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Climate Change: Reality vs Apocalyptic Rhetoric

Climate Change: Reality vs Apocalyptic Rhetoric

Listening to the apocalyptic shrieking of the Klimate Kids and the Extinction Rebellion nutters, it is clear that they are not only staggeringly ignorant of “the science” they fetishise, but completely and utterly divorced from anything approaching reality. Like old-fashioned fire-and-brimstone preachers, scowling teenagers rant about the

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9pm Livestream Every Tuesday Night Here on The BFD

9pm Livestream Every Tuesday Night Here on The BFD

I am thrilled to announce that The BFD from next Tuesday evening onwards will be posting a live stream at 9pm every Tuesday of the new cross-Tasman talk show, Trans-Tasman Talk, hosted by Kiwi Dieuwe de Boer from Right Minds and Aussie Tim Wilms from The Unshackled. For

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Big Brother Is Already Watching You

Big Brother Is Already Watching You

How often have you signed up to something online and actually read the terms and conditions? If you are like me the answer is probably rarely if at all. The fine print tends to be pages long and gives me a headache, so I usually skip it on the assumption

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Another Three Years for Goff

Another Three Years for Goff

Danny Bright Unless there’s some form of miracle between now and when votes close on Saturday, Auckland seems destined for another three years of Phil Goff as mayor. This is not because the people of Auckland have an overwhelming love for Mr Goff, his policies or the way he’

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Success Recipe: Forget Sage, Take Thyme

Success Recipe: Forget Sage, Take Thyme

Two pieces of good news in one morning! Could it be possible that there is some thinking going on inside the CoL? The Taxpayers Union has successfully convinced the Government to put a stop to paying the Clintons via their shonky foundations.  Hurrah! Not before time and the Nats should

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This Clip didn’t Age Well

This Clip didn’t Age Well

During a campaign rally, Hillary Clinton talked about Donald Trump’s refusal to say whether he will accept the election results, saying by doing that he is “threatening our democracy.” If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz

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Globalism: The New Dictatorship of the Elite

Globalism: The New Dictatorship of the Elite

Seventy-five years ago authoritarian bullies determined to ‘unite’ Europe under the banners of collectivism and identity politics were, thankfully, defeated. The cost was horrendous, but so were the stakes. When the forces of tyranny were defeated, “Never again” was the watch-cry. Except… 20 years ago, genocide again reared

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Ought There Always to Be a Law?
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Ought There Always to Be a Law?

Beth Houlbrooke ACT Party Deputy Leader / Vice President Fundamentally, I am someone who doesn’t think the answer to all of society’s ills is that “the government should DO something”. It makes me really cross when I come across debate on social media where other contributors assume that because

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‘Parent Category’ the Worst of Both Worlds
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‘Parent Category’ the Worst of Both Worlds

Press Release; ACT Party “After years of delay and uncertainty for constituents, movement on the Parent Category Visa is welcome but the outcome is a camel, also known as a horse designed by coalition,” according to MP for Epsom David Seymour. “As a local electorate MP, I have had many

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