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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/130772258/nelson-council-urged-to-rethink-forestry-by-river-watchdog-group
2 articles in 2 days by people against pine planting,
https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/130756882/sam-neill-and-grahame-sydney-oppose-60000-pine-tree-plantation-on-exceptional-landscape
Must be only ok when it effects small rural communities
Pines – bad, right?
According to the queenstown wine set and the biologists in Nelson.
does seem kind of daft given the fire risk and biodiversity issues. Why not mixed forest that is less likely to burn?
Choosing between killing all the trees or adding a range of trees to a monocultural forest in order to buffer against all threats?
What to do, what to do ???
ah, I was reading the Lammermoor's piece, not the Nelson one.
Mayor Smith, Nick Smith, said this:
"“I've indicated to establish a task force on which I want good forestry, ecological and economic expertise to work through the issue in 2023 and develop a long term plan for managing the 600 hectares of council forestry.”"
Anyone willing to hazard a guess as to what Nick might have meant?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130772258/nelson-council-urged-to-rethink-forestry-by-river-watchdog-group
Musk cancels free speech.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/480906/elon-musk-s-twitter-suspends-accounts-of-several-journalists
Tweet of the day.
https://twitter.com/Ukemike/status/1603547816776724480
The Great Extinction is in full swing with Musk’s sense of humour going extinct first in a cataclysmic event marked by tweets and other tiny imprints.
Time for the pitchfork mob at the portcullis..
https://twitter.com/santa_tracker
I can’t wait, but at the end of the day it makes no difference as people are far more interested in how many snapper they can catch.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/12/national-s-christopher-luxon-pledges-to-be-much-balder-than-forerunner-sir-john-key-s-approach-leading-up-to-election.html
iswydt
I was wondering if anybody would
From Incog's link:
"But when it comes to what that might look like in practice, Luxon is scant on follicle."
lol
White-supremacist clown has regrets. He pleaded guilty to participating in the January 6th insurrection and he's looking at up to six months in prison.
https://twitter.com/bakedalaska/status/1603475492618702848