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The ABC Tries Polishing a Twig
Their ‘good billionaire’ may not be so virtuous as they want us to believe.
I Just Saw Something the West Has Largely Forgotten
On 17 May 2026 – America’s 250th anniversary – I found myself in a small Texas town called Celina, witnessing something profound... that I hadn’t seen in a long time.
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The Orange and the Green Are Getting on Fine
Greenland isn’t ‘rejecting crazy Trump’ – the grown ups are still talking.
This Universalism Has an Asterisk
For Helen Clark and much of the international activist class, universal values increasingly appear to come with one glaring exception: the Jewish state.
Last Budget Before Winston Ruins Everything
The one party whose support will provide National with a second-term will probably become such a millstone that it destroys any hope of being re-elected for a third.
Who to Vote for Being Made Easier
Chris Hipkins believes we don’t really care about the details re the Future Fund. What an abjectly ignorant little prat! This is one of his party’s cornerstone policies yet he expects that we will blindly vote for it because we are supposedly not interested in the details.
We Should Be Prepared
The fraying of the international rules-based order and various conflicts – either happening now or possible in the future – should see New Zealand preparing now. There are no excuses for inaction.
Hipkins Reckons Kiwis Don’t Care About Details in Labour’s Half Baked Future Fund
New Zealand has seen this movie before. Flashy announcements followed by vague costing and eventual disappointment. The Future Fund is simply the latest installment.
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Face of the Day
“I did four drug tests in camp and passed them all and then I fail on fight day. Who in their right mind would take drugs on fight day, especially when you’ve had the best camp of your life?” – Joseph Parker
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… artisan (noun) - 1: a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson 2: a person or company that produces something (such as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods — often used before another noun Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Artisans aren't
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.