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No good citizen in their right mind would want to see democracy further eroded in the United States of America. Cold cash and mercantilist in all levels of political process have lowered - shall we say Trumped - how the United States is perceived internationally.…
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In this series so far I've examined three of the four terms in the Kaya Identity, population, economic intensity, and energy intensity. It can be conclusively shown that none of these factors can be reduced sufficiently to reduce CO2 emissions to zero - or even…
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Radio New Zealand carried a long story this week from the BBC of rape allegations in Xinjiang based on accounts from two Uyghur women Tursunay Ziawudun and Gulzira Auelkhan. Independent analyst Bernhard at Moonofalabama asks the question "Why do these Uyghur witnesses stories constantly change?…
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There is this appalling practice engaged in by some religious conservatives called conversion therapy. It is based on the premise that homosexuality is not a normal status for some, but is a condition that can be cured. All that is required is sufficient psychological, physical,…
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Wayne Brown's suggestion "Is it time to sell our seat on FiveEyes?" is from someone well placed by experience to form an educated opinion. “Trade sanctions of the type Australia is facing are a weapon used by both USA and China. So let’s have a…
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Holy hell. Does anyone in National Party land vet their MP's media? Because they are coming out with the most outlandishly stupid stuff. Like Paora Goldsmith who thinks that as part of New Zealand history our kids should be educated about how Smith and Caugheys…
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This post first appeared on Te Whare Whero The huge tyre fire near Amberley in North Canterbury last Friday is in an area with a high water table, extreme fire risk in summer, two kilometres from a town of 2000 residents, and on the edge…
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Remember Dirty Politics? When John Key's office and Judith Collins used currently bankrupt Cameron Slater to smear and attack opponents of the government and used weaponised leaks to the media to gain political advantage? It seems they are still obsessed with it. This weekend they…
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This Covid19 global crisis will not be over for years. Dr Clare Wenham an assistant professor of global health at the London School of Economics, said the Covid 19 pandemic will not be over until the world's population is protected. "At the moment, the data…
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A year ago the World Health Organisation declared that the coronavirus outbreak constituted a public health emergency of international concern, WHO's highest level of alarm. How much has changed since then. Before then reports were coming out of Wuhan China about the appearance of a…
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