Voices of Aleppo.
Ordinary Syrian people on Aleppo.
December 2016
The Standard’s ten most popular posts of 2016
The Standard’s ten most popular posts of 2016.
Open Mike 31/12/2016
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Obama’s last days
Barak Obama is using the last few days of his presidency to do some quite radical stuff.
The ten most commented on posts of 2016
The list of the top ten commented on posts for 2016.
Open Mike 30/12/2016
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Open Mike 29/12/2016
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Netanyahu accuses New Zealand of committing a declaration of war
Israeli Prime Mininster Benjamin Netanyahu told Murray McCully that New Zealand supporting the rights of Palestinians in the homeland areas would be regarded as a declaration of war.
Open Mike 28/12/2016
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Pauline Hanson declares jihad on Vegemite
Pauline Hanson is upset that vegemite has achieved Halaal status.
Israel threatens sanctions against New Zealand
Israel has responded to New Zealand’s principled stand in seeking to uphold the rights of Palestinian citizens by threatening sanctions.
Open Mike 27/12/2016
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Facebook, fake news and Donald Trump’s election
Donald Trump’s success in the recent Presidential Election may have had a lot to do with very judicious use of targeted Facebook advertising and the proliferation of fake news stories.
Open Mike 26/12/2016
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The Essential Forest-Gardener – in the end…
Robert Guyton concludes his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest.
I have an idea
Advantage muses on the meaning of Christmas and how our response to it says a lot about who we are.
Open Mike 25/12/2016
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Well done Murray McCully
Murray McCully has had New Zealand co sponsor a successful Security Council resolution condemning Israel for violating International Law through its resettlement policy.
Open Mike 24/12/2016
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Caption contest
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Reason #3751 progressives should oppose Donald Trump presidency
President Donald Trump reckons that the US must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability to make the world come to its senses regarding nukes.
Briefing Papers: And so this is Christmas…
Alicia Sudden reflects on Christmas at The Briefing Papers: “Yet this brief annual window excludes the elephant in the room: that this poverty is a consequence of our welfare system failing to provide the support it was intended to.”
Open Mike 23/12/2016
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Keep it in the ground
In the last days of the Obama presidency the current President is taking steps to protect the Arctic from oil drilling.
Open Mike 22/12/2016
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Nats take a plunge on the Roy Morgan roundabout
The erratic Roy Morgan poll has swung around again, Nats down 4.5% to 45% and Labour/ Greens up up 5.5% to 43%. Worryingly for the B-team, government confidence fell a “whopping” 10 points.
Rudman on Nats’ total housing fail
Rudman: “The Prime Minister, in his role in charge of Housing New Zealand, and Smith have spectacularly failed to solve Auckland’s housing crisis over several years.”
Open Mike 21/12/2016
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Of Leaks and Hacks
Maybe the Russians weren’t coming. Or we must believe that “KGB chief Vladimir Putin put Inspector Clouseau in charge of Russian security and left him to get on with it.” George Washington discusses the evidence. Fodder for the net-savvy
Question…
On Aleppo.
Steven Joyce rewrites history
Steven Joyce believes that doing something is the same as not doing something.
Donate to Auckland City Mission
Auckland City Mission is calling for donations to meet Christmas demand. You can donate here.
Open Mike 20/12/2016
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Daily Review 19/12/2016
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Nats not contesting Mt Albert
Bill’s National is out of steam already.
A warning from post-truth Turkey
A Turkish journalist writes about the “post-truth” collapse of human rights in Turkey, and warns “western” readers that the same thing is happening to them.