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Roger Waters Defends IRGC, Then MALFUNCTIONS When Asked This Question!
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Whistleblowers: We Found The 'Scorecard' Code In 72 Nations
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Ian Wishart On Weather Warnings & Mt Maunganui Slip
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The Slippery Slope of Digital ID
There could hardly be a worse time to entrust politicians with an ambitious digital ID programme plagued with risks of government surveillance, technocratic overreach, system failures, and data breaches.
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Was Russia Behind Havana Syndrome?
Recent documentation revealed by investigative reporters reinforces the already compelling evidence that Russian operatives were responsible for employing acoustic weapons causing Havana Syndrome.
A Precedent in NZ Education That May Be Huge
Here is the key question: Given that Māngere College is under statutory management due to their students’ results – will the many schools that are doing worse, or only marginally better, also face that situation? Why or why not?
Germany’s Latest War on Freedom
The government will always be there to protect the ‘freedom’ of oversensitive journalists by harshly punishing anyone who calls them a dummkoff.
When Intervention Is Justified… or Not
Maduro deserved his fate. But ‘he deserved it’ is not a framework.
The Liberal Party Backflips on Speech
These new powers will do little to dissuade terrorists (who already operate outside the bounds of the law), but will primarily restrict the free speech and activities of regular Australians, who, when in doubt, will self-censor to minimise risk of prosecution.
