Open mike 11/01/2025

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  1. 1

    GEEZ

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360545082/trump-will-be-sentenced-his-hush-money-case-days-he-returns-white-house

    Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

    Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old Republican to up to four years in prison. Instead, he chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but assured that Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.

    Trump’s sentence of an unconditional discharge, a rarity for felony convictions, caps a norm-smashing case that saw the former and future president charged with 34 felonies, put on trial for almost two months and convicted by a jury on every count. Yet, the legal detour — and sordid details aired in court of a plot to bury affair allegations — didn’t hurt him with voters, who elected him to a second term.

    1. 1.1

      Remember a lot of of people cheat on their partners, so the fact they voted for a cheater who tried to cover it up isn't anything really,

      It's why people vote for Trump at all is the big question

  2. 2

    The Regulatory Standards Bill submissions are closing very soon. This Monday 13th. Where is the well paid political opposition on this? Seemingly fucking nowhere….

    Seems Its Left to lone voices.

    https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2501/S00021/act-now-on-the-proposed-regulatory-standards-bill.htm

    https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/anybody-taking-notice-regulatory-standards-bill

    https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/19/powered-up-regulatory-standards-bill-removes-role-of-courts/

    https://mfriend.substack.com/p/regulatory-standards-bill?utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true

    Stand Up. Fight back !

      1. 2.1.1

        Indeed ! And I acknowledge you (and others on The Standard) have previously drawn attention to this and provided good Links on same.

        Thanks

    2. 2.2

      Consultation process

      Consultation on the proposal to introduce a Regulatory Standards Bill is open …until 13 January 2025.

      You can provide a submission:

      • through the engagement hub on the Ministryʼs website

      https://consultation.regulation.govt.nz/

      goes here

      https://consultation.regulation.govt.nz/rsb/have-your-say-on-regulatory-standards-bill/

      then here

      https://consultation.regulation.govt.nz/rsb/have-your-say-on-regulatory-standards-bill/consultation/intro/

      • emailing your submission to RSBconsultation@regulation.govt.nz, or

      • mailing your submission to Ministry for Regulation, P O Box 577, Wellington 6140.

      The bill has yet to be drafted for its first reading in parliament

      The information provided in submissions will be used to help determine the final shape of the Bill that will be introduced into the House next year.

      There will be a further chance to submit on a draft Bill during the Parliamentary Select Committee process in 2025.

      https://www.regulation.govt.nz/assets/Publication-Documents/Have-your-say-on-the-proposed-Regulatory-Standards-Bill-final.pdf

      1. 2.2.1

        Thanks for putting up those Links….straight forward. Might help some do it before Monday 13th.

        Important !

    3. 2.3

      Latest diversionary tactic by The Post:

      https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360544925/midnight-deadline-looms-submissions-beneficiary-bill

      A half-page item headlined "Concerns Over Tight Time Frames On Bills" which sounds promising, but actually devotes most of the space to one bill (the Social Security Amendment Bill – important, of course, but only one of many).

      The TSB and its time-extension are referred to in the closing (very short) paragraphs, while the RSB gets a single passing mention only in the last sentence of all.

      You really do have to suspect a deliberate conspiracy of near-silence.

      1. 2.3.1

        No. This is The Minister of Regulations seeking submissions before the drafting of a bill.

        I might refer to him and his agenda when making a submission on the anti-stalking legislation (Feb 13).

  4. 4

    Flooding the zone.The oligarchy will do whatever it takes to pollute information and turn everything into meaningless noise.

    When Elon Musk launched his latest crusade against Wikipedia this Christmas Eve, it wasn’t just another of the billionaire’s frequent Twitter tantrums. His gripes about the community-written encyclopedia expose something far more significant: the growing efforts by America’s most powerful right-wing figures to rewrite and control the flow of information. While Musk’s involvement began with grievances about his own coverage on the website, his recent attacks reveal his growing role in this broader campaign to delegitimize Wikipedia, and the right’s frustration with platforms that remain resilient against such control.

    https://www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-and-the-rights-war-on-wikipedia/

    Wikipedia, an organized and evolving repository of all human knowledge, relies on an army of anonymous volunteer editors to keep running. Wiki editors spend hours of their lives tweaking entries, fighting with each other, and attempting to create a clear picture of the truth online. According to leaked documents obtained by Forward, the Heritage Foundation is planning to “identify and target” those anonymous editors.

    https://gizmodo.com/the-people-behind-project-2025-want-to-reveal-the-identities-of-wikipedia-editors-2000547511

    1. 4.1

      The kids are being radicalised and what's coming won't be pretty.

      Ethel Cain appeared to share her thoughts about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last month. In a series of Instagram Story posts on Friday, the musician used the hashtag “#KillMoreCEOs” in response to a post about money in politics being “the root of our dysfunction.”

      https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ethel-cain-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-luigi-mangione-1235232140/

    2. 4.2

      And one of the first things assange said when released was that wikipedia wasa bullitin board for the CIA . He would know doncha think joe ?

  7. 7

    There is more than a little bit of inevitably about this.

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/10/uk-first-glyphosate-resistant-weed-found-kent-farm

    Bayer had been enjoying good news recently with the news that the PTB in OZ, reckon there isn't enough evidence linking glyphosate with Non-Hodgkins for the class action to succeed.

    https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/bayer-claims-another-glyphosate-victory/

    This is another example us humans not making the change that's needed until it's too late.

    1. 7.1

      Second that second round of chemo me one spray last yr six months chemo for non hodg remission second spray silly me afta getting sick garden gets out of control so spray again an wouldnt ya know here we go again !!! Was my condition made pos by the jab cause aint like i never sprayed before tho i was total purist one upon a time til i came up against climbing asparagus .dont have the answers mite live mite die but im goin back to being a purist when it comes to glyphosate .

    2. 7.2

      Even more reason to speak out against removing restrictive GMO legislation: the main reason is to allow entry for big-farma Glyphosphate resistant crops.

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