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Day one of the Democratic Party's National Convention. Against a backdrop of controversy and an apology to Bernie Sanders following the apparently Russian hack of the DNC's candidate process emails and an unwelcome post conference poll bump for the establishment candidate Donald Trump, the Democrats…
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National pays electoral homage to our vulnerable children. There is a Children's Action Plan. There is a white paper (pdf) on vulnerable children. Child Youth and Family (CYF) is being overhauled. They talk a big game: “These initiatives put the needs of our most vulnerable…
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This is getting boring. It goes like this: Key says something really stupid. Relevant Minister also says something stupid. It is discovered that reality is nothing like what has been spun. Media questions Key. Minister gets thrown under a bus. Paula Bennett has tyre marks…
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As widely reported, National have, for a change, announced a laudable and ambitious goal: New Zealand to be Predator Free by 2050 ... That’s why I am today announcing we have adopted the goal of a Predator Free New Zealand. By 2050 every single part…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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A coastal storm in Wellington over the weekend has forced roads to be closed, washed away 4 meters of land in front of a house, taken out a 10 metre section of sea wall, and threatened a local fire station. This kind of damage in…
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I/S at No Right Turn: Charter schools are corrupt ACT appears to be using charter schools to channel public money to government donors and cronies: A trust with close ties to the Government - including former All Black and National Party supporter Michael Jones -…
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Anyone who has had to tolerate the sight of Health Minister Jonathan Coleman standing up in Parliament and parroting the twin lines that things are much better in the Health Sector now and besides it is all Labour's fault must be getting tired of the continuous…
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The plan to have the private sector build social housing appears to be a flop. Simon Collins in The Herald: 1000 social homes goal well short Government efforts to solve Auckland's housing crisis have been dealt a major blow by a weak response to a…
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Jon Stewart pops up during the GOP Convention and gives Fox News and the Republican Party hell. On fire, and funny (because we could probably do with a laugh). Transcript.
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If you honestly want to understand how Trump plans to win big in the election in November, don't read other peoples coloured "reactions." Watch his acceptance speech for yourself. And don't just watch Trump, examine how the crowd responded to his specific comments. I think…
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Rod Oram’s Sunday Star-Times, reprinted on Facebook here, has a useful roundup of the recent chorous of economic warnings: Our Road Runner economy is zooming towards the cliff-edge When the Road Runner zooms out over a cliff, looks down and sees the gaping chasm beneath,…
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The Economist: https://twitter.com/EconomistOnce/status/756366759075123200 The KKK: https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/756334475223638016 Bernie Sanders: https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/756328226092359680 Hillary Clinton: https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/756331886704730112 Yoda:
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Jo Moir writes on the incomparable Helen Kelly: Helen Kelly: 'My back is broken and I only have months to live but I'm pain free' Tumours have broken Helen Kelly's back and she only has months to live but illegally taking cannabis means she's pain…
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U.S. Senator Newt Gingrich said after the Nice attacks that “We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in Sharia, they should be deported.” On Whaleoil there’s been a concerted effort for several years to make…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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The bloke who will come second in the American Presidential election is giving his nomination acceptance speech right now: http://graphics.latimes.com/videochat-watch-live-republican-national-convention/ The speech has been leaked. Update [MS] The speech finished to the song "All right now". It seems that permission was not given to use…
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If I were John Key trying to get the momentum back off the Opposition heading towards re-election next year, I'd start my next big speech like this: Right now, if you're born poor, you will die an average nine years earlier than the others. If…
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The Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release that the main server for this site runs on will be upgraded from 14.04.xx to 16.04.1 sometime during this weekend. While 14.04 is only 2 years old, there are a lot of server side upgrade goodies in the new release.…
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Latest Roy Morgan is - bizarre - showing National up 10% to 53%, Labour down 2.5% to 25.5%, Greens down 3% to 11.5%. If this poll was an accurate reflection of public opinion - Nats up 10% after the month they've had - we Standardistas…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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As widely predicted: US ship to visit NZ after 33 years The United States Navy will send a ship to New Zealand this year, ending a 33-year absence from our ports because of the anti-nuclear rift. US Vice-President Joe Biden will formally accept the invitation…
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"Since the beginning of 2015, the Middle East, Africa and Asia have seen nearly 50 times more deaths from terrorism than Europe and the Americas" so reports the Washington Post. The death tolls of attacks in Western countries pale in comparison to daily attacks in…
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Bernie Sanders' campaign social media has been extraordinary. Just check out his campaign videos if you want to see why. Of course the criticism is that these videos will only persuade those who already care about social justice and environmental protection to vote and they…
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Jesse Williams is an actor on the TV show Grey’s Anatomy. He’s also a civil rights activist who used his revolutionary voice to deliver a potent speech about the Black Lives Matter movement at the BET Awards 3 weeks ago. A speech that is almost…
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A couple of days ago Newshub ran these disturbing stories: 'Predatory' property managers renting out Auckland garages A Newshub investigation has revealed Auckland garages are being rented out illegally for more than $400 a week. In a case that is currently before the Tenancy Tribunal,…