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Open mike 26/07/2020
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Association of Conspiracy Theorists
Not so long ago ACT had its campaign launch. There were a few interesting developments. They are proposing an unemployment insurance scheme, funded by tax. Sounds a bit like the dole but with a tax increase and higher payments for wealthier people, at least for…
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Open mike 25/07/2020
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Daily review 24/07/2020
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COVID-19: A human adapted virus
One of the things that has been obvious about COVID-19 from the start has been that it is very well adapted to humans. It has evolved a good entry system to the human airways, is often has mild symptoms, has a long pre-symptomatic infectious period,…
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Never argue immorality with a Tory *
The past couple of days have been rather brutal for us sensitive lefties. Poto Williams, who is an outstanding MP gave this contribution to Parliament: https://twitter.com/BeeFaerie/status/1285805631090257920 The details behind Lees-Galloway's and Falloon's demise are now clear. Last Friday Jacinda Ardern privately told Judith Collins about…
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Open mike 24/07/2020
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Daily review 23/07/2020
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We must welcome Kiwis home
With a new Immigration Minister this week, could we please get some reality to bringing our people home? People can probably still remember that sweet time where we didn't have a World War Z immigration policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhHv8XzAO2c A time where New Zealand citizens were not…
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Authorised by me
Last night, a bit late I know, I finally perused the June 2020 Third Party handbook put out by the Electoral Commission. This morning I activated my authorisation notice for the site. You can see it at the bottom of any post and on the…
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Open mike 23/07/2020
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Daily review 22/07/2020
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Winston Peters Names Alleged Super Leaker
In an extraordinary moment in the house, Winston Peters has named the person he says leaked his superannuation details. The NZ First leader, using Parliamentary privilege, has claimed that former National Party press secretary Rachel Morton was the source. Morton, on twitter, says "the claims…
Abuse of power accountability act class war david seymour Deep stuff democracy under attack election 2020 national/act government Politics same old national the praiseworthy and the pitiful winston peters you couldn't make this shit up
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Reasons to sack a Minister
Ian-Lees Galloway wasn't sacked for an extra-marital affair. He was sacked because he had a sexual relationship with someone at work where there was a significant power imbalance due to his role as MP and Minister, and because as Minister for Workplace Relations it's a…
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ILG Goes
It appears that the Immigration Minister Iain Lees Galloway has resigned. This follows Judith Collins' indiscreet leaking to the media this morning of a claim that a Labour Party Minister had been accused of inappropriate behaviour. More as it comes ... UPDATE: Jacinda Ardern confirms…
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What is the best way for a political party to handle a sex scandal?
It has been a big couple of days in New Zealand politics. Sex scandals do this. There is too much titillation involved. And they are difficult. There are human lives at stake, the victim, the perpetrator, the families of each. Everyone wants certainty and justice.…
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Unthinkable Things
It's time to actually re-found New Zealand. With the government clearly watching the unravelling of Australia's Covid-19 response and putting in place $14 billion in preparation for a second infection wave, we are clearly now in a history-in-making territory of the highest instability outside a…
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
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Open mike 22/07/2020
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Daily review 21/07/2020
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Raymond Huo resigning at election
Amid a bevy of scandals from National, and during a SFO investigation into the Labour Party's donations, Raymond Huo has announced he no longer intends to contest a list seat for the 2020 election. He was ranked 26th on last month's announcement of the Labour…
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Strong team?
Yesterday this crazy election campaign became even crazier. At 3 pm news broke that Andrew Falloon was standing down for mental health reasons. The response by lefties on twitter was refreshing. The general consensus was that he should be given space and there was hope…
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Open mike 21/07/2020
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Daily review 20/07/2020
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Another Nat MP Quits
One term Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon has quit politics, with the National Party saying he is dealing with "significant mental health issues". Falloon says he will not run in September's election, citing concern for his "own health and well being". He's the third MP to…
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Can A Renewed Provincial Growth Fund Save Us?
With the simultaneous decline of Southland's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd_6yBSNek8 the retrenchment of Waikato/South Auckland's New Zealand Steel's Glenbrook Steel mill (noting it was our own Sir Woolfe Fisher who cracked the code that would enable iron sand smelting), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_LAJ4Awi5A and the near-total shrinking…
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Open mike 20/07/2020
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Wellington Central: Should Grant Robertson Stand Aside?
I posted last week on why it would be in the best interests of the citizens of the Auckland Central electorate for the Green candidate to stand aside to allow the Labour candidate to win. In short, I wrote that the Greens had no chance…
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Tourism: Death and Revival
New Zealand's tourism economy has essentially collapsed, and it is part of a global tourism industry collapse that is so big that it may be permanently smaller. But does it have to be? May overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand dropped by 217,100 or 99%…
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Open mike 19/07/2020
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