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Daily News Roundup – 10 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 10 February 2021

Parliament’s tie-wearing rules Rawiri Waititi (Herald): It’s not about a tie – it’s about Pakeha power Amelia Wade (Herald): Tiki vs tie: Parliament neck-tie stoush soon to be tied-up Henry Cooke (Stuff): Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi kicked out of House for refusal to wear a tie Jason

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Mass Manipulation – How It Works

Robert Cialdini Peter Koenig thesaker.is Have you ever wondered how a herd of sheep is driven to their slaughterhouse? Manipulation of minds is a well-studied science, has been applied already for centuries, but is getting ever more sophisticated. For example, the many poignant assertions, Joseph Goebbels, Hitlers Minister of

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A Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article

A Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article

Today Non- Subscribers get a FREE taste of what they are missing out on. Have a read of this Insight Politics article then decide whether or not you would like to subscribe to a Silver subscription or upgrade your existing Basic or Bronze level Subscription to Silver. Free-Speaking in the

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The Good News about Cancel Culture in NZ

Cancel Culture worldwide is cancelling conservative individuals and conservative media outlets for wanting to discuss the things that so-called progressives want buried. In the short term, this appears to be a calamity for those of us on the right side of politics but in reality, it is the beginning of

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Daily News Roundup – 9 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 9 February 2021

Air NZ work for Saudi Arabia military Benedict Collins (1News): Air NZ has been secretly helping Saudi Arabian military despite its role in Yemen humanitarian crisis RNZ: Air NZ apologises after revelations it helped Saudi Arabian military Herald: The Green Party slams Air NZ after Saudi Arabian military revelations Waitangi

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“It Feels Like Another World but That’s What’s on the Ground”

“It Feels Like Another World but That’s What’s on the Ground”

During the 2020 election campaign, journalists who bothered to venture any further out on the campaign trail than browsing their Twitter feed or adding to the single figures watching a Joe Biden Zoom snoozeroo were shocked – shocked! – to discover just how much the plebs in flyover country backed Trump. They’

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff can’t tell the difference between metres and feet. A 47m vessel is quite large but the launch in question is only a 47 foot Riviera. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Daily News Roundup – 8 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 8 February 2021

Housing and inequality Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Reserve Bank repeatedly warned Government money printing would lead to house price inflation Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Revealed: The official advice Robertson ignored on how QE boosts house prices Talia Marshall (Stuff): Not having secure housing has begun to undo my head Bernard Hickey (Stuff)

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No Conservatives, But Child Porn Is Ok with Twitter

No Conservatives, But Child Porn Is Ok with Twitter

Twitter is apparently able to hunt down and exterminate wrongthink with a single algorithm. Its censorship resolutely sniffs out conservative tendencies like a bloodhound on the scent. If they can’t outright ban everyone to the right of Marx using their byzantine “community standards”, Twitter will “shadowban” them – making sure

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

This photo caption from the Bay of Plenty Times has obviously escaped from somewhere else. (BoP Times 5 Feb) Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Christian Lobby Group Cancelled for Stating a Fact

WND reports on Twitter banning conservative Christian group “Focus on the Family”: It’s not just President Trump and the MyPillow guy Mike Lindell who are facing the wrath of Twitter in recent days. Now, the social-media giant has suspended Focus on the Family, an influential Christian-based family organization. The

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The Real Story behind the Firing of the Parler CEO

The Real Story behind the Firing of the Parler CEO

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The Antisemitic Commentators of Holocaust Remembrance Day

The Antisemitic Commentators of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Judy Maynard aijac.org.au Each year on 27 January – the day the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated – the world remembers and honours the victims of one of the greatest crimes against humanity by observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. One-third of the Jewish people and millions of members of other

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

“Relived“? As in she did it all again? Stuff at their usual stellar best. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Democrats Seek to Weaponize FBI against Parler

Democrats Seek to Weaponize FBI against Parler

Jeff Charles libertynation.com Socio-political Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. A self-confessed news and political junkie, Jeff’s writing has been featured in Small Business Trends, Business2Community, and The Huffington Post. Born in Southern California and having experienced the 1992 L.A. Riots up close and personal, Jeff’s insights are

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Memes Are a Joke

Memes Are a Joke

Lady Wellington One thing that’s been bothering me for years is the fact that the older generations can’t seem to figure out what is a joke and what isn’t, or be able to tell fact from fiction especially on the internet. As someone who has grown up

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