News and New Zealand Democracy
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Youtube punishes Murdoch’s Sky News for pedalling Covid misinformation
This will have the conspiracy theorists spinning. Youtube have stopped Murdoch’s Sky News Australia from uploading videos for the next seven days after the channel uploaded videos questioning Covid and advocating for the use of alternative medicines including Donald Trump’s favourite hydroxychloroquine
Tick Tock Tik-Tok
Trump has announced he will ban Tik-Tok from the United States. It’s Chinese-owned so there. Or maybe he will force it to be sold to Americans.Don’t think security is the issue; kids used it to stuff up his Tulsa rally. And it is good for mockery, as clips about Trump and Pompeo show. Don’t think that will stop if Americans own it.
Back in the U.S.S.A.
The onslaught launched against Trump from sections of corporate media and liberal institutions will look as nothing next to the unified onslaught that will be unleashed against a President Sanders.
All hail our computer overlords
IBM has staged a debate between an IBM computer and the world debating champion. The human won but the debate suggests that it may be just a matter of time … and the computer had remarkable things to say about poverty.
Getting rid of bitcoin could help save the planet
There is a rather simple way for the world to do something significant about climate change and global warming. All that we have to do is work out how to get rid of bitcoin.
Banksy piece sells at auction for record price, then shreds itself
A Banksy piece has shredded itself shortly after being sold for a record price.
Jacinda Ardern on the Late Show
Video of Jacinda Ardern on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show.
Worst campaign video ever?
Repbulican Ron Desantis has released what may be the worst campaign video ever.
Auntie Beeb gets a well deserved skelping.
Censorship kicked into touch.
Burning it Down.
The BBC goes a bit ‘book burny’ on it.
The real conspiracy facing New Zealand
Rhys Darby has discovered the real conspiracy facing New Zealand by judicious use of the Internet. And Clarke Gayford does not feature.
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Bollocks and bullshit lands on shits and giggles.
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy
Make of this what you will.
Election night coverage
Some places for lefties to follow the counting and take part in the talking.
Two ticks red
Who I am going to vote for and why.
Why you should vote – from a White Man Behind a Desk
It’s the kind of video that makes you go “what the fuck man. with one (1) eight minute video you convinced half of my “it’s my right to not vote and i hate politicians so Fuck Elections” friends to vote. i’ve been trying for weeks, and you put up a singular video on it and they’re persuaded.”
Real video from National’s campaign launch
The Standard has received real video from National’s campaign launch
What are our SAS up to? An easy to digest guide!
A short video looking at the major issues in the Hager/Stephenson book ‘Hit and Run’
Paula Bennett gets owned by Phil Twyford in question time
This afternoon in Parliament during question time Paula Bennett showed clearly that this Government has no idea what to do about the housing crisis.
Jonathan Pie on the UK Election
Jonathan Pie celebrates the UK election result.
When a wannabe politician’s social media goes wrong
Over in Australia a One Nation candidate has withdrawn his candidacy after a merciless twitter attack and a photo of him in front of a swasticker mowed into a lawn and giving a nazi salute appeared.
False Equivalence
John Oliver excellent as always – this time on the difference in scandal quality between Clinton & Trump.
Post truth politics – White man behind a desk
Robbie from WBMAD analyses the current trend to make politics a truth free phenomenon, offers funny yet incisive comments on the effect of social media on politics and finishes with videos of cats.
Has Hillary Clinton hired Bernie Sanders’ social media team?
Overnight Hillary Clinton’s campaign team has released a video that not only elegantly mimics and repeats the 1964 classic campaign ad “Confessions of a Republican” but involves the same actor who for exactly the same reasons has decided he cannot support the Republican candidate for the presidency.
Boris Johnson’s HQ as the EU referendum results came in …
Rumoured to be satire …
Vaccines DO Cause Autism Shock!
A young Mexican scientist has compiled compelling evidence about the link between vaccines and autism. Not only does 12 year old Marco Arturo provide a comprehensive overview of the dangers, he also brilliantly channels Barack Obama. The best two minutes on the net today.
John Oliver: Scientific studies (or why media are so useless at it)
John Oliver takes a good solid swing at the media who suck up shit press releases designed by institutions to get funding and interest groups doing marketing for their products, and the idiotic consumers of schlock ‘facts’. Or John Key who apparently thinks that money magically changes physics.
Jonathan Pie has election anger
Jonathan Pie rails against media attempts to attack Jeremy Corbyn and Labour over the recent local body election results.
There are people living in cars
Grant Robertson gave an impassioned speech yesterday in Parliament on how poverty in New Zealand is a disgrace.
Sanders v Clinton Campaign ads
Recent campaign videos from Bernie Saunders and from Hillary Clinton provide interesting contrasts on who the candidates are targeting. Which approach is best?
What have the Unions ever done for us?
A video from the TUC in the UK explaining how important Unions are which is just as relevant for Aotearoa as it is for the UK.
Merry f&*king christmas from Jonathan Pie
Jonathan Pie in his own way celebrates the event that is Christmas
Jonathan Pie wants the world economy explained
Jonathan Pie discusses the meaning of the World’s economy in 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
WMBAD: Prison
Team White Man Behind A Desk are back with their final episode for 2015.
WMBAD: Global goals
The White Man Behind A Desk is back, looking at the big picture, why we hate politicians, and why you need to tweet John Key.