Have you ever experienced that you put forward a good idea, plan, or strategy in and to your team and a higher-up (e.g. the boss) or one of your colleagues takes or gets the credit for it and you get not even an acknowledgement? It…
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This post is a place for positive discussion of the future. An Open Mike for ideas, solutions and the discussion of the possible. The Big Picture, rather than a snapshot of the day’s goings on. Topics rather than topical. We’d like to think it’s…
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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 …
The holidays are over and politics is gearing up for what could be a fascinating if not brutal election year. And it appears that Jacinda Ardern will throw down the gauntlet to National by confirming later today that Labour will sign up to Facebook's transparancy…
The latest international news involves former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull castigating Donald Trump for his climate denial rhetoric. Earlier on Trump had been reported as saying at Davos the usual right wing attack lines on climate change. From Jeremy Diamond at CNN: President Donald Trump…
Sad overnight news with the death of Terry Jones being announced. He was part of Monty Python, a ground breaking comedic group from the 1960s and 1970s whose movies are as outlandishly funny now as they were when they were released 40 years ago. Their…
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Join people from across the globe for this international day of action to show our opposition to any new US war on the people of Iran or Iraq. Our message is simple: * No war on Iran* No war on Iraq* Troops out More information…
The hypocrisy of the defenders of Trump defenders in the US Senate is providing grist for comedians. I particularly liked the Colbert take on it. Especially with digging out the old footage of Alan Dershowitz on previous impeachments where he changes his opinion on what…
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Richard Heinberg writes about humanity's relationship with power and how this presents both great danger and great opportunity. Originally published by Post Carbon Institute These days I’m deep in the process of writing a book on power—both physical power (humanity’s power over nature)…
With Simon Bridges currently being overseas it has been left to Paula Bennett to look after publicity and handle press interviews. And yesterday she had an interesting day. She waded into the great climate change education is brain washing our children debate and suggested that…
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National has been rightfully criticised for its obsequious approach to its Chinese relationships. I guess having someone in your caucus with strong Communist links and who taught English to Chinese spies but somehow managed to omit saying this in their Immigration Application can have a…
A few weeks ago a comment was made on The Standard along the lines that the current US president has been better than most would have thought, and the predictions that he would do all these terrible things haven't come to pass. There was solid…
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