Open mike 19/08/2019
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Cmon Aussie …
In the last week Australia has insulted Pacific nations by refusing to commit to a 1.5 degree maximum increase in global temperatures and by claiming that Pacific Islands will be fine because they can pick Australia’s fruit. And Alan Jones has almost lost his job through misogynist attacks on Jacinda Ardern.
Smells Like Stale Male Spirit
We live in a rich and diverse society but this is not reflected in our local government.
How To Get There 18/8/19
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Open mike 18/08/2019
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Labour reduces the number of cats getting stuck in trees every month
Meanwhile, National signalled they need a hand with statistics, and the public gladly stepped up.
Open mike 17/08/2019
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Daily review 16/08/2019
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Open mike 16/08/2019
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Daily review 15/08/2019
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Fertile land is priceless
As Labour moves to protect prime food growing land around our cities, we should be having a wider discussion about food security in New Zealand.
Open mike 15/08/2019
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Daily review 14/08/2019
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National still does not get MMP
National has shown that it does not understand MMP by being overly concerned that some electorates may be slightly bigger or smaller than other electorates.
Slowing economy?
In May this year the New Zealand Treasury was projecting growth accelerating from 2.4% to 3% in 2019-20 while the Reserve Bank has pessimistically cut interest rates to 1%. Both can’t be right.
Open mike 14/08/2019
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Daily review 13/08/2019
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Do poor people and women exist in right wing economics land?
David Seymour has written a critique of Deborah Russel’s review of the hard right economic tome “Economics in one lesson”. And totally missed the point of what she was saying.
Open mike 13/08/2019
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Daily review 12/08/2019
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Bridges emulates Trump
Simon Bridges has borrowed heavily from Donald Trump in releasing a press release saying that Ihumātao protesters should go home.
Police – ignoring their job in Southland
“Allegations of trespassing and intimidation as Southland winter grazing protest escalates” yesterday. The reporter completely missed the most important salient point – the police don’t seem to be doing their job. Leaving a pissed lynch mob of farmers trying to force people out of their house to ‘talk’ to them is pretty clearly an act of intimidation. And that doesn’t even cover the original idiot farmer who is alleged to have rammed someone’s car.
Totally shit farming
Farmers blockading environmentalists to stop them taking photos of their degraded farms. Is this really what we’ve come to?
Open mike 12/08/2019
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The sociopathology of sanctions
Autonomous sanctions imposed on Iran and Venezuela by the US are expressly designed to drive whole populations into poverty to bring about regime change. They are sociopathic. Based on its values, The National Party wants to make such sanctions New Zealand’s policy. Extraodinary!
How To Get There 11/8/19
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Open mike 11/08/2019
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Dunedin South as Next Fox River Dump Disaster?
If we thought the devastation and mess caused by a flood ripping through the old dump at Fox Glacier village was bad, just wait until a decent storm punches through the old dump of New Zealand’s fifth largest city on its coastline. It’s getting close.
Don’t mention the fascism
We are frogs in the pot.
Open mike 10/08/2019
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Daily review 09/08/2019
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Taking out the trash – Whaleoil site sold to Blomfield
Matt Blomfield has brought the Whaleoil site from the official assignee. This fulfills a long held wish of, not only Matt, but a whole pile of people that this arsehole-run paid-for defamation lying site have damaged over the years. Chapter 27 of the Margie Thompson’s Whale Oil book is now available online…
What is up with NZ First?
New Zealand First’s late decision to promote a referendum concerning abortion has caught everyone including its spokesperson Tracy Martin by surprise and is the latest example of last minute changes of position.
Open mike 09/08/2019
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Daily review 08/08/2019
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Should the Government spend massively more?
With yesterday’s announcement by the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates by 1%, some are suggesting that the government should embark on a massive public works spree to stimulate the economy while increasing national debt at low interest rates. But Kiwisaver reform may be more effective.