You have to hand it to the right. They have succeeded in making ordinary people oppose the most beneficial projects imaginable. Like down in North Canterbury where a group of locals are up in arms at the prospect of a solar farm being constructed. From…
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Cross-posted from Van Jackson's Un-Diplomatic Team Biden might have left office believing that it kept America out of World War III, but it made so many decisions with a militarist bent that it’s far too early to declare even that much. Zero-sum biases plague US…
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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 …
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 …
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 …
The news coming out of the US is unbelievable, in the sense of 'can that really be happening?'This from political commentator Jim Wright at Stonekettle on Facebook, Musk and his team of dodgy 18-year-olds went into sensitive government networks, hooked up their own storage systems,…
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The new school lunches came in this week, and they were absolutely scrumptious. I had some, and even though Connor said his tasted like “stodge” and gave him a sore tummy, I myself loved it! Look at the photos - I knew Mr Seymour wouldn’t…
Internationally Canadians are held in similar regard to New Zealanders. They are polite and friendly. They are good international citizens. They get involved in wars when freedom is at stake. And they respect human rights and the rule of law. And they are free traders.…
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Kerrin Leoni - Tamaki Makaurau's first wāhine Māori Mayor? Hot in the City Yesterday, I woke to a freezing house. Auckland has been so muggy these last few days that Fi, who doesn’t like being hot, had left the air-con set to “Arctic Training” all night. I…
Ted Cruz is a walking talking embodiment of all that is wrong with American democracy. He has attracted the attention of the Standard before. He is a wannabe Trump but completely devoid of any charisma. He is a climate change denier. He is also a…
Warning: This post contains references to sexual themes On Saturday, I spent far too long editing a video on Tim Jago, the ACT Party President and criminal, who has given up his fight for name suppression after 2 years. He voluntarily gave up just in…
The stars and planets aligned, the night sky was busy with bright lights from meteors, satellite trains, and burning rockets. The Zeitgeist was ripe and ready like a horny teenager over-eager for their first sexual experience (on- or off-line). Since the 80s, neoliberals have been…
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Last year, I wrote that Curia Market Research was found in breach of professional research standards by the independent industry group. At the time, David Farrar, co-founder of Taxpayers Union, close affiliate of Jordan Williams, and National Party pollster, learned that the industry body RANZ…
I did not think it possible but it seems that every week Donald Trump does something that makes me think even worse of him. The latest jaw dropping event is his blaming the collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet on…
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