Our Favorite Inspired Idiots
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HOPE Not Hate
Political organiser and former Labour councillor pleads guilty to child sexual offences.
The Erasure of Jewish Memory
When the Holocaust is stripped of its Jewish meaning, it does not produce universal solidarity – it produces a moral vacuum in which antisemitism can once again speak the language of virtue.
A Documentary: My Covid Story
A lived account of lockdowns, mandates and the human cost in New Zealand.
Victoria Is the Crime Capital Of Australia
Of course quangos go in to bat for the crims.
The Abuse and the Cover Up
Because children are not the priority. The institution is. And that, more than anything else, is why the public no longer believes the church when it says ‘never again’.
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Willis’ Idea for a Reserve Bank Review
Willis is desperately clueless. If she cannot predict the effect of the Reserve Bank freezing OCR while dumping tens of billions of dollars into the economy, without holding a review, then she doesn’t deserve a second term as finance minister.
Vic Labor Is a ‘Crime Syndicate’
An astonishing $15 billion funneled to criminal gangs.
This Is Not What Is on the Dinner Plate
This narrative normalises failure and lowers expectations. It tells people their circumstances are not really changeable without sweeping political transformation. That is not empowerment. It is treating people like children dressed up as compassion.
Winston Peters Springs the Trap on Māori Seats – And National’s in a Bind
This forces Christopher Luxon and his crew to confront their bad habit of selling out to Māori interests, a pattern that kicked off under Jim Bolger and went into overdrive with John Key.
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