@GodlessNZ's Threads
(1) Thread about PTSD, politics and the UK's Prince Harry.
There's a TV interview coming out that includes Harry and his wife Meghan complaining about the media.
It's part of a highly partisan political game they're playing. Diana played it, too.
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There's a TV interview coming out that includes Harry and his wife Meghan complaining about the media.
It's part of a highly partisan political game they're playing. Diana played it, too.
🤔
(2) Prince Harry's claim is that his mother's death was caused by paparazzi photographers pursuing her, and her driver having to speed to get away.
This is untrue.
He claims that seeing & hearing cameras triggers PTSD symptoms.
PTSD is treatable* if the person is willing.
This is untrue.
He claims that seeing & hearing cameras triggers PTSD symptoms.
PTSD is treatable* if the person is willing.
(3) I have PTSD, & have studied it extensively over many years, including as a public policy analyst & researcher.
Harry's depiction of the disorder is way off base, & will annoy most people who have PTSD & work at managing it daily.
It's "treatable" in that it's manageable.
Harry's depiction of the disorder is way off base, & will annoy most people who have PTSD & work at managing it daily.
It's "treatable" in that it's manageable.
(1) Where in the world is HW these days?
Working on a side project, that is going to be EPIC.
I say side project because you, political twitter, were my main gig for a few years, until the personal "journey" that is my 2019...
Read on.
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Working on a side project, that is going to be EPIC.
I say side project because you, political twitter, were my main gig for a few years, until the personal "journey" that is my 2019...
Read on.
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(2) Unfortunately (or fortunately) I'll have to keep the personal stuff to myself for now, this being an anonymous account and all.
I have to be anon, in order to speak freely about politics and stay safe where I live.
So I can't disclose personal stuff in public here.
I have to be anon, in order to speak freely about politics and stay safe where I live.
So I can't disclose personal stuff in public here.
(3) I've been going through a hard time and you know what? Hard times can lead to great things for individuals who are creative, tough, and smart. Like me, haha.
On a good day, I relish it. On a bad day I don't say much.
But I keep paddling...
On a good day, I relish it. On a bad day I don't say much.
But I keep paddling...
Lots of clues here that there's no love lost between Commie Ardern & Patriot Trump. He waited til the last poss. moment to grant her an audience, prob. only bc of APEC, which I will start making plans to attend so I can be near the Presidential GOAT at least once in my life.😍🇺🇸
BTW, it's extremely rare for a sitting POTUS to visit NZ.
LBJ came in '66 to shore up involvement in Vietnam. WJC came for APEC in '99 (& to promote his/Crooked's post WH speaking gigs). BHO always found excuses to avoid NZ.
Trump will work with anyone, if it helps the US.❤️
LBJ came in '66 to shore up involvement in Vietnam. WJC came for APEC in '99 (& to promote his/Crooked's post WH speaking gigs). BHO always found excuses to avoid NZ.
Trump will work with anyone, if it helps the US.❤️
PM Ardern said it was evident that President Trump had high regard for NZ.
I bet she had to say that through gritted teeth, lol.
When he expressed sympathy after our day of horror on 3/15/19, she attacked him in public.
Charming, isn't she. Soon to be voted OUT.
I bet she had to say that through gritted teeth, lol.
When he expressed sympathy after our day of horror on 3/15/19, she attacked him in public.
Charming, isn't she. Soon to be voted OUT.
(1) Thread. Epstein's death is bigger than Epstein. One of the most crucial goals of the Trump Presidency is to gradually restore trust and confidence in the federal justice system.
That process is well underway and can continue in spite of this event. Let the master work.
That process is well underway and can continue in spite of this event. Let the master work.
(2) Folk at both ends of the political spectrum are freaking out because Epstein's death occurred while in federal custody.
The #KeepDiggingDemocrats & their TDS-afflicted fans claim that PDJT himself wanted Epstein's crimes to stay hidden, to the extent possible at this point.
The #KeepDiggingDemocrats & their TDS-afflicted fans claim that PDJT himself wanted Epstein's crimes to stay hidden, to the extent possible at this point.
(3) Then there are the well-intentioned but mistaken members of smaller factions within the Trump movement who have lost faith in his ability to see justice done.
IMO, most Trump voters know there is no alternative but to wait and see. There are signs of change all the time.
IMO, most Trump voters know there is no alternative but to wait and see. There are signs of change all the time.
Thread. I'm sad for the 20 killed in El Paso, & the many others injured & the families.
Please also remember the dead from elsewhere, incl Sutherland Springs, Vegas, Pittsburgh, Poway, Sri Lanka, & Christchurch, NZ.
To those who pray, thank you. It IS appreciated. You care.
Please also remember the dead from elsewhere, incl Sutherland Springs, Vegas, Pittsburgh, Poway, Sri Lanka, & Christchurch, NZ.
To those who pray, thank you. It IS appreciated. You care.
May their memory be a blessing.
A phrase taken from Jewish tradition, which I find helpful to say when someone has died, for any reason.
Despite the nature of the tragedy, the injustice of it, one can always hope that his or her memory will be a blessing in some way.
A phrase taken from Jewish tradition, which I find helpful to say when someone has died, for any reason.
Despite the nature of the tragedy, the injustice of it, one can always hope that his or her memory will be a blessing in some way.
IDC what the haters say about incidents such as this. No one can stop them happening. You can reduce the risk and you must, if you are responsible for the safety of others. But so many people refuse to do what is needed. Such as allowing good people to save a life with their gun.
(1) IMO #HurricaneBarry's NOLA impact will be FAR WORSE than forecast.
Cat 1 vs TS label only means WIND SPEED - which is largely irrelevant in this case.
The VOLUME OF WATER that will come in exceeds what the barriers/pumps can handle.
River already high, ground sodden.
Cat 1 vs TS label only means WIND SPEED - which is largely irrelevant in this case.
The VOLUME OF WATER that will come in exceeds what the barriers/pumps can handle.
River already high, ground sodden.
(2) I would love it if my above prediction turns out to be wrong. Pre-disaster talk that under- or over-estimates the impact can cause problems in future disasters. Responsible people try to get it right.
(3) Read this article to see why I am extra worried about NOLA this time.
weather.com/safety/hurrica…
weather.com/safety/hurrica…
(1) Thread: Jeffery Epstein case, 2019
Now that an official source is available I will comment on this case. My knowledge of it over the past 3 years is a bit different to most.
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/j…
Now that an official source is available I will comment on this case. My knowledge of it over the past 3 years is a bit different to most.
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/j…
(2) I say that bc I spent quite a lot of time researching Epstein & some of his associates back in 2016.
Yes, his Clinton links are important. But so are two other people:
>Ghislaine Maxwell (bad person)
>Camila Wright Zolfaghari (good person. Very good person.)
Yes, his Clinton links are important. But so are two other people:
>Ghislaine Maxwell (bad person)
>Camila Wright Zolfaghari (good person. Very good person.)
(3) In addition, I'm something of an amateur expert on the British royal family.
The second (& arguably, favorite) son of the Queen, Prince Andrew, has been photographed with Maxwell and a probably-underage girl:
The second (& arguably, favorite) son of the Queen, Prince Andrew, has been photographed with Maxwell and a probably-underage girl:
(1) As the immediate danger from the 7/5/19 M7.1 earthquake in Ridgecrest, CA passes, I want to write a generic thread about emergency management, based on my personal and professional experiences.
The same myths & misconceptions are voiced every time.
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The same myths & misconceptions are voiced every time.
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(2) As regular readers know, I survived a quake that killed 185 & forever changed NZ's 3rd city, Christchurch. (2/22/11)
I have worked as a policy & PR adviser in agencies that had to keep services going.
Latterly I've studied social media after US disasters, for 3 years.
I have worked as a policy & PR adviser in agencies that had to keep services going.
Latterly I've studied social media after US disasters, for 3 years.
(3) A major disaster affects a whole country, no matter the size. Impacts are greatest at the epicenter of the earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, hurricane, flooding, or snowstorm. But everyone can benefit by learning from the mistakes of others, too.
(1) Thread: June 5th #earthquake near #Ridgecrest CA
I'm an earthquake survivor from NZ (2011) who will provide reporting & commentary below, just as soon as I can load the USGS pages properly.
This was big, shallow, & the city has 28k people.
ready.gov/earthquakes
I'm an earthquake survivor from NZ (2011) who will provide reporting & commentary below, just as soon as I can load the USGS pages properly.
This was big, shallow, & the city has 28k people.
ready.gov/earthquakes
(2) OK, have given up on the USGS website for now. Current USGS-sourced assessment of this EQ is:
Mag: 7.1 (severe)
Depth: 0.9km (half a mile, v. v. shallow)
Location: 17km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA (very close to city)
Mag: 7.1 (severe)
Depth: 0.9km (half a mile, v. v. shallow)
Location: 17km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA (very close to city)
(3) I would be very surprised if there is no loss of life from this EQ.
185 people died in the Christchurch NZ EQ of 2/22/11. I was thrown across the room, but was fine, compared to others.
Ridgecrest: 28,000 + rural areas is a lot of people affected.
185 people died in the Christchurch NZ EQ of 2/22/11. I was thrown across the room, but was fine, compared to others.
Ridgecrest: 28,000 + rural areas is a lot of people affected.
I reserve terms like "horrific" for actually horrific things like the actual concentration camps used in the Holocaust. Never Again.
Anyway, yes Qanonsense is funny. But so are the many examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect we see all around us.
Think for yourself. Always.
Anyway, yes Qanonsense is funny. But so are the many examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect we see all around us.
Think for yourself. Always.
Well, blue check Amee immediately blocked me after I wrote the above tweet, shocking no one. 😁
They can't tolerate diversity of thought.
Their loss, in every way.
They can't tolerate diversity of thought.
Their loss, in every way.
Here's what blue check Amee said:
(1) Thread: 🚨Joint press briefing from the Mayor and local First Responder agencies after #RidgecrestEarthquake
My comments below.
My comments below.
(2) At 2min46s into the briefing, a small aftershock was felt.
This is what the aftermath of an earthquake is like. Repeated aftershocks, anxiety and difficulty sleeping.
This is what the aftermath of an earthquake is like. Repeated aftershocks, anxiety and difficulty sleeping.
(3) The City of Ridgecrest and the County of Kern have declared states of emergency.
At that point the video ended but the briefing obviously went on for longer. I will bring you links or info about it when available.
At that point the video ended but the briefing obviously went on for longer. I will bring you links or info about it when available.
(1) RIP Jared Lorenzen, 38 years old.
I don't follow football and had never heard of him before today. Very sad loss.
I write about medical issues and celebrity deaths. His is a salutary tale.
I don't follow football and had never heard of him before today. Very sad loss.
I write about medical issues and celebrity deaths. His is a salutary tale.
(2) According to this report, he died of heart and kidney problems complicated by an infection.
A standard set of issues that affect most people who reach 571lb (259kg). Lorenzen weighed that just two years ago.
nydailynews.com/sports/footbal…
A standard set of issues that affect most people who reach 571lb (259kg). Lorenzen weighed that just two years ago.
nydailynews.com/sports/footbal…
(3) The most effective & safe ways to lose weight differ for the overweight, obese, morbidly obese, & super morbidly obese. He was the latter.
It appears that he did not have bariatric surgery & opted to lose weight with lifestyle changes.
This isn't the best approach.
It appears that he did not have bariatric surgery & opted to lose weight with lifestyle changes.
This isn't the best approach.
(1) Thread: Online gaming celebrity Etika found dead in NYC, presumed by suicide.
Firstly, here are some numbers to call if you or someone you know has concerns:
United States 🇺🇸 1-800-273-8255
Canada 🇨🇦 1 800 456 4566
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 116 123
Australia 🇦🇺 131 114
Firstly, here are some numbers to call if you or someone you know has concerns:
United States 🇺🇸 1-800-273-8255
Canada 🇨🇦 1 800 456 4566
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 116 123
Australia 🇦🇺 131 114
(2) National suicide prevention helplines are there for anyone: The person with suicidal feelings, and folk who are concerned about someone else, and those bereaved by suicide.
You can get info on how to help others.
You can get info on how to help others.
(3) 29yo Etika had been reported missing and his body was later found near the East River.
cnbc.com/2019/06/25/you…
cnbc.com/2019/06/25/you…
1) The way the case of little Charlie Gard was handled (by all involved) was a tragedy. His suffering, and that of his parents, could have been greatly reduced.
Please hear me out. Media on all sides distorted the facts. I have read all the court papers.
Please hear me out. Media on all sides distorted the facts. I have read all the court papers.
2) The parents' desire to try an experimental treatment, at no cost to the British government, is understandable from their perspective, but sadly they couldn't face the fact that it was no "treatment." The doctor was a quack, of the worst kind.
3) No doctor in the world could have successfully treated Charlie. The specific type of brain disorder he had cannot, I repeat cannot, be treated by any of the currently available experimental treatments. This was knowable from the start of the process, months before it ended.
@genaughton57 1) I appreciate your points, but want to clarify the Charlie Gard case. It's different; Using child welfare laws very similar to US law, the Court withheld treatment bc it was likely hurting him, with no chance of success. Whereas here, they are harming a woman & killing a child.
@genaughton57 2) This Court is likely claiming it *knows* the woman's welfare is better served by forcing "treatment" on her, but it disregards her actual state. Whether or not the child is likely to suffer from a disability, it will be using the woman's welfare as the rationale.
@genaughton57 3) On one hand, the woman's mother's decision to let the case go through the Courts (instead of fleeing the country together) serves the public interest by forcing the complacent majority to face the fact their longstanding laws allow such crimes against the person. But...
(1) Fine. I'll do it, then. Here is a thread about the embarrassing set of hoaxes called #SuicideWeek.
I fucking hate hoaxes like these bc they harm the reputation of Trump supporters as a whole. They are designed to.
One tweet per hoax. New ones will be added as we go.
I fucking hate hoaxes like these bc they harm the reputation of Trump supporters as a whole. They are designed to.
One tweet per hoax. New ones will be added as we go.
(2) In no particular order:
The death of Tony Rodham is hardly suspicious, when the guy was a 300lb 64-64 year old who likely drank, smoked and cocaine-snorted his way into an early grave.
Yes, his crimes will be exposed anyway.
Next.
nypost.com/2019/06/08/hil…
The death of Tony Rodham is hardly suspicious, when the guy was a 300lb 64-64 year old who likely drank, smoked and cocaine-snorted his way into an early grave.
Yes, his crimes will be exposed anyway.
Next.
nypost.com/2019/06/08/hil…
(3) The death of Jonathan Nichols is under investigation. There is currently no verifiable, credible, public info that would lead me to suspect a political motive.
If you added up how many former state-level reps there are, the number would be huge.
koco.com/article/former…
If you added up how many former state-level reps there are, the number would be huge.
koco.com/article/former…
(1) Joe Biden is many things but at least he's not stupid about the Hyde Amendment like his far left Democrat colleagues are.
I choose the word "stupid" bc if they'd done one simple thing & fundraised for low-income women, the #ProLifeGen wouldn't be so strong now.
Good.
I choose the word "stupid" bc if they'd done one simple thing & fundraised for low-income women, the #ProLifeGen wouldn't be so strong now.
Good.
(2) Here's what low IQ pro-murder Eugene Gu said about it:
"Abortion rights are guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution."
Factual, so far...
"Abortion rights are guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution."
Factual, so far...
(3) " Abortion is both health care and a fundamental human right for women."
Technically correct, but it's still murder, and half of the victims are future women.
(Awkward, inescapable fact)
Technically correct, but it's still murder, and half of the victims are future women.
(Awkward, inescapable fact)
(1) Thread: Declass day, May 23, 2019
Historic.
So I'm taking screenshots of Twitter's pre-approved trends list as we go.
Here's the baseline data at 8.46pm Eastern.
>Orders truck to deliver popcorn🍿
>Cracks open first bottle🍾
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Historic.
So I'm taking screenshots of Twitter's pre-approved trends list as we go.
Here's the baseline data at 8.46pm Eastern.
>Orders truck to deliver popcorn🍿
>Cracks open first bottle🍾
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(2) Still no change 30 minutes later. Hey if you see anything interesting in the list while I'm away from keyboard, do screen shot it for me.
I don't think this news story is going to feature very much on the list for a while.
Lulz.
I don't think this news story is going to feature very much on the list for a while.
Lulz.
(3) The Twitter team that massages it's top ten trending topics list is still hoping no one notices that 5/23/19 was Declass day.
Screenshot at 12.04 am, 5/24/19.
Fun fact: AG Bill Barr got the best ever birthday present on Wednesday, 😁
Screenshot at 12.04 am, 5/24/19.
Fun fact: AG Bill Barr got the best ever birthday present on Wednesday, 😁
(1) Just 10 days until the start of the 2019 hurricane season, folks!
Here's why I've had the name Hurricane Watcher since August 2017.
(To read my work before others, join this other platform: social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/102…)
Here's why I've had the name Hurricane Watcher since August 2017.
(To read my work before others, join this other platform: social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/102…)
(2) I became interested in hurricanes after Katrina in 2005. Then when Harvey hit, I was fascinated by the prepping, warning, response, and recovery. Lots of public policy issues.
(3) The Dem mayor of Houston refused to order a mass evacuation, claiming there wasn't time to do it in 2 days.
But I had seen the forecast 4 days beforehand. Granted, Harvey did form & change quickly, but local mayors should know the risk of that & act on it. In NOLA they do.
But I had seen the forecast 4 days beforehand. Granted, Harvey did form & change quickly, but local mayors should know the risk of that & act on it. In NOLA they do.
(1) No one in the media understands how British royal titles work. But I do, so here's a thread on the subject.
Welcome, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. 👶
Welcome, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. 👶
(2) Before 1917, the lawful sons of a British prince would be called prince or princess, without limitation. This didn't happen much, because they either gained other titles during their life, or they didn't have many male-line sons from sovereign-approved marriages.
(3) In the UK, the monarchy has always been joined with the established church, which changed from the Roman Catholic to the Church of England, or Anglican church, after Henry VIII. The issue was fully settled by the Act of Settlement 1701, which barred Catholics from the throne.
(1) Y'all think this is the first time Prince William has cheated on Kate?
Guys, he's been doing it forever. And Kate knew, & she knows it's part of the deal. She's not going to rock the boat.
Let me tell you what I've learned about the British royals in 35 years of watching.
Guys, he's been doing it forever. And Kate knew, & she knows it's part of the deal. She's not going to rock the boat.
Let me tell you what I've learned about the British royals in 35 years of watching.
(2) Charles and Diana did love each other. Despite all that's been said and done.
The problem is that she didn't realize what the deal was. Wishful thinking lulled her into the crazy idea that a highly-sexed attractive (back then) powerful man was going to change his lifestyle.
The problem is that she didn't realize what the deal was. Wishful thinking lulled her into the crazy idea that a highly-sexed attractive (back then) powerful man was going to change his lifestyle.
(3) I remember this photo being on a postage stamp in 1981. He did love her... even after their bitter public separation & divorce he sent a huge bouquet of flowers every birthday with a card that included the word love. It wasn't romantic love by then; it was close friendship.
1. So, Assange was arrested at the Embassy on a minor UK charge, taken to the Police station, then arrested on a far more serious US charge. He will be extradited to the US but I do not believe he would ever receive the death penalty. No need to freak out, Jules.
2. Assange's perpetually voiced fear of extradition, torture and execution by the US is a mere stunt. Look, I don't think ANYONE convicted as part of all this is going to receive the death penalty and have it carried out. Judges are reluctant. Trump would grant clemency, because
3. He is just that kind of President. Every clemency decision Trump has made so far has been in the spirit of what the clemency powers were designed to do. To right wrongs. I don't want any of these people executed. I want them to while away their years in prison.
(1of2) I've written two threads after the 15/3 NZ mosque attacks and have started a third. If sharing them here gets me banned, so be it. Those I respect the most are at SQV, so come on over. (You can adjust the interface of it if you prefer.)
1. social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/101…
1. social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/101…
(2of2) My other threads so far on the 15/3 Christchurch NZ mosque attacks and what they mean for the world.
2. social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/101…
3. social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/101…
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Here is Thread #4 in my unexpected series of threads about the Christchurch, NZ terrorist attacks of 15/3:
You may find the links to Threads 1-3 in the tweets above this one.
social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/101…
You may find the links to Threads 1-3 in the tweets above this one.
social.quodverum.com/@GodlessNZ/101…
(1) James Shaw, co-leader of NZ's far left Green Party was attacked today by a man now in Police custody. Shaw is reportedly uninjured.
I detest political violence of ANY kind. I hope this incident is not used to portray his peaceful opponents negatively.
#NZpol #jobsnotmobs
I detest political violence of ANY kind. I hope this incident is not used to portray his peaceful opponents negatively.
#NZpol #jobsnotmobs
(2) Media coverage of this thankfully minor assault reminds me of the assassination of British Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016.
She was killed by a man who was having some kind of mental illness episode and who also opposed her pro-EU anti-Brexit views. It was just before the vote.
She was killed by a man who was having some kind of mental illness episode and who also opposed her pro-EU anti-Brexit views. It was just before the vote.
(3) When a politician is assaulted or murdered, today's already insane media environment goes completely off the deep end.
It does not matter who the person is or what they believe. Violence is wrong, and it is bad for the country.
And, lying about it is bad for the country.
It does not matter who the person is or what they believe. Violence is wrong, and it is bad for the country.
And, lying about it is bad for the country.
