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Golriz Ghahraman’s Gaslighting
“Gaslighting” is a term I had seen a few times on Twitter and while I knew that it was negative I didn’t understand exactly what it meant. I suspected that it would have a similar meaning to “flame war” which is when a person on Twitter deliberately inflames a
The Racist Con of ‘Indigenous Recognition’
Recent Australian political history is littered with the corpses of governments who blatantly reneged on election promises. When Julia Gillard promised that there would be “no carbon tax under a government I lead”, but created a carbon tax almost the instant she was elected, it was all over, bar the
To Lobby or Not to Lobby
By Owen Jennings You either believe in democracy or you don’t. If you do you will accept that lobbying is an essential ingredient in the mix of factors that ensure a robust democracy. It may be that on some issues lobbying is akin to the proverbial “pushing water uphill
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
A Jewish rabbi is calling out a Muslim lawmaker — who has been accused of anti-Semitism — and the New York Times for pushing the notion that Jesus was a Palestinian. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, called out Rep. Ilhan
Finally, the Worm Is Turning
Trump advisor John Bolton has issued a clear warning to the Palestinian leadership this week. He has made it crystal clear that they can continue funding terrorists and their families or they can have American funds. They can’t have both. […] Stop funding terror or there will be no U.
Jeremy Hunt Speaks with Forked Tongue
Behold: the snake speaks! Isn’t it amazing how the creature finds a voice for Christians in perfect timing for his run at the role of prime minister? “The report highlights the shocking impunity with which discriminatory laws, fear and violence are used by state and non-state actors to
Jones Gets One Right
One has to wonder about the motivations of some people. Ardern and her neuron-free generational-moment ban on oil and gas exploration; Sage and her ban on jobs and regional development for Waihi; and iwi objecting to progress in Gisborne. Fortunately, the Minister for Provincial Largesse is having none
That’s Not a Hit Job, It’s a Slap Over the Hand With a Wet Bus Ticket
The National party attempted a hit job on Labour’s car tax policy and FAILED miserably. Let me count the ways that this hit job is a BIG fail on National’s part: 1. The subsidies on EVs only apply up to $80,000 so the Porsche Cayenne falls outside
Face of the Day
They were literally NOT Palestinian refugees Golriz, do you know why? It’s because the term “Palestinian” literally did not exist at the time, in any sense. It took the Romans another 135 years after Jesus’ death to come up with it to erase the fact that it, Judea, like
Medicinal Cannabis could be Available by Now Under a National Government
National party The government’s announcement that, despite passing legislation last year, it’s now consulting with the public on proposed regulation and standards on medicinal cannabis shows just how badly it has managed this process. The government has really mucked up the order when passing its medicinal cannabis Bill
Compulsory, Unionism by Stealth
National party Tuesday’s NZ Initiative report confirms so-called ‘Fair Pay Agreements’ will be compulsory, centralised unionism by stealth. Fair Pay Agreements will force all workers in an industry to go into union negotiations if just 10 per cent of workers in the industry are in favour. Let’s
‘Long-Term Behavioural Change’ Will Lead to Disaster
An opinion piece in Stuff fails to grasp what will happen if the government actually succeeds in creating long-term behavioural changes in the car market by penalising normal vehicles and subsidising electric vehicles. […] That encouragement will likely motivate importers and car companies to focus on bringing in more electric
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