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The Theater of the Absurd
And you’ll know it’s over in earnest when, just as in Covid, people start changing jerseys and claiming to have played for the other side all along. It’s already starting. And just like Covid, it will be slowly, slowly, then all at once.
Has Mr FAFO Found Out for Good?
Widespread reports that Saleh al-Jafarawi is allegedly dead – for good, this time.
It Is Finally Shutting Down
Whatever its shortcomings in producing electricity, Ivanpah has been a super-efficient killer of birds. The light generated from the mirrors’ reflection of the sun can reach temperatures of 1,000 degrees.
The Passage of the Gene Technology Bill
The Health Committee has examined the Gene Technology Bill and recommends by majority that it be passed.
Hmm, Let Me Think About That
In New Zealand, we have gone from a country that produced electricity with internationally competitive pricing, electricity that was available, affordable and was an attractive incentive to new businesses. Now we face unaffordable pricing that is causing business closures.
If You Come Here and Break Our Laws, You Shouldn’t Stay
Another Indian jailed for sexual offending.
Who Moves From Welfare to Super?
Welfare is like an iceberg. The visible tip gets all the attention – the young and unemployed. But below the surface is a very large group of people for whom welfare is a way of life – whether they chose it or not.
The NZ Drug Foundation and Overdoses
Of course the report will be ignored by the government, as is any call to overhaul drug laws. One of the stated purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act is to get users into the system where supposedly they can get help, etc, etc.
Reflections on War and Peace in Gaza
Who knows where Gaza will go – but Israel isn’t going anywhere.