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The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread about the Capitol Riot
Glenn Greenwald ronpaulinstitute.org What took place at the Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly a politically motivated riot. As such, it should not be controversial to regard it as a dangerous episode. Any time force or violence is introduced into what ought to be the peaceful resolution of political
Journalists in Trouble
27th February 2021 Arrests and the detention of journalists continue as the military try to shut down the information flow. Yesterday saw the detention of a Japanese journalist and his subsequent release 6 hours later. Informal media reporting is being shut down and news is becoming hard to obtain. There
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
The Press and Stuff are so broke it appears that they are having to cut back on the number of letters they put into their headlines. It’s Kaikoura’s not “Kaioura’s” Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
The Cancel Culture Mob Got Gina Carano and Is Eyeing Fox News. Here’s Why It’s Wrong.
Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer, commentator, and activist. She’s a Newsmax Insider and a Contributor to The Washington Examiner. As the nation continues to grapple with the fallout from the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, prominent members of the media are
Washingtonian Magazine Reveals Laughable Horrors of Trump Hotel
P.J. Gladnick newsbusters.org I am probably the only writer on NewsBusters to have received an award from the Soviet Union. It was for my work as an American correspondent for Krokodil Magazine which you can see chronicled in I Was A Commie Writer. Trump Derangement Syndrome can have
Radio Gaga
I was listening to the news on the radio yesterday morning. There was an item about one Stefani Germanotta, who had two of her bulldogs dognapped. Three dogs were being walked by her dog walker when a gunman shot the dog walker four times in the chest and stole two
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
I initially thought that the headline writer was having a really bad day by misspelling “refusal” but I thought I’d better check the word just in case. Well blow me down, “refusenik” is an actual word but I’m not sure the journalist actually was suggesting that the lady
The Fredo and Sonny Show
In one of his excellent “Change My Mind” segments, Steven Crowder challenged passers-by to prove that Donald Trump was a “fascist”. Crowder provided a dictionary definition of fascism and asked for evidence that Donald Trump fitted any of its points. One particular item discussed was the suppression of opposition,
Facebook’s Problems Are Just Beginning
In the early 20th century, Anaconda Copper was one of the biggest companies in the world. In the early 2000s, MySpace was the most visited website in the US and the largest social networking site in Europe. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might do well to ponder the fates of both.
Letter to the Editor: NZ’s Biggest Clash in History?
Dear Editor The NZ Herald‘s lack of historical sporting knowledge is embarrassing. At the moment they’re touting the upcoming Joseph Parker-Junior Fa boxing match as “the biggest New Zealand heavyweight clash in history”. This is ludicrous. They’re a couple of ‘Neville Nobodys’ in global terms, although
Daily News Roundup – 26 February 2021
Housing Luke Malpass (Stuff): Government’s slow crawl on housing continues Jason Walls (Herald): ‘Kiwis can’t outbid K?inga Ora:’ Government grilled over $750 million house-buying bill Dileepa Fonseka (Stuff): Auditor-General investigates MSD scheme which paid landlords $3k per week for ‘uninhabitable’ houses Stuff Editorial: A clue
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One of These Things Is Not like the Others
Peter Martin Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University Peter Martin is Business and Economy Editor of The Conversation and a Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the ANU. A former Commonwealth Treasury official, he has worked as Economics Correspondent for the ABC, as Economics
Daily News Roundup – 25 February 2021
Housing Richard Harman: Government has little to say about housing crisis Miriam Bell (Stuff): Housing affordability at worst point in ‘at least 17 years’ Adam Jacobson (RNZ): New Zealand housing affordability plummets to historically low levels Zane Small (Newshub): National’s Nicola Willis in disbelief as Megan Woods reveals results