Another mass leak of a law firm's private information has occurred. And just like the Panama Papers the details are eye watering and show there are two classes of people on this planet, the uber rich and the rest of us. From the Guardian: The…
With regard to the latest US shooting, I suspect we've already passed a marker in the road that suggests there is no turning back, and that whatever liberal solutions we have floating round in our heads about gun control are largely irrelevant, no matter how…
Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn writes: ___________________________________________________________ Labour isn't wasting any time: they've just announced that they'll be introducing legislation on Wednesday to extend paid parental leave: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced paid parental leave will be increased to 26 weeks by 2020. Ardern…
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Jacinda Ardern had her first international outing as Prime Minister on the weekend and flew over the Tasman to meet Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The most important subject related to 600 people originally from third world nations who are on Manus Island in Papua…
What would it take for Labour to win back rural support? Even at this Jacindamania peak, Labour got pasted in the regions. Again. The Democrats are having to face the same question, particularly with the Virgina election coming up in a couple of days: https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/44/yes-red-state-wins-are-possible/…
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