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Why Taking the Knee Won’t Stop Racism

Why Taking the Knee Won’t Stop Racism

Five people have been arrested after England footballers were racially abused online following their Euro 2020 final defeat. Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were targeted after they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final. The attacks were racist and extremely abusive and were very upsetting for the young

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BFD Subscriptions vs Mainstream Media Money

BFD Subscriptions vs Mainstream Media Money

Last week NZ Mainstream Media were the recipients of Government handouts and all the money came with strings attached. BusinessDesk reported on the winners of the first round of Government largesse that officially is described as the Public Interest Journalism Fund. The beneficiaries include: Stuff, who was given $300,000.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Only those with a dirty mind (or sexy imagination) will notice what is wrong with this headline. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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The Media Are the Enemy

The Media Are the Enemy

On Thursday night I had the misfortune to watch a TV One News attack piece on the planned protest by farmers. It was very strongly implied that farmers are a threat to the environment and therefore must change their ways. The inference was that it is the farmers who are

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

NZ Herald runs a story on the anti-Government protesters in Cuba and uses a photo of the pro-Government counter-rally, complete with 26 July Movement flags. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Journalists Still in Prison

Journalists Still in Prison

16th July 2021 The incarceration of journalists continues, which helps to explain some of the difficulty in getting reports from Myanmar. The military is trying to put a stranglehold on the flow of information from the country and is repressing as much of the media as it possibly can. Nearly

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This Is What We Are up Against

This Is What We Are up Against

The BFD is 95% powered by subscriber dollars and the remaining 5% comes from ad revenue. The Spinoff doesn’t have subscriptions because they don’t need them. Take a look at who pays for them to do what they do. Hint, it is not their readership. Recently The Spinoff

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They Are Going to Hunt You Down

They Are Going to Hunt You Down

The New Zealand Government is getting ready to hunt people down if they do not submit to the experimental covid-19 vaccinations (and the upcoming booster shots). New Zealand’s Minister for COVID-19 Response, Chris Hipkins, is openly saying it now: The government will “go out and find you” if you

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

When “feelings” trump facts. The story of NZ in the 21st century! But the positives of the country’s pandemic personal finances had a dark flipside, with 32 per cent of renters saying they felt poorer than before the pandemic struck. A similar proportion of non-investors, who missed out on

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Join the BFD Army

Join the BFD Army

We are essentially a lone voice in a sea of left-wing voices. Do you really want us to disappear or would you rather we powered up our voice? Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’

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Why Persist With What We Know Doesn’t Work?

Why Persist With What We Know Doesn’t Work?

Finally, some mainstream media reporters are catching on to what we’ve been reporting for more than a year: lockdowns do not work. Yes, I know I’ve said this before, but clearly I’ve got to keep saying it until the slow kids on the government benches catch on.

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Join the BFD Posse

Join the BFD Posse

We are essentially a lone voice in a sea of left-wing voices. Do you want us to disappear or would you rather we powered up our voice? Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’s

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Next time maybe they should hold an accident meeting. You know, to keep people safe. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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With Your Help We Can Win a Lopsided Battle

With Your Help We Can Win a Lopsided Battle

Stuff has reported on the extent of media bludging from government troughs. It is eye-watering just how much taxpayer coin some media organisations have availed themselves of. Media companies large and small claimed funding from the Government’s media package last year. In April 2020, Broadcasting, Communications and Media Minister

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What’s It Like Being Tasered by Tova O’Brien?

What’s It Like Being Tasered by Tova O’Brien?

Superwoman Tova seems to get a “stunned mullet” reaction from interviewees on Newshub Nation. This week it was “big fish” Paul Hunt, the Human Rights Commissioner, who was squirming out of the fry-pan trying to avoid Tova’s taser like beam. He, like Justice Minster Faafoi, couldn’t or wouldn’

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Disappointment of the Day

Disappointment of the Day

Weather forecaster Philip Duncan has expressed his “disappointment” in New Zealanders who did not like him calling New Zealand “Aotearoa.” Duncan said it is disappointing that many New Zealanders are still showing resistance to embracing te reo Maori. He jokingly suggested that those who had felt compelled to air their

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