Micha Gartz aier.org The Covid pandemic and precautions has undoubtedly been stressful for everyone — albeit in different ways. Fortunately, our brave leaders have been there to guide us through. And we now see the light at the end of our dark, unpredictably windy tunnel: the heralded end to all
Team Sovereign Man Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile sovereignman.com Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Monday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. 90 year
R Umaima Ahmed globalvoices.org Pakistan’s government approved in-principle on November 24 tougher laws against sexual assault which will include chemical castration for repeat offenders. The laws, called the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance 2020 and the Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, have been approved by Pakistan’
Housing Andrea Vance (Stuff): Why New Zealand needs to change how it thinks about housing Bernard Hickey (Stuff): How past generations pulled up the property ladder on today’s youth Susan Edmunds (Stuff): House price drops: Be careful what you wish for? Georgia Forrester (Stuff): The housing crisis: What’s
A Christmas gift for the Stockholm Syndrome sufferer who has everything. A “sexy” Brett Sutton 2021 calendar!! This is vomit-inducing. ?? https://t.co/9SjEAwoyGL — Catherine (@catherine___c) December 4, 2020 Read the full article here. Comment on it on The BFD.
righttolife.org.uk An MP has urged the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to call on the Chinese Communist Party to end their population control measures, including forced abortions and sterilisation, of the Uyghur community in China. Conservative MP Fiona Bruce, in a debate in the House of Commons on
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Climate change Peter Dunne: It is now stand and deliver time for Labour on climate change Rachel Thomas (RNZ): Carbon neutrality by 2050 requires taking a financial hit – economist 1News: ACT calls on MPs to give up unlimited domestic flights in bid to cut carbon emissions 1News: ‘The next step
Climate change Stuff: Editorial – Declaration’s value will be measured by action Yvette McCullough (RNZ): Climate Change declaration: ‘It’s not just symbolic declaration’ Richard Harman: Climate Change Emergency; is it more than a PR stunt? Melanie Carroll (Stuff): Aspirational goal but nothing concrete: Business reaction to climate emergency Dan
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Information Satire During a heartfelt tearful apology, the owner of Stuff Ltd confirmed that historically, the news organisation was full of systemic lies, exaggerations and unmitigated nonsense. “We have been lying and smearing for centuries,” she said. Sinead Boucher also used the apology to announce she was returning her media
Climate change Richard Harman: Now the hard part on climate change is about to begin Jamie Morton (Stuff): What does declaring a ‘climate emergency’ actually do? Robert McLachlan (The Conversation): Climate emergency or not, New Zealand needs to start doing its fair share of climate action David Farrar: If Labour
