Green Party’s Ongoing Implosion: Chief of Staff Bails Amid Chaos
Green Party supporters are a special kind of stupid. Their loyalty remains rock-solid despite the endless antics, scandals and departures. It’s like watching lemmings march off a cliff while cheering about saving the environment.
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They enter election year with their poll numbers trending down, their internal organisation in flux, and their strategic positioning unclear. Friendly observers could be forgiven for asking: have the Greens lost their way?
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“It could well be that critical minerals are needed for hearing aids. And I rather fear, Mr Speaker, that hearing aids are needed for the member from Western Māori sitting to my right” – Minister Shane Jones.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… verbose (adjective) - 1: containing more words than necessary : wordy, also : impaired by wordiness 2: given to wordiness Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : There's no shortage of words to describe wordiness in English. Diffuse, long-winded, prolix, redundant, windy, repetitive, rambling, and circumlocutory are some that
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.