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Some commenters here do not seem to know of some of the handy features on this site. The Replies tab On a laptop or PC, you will find this on the right-hand side of the home page (also known as landing page). It will look…
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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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With the last flights coming out of Kabul, it’s time to review whether this US attitude to the world is a good idea. Rules: major military use in country. Not counting CIA interventions. World War 2. 1939-1945 Instrumental in huge Allied win which saved much…
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Parliament will be sitting today. Not the streamlined digital accessible to all Parliament where all MPs could take an active part but the pared down version where five MPs are present in the debating chamber and get to throw barbs at each other. The rest…
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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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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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This week there has been some argy bargy between the Twitterati including the Waitakerati and the media on coverage of Covid in Aotearoa. Laura Walters at Spinoff posted this rather heavy dive analysis of criticism of Covid coverage by the media. Her introduction was fine. …
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Even in a time of crisis, people have human rights that must be upheld. The government sets out its powers to control us in order to control the COVID19 outbreak in specific recent legislation, as well as in the 1956 Heath Act. But crises can…
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There was some activity on Twitter on Thursday night. A record of Chris Bishop saying that the job of the opposition was to gum up the works to stop Governments from governing was posted. https://twitter.com/rugbyintel/status/1430370295785811968 There were claims the comment was taken out of context…
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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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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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I have listened to 95bfm for many, many years. One part of their broadcasts that always brought a smile to my face was their reference to the ability to make complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Authority which was then followed by a very young Jeremy…
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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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For a country that has sought to form advantage for itself with strong and hard COVID-19 lockdowns, we’re not gaining any more advantage than yet another binge-purge cycle of supply tension and shortages, rapid economic downturn softened by tens of billions of subsidy, followed by…
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Right now we are being inundated with bad Covid takes, particularly from the United Kingdom. Earlier in the week the Herald joined them all together into one story with the headline "Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: 'Fortress NZ strategy crumbling' - World reacts to latest…
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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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You probably won't see this in our local media, as our pundits today debate whether it is time to ditch our elimination strategy and Australia gives up on it. China is also well ahead on ensuring its vast population is vaccinated as well. The Hong…
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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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Some more bad news. Matt King, who was formerly the National MP for Northland until he was beaten by Labour's Willow Jean Prime, has been publicly posting anti vaccination propaganda under the ruse of only wanting a conversation. From Ben Leahy at the Herald: National…
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The first great era of globalisation from roughly 1840 through to 1914 took place inside a framework that we can now view as the last hurrah of empire. The logic of empire extends back to the invention of agriculture - a technology that fundamentally demands…
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There has been this escalating drum beat about the PM's regular press conferences. It started off last lockdown with National. They claimed that Jacinda Ardern was getting an unfair advantage because she was getting the opportunity to speak to us most days. If communicating effectively…
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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 …