What Is the Business of Science?
Unproven hypotheses that are put forward as ‘truth’ or ‘scientific fact’, simply because powerful forces have decided to put them in that position, really have no more scientific validity than matauranga Māori.
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We Need Our Own Version of a 501 Law
A New Zealand version of Section 501 wouldn’t fix everything overnight. However, it would be a damn good start.
News Briefing: 11 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, POLLS, PUBLIC SECTOR Bruce Curtis and Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Trump’s corruption – A Cautionary tale for NZ Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Winston Peters finds his sweet spot as NZ First enjoys polling surge Craig McCulloch (RNZ): NZ First now third most popular
Luxon’s Stagnation, Winston’s Surge and the Economic Wake-Up Call: The Latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll
This Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll is a snapshot of a nation at a crossroads. Kiwis are sending a clear message: fix the economy, cut the waste and stop preaching. The question is whether the politicians – especially Luxon and Seymour – will listen.
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Luddites of the Day
The Green Party believes that funding would be better off going towards “ensuring the survival of our present-day taonga species”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… plenist (noun): : one who maintains that there are no vacuums in nature Source : Collins Etymology : A plenist is a follower of the philosophical theory of plenism that there are no vacuums in nature. It is often associated with the phrase "nature abhors a vacuum,
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
When I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
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Breaking the Stigma on Medical Cannabis
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Elon Musk Goes Ballistic on Feds Epstein Cover-Up: 'Why Would An Innocent Epstein Kill Himself?'
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Cam's Comments - Grab the Popcorn: Musk vs Trump Is the Political Cage Fight We Deserve
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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Trump’s Iran Strike Parallels JFK
The lesson of Kennedy is that achieving peace in the face of an aggressive enemy requires taking the kinds of risks and actions that Trump took against Iran, not shipping them billions in cash.