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David Seymour Smacks Down Bureaucratic Whining Over Regulatory Standards Bill, Again
The deep state’s tantrums only prove his point: they’re terrified of a world where they have to show their workings.
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On Thursday, police said a man and a woman had been arrested in relation to the decade-long investigation.
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The word for today is… sanctuary (noun, adjective): 1: a consecrated place: such as a: the ancient Hebrew temple at Jerusalem or its holy of holies b(1): the most sacred part of a religious building (such as the part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed)
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And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
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Don Brash On Te Pāti Māori's Financial Statements
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Sean Plunket Breaks Down UN Concerns Over NZ’s Regulatory Standards Bill
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The Media Betrayed Us All
When journalism was most needed, the mainstream journalists didn’t just fail in their duty: they sided with power against the people.