Political psychology NZ: why politics and the brain clash
A recent Psychology Today article reaching New Zealand audiences argues that political psychology NZ research...
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The Good Oil Chuck Norris meme tribute (Family friendly)
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WokeFL Referred to Bondi RC
A deliberate insult to Jewish Australians, just to pander to Sydney’s anti-Semites.
This Is Wanton Strategic Negligence
The Albanese government was warned for years and did nothing.
Fuel Fiasco: Luxon’s Crisis, Ardern’s Legacy of Lunacy
Luxon and his crew better brush up on crisis management, because things are getting iffy. The election’s looming and voters won’t forget who’s steering the ship when it hits the rocks.
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Kapa-Kingi said since returning to parliament, all the she had received from party co-leader Rāwiri Waititi was a text message asking if she would be available for a short, 10-minute kōrero, and had not spoken to the party’s president John Tamihere since November 2025.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… concomitant (adjective, noun) - adjective : accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way noun : something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else : accompaniment Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Concomitant was introduced into English at a time when many people were criticizing the use of Latinate
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
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Wellington Sewage Failure: The ’Independent’ Investigators Revealed
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The Hypocrisy Of Politicians Using Their Families As Political Pawns
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