Open mike 26/11/2021
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The winners and losers from National’s leadership spill
The winners and losers of today’s National Party leadership spill are …
Daily review 25/11/2021
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How many centrist votes go to Labour?
Judith Collins lost a vote of confidence. David Farrar seems to think that Act will get the inevitable flow. Sounds unlikely. The far right and nutbar fringe has already vacated to Act – who represent them so well. But Labour overwhelming won last election on a vote from previous National voters. History repeats in 2023?
National’s civil war reerrupts
National’s civil war which has been simmering for a while erupted last night after Judith Collins demoted Simon Bridges for making inappropriate comments to Jaqui Dean five years ago.
Open mike 25/11/2021
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National – let the virus rip
There is no other explanation, and this week Paul Goldsmith gave the game away, National thinks that we should let the Corona virus rip.
Daily review 24/11/2021
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He Waka Eke Noa?
While a core of farmers protested a few days ago against farm environmental regulation with long lines of tractors, the organised form of agribusiness, Maori and government working together have concluded that making a climate different isn’t possible.
See what happens when you put a woman in charge?
Remarkably low Covid death and infection rates, good and improving vaccination rates, low unemployment and debt to GDP …
Glen Greenwald on why he covers what he does
“From the time I began writing, I focused on what was being under-covered, not echo what everyone was saying”
Open mike 24/11/2021
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Daily review 23/11/2021
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BORA vs pandemic mandate
The Bill of Right Act (BORA) is an interesting because it is what I would call a balancing act. It enshrines certain individual rights but they are not absolutes against community needs. So far the decisions about challenges to the vaccine mandate balance are supporting the Crown.
Stop being a dick Barry
At yesterday’s post Cabinet Press Conference Barry Soper overtalked a number of reporters, demanded answers to his questions, and then stormed out of the press conference. And then immediately wrote a piece accusing Jacinda Ardern of overtalking reporters …
Open mike 23/11/2021
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Daily review 22/11/2021
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Open mike 22/11/2021
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Open mike 21/11/2021
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Mothers of the Revolution
Saw an inspiring premiere of this NZ -made movie about the amazing women of Greenham Common at the Wellington Film Festival today. Their years-long protest led to the INF treaty, a major advance in nuclear safety, now abandoned. Well worth seeing – a timely reminder in light of today’s news about NATO moving nuclear missiles around Eastern European nations on Russia’s borders.
Astroturfers of the world unite
Two days before what is claimed will be the mother of all protests links between the Groundswell organisation and the Taxpayers Union have been discovered.
Open mike 20/11/2021
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Daily review 19/11/2021
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The pandemic response is like driving a car
Staying safe from Covid-19 this summer can be as simple as a few basic steps.
Is This The New State We Want?
The New Zealand state is gaining power again, but is it what we want?
National is being utterly irresponsible
In the middle of a pandemic where the numbers in hospital are increasing and a number of Kiwis have died from a virus that is spreading promising the loosening of current restrictions is the most irresponsible, stupid, foolhardy, idiotic, imbecile thing I could ever expect a political party to do.
Open mike 19/11/2021
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Daily review 18/11/2021
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Auckland could become a ghost town this summer
Domestic tourism could become extreme tourism this summer.
Open mike 18/11/2021
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Daily review 17/11/2021
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The Mandate To Say Goodbye
In the next two weeks we will find out how many teachers in New Zealand are immune to facts, were happy to enforce vaccinations upon their children for multiple diseases over multiple decades but not themselves, and after decades enforcing state rules in daily attendance and behaviours of young people at school could not themselves be subject to that same force of state.
Down the rabbit hole
Former National MP and University Lecturer Simon Thornley are in the news after publishing a video interview questioning the effectiveness of the Covid vaccine and suggesting that the evidence that Ivermectin is useful in treating Covid is epidemiologically sound and strong.
Open mike 17/11/2021
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Daily review 16/11/2021
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Open mike 16/11/2021
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