The BFD Video: (Another) Calgary Street Preacher Fined While Feeding Homeless People
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Covid-19
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Here is what the Minister of Police said when referring to a recent banning of public display of patches by gang members: “Gang insignia is intended to intimidate the public and other gangs. It is designed to claim ownership of a physical space and to encourage the recruitment of gang
It’s Official: God’s Own Country Is Now an Oligarchy.
We used to have a democracy, long ago, with institutions robust and whose advice, although not always reliable, was reasoned and open to scrutiny. We had excellent epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists carefully preparing reports displaying methods, workings and conclusions, citing references numerous. One such example was “Potential Health Impacts
COVID-19 Update: 4 May 2020
We are at Level 3 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. New Zealand moved to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on Monday 27 April. We will stay in Alert Level 3 for two weeks, before Cabinet reviews how we are tracking and makes further decisions on 11
Another Socialist Performing Seal
I hurt myself this morning, my own fault of course. Any of you people, much smarter than me, will have said ‘don’t do it.’ You may in hindsight stretch to an entirely unsympathetic ‘what did you expect?’, and you would be right, but I went ahead and did it
Recall and Replace
There have been a number of people in key leadership positions during the COVID-19 event who have come up well short of what we would expect in terms of job performance. Some of them have conned us, deliberately or otherwise, some have shown their true colours and some appear to
It’s Time For Business to Step Up
In the Southern District Health Board area, which is basically most of the lower South Island below about Mt Cook, we have had two people die supposedly as a result of contracting this virus. Yes, both old and both with comorbidities. The last person to be confirmed with the disease
Daily News Roundup – 4 May 2020
UMR poll Matt McCarten (E-Tangata): Jacinda Ardern’s rising tide Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Poll won’t roll Simon Bridges but that doesn’t mean he’s safe Henry Cooke (stuff): How much has Covid-19 truly changed politics? Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): National has a difficult decision to make
Bumbling Fools Running the Country
Not satisfied with blindly and non-analytically peddling the government’s propaganda and presenting Jacinda Ardern as the saviour of the nation, covering her in yet more fairy dust and glitter, without questioning the veracity or accuracy of her utterances, the New Zealand Herald last week joined our schoolmarm, scolding prime
Why It Is Not 2002 All Over Again
Damien Grant is a liquidator. He drives the ambulance to the bottom of the cliff. His latest piece is an interesting view on the economy from a liquidator’s perspective and his further comments provide food for thought for those who think that National is going down in a screaming
EXCLUSIVE: Government and Police Lockdown Actions NOT Legally Supported
At the start of the Level 4 lockdown, unknown to the public, the Police were flying by the seat of their pants, receiving almost daily updates telling them how to deal with the lockdown. At the start of the lockdown on 25th March, the Medical Officer of Health (MedOH) notice
The BFD Video: Totalitarianism Doesn’t Shock Us Any More
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Twiggy Gets the Stick for China Support
Perhaps mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has got used to the idea that he can boss around Australian governments, after his 2010 campaign against the Minerals Resource Rent Tax contributed directly to the downfall of then-PM Kevin Rudd. Perhaps he is just eager to bootlick the Communists who pour billions