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David Clegg

@delphijunkie.bsky.social

Software developer, family man, Playstation junkie, and headbanger since ages ago. Amateur guitar torturer. The only thing more progressive than my politics is my music taste. Gluten is my kryptonite. He/him.

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David Clegg@delphijunkie.bsky.social · 16h ago

"Nicola Willis criticises Labour's fiscal plan" must be close to one of the most meaningless phrases in the English language. And yet the media is broadcasting it using Nigel Tufnel's famous amplifier cranked all the way up to 11. #nzpol

Live: Nicola Willis criticises Labour's fiscal plan, says 'cupboard is bare'
David Clegg@delphijunkie.bsky.social · 19h ago

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Skip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know)@badposter.lol · 4mo ago

releasing a new Men’s Fragrance that smells like cigarettes, raccoon, and malt liquor

David Clegg@delphijunkie.bsky.social · 20h ago

This is a most excellent point. Just last week Willis was crowing about increased tax take driven by increased inflationary spending being the reason why PREFU looked better than anticipated. So, she SHOULD understand that given women more spending power will be revenue generating for the crown.

Foxes@foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 21h ago

Increasing pay for women to be equable for women it’s not gone money Women spend money Women pay taxes Fair is fair #NZPol

David Clegg@delphijunkie.bsky.social · yesterday

So according to Willis, pay equity for women isnt needed because they’ll be better off because of tax cuts. And fuck all pushback on the nonsensical nature of this. I’m so sick of the media going soft on her and her incompetence.

Sassy Little Hobbit@sassypolitico.bsky.social · 2d ago

Me: why do ma and baba have to work? Tiny hobbit: I don’t know Me: cause when you work they give you money and you use money to buy stuff like food and your toys and that’s the circle of life Tiny hobbit: that’s not a life Brooooooo 😭😭😭😭

David Clegg@delphijunkie.bsky.social · 2d ago

Breaking habits of a lifetime. Taking public transport into Newmarket to meet my daughter for lunch. Old me would’ve driven in. But we’ve got the first steps towards a proper grown up public transport network now with the CRL.

My view from the 13 bus telling me to the Te Atatū bus interchange
Dave Frampton@majicdave.bsky.social · 3d ago

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Ken@kenzime.bsky.social · 3d ago

Its a long read, but it is a clear indication of how bad his brain is, by the endvof the interview he is rambling. Amazing and terrifying.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa@sanjanah.bsky.social · 4d ago

Conversation between Harry Mowbray and Sean Plunket provides some interesting insights. Amongst other things, wonder how much O'Brien was paid... #nzpol

Mowbray answers that he runs the campaign as an individual. He says the group first considered operating as an organisation, but the Electoral Act would have stopped them saying what they wanted to say, whereas an individual faces fewer limits. He concedes that he lacks third party status and explains the word "we" by saying friends help him around the edges. He describes his spending as very small. The group had first sought roughly $400,000 to $500,000 at a meeting at a large property, but once it grasped the legal constraints he decided to fund the campaign himself within the $17,000 limit for individuals, and he promises not to exceed it. He says he pays no commercial organisation or consultant now, though he did pay Annie O'Brien when the group first employed her, before the plan changed. He denies that any other organisation is involved, says he has talked to Jordan Williams and hosted him for lunch a few times, and insists he has never visited the Taxpayers' Union office. He adds that his son, who appears in Hager's book on pages 109 and 110, barely knew of the union. He attributes the earlier confusion to naivety about the Electoral Act, saying O'Brien and Steven Franks flagged the problems. He has not heard from the Electoral Commission and says he would welcome its guidance on how to avoid a breach.
Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa@sanjanah.bsky.social · 5d ago

There's *significant overlap* between voting tactics, & strategies proposed by Harry Mowbray (amplified by son Nick), & leading far-right/disinfo networks, & entrepreneurs incl., but not limited to Voices for Freedom, Family First, & Chantelle baker. All aimed at left (Labour+Greens in the main).