They Dumped on the Crossbench
Perhaps a builder, a vet, a blacksmith, a soldier, a footballer, a sawmill manager and an engineer might not know a lot about politics, but we did bring to the parliament a perspective that career politicians did not.
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OIA: Medsafe Has No Duty of Care to the New Zealand Public
This apparent contradiction raises serious concerns about the integrity of our public health system
Ashley Church – Relocating Gazans to Egypt
Trump is right. The Palestinians are the responsibility of the Arab nations of the Middle East. Perhaps, for once, we can learn from history?
Which Sort of People?
Only a populist leader can be trusted to give them what they want – which is, usually, to blow the system up.
NZ Herald Struggles to Gain Readers’ Trust
Manurewa Marae ‘scoop’ falls between clickbait and journalism.
Can the US Withstand the Socialist Assault?
Socialist experiments fail, routinely and often horribly. So Marxists took over institutions in an attempt to fool the masses.
Lacking a Basis, It Is Just ‘Because...’
The problem now is that none of the most pertinent questions directed to TikTok’s American critics are being answered, or even acknowledged. The federal government is limiting its responses to ‘because…’
The Double-Edged Sword of China’s DeepSeek
The techno phenomenon that could threaten US AI dominance and help Trump lower costs.
Health Professionals: What’s Your Conscience Telling You?
By addressing these issues head-on and prioritising patient welfare, the medical community can begin to heal divisions and rebuild trust that has been damaged.
Resisting Musk’s Social Credit System 𝕏
I refuse to wear that digital face mask, Mr Musk. Impose your social distancing to flatten that AI curve, I’ll simply publish and consume content elsewhere. We must resist the robots.
Seymour Says Kiwis Are Squeamish About Privatisation
History shows why they lost the appetite.
The Coming Insurance Crisis
You could decide to bear the risk yourself. That’s not silly. Houses burning down are highly unusual events.
You Won’t See This in the Media
Despite being eager to report when we were being called political opportunists and liars, the media are unlikely to run stories on the apology.
And National Is in Decline
Seymour has read the room, Winnie is still promising and Woke Luxon is asleep at the helm.
Pence’s Advocacy Group Has Ties to Pfizer
Marc Short – Pence’s former chief of staff during Trump’s first term and now the co-author of the AAF letter lambasting RFK, Jr – had $51,000 – $115,000 in Pfizer stock in 2020. He also owned stock in Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Eli Lilly, and other companies.
Even the US Govt Is Worried
In Britain’s timber famine, they solved their supply shortage by turning to a better technology: coal. Today there is also a vastly superior technology and that’s nuclear.