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The BFD Faces of the Day *UPDATED

The BFD Faces of the Day *UPDATED

**UPDATE: A google search reveals that this poster may be a prank originating from this Twitter account Is it just me or does this COVID-19 poster remind you just a bit too much of early Soviet propaganda posters, the stylised figures, the pose, the upward angled light beams…it’

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The Parrot Against the Public Service

The Parrot Against the Public Service

Alan Jones is not, it seems safe to say, Mr. Popularity inside the Canberra Bubble. Not that he ever was: the public service (which is almost half of the entire population of Canberra) is notoriously left-leaning, so the right-wing radio firebrand nicknamed “The Parrot” is guaranteed to send

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Where Are the Globalists Now?

Where Are the Globalists Now?

One of the few news items to immediately brighten my day in these trying times crossed my virtual desk this morning. US President Donald Trump has threatened to defund the World Health Organisation after the “China centric” body failed to support early travel bans which could have saved tens of

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to

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The Memory Hole

The Memory Hole

Satire (Maybe) It was a bright cold day in April, the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston understood it would be a long stretch at the memory-hole: Big Sister had retro-spoken, the past would now need to change. He must not pause. Leaning forward at his desk Winston’s

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COVID-19 Update: 9 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 9 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with

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Lockdown Concerns

Lockdown Concerns

“I have said it before, and I will say it again: the same political or journalistic treatment applied to any episode of seasonal flu would terrify us just as much as the current epidemic. Just as the staging – with real-time counts of victims – of any major health problem would

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Govt Must Stop Dictating & Start Listening to Business

Govt Must Stop Dictating & Start Listening to Business

Press Release: ACT Party “Today’s Epidemic Response Committee hearing revealed that businesses want the Government to start listening to them, provide clear guidance about the rules at lower Alert Levels, and hit pause on new regulations”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We’re told that we’re all in

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PM Living in a State of Denial

PM Living in a State of Denial

George One of the most undesirable consequences of this whole pandemic episode is not just the illness itself, nor the dismantling of our economy, nor the eternal boredom of the lockdown, nor the unavailability of shopping options, nor the pending ruin of thousands of small and not so small businesses,

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Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 9 April 2020

Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 9 April 2020

Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse committee

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We Are Not All in This Together

We Are Not All in This Together

The feminization of society isn’t the overlay of feminist values. No. It’s the overlay of natural feminine tendencies. Don’t tell me they don’t exist. Most females become mothers. They are biologically designed to nurture. To bond through touch and soft murmurs. To provide their bodies to

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Don’t Worry; There’ll Be a Vaccine

Don’t Worry; There’ll Be a Vaccine

Those of us who are old enough can remember back to the 1980s when rare infections that typically only occurred in people with very weak immune systems started killing a growing number of young, otherwise healthy patients.  Ultimately the US CDC began investigating. By 1983 the medical community had found

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