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Pasifika Community Can’t Have It Both Ways

Pasifika Community Can’t Have It Both Ways

Robin Grieve The angry reaction by some Pacific Islanders to Ashley Bloomfield and the Ministry of Health informing the public that it was the Pacific community that was at the heart of the Covid cluster in South Auckland, demonstrates the problem of having a government and an overpopulation of social

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Family First familyfirst.org.nz Just when you thought things couldn’t get more ridiculous, here comes the Pregnant Man emoji. Yes, officially released by Unicode Consortium as part of Emoji 14.0, the new emoji is simply named “Pregnant Man” and comes in a range of skin colours and

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… pulchritude (noun) – : physical comeliness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If English poet John Keats was right when he wrote that “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” then pulchritude should bring bliss for many years to come. That word has already served English handsomely for

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Capitalism Is the Best Bet for Biodiversity

Capitalism Is the Best Bet for Biodiversity

If we’re to believe the loonies dressing up in silly costumes and gluing themselves to roads, “capitalism is the problem”. Capitalism, the eco-nuts want us to believe, is the mortal enemy of Mother Gaia. In fact, the opposite is more often true. But there are two reasons this false

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… recrudescence (noun)- : a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Recrudescence derives from the Latin verb recrudescere, meaning “to become raw again” (used, for example, of wounds). Ultimately, it can be traced back to the Latin word for

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‘Anorexia Coach’: Sexual Predators Online Are Targeting Teens Wanting to Lose Weight. Platforms Are Looking the Other Way

Suku Sukunesan Swinburne University of Technology Dr Sukunesan is a Senior Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology within the Information Systems Department. He is an experienced researcher with a keen interest in social media applications, social network analysis and health innovation. There’s no shortage of people online looking to

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What Are Dark Patterns? An Online Media Expert Explains

What Are Dark Patterns? An Online Media Expert Explains

Jasmine McNealy University of Florida Jasmine E. McNealy is an associate professor in the Department of Media Production, Management & Technology, in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, where she studies information, communication, and technology with a view toward influencing law and policy. Dark patterns

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… bipartisan (adjective) – : of, relating to, or involving members of two parties – specifically : marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Bipartisan is a two-part word. The first element is the prefix bi-, which means “two”; the

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Investing in the Future of Entertainment: Disney or Netflix?

John Ling wealthmorning.com John is the Chief Investment Officer at Wealth Morning. His responsibilities include trading, client service, and compliance. He is an experienced investor and portfolio manager, trading both on his own account and assisting with high net-worth clients. The Lion King. Beauty and the Beast. Aladdin. I

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The Case against Cardinal Pell Was Always Specious and Indefensible

The Case against Cardinal Pell Was Always Specious and Indefensible

Fr Frank Brennan SJ mercatornet.com Fr Frank Brennan SJ is the Rector of Newman College, Melbourne, the Distinguished Fellow of the P M Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University, and the former CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA). Cardinal George Pell’s conviction in a Melbourne court of historic

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The Next Group That Will Be Targeted by the Left: Hindus

Dark Jester The New Lynn shopping mall attack shows that despite our reassurances, there are Jihadist and ISIS linked elements in New Zealand. But what was interesting was the reaction on social media underneath. Many of the comments underneath the articles that covered the New Lynn attack would be considered

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What Happens When an Anti-family Activist Has a Baby?

Kimberly Ells mercatornet.com Kimberly Ells is the author of The Invincible Family: Why the Global Campaign to Crush Motherhood and Fatherhood Can’t Win and is a policy advisor for Family Watch International. Israeli Labor Party Leader Merav Michaeli has momentous news: she has a new baby. This news

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