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The Anti-woke Essay the Army Brass Don’t Want You to See

The Anti-woke Essay the Army Brass Don’t Want You to See

New Zealand Chief of Army Writing Competition Winner of the New Zealand Defence Force Private Writing Category: Can the Army Afford to Go Woke, Benign Social Progress or National Security Threat By Mr N. Dell I write this essay fully aware of the backlash and, at times, real-world consequences

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

How does Stuff manage to file a Tauranga cafe under “Wellington”? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading

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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about today’s photo? Yesterday’s photo (A) was what my bus into work looked like before the weekend Omicron announcement, I can’t even see the window.

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Discrimination of the Day

Discrimination of the Day

Waitakere College along with other schools as they claim, are now declaring that unvaxxed children will not be allowed to play sports. Below is a copy of the letter sent out by the head soccer coach at Waitakere College to parents. BFD. College sport announcementDownload Let’s highlight the racism

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

What does chess have to do with social unemployment insurance? Other than the taxpayer is being rooked, again. We’re all just pawns… If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access

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Is this the face of a woman who is sincerely devastated to be announcing the cancellation of her wedding? Somebody tell me that Ardern’s little talk about the wedding and “such is life” wasn’t scripted. Gee, she almost forgot to say the “such is life” part at the

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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about today’s photo (A) and photo (B)? Yesterday’s photo was taken from room 308 at Sudima Airport Hotel in Auckland (MIQ) overlooking the “exercise area”, i.

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Speaker Trevor Mallard has hit out at expat journalist Dan Wootton after the outspoken columnist took aim at New Zealand’s Covid response and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership. Wootton had used his regular column in Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper to take an extended swipe at his country

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