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FiLia 2021 is a grass roots conference run by volunteer women, the largest feminist conference in Europe, and is running this weekend in Portsmouth in the UK. One thousand women attended. The conference covers, anti-racism class politics disability ecofeminism feminist history global issues health peace…
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Prime Minister Ardern will soon announce what a vaccine passport is and what it will do. Currently it is to be used for entry into massed gatherings. Our driver's license was never meant to be a form of identification, but that is primarily what it…
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Posted for the big drive today for vaccinations for news and comments. Image borrowed from Waipareira who are doing great work out west.
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That's a pretty standard question when your own political team is comfortably in power. Particularly since the failure to implement the Capital Gains Tax in April 2019, there was clamour for this government to have the courage to do more. Since that time a number…
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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 …
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There was sobering news yesterday with 71 new cases of Covid being reported in Tamaki Makaurau. Authorities have confirmed that the R value of the virus could be 1.2 to 1.3 and the gradual increase in numbers bears this out. And ESR testing (pictured above)…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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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 …
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Well known former National Party MP and vaccine expert Sandra Goudie has hit the headlines again. Two months ago she hit the news when she admitted that she does not scan where she goes. I commented at the time that she was not scanning to…
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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 …
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This Guest Post by Standardista Molly explores different beliefs about femaleness and transness, and how we talk about those. What can you do when what you say is not what is being heard? This is a question I have been asking recently while watching (and…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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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 …
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So yesterday David Seymour suggested that suburbs where the vaccination rate hit 90% should be allowed extra freedom. From Bridie Witton at Stuff: ACT Party leader David Seymour wants suburbs with Covid vaccination rates of 90 per cent or higher let out of lockdown and…
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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 …
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So, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is preparing for a November resumption of international air travel. In a Facebook livestream yesterday. The prime minister said that he's had discussions with New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet about bringing forward the start date of international…
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Some big decisions are due to happen today. What happens to Auckland's Covid status? Should the lockdown level be reduced or should the Government think about putting it back up? At least at a superficial level it appears that Lockdown level 3 has not worked. …
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