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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

I am curious, do totalitarian, fascist statements sound any better coming out of Sir John Key’s mouth than they do coming out of PM Ardern’s mouth? John Key backs move to ‘take away liberties’ to make people get Covid jab Read the article in full here. Comment on

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Siouxsie Wiles the Comedian

Siouxsie Wiles the Comedian

I had a little fun this afternoon, inspired by the excellent work of @JaneyGodley & @saraschaefer1. I give you part 1 of the Dr Siouxsie Wiles Complaints Service. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/Ko1OBQhqZo — Dr Siouxsie Wiles (@SiouxsieW) September 25, 2021

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Another Chinese Celebrity ‘Disappeared’ by Beijing

Another Chinese Celebrity ‘Disappeared’ by Beijing

The Chinese Communist Party may be many things, but subtle is not one of them. When the Australian Government called for a global investigation into the origins of Covid-19, Beijing reacted with an astonishing temper-tantrum. Besides launching unprecedented diplomatic and trade punishment, CCP officials lashed Australia as “outrageous”

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Will Teflon Dan Ever Be Held to Account?

Will Teflon Dan Ever Be Held to Account?

The madness of crowds is one thing, but a state of more than six million people succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome is quite another. Yet how else to explain the mad enthusiasm of so many Victorians for their odious, corrupt, incompetent socialist premier? Easily the worst premier in the nation, especially

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people gathering on street during nighttime

‘Those Who Torment Us for Our Own Good Will Torment Us without End’

Hendrik van der Breggen mercatornet.com Hendrik van der Breggen, PhD, is a retired philosophy professor (formerly at Providence University College, Canada) who is double vaccinated, is inclined to think vaccinations are wise (especially if one has a high-risk profile for Covid-19), but probably wouldn’t have gotten

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Trendsetter Siouxsie

Trendsetter Siouxsie

September at a sunny Auckland beach. Two weeks later at a sunny Auckland beach. Please share this article so that others can discover The BFD

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A Significant Distortion of the Truth

A Significant Distortion of the Truth

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. sportingshooters.nz Recent statements attributed to the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Coster, have repeated previous allegations from police that gangs acquire their firearms from licensed firearms owners. That is a significant distortion of the truth and by implication Coster maligns a quarter of

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Discrimination of the Day

Discrimination of the Day

Below is a national missive regarding the change of name for the Ministry of Education (bet you didn’t read about that in the MSM) and the push for Maori greetings for all who answer calls. We have been told using English is “not an option”. The “rebrand” will include

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Newshub Nation Sinks to New Low

Newshub Nation Sinks to New Low

I was surprised to see Judith Collins on Newshub Nation. I understood that she had decided not to appear because the interviews rarely cover issues important to the viewers. I am now aware that subsequent to that decision, Judith’s chief press secretary was contacted by the producer of Newshub

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A Dangerous Time for New Zealand

A Dangerous Time for New Zealand

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week, the Maori Party

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