Be Not Enticed to Tyranny
Targeted by smart doorbells or license plate readers, but tempted just to shrug off losses of privacy? The cumulative price of surveillance is higher than we can imagine.
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How Britain’s Libraries Became Trans Indoctrination Hubs
The Arts Council England continues to fund them with taxpayer’s money, no questions asked.
Why Is Israel Held to a Different Standard?
We must affirm Israel’s right to defend its citizens with the same moral clarity we afford every other nation. To do otherwise is not just inconsistent – it’s unjust.
The Book Festival Where Books Are Optional
We may have a nominally centre-right government, but the steady flow of public funds to the entitled leftist literary and arts mafia continues unabated. Some things never change.
The Left’s Buzzword Is Backfiring
Now, facing growing public resentment, the left are scrambling to accuse their opponents of doing exactly what they’ve spent years doing themselves.
The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll
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Self-Inflicted Truths Hurt the Left
They preach growth on the one hand while taxing the lifeblood out of the very people who can make it happen. Their ideology says you can tax your way to wealth.
Can New Zealand Avoid Kleptocracy?
If we don’t decisively act now, New Zealand risks becoming another cautionary tale of how complacency turns democracy into kleptocracy.
Why Winston’s Right and Corin’s Wrong
More interviews of the sort broadcast by RNZ on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, and it’s a pretty safe bet that JMAD’s 2026 survey will be delivering even worse news.
I’m Literally Shaking Right Now
As you probably have guessed writing this has triggered me. I’m so angry and upset. Where is the acceptance? I’ve decided to go back to being a cis-straight male. I hope you’re all satisfied.
One News Spends $1 Million to Attack
Who is One News to play God? It should be wound up. It serves no purpose.
News Briefing: 28 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE, ANZAC DAY Matthew Hooton (Herald): How military training could transform NZ society (paywalled) RNZ: Government set to fight latest legal battle in Agent Orange case Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): Millions paid out for Defence redundancies amid multibillion-dollar boost (paywalled) RNZ: