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Our Freedoms Are Safeguarded by the Sacrifices of a Few
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Our Freedoms Are Safeguarded by the Sacrifices of a Few

David Thunder mercatornet.com David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. In more or less “normal” times, when we are not fighting to put out fires or struggling under the boot of an oppressor, it is remarkably easy to

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If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Nathan Smith. How to Catch Wild Pigs with Bitcoin If you wanted to introduce a digital currency, how would

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Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
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Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

STEPHEN BERRY’S GUIDE TO THE 2022 AUCKLAND LOCAL ELECTION VOTING GUIDES “They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and, following the Absolutely Biased Guide to the Auckland Local Elections 2019, there are plenty of imitations popping up on the internet in 2022,” says political commentator and 2013

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Of Course the Dunces Want to Get Rid of Streaming

The dunces of the class are screaming about the need to get rid of streaming. No, they aren’t talking about a war on Netflix, Neon, HBO, Disney or Amazon Prime, they are talking about the streaming of classes. When Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis was a principal, he got

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Bluebird Cancels Free Speech for Evelyn

Bluebird Cancels Free Speech for Evelyn

This is about one thing: whether an employer should be able to dismiss an employee for a personal opinion expressed outside of work. This isn’t about Evelyn’s particular speech, it’s about the fact that she has the right to express her opinion on this issue, or any

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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

More than 12,000 ineligible people, including a number who are dead, received the first cost of living payment due “coding and administrative” errors, a new document reveals. That’s on top of nearly 108,000 payments – equal to $12.6m – going to people who were potentially overseas, despite the

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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Proverbs 8 8 My advice is wholesome.    There is nothing devious or crooked in it. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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Govt Website Tells Tourists Not to Book

Govt Website Tells Tourists Not to Book

A Government website telling tourists not to book flights to New Zealand is appalling and must be fixed, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The Immigration NZ website is informing tourists that the delay in issuing visas is so bad that they should not book their flights to New

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