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China’s Communist Regime Takes Financial Stake in Tiktok

China’s Communist Regime Takes Financial Stake in Tiktok

Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. The Chinese Communist government has taken a stake and board seat in ByteDance, TikTok’

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Hiding the Forrest behind the Greenwashing

Hiding the Forrest behind the Greenwashing

“Greenwashing” is the term coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld, to describe when a company markets itself as doing more for the environment than it actually is. A prime example of greenwashing would be a mining billionaire, who made a fortune by selling ore that is processed into steel by the

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The Rainy Day Is Here, So Where’s the COVID Fund?

David Seymour ACT Leader The day has arrived where businesses will rightly need support from the Government after they’ve been forced to close but the rainy-day fund has already been raided. The Government has been dipping into the $50 billion COVID fund, with $515 million on school lunches,

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Fortress New Zealand: An Ancient, Failed Labour Vision

Fortress New Zealand: An Ancient, Failed Labour Vision

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments In the 1920s and 30s, some Labour Party leaders hoped to insulate New Zealand from the world so

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Want Your Boss to Monitor You 24/7?

Want Your Boss to Monitor You 24/7?

Proponents of forcible vaccination like to couch their authoritarianism in the language of public health and “the greater good”. But so did some of the world’s worst tyrannies. “Public health” has an indelibly bossy streak which must be continually brought to heel if people want to stay free. Of

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A Response to Dan Bongino

A Response to Dan Bongino

Andrew Torba CEO, Gab.com Jesus is King Friday I was flooded with messages about Dan Bongino’s ten minute meltdown on his show calling me a “fraud” and a “clown.” I watched the clip and was amused by Dan’s highly emotional outburst attacking me for simply stating a

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Overseer Not Fit for Purpose

Dr Samuel Dennis grounded.nz You may have noticed the recent headlines regarding the Overseer model (used by regional councils to determine farmer compliance with environmental regulation) being severely criticised in a recent independent review. “Major tool for managing farm pollution gets a fail from reviewers”, “Report finds shortcomings in

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Get Woke, Go Broke: Footlong Version

Get Woke, Go Broke: Footlong Version

You’d think corporations would have got the memo by now. Gilette, Nike, Coca-Cola. From the biggest (Disney) to small companies (Black Rifle Coffee, Handsome Her Cafe), and Hollywood (Ghostbusters 2016, Ocean’s 8). The lesson should be clear: Get Woke, Go Broke. But there’s always another company

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Minister’s Blunder Costs New Zealand $4.5 Billion

Minister’s Blunder Costs New Zealand $4.5 Billion

Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash has fumbled negotiations with Amazon and now the billions of dollars that would’ve been spent in New Zealand will now go to the UK economy, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. The extra 5 per cent rebate paid to production companies is

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China Accused of Deliberately Bankrupting Australian Company

China Accused of Deliberately Bankrupting Australian Company

In his book Silent Invasion, Clive Hamilton paints an alarming picture of a Communist China determined to dominate the world – including Australia – by any and all means it can. Hamilton outlines China’s multi-pronged strategy: everything from plain old spying, to using international students and “Confucius Institutes” to influence

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Bureaucratic Lunacy

Bureaucratic Lunacy

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com If you think New Zealand’s bureaucracy is over the top, trust me, by Australian standards we’re mere apprentices. Both in New Zealand and Australia the worst of bureaucratic busy-bodism is not at central government level but is a local government phenomenon. My

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