Dale Steinreich mises.org Dale Steinreich is an economist and an Associated Scholar of the Mises Institute. A sitting US president is suspended from Twitter, Facebook, and email service provider Campaign Monitor. A pillow entrepreneur not only loses his personal and business Twitter accounts but also ten retail stores for
Diana Bossio Swinburne University of Technology Diana Bossio, Lecturer, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology Facebook this week made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content. The ban includes blocking links to Australian and overseas news publishers. Facebook said the ban was a
Yes, NZ Herald, six tested negative but that’s MSM spin to avoid admitting that four people tested POSITIVE! Please share this MSM Spin of the Day so others can discover The BFD.
When the Chinese Communist Party brought the ban-hammer down on Australian exports, from wine to barley, they no doubt expected it to be the short, sharp shock “disrespectful” Australia needed. Instead, it was Beijing which was shocked. Far from folding immediately and begging for forgiveness (and money) from China, the
It seems that the government is importing “batches of Covid-19” to our shores instead of vaccines. Maybe China gave them a special deal? Honesty in reporting or a stuff up? You decide. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
The war between Big Tech and the Australian government is heating up. First shot fired was Google threatening to pull its services from Australia entirely. Now Facebook has gone nuclear and canned all local and international news. The move is the latest in the high-stakes standoff against the Morrison government’
Peter Williams Magic Talk Peter Williams is the host of Magic Talk Mornings, weekdays 9 am -midday. OPINION: I know that on my radio show we sometimes upset and offend people. In return, I cop quite a few insults as well. I’m not bothered. It’s called freedom of
Covid: General Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s boldest and most adept Covid move yet (paywalled) ODT: Editorial – Trust and politicians in the Covid era Richard Harman: Living with covid Lisette Reymer (Newshub): New Zealand should stop living in fear of COVID-19 – expert Henry Cooke (Stuff): National says move out
Scott Whitlock newsbusters.org Pence lauded, “When I was governor of Indiana and when I served as vice president, he was the anchor of conservatism.” Making it all personal, the Vice President asserted, “I scarcely believe that I would have had the opportunities to serve in the Congress, to serve
From the “Whats On” section of The Press 15/2/21. Those WWI “fighter jets” must have been a sight to see. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
Louis Houlbrooke Campaigns Manager New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi – a former TVNZ reporter – has announced a new $55 million fund that NZ on Air will distribute to media companies for “public interest journalism”. This is scary. Instead of following an Australian or Canadian model of tax credits,
On almost every ‘culture war’ controversy in New Zealand politics, I find myself feeling deeply frustrated. We live in a pseudo-democratic country. The loci of power and information, purportedly in service to the New Zealand public, are dominated by a class of persons who are ideologically invested in a foreign
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com I read the news now strictly for its comedic value. The New Zealand Herald and Stuff guarantee several belly laughs every morning. The headlines alone are more giggles than the Sunday funnies ever were. I once read these rags as though news was still a thing.
Covid: Auckland outbreak decisions Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Contact tracing ‘Ferrari’ will be enough to contain future outbreaks Jamie Morton (Herald): Shift to Level 2 ‘not cautious enough’ – expert Science Media Centre: Auckland jumps down to Alert Level 2 – Expert Reaction Jason Walls (Herald): Auckland’s lockdown exit comes with a
