #Disinformation #nzpol
www.astroturfing.nz/the-birth-of...
The birth of the Free Speech Union
www.astroturfing.nz
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
#SineadBoucher (bought Stuff for $1) is a RW lobby group member, #LukeMalpass =a Fellow of #AtlasNetwork’s #NZI =NZInitiative (Business Roundtable), Jordan Williams of #TPU =TaxpayersUnion, is an AtlasNetwork Fellow & Seymour was awarded an Atlas MBA in 2008 #media
open.substack.com/pub/mountain...
June 23, 2026 at 9:34 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
Birth of #NZ #FreeSpeechUnion
4 people from #TPU #TaxpayersUnion turned up & brainstormed. By 10am Mon, they’d opened a bank account & created a website-the #FreeSpeechCoalition #FSC aka #FSU was born #Atlas #Astroturfing #nzpol www.astroturfing.nz/the-birth-of...
www.astroturfing.nz/the-birth-of...
www.astroturfing.nz
August 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
paullecomtephoto.nz
Meanwhile over at the hell site, they are panic tweeting

Have a great night y'all sleep tight, they're shitting their pants with 202 days until the election.
The NZ Taxpayers Union a hilarious hodgepodge of economically illiterate pawns for the Atlas network displaying they no nothing about economics with this gem "New Zealand Taxpayers' Union @TaxpayersUnion If you ran your household budget like the Government runs theirs, your bank would intervene, your family would panic, and your dog would probably start looking for a new owner." My old sparing pal the mega rich & now totally relocated to Sri Lanka Tim Wood panic tweeting about tax Tim Wood @bayagima • 4h 5... Hope you are all looking forward to being taxed at 50% over $150,000 and paying 28% CGT on those share sale profits and much deeper co governance. Either there's unity in the coalition or you are toast.
April 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
The #NZ Coalition Government (yes, all 3 parties) have imported #Trump #MAGA anti-Woke, anti-DEI #AtlasNetwork divide & rule #fascist playbook to Nz with the help of #Atlas orgs TaxpayersUnion, NZInitiative, VoicesForFreedom, AntiVax, HobsonsPledge, Groundswell, etc #nzpol = #Fascism #ProudBoys
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
paullecomtephoto.nz
Looking forward to Taxpayers Onion (which incidentally is now just a full on racist organisation without any pretence otherwise) calls for Hoggard to region.
New Zealand Taxpayers' Union & @TaxpayersUnion If you haven't read it already.... This exposé reveals how close family members of Nanaia Mahuta have been appointed to taxpayer-funded positions of influence in He Puapua, health reforms, waste management reforms, and local government. Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard is facing criticism over potential conflicts of interest, after it emerged his sister advised his office against introducing tougher regulation of baby formula. Hoggard was among senior ministers who were lobbied intensively. by a handful of companies opposing trans-Tasman infant formula standards, which were later dropped by the government.
April 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
opaltiger.bsky.social
#nzpol

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TAXPAYERS UNION Post 1 Stephen Franks reposted ... New Zealand Taxpayers' Union X.com @TaxpayersUnion Taxpayers' Union congratulate Atlas Network Partner, Maria Corina Machado, for winning 2025 Nobel Peace Prize The Taxpayers' Union congratulates fellow Atlas Network participant Maria Corina Machado for winning the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize over the weekend. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams said: "Pro-freedom think tanks in Venezuela were among the very first Atlas Network partners in the early 1980s, promoting the ideas behind the movement for human rights and democratic norms in Venezuela that inspire the country's residents to this day. Machado has tirelessly strived to promote democracy and fight dictatorship in her country." "Although Machado's involvement in Atlas Post your reply Q "Although Machado's involvement in Atlas predates mine, she was heavily involved in Atlas Network at about the same time as New Zealand's now Deputy Prime Minister, David Seymour." "I am delighted to see that Atlas Network will continue to stand by her side, and alongside all of the world's freedom's champions, every step of the way." "On behalf of the Taxpayers' Union - also an Atlas Network Partner - we extend our congratulations."
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
#TaxpayersUnion #Curia Poll suggests voters unfazed by Govt Budget as Winston Peters nears Luxon & Hipkins as preferred PM -BUT #TPU & #Curia = #AtlasNetwork orgs. Looks like Atlas wants to ditch Luxon for Peters, Bishop, Brown, Willis or Stanford #nzpol #poll www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
New poll suggests voters unwavered by Govt Budget as Peters nears Luxon, Hipkins as preferred PM
The poll was done days after the Government's May 28 Budget.
www.nzherald.co.nz
June 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
huiasue.bsky.social
Birth of #NZ #FreeSpeechUnion
4 people from #TPU #TaxpayersUnion turned up & brainstormed. By 10am Mon, they’d opened a bank account & created a website-the #FreeSpeechCoalition #FSC aka #FSU was born #Atlas #Astroturfing #nzpol www.astroturfing.nz/the-birth-of...
www.astroturfing.nz/the-birth-of...
The birth of the Free Speech Union
www.astroturfing.nz
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM