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They Need Saving From Themselves
They want your sympathy, they want your welfare, but they don’t want to change.
Luxon Deludes Himself as National Slides Into Oblivion
Talk of a coup exists only in the feeble minds of legacy media. Luxon will hang on in quiet desperation, getting regular coaching from John Key, like he did last Friday, until Key nods at a proposed successor.
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Face of the Day
A secretive figure, the younger Khamenei has not been seen publicly for days. He now stands at the heart of Iran’s theocracy and will have final say over all matters of state.
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The word for today is… animosity (noun) - : a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The important Latin word animus (very closely related to anima) could mean a great many things having to do with the
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Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
Manly Monday
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First Look: NZ’s Newest Electric Ferry Hits the Water
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How the Iran Conflict and Oil Prices Threaten the NZ Budget
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The knife-fight after the Council meeting
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