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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10h

Oh yeah forgot to say Carl's on FB as "Carl Morgan for Port Waikato" Only contact info is via msgr

Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah I know it's Carl read his bio He had a meeting few weeks back which I found out about too late Sadly Matt Paul nice guy was my neighbour has lost his moral compass going with Nats and will get it unless there's a youthquake

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 11h

Sat next to Bayly once on the plane to Welly years back Engaged in convo, best to know your enemy my thinking, until he learnt that I was not part of the senior leadership team SNAP Their self importance is such a personality disorder

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 11h

and "My study decisions were principally driven by curiosity, not returns: neoliberalism doesn’t shape everything. Mum had trained as a nurse in the 1970s, and, for her, education in all forms was important and cherished." Me too I thoroughly enjoyed my working life and wish that for all others

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah my wife said last night she wanted to watch Willis vs Edmonds but she'd probably end up shouting at the screen I'm slack haven't spoken to our Green candidate yet unfortunately we are in Port Waikato Rawiri when asked in a debate if he could who he would poach from another party - Steve Abel ✅✅

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 14h

Drizzling outdoors and news like this not a good way to start the week... Maybe need to follow the advice of Ian in his chorus of Reasons to be Cheerful part 3.. why don't you get back into bed why don't you get back into bed youtu.be/CIMNXogXnvE?...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 14h

My old dead mate unpublished poet Silver used to believe in ghosts They being the memories of the fallen haunting the corridors of our minds My parents come to me often with an expression a funny moment up a ladder in a paint stained dustcoat...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 14h

Went to Harvey Norman Puke to try and restore my old tech 39y old stereo to modern times met Toph What a sales guy no AI Agent and man did he go the extra yards I nearly bought 3 other things due to his know how and if he wasn't sure he grabbed a computer and surfed The store however was empty...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 14h

Yep Turkiye & Pakistan involved now...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah I completely identify with her point on cognitive dissonance... The old work colleague building up their rental properties with their kids mates struggling to afford rent The ex neighbour who loves nature now going for Bayly's job yet his party is removing tree protecting in AKL suburbs WTAF...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah I love being retired too Had colleagues come up to me beforehand, Paul are you sure about retiring have you got enough money? Me you can always earn more money you can't earn more time...

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Let's Get Out Of Here" Nominated Instrumental Recording of the Year - by ALISON BROWN & STEVE MARTIN 🪕🎶 Actor and comedian Steve Martin plays a 5-string banjo during a live studio performance with Grammy-winning Alison Brown on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction. #music #banjo

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah but the TLDR lazy brigade succumb to that shit Share an interview I find had salient poignant points throughout but it's an hour...oh TLDW

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 15h

I didn't either but put it on the list I like to hear the angle people are coming from. Liked the Waiariki debate all were genuine even the Top guy. I just saw those metrics which National purport to consider back their perspective but yeah oops they don't Facts and data speak louder than rhetoric

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 15h

My red head daughter is at level 4 Te Reo Maori Me nowhere but at least can pronounce but many my age don't even try but look at you sideways when you do From 8y ago ICYMI youtu.be/j2LpG3Fkmwo?...

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The Māori Side Steps - New Zealand Town & City Names

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 16h

Environmental protections need to be at the top of the priority list

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yes and No If you're driving an overhead crane carrying 130T molten iron If you're driving a desk in finance It applied to all Safety audits were compulsory The plants got sick of office workers trying to audit them over nothing they knew about... like an airline manager trying to run a country

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No wonder there's road rage on the Puke paknsave fuel forecourt frustrations boiling over...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We had this with our son on steroids throughout his secondary school He had a learning difficulty It was a struggle Never thought he'd get through My thoughts are with you

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

True It's the corporate influence... the money and time wasted at the steel mill where I worked the number of times we were randomly tested I was told one supv who left and tried to come back but didn't cos he'd been smoking dope and it got picked up He was one of the hardest working supv I knew

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

nek minit Nats campaigning on bilge pumps lest the vessel completely sink Must cut & paste image and wall paper wall to wall on as many Nats FB pages as I can find

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

C'mon Ben ya mean to say he didn't win ya over when Ryan cozied up to him on the debatefotainment the other night...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ewww I recall Anna Thomas's Puerile puff piece with Amanda early on in his tenure coming on air while driving and forced myself not to turn the dial as I wanted to see what sort of human being could live this thing Laugh Chortle Love Melinda Gates Laugh He's the love of my life Facade SNAP OFF

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Reminded me when we came back to Aonz end of 73 after 7 years away Early on Dad put down the newspaper and said the farmers have still got their hand out Lobby lobby it's a rich man's world🎵

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Just like Schulz Remembering his repertoire of standard answers from his 1st year in office the number of times he used to say I haven't been briefed on that just so so lame...

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Schults Knows Nothing: I See Nothing!

Alt: Just like Schultz Knows Nothing: I See Nothing!

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ever seen, Where the Green Ants Dream, a Herzog film? There is a scene where 3 Koori are sitting cross legged in a circle in a supermarket aisle. What are they doing the white geologist asks? Dreaming their next unborn, the shop owner says. It's okay it's not bad for business This reminded me of it.

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yeah Stevenson used to counter the exodus notion strongly with opponents

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The till is empty when it comes to taxing the wealthy #AoNZ yeah nah! In fact there has been a 44% increase since last year in the number of billionaires to 26 of them this year John Key shouts out "It's not immoral, Tamatha!!!" #nzpol noteworthy.co.nz/how-many-bil...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Grenon made his money on the Fossil fuelled addicted...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My understanding is Tindall gives away heaps

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I think Mike's point is that if people back then picked up on potentially being hurt by the pre election govt announcement then maybe people who would be in the firing line would now Appreciate people get there news differently now so yeah maybe not necessarily and or maybe they will forget

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oops! The link appears to have list the direct episode link It was yesterday Friday 9th Oct

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Why? Brash had said he was going to increase state rentals to market rates He went on to say on 29 May Chris Bishop said state house tenants will pay more next year 84,000 households so conceivably this could happen again.

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He went back and looked at an earlier election 2005 3 days before the election a Colmar Brunton poll had Nats 44 Lab 38 but labour win by 2% showing the poll was inaccurate by 8% which was v unusual So as campaign manager he looked in and 150,000 had voted who had not voted in the previous

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... National may have shot themselves in the foot again with the forthcoming election Well worth having a listen to from 27’13” from former Labour campaign manager Mike Williams analysis about the jump in vote in 2020 of 150,000 but stayed home in 2023 election #nzpol

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I don't need this job Well save us all the trouble and scram now! I mean is he really trying to cement his place in history with another term as the most hated PM ever

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He nor his party have control over his mind let alone his actions so yeah...

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Their moral compass hit a magnetic blind spot just like their NO NEW TAXES it just keeps spinning and spinning

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Maybe they sacked the people counting the reserves and they're not at an time low but the tanks are going Boing when you kick em and they're just hitting empty

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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Unlike Kokako whom I've only heard before but finally saw my first there too. It was a good day Yeah you have to be quick with that shutter

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