The word for today is… capricious (adjective) – governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive, unpredictable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun caprice, which first appeared in English in the mid-17th century, is a synonym of whim. Evidence shows that the adjective capricious debuted about sixty years before caprice; it’s
The word for today is… torpor (noun) – 1a : a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility b : a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals 2
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org Cook County, Illinois, Judge James Shapiro reached a new low in covid tyranny by forbidding Rebecca Firlit from seeing her 11-year-old son until she receives a covid vaccine. Judge Shapiro is not alone in abusing judicial power to force individuals to get vaccinated. Judges
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
The word for today is… omniscient (adjective) – 1 : having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight 2 : possessed of universal or complete knowledge Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One who is omniscient literally knows all. The word omniscient, which has been part of English since at least the beginning of the 17th century,
Daniel B. Klein aier.org Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he leads a program in Adam Smith. As an employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I had the honor of receiving an email message: “Vaccinations and Mask
Joe Burton University of Waikato Senior Lecturer, New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato As Friday’s attack by an ISIS sympathiser in a New Zealand supermarket has shown, ISIS’s extreme ideology still holds strong appeal for some disaffected Muslims living in the west. ISIS
R. M. Huffman rt.com R. M. Huffman is a physician, author, and observer of culture. Some doctors are openly discussing refusal to treat patients who decline, for whatever reason, to get the jab. This would set a dangerous precedent and shatter fundamental tenets of medical practice. An insidious sentiment
The word for today is… flounder (noun, verb) – noun : flatfish especially any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes verb : 1 : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly 2 : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
Just for now, I have had a gutsful of Covid, terrorists, Ardern, the MSM and this Labour Government in general. Fortunately, I have had the opportunity to escape the confines of living life in a political straitjacket within this now depressing regime. Walking long distances has never been an aspiration
As George Orwell so accurately predicted in his instruction manual for governments in the 21st century: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength”. A wonderful example of this Orwellian double-speak has been provided for us by the ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union. In the years following
It always strikes me as a terrible indictment of the NZ media that, if you want to find unbiased reporting of the performance of our government, you have to look overseas to find it. I am sure there are other countries whose media pack do nothing but praise the government;
The word for today is… shibboleth (noun) – 1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning b : a widely held belief c : truism, platitude 2a : a use of language regarded as distinctive of a particular
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. On August 5, 2017, Michael Hari and two other men from a tiny terrorist group called the White Rabbits firebombed the Dar al-Farooq (DAF) Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, at the time of morning prayers. A pipe bomb
righttolife.org.uk Marie Stopes Australia has closed four of its Queensland clinics. The clinics, located in Townsville, Rockhampton, Southport, and Newcastle employed over 40 staff and performed around 5,000 abortions annually. Managing director Jamal Hakim described the closures as “a really difficult decision“. He explained: “Costs, when it
