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Word of the Day

Word of the Day

The word for today is… kinetic (adj) – 1. Of, relating to, or produced by motion. 2. Relating to or exhibiting kinesis. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Kinetic comes from the Greek word kin?tikos, meaning “of motion,” which in turn traces to the verb kinein, meaning “to move.” Compared to

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Today in History

Today in History

Content by F T.Bear Good morning! Rise and shine! Today in history is a place for you early risers to exercise your brains as you wait for the day to begin. Please, by all means, bring your own bits of history to the comments section and add your memories

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Daily Proverb

Proverbs 20 10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—    the Lord detests double standards of every kind.

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Freedom to Be

Freedom to Be

ACT party ACT is a party of tolerance and respect. New Zealanders should be free to live their lives without government interference as long as they aren’t hurting others. ACT Leader David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill will give people with a terminal illness the choice of

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Things that make me go hmm

Things that make me go hmm

In case anyone wants evidence that sea levels are not rising, here are a couple of photos of Fort Dennison / Pinchgut Island in Sydney Harbour taken approximately 100 years or so apart.

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Australia and New Zealand Must Be Ready for the Next Wave of Refugees

Australia and New Zealand Must Be Ready for the Next Wave of Refugees

In 1989, as stunned as the rest of us at the brutality of the Chinese government’s crackdown on the democracy activists in Tiananmen, then-prime minister Bob Hawke tearfully announced that all Chinese students then in Australia could stay. Almost all did. It was a grandiose, knee-jerk response typical of

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Wisdom

I do not want to die… until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. Kathe Kollwitz This piece of Whaleoil wisdom was brought to you by The Whale Meat Company.

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Al Gore’s Climate Clown Show Comes to Australia

Al Gore’s Climate Clown Show Comes to Australia

If timing is everything in comedy, then Al Gore must surely be the greatest comic genius since Groucho Marx. Not only are Gore’s climate prediction pratfalls legendarily comical; the King of Environmentalist Slapstick has timed his latest taxpayer-funded, carbon-spewing international junket to Australia right on the heels of the

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Oral Questions:19 June 2019

Questions to Ministers 1.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 2.MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Minister of Health: Is he concerned about the potential health implications of nitrate levels in Canterbury’s aquifers, including in drinking-water sources?

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Pig Rooting in Kelburn … Said the Roadside Sign.

Pig Rooting in Kelburn … Said the Roadside Sign.

By The Blonde Memory is a strange thing. It can be very selective and it can be very fickle, as we all know. I was casting my mind over the years of politics that I have lived through or have been told about, mainly by my maternal grandmother. As a

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Speech That They Hate

New Conservative party It is not hate speech that is being banned, but speech that the Left hate. New Conservative has received a large amount of interest over the last few weeks, but on the 11th and 12th of June, online subscriptions and members  spiked to an all time high.

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A Long List of Failures and Scandals

A Long List of Failures and Scandals

The Labour-led coalition government has amassed an impressively long list of failures and scandals, considering the length of time they have been in power. Failures and scandals * The Sroubek drug dealer deportation affair * The appointment of the speaker on day one * Airforce $1B purchase of Hercules with no tender * $10

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Shane Jones Is the Next Kingmaker

Shane Jones Is the Next Kingmaker

Don’t make me laugh… I have talked before about Henry Cooke. As political writers go, I’m sorry mate… you are way out of your depth. You really need a good editor to pull your sillier ideas into line. These days, just about every article is an opinion article,

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