Deep Trawling.
Is NZ’s fishing industry just a domestic version of the tobacco companies? And how much would that really matter?
Bill
Wipeout
How many wake up calls does it take?
Fudget for Austerity
Some proposals on why we just got the budget we did.
An Existential Threat.
Is it a propaganda ploy these days to present the “utterly ridiculous” so that people, unable to engage or compute, turn away?
Democratic Party thunks on Gaza
The “lesser of two evils” speaks its mind.
America’s Cares.
It must be nice to be breathing in that rarefied air that exists up beyond the reaches of here.
Donald’s Desperation.
Whoever would have thought way back in 1967 that Sandy Shaw would nail the US’s foreign policy on Israel?
Kites.
Flying kites is…
No Iran Israeli War.
In spite of all the sharp intakes of breathe going on across media outlets, there will be no war between Iran and Israel. Here’s why.
Rogue Nation(s)
Just some thoughts that kind of meandered down to the ocean.
Dunedin Hospital
Yes, Dunedin needs a new hospital, but…
A Great Business Opportunity
410 ppm. And rising.
Media Sprays and Leaves.
Fed up of being fed bullshit just so your opinions can be nurtured for harvesting? I am.
The Centre, the Left and UK local elections
Thoughts on a resurgent left and a collapsing centre.
Trumping Obama?
A post on big boy’s scouting medals.
Then and Now.
Claims that “Russian bots” helped Labour during the 2017 UK General Election…
The Schnews.
Apologies to the Schnews that was actually a pretty good wee publication that came out of Brighton, England.
Grotesque.
People from Douma have been to The Hague and spoken of their experiences on the night of a supposed chemical attack by Syrian forces.
Thank you Metiria.
Some movement on social security (a thing we all deserve)
Workers’ Rights. Our Rights. And a Government Breaking Bad.
Time for the government to pull its head in.
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Bollocks and bullshit lands on shits and giggles.
North Korea
When enemies are all around…
Bullshit upon Bullshit.
Doctors being intimidated.
Compassion?
May claimed she couldn’t wait until Monday before unleashing compassion on Syria on Friday night. Which brought a line from this to mind….
The Humanity.
Apparently “this lot” really do care about people.
What’s the Game?
What the hell are Macron, May and Trump playing at?
Ice
There’s something about Antarctica…
Crazees and clowns
Can we have some sanity please?
Labour speaks up.
Partial transcript of a speech as reported in “The Independent”
Gaza
Is it the new by-word for silence?
The Largesse
April the first and second mark the days when those receiving entitlements receive a yearly increase in line with the CPI and the governments increase to Accommodation Supplement also comes into effect. So what does it all mean for those receiving entitlements?
Love war, fear and hate.
Political power doesn’t respond well when those who are meant to be invisible decide to be visible.
The Birds.
Yup. It’s okay to be a bit scared.
Democracy, Faux Democracy and Terror.
Facebook, Putin, poisoning and Ghouta have all given fairly extensive media coverage of late. Nothing much on Afrin. Afrin has just fallen to terrorists backed by Turkey.
Update: the photo used for this post is of the The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army (TQILA), who are part of the International Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Forces fighting in Syria.
Sanctions. Weapons of War.
When elite’s tussle, shouldn’t we look after us and ours?
Some Trash.
Being anti-plastic is all the rage these days. How might business respond?