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Daily review 28/02/2022
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Putin threatens Nuclear War
Vladimir Putin, obviously hurting because some of his personal ill gotten wealth has been frozen has upped the ante by raising the spectre of the use of Nuclear Weapons. I am surprised that there should be any local supporters of Putin's actions but there are.…
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Dennis Meadows on the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Limits to Growth – Post Carbon Institute
It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that the IPCC model starts first with what is politically acceptable, and then tries to trace out its scientific consequences, whereas we looked at what was scientifically known, and then tried to trace out its…
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Convoy protest 28/2/22
Day 21 Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara/Te_Taipo on twitter https://twitter.com/TinaNgataPublic/status/1497663988058169344 https://twitter.com/TinaNgataPublic/status/1497676793297661952 https://twitter.com/TinaNgataPublic/status/1497678599822123008 Covid-19: Anti-mandate protesters in Auckland Domain not supported by iwi (Stuff, 27/2/22) Media Release: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei do not support protest actions against vaccination and mandates (Waatea News 25/2/22) https://twitter.com/nzcovidbot/status/1496621912415293441
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Open mike 28/02/2022
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Don’t give up New Zealand: omicron, vaccination protection, and why it’s the wrong time to ‘let it rip’
It’s time to stop the 'omicron is mild so may as well let it rip' narratives. The government's current pandemic response is clearly to slow spread and protect the health care systems (not just hospitals but places like aged care facilities, and general access to…
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Convoy protest 27/2/22
Day 19 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/nzcovidbot/status/1496621912415293441 Radicalisation in real time (Dr Michael Daubs, Newsroom) Parliamentary Grounds occupation and mandates: Analysis, and News Reporting lists of articles for 23/2/22 (The Democracy Project) Figureheads and factions: the key people at the parliament occupation (Toby Manhire, The Spinoff) Police wave white flag…
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Open mike 27/02/2022
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Why do we* write Posts on The Standard?
From time to time people query why a certain Post appears on this site. To me, asking this question is akin walking into a bar without knowing it is Open Mike Night and asking why everybody is laughing at something a wannabe comedian said because…
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The difference between the Wellington protests and the pro Ukraine protests in Russia
Currently in this world there are two significant protests occurring, both similar but at the same time completely different. In Wellington the Clownvoy protesters: Think they live in a despotic nation Are treated really well by police Think they are protesting in support of freedom…
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Convoy protest 26/2/22
Day 19 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/nzcovidbot/status/1496621912415293441 Radicalisation in real time (Dr Michael Daubs, Newsroom) Parliamentary Grounds occupation and mandates: Analysis, and News Reporting lists of articles for 23/2/22 (The Democracy Project) Figureheads and factions: the key people at the parliament occupation (Toby Manhire, The Spinoff) Police wave white flag…
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Open mike 26/02/2022
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Daily review 25/02/2022
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How Russia wins
We might recall when Russia stepped into the Syrian civil war mid 2015, President Obama was shocked, and claimed Syria would turn into the kind of quagmire that the United States had faced in Vietnam and Iraq. It didn’t. Russia changed the course of the…
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No appeasement with Russia over invasion.
Russia has invaded a neighbouring state with no more justification than an vague appeals to the same arguments that underpinned obsolete 19th century gunboat diplomacy. They simply don't like the economic and political decisions of the government of the invaded country, and want to have…
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Convoy protest 25/2/22
Day 18 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/nzcovidbot/status/1496621912415293441 Radicalisation in real time (Dr Michael Daubs, Newsroom) Parliamentary Grounds occupation and mandates: Analysis, and News Reporting lists of articles for 23/2/22 (The Democracy Project) Figureheads and factions: the key people at the parliament occupation (Toby Manhire, The Spinoff) Police wave white flag…
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Open mike 25/02/2022
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Watch China’s next move
Why should we in New Zealand give a damn about Ukraine? My answer is: China. China and Russia together is the geo-strategic realignment we’ve been waiting for; it’s arrived, and it’s bad. There are plenty around in the United States who can dismiss Russia as…
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Daily review 24/02/2022
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Omicron is not mild
RNZ talked to New Zealand epidemiologist Rod Jackson yesterday, Jackson told Morning Report there was "no doubt" New Zealanders were not taking Omicron seriously. "The standard thing I hear these days is 'Oh this is just a mild condition, it's like a mild flu', and…
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Convoy protest 24/2/22
Day 17 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo Stuff's summary from yesterday, including the protestor and police actions late last night. What you need to know / Kia mōhio mai koe: * A late-night standoff between protesters and police with riot shields ensured after new vehicles arrived at the protest,…
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Open mike 24/02/2022
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Daily review 23/02/2022
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Free public transport for Auckland is a very good idea
Efeso Collins has announced his first Mayoral campaign policy and it is a biggie, free public transport for Auckland. From Todd Niall at Stuff: Left-leaning Auckland mayoral candidate Efeso Collins says a push for fare-free public transport will be the first thing he wants to achieve if…
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Convoy protest 23/2/22
Day 16 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo How the Parliament protest unfolded on day 15 (RNZ/Checkpoint) Wellington emergency ambulance will not enter protest zone after hostility against staff (RNZ) Figureheads and factions: the key people at the parliament occupation (Toby Manhire, The Spinoff) Police wave white flag as occupiers dig in -…
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Open mike 23/02/2022
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Daily review 22/02/2022
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Everyone is over Covid
I am going to avoid the temptation to blog about the Wellington protesters today and instead concentrate on the bigger picture. Although I will say that a rich businessman who is helping to fund the protest being completely indifferent to the fact he may be…
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Convoy protest 22/2/22
Day 15 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/henrycooke/status/1495547373715865601 Easing of restrictions to begin 'well beyond' Omicron peak - Ardern (RNZ) Faeces thrown at police at Parliament protest (RNZ) Covid-19: Ill protesters urged to stay away from hospital (RNZ) Police install concrete blocks around Parliament anti-mandate protest (RNZ) Q and A interview with Police…
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Open mike 22/02/2022
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