Open Mike 11/09/2018
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Daily Review 10/09/2018
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
It is Maori Language week. And National has come out with the unusual situation of requiring primary and intermediate schools to teach a compulsory second language. But the language may not necessarily be te Reo Māori. And Simon Bridges opposes it being taught compulsorily.
Tilting at Windmills
The Donald found a real one!
Open Mike 10/09/2018
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Ardern and Pelosi.
There is something very wrong with “our” media when it takes a stand-up comedian to alert people to important stuff. But anyway…
Open Mike 09/09/2018
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Is Politik a propaganda mouthpiece for the UK Embassy?
In Politik’s 7 September issue we are told that Western diplomats in Wellington are surprised that Winston Peters has not accused Russia of the Skripal poisoning or joined some other countries in taking reprisals. Editor Richard Harman quotes a source to tell us that the British in particular were “pissed” at Peters’ response. Well dearie me. I’m with Winston, a wise old owl.
A Tale of Two Protests
I stumbled across two protests in Dunedin today. They offered up a few telling contrasts.
We need to push back on Leighton Smith
Leighton Smith is living for the day when it is proved that climate change is nothing more than a lefty hoax. I hope he is right.
Open Mike 08/09/2018
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The right work themselves into a frenzy about Ardern and Curran
The latest right wing beat up is that Jacinda told a porkie this morning to Chris Lynch on Newstalk ZB. A closer inspection reveals that nothing of the sort happened.
The Trump New York Times Op ed
Donald Trump thinks that the anonymous opinion writer in the New York times may have committed an act of treason. Others think that this is an act of loyalty to the country.
Open Mike 07/09/2018
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Daily Review 06/09/2018
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Open Mike 06/09/2018
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Daily Review 05/09/2018
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Politicians should be allowed to have families
Elements of the media are criticising Jacinda Ardern for juggling her personal responsibilities with her working life, something that most of us do every day.
And the antisemites are…?
UK Labour adopted the IRHA definition of antisemitism in full, and…
Open Mike 05/09/2018
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Daily Review 04/09/2018
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Government as startup
This new government is almost perfectly replicating the burn cycle of a startup business.
Open Mike 04/09/2018
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Daily Review 03/09/2018
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Enough Bullshit!
White South African farm murders.
Farrar peddles climate change denial nonsense
David Farrar has posted a guest post by climate change denialist Bryan Leland where he has criticised the Royal Society of New Zealand for accepting that climate change is an actual phenomenon.
Open Mike 03/09/2018
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Open Mike 02/09/2018
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Simon Bridges says the weirdest things – Criminal Justice
Simon Bridges has justified his claim that the three strikes law is working by releasing an Italian study that has not been peer reviewed on the effects on white collar criminals of a pardon system.
Open Mike 01/09/2018
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Daily Review 31/08/2018
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Worst campaign video ever?
Repbulican Ron Desantis has released what may be the worst campaign video ever.
Business confidence verses business certainty
Lately the news has been all doom and gloom about business confidence. But what is the reality? And should we worry what an Australian Bank is telling us?
Open Mike 31/08/2018
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Daily Review 30/08/2018
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Australia bans Manning but lets in Au pair for rich Liberal donors
Following recent news it appears that in Australia Au Pairs of the rich and connected are welcomed and helped. Seriously ill refugees are ignored. And click bait racists are fine but peace activists are shown the door.