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
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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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Why is Jacinda Ardern so popular?
Boosting the signal to noise ratio.
Toxic masculinity
As the Amazon burns and the world looks on aghast as our lungs go up in flames Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has chosen to respond to an offer of help from the G7 by picking a fight with French leader Emmanuel Macron.
Open mike 28/08/2019
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Daily review 27/08/2019
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Missile test shows US bad faith on INF Treaty
US’s recent test of an intermediate range missile shows that the reasons given for its withdrawal from the INF treaty were spurious. It also shows up the gullibility of our MFAT, who voted against a Russian proposal for dialogue late last year in the UN on the grounds that it was a “sidestep.”
Ross leaks again
Jami Lee Ross has released details showing National avoided restrictions against overseas donations by a New Zealand incorporated company being used to make the donation.
National are lighting political dumpster fires while the Amazon burns
New Zealand’s poster boys for late stage capitalism’s dying throes are fools of the highest order.
Open mike 27/08/2019
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Daily review 26/08/2019
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National tacks right
National has released its economic policies for the next 12 months and they have a decidedly backward feeling about them.
China Becomes Fascist
Those who see fascism emerging under Trump can observe the full modern version in action now in Hong Kong’s contest of protesters with the Chinese government.
The thoughts of Matt King on climate change
National MP Matt King has been caught posting climate change denial material on his facebook page.
Open mike 26/08/2019
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Open mike 25/08/2019
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How To Get There 25/8/19
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