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Texas Judge Orders Release of Records

Texas Judge Orders Release of Records

This story was originally published by ProPublica propublica.org Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A state district judge

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Massive Social Change Brings Repression

Joe Schaeffer libertynation.com There are two essential takeaways from the rioting in Ireland triggered by the stabbings of three children by an Algerian-born immigrant. First, the escalating violence that is a feature, not a bug, of rapid massive demographic upheaval in Western nations will be used as a pretext

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Israel and the Right to Self-Defence

israelinstitute.nz Rex Ahdar, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Otago No one can approach the Israel/Palestine debate without hesitation. It is fraught with emotion, rhetoric and deeply-entrenched positions. Despite this, I wish in this short article to bring attention to an open letter and to endeavour to answer

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Are Better Days Coming for Housing?
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Are Better Days Coming for Housing?

Tani Newton New Zealand’s economy has been pulverised in the last six years, and it is nice to be able to hope that it will get some relief. I say this with hesitation, as I have no liking for big government, whatever colour tie it wears. But even a

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VFF Statement on the Data Release
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VFF Statement on the Data Release

voicesforfreedom.co.nz We are aware of an accusation circulating that “VFF were given this [Ministry of Health] data a while ago and refused to deliver it to the public.” Like other information released by this same individual recently, this information, is incorrect. The person making the claims failed to

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The Malcontent Maori and the Media Mob

The Malcontent Maori and the Media Mob

What first comes to mind when you think about M&M’s? No doubt it is the sweet-tasting coloured chocolate pebbles in a packet. These M&M’s stand for Mars and Murrie. Mars refers to Forrest E Mars Snr, the founder of Mars, and Murrie refers to

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He’s Right, but Why Stop There?
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He’s Right, but Why Stop There?

Steven Joyce seems to have had something of an epiphany. You see, he was for large and complicated centralisation when he was a minister, being the guy who created the MBIE monstrosity. Now he seems to have seen the error of his ways and has written a column advocating for

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Party of the Day

Party of the Day

On Tuesday, Te Pati Maori MPs will be obliged to swear an oath in order to sit and vote in parliament. However, on Friday, they published a press release. It is available here. Clive Boonham is a retired barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand: On 1

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Questions about KPMG’s Role in Microsoft Scheme

Questions about KPMG’s Role in Microsoft Scheme

This story was originally published by ProPublica. propublica.org Senators Question KPMG Role in Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme by Paul Kiel ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Gutting the IRS:Who Wins When

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She Has a Foolproof Plan

She Has a Foolproof Plan

Been sprung? Compromising video circulating around social media? Introducing Tory Whanau’s foolproof plan for getting yourself out of the shit. Admit to wrongdoing Admit to doing something wrong but be as vague as possible. Be sure to use phrases like ‘to my great embarrassment’ or ‘to my deep shame’

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They Want to Cancel Linehan

They Want to Cancel Linehan

Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over 10 books to his name. His next, Hitler’s & Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past, will be published in summer 2023. mercatornet.com Tough Crowd: How I

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Argentina’s Future ‘Economic Citizenship’ Program Could Be Best

Argentina’s Future ‘Economic Citizenship’ Program Could Be Best

Simon Black Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Sovereign Letters, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom, more opportunity, and more

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North Korea Puts up Spy Satellite

Dave Patterson libertynation.com It appears Kim Jong Un has a new toy. On Nov 21, North Korea crowed that it had put its first spy satellite in orbit. Two previous launches ended in failure, but the third was the charm – after a successful earth-to-orbit blastoff for its Chollima-1 rocket.

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Why Don’t You Check the True History

israelinstitute.nz An emotionally charged debate took place this week in the Dunedin City Council chambers. The original motion from councillor Marie Laufiso called for the council to fly the Palestinian flag from the mayoral balcony, as well as other Dunedin City Council buildings, on 29 November to mark Palestine

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They’re Lucky to Have Such Wonderful Opponents
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They’re Lucky to Have Such Wonderful Opponents

During the last century of history there have been a large number of appalling things undertaken by communists: mass murder, famine, tyranny; it’s always the same story. What we have also seen during that century is the left wingers – politicians, activists, media, historians – do not see any problem with

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