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Schooled by the Silver Fox
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Schooled by the Silver Fox

Chris Hipkins got schooled during Question Time by Winston Peters. It was an object lesson which showed Chris Hipkins that no matter how smart he thinks he is, no matter how often he asks stupid questions, and no matter how often he inanely bobs his head with a silly grin,

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Hardly an Emphatic Win, either Way

Hardly an Emphatic Win, either Way

One of the most interesting outcomes from this weekend’s by-election in Victoria is just how each side is spinning it. The left-wing ABC is talking gloom for Labor, while the right-wing Australian is moping over the Liberals’ fortunes. So, what actually happened? As expected, Labor held on to the

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Why Are We Trading With Them?

Why Are We Trading With Them?

Well, the spy boss still won’t tell Australians who the “traitor” who sat in Parliament is, but he’s at least graciously condescended to admit who he was spying for. Hold your breath, readers, it’s going to come as a shock. China’s leading spy agency has been

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MSM Say the Quiet Bit Out Loud

MSM Say the Quiet Bit Out Loud

bobmccoskrie.com In quite an incredible admission, the previous head of TV3 news Mark Jennings confessed that senior journalists around the country discussed the possibility of the media not reporting Winston Peters if and when he spoke about the Labour government’s $55m public interest journalism fund. But it’s

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Meta’s Refusal to Pay for News

Peter Greste Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University When we speak of media freedom, we generally mean it in terms of freedom from unnecessary legal restrictions, so journalists and their sources are not threatened with prosecution for exposing the misdeeds of governments. But yesterday’s announcement by Meta (Facebook’

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A Response to Bryce Edwards’ Opinion Piece

J. Andrews A response to Bryce Edwards’ opinion piece Good afternoon Bryce, With regards to your recent OpEd thebfd.co.nz/2024/03/03/trust-needs-to-be-rebuilt Yes, indeed trust needs to be rebuilt. I found the 14+ comments on your article more interesting than what you wrote in the sense that

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The Power the Treaty Gives Maori

The Power the Treaty Gives Maori

Dominic O’Sullivan Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University This week parliament acted urgently to disestablish the Maori Health Authority. The hurry was to circumvent an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing on whether the proposal breached te

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Winston Peters Accepts NZDSOS’s COVID Letter

Winston Peters Accepts NZDSOS’s COVID Letter

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com In what to many seemed like a deja vu moment, an event to remember the second anniversary of Camp Freedom was held in front of the Parliament building on Thursday, 29 Feb, and marked a significant moment for us here at

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The Most Important Speech From the New Govt So Far?
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The Most Important Speech From the New Govt So Far?

Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com Last week, Housing Minister Chris Bishop gave perhaps the most important speech by the new Government since the election. In a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce,

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The MSM Were the Other Losers

The MSM Were the Other Losers

Alia Bland voicesforfreedom.co.nz T There’s nothing quite like a quick watch of the infamous two different classes of people “yip, yip” video of our former leader, Jacinda Jackboot (thanks for the moniker, Lindsay Perigo), to get the old blood boiling! She might be gone, but I don’

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Why Can’t He Show Strength Against the Media Onslaught?

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com Our media just do not like Christopher Luxon. But of all the issues they could and should be attacking him

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Woke Judge Gives Granny Basher a Free Pass

Woke Judge Gives Granny Basher a Free Pass

As expected, a woke judge has given the granny basher a slap on the wrist with a well-soaked paper serviette, effectively signalling that if you are an effed-in-the-head trans activist you can assault people for daring to have a differing opinion from you. A man who admitted punching a 71-year-old

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The Stupidity of Luxon Hiring Jacinda
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The Stupidity of Luxon Hiring Jacinda

Brian Tamaki “For a new Prime Minister who campaigned on cutting costs, PM Chris Luxon should have started by cutting Jacinda and her Christchurch Call costs” boldly states Brian Tamaki, the founder and leader of The Freedoms & Rights Coalition (TFRC). TFRC held well-supported protests in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch

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Why the Meiji Restoration Was Pivotal for Japan

Lawrence W Reed Lawrence W Reed is FEE’s interim president, having previously served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008–2019). fee.org Isolation, feudalism, and military dictatorship governed the Asian nation of Japan from 1603 until 1868. Known as the period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, its

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Teach the True History, Not Radical Ideology

Sarah Cowgill libertynation.com Every progressive organization is trying to be on the ground floor of indoctrination when it comes to America’s kids. Long gone in so many states is the goal to educate youngsters in language skills, math proficiency, science, and the arts. But the folks behind Black

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Playing the Race Card on Climate Change

Daniel Nuccio Daniel Nuccio holds master’s degrees in both psychology and biology. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in biology at Northern Illinois University studying host-microbe relationships. He is also a regular contributor to The College Fix where he writes about Covid, mental health, and other topics. brownstone.org

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