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1/ The scene today on Molesworth St after protesters clashed with police for a second morning in a row. This image is your NZ, milk bottle in the middle of the shot et al. Follow this thread for footage of todays clashes & aftermath.
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2/ By now most of you would have seen the footage circulating of the car attempting to drive into police. These are the moments immediately before. Here the police are being taunted with the most bat shit crazy rhetoric. It’s both comedic & detestable.
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3/ The scene as the driver was being led away after being arrested... The online noise is loud with the accusation from all factions that this was a false flag event.
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4/ So I was shocked to hear accusations of a false flag event, so much so that I went hunting for a credible source of information to confirm it, and ultimately found it right on the front of the steps of Parliament.
“You’re welcome”
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5/ Anyway, once the gentleman in the car had been arrested & taken away, police communicated their intentions to protesters right there on the front line and clearly not ones to fuck around & find out, well, see for yourself the chaos that unfolded.
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6/ Here’s another view of the chaos with some very disturbing & intimidating close up footage taken.
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7/ This footage of the police retreating gives you a clear sense of what they were up against in terms of volume. They held their own today getting the job completed they set out to do. I fear this is only a mild taste of what’s to come though.
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8/ Look. You can’t add any legitimacy to any protest in this country without some reckons from NZ’s most legitimate lawyer Sue Grey.
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9/ Wellingtonians may be wondering what the putrid smell is that’s been permeating throughout the city since yesterday. The source has been located, and it’s none other than Pastor Carl Bromley. As if the city didn’t already have enough shit to deal with.
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10/ If you survived listening to the nonsense from Sue Greys lover and co leader of the NZ Outdoors Party Alan Simmons’s and a doting Carl Bromley, you should be able to handle this fellows citizens hot take of this mornings events 👍🏼
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11/ Meanwhile back at Parliament grounds, perhaps the movements most groovy early morning protester starts talking about Leighton Bakers monumental fuck up that sparked yesterdays clashes. Hang in there, the next few tweets will explain… 👍🏼
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12/ So Leighton Baker was informed by police of their intention to place the concrete bollards around the streets. His job (and that of protest leaders) was to actually tell the protesters in order to avoid panic. Here he is being held accountable.
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13/ Then he later formally apologises to the protesters and explains what happened. It’s impossible to clarify why he’s so deeply involved in all of this, but one can only assume it’s for nothing more than political gain.
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14/ A failed politicians epic screw-up & apology is of course nothing without some reckons from his esteemed daughter Chantelle Baker, aka #ChantelleFaker and/or #altrightbarbie Good job holding the line for daddy 👍🏼👍🏼
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15/ Speaking of Chantelle Baker, bare with me while we take a quick diversion. Posted on her Facebook page a couple of days ago…
It’s pretty self explanatory, did you giggle out loud?
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16/ Back to daddy Baker, here’s footage from the first early morning clashes that could’ve should’ve been largely avoided had he done his job. Also, where else in the world could you have a riot situation going on with live music by the Hare Krishnas? 🙌🏼
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17/ You’d now be wondering if Leighton Baker was advised by police of this morning’s intentions. Apparently not according to this live after the fact. Which begs the question, was the protest leadership informed last night & did they again fail to act?
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18/ I got this one folks… ☝🏼
“Chantelle Baker, you’re not at a January 6th insurrection now Dr Ropata”
(also, you prob shouldn’t be directly pointing at particular vehicles, lest you might be falsely accusing them of being something they’re not)
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19/ Meet Shane Chaffin, bat shit crazy close friend of Counterspin Media amongst other muppets & currently under investigation by the Pharmacy Council for disseminating misleading information. Here’s his call out to Groundswell & hot take on the protest.
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