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Propaganda of the Day
Many vaccinated people are concerned about the prospect of mixing with unvaccinated people. […] despite vaccination providing excellent protection against severe disease, a small proportion of vaccinated people still require ICU care. Therefore, some vaccinated people may have a strong preference to mix primarily with other vaccinated people. […] Recent reports from
The BFD Stuff Up of the YEAR!
Google maps show the route of the Cook-Strait ferry passing through the Barrett Reef that caused the wreck of the Cook-Strait ferry Wahine. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
Why We Need Your Support
The landscape for conservative media is getting darker and darker. The BFD is faced with competitors that are hock deep in Government funded troughs and social media giants that stifle freedom of expression. This month The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for
The Latest Payout to the Propaganda Press
Public Interest Journalism Propaganda has received an $18m boost with the announcement of funding for an additional 110 journalists across New Zealand with “a specific mandate to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged, and support a healthy democracy”. Don’t you just love the Newspeak? War is
Comparing Apples with Apples: The Spinoff and The BFD
The Spinoff has the same size audience as The BFD but the similarities end there. The BFD is funded 95% by our one thousand plus members and 5% by our advertising revenue. The BFD serves a broad church of political views that includes libertarian, centre-right, and conservative readers of
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
https://ytcutter.net/watch/F8led7SQ_/ If you enjoyed this please share it so others can discover The BFD.
Face of the Day
Sir Russell Coutts Facebook After experiencing what it’s like in Europe since May, it appears there are a lot of things being mis-reported in New Zealand. The media here seems set on promoting fear. It would be interesting to send a truly independent news crew offshore to report
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Was this opinion writer drunk, or working too late? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
Candace Owens ‘in full Dragon Mode.’
In the context of a ‘pandemic,’ the moderators of The BFD have asked that commentators try to keep off the subjects of Covid -19 and the worst Government New Zealand has ever experienced. It is a relief to move away from these two rather depressing topics for the sake of
How Biased is The BFD?
Last year a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The
How Jacinda Ardern Bought the NZ Media
Does Jacinda Ardern own the New Zealand media? This was the gist of the questions recently put by a Sky News Australia panel to Chantelle Baker. The panel wanted to know why, as James Morrow put it, “That Jacinda Ardern gets such a free ride in the New Zealand media?
We Need Someone like Liz Gunn
I watched Liz Gunn’s Rumble video with joyful delight. At last, a person with some credibility and media training was standing up and saying what so many of us were thinking. She is respected, liked and generally well known. If anyone could lead us out of the vale of
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Do you think Stuff is trying to tell us there are 94 cases? It’s deja vu all over again. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
Saddle up It’s Time to Join the BFD Posse
Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’s jobs by complaining to their employers. This year a Youtuber in New Zealand lost his job after a concerted effort by activists including Maori Party co-leader