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Hypocrites of the Day
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Hypocrites of the Day

Ardern has condemned Russia for holding referenda in annexed parts of Ukraine. And Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has told her ministry to call the Russian Embassy to convey New Zealand’s “strong opposition” and tell Russia to “cease its attempts to illegally annex”. Many Kiwis are asking why Ardern and

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Don’t Vote without the Absolutely Biased Guide

Stephen Berry Voting papers have started to be issued in Auckland and across the country for the 2022 local body elections. Former Auckland Mayoral candidate and political commentator Stephen Berry is encouraging people to have as much information available as possible before casting their vote and recommends they use the

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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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I Could Almost like Sam Newman

I Could Almost like Sam Newman

I was never a fan of The Footy Show, and for the longest time, I particularly detested co-host Sam Newman. But, much later, I read some interviews with him and came to reappraise my dislike. Firstly, I realised that he, just like Jeremy Clarkson, is to a large part

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Govt’s Use of Force Created 2 Kinds of Nationalism

Govt’s Use of Force Created 2 Kinds of Nationalism

Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker, Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute, is an economist and author. He has written 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He writes a daily column on economics at The Epoch Times,

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

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Govt Dept Bosses Must Lift Their Game

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Public service bosses earn mega-salaries, yet oversee bureaucracies that frequently undermine transparency and frustrate public and media

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This Is a Karen We Could Like
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This Is a Karen We Could Like

The problem with identity politics, aside from its inherent bigotry and division, is that its practitioners lock themselves into a vicious, downward cycle. When privileges, promotions, even basic rights, hinge entirely on one’s identity, the race is inevitably on to be more identified than the next menstruating person. Take

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The Rest of the World Plays Catch Up on Jacinda Ardern

Last year I wrote what has become The BFD’s most popular article, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, where I explained why it was that I thought Jacinda Ardern is evil. While the rest of the world plays catch up on Jacinda Ardern it is perhaps timely to

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BFD October 2022 Political Poll
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BFD October 2022 Political Poll

Take our Monthly Political Poll and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. If you enjoyed this poll please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee

Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the latest liberal leader to call for an international alliance to censor speech. Unsatisfied with the unprecedented corporate censorship of social media companies.   Ardern used her speech this month to the United Nations General Assembly to call for censorship on a global scale.

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Tweet of the Day

Tweet of the Day

Honoured guest Supreme Leader of New Zealand, Jacinda, brings great joy and wonderful gift of free speech. Please do not share video to protect free speech. pic.twitter.com/DyWtHmtC57 — Rukshan Fernando (@therealrukshan) September 29, 2022

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Israeli Govt Covers up Vax Side Effects

Israeli Govt Covers up Vax Side Effects

NZDSOS New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science Information Opinion With the sudden drop in New Zealand’s two-tier society and government-issued mandates two weeks ago, New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) received startling information on Israeli safety data, or the lack thereof, which has significant

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Russell Brand ‘Censored on Youtube’

Catherine Salgado newsbusters.org Catherine Salgado is a Staff Writer with Media Research Center’s NewsBusters’ Free Speech America. She also has a column, Washington’s Bayonette, on The Rogue Review and her own SubStack newsletter, Pro Deo et Libertate. Catherine previously wrote for The National Pulse and is a

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An Open Challenge to the Great Reset

An Open Challenge to the Great Reset

If you were to go by the hysterical gibbering of the legacy media over the last week, Hitler and Mussolini have risen from the grave and blackshirts are running riot in the streets, bashing anyone who gets in their way. Wait, the last part is true — except that the blackshirted

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Media Meltdown over Italian PM

Media Meltdown over Italian PM

Scott Whitlock newsbusters.org Scott Whitlock is the Research Director for the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters.org. Previously, he was associate editor for NewsBusters. Before that, he was a contributing editor and the MRC’s senior news analyst. You might think that the first female prime minister of Italy

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