Meet the ideal human being of the Woke Left: lazy, parasitical, bigoted, ignorant, disrespectful, idle, selfish, demands their every whim be gratified instantly. Well, that’s not anything that none of us already knew from watching the BLM/Antifa mobs in action, but now it’s been given the imprimatur
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com For the last half dozen years Wellington property developer Ian Cassels has engaged in a heavily publicised war of attrition over his proposed 400 apartment development in Shelly Bay. The site is a former military base covered with ugly old wooden buildings. Ian purchased it
The word for today is… empirical (adj) – 1. (a) Relying on or derived from observation or experiment. (b) Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment. 2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : When empirical first appeared as an adjective
Graham Hill MA (Hons) LLB (Hons) Victor Klemperer was a Jewish Professor of Literature at a Dresden University in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1947, having survived the Nazi regime, he published a book titled Lingua Tertii Imperii: Notizbuch eines Philologen (The Language of the Third Reich: A Philologist’s
National’s transport infrastructure package is just the first part of the Delivering Infrastructure theme of its Plan to Get New Zealand Working. Today initial announcements focus on the Upper North Island with announcements planned for across the rest of the country. What projects are part of National’s Upper
The word for today is… disabuse (verb) – To free from a falsehood or misconception. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : We know the verb abuse as a word meaning “to misuse,” “to mistreat,” or “to revile.” But when disabuse first appeared in the early 17th century, there was a sense of
The word for today is… devise (verb) – 1. To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive. 2. (Law) To transmit or give (real property) by will. 3. (Archaic) To suppose; imagine. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : There’s something inventive about devise, a word that stems from
Danielle van Dalen maxim.org.nz I don’t particularly love confronting people. But I know that when it’s done well, disagreement can be incredibly powerful. An open letter On Justice and Open Debate published last week, suggests the 150 signatories think similarly. The letter claims that an increasingly
The word for today is… gest (noun) – 1. A notable adventure or exploit. 2. (a) A verse romance or tale. (b) A prose romance. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Let the Queen know of our gests,” Antony instructs his men after a hard-won victory on the battlefield in William
The word for today is… lissome (adj) – 1. Moving or able to move with grace and ease; lithe and graceful. 2. Easily bent; supple. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Lissome (sometimes spelled lissom) is a gently altered form of its synonym, lithesome. While lissome tends to be the more popular
The word for today is… troubadour (noun) – 1. One of a class of 12th-century and 13th-century lyric poets in southern France, northern Italy, and northern Spain, who composed songs in langue d’oc often about courtly love. 2. A strolling minstrel. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In the
Nina Louise Purvis King’s College London When I open up about my referral for an autism spectrum disorder assessment, I draw on examples from the only popular reference I have for an autistic doctor – what’s portrayed on TV. You have probably seen these medical dramas – The Good Doctor,
The word for today is… vilipend (verb) – 1. To view or treat with contempt; despise. 2. To speak ill of; disparage. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Vilipend first appeared in English in the 15th century and had its heyday during the 19th century—being found in the works of such
The word for today is… fictitious (adj) – Spurious, fake; fictional; created or assumed with the intention to conceal. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Fictitious is related to the Medieval Latin word fict?cius, meaning “artificial,” “imaginary,” “feigned,” or “fraudulent.” It was first used in English as an antonym for natural.
LB I have seen a lot of talk on this subject by people of the Right recently and while I do agree with the overall consensus that the act of removing and tearing down monuments dedicated to Confederate generals and other great men of America is a disgrace and tantamount
The word for today is… whodunit (noun) – A story dealing with a crime and its solution; a detective story. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In 1930, Donald Gordon, a book reviewer for News of Books, needed to come up with something to say about a rather unremarkable mystery novel called
