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Has the NZ Herald been smoking the Devil’s Cabbage? “Shurg“ If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Delusions, Scams and Swindles
We are a gullible lot, seemingly oblivious to the craziness displayed by the political unknowns who trotted into parliament off the party list in 2017. Bob Jones calls them en masse “disastrous” “no hopers”. The wannabees arrived clutching their favourite hobby horses. For Green MP Julie Anne Genter it was
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Opening Pandora’s Box
Thornton Blackmore It is widely acknowledged that the global health crisis has opened a Pandora’s Box of economic and political calamities, which are no less of a problem than the pandemic itself. Indeed, as an increasing number of scientists, medical professionals, journalists and politicians are now challenging the narrative
Let Me Be Clear: We Are Not Urging Landlords to Delay Installation of Heating
In recent weeks I’ve had the misfortune of seeing my name in headlines suggesting that I have “urged” landlords not to install heating in rentals. This is incorrect but has been repeated in two Spinoff articles drawing on the original report – the first by Hayden Donnell and the second,
Murdoch Press Pushes Fake News about Proud Boys
The Fake News legacy media have gone into overdrive, following the first presidential debate of 2020. One of their favourite topics of obfuscation has been the Proud Boys, who were briefly alluded to in the debate. The same media who’ve spent months lying that Antifa don’t even exist
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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Jacinda Ardern’s Debate Performance Roundup
The Spinoff Ardern’s clanger was refusing to answer honestly about which way she will vote in the cannabis referendum. Clearly she doesn’t want to alienate conservative supporters but implying it was because she didn’t want to influence voters does them a disservice. Newsroom Ardern’s refusal to
Daily News Roundup – 2 October 2020
Election Peter Dunne: No party has offered any innovative strategy for the future Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): You Know What? Collins Could Win This. Tim Watkin (RNZ): Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes ‘last stand’ Matthew Hooton (Herald): Act or Green — there’s nothing to fear (paywalled) RNZ: Voters
Stuff Responds to a Letter to the Editor
Stuff has responded to a recent Letter to the Editor that we published on The BFD about Stuff’s updated code of practice and ethics. But how hypocritical of them to state on one hand that they are not biased, are accurate and are balanced when on the other hand
Judith Collins’ Debate Performance Roundup
The Spinoff I have never laughed so much during a political debate […] some of it was truly joyous, like when Collins very earnestly answered moderator Paddy Gower’s quickfire question about investigating allegations surrounding Gloriavale with “can I tell you I just think it sounds really weird.” She has never
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Sanzar or Sanzaar? NewstalkZB could almost be forgiven if the two articles weren’t right next to each other. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.