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The man behind a controversial $2.75 million Mongrel Mob-led drug rehab programme has a message for his critics: “Jacinda seems to trust me. Why wouldn’t you?” Read the article in full here. Comment on it on The BFD.
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
COVID Killing More Than the Tatmadaw
17th July 2021 With the near destruction of formal health services in Myanmar and the increase in infections of Covid, there is a disaster of epic proportions looming on the horizon. As with everything in Myanmar the accuracy of data and reports leaves a lot to be desired. Where possible
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
The Rohingya Crisis, an Alternative View
15th July 2021 Nothing that follows in the article below is to be taken as an endorsement of what happened to the Rohingya during their expulsion from Myanmar which was of course unforgivable and horrific. I have always thought that the West didn’t understand the situation and their reactions
Big Tech Cancels mRNA Inventor for COVID Heresy
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,
China Weary of Min Aung Hlaing
10th July 2021 I mentioned yesterday about a report that I was putting together ready for today that would raise a few eyebrows. I have managed to get confirmation of the details from other sources and there are indications that there are changes blowing in the wind. There is a