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They Don’t Care About International Humanitarian Law

They Don’t Care About International Humanitarian Law

Oved Lobel aijac.org.au The ubiquitous handwringing and condemnation regarding potential Israeli violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is the political and media equivalent of one hand clapping. While there is no evidence to date that Israel has violated IHL despite the devastation of the war – on the contrary,

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Change Is in the Air

Change Is in the Air

Newzealanddoc Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. newzealanddoc.substack.com Transcript Below Okay, welcome and this is Dr Matt Shelton and it is a

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Media Lack Self Awareness

Media Lack Self Awareness

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com The mass media indignation of recent days ignited by Winston Peters’s accusations of bribery reminds us of a famous

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BFD December 2023 Political Poll
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BFD December 2023 Political Poll

Take our Monthly Political Poll and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. If you enjoyed this poll please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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Is This the Future?

Is This the Future?

Peter Wells Professor of Business and Sustainability Cardiff University In 2019, Tesla was in the happy position of being a high-volume, premium-priced leader in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. Deliveries of 367,500 cars represented 50% growth over 2018. That included 92,550 of the mid-sized Model 3 cars

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year: Authentic

Roger J. Kreuz Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology University of Memphis Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year. Even then, the dictionary publisher was

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We Can’t Trust Their Articles on Climate

We Can’t Trust Their Articles on Climate

cfact.org The biggest purveyors of “misinformation” and “disinformation” in America today are those who profess to be journalists, especially when it comes to “reporting” on climate issues. It would be understandable to counter this by saying, rather, that it is politicians and their appointees who are the ones conveying

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How Your Electric Car Could Help Power Your Neighbourhood

Alan Brent Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems Victoria University of Wellington This article was written with the assistance of Dr Soheil Mohseni, Senior Energy Forecasting Analyst at Ausgrid and Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington A new concept – the “grid of grids” – is revolutionising the way we think

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Progress Towards Hope and Healing From the COVID Debacle
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Progress Towards Hope and Healing From the COVID Debacle

NZDSOS New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com NZDSOS is pleased that the National/ACT/NZFirst NZ government coalition agreement seems to restore some transparency and democratic principles to government, and congratulates the party negotiators involved. The coalition agreement’s scope is very wide, and the worst of

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New Govt, New Policies. Renewed Optimism?
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New Govt, New Policies. Renewed Optimism?

familyfirst.org.nz Government policies play a crucial role in the functioning and well-being of our society. Good government policy is essential, especially after the last few years of mostly incompetent, wasteful and ideologically driven governance. So we’re greatly encouraged by many of the excellent policies agreed upon by

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World Leaders Ignore Growing ‘Green Energy’ Safety Issues

World Leaders Ignore Growing ‘Green Energy’ Safety Issues

Steve Goreham Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and independent columnist on energy, sustainability, climate change, and public policy. More than 100,000 copies of his books are now in print, including his latest, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development. cfact.org The nations of the world pursue an

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Polls Say Trump Has a Strong Chance of Winning Again in 2024

Polls Say Trump Has a Strong Chance of Winning Again in 2024

David Smith University of Sydney theconversation.com Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, a zealous convert to Donald Trump’s cause, once offered an expansive vision of how Trump should rule in a second term: “fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our

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I, a Headteacher, Was Investigated by Counter-Terrorism Agencies

I, a Headteacher, Was Investigated by Counter-Terrorism Agencies

Mike Fairclough Mike’s successful 20-year career in education ended when he questioned vaccine policy for schoolchildren. He has been investigated by his employer, and he has since taken his employer to the employment tribunal. brownstone.org During the Covid-19 pandemic, I was the only serving UK headteacher or school

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Dear Chloe Swarbrick

Alwyn Poole Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11 – 13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1 – 13. alwynpoole.substack.com Dear

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