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The Assault on Substack Takes Shape
The real goal is to shut Substack (as we’ve known it) down – which must mean the truth bombs its correspondents are launching every day are starting to hit too close to key targets.
Can’t Even Make the Things to Make Things
Moving our manufacturing capacity overseas does much worse than leave us at the mercy of cheap Chinese crap.
Is This America’s ‘Suez Moment’?
This month we witnessed the same pattern. After Liberation Day, the US stock, bond, and currency markets all crashed (and gold surged to $3500 as a result). Substantial foreign pressure mounted.
Is It Time to Study SSRIs Properly?
A new law may help establish whether there’s a link to mass shooters and antidepressants.
Why War Trumps Peace
Agreements are often imposed by external actors against the will of one or both local warring parties. As soon as circumstances change, war resumes.
When We Lose Property
While paying lip service to property rights, the major political parties in Australia have all but abandoned this concept.
Thousands Rally in Dover UK
The rally followed record migrant arrivals in recent weeks, further fuelling public anger.
This May Be as Good as It Gets
NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices.
‘We’ve gone too left’: Vocational expert warns NZ is trapping young people in welfare
"Government dependency has become a way to redistribute the country’s wealth rather than building skills and social mobility."
‘I’m not safe here’: Global investigation exposes CCP repression reaching New Zealand
"Since they cannot control me, they are targeting my family."
Senior doctors to strike as pay dispute deepens
"Health NZ has limited budget available for salary settlements within its tight financial constraints.”
Police probe recruitment breaches as physical test failures admitted to training
“All recruits should be good to go when released to district.”