The Far Right’s Winning Narrative Superiority
Why is the right winning so many elections?
Open mike 07/09/2019
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The Civilian has a fish-hook
The Civilian is New Zealand’s pre-eminent source of online news, and indeed the purest form of news that you can consume without having an apoplectic seizure. Today they detail the course of a vaccination on live TV. Please put your hot drinks down before reading.
NRA: a international terrorist organisation
I was joyful to see that the San Francisco board of supervisors has declared what I have long thought; that the National Rifle Association in America has for many years been acting as a terrorist organisation. We should add them to our register of terrorist organisations as well.
Open mike 06/09/2019
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Daily review 05/09/2019
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Forget Brexit
As Brexit fades our British parent country into a globally forgettable social embarrassment, we should remind ourselves that the only international politics of […]
The Free Speech Coalition goes to court
Jordan Williams and the Free Speech Coalition are in the High Court protecting the rights of Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux to express views the details of which Mr Williams does not know.
Open mike 05/09/2019
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Te Whare Pounamu #2
Are congratulations in order Ang! Are you perhaps patting yourself on the back for some part you played in RNZ dropping a major […]
Te Whare Pounamu – Are Children Really Safe?
How seriously do Women’s Refuge, the Ministry of Social Development and Te Whare Pounamu management take child abuse concerns? This requires greater scrutiny.
Head Theory
The English team have reintroduced the infamous bodyline approach to their cricket. The 20th century euphemism for it was “leg theory,” in the 21st century it is better described as “head theory.” “It isn’t cricket” used to be the Englishman’s definer for noble values. Not any more.
Brexit?
“The bill will attempt to extend the date of Brexit to January 31, 2020 in the event of no deal being agreed or passed through Parliament. If the bill passes Boris Johnson is expected to call a general election.”
Updated: Bill passed second reading. 21 Conservative MPs effectively expelled from parliamentary party. Boris wants a new election. Corbyn reluctant.. Blond clusterfuck.
Updated: And Boris Johnson just lost vote for a general election.
Open mike 04/09/2019
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Daily review 03/09/2019
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Boris’s big gamble
Boris Johnson has threatened a general election if Parliament opposes his self imposed hard deadlines on Brexit.
No Right Turn: Ending dairy in Canterbury
Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn writes: “Environment Canterbury has finally proposed nitrogen limits to stop dairy farmers from poisoning Christchurch’s water supply”
Open mike 03/09/2019
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Daily review 02/09/2019
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National gather fuel for their political dumpster fires
Not so much Zero Carbon as Zero Shits. While National look set to monkey-wrench our climate legislation, we can remember that the real power in addressing the climate crisis lies outside of parliament.
Te Whare Pounamu #1
When an organisation that exists to help abused people, itself abuses people, I suspect many people will have a lot to say. Here’s my initial take.
Transmission Gully
NZTA have determined to not proceed with tolling the Transmission Gully motorway. Does this make it the country’s largest single transport waste?
Open mike 02/09/2019
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How To Get There 1/9/19
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Open mike 01/09/2019
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Weekend social 31/08/19
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can’t we all just get along?
Open mike 31/08/2019
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Daily review 30/08/2019
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We are sailing
Greta Thunberg’s journey was an invitation into a conversation not about deprivation, but how to live well as we change.
Funding radical climate action
The Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) has pledged $350k to Extinction Rebellion, if others will match it.
Open mike 30/08/2019
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Daily review 29/08/2019
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Crims gangs and extremists
National has chosen for political reasons to oppose the Government’s proposed gun law changes designed to address weaknesses shown up by the Christchurch terrorist attack.
Why we save rivers
An application to dam the Waitaha River on the West Coast has been declined. When looking at how to meet human needs, we need to do better than ‘how much can we get away with taking from nature?’
photo – Zak Shaw
Open mike 29/08/2019
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Daily review 28/08/2019
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