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The first image of a black hole has been released. It's a composite built by the observations of 8 telescopes and confirms the existence of a massive Eye of Sauron in space. In short, a black hole is what you get when a star collapses…
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Simon Bridges cannot buy a trick right now. He has the reverse Midas touch, everything that he touches turns into some form of excrement. And of the long lasting type. The emotional junior staffer is one such episode. Richard Harman in Politic this morning released…
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Remember how last October in the wake of the Jami-Lee Ross revelations Simon Bridges ordered a review of National's culture just to make sure that things in the party were tickety boo for women in the party? Jason Walls at the Herald had the details:…
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The government has been rightly lauded for swiftly acting to ban assault weapons after the Christchurch massacre, but is its failure to decisively call social media giants to order is as weak and unacceptable as was the failure to respond decisively to the Aramoana massacre…
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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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The Tax Justice Network has started a campaign to gain support for taxing capital as income to support and improve our public services. If you would like to support the campaign, you can sign the petition here or donate here. All funds donated will go…
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Michael Wood and Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee have done an outstanding job and have reported back the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill in the timeframe originally planned. 12,953 submissions were received. 60% of submissions analysed were supportive, 26% opposed and the…
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We treat our political leaders as if they are some kind of super-humans and yet we seem to distrust and disrespect politicians. Regular reputational attacks from friend and foe alike are a professional hazard of being a political leader. The PM and Ministers often cop…
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Irony abounds. The Taxpayer's Union has accused another entity of being an astroturf organisation. From a TPU press release: Responding to the launch of new campaign to promote Michael Cullen’s capital gains tax, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “This campaign is not…
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Tax Justice Aotearoa has started a public campaign in support of a capital gains tax. It is a coalition of various trade unions, churches and community groups. Its reason for being is described in this passage: Tax Justice Aotearoa NZ seeks a fairer society…
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I'm in two minds about the proposed name change for the Super Rugby franchise the Canterbury Crusaders. On one hand, it seems like a reasonable and considered response to the Mosque tragedies. On the other hand, it should never have been the name in the…
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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 … (Mort says: hard week, it's friday, time to…
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Growing up, I always believed that Anzac Day was far more than a memorial service honouring the brave men that fought and died at Gallipoli. Thanks to my Grandad, it encompassed a broader meaning - one of a shared vision, putting aside differences and…
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The phrase "no collusion" has been resonating loudly in the USA during the past fortnight. And liberals are upset. We had hoped that following the release of the Mueller Report tall men in dark suits wearing sun glasses and having FBI badges would turn up…
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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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In the UK a trial has just finished where a neo nazi conspired with others to kill his local MP who happened to be a female Labour MP. Hope not Hate was behind the protection of a member of the neo nazi's gang who turned…
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Press release from the Child Poverty Action Group Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is pleased to see Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) has been able to produce some sound baselines against which the Government can measure its progress in reducing Child Poverty. As CPAG has…
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This is David. He is a Member of Parliament only because National lets him be one. After something really bad happened and everyone wanted to change the law except for a small group of military style semi automatic weapon gun nuts David decided to support…
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