British author Oliver Murphy talks about stockpiling and the reasons behind panic buying. It was last week when Isabel had come out of major surgery to remove a brain tumour. Now convalescing at home, Isabel (not her real name) is only able to take paracetamol to manage what she describes
I’m sad to say that the woke virus has hit again. This time it has infected the Wombles. The Telegraph reports. The Wombles of Wimbledon Common have always enjoyed a quiet life, picking up litter, recycling, and trying to make the world a greener place. Yep, remember them well.
Mark Longley, digital manager at Newshub, gives a well thought out opinion on the public’s reaction to the coronavirus OPINION: It doesn’t take much for the thin veneer of decency to slip for many people. Given the whiff of a potential threat to mankind and humanity goes flying
When Renae Maihi went to court, I couldn’t help but wonder where Don Brash, David Seymour and the free speech brigade were. Given that Brash and his “Free Speech Coalition” quickly rushed to court to defend Lauren Southern and what’s-his-face Molyneux’s right to free speech,
95% less harmful than traditional smoking, vaping is the very definition of harm reduction. Yet the media has gone all out to disparage it. Filter.mag dismantles one of the most recent attacks. New York Magazine ran an article this month—in its “Intelligencer” vertical, of all places—with the
Kate Hawkesby opines on Wilson Parking. Is there a more repugnant business than Wilson Parking? […]Their pricing is daylight robbery and their carparks are policed so ferociously you have to wonder whether the attendants are on either brilliant commissions or under threats of death if they don’t ticket as
Wow, who would have thought? Dr Who gets replaced by a chick and suddenly ratings drop like a malfunctioning TARDIS. Comic book news explains. Viewers continue dropping Doctor Who in droves as the latest numbers are in which sees a drop of near one million viewers for the season. Sunday’
You’d think that even running a fish and chip shop would teach you a little diplomacy. You know, simple stuff like don’t be rude to customers and especially the regular ones that spend the most. Newshub reports. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught awkwardly ignoring a call
Not content with poisoning America with fentanyl, China has decided to move it up a whole new level and start “poisoning” its own people. Of course, I’m talking about the latest virus epidemic. ZeroHedge explains. Now that not one but seven Chinese cities – including Wuhan, ground zero of the
The War on Drugs is sputtering to the end as governments wake up to the fact that spending billions on something that doesn’t work and creates vast criminal enterprises, simply isn’t worth it. In the US in State after State, laws outlawing cannabis are falling like dominoes. In
James Temple, senior editor for energy at MIT Technology Review, blames climate change for the Aussie bush fires. Tens of thousands of Australians are fleeing their homes as hundreds of fires rage across the continent’s southeast coast. And yes, climate change is almost certainly to blame for the extent
Dennis Prager writes on why the Left doesn’t like Christmas. Many on the left (as opposed to liberals) have been warring on Christmas for more than a generation. Leftists always deny there is a war on Christmas and mock those who claim there is. There is a mind-blowing
Oh no! Road maggots, I mean ‘cycling enthusiasts‘, are up in arms over National MP Chris Bishop’s suggestion that cycle lanes be made compulsory. A suggestion which really is a bit of a no-brainer, but still, road maggots are angry. One News reports. Cycling advocates are furious at
Since the White Island tragedy, you might have noticed that it’s now been renamed by media and others as Whakaari / White Island. This most likely also hasn’t escaped the attention of Karl du Fresne, who writes about the stealth attempts by the media to change New Zealand to
Overview The draft cannabis legislation is out and in short, the government is to take control of the cannabis market: The purpose of this Act is to regulate and control the cultivation, manufacture, use, and sale of cannabis in New Zealand, with the intent of reducing harms from cannabis use
Vaping is under attack. Around the world there have been calls to have it banned, aided as usual by an irresponsible media. As Steve Forbes (yes, that Steve Forbes) reports, these calls are profoundly wrong. You’d never know it from all the lurid headlines in recent months about the
