• Is anyone listening?

    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 12:38:38 2025
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 13:15:42 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.


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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Mar 17 00:48:24 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939 Clearly aimed at the Labour party, well done for recognising that.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Crash on Mon Mar 17 00:50:14 2025
    Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.

    Very telling.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 15:45:17 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Mar 17 03:58:45 2025
    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939 >>
    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Mar 17 04:16:42 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939 >>
    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?
    Do get some English language lessons.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to Gordon on Mon Mar 17 19:29:05 2025
    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939 >>>
    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.


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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Mon Mar 17 20:53:16 2025
    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939 >>>
    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Thanks Gordon - yes that makes sense, but may still be a bit obscure
    for religious conservatives . . .

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 21:13:30 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:02:13 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:29:05 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.

    The Atlas Network is well known as a primary driver for David
    Seymour's policies regarding taking from the poor - school lunches
    come after reductions in benefits and reductions in the minimum wage
    leading to more poor that need help with school lunches. As a comment
    says, they (that are taking free lunches out of schools) are
    worshipping money . . .

    I never mentioned the Atlas Network. You cannot provide any credible
    link that the Atlas Network is in any way connected to the School
    Lunch program.


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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 21:02:13 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:29:05 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939 >>>>
    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the
    10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.

    The Atlas Network is well known as a primary driver for David
    Seymour's policies regarding taking from the poor - school lunches
    come after reductions in benefits and reductions in the minimum wage
    leading to more poor that need help with school lunches. As a comment
    says, they (that are taking free lunches out of schools) are
    worshipping money . . .

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 22:27:40 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:13:30 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:02:13 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:29:05 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>wrote:

    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>>> wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the >>>>> 10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.

    The Atlas Network is well known as a primary driver for David
    Seymour's policies regarding taking from the poor - school lunches
    come after reductions in benefits and reductions in the minimum wage >>leading to more poor that need help with school lunches. As a comment
    says, they (that are taking free lunches out of schools) are
    worshipping money . . .

    I never mentioned the Atlas Network. You cannot provide any credible
    link that the Atlas Network is in any way connected to the School
    Lunch program.

    Gordon suggested that above - it is well known that the Atlas Network
    includes in New Zealand the NZ Taxpayers Union (and through that
    organisation the "Groundswell" organisation), The NZCPR and a range of
    related websites including The Centrist - "Dirty Tricks" had a
    significant effect on developing defence mechanisms to pretend that
    reality is not what people see, but there is no doubt that the Atlas
    Network is significant in New Zealand - starting with Seymour and then
    Jordan Williams graduating from one of their development courses, and
    also following the same attack lines as the Atlas Network provided for
    Trump. Now I suspect that not even Atlas would claim that they are
    getting what they wanted from Trump, and even Seymour will I am sure
    admit to associates that he has made mistakes, but it is the largest
    coherent group of think tanks and political advisers of any party in
    New Zealand, raising more money than most political parties, and using
    that money for political purposes.

    However you may be "Right" - there is little evidence that Atlas
    dreamed up the actions that Seymour took - and there will not be -
    nobody could be proud of that mess, but it was an Atlas type attempt
    to replace cost with poor quality. Certainly money was behind it, and
    I suspect that may well have been Seymour just applying his mantra
    about making government smaller - is there any division between
    Seymour and Atlas?

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Mar 17 19:17:01 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:13:30 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:02:13 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:29:05 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>wrote:

    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>>>> wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>>>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the >>>>>> 10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.

    The Atlas Network is well known as a primary driver for David
    Seymour's policies regarding taking from the poor - school lunches
    come after reductions in benefits and reductions in the minimum wage >>>leading to more poor that need help with school lunches. As a comment >>>says, they (that are taking free lunches out of schools) are
    worshipping money . . .

    I never mentioned the Atlas Network. You cannot provide any credible
    link that the Atlas Network is in any way connected to the School
    Lunch program.

    Gordon suggested that above
    Gordon was being ironic, it went way over your head.
    - it is well known that the Atlas Network
    includes in New Zealand the NZ Taxpayers Union (and through that
    organisation the "Groundswell" organisation), The NZCPR and a range of >related websites including The Centrist - "Dirty Tricks" had a
    significant effect on developing defence mechanisms to pretend that
    reality is not what people see, but there is no doubt that the Atlas
    Network is significant in New Zealand - starting with Seymour and then
    Jordan Williams graduating from one of their development courses, and
    also following the same attack lines as the Atlas Network provided for
    Trump. Now I suspect that not even Atlas would claim that they are
    getting what they wanted from Trump, and even Seymour will I am sure
    admit to associates that he has made mistakes, but it is the largest
    coherent group of think tanks and political advisers of any party in
    New Zealand, raising more money than most political parties, and using
    that money for political purposes.
    Untrue, all lies. You have never shown any of those connections. But it is well known in your fantasy world.

    However you may be "Right" - there is little evidence that Atlas
    dreamed up the actions that Seymour took - and there will not be -
    nobody could be proud of that mess, but it was an Atlas type attempt
    to replace cost with poor quality. Certainly money was behind it, and
    I suspect that may well have been Seymour just applying his mantra
    about making government smaller - is there any division between
    Seymour and Atlas?
    Off topic nonsense.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Tue Mar 18 10:33:52 2025
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:17:01 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:13:30 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:02:13 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:29:05 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>>wrote:

    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>>>>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the >>>>>>> 10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.

    The Atlas Network is well known as a primary driver for David
    Seymour's policies regarding taking from the poor - school lunches
    come after reductions in benefits and reductions in the minimum wage >>>>leading to more poor that need help with school lunches. As a comment >>>>says, they (that are taking free lunches out of schools) are >>>>worshipping money . . .

    I never mentioned the Atlas Network. You cannot provide any credible >>>link that the Atlas Network is in any way connected to the School
    Lunch program.

    Gordon suggested that above
    Gordon was being ironic, it went way over your head.
    - it is well known that the Atlas Network
    includes in New Zealand the NZ Taxpayers Union (and through that >>organisation the "Groundswell" organisation), The NZCPR and a range of >>related websites including The Centrist - "Dirty Tricks" had a
    significant effect on developing defence mechanisms to pretend that
    reality is not what people see, but there is no doubt that the Atlas >>Network is significant in New Zealand - starting with Seymour and then >>Jordan Williams graduating from one of their development courses, and
    also following the same attack lines as the Atlas Network provided for >>Trump. Now I suspect that not even Atlas would claim that they are
    getting what they wanted from Trump, and even Seymour will I am sure
    admit to associates that he has made mistakes, but it is the largest >>coherent group of think tanks and political advisers of any party in
    New Zealand, raising more money than most political parties, and using
    that money for political purposes.
    Untrue, all lies. You have never shown any of those connections. But it is well
    known in your fantasy world.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Institute
    Maxim Institute has received several international think tank awards
    from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, a neoliberal US think
    tank.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network
    In New Zealand, Atlas Network has partnered with the New Zealand
    Taxpayers' Union.[9] ACT New Zealand leader David Seymour once worked
    for the Atlas Network-affiliated Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Canada.[32] Atlas Network chair Debbi Gibbs' father helped found the
    ACT party.[32]

    https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners
    States that there are 10 partners in Australia and New Zealand, but
    does not name them



    However you may be "Right" - there is little evidence that Atlas
    dreamed up the actions that Seymour took - and there will not be -
    nobody could be proud of that mess, but it was an Atlas type attempt
    to replace cost with poor quality. Certainly money was behind it, and
    I suspect that may well have been Seymour just applying his mantra
    about making government smaller - is there any division between
    Seymour and Atlas?
    Off topic nonsense.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Mar 17 22:53:57 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:17:01 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:13:30 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:02:13 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:29:05 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>>>wrote:

    On 17 Mar 2025 03:58:45 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2025-03-17, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:15:42 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> >>>>>>>> wrote:

    On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:38 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>>>>>>>wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1184345800363516&set=a.498321638965939

    First time I have seen a Church refer to Jesus and a thing.
    Can you explain your comment, Crash? Was the thing Christianity, the >>>>>>>> 10 Commandments, Schools, or Free Lunches?

    No it was the Atlas organisation.

    ".. you are worshiping some thing other than Jesus" A typo eh?

    Probably. Ironic that a Church should make a careless mistake.

    The Atlas Network is well known as a primary driver for David >>>>>Seymour's policies regarding taking from the poor - school lunches >>>>>come after reductions in benefits and reductions in the minimum wage >>>>>leading to more poor that need help with school lunches. As a comment >>>>>says, they (that are taking free lunches out of schools) are >>>>>worshipping money . . .

    I never mentioned the Atlas Network. You cannot provide any credible >>>>link that the Atlas Network is in any way connected to the School
    Lunch program.

    Gordon suggested that above
    Gordon was being ironic, it went way over your head.
    - it is well known that the Atlas Network
    includes in New Zealand the NZ Taxpayers Union (and through that >>>organisation the "Groundswell" organisation), The NZCPR and a range of >>>related websites including The Centrist - "Dirty Tricks" had a >>>significant effect on developing defence mechanisms to pretend that >>>reality is not what people see, but there is no doubt that the Atlas >>>Network is significant in New Zealand - starting with Seymour and then >>>Jordan Williams graduating from one of their development courses, and >>>also following the same attack lines as the Atlas Network provided for >>>Trump. Now I suspect that not even Atlas would claim that they are >>>getting what they wanted from Trump, and even Seymour will I am sure >>>admit to associates that he has made mistakes, but it is the largest >>>coherent group of think tanks and political advisers of any party in
    New Zealand, raising more money than most political parties, and using >>>that money for political purposes.
    Untrue, all lies. You have never shown any of those connections. But it is >>well
    known in your fantasy world.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Institute
    Maxim Institute has received several international think tank awards
    from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, a neoliberal US think
    tank.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network
    In New Zealand, Atlas Network has partnered with the New Zealand
    Taxpayers' Union.[9] ACT New Zealand leader David Seymour once worked
    for the Atlas Network-affiliated Frontier Centre for Public Policy in >Canada.[32] Atlas Network chair Debbi Gibbs' father helped found the
    ACT party.[32]

    https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners
    States that there are 10 partners in Australia and New Zealand, but
    does not name them


    Not evidence. Try harder.

    However you may be "Right" - there is little evidence that Atlas
    dreamed up the actions that Seymour took - and there will not be -
    nobody could be proud of that mess, but it was an Atlas type attempt
    to replace cost with poor quality. Certainly money was behind it, and
    I suspect that may well have been Seymour just applying his mantra
    about making government smaller - is there any division between
    Seymour and Atlas?
    Off topic nonsense.

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