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The BFD Video: That Dude Is Gonna Be Running for President!

The BFD Video: That Dude Is Gonna Be Running for President!

Fox News co-host Greg Gutfeld lauded Ron DeSantis as a potential presidential candidate after the Florida governor unleashed on the media for criticizing his state’s coronavirus response. Speaking to the media Wednesday while standing beside Vice President Mike Pence, DeSantis explained how “a lot of people” in that profession

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Speech: Todd Muller New National Leader

Speech: Todd Muller New National Leader

Todd Muller National Party Leader The past few months, our country has made many sacrifices. You have made many sacrifices. You have put a lot on the line to get us through this crisis. Now, we must begin taking another step forward together, with confidence. The confidence to rebuild our

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Daily News Roundup – 25 May 2020

Daily News Roundup – 25 May 2020

National Party leadership change – commentary, analysis Richard Harman (Politik): Adams’ return signals what really lay behind Muller’s campaign John Armstrong (1News): Todd Muller is capable and qualified despite uninspiring opening as National leader Claire Trevett (Herald): Anatomy of a coup: How Todd Muller felled Simon Bridges and who helped

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A Timeline—Pandemic & Erosion of Freedoms Have Been Decades in the Making

A Timeline—Pandemic & Erosion of Freedoms Have Been Decades in the Making

Children’s Health Defense Team childrenshealthdefense.org From the moment of “COVID-19’s” naming—and particularly since the imposition of unprecedented restrictions on “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”—some people have smelled a rat. And with each passing week, the smell becomes worse. A growing chorus of ordinary

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Life in a Time of Pandemic

Life in a Time of Pandemic

In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, alien visitor to Earth Ford Prefect is puzzled by humans’ habit of constantly stating and repeating the obvious. If they don’t keep on exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working. Ford might have noted an analogous habit amongst journalists:

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Forget the Polls — the Party’s the Problem

Forget the Polls — the Party’s the Problem

Two polls within days of each other and both tell a similar story. First, let’s take the simplistic view. Had National been in Government they probably would have got a similar bounce had the same numbers from the COVID-19 event occurred. Scott Morrison in Australia is currently at 63%

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Feeling the Lockdown Pinch

Feeling the Lockdown Pinch

Not long ago, a family-run hospitality business in my town posted a plea for help on the local Facebook page: please come and buy our stuff! In anticipation of some big annual events in Tasmania, months ago they had ordered piles of perishable stock. Now it was all sitting in

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An Unethical Social Experiment

An Unethical Social Experiment

Kristy While many are happy we are now in level two I woke up, turned the radio on, heard the COVID ad for contact tracing and felt like I was part of a “1984” social experiment. Much like the Milgram social experiment of days gone by, this experiment wouldn’t

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Daily News Roundup – 22 May 2020

Daily News Roundup – 22 May 2020

National Party leadership vote Richard Harman (Politik): D-day for Bridges Matthew Hooton (Herald): National’s only leadership choice is Muller (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): It’s a tough race when you are Mr 29 per cent – Simon Bridges faces extraordinary pressure Audrey Young (Herald): Damage and risks in National’s

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