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Open mike 09/01/2021
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The ugly finale of the Trump Presidency
Originally published on Nick Kelly's Blog Wednesday 6 January 2021 The US Capitol building in Washington DC was the site of armed insurrection, incited by the outgoing President Donald Trump. The last time this building was breached was in 1814 when British soldiers set fire…
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Anatomy of a failed coup
America’s descent into chaos was almost completed yesterday. An amazingly inept display by local police saw a takeover of Congress and a temporary disruption of the confirmation of the clearly expressed view of the majority of Americans. Thankfully the opposition was a rabble and completely…
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Open mike 08/01/2021
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US democracy is under threat
Short post to update on developments in Washington. Short take, the US authorities appeared to be appallingly under prepared and allowed a group of Trump supporters to take over Congress after Mike Pence respected the constitution and indicated he would fulfill his role in accepting…
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Open mike 07/01/2021
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Trump’s next 48 hours
The next 48 hours could be the most significant for America at least for the next decade or so. First up is the Georgian election. Voting is underway now and polls will close at 1 pm New Zealand time. Early results can be accessed from…
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The UK is now the world’s Covid cot case
This is a pretty intense competition. Which first world country dominated by science denying narcissistic personality disordered leadership is making the biggest botch up of Covid? For a long time the good old US of A that held this position. But no more. It seems…
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Open mike 06/01/2021
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Open mike 05/01/2021
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No extradition for Assange
Great news. While unexpected, Nicky Hager who was an expert witness for Assange at the trial, thought this might be a possibility when he spoke to the Fabian Society in November. More details tomorrow. Justice Baraitser has refused extradition on the grounds that possible confinement…
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Prison conditions
Statements by the Minister for Corrections and Corrections themselves asserting that there had been no complaints about prison conditions at Waikeria, in the face of the Ombudsman's report, just look to me to be pure sophistry and bullshit. The report on conditions in the high…
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Climate news and personal actions
The bad news (in six tweets), https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1345681495155945473 https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1345682277326614528 https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1345685178585382913 From that last link, Under the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015, virtually all the world’s nations pledged to limit global warming to “well below” 2C above pre-industrial levels and also, if possible, “pursue” efforts to cap…
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Open mike 04/01/2021
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