Daily review 11/04/2025

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1. Incognito 1

   11 April 2025 at 7:01 pm

   Let’s dwell on the demise of the Treaty Principles Bill for a moment to signify the significance of its defeat and, more importantly, to show what lengths the Coalition is prepared to go to achieve its agendas.

   Occasionally government bills are abandoned, either by being formally "discharged" or by being banished to the bottom of Parliament's Order Paper, never to be seen again.

   Retreats like these can be both embarrassing and the target of opposition jibes.

   But a government bill being allowed to fail? No one I have asked can remember a government bill that lost a vote, let-alone was pummelled.

   Data from this and the previous five parliaments shows that from hundreds of bills, no other government bill has been voted down in the House.

   Voting outcomes are not a surprise, and governments have options.

   They can choose which bills to debate, and when. A vote that will be lost does not need to happen.

   Losing any vote is embarrassing.

   This is not a confidence or supply vote, where defeat would end a government, but it makes this the first government in easy memory that has consciously chosen defeat.

   https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thehouse/557908/the-unusual-death-of-the-treaty-principles-bill

   I’m firmly in the camp that believes this wasn’t poor leadership/management by Luxon (and National) but a tactical (and cynical) move to secure a coalition government with parties with common interests & agendas.

   Step by step, cut by cut, the Coalition is undermining its Treaty obligations and pushing it further into a corner of irrelevance. It will be most interesting to see the positioning of Luxon (and National) on the Regulatory Standards Bill when that will be introduced in Parliament later this year.

   Watch this space!

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   • gsays 1.1

     11 April 2025 at 7:39 pm

     "I’m firmly in the camp that believes this wasn’t poor leadership/management by Luxon (and National) but a tactical (and cynical) move to secure a coalition government with parties with common interests & agendas."

     Yep, added bonus the distraction the POS bill provided for those interests and agendas to be enacted.

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     • Incognito 1.1.1

       11 April 2025 at 8:57 pm

       What better way to win a war than to start a second shadow war (culture war) that sucks up most of the opposition’s attention and resources.

       Edit: not to mention the media’s attention and resources.

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2. Patricia Bremner 2

   11 April 2025 at 8:56 pm

   Yes Incognito. Luxon said he was aligned with Act but "did not know Winston"

   Let us unpack that. So Luxon and National want an easy ride along with Seymour to remove the "Maori Factor". It appears Winston is on board for his own reasons. These three men have removed every influence by Maori they have been able to do.

   However, we learned a great deal during the time of Key. What they said was not what they did. So again we see misinformation being peddled while actions belie what is said.

   Seymour says he "has saved the school lunches" Complete shite.

   Simeon Brown "put more money into Health" the stats make a lie of that.

   Women need to travel miles further to give birth, but we have a hotline for road cones.

   Evil may be resisted. We will grow the resistance.

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   • Incognito 2.1

     11 April 2025 at 9:52 pm

     Evil may be resisted.

     Many people have thought deeply about it and some have argued that evil is not something in its own right but the absence of something else (virtuous). If true, then one cannot resist something that doesn’t exist. When seeing evil [in others], it might just be that you see evil in yourself (projection) and that the abyss is staring back at you.

     Sorry, I couldn’t resist ending the day with a deep and dark thought

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     • Patricia Bremner 2.1.1

       12 April 2025 at 12:55 am

       to complete the thought "Evil can be resisted, stupidity not so much"

       I do think we are at the edge of an abyss, created deliberately to break down order and rule of law. But your introspection is welcome,

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3. joe90 3

   11 April 2025 at 9:14 pm

   Funny how firmly held religious convictions seem to go out the door when money is involved.

   /

   Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, a faith-based health care provider, is arguing in a medical malpractice case that the loss of an unborn child does not equate to the death of a “person” for the purpose of calculating damage awards.

   https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/09/aiming-to-limit-damages-catholic-hospital-argues-a-fetus-isnt-the-same-as-a-person/

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4. joe90 4

   11 April 2025 at 9:47 pm

   Plan C it is.

   

   The world’s wealthiest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth on Wednesday — the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — as stock markets soared after President Donald Trump pledged to pause tariffs on some trading partners.

   […]

   The largest individual gainer Wednesday was Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, who added $36 billion to his fortune as the EV manufacturer’s stock jumped 23%, followed by Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, who gained almost $26 billion. Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang saw his wealth rise $15.5 billion as the chipmaker’s shares rebounded 19%, nearly offsetting its 13% decline in the week to Tuesday’s close.

   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-09/billionaires-score-best-ever-day-as-tariff-pause-jolts-market

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   • bwaghorn 4.1

     12 April 2025 at 6:21 am

     Gee if I was cynical I'd guess it was planned!

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