IMO, the best part of Bolger’s interview was his obvious disdain for #DavidSeymour although I think that is motivated more by the damage Seymour (and #Luxon) are doing to the National Party brand than for the absolute threat he and #AtlasNetwork poses to te Tiriti and #Aotearoa #NewZealand sovereignty.
Great chart at the end of the text (German), of Trump government ties with the #fossil fuel network (#HeritageFoundation, #AtlasNetwork, financed by #exxonmobil and #kochbrothers industries).
Hi Ulan, the post is simply a link to the newspaper page displaying the cartoon published by the NZ Herald newspaper.
If you’re interested in the subject of the #NZPol government threatening the founding document of #Aotearoa #NewZealand #TeTiritiOWaitangi which is a treaty signed by a majority of #Māori rangatira (chiefs) and the British Crown to grant the right of British people to settle in NZ. Some other hashtags you could use to find out more are #TreatyPrinciplesBill #DavidSeymour #AtlasNetwork #Act #ToitūTeTiriti #TePātiMāori #TreatyOfWaitangi #Haka
Here is an animation featuring only the organisations I have identified that make up the confluence of fossil fuel backed dark money groups, fascist illiberal democracies and their supporters/ proponents. Note from an Aus / NZ pov. #WorkInProgress #Democracy #AusPol #AtlasNetwork
So do you suppose David Seymour's #Act Party were so keen to have Te Pāti Māori MP's jailed for performing a #haka because they didn't want them present as Seymour & Act attempt to rush their undemocratic and treacherous #RegulatoryStandardsBill through parliament under urgency?
Regardless of whether you support or oppose this treasonous bill, the dismantling of constitutional and democratic parliamentary process should alarm all #NZTwits. Perhaps #DavidSeymour sees this as a way of guaranteeing his ambition of bringing about a #CivilWar in #Aotearoa #NewZealand. #NZPol #AtlasNetwork #NZInitiative #TreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritiOWaitangi #ToitūTeTiriti
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/22/regulatory-standards-bill-will-be-debated-under-urgency/
This #MATA investigation into #Act and #DavidSeymour by journalist Mihingarangi Forbes just dropped.
I am only 3 minutes in but it looks like it's got a bit to reveal. #AtlasNetwork #NZInitiative #TaxPayersUnion #NZPol #CDNpoli #IndigenousRights #TiritiOWaitangi #TreatyPrinciplesBill
Luxon’s not gonna like you talking about his boss like that. Not sure what Luxon’s afraid of, it certainly can’t be Mr 8%’s intellect and more likely Act’s big money backers the #AtlasNetwork.
Whatever it is this coalition of corruption is proving itself to be the #WorstGovtEver in living #NZPol history.
#AtlasNetwork used to boast about their partners - now they are secretive. Here is a link to an archived webpage which allows you to click on Australia and see their partners as of 2021. Add Australians for Prosperity & (maybe) Advance.
#auspol #politics
https://web.archive.org/web/20210824142756/https:/www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory
Under te tiriti Māori have water rights guaranteed which is why the #AtlasNetwork are behind Act's Treaty Principles Bill as currently NZ water cannot be privatised.
Principles designed by the Atlas Network and applied by authoritarian governments worldwide.
“To a voter's naked eye, the impact of think tanks (NO, THEY ARE LOBBY GROUPS) and so-called research centres on public policy & any public vote might be imperceptible…. experts and others who have long studied Atlas Network are imploring voters to become literate about how think tanks (LOBBY GROUPS) work to have influence”
#politics #usa #AtlasNetwork
“At its most simple, Atlas Network is an organisation that promotes classically (neo)liberal (ie libertarian) policies and ideas, and the people (ultra wealthy) who back it are investing in the proliferation of that philosophy”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/atlas-network-think-tanks-active-in-australia-and-new-zealand/104788732
Disinformation group "Advance" – funded by fossil fuels megamillionaires and the Liberal Party – says it's "destroyed the Greens". The "victory lap" coincides with fossil fuels giants repeating its talking points, calling on ALP to "step on the gas"...
#AtlasNetwork #auspol #disinformation
They don’t really care which main party won. Thry bought both. They wanted to destroy a cross bench. They succeeded.
https://theklaxon.com.au/we-destroyed-greens-mega-millionaire-disinformation-group-advance/
For those unaware the NZ Initiative and NZ Taxpayers Union are both Atlas Network operatives. This is who the #AtlasNetwork are and why they are so dangerous for our democracy and sovereignty.
Alternative headline:
"Atlas Network-aligned think tank delighted that Atlas Network-aligned politician advances Atlas Network-aligned slash & burn policies."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/05/liberal-party-investment-vehicle-donated-500000-to-rightwing-group-advance-ntwnfb
Donors listed here for the record.
A reminder that Advance is part of the Atlas Network who’s agenda is currently being enacted by #trump in the #usa
#politics #money #usa #auspol
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJBMLTTvpf5/?igsh=MWUyMGhwbXdmY2dkbA==
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If you’re wondering why things are more of a blatant shit show than usual, or why Temu Trump (Peter Dutton) seems to be singing from the same fascist playbook as Trump himself, or why the likes of Advance and Australians for Prosperity are pumping out lies and hate, here’s why.
For decades an international network of billionaire-funded think tanks and astroturf groups have been poisoning the response to the climate crisis, drenching the media in disinformation, undermining democracy and attacking any movement, party or person that tries to respond with the urgency life on earth requires.
The network has a name: ATLAS 
#AtlasNetwork
The #AtlasNetwork is a loose alliance of nearly 600 think tanks and bullshit factories who have used the language of “freedom” and “liberty” to normalise fascism — a late stage capitalist techno-fuedal dystopia which prioritises profit and hate over people and planet.
This video from @Regenerators calls Atlas on its bullshit.
Truth telling like this is essential if we’re to organise strategically and collaboratively for climate justice, systems change and collective liberation.
That's an excellent piece.
“Advance is a fake grassroots campaign run by fake ordinary Australians on behalf of extremely rich people.”
Ditto the Taxpayers Onion. Tui sums up the Nats nicely.
"How infected and insidious does a government need to be to be marching to the drumbeat of billionaire, tobacco, big bank, and fossil fuel backed money, I wonder?"
Sunlight is a great disinfectant. More please. Let's keep a light shining on Seymour & his fellow bastards.
We know we are a majority. It’s just that the minority have obscene power and are using it to safeguard their interests.
#auspol #trump #AtlasNetwork #climatechange
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/89-percent-project-climate-change
