Of all the ills attributed to 5G, this is the only one that has any kind of actual basis.
The potential problem with interfering with weather-detecting satellites is easily avoided however. Simply don't use those specific frequency bands, those bands are a very small part of the spectrum 5G can use, so avoiding those bands won't be an impediment.
This is an issue that has come up before, where there's a potential clash between comms use of a frequency band and scientific use of that same band. As far as I know, once the existing scientific use of a particular frequency band gets publicised, the organisations that have proposed using it for other purposes usually back off and just use the nearest unused bands. Which will almost certainly happen in this case.
We have some of the most professional and experienced forecasters in the world and it is due to the vast array of weather conditions we are exposed to, sometimes on a daily basis. I imagine even a minor change in the calculations could throw the forecasting of weather events off course and cause major problems on land, at sea and in the air.
If the scientists are concerned then the government has to be concerned too.
Here's a piece that covers some of what goes on around protecting frequency bands for scientific observations. Two notable examples of organisations flipping off the international agreements have been the russian Glonass positioning system and the Iridium satellite phone system. When it comes to weather forecasting, those countries that allow 5g signals to fuck up their weather data are very likely to reap some of downsides of less reliable forecasts. As well as pissing off their immediate neighbours by fucking up their forecasts too. Because the terrestrial emissions of those signals will only fuck up the data in a small area overhead of the emitters.
edit: some weirdness going on with the first link I put up. Maybe this one will be better.
Oh goodness, that level of technology is way above my knowledge and understanding, but what it boils down to imo is yet another area of man-made pollution which adds to the catastrophic consequences for the planet.
But of course these people are just nit-picky scientists aren't they – a bunch of pointy heads sitting in their ivory towers who know 'nuffink' about the real word. So say the uneducated, ignorant nay-sayers – and the present US presidential incumbent is one of course.
A growing number of municipalities, counties and cities are halting or slowing deployments…as there is not one singe study to show that the shift to MIMO mmwv directed energy beaming is remotely safe…
There is however a plethora of studies evidencing damage to biology and dna at high enough levels of risk to be concerning to any human being…
The tech/telco companies admit themselves they don't know because they have not done any such research…
Blumenthal stated:
“If you go to the FDA website, there basically is a cursory and superficial citation to existing scientific data saying ‘The FDA has urged the cell phone industry to take a number of steps, including support additional research on possible biological effects of radio frequency fields for the type of signals emitted by cell phones.’ I believe that Americans deserve to know what the health effects are, not to pre-judge what scientific studies may show, and they also deserve a commitment to do the research on outstanding questions.”
“So my question for you: How much money has the industry committed to supporting additional independent research—I stress independent—research?
Is that independent research ongoing?
Has any been completed? Where can consumers look for it?
And we’re talking about research on the biological effects of this new technology.”
At the end of the exchange, Blumenthal concluded,
“So there really is no research ongoing. We’re kind of flying blind here, as far as health and safety is concerned.”
Senator Blumenthal was speaking to industry witnesses in the Senate hearing video:
Mr. Brad Gillen, Vice President, CTIA
Mr. Steve Berry, President and CEO, Competitive Carriers Association
Mr. Shailen Bhatt, President and CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Mr. Michael Wessel, Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission
There is no compelling evidence linking cellular networks cancer, but what about upcoming 5G technologies. Most of these frequencies occupy existing low frequency and Wi-Fi bands, so there aren’t really any new risks. Higher frequency mmWave technologies still don’t reach close to ionizing wavelengths and the technology actually extends further away from the maximum human RF absorption frequency of about 70MHz.
MmWave will mostly deploy in the 24 to 29GHz spectrum, which suffers from very high reflection rates. Therefore, energy absorption is confined to the surface layers of the skin rather than deeper tissue touched by lower frequencies. Penetrating bones or the skull is out of the question, so you can throw out those brain tumor arguments.
The FCC’s FR safety regulations apply all the way up to 100GHz, so mmWave 5G devices are bound by the same safety standards and energy limits as existing 4G LTE, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi products. According to research, a 60GHz mmWave outputting a whopping 50W/m2 of power (which wouldn’t be close to passing FCC regulations) only raises skin temperature by 0.8 degrees Celsius, which is below the IEEE standards temperature threshold of 1 degree Celsius for mmWave radiation guidelines.
Sacha, you've completed a cursory google search and come up with a poor link and low quality information, which is no way counters the comment you are responding to…
I highly doubt you understand the information you've linked to , which is why you are unable to identify the fallacies contained within it…
Gosh, some interesting information out there.
Except you don't understand it…do you.
Where are all the safety tests, sacha…and how old are the standards being used to sell the illusion of safety…off you go..there is the next google search for you…
I won’t be replying back to you either way…I’ve been through the issues here multiple times before…you can search my comments if you are looking for more information…
As you do not understand the issues, I am not going to spend more time….than I already have in replying to your poorly quoted comment..
If smart, well-educated people present you with inconvenient facts and your counter-argument is that those people lack your superior cognitive capability and therefore don't understand why those facts don't refute your thesis at all, you might generate a feeling of satisfaction within yourself but you haven't actually argued the facts and will persuade nobody other than yourself.
And yet it's your go-to response. Surely, someone with your vastly superior intellect should be capable of figuring out the fatal flaws of that response and modifying your approach to improve it?
Aww shit Milt, don't encourage One Two to prolong the threads by throwing out more bullshit that actually needs to be debunked.
Personally I'm quite happy to consider a thread done when One Two's response is a content-free assertion of their intellectual superiority that is so incoherent that its only persuasive value is convincing any rational observer that One Two is indeed a crank.
@ Morrissey , That is a really good interview, but as far as Andre goes, as soon as you don't agree with him, it is straight into the ad hominem attacks, it is like he just comes on here to have everyone affirm his positions and then acts like a big ol' baby when someone doesn't…
…maybe he needs some one on one time with Gabor and really get to the bottom of all the hurt.
BTW, the Russiagaters loons are still pushing this rubbish right here on The Standard..quite sad for them really, and definitely terrible for the left going forward overall.
Andre: my apologies – not only have I further encouraged OneTwo, but Morrissey has joined in with a lengthy and completely irrelevant video that we must agree with or accept that we're terrible people.
The inconvenient facts are what the available actual science has been saying, and the inconvenient facts as to why the industry and regulators have failed to provide actual scientific evidence in support of the their unscientific assurances of safety…
You and I have this conversation , milt, and you have multiple occasions you have torched yourself…no need to project yours, and others lack of knowledge on subject matter here…
As you should have read in my comment to sacha…i've posted numerous links to the available science and linked to examples of the scientific community who hold grave concerns about the technology…
So I will not excuse myself to you, or anyone else as to why I won't bother re-posting the links..go find them if you are so interested…
New additions to the club , eh marty…thing is, the only emotion that comes from hollow circlular bum pats, is a feeling of emptiness…which is unnecessary really…projecting onto other because of feelings of inadequacy is ugly whichever angle it is examined from..
And every single handle to can't resist the temptation to pile it on through a showing of together bro-ness… is a guy…a man…all of them…and you…
perhaps anger are issues too for one two.
As a contender for CEO of the AMC, you should avoid the hypocrisy of suggesting others share the same trait as yourself… I can re-post your numerous apologies to me if you like…and the comments you apologised for…
I was wondering if he was in jail is all.
Why would you wonder any such thing? Have you been to jail, marty ? To court of charges perhaps…juvenile detention as a youngster perhaps?
…so I'll not assume too much yet.
Best not to assume anything, marty…you and I have had enough discussions for you to know that all you need to do, is ask…
You didn't answer my questions…and you've come back with what can read like two of your own…possibly a conflation on your part, possibly just poorly written, as they could be two distinct and most often separate set of circumstances can be involved…anyway…
As a gesture, i'll go first…sorry is a word or an act which should only be undertaken/used in times of pure sincerity and contrition…which implies that the individual(s) issuing the apology must understand within their own self, that saying sorry is appropriate for them…being they genuinely are sorry for what they have done…
It is a word/action which has become so diminished and misused…when in reality it should be hardly used at all…as an exception…not as a regular feature of an adult like to be doled out as an excuse for not learning or growing…
…have you ever said and really felt sorry to another person…
that's what I did and yet you go all puffed chest on it. Try deep breathing when you get angry – count to 10 and THEN react. This is a good one for you to practice – go on try it now – see.
Still struggling I see. Look, try the deep breaths – what have you got to lose? – you can find gold even in a dirty place – self improvement is the minimum required surely.
but whatever
CEO you say – thanks – what is ALMC – perhaps AlwaysLovingMyselfConstantly I hope – that shit will heal the world!!!
You're not within vicinity to keep making those comments with a shred of credibility…least of all with your record of abusive outbursts…eh bro.
Your shit can't heal the world. I've explained that to you previously also…not matter what you believe…
The regular and repetitive insulting , angry outbursts in the anonymous online world, over such an extended time period, will be a mirror of your behaviour in the offline world…
The outbursts also undermine your recent attempts to feign self improvement…yeah it's that obvious…
And like a bus which runs late..your next outburst will eventually turn up.
Why be racist? What good does that do? You're not a bro to me so don't pretend you are – if you are tangata whenua then say so otherwise stfu and stop trying to be racist or even worse cool. Geddit sport.
You have been given many chances and have failed to deliver. I'm okay with your big bluff, I get it – it is difficult when we don't reach our own expectations. Everyone struggles with that not just you one two and it is hard.
You have not been effective tonight or today really – I hope you get some rest tonight and the screws don't bang on the bars 🙂
Being Tangata Whenua equates to a monopoly on use of the word bro…and that's the second time you've called me racist…
That is actually you being racist. you've been called out for by many others here…
You have been given many chances and have failed to deliver. I'm okay with your big bluff,
More projection and nonsense from you. You've been handed more than enough detail and information to have improved your level of knowledge…but you're still stuck in the mud…pointing fingers at some else who clearly has invested far more time into learning…
Simply it is this. If the level is above you..instead of climbing…you through rocks…
Yourself and all the other angry little men who pile in on top of others here…are only interested in attacking what you believe is a threat…
All very obvious and small minded.
I'll be posting on race targeted vaccine testing experiments, upcoming…
Then you'll actually be able to shout racism … and be correct…
I have to assume you've been to prison…or that you're bluffing something pathetic by using repeated references…
Funny thing is, I kind of think that 1-2 does meet all their expectations, and pities the poor fools who don't understand how everything fits together so nicely.
It's a riff on the old "sane man in an insane world" trope – is it better to conform and pretend to be inadequately insane in order to preserve some level of freedom or life (as Camus' Outsider refused to do), or just try to convert the society towards the direction of one's own sanity? Alternatively, what about just sitting in the asylum in a straight jacket, knowing they think you're mad but happy in the knowledge that you really know what's going on?
I mean, in 1-2's case their stupidity is evident on many levels, with huge gaps in their knowledge in areas that they proclaim forth upon with great confidence (not to mention the shite spelling – "ironising radiation" still makes me chuckle). But the concept is a fun one to kick around.
Of course there are gaps..it is impossible for me to know everything…won't stop me trying though…
As for the spelling comment…nice admission of defeat…same as you did with the HZ discussion…
I checked into Dunedin…found no evidence of vaccination data in the questionnaires…or that history was cross referenced against responses…
I’ll not have access to all detsils though and the web site looks info light…assume there is much more out there…
But as you seem to believe such a cohort study would expose vaccine issues…I agree that it could…then you've got the evidence of intent within the relevant study to prove there was an intention and use of such data sets..
Yes – 1,2 is so invested in their beliefs that it would be impossible to for them to adjust so I agree that they are probably meeting their expectations. It also seems that they enjoy the blowback – there are descriptive words for that – quite an interesting and destructive character old 1,2. Bit up themselves though but that's where the humour comes from for me anyway 🙂
In one day you go from having never heard of it to being able to access questionnaire data. Well beyond the usual public descriptions along the lines of "almost all aspects of their physical and mental health are examined".
I'm sure the fact that they forgot to include one of the most significant health interventions in history just got missed by peer review for 45 years. Not just for the Dunedin study, either – for every single cohort study in the world, nobody notice that nobody was recording vaccination status.
Your search skills are not as good as I’d have thought …
As well as spaces to record development, immunisation, height and weight, eyes and ears, and behaviour, there were general tips and guidelines for parents. [my bold]
Are you trying to pull of a long troll or something?
that was the most onanistic comment ever presented in the form of an argument.
Sacha found some quality rebuttals to your explicit points, displaying an understanding of the issues which you then decided didn’t as it contradicted what you’ve said.
If you know everything, why do you even bother presenting a position?
5g and mu-MIMO technology have the capacity to remove wasteful wired networks with all the associated cost and emissions from the entire world.
But some study found a tenuous link to cancer so you’ll hang on to that and everyone else is wrong.
Bolding is a highlight feature which you have used yourself at 1.2.1
Ask LP to remove the feature if you prefer others do not make use of the functions…
And yet you still will not shut up about it.
I will continue to respond when subject matter which is of interest to me, is posted…such as by A, earlier.
Are you seeking to censor comments, sacha ?
You certainly like to tell people how to use the highlight features…you do that on a regular basis…what’s with that…do you even understand what is behind your pedantry?
Search the archives, you will find numerous links and other information which I have posted.. I am not going to continue to re-post every time one you you guys, with little to no understanding…and most often no genuine interest in actual discussions…
If you were genuine, you would go and do the leg work…
Off you go…and once you have, I’ll be pleased to engage …
When Helen and Mickey ran the farm
And socialists made us red
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Helens hand was in strong control
When Mickey stole our bread
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Phil the magpie said.
Year in, year out they toiled away
Their schemes filled us with dread
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Phil the magpie said.
But all their lovely plans soon went
Johnny owns the farm instead
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Phil the magpie said.
WINZ is run by Paula now
And its books are in the red
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Phil the magpie said.
The client list was checked right through
Alarm bells they soon rang
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Phil the magpie said.
A fault was in the system too comfy was the nest
It was the crafty magpie had ripped it off the best
Early next monday morning a strident chime was heard
Get up you lazy magpie, get up, get out of bed
Oh bugger me its time for work
Phil the magpie said.
I must admit it is funny watching One Two not only call others out for name-calling but also his use of 'science' when it suits him then decrying that same science when it doesn't.
Yep. The writing style's completely different, as are the areas of interest. I also can't picture Phil U lecturing people on how their puny brains aren't up to the task of understanding his awesome arguments. For all that we disagree on a lot of things, Phil is a friendly and engaging commenter whose personality comes through strongly, and I always enjoy a conversation with him (or did – haven't seen anything from him for ages). The only thing in common with OneTwo is overuse of ellipses.
“According to research, a 60GHz mmWave outputting a whopping 50W/m2 of power (which wouldn’t be close to passing FCC regulations) only raises skin temperature by 0.8 degrees Celsius, which is below the IEEE standards temperature threshold of 1 degree Celsius for mmWave radiation guidelines.”
If we can limit the effects to 1.5 degrees of warming, then everything will be fine.
Big swing against the two dinosaur establishment parties! I liked this: "despite the dominance of Brexit as an issue since the 2016 referendum, there was a significant proportion of voters who did not know each party’s position on it. The poll reveals 36% are not aware of the Conservative party’s stance, while 38% say the same about Labour."
So more than a third of the electorate couldn't care less or finds trying to discern the mainstream party stances way too difficult.
"Marching from Portland Place to Whitehall, a diverse crowd chanted “Palestine will be free” and called for the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes, "
What silly people. Palestine is free. It's called Israel. It's a parliamentary democracy, where citizens can vote whatever their race or creed. It's a place where the economy is thriving, and Arab and Jew live side by side. Unfortunately, this country has neighbours run by terrorists, whose sole aim is to drive this modern nation into the sea. They won't succeed, but they are getting a lot of people killed while they fail.
God, no. Never been to Saudi Arabia either, nor to South Africa under Apartheid, nor Germany under fascism, nor the USSR, nor many other severely fucked-up places. I've been able to gain an informed opinion about those places regardless though, what with the invention of writing an' all that.
Yeah, people used to say that about Apartheid-era South Africa, too. Same principle as people saying Cuba has great health care, or Hitler built great autobahns – kind of missing the point.
New Zealand Immigration still on the rise appears Winston and NZF have not been able to pull back Labour's desire for more immigrants, so I guess we still have a Housing Crisis with few homes being built under the Kiwibuild Scheme ?
Of course, people back cutting greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gases are bad, who would be pro more greenhouse gases?
What they won't back is what's required to achieve that.
People are travelling overseas more than at any time in history the size of peoples cars is getting larger, more electrical appliances, huge houses if you afford them.
Consumerism is still rampant and growing every year.
These are not the actions of a population that is serious about climate change.
Banning one-use plastic bags and straws is about the limit of sacrifice for most people.
I have to agree with you, over Easter I and a group of friends got together all men we do this once a year and we solve all the worlds problems over a bottle or two of whisky anyway the question of global warming came up.
1. Are you willing to give up your cars. Answer NO what about electric cars? to dear and none of them by new cars, also if you buy one and the batteries are on the way out you mite have to pay $15,000 for new batteries
2. Will you stop eating meat. Answer NO some are willing to cut back.
3. Will we stop cutting down trees around the world. Answer NO is it fare to ask people not to cut down trees and stay poor after we have cut down ours.
4. Should we stop using plastic. Answer NO its to useful a product but could be cut back a huge amount all agreed to that one.
5. Should we stop flying. Answer NO they all said they only fly at the most every 3 – 5 years so they don’t believe they make much of a difference.
As Christine Rose wrote over at the Daily Blog, “Heaven forbid that they might forego cell phones to save ancient rain forests in the Congo. Or products with palm oil to save Orangutans, or give up net caught fish for Māui and Hector’s dolphins.
Appealing to sensible centrists – a no-brainer, one would have thought. Political correct stances are proving too marginal to be politically effective. Watch for the copycat syndrome to kick in – contagion may render multicultural idealism irrelevant.
Balance in policies and behaviour is required more each day in our present troubles which will roll on and expand. So going beyond that would enable attacks on people who are different. That is a very serious matter and Denmark citizens with a cool brain would resist an unreasonable ban.
Wasn't there a story from WW2 about adopting the wearing of the yellow star identifier for Jews. (Sounded good, but it never got further than a comment from what I have read.) But the thought was there and Denmark registered in people's minds as superior people of integrity. But this report is alarming, maybe it is badly worded:
These include a law allowing jewellery to be stripped from refugees, a burqa and niqab ban, mandatory handshakes irrespective of religious sentiment at citizenship ceremonies, and a plan to house criminal asylum seekers on an island used for researching contagious animal diseases.
A law was passed in Denmark in 2018 dealing with the women's head covering so this is not a new measure, though mention of stripping jewellery does seem to be. I think this might arise from strict rules about religious symbols being banned in schools as introduced in France, which also has the full head covering ban. (That approach is a bit like us banning gang patches being displayed in public places of overt signs of divergent group identity.)
…in Denmark, Europe, a ban on wearing face veils in public came into force on 1 August 2018. It joins France and some other European countries to pass such a ban. Denmark's Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said: "We must also be able to see each other's facial expressions, it's a value in Denmark." https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/24118241 What's the difference between a hijab, niqab and burka? 8/8/2019
The word 'stripping' is scary; mandatory handshakes is unreasonably autocratic, why not say joining hands, which would be indicate goodwill; why emphasise the ban on clothing* covering the face, without stating the acceptable which is hijab. The law should state that the ban is against clothing that makes the wearer anonymous which is not acceptable in a society that tries to be open and respectful of people facing up to others.
* The niqab is a veil for the face that leaves the area around the eyes clear. However, it may be worn with a separate eye veil. It is worn with an accompanying headscarf. (The eye veil may cover the eyes, so it becomes like a short burka.)
The burka is the most concealing of all Islamic veils. It is a one-piece veil that covers the face and body, often leaving just a mesh screen to see through.
Fire in a timber yard at Mt Maunganui. Fire needs a lot of water to put out and if foam has to be used this leaves toxicity. Timber is a crucial resource in short supply. Fire, slackness about dealing with likely starters, and also arsonists whether stupid playing with matches – kids, or whether malicious or mentally disturbed, have to be curbed. Their damage to society is worse than murder.
Problem is land, materials, compliance costs and labour costs has make it too expensive to build affordable homes here in NZ, you can thank the previous National & Labour Governments for ramping up immigration and the wholesale sale of NZ real estate to overseas investors. No thought given to the lower, middle class New Zealanders and local home ownership.
I agree completely, it's been an utter disaster for New Zealand.
The problem we have is the career politicians that fill all political parties, policies and decisions are been made for career longevity not for what's good for the country.
Immigration is back around record levels, this is not what Labour and NZ First promised at the last election?
The government should be getting crucified for that by the media, but not a word
Like +100% interesting to see what plans Labour & NZF come up with in the near future, not much news on this front despite more migrants coming into NZ ?
As for the lack of skilled workers bullshit, NZ has probably the most overqualified baristas and service station attendants in the world.
The reason being is that New Zealand businesses are not interested in hiring Kiwi's when you can source overseas candidates at a far cheaper rate and with more skills than the locals
No business is interested in training either, so we're ending up in a situation where all the immigrants are taking the skilled jobs and young Kiwis have to either head overseas to get work in their qualified field or take some low paid low skilled position just to make some money so they can survive.
It would certainly be interesting to see more media focus on how our companies stopped training staff and expecting the state to do it for them instead.
Interesting decision by National and Nick Smith to get rid of the Apprenticeship Schemes here in NZ, we used to have some of the best tradesmen in the world, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, boilermakers etc
These trades were highly sought after particularly in Australia.
Now days employers do not want to train staff and would rather bring i trained migrants from overseas ?
Today the media is besotted with a PM who looks good but achieves almost nothing. Whatever happens, don't bite the hand that feeds you. That's their motto.
My pay has gone up with a new Prime Minister.
Also my super annuitant mother has received a winter warming allowance.
Not to forget I get a say about cannabis next election.
Also blame the selling of forests, our raw material for housing, and allowing big business to monopolise supplies and we were then made to compete with the export prices to buy our own resource back.
The big company owning it is practically foreign-owned though still presenting itself as a Kiwi-icon. Bah – it is poor strategic planning all along by people whose salary, assets and personal relationships would be boosted by selling out our sovereignty and control of our own resources to the gold-seeking men and women of the world. In return we got a golden shower!
Fletcher and Carter's (ie Graham Hart) oligopolies in the Building Trade screwing New Zealanders on timber and material prices, sanctioned by the Commerce Commission ?
For all those mothers in our NZ time zone it is mothers day; – so…. Press release by Citizens Environmental Advocacy Centre. 12th May 2019.
Mother’s day edition. – “wellbeing” consensus, climate change – all in one here folks
Happy birthday to all mothers as we fight for our collective ‘wellbeing’.
Our HB/Gisborne community is still awaiting the Labour coalition promises made to us all in 2016 in the Gisborne Herald. Three parties all now in Labour coalition had promised restoration of our rail services that the National Government has allowed to become partly washed out in 2012 by a lack of funding for rail maintenance to keep the infrastructure free of damages from any storms.
This service was already under community restoration as industry was wanting more freight services then in 2011 when in December the HBRC had evidence that more freight was wanted to be carried on Gisborne rail in a press release 21st December 2011 entitled “At risk rail can’t cope”. (links are all provided below" http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6170590/At-risk-rail-line-can-t-cope-with-demand
We are claiming our right to have our rail services restored by this new Labour Coalition Government under the new “wellbeing budget policy. https://www.labour.org.nz/wellbeingbudget Benefits to our wellbeing;
This promise will see Government reducing carbon emissions and increasing infrastructure under two of the ‘five priorities’ using – Boosting Innovation, & Creating Opportunities . QUOTE; “Alongside GDP, we will measure ourselves against five key priorities that will make real improvements to the lives of New Zealanders.
We’ve used evidence to identify the five areas we can make the greatest difference. Boosting Innovation, Creating Opportunities, Backing Māori & Pasifika, Supporting Mental Health, Improving Child Wellbeing. Please Government give us in HB/Gisborne back our Gisbone Rail as you are doing already in most other provinces, such as Wairarapa, Tananaki, Canterbury, Otago, Westland, Waikato and Northland. –
Look, I don’t like most of the right wing pundits either, but if your ‘hate speech’ threshold is Mike Hosking, then you are the threat to democracy, not Mike bloody Hosking.
Thanks, but that didn’t answer my question except to add the name of Matthew Hooton to Martin Bradbury and The Chairman.
If this panel is indeed about censorship, as alleged by some, doesn’t it strike you as odd that the Classification Office, the Broadcasting Standards Authority, or the Human Rights Commission, for example, appear to be ‘excluded’ from the panel?
You asked, exactly who is creating this perception? And the link provided supplied those details. Clearly, it is coming from the top.
Jacinda said the global community should "speak with one voice" when it comes to blocking harmful content on social media platforms.
The problem, thus growing concern with that statement is what exactly does she deem to be harmful content? Couple that with the outbursts of the woke left within, people are becoming concerned.
If the Government weren't so out of touch they would know they have to tread more carefully if they don't want this negative perception to further grow.
If one wanted to circumvent human rights, current classifications and broadcasting standards to bring in a more profound form of censorship, it would make total sense. Which of course adds to the negative perception being created.
"Couple that with the outbursts of the woke left within, people are becoming concerned."
lol righties getting concerned – sure they are people, I'll grant you that, and yeah they may be YOUR kind of people, I think that is a given but their concern is as false as yours. It is whisper thin, this grave concern from people, and is really just another nailed bat to hit the left with. YOU and your mates are concerned? Good be very fucken concerned buddyboy, be very concerned rightie.
Posting snuff videos on facebook is not 'speech' that needs protecting. Certainly not a left/right thing.
The only people trying to turn this govt's proposed specific action against such stuff into cries of 'censorship' are histrionic manbabies who feel oppressed whenever an adult sets some boundaries.
It's the actions of the Government via the lack of diversity in the make up of its advisory group and the related uncertainty around what they deem to be hate speech/harmful content (coupled with the outbursts of the woke left) that is stirring concerns of wide ranging censorship.
Apparently the Government's either 'too cold' (not enough Kiwibuild homes), or 'too hot' (excessive censorship), but there must be some things they’ve got ‘just right’, right?
That looks like a rude remark from the computer. How long will it be until we get to the stage where the smart computer wants to enter into discussions?
The Cuban government announced Friday that it is launching widespread rationing of chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap and other basic products in the face of a grave economic crisis.
Commerce Minister Betsy Diaz Velazquez told the state-run Cuban News Agency that various forms of rationing would be employed in order to deal with shortages of staple foods. She blamed the hardening of the U.S. trade embargo by the Trump administration.
From the early 1990s infants started to receive acellular pertussis vaccine combined with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids (DTaP) before live vaccines such as measles, rubella, and mumps vaccines, which contained gelatin as a stabilizer.
Then, an increasing number of cases of anaphylactic/allergic reactions to those live vaccines were reported. Almost all these cases had a previous history of receiving three or four doses of DTaP containing gelatin.Anaphylactic/allergic reactions to live measles vaccine were analyzed using information obtained from the Reporting System, a retrospective study, as well as from the Monitoring System, a prospective study.
Dramatic decreases in anaphylactic/allergic reactions to live measles vaccines were observed immediately after each manufacturer marketed gelatin-free or gelatin (hypo-allergic)-containing live measles vaccine, and since the end of 1998 reports on anaphylactic/allergic reactions to live measles vaccine have almost ceased.
The IOM’s confirmation is the latest and most authoritative since Dr. Richet’s discovery.
Many vaccinesand injections contain food proteins. Many studies since 1940 have demonstrated that food proteins in vaccines causesensitization in humans.
Allergens in vaccines are not fully disclosed.
No safe dosage level for injected allergens hasbeen established. As a result, allergen quantities in vaccines and injections are not regulated.
Sheer fantasy – this is probably the most pathetic strike ever, because it lasts only one day. How does a strike of one pathetic day achieve anything?
The obedient media play along and sensationalise it, and naïve teacher unionists imagine that they have had a real impact.
Hasn't worked well in the past, and won't work well this time.
The problem is that teachers don't have the willpower or political understanding to make an effective strike. They dream up ways of making ineffective strikes that don't cost them too much salary.
That one day will affect a lot of people and will bring tremendous pressure to bear. Not sure if it will change anything sadly and I do wish we paid teachers much more because they deserve it.
The obedient media play along and sensationalise it, and naïve teacher unionists imagine that they have had a real impact.
Too true. Once the dust settles I think they might lose a lot of the goodwill that was previously theirs.
They know the reason for the situation is due to nine years of neglect under National.
They know there is only one size cake available and yet are demanding more than their fair share all at once – unlike other sectors whose needs are just as great but they have accepted that their claims can only be incrementally met over a period of two to three years.
If Justin Lester can include a 'wet house' for alcoholics which would enable them to have very limited alcohol available in controlled conditions, it would help with reducing homelessness for these poor people. Their lives, minds, motivations have been destroyed. If they could be kept sober, they might be able to undertake gardening, growing food for the facility, and gain some self-worth and value to society in their own small way. In 'dry houses' they tend to wander away and just deteriorate into drunken blobs, smelly ones too. Addicts of other drugs might also be helped.
<i>"The numbers are relatively small – they fluctuate between 50 and 70 – so we're going to build enough supportive living units so there's no good reason someone has to be on the streets."
I don't know if his figures include alcoholics etc. but there is no use in applying simple solutions like 'no good reason someone has to be on the streets'. Reason doesn't come into it; these people have been encouraged to drink by the NZ drinking culture, bars open 24 hours or till late, so their money can be drained from them. The outcome is the ruined life, and the habit-formed mind that drives the person to more Chateau Cardboard or his/her usual tipple.
They need more than supported living, they need supervision and regular meals, timetables, expectations and limits. Then the person still inside can emerge and find their legs and greet the day, get some life and cheer and do something they can find satisfactory.
(I don’t know why I have to be in moderation. I find the code very clunky – indicating a double space takes up a lot of code.)
totally cheesed off at yesterdays editorial in the dompost on saturday morning.
half the leader page given to dunkin garna to rubbish trevor mallard and accuse him of bias and being unfair.
nonsense.
I have watched the proceedings of the house for some time now and speaker mallard has bent over backwards to be fair to the nationals and give them directions.
It shows something about the nationals party after 9 long years they have forgotten the rules of debate, parliamentary procedure and good behaviour.
the last speaker was sly arrogant supercillious and a slimy toad.
it is a breath of fresh air to have someone like mallard who will give everyone a fair go.
We are appalled the government appears to be considering an even closer relationship with Israel despite the ongoing theft of Palestinian land, the ongoing brutal Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and the siege of Gaza while Israel continues to thumb its nose at international law and United Nations resolutions.
On 30 April pro-Zionist lobbyist Mark Jennings wrote an opinion piece on the Newsroom website in which he says:
“The new relationship comes as New Zealand and Israeli governments look close to signing an innovation agreement which will formalise the developing relationship”
(It seems to me that money is self-cleansing, teflon coated, self-laundered by any short exposure to light. And let us see if Winston Peters, the ambivalent, ambi-dextrous man who can work deals with both left and right hands at the same time, can break that old saying about 'the lefthand not knowing what the righthand is doing'. Can Peters put the kibosh on Callaghan innovation to stop this hutzpah?)
I would like to see that's study on dolphins catching a dease from cats and dieing from a dease from a cat washed down the waterways was the study conducted in NZ it needed to be reviewed. It is humans who are causing the loss of the Maui dolphin.
It will good the tech sites being retained to stop hate speach. It is a good idea the leaders summit in France hope they are taking about the real threat Artifical Intelligents
I say our Coalition Government is doing a good job cleaning up the mess left by others . They gave funding to students many other good changes to the system. I'm not commenting on the school strike.
Can't comment on the boxing story.
The last whare I had the rents went up 3 times in 2 years.
I say txing and driving is disrespectful you are disrespecting your own life and everyones life in your vicinity while driving life is presious.
I do look at my pH while driving but I pull over and answer it if its important.
Our Queen has been a monga for the common people of the Common Wealth I really like her championing forest canopies around the Papatuanukue.
Like I have said te Papatuanukue stars don't like someone I say that heaps of wealth people do what Felicity did to advance her tamariki future.?????.
Just so long a this site is not affected from the social media clamp down in Paris. I do agree that the footage of the Christchurch desaster should not have been played live on Facebook I did not believe it at first I heard it on a radio the next day my tamariki said it was on Facebook WTF.
That's the way m8 I say no more
Waitomo has good fuel to it was expensive for fuel when I was down in Wellington a few years ago the government needs to make sure no one gets a monopoly duopoly in any market in Aotearoa.
Vodafone being sold let Tau toko Vodafone if spark gets to big our cost will not come down as fast with spark getting a monopoly will be bad for Aotearoa. Ka kite ano
Sir Heke Poroporoake would have been good to hear the storys about Heke.
I will be going home to attend one very close to ECO Maori I will have a lot of good stories to tell.
I don't think that not having hot water in school hand washing for the toilet is a big issue where is all these negative issue coming from??? so long as there is soap it will be fine I have not heard of skin problems because of not having hot water.
Its good that people are going overseas to pay their respect to our fallen tipuna in war 1 and 2.
Buzz from the Beehive Housing Minister Chris Bishop delivered news – packed with the ingredients to enflame political passions – worthy of supplanting Winston Peters in headline writers’ priorities. He popped up at the post-Cabinet press conference to promise a crackdown on unruly and antisocial state housing tenants. His ...
Ele Ludemann writes – The Reserve Bank is advertising for a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion advisor. The Bank has one mandate – to keep inflation between one and three percent. It has failed in that and is only slowly getting inflation back down to the upper limit. Will it ...
Last week former National Party leader Simon Bridges was appointed by the Government as the new chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). You can read about the appointment in Thomas Coughlan’s article, Simon Bridges to become chair of NZ Transport Agency Waka KotahiThe fact that a ...
Bryce Edwards writes – Last week former National Party leader Simon Bridges was appointed by the Government as the new chair of the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). You can read about the appointment in Thomas Coughlan’s article, Simon Bridges to become chair of NZ Transport Agency ...
TL;DR: My top 10 news and analysis links this morning include:Today’s must-read: Gavin Jacobson talks to Thomas Piketty 10 years on from Capital in the 21st CenturyThe SalvoLocal scoop: Green MP’s business being investigated over migrant exploitation claims StuffSteve KilgallonLocal deep-dive: The commercial contractors making money from School ...
It’s a home - but Kāinga Ora tenants accused of “abusing the privilege” may lose it. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The Government announced a crackdown on Kāinga Ora tenants who were unruly and/or behind on their rent, with Housing Minister Chris Bishop saying a place in a state ...
This is a guest post by Connor Sharp of Surface Light Rail Light rail in Auckland: A way forward sooner than you think With the coup de grâce of Auckland Light Rail (ALR) earlier this year, and the shift of the government’s priorities to roads, roads, and more roads, it ...
Note: As a paid-up Webworm member, I’ve recorded this Webworm as a mini-podcast for you as well. Some of you said you liked this option - so I aim to provide it when I get a chance to record! Read more ...
TL;DR: In my ‘six-stack’ of substacks at 6.06pm on Monday, March 18:IKEA is accused of planting big forests in New Zealand to green-wash; REDD-MonitorA City for People takes a well-deserved victory lap over Wellington’s pro-YIMBY District Plan votes; A City for PeopleSteven Anastasiou takes a close look at the sticky ...
Buzz from the Beehive Here’s hoping for a lively post-cabinet press conference when the PM and – perhaps – some of his ministers tell us what was discussed at their meeting today. Until then, Point of Order has precious little Beehive news to report after its latest monitoring of the ...
David Farrar writes – We now have almost all 2023 data in, which has allowed me to update my annual table of how labour went against its promises. This is basically their final report card. The promiseThe result Build 100,000 affordable homes over 10 ...
I’m a bit worried that I’ve started a previous newsletter with the words “just when you think they couldn’t get any worse…” Seems lately that I could begin pretty much every issue with that opening. Such is the nature of our coalition government that they seem to be outdoing each ...
Geoffrey Miller writes – Timing is everything. And from China’s perspective, this week’s visit by its foreign minister to New Zealand could be coming at just the right moment. The visit by Wang Yi to Wellington will be his first since 2017. Anniversaries are important to Beijing. ...
Depictions of Islam in Western popular culture have rarely been positive, even before 9/11. Five years on from the mosque shootings, this is one of the cultural headwinds that the Muslim community has to battle against. Whatever messages of tolerance and inclusion are offered in daylight, much of our culture ...
Last week Transport Minster Simeon Brown and Mayor Wayne Brown opened the new Auckland Rail Operations Centre. The new train control centre will see teams from KiwiRail, Auckland Transport and Auckland One Rail working more closely together to improve train services across the city. The Auckland Rail Operations Centre in ...
Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: Retiring former Labour Finance Minister Grant Robertson said in an exit interview with Q+A yesterday the Government can and should sustain more debt to invest in infrastructure for future generations. Elsewhere in the news in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy at 6:36am: Read more ...
Timing is everything. And from China’s perspective, this week’s visit by its foreign minister to New Zealand could be coming at just the right moment. The visit by Wang Yi to Wellington will be his first since 2017. Anniversaries are important to Beijing. It is more than just a happy ...
TL;DR: The key events to watch in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the week to March 18 include:China’s Foreign Minister visiting Wellington today;A post-cabinet news conference this afternoon; the resumption of Parliament on Tuesday for two weeks before Easter;retiring former Labour Finance Minister Grant Robertson gives his valedictory speech in Parliament; ...
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters’s state-of-the-nation speech on Sunday was really a state-of-Winston-First speech. He barely mentioned any of the Government’s key policies and could not even wholly endorse its signature income tax cuts. Instead, he rehearsed all of his complaints about the Ardern Government, including an extraordinary claim ...
A listing of 35 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 10, 2024 thru Sat, March 16, 2024. Story of the week This week we'll give you a little glimpse into how we collect links to share and ...
A listing of 35 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 10, 2024 thru Sat, March 16, 2024. Story of the week This week we'll give you a little glimpse into how we collect links to share and ...
“I’ve been internalising a really complicated situation in my head.”When they kept telling us we should wait until we get to know him, were they taking the piss? Was it a case of, if you think this is bad, wait till you get to know the real Christopher, after the ...
Happy fourth anniversary, Pandemic That Upended Bloody Everything. I have been observing it by enjoying my second bout of COVID. It’s 5.30 on Sunday morning and only now are lights turning back on for me.Allow me to copy and paste what I told reader Sara yesterday:Depleted, fogged and crappy. Resting, ...
Happy fourth anniversary, Pandemic That Upended Bloody Everything. I have been observing it by enjoying my second bout of COVID. It’s 5.30 on Sunday morning and only now are lights turning back on for me.Allow me to copy and paste what I told reader Sara yesterday:Depleted, fogged and crappy. Resting, ...
Happy fourth anniversary, Pandemic That Upended Bloody Everything. I have been observing it by enjoying my second bout of COVID. It’s 5.30 on Sunday morning and only now are lights turning back on for me.Allow me to copy and paste what I told reader Sara yesterday:Depleted, fogged and crappy. Resting, ...
.“$10 and a target that bleeds” - Bleeding Targets for Under $10!.Thanks for reading Frankly Speaking ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.This government appears hell-bent on either scrapping life-saving legislation or reintroducing things that - frustrated critics insist - will be dangerous and likely ...
“It hardly strikes me as fair to criticise a government for doing exactly what it said it was going to do. For actually keeping its promises.”THUNDER WAS PLAYING TAG with lightning flashes amongst the distant peaks. Its rolling cadences interrupted by the here-I-come-here-I-go Doppler effect of the occasional passing car. ...
Subversive & Disruptive Technologies: Just as happened with that other great regulator of the masses, the Medieval Church, the advent of a new and hard-to-control technology – the Internet – is weakening the ties that bind. Then, and now, those who enjoy a monopoly on the dissemination of lies, cannot and will ...
Been Here Before: To find the precedents for what this Coalition Government is proposing, it is necessary to return to the “glory days” of Muldoonism.THE COALITION GOVERNMENT has celebrated its first 100 days in office by checking-off the last of its listed commitments. It remains, however, an angry government. It ...
Bob Edlin writes – And what is the world watching today…? The email newsletter from Associated Press which landed in our mailbox early this morning advised: In the news today: The father of a school shooter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter; prosecutors in Trump’s hush-money case ...
Bryce Edwards writes – Is another Green MP on their way out? And are the Greens severely tarnished by another integrity scandal? For the second time in three months, the Green Party has secretly suspended an MP over integrity issues. Mystery is surrounding the party’s decision to ...
For the last few years, the Green Party has been the party that has managed to avoid the plague of multiple scandals that have beleaguered other political parties. It appears that their luck has run out with a second scandal which, unfortunately for them, coincided with Golraz Ghahraman, the focus ...
TL;DR: The six newsey things that stood out to me as of 6:46am on Saturday, March 16.Andy Foster has accidentally allowed a Labour/Green amendment to cut road user chargers for plug-in hybrid vehicles, which the Government might accept; NZ HeraldThomas CoughlanSimeon Brown has rejected a plea from Westport ...
What seemed a booming success a couple of years ago has collapsed into fraud convictions.I looked at the crash of FTX (short for ‘Futures Exchange’) in November 2022 to see whether it would impact on the financial system as a whole. Fortunately there was barely a ripple, probably because it ...
Anybody following the situation in Ukraine and Russia would probably have been amused by a recent Tweet on X NATO seems to be putting in an awful lot of effort to influence what is, at least according to them, a sham election in an autocracy.When do the Ukrainians go to ...
TL;DR:Shaun Baker on Wynyard Quarter's transformation. Magdalene Taylor on the problem with smart phones. How private equity are now all over reinsurance. Dylan Cleaver on rugby and CTE. Emily Atkin on ‘Big Meat’ looking like ‘Big Oil’.Bernard’s six-stack of substacks at 6pm on March 15Photo by Jeppe Hove Jensen ...
Buzz from the Beehive Finance Minister Nicola Willis had plenty to say when addressing the Auckland Business Chamber on the economic growth that (she tells us) is flagging more than we thought. But the government intends to put new life into it: We want our country to be a ...
The Transport and Infrastructure Committee has reported back on the Road User Charges (Light Electric RUC Vehicles) Amendment Bill, basicly rubberstamping it. While there was widespread support among submitters for the principle that EV and PHEV drivers should pay their fair share for the roads, they also overwhelmingly disagreed with ...
Peter Dunne writes – This week’s government bailout – the fifth in the last eighteen months – of the financially troubled Ruapehu Alpine Lifts company would have pleased many in the central North Island ski industry. The government’s stated rationale for the $7 million funding was that it ...
See if you can spot the difference. An Iranian born female MP from a progressive party is accused of serial shoplifting. Her name is leaked to the media, which goes into a pack frenzy even before the Police launch an … Continue reading → ...
Ele Ludemann writes – The government is omitting general Treaty references from legislation : The growth of Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation caused so much worry that a special oversight group was set up by the last Government in a bid to get greater coherence in the public service on Treaty ...
What was that judge thinking?Peter Williams writes – That Golriz Ghahraman and District Court Judge Maria Pecotic were once lawyer colleagues is incontrovertible. There is published evidence that they took at least one case to the Court of Appeal together. There was a report on ...
TL;DR: My top 10 news and analysis links this morning include:Today’s must-read:Climate Scorpion – the sting is in the tail. Introducing planetary solvency. A paper via the University of Exeter’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.Local scoop:Kāinga Ora starts pulling out of its Auckland projects and selling land RNZ ...
Wellington’s massively upzoned District Plan adds the opportunity for tens of thousands of new homes not just in the central city (such as these Webb St new builds) but also close to the CBD and public transport links. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: Wellington gave itself the chance of ...
It’s Friday and we’re halfway through March Madness. Here’s some of the things that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt asked how we can get better event trains and an option for grade separating Morningside Dr. On Tuesday Matt looked into ...
Something you might not know about me is that I’m quite a stubborn person. No, really. I don’t much care for criticism I think’s unfair or that I disagree with. Few of us do I suppose.Back when I was a drinker I’d sometimes respond defensively, even angrily. There are things ...
Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The five things that mattered in Aotearoa’s political economy that we wrote and spoke about via The Kākā and elsewhere for paying subscribers in the last week included:PM Christopher Luxon said the reversal of interest deductibility for landlords was done to help renters, who ...
It was not so much the Labour Party but really the Chris Hipkins party yesterday at Labour’s caucus retreat in Martinborough. The former Prime Minister was more or less consistent on wealth tax, which he was at best equivocal about, and social insurance, which he was not willing to revisit. ...
Buzz from the BeehiveThe text reproduced above appears on a page which records all the media statements and speeches posted on the government’s official website by Melissa Lee as Minister of Media and Communications and/or by Jenny Marcroft, her Parliamentary Under-secretary. It can be quickly analysed ...
For forty years, Robert Muldoon has been a dirty word in our politics. His style of government was so repulsive and authoritarian that the backlash to it helped set and entrench our constitutional norms. His pig-headedness over forcing through Think Big eventually gave us the RMA, with its participation and ...
Bryce Edwards writes – Is the new government reducing tax on rental properties to benefit landlords or to cut the cost of rents? That’s the big question this week, after Associate Finance Minister David Seymour announced on Sunday that the Government would be reversing the Labour Government’s removal ...
Saudi Arabia is rarely far from the international spotlight. The war in Gaza has brought new scrutiny to Saudi plans to normalise relations with Israel, while the fifth anniversary of the controversial killing of Jamal Khashoggi was marked shortly before the war began on October 7. And as the home ...
Questions need to be asked on both sides of the worldPeter Williams writes – The NRL Judiciary hands down an eight week suspension to Sydney Roosters forward Spencer Leniu , an Auckland-born Samoan, after he calls Ezra Mam, Sydney-orn but of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Ele Ludemann writes – Contrary to what many headlines and news stories are saying, residential landlords are not getting a tax break. The government is simply restoring to them the tax deductibility of interest they had until the previous government removed it. There is no logical reason ...
I can't remember when it was goodMoments of happiness in bloomMaybe I just misunderstoodAll of the love we left behindWatching our flashbacks intertwineMemories I will never findIn spite of whatever you becomeForget that reckless thing turned onI think our lives have just begunI think our lives have just begunDoes anyone ...
Michael Bassett writes – At first reading, a front-page story in the New Zealand Herald on 13 March was bizarre. A group of severely intellectually limited teenagers, with little understanding of the law, have been pleading to the Justice Select Committee not to pass a bill dealing with ram ...
How much political capital is Christopher Luxon willing to burn through in order to deliver his $2.9 billion gift to landlords? Evidently, Luxon is: (a) unable to cost the policy accurately. As Anna Burns-Francis pointed out to him on Breakfast TV, the original ”rock solid” $2.1 billion cost he was ...
TL;DR: My top 10 news and analysis links this morning include:Today’s must-read:Jonathon Porritt calling bullshit in his own blog post on mainstream climate science as ‘The New Denialism’.Local scoop:The Wellington City Council’s list of proposed changes to the IHP recommendations to be debated later today was leaked this ...
TL;DR:Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said yesterday tenants should be grateful for the reinstatement of interest deductibility because landlords would pass on their lower tax costs in the form of lower rents. That would be true if landlords were regulated monopolies such as Transpower or Auckland Airport1, but they’re not, ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Tom Toro Tom Toro is a cartoonist and author. He has published over 200 cartoons in The New Yorker since 2010. His cartoons appear in Playboy, the Paris Review, the New York Times, American Bystander, and elsewhere. Related: What 10 EV lovers ...
The business section of the NZ Herald is full of opinion. Among the more opinionated of all is the ex-Minister of Transport, ex-Minister of Railways, ex MP for Auckland Central (1975-93, Labour), Wellington Central (1996-99, ACT, then list-2005), ex-leader of the ACT Party, uncle to actor Antonia, the veritable granddaddy ...
Hi,Just quickly — I’m blown away by the stories you’ve shared with me over the last week since I put out the ‘Gary’ podcast, where I told you about the time my friend’s flatmate killed the neighbour.And you keep telling me stories — in the comments section, and in my ...
The first season of Rings of Power was not awful. It was thoroughly underwhelming, yes, and left a lingering sense of disappointment, but it was more expensive mediocrity than catastrophe. I wrote at length about the series as it came out (see the Review section of the blog, and go ...
Buzz from the Beehive Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden told Auckland Business Chamber members they were the first audience to hear her priorities as a minister in a government committed to cutting red tape and regulations. She brandished her liberalising credentials, saying Flexible labour markets are the ...
Chris Trotter writes – TO UNDERSTAND WHY NEWSHUB FAILED, it is necessary to understand how TVNZ changed. Up until 1989, the state broadcaster had been funded by a broadcasting licence fee, collected from every citizen in possession of a television set, supplemented by a relatively modest (compared ...
Bob Edlin writes – The Māori Party has been busy issuing a mix of warnings and threats as its expresses its opposition to interest deductibility for landlords and the plans of seabed miners. It remains to be seen whether they follow the example of indigenous litigants in Australia, ...
Every year, in the Budget, Parliament forks out money to government agencies to do certain things. And every year, as part of the annual review cycle, those agencies are meant to report on whether they have done the things Parliament gave them that money for. Agencies which consistently fail to ...
Mike Grimshaw writes – Recent events in American universities point to an underlying crisis of coherent thinking, an issue that increasingly affects the progressive left across the Western world. This of course is nothing new as anyone who can either remember or has read of the late ...
The thing about life’s little victories is that they can be followed by a defeat.Reader Darryl told me on Monday night:Test again Dave. My “head cold” last week became COVID within 24 hours, and is still with me. I hear the new variants take a bit longer to show up ...
TL;DR: My top 10 news and analysis links this morning include:Today’s must-read:Angus Deaton on rethinking his economics IMFLocal scoop: The people behind Tamarind, the firm that left a $500m cleanup bill for taxpayers at Taranaki’s Tui oil well, are back operating in Taranaki under a different company name. Jonathan ...
Normally when we talk about accessing public transport it’s about improving how easy it is to get to, such as how easy is it to cross roads in a station/stop’s walking catchment, is it possible to cycle to safely, do bus connections work, or even if are there new routes/connections ...
Politicians are not renowned for telling the truth. Some tell us things that are verifiably not true. They offer statements that omit critical pieces of information. Gloss over risks, preferring to offer the best case scenario.Some not truths are quite small, others amusing in their transparency. There are those repeated ...
The pressure is mounting on the Government as it finalises its Budget Policy Statement, but yet more predicted revenue ‘goes missing’. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The Climate Commission has delivered another funding blow to the National-ACT-NZ First coalition Government’s tax-cutting plans, potentially carving $1.4 billion off the ‘climate ...
The Government now faces the prospect of having to watch another tax raise the price of petrol when, only six days ago, it abolished the Auckland Regional Fuel tax. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon argued that the regional fuel tax imposed costs on lower-income people with less fuel-efficient vehicles and that ...
Kicking the most vulnerable people out of state housing and pushing them towards homelessness will result in a proliferation of poverty and trauma across our most vulnerable communities. ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader and MP for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi has penned a letter asking MPs to support his members bill to remove GST from all food. The bill is expected to go through its first reading in parliament this Wednesday. “I’m calling on all political parties to support my ...
This year is about getting real with Kiwis and discussing the tough issues, as the National Government exacerbates inequality and divides New Zealand, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said ...
The Government adding Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) to its already roaring environmental policy bonfire is an assault on the future of wildlife that makes Aotearoa unique. ...
After 12 years of fighting to protect our moana we are finding ourselves back at square one and back at court. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is sitting in Hawera to reconsider an application from Trans-Tasman Resources to dig up 50 million tonnes of the seabed in South Taranaki. This ...
Minister Shane Jones’ decision to step away from a seabed mining project is evidence of the murky waters surrounding the Government’s fast-track legislation. ...
The growth of Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation caused so much worry that a special oversight group was set up by the last government in a bid to get greater coherence in the publicservice on Treaty matters. When ministers first considered the need for tighter oversight in 2021, there ...
The growth of Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation caused so much worry that a special oversight group was set up by the last government in a bid to get greater coherence in the publicservice on Treaty matters. When ministers first considered the need for tighter oversight in 2021, there ...
The Coalition Government’s miscalculation saga continues as it has forgotten an eyewatering $90 million gap in its interest deductibility cost figures, say Labour Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds and Revenue Spokesperson Deborah Russell. ...
He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission has today released advice that says if the Government doesn’t act now New Zealand is at risk of not meeting its climate goals. ...
The Coalition Government has today confirmed it is abandoning first home buyers who are struggling to get ahead, says Labour Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds. ...
The New Zealand public voted for a change in direction at the 2023 general election and that is exactly what this coalition government has been delivering in its first 100 days. There was an immediate focus on the economy, easing the cost of living, cracking down on law and order ...
The Government has left the health system as an afterthought, announcing half-baked targets at the last minute of their 100-day plan, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
Kiwis are still waiting for their promised cost of living support after 100 days of a National Government that is taking us backwards, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
The National Government has spent its first 100 days stopping, cutting and reversing. They have scrapped stuff for stuff for the sake of it, without putting up any solutions of their own – and it’s hardworking New Zealanders who will pay for it. ...
100 days of National taking NZ backwardsThe National Government has spent its first 100 days stopping, cutting and reversing. They have scrapped stuff for stuff for the sake of it, without putting up any solutions of their own – and it’s hardworking New Zealanders who will pay for it. ...
The Government must commit to funding free and healthy school lunches, as thousands of people sign the petition to keep them, education spokesperson Jan Tinetti says. ...
If the Government was serious about moving families into public housing, they would build more houses so there is actually somewhere for people to go. ...
The free and healthy school lunches programme feeds our kids, helps them to learn, and saves families money – but it is at risk under this Government, education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. ...
The Government’s proposed changes to Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPO) add almost nothing new and are merely an attempt to distract from its plans to loosen gun laws, police spokesperson Ginny Andersen and justice spokesperson Dr Duncan Webb said. ...
The great Victorian era English politician Lord Macauley stood in the British House of Parliament and said, "The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm".He understood and outlined even way back then, the significant role and influence media have in a democracy. ...
The government’s attack on Māori health this week is committing tangata-whenua to a premature death, says Te Pāti Māori. “The government have begun their onslaught on Māori health with the abolishment of the Māori Health Authority and smokefree laws in the same day” said health spokesperson and co-leader, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. ...
Today marks a tragic milestone for New Zealanders as the Coalition Government side with big tobacco to repeal the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins and Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. ...
New Zealand’s social workers are qualified, experienced, and more representative of the communities they serve, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “I want to acknowledge and applaud New Zealand’s social workers for the hard work they do, providing invaluable support for our most vulnerable. “To coincide with World ...
Cabinet has agreed to a reduced road user charge (RUC) rate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. Owners of PHEVs will be eligible for a reduced rate of $38 per 1,000km once all light electric vehicles (EVs) move into the RUC system from 1 April. ...
Minister of Agriculture and Trade, Todd McClay, says that today’s opening of Riverland Foods manufacturing plant in Christchurch is a great example of how trade access to overseas markets creates jobs in New Zealand. Speaking at the official opening of this state-of-the-art pet food factory the Minister noted that exports ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Wellington today. “It was a pleasure to host Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his first official visit to New Zealand since 2017. Our discussions were wide-ranging and enabled engagement on many facets of New Zealand’s relationship with China, including trade, ...
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Lead Coordination Minister Judith Collins have expressed their deepest sympathy on the five-year anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks. “March 15, 2019, was a day when families, communities and the country came together both in sorrow and solidarity,” Mr Luxon says. “Today we pay our respects to the 51 shuhada ...
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Tēnā koutou katoa and greetings to you all. Chair, I am honoured to address the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. I acknowledge the many crises impacting the rights of women and girls. Heightened global tensions, war, climate related and humanitarian disasters, and price inflation all ...
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Another reason to delay 5G rollout.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/112488442/forecasters-worry-thousands-at-risk-from-storms-due-to-5g-cellphone-network-disruption
Of all the ills attributed to 5G, this is the only one that has any kind of actual basis.
The potential problem with interfering with weather-detecting satellites is easily avoided however. Simply don't use those specific frequency bands, those bands are a very small part of the spectrum 5G can use, so avoiding those bands won't be an impediment.
This is an issue that has come up before, where there's a potential clash between comms use of a frequency band and scientific use of that same band. As far as I know, once the existing scientific use of a particular frequency band gets publicised, the organisations that have proposed using it for other purposes usually back off and just use the nearest unused bands. Which will almost certainly happen in this case.
Of all the ills attributed to 5G, this is the only one that has any kind of actual basis.
And how would you know that, when you have literally no idea about the technology…
Very interesting stuff. Thanks A and Andre.
We have some of the most professional and experienced forecasters in the world and it is due to the vast array of weather conditions we are exposed to, sometimes on a daily basis. I imagine even a minor change in the calculations could throw the forecasting of weather events off course and cause major problems on land, at sea and in the air.
If the scientists are concerned then the government has to be concerned too.
Here's a piece that covers some of what goes on around protecting frequency bands for scientific observations. Two notable examples of organisations flipping off the international agreements have been the russian Glonass positioning system and the Iridium satellite phone system. When it comes to weather forecasting, those countries that allow 5g signals to fuck up their weather data are very likely to reap some of downsides of less reliable forecasts. As well as pissing off their immediate neighbours by fucking up their forecasts too. Because the terrestrial emissions of those signals will only fuck up the data in a small area overhead of the emitters.
edit: some weirdness going on with the first link I put up. Maybe this one will be better.
https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article-pdf/40/6/6.8/697543/40-6-6.8.pdf
Oh goodness, that level of technology is way above my knowledge and understanding, but what it boils down to imo is yet another area of man-made pollution which adds to the catastrophic consequences for the planet.
But of course these people are just nit-picky scientists aren't they – a bunch of pointy heads sitting in their ivory towers who know 'nuffink' about the real word. So say the uneducated, ignorant nay-sayers – and the present US presidential incumbent is one of course.
A growing number of municipalities, counties and cities are halting or slowing deployments…as there is not one singe study to show that the shift to MIMO mmwv directed energy beaming is remotely safe…
There is however a plethora of studies evidencing damage to biology and dna at high enough levels of risk to be concerning to any human being…
The tech/telco companies admit themselves they don't know because they have not done any such research…
Blumenthal stated:
Senator Blumenthal was speaking to industry witnesses in the Senate hearing video:
Gosh, some interesting information out there. I must highlight some of it for you. https://www.androidauthority.com/5g-dangers-895776/
Sacha, you've completed a cursory google search and come up with a poor link and low quality information, which is no way counters the comment you are responding to…
I highly doubt you understand the information you've linked to , which is why you are unable to identify the fallacies contained within it…
Except you don't understand it…do you.
Where are all the safety tests, sacha…and how old are the standards being used to sell the illusion of safety…off you go..there is the next google search for you…
I won’t be replying back to you either way…I’ve been through the issues here multiple times before…you can search my comments if you are looking for more information…
As you do not understand the issues, I am not going to spend more time….than I already have in replying to your poorly quoted comment..
If smart, well-educated people present you with inconvenient facts and your counter-argument is that those people lack your superior cognitive capability and therefore don't understand why those facts don't refute your thesis at all, you might generate a feeling of satisfaction within yourself but you haven't actually argued the facts and will persuade nobody other than yourself.
And yet it's your go-to response. Surely, someone with your vastly superior intellect should be capable of figuring out the fatal flaws of that response and modifying your approach to improve it?
Aww shit Milt, don't encourage One Two to prolong the threads by throwing out more bullshit that actually needs to be debunked.
Personally I'm quite happy to consider a thread done when One Two's response is a content-free assertion of their intellectual superiority that is so incoherent that its only persuasive value is convincing any rational observer that One Two is indeed a crank.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_(person)
Its a good way for you to avoid being further exposed by your own failings, Andre…
What you call content free is links and information which openly expose your lack of knowledge and understanding…repeatedly…
And you have completely affirmed that position by going directly to the name calling insults…once again…
Through your comments, you’re at least mid fifties…and still calling people names…
Your level. Name Calling.
Intellect wasted on us puny hoomans.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-think-my-argument-is-so-powerful
You're calling people cranks? But you're one of those Russiagate fantasists. This might help you. ….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR07OtEhKPE
(The sane amongst us will be simultaneously horrified and amused by the old fool who starts ranting at the 10:09 mark.)
@ Morrissey , That is a really good interview, but as far as Andre goes, as soon as you don't agree with him, it is straight into the ad hominem attacks, it is like he just comes on here to have everyone affirm his positions and then acts like a big ol' baby when someone doesn't…
…maybe he needs some one on one time with Gabor and really get to the bottom of all the hurt.
BTW, the Russiagaters loons are still pushing this rubbish right here on The Standard..quite sad for them really, and definitely terrible for the left going forward overall.
Thanks Adrian. By the way, after Jerry Nadler's comical rant at 10:09, check out Rob "Meathead" Reiner straight after him. Simply hilarious.
Andre: my apologies – not only have I further encouraged OneTwo, but Morrissey has joined in with a lengthy and completely irrelevant video that we must agree with or accept that we're terrible people.
Another Russia Truther. How's the debunking of two years' fervent believing worked out for you, Milt?
Cut to the sounds of crickets…the silence is deafening.
I get that you probably don't realise this, but calling people "Russia Truther" doesn't alter any of the relevant facts, only your seratonin levels.
Could you present one of those "relevant facts" for us?
And thanks, but my serotonin levels are just fine. I think you and a whole lot of other fantasists could do with a boost though.
Oh we are. We are. I'll admit being terrible people – anything but please don't punish me. Everyone has their limits.
I'm very sad to hear that, greywarshark. If it helps at all, I find that drinking heavily works wonders.
" I find that drinking heavily works wonders." also an age old method of avoidance…just sayin’
The inconvenient facts are what the available actual science has been saying, and the inconvenient facts as to why the industry and regulators have failed to provide actual scientific evidence in support of the their unscientific assurances of safety…
You and I have this conversation , milt, and you have multiple occasions you have torched yourself…no need to project yours, and others lack of knowledge on subject matter here…
As you should have read in my comment to sacha…i've posted numerous links to the available science and linked to examples of the scientific community who hold grave concerns about the technology…
So I will not excuse myself to you, or anyone else as to why I won't bother re-posting the links..go find them if you are so interested…
are you lagging?
connection issues.
Yep I'm sure that and perhaps anger are issues too for one two.
I was wondering if he was in jail is all. No reply from one two so I'll not assume too much yet.
New additions to the club , eh marty…thing is, the only emotion that comes from hollow circlular bum pats, is a feeling of emptiness…which is unnecessary really…projecting onto other because of feelings of inadequacy is ugly whichever angle it is examined from..
And every single handle to can't resist the temptation to pile it on through a showing of together bro-ness… is a guy…a man…all of them…and you…
As a contender for CEO of the AMC, you should avoid the hypocrisy of suggesting others share the same trait as yourself… I can re-post your numerous apologies to me if you like…and the comments you apologised for…
Why would you wonder any such thing? Have you been to jail, marty ? To court of charges perhaps…juvenile detention as a youngster perhaps?
Best not to assume anything, marty…you and I have had enough discussions for you to know that all you need to do, is ask…
lol – have you ever said and really felt sorry to another person? It's sorta easy if you aren't an arsehole.
You didn't answer my questions…and you've come back with what can read like two of your own…possibly a conflation on your part, possibly just poorly written, as they could be two distinct and most often separate set of circumstances can be involved…anyway…
As a gesture, i'll go first…sorry is a word or an act which should only be undertaken/used in times of pure sincerity and contrition…which implies that the individual(s) issuing the apology must understand within their own self, that saying sorry is appropriate for them…being they genuinely are sorry for what they have done…
It is a word/action which has become so diminished and misused…when in reality it should be hardly used at all…as an exception…not as a regular feature of an adult like to be doled out as an excuse for not learning or growing…
Yes.
"all you need to do, is ask…"
that's what I did and yet you go all puffed chest on it. Try deep breathing when you get angry – count to 10 and THEN react. This is a good one for you to practice – go on try it now – see.
And you're still making the same fundamental mistakes ..they don't make you feel better…and you know why that is…they expose you…
As if I needed more opportunities handed on a silver platter from you…
You should stop with the infantile projections…they’re stunting your growth..
Also try figuring out how to deal with those chips in your shoulders could help.
You are CEO of the ALMC.
Still struggling I see. Look, try the deep breaths – what have you got to lose? – you can find gold even in a dirty place – self improvement is the minimum required surely.
but whatever
CEO you say – thanks – what is ALMC – perhaps AlwaysLovingMyselfConstantly I hope – that shit will heal the world!!!
No, marty. You don't see. As I had illustrated.
You're not within vicinity to keep making those comments with a shred of credibility…least of all with your record of abusive outbursts…eh bro.
Your shit can't heal the world. I've explained that to you previously also…not matter what you believe…
The regular and repetitive insulting , angry outbursts in the anonymous online world, over such an extended time period, will be a mirror of your behaviour in the offline world…
The outbursts also undermine your recent attempts to feign self improvement…yeah it's that obvious…
And like a bus which runs late..your next outburst will eventually turn up.
Why be racist? What good does that do? You're not a bro to me so don't pretend you are – if you are tangata whenua then say so otherwise stfu and stop trying to be racist or even worse cool. Geddit sport.
You have been given many chances and have failed to deliver. I'm okay with your big bluff, I get it – it is difficult when we don't reach our own expectations. Everyone struggles with that not just you one two and it is hard.
You have not been effective tonight or today really – I hope you get some rest tonight and the screws don't bang on the bars 🙂
Being Tangata Whenua equates to a monopoly on use of the word bro…and that's the second time you've called me racist…
That is actually you being racist. you've been called out for by many others here…
More projection and nonsense from you. You've been handed more than enough detail and information to have improved your level of knowledge…but you're still stuck in the mud…pointing fingers at some else who clearly has invested far more time into learning…
Simply it is this. If the level is above you..instead of climbing…you through rocks…
Yourself and all the other angry little men who pile in on top of others here…are only interested in attacking what you believe is a threat…
All very obvious and small minded.
I'll be posting on race targeted vaccine testing experiments, upcoming…
Then you'll actually be able to shout racism … and be correct…
I have to assume you've been to prison…or that you're bluffing something pathetic by using repeated references…
Funny thing is, I kind of think that 1-2 does meet all their expectations, and pities the poor fools who don't understand how everything fits together so nicely.
It's a riff on the old "sane man in an insane world" trope – is it better to conform and pretend to be inadequately insane in order to preserve some level of freedom or life (as Camus' Outsider refused to do), or just try to convert the society towards the direction of one's own sanity? Alternatively, what about just sitting in the asylum in a straight jacket, knowing they think you're mad but happy in the knowledge that you really know what's going on?
I mean, in 1-2's case their stupidity is evident on many levels, with huge gaps in their knowledge in areas that they proclaim forth upon with great confidence (not to mention the shite spelling – "ironising radiation" still makes me chuckle). But the concept is a fun one to kick around.
Of course there are gaps..it is impossible for me to know everything…won't stop me trying though…
As for the spelling comment…nice admission of defeat…same as you did with the HZ discussion…
I checked into Dunedin…found no evidence of vaccination data in the questionnaires…or that history was cross referenced against responses…
I’ll not have access to all detsils though and the web site looks info light…assume there is much more out there…
But as you seem to believe such a cohort study would expose vaccine issues…I agree that it could…then you've got the evidence of intent within the relevant study to prove there was an intention and use of such data sets..
Hand it over…or admit you’re speculating…
Yes – 1,2 is so invested in their beliefs that it would be impossible to for them to adjust so I agree that they are probably meeting their expectations. It also seems that they enjoy the blowback – there are descriptive words for that – quite an interesting and destructive character old 1,2. Bit up themselves though but that's where the humour comes from for me anyway 🙂
Lol
In one day you go from having never heard of it to being able to access questionnaire data. Well beyond the usual public descriptions along the lines of "almost all aspects of their physical and mental health are examined".
I'm sure the fact that they forgot to include one of the most significant health interventions in history just got missed by peer review for 45 years. Not just for the Dunedin study, either – for every single cohort study in the world, nobody notice that nobody was recording vaccination status.
Except you, because you're at such a high level.
Your search skills are not as good as I’d have thought …
https://www.otago.ac.nz/profiles/otago045632.html
Edit: it took me about 20 sec
And yet, strangely, when one types 'immunisation' into the keywords box only a single, and very solitary paper emerges.
https://dunedinstudy.otago.ac.nz/publications?keyword=immunisation&year=
Indeed.
They must have suppressed the researcher who discovered a massive difference in allergy rates between immunised and non-immunised people.
It all makes sense now.
Email them and ask them why…
Are you trying to pull of a long troll or something?
that was the most onanistic comment ever presented in the form of an argument.
Sacha found some quality rebuttals to your explicit points, displaying an understanding of the issues which you then decided didn’t as it contradicted what you’ve said.
If you know everything, why do you even bother presenting a position?
5g and mu-MIMO technology have the capacity to remove wasteful wired networks with all the associated cost and emissions from the entire world.
But some study found a tenuous link to cancer so you’ll hang on to that and everyone else is wrong.
"I’ve been through the issues here multiple times before"
And yet you still will not shut up about it. Or cease bolding stuff as if that will make people listen to you any more.
Bolding is a highlight feature which you have used yourself at 1.2.1
Ask LP to remove the feature if you prefer others do not make use of the functions…
I will continue to respond when subject matter which is of interest to me, is posted…such as by A, earlier.
Are you seeking to censor comments, sacha ?
You certainly like to tell people how to use the highlight features…you do that on a regular basis…what’s with that…do you even understand what is behind your pedantry?
Search the archives, you will find numerous links and other information which I have posted.. I am not going to continue to re-post every time one you you guys, with little to no understanding…and most often no genuine interest in actual discussions…
If you were genuine, you would go and do the leg work…
Off you go…and once you have, I’ll be pleased to engage …
See ya.
Like pearls before swine….
Ode to PhilU (aka The Magpies) – John Boy 2013
The Magpies
When Helen and Mickey ran the farm
And socialists made us red
Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
Phil the magpie said.
Helens hand was in strong control
When Mickey stole our bread
Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
Phil the magpie said.
Year in, year out they toiled away
Their schemes filled us with dread
Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
Phil the magpie said.
But all their lovely plans soon went
Johnny owns the farm instead
Quardle oodle ardle wardle squawk
Phil the magpie said.
WINZ is run by Paula now
And its books are in the red
Quardle oodle ardle squawk choke
Phil the magpie said.
The client list was checked right through
Alarm bells they soon rang
Quardle oodle squawk choke gulp
Phil the magpie said.
A fault was in the system too comfy was the nest
It was the crafty magpie had ripped it off the best
Early next monday morning a strident chime was heard
Get up you lazy magpie, get up, get out of bed
Oh bugger me its time for work
Phil the magpie said.
Phil's last appearance at TS was shortly after his blog shut down.
And although he has his own obsessions, veganism, animal rights, weed, etc, I doubt Phil's quiet the chump Señor Poo appears to be.
*quite*
one two is not philu – phil is 100 times more coherent, likable and respected than one two.
Both elliptic …
I must admit it is funny watching One Two not only call others out for name-calling but also his use of 'science' when it suits him then decrying that same science when it doesn't.
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one
Yep. The writing style's completely different, as are the areas of interest. I also can't picture Phil U lecturing people on how their puny brains aren't up to the task of understanding his awesome arguments. For all that we disagree on a lot of things, Phil is a friendly and engaging commenter whose personality comes through strongly, and I always enjoy a conversation with him (or did – haven't seen anything from him for ages). The only thing in common with OneTwo is overuse of ellipses.
Give us a nice long break to do our legwork and we won't see ya.
Said portentuously – We are going out, and may be some time.
“According to research, a 60GHz mmWave outputting a whopping 50W/m2 of power (which wouldn’t be close to passing FCC regulations) only raises skin temperature by 0.8 degrees Celsius, which is below the IEEE standards temperature threshold of 1 degree Celsius for mmWave radiation guidelines.”
If we can limit the effects to 1.5 degrees of warming, then everything will be fine.
Afternoon Drowsy…
The so called standards and safety limits used globally are decades old…
As you highlight in the quote, only refer to the outdated and unscientifically derived standards in the context of IR.
Deliberately ignoring NIR
Phone manufacturers have been outed by their handsets which generate radiation levels above the SAR limits…IR
It is undeniable that the industry is deeply compromised.
The 1.5 degree figure is a guess, as are the so called wireless safety limits…so I'll assume you were tongue in cheek with that comment
Many folk on this site who proclaim science are comfortable with industy use of unscientific methods so long as it endorses their bias…
Have a good one.
Why doesn't our Super fund or Acc fund buy our stock market darlings rather than let foreign hedge funds do that?
Their policies on investment and local weighting are all on their site for you to read:
https://www.nzsuperfund.nz
Farage seem to have the Brexit election in the bag (on current polling)
and is starting to look very good for any potential general election.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/11/brexit-party-may-get-more-eu-election-votes-than-tories-and-labour-combined-poll
Excellent news.
"Excellent news." For whom? Satirists? Info Wars fans? Fellow authoritarian nationalists?
That poll has the split Brexit 49% Remain 48% (3%?) when you add the parties up.
My guess is it when people vote it will swing back to something like Brexit 44% Remain 53% (3%?)
That is the trend in other polls recently.
Big swing against the two dinosaur establishment parties! I liked this: "despite the dominance of Brexit as an issue since the 2016 referendum, there was a significant proportion of voters who did not know each party’s position on it. The poll reveals 36% are not aware of the Conservative party’s stance, while 38% say the same about Labour."
So more than a third of the electorate couldn't care less or finds trying to discern the mainstream party stances way too difficult.
Great support for the Palestinians today in London.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/11/israel-end-attacks-on-palestine-london-protest-demands
I recommend those who support civil rights read John Wight’s letter to an Israeli soldier.
https://t.co/Zz7xo8inMz
"Marching from Portland Place to Whitehall, a diverse crowd chanted “Palestine will be free” and called for the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes, "
What silly people. Palestine is free. It's called Israel. It's a parliamentary democracy, where citizens can vote whatever their race or creed. It's a place where the economy is thriving, and Arab and Jew live side by side. Unfortunately, this country has neighbours run by terrorists, whose sole aim is to drive this modern nation into the sea. They won't succeed, but they are getting a lot of people killed while they fail.
Always great to see someone enjoying a rich fantasy life.
Ever been to Israel?
God, no. Never been to Saudi Arabia either, nor to South Africa under Apartheid, nor Germany under fascism, nor the USSR, nor many other severely fucked-up places. I've been able to gain an informed opinion about those places regardless though, what with the invention of writing an' all that.
Israel is an amazing country. Vibrant. Prosperous. Free. Unlike some of it's neighbours.
Yeah, people used to say that about Apartheid-era South Africa, too. Same principle as people saying Cuba has great health care, or Hitler built great autobahns – kind of missing the point.
Israel is an incredibly successful country, despite efforts by some of its neighbours to destroy it. Not sure what your beef is.
New Zealand Immigration still on the rise appears Winston and NZF have not been able to pull back Labour's desire for more immigrants, so I guess we still have a Housing Crisis with few homes being built under the Kiwibuild Scheme ?
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12229305
The biggest housing problem is foreign money not foreign people. Govt needs to take action against finance sector. But will they?
They have and it seems to be working.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/112597363/foreign-house-buyer-approvals-drop-sharply-under-new-rules
59% of the UK’s population support radical action to mitigate climate change..
8% oppose it.
I’d call that a strong mandate!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-greenhouse-gasses-public-support-poll-greta-thunberg-a8909641.html
Of course, people back cutting greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gases are bad, who would be pro more greenhouse gases?
What they won't back is what's required to achieve that.
People are travelling overseas more than at any time in history the size of peoples cars is getting larger, more electrical appliances, huge houses if you afford them.
Consumerism is still rampant and growing every year.
These are not the actions of a population that is serious about climate change.
Banning one-use plastic bags and straws is about the limit of sacrifice for most people.
sad but largely accurate
I have to agree with you, over Easter I and a group of friends got together all men we do this once a year and we solve all the worlds problems over a bottle or two of whisky anyway the question of global warming came up.
1. Are you willing to give up your cars. Answer NO what about electric cars? to dear and none of them by new cars, also if you buy one and the batteries are on the way out you mite have to pay $15,000 for new batteries
2. Will you stop eating meat. Answer NO some are willing to cut back.
3. Will we stop cutting down trees around the world. Answer NO is it fare to ask people not to cut down trees and stay poor after we have cut down ours.
4. Should we stop using plastic. Answer NO its to useful a product but could be cut back a huge amount all agreed to that one.
5. Should we stop flying. Answer NO they all said they only fly at the most every 3 – 5 years so they don’t believe they make much of a difference.
Not looking good is it.
By the way most of then are Tories.
I don’t imagine people will be given the choice soon.
The world will not tolerate the middle class’s refusal to make sacrifices over their luxuries while our future is forfeited.
I agree with you about our reckless consumerism.
As Christine Rose wrote over at the Daily Blog, “Heaven forbid that they might forego cell phones to save ancient rain forests in the Congo. Or products with palm oil to save Orangutans, or give up net caught fish for Māui and Hector’s dolphins.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2019/05/12/fragile-finite-fucked/
The solution of course may not be popular for liberals.
It requires emergency laws, as were set during wartime, to enforce rationing and sacrifice.
The solution won’t be popular for the rich.
It will require the appropriation of their land and assets for the common good.
System change.
Not climate change.
Wonderful, thank you Milly.
Finally the Danish left figure out how to get back in to power:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/11/denmark-election-matte-frederiksen-leftwing-immigration
Appealing to sensible centrists – a no-brainer, one would have thought. Political correct stances are proving too marginal to be politically effective. Watch for the copycat syndrome to kick in – contagion may render multicultural idealism irrelevant.
Balance in policies and behaviour is required more each day in our present troubles which will roll on and expand. So going beyond that would enable attacks on people who are different. That is a very serious matter and Denmark citizens with a cool brain would resist an unreasonable ban.
Wasn't there a story from WW2 about adopting the wearing of the yellow star identifier for Jews. (Sounded good, but it never got further than a comment from what I have read.) But the thought was there and Denmark registered in people's minds as superior people of integrity. But this report is alarming, maybe it is badly worded:
These include a law allowing jewellery to be stripped from refugees, a burqa and niqab ban, mandatory handshakes irrespective of religious sentiment at citizenship ceremonies, and a plan to house criminal asylum seekers on an island used for researching contagious animal diseases.
A law was passed in Denmark in 2018 dealing with the women's head covering so this is not a new measure, though mention of stripping jewellery does seem to be. I think this might arise from strict rules about religious symbols being banned in schools as introduced in France, which also has the full head covering ban. (That approach is a bit like us banning gang patches being displayed in public places of overt signs of divergent group identity.)
…in Denmark, Europe, a ban on wearing face veils in public came into force on 1 August 2018. It joins France and some other European countries to pass such a ban. Denmark's Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said: "We must also be able to see each other's facial expressions, it's a value in Denmark."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/24118241 What's the difference between a hijab, niqab and burka? 8/8/2019
The word 'stripping' is scary; mandatory handshakes is unreasonably autocratic, why not say joining hands, which would be indicate goodwill; why emphasise the ban on clothing* covering the face, without stating the acceptable which is hijab. The law should state that the ban is against clothing that makes the wearer anonymous which is not acceptable in a society that tries to be open and respectful of people facing up to others.
Here are links relating to legislation introduced by the French. https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-forbidden-to-wear-any-religious-objects-in-France and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ban_on_face_covering
also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laicite‘
* The niqab is a veil for the face that leaves the area around the eyes clear. However, it may be worn with a separate eye veil. It is worn with an accompanying headscarf. (The eye veil may cover the eyes, so it becomes like a short burka.)
The burka is the most concealing of all Islamic veils. It is a one-piece veil that covers the face and body, often leaving just a mesh screen to see through.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/389014/big-fire-at-mount-maunganui
Fire in a timber yard at Mt Maunganui. Fire needs a lot of water to put out and if foam has to be used this leaves toxicity. Timber is a crucial resource in short supply. Fire, slackness about dealing with likely starters, and also arsonists whether stupid playing with matches – kids, or whether malicious or mentally disturbed, have to be curbed. Their damage to society is worse than murder.
Any fire at a timber yard will leave toxins from the treated timber.
If anyone is interested in keeping updated with what's happening with the Kiwi Build debacle
http://www.prefabnz.com/Projects/Detail/kiwibuild-updates
It's a date sorted list of every article/press realease that's been written about Kiwibuild.
Problem is land, materials, compliance costs and labour costs has make it too expensive to build affordable homes here in NZ, you can thank the previous National & Labour Governments for ramping up immigration and the wholesale sale of NZ real estate to overseas investors. No thought given to the lower, middle class New Zealanders and local home ownership.
I agree completely, it's been an utter disaster for New Zealand.
The problem we have is the career politicians that fill all political parties, policies and decisions are been made for career longevity not for what's good for the country.
Immigration is back around record levels, this is not what Labour and NZ First promised at the last election?
The government should be getting crucified for that by the media, but not a word
Like +100% interesting to see what plans Labour & NZF come up with in the near future, not much news on this front despite more migrants coming into NZ ?
Why do we need more immigrants?
As for the lack of skilled workers bullshit, NZ has probably the most overqualified baristas and service station attendants in the world.
The reason being is that New Zealand businesses are not interested in hiring Kiwi's when you can source overseas candidates at a far cheaper rate and with more skills than the locals
No business is interested in training either, so we're ending up in a situation where all the immigrants are taking the skilled jobs and young Kiwis have to either head overseas to get work in their qualified field or take some low paid low skilled position just to make some money so they can survive.
It would certainly be interesting to see more media focus on how our companies stopped training staff and expecting the state to do it for them instead.
Interesting decision by National and Nick Smith to get rid of the Apprenticeship Schemes here in NZ, we used to have some of the best tradesmen in the world, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, boilermakers etc
These trades were highly sought after particularly in Australia.
Now days employers do not want to train staff and would rather bring i trained migrants from overseas ?
BM yes we saw the Media not ever attacking National either when they made the same deep damaging decisions 2008 to 2017.
So the media is crap today ,and is just another lapdog run by corporations for their financial gains only.
Today the media is besotted with a PM who looks good but achieves almost nothing. Whatever happens, don't bite the hand that feeds you. That's their motto.
…achieves almost nothing..
My pay has gone up with a new Prime Minister.
Also my super annuitant mother has received a winter warming allowance.
Not to forget I get a say about cannabis next election.
Pay rates went up under the last government. And the previous one to that. So what? Do you think JA pays you wages now?
I guess that's an advance on 2008-16, in that the current prime minister looks good.
Well you might say that, but I couldn't possibly comment.
Also blame the selling of forests, our raw material for housing, and allowing big business to monopolise supplies and we were then made to compete with the export prices to buy our own resource back.
The big company owning it is practically foreign-owned though still presenting itself as a Kiwi-icon. Bah – it is poor strategic planning all along by people whose salary, assets and personal relationships would be boosted by selling out our sovereignty and control of our own resources to the gold-seeking men and women of the world. In return we got a golden shower!
Fletcher and Carter's (ie Graham Hart) oligopolies in the Building Trade screwing New Zealanders on timber and material prices, sanctioned by the Commerce Commission ?
100% skunk weed bang on correct.
Simple economics of foreign money has shafted us all.
For all those mothers in our NZ time zone it is mothers day; – so…. Press release by Citizens Environmental Advocacy Centre. 12th May 2019.
Mother’s day edition. – “wellbeing” consensus, climate change – all in one here folks
Happy birthday to all mothers as we fight for our collective ‘wellbeing’.
Our HB/Gisborne community is still awaiting the Labour coalition promises made to us all in 2016 in the Gisborne Herald. Three parties all now in Labour coalition had promised restoration of our rail services that the National Government has allowed to become partly washed out in 2012 by a lack of funding for rail maintenance to keep the infrastructure free of damages from any storms.
This service was already under community restoration as industry was wanting more freight services then in 2011 when in December the HBRC had evidence that more freight was wanted to be carried on Gisborne rail in a press release 21st December 2011 entitled “At risk rail can’t cope”. (links are all provided below" http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6170590/At-risk-rail-line-can-t-cope-with-demand
We are claiming our right to have our rail services restored by this new Labour Coalition Government under the new “wellbeing budget policy. https://www.labour.org.nz/wellbeingbudget Benefits to our wellbeing;
This promise will see Government reducing carbon emissions and increasing infrastructure under two of the ‘five priorities’ using – Boosting Innovation, & Creating Opportunities . QUOTE; “Alongside GDP, we will measure ourselves against five key priorities that will make real improvements to the lives of New Zealanders.
We’ve used evidence to identify the five areas we can make the greatest difference. Boosting Innovation, Creating Opportunities, Backing Māori & Pasifika, Supporting Mental Health, Improving Child Wellbeing. Please Government give us in HB/Gisborne back our Gisbone Rail as you are doing already in most other provinces, such as Wairarapa, Tananaki, Canterbury, Otago, Westland, Waikato and Northland. –
So we await your response in the new GPS called "wellbeing budget" https://www.labour.org.nz/wellbeingbudget http://www.scoop.co.nz/…/PA1302/S00183/kiwirail-admits-lack-of-maintenance-led-to-wash-out.htm
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2535803-135/three-parties-say-fix-rail
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6170590/At-risk-rail-line-can-t-cope-with-demand end.
Good article on the numbers behind the Nat party's leadership troubles:
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/05/06/567083/who-is-the-national-party
Not convinced ?
Macron stormtroopers march.
https://twitter.com/SimplyBeautific/status/1093627594187173893
PM Ardern's op-ed in the New York Times backgrounding the Christchurch call to action she is convening in Paris: https://nyti.ms/2VhtdqG
Who is attending? https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-shooting/112632770/who-is-and-isnt-coming-to-jacinda-arderns-paris-summit-on-social-media
Some are astounded that Hooters was not on the list, given his keen recent interest.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2019/05/12/the-pms-censorship-panel-highlights-all-thats-wrong-with-the-current-social-media-free-speech-debate/
A censorship panel? Ok …
Yes, seems that is a growing perception Labour is creating. And they've only just started.
Uhhmmm, exactly who is creating this perception?
More details can be found here:
https://fyi.org.nz/request/10025/response/34319/attach/3/2019%2005%2010%20Letter%20to%20Matthew%20Hooton.pdf
Thanks, but that didn’t answer my question except to add the name of Matthew Hooton to Martin Bradbury and The Chairman.
If this panel is indeed about censorship, as alleged by some, doesn’t it strike you as odd that the Classification Office, the Broadcasting Standards Authority, or the Human Rights Commission, for example, appear to be ‘excluded’ from the panel?
You asked, exactly who is creating this perception? And the link provided supplied those details. Clearly, it is coming from the top.
Jacinda said the global community should "speak with one voice" when it comes to blocking harmful content on social media platforms.
The problem, thus growing concern with that statement is what exactly does she deem to be harmful content? Couple that with the outbursts of the woke left within, people are becoming concerned.
If the Government weren't so out of touch they would know they have to tread more carefully if they don't want this negative perception to further grow.
If one wanted to circumvent human rights, current classifications and broadcasting standards to bring in a more profound form of censorship, it would make total sense. Which of course adds to the negative perception being created.
"Couple that with the outbursts of the woke left within, people are becoming concerned."
lol righties getting concerned – sure they are people, I'll grant you that, and yeah they may be YOUR kind of people, I think that is a given but their concern is as false as yours. It is whisper thin, this grave concern from people, and is really just another nailed bat to hit the left with. YOU and your mates are concerned? Good be very fucken concerned buddyboy, be very concerned rightie.
Open your other eye, marty. This concern is also coming from the left. As shown in my post at 14 today.
The woke left are a small subset doing more damage to the left than good.
People on the left tend to value freedom of speech just as much as those on the right tend too. So it’s not a left vs right fight.
Posting snuff videos on facebook is not 'speech' that needs protecting. Certainly not a left/right thing.
The only people trying to turn this govt's proposed specific action against such stuff into cries of 'censorship' are histrionic manbabies who feel oppressed whenever an adult sets some boundaries.
Let’s not coddle them any further.
It's the actions of the Government via the lack of diversity in the make up of its advisory group and the related uncertainty around what they deem to be hate speech/harmful content (coupled with the outbursts of the woke left) that is stirring concerns of wide ranging censorship.
fuck you and your 'woke left' you bullshit artist – go away with your right wing mates and have a wankathon you dim
Apparently the Government's either 'too cold' (not enough Kiwibuild homes), or 'too hot' (excessive censorship), but there must be some things they’ve got ‘just right’, right?
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Remove “ ” at the end of the link.
That looks like a rude remark from the computer. How long will it be until we get to the stage where the smart computer wants to enter into discussions?
A smart computer is an oxymoron.
It came from the WordPress Editor.
This "smart computer" is off to go have dinner with me lovely mum, thus will have to leave entering into further discussions till later.
Ta ta.
No thanks!
Apologies!
Goodwill has been created by the promises made by "The wellbeing Budget".?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1905/S00023/well-being-budget-approach-not-new-but-could-shift-issues.htm
No Right Turn notes Peter Dunne spluttering about the lack of commitment from the government to cannabis reform.
http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2019/05/pure-sophistic-bollocks.html
Could've been worse, apparently.
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The Cuban government announced Friday that it is launching widespread rationing of chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap and other basic products in the face of a grave economic crisis.
Commerce Minister Betsy Diaz Velazquez told the state-run Cuban News Agency that various forms of rationing would be employed in order to deal with shortages of staple foods. She blamed the hardening of the U.S. trade embargo by the Trump administration.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-food-shortage-rationing-1.5132297
So the Americans are intentionally starving people, like they claim North Korea does.
The USA is out of control – a completely rogue state, kicking, lying and bullying its way around the world. What a bunch of c%#&s
You must be joking ?
You might be embargoed if you rock the boat! And not allowed any toast and cheese till you reneg.
Removal of gelatin from live vaccines and DTaP—an ultimate solution for vaccine-related gelatin allergy
Evidence that Food Proteins in Vaccines Cause the Development of Food Allergies and Its Implications for Vaccine Policy
Excipients Included in U.S. Vaccines
Excipient animal derived products and National Immunisation Schedule vaccines (updated August 2017) – NZ
Teachers call biggest strike in NZ history as govt refuses any more than $300m/yr between all of them. https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/389027/nz-primary-and-secondary-teachers-vote-for-largest-ever-strike
Must be part of the year of delivery. No other government has been able to deliver strikes of this magnitude.
Sheer fantasy – this is probably the most pathetic strike ever, because it lasts only one day. How does a strike of one pathetic day achieve anything?
The obedient media play along and sensationalise it, and naïve teacher unionists imagine that they have had a real impact.
Hasn't worked well in the past, and won't work well this time.
The problem is that teachers don't have the willpower or political understanding to make an effective strike. They dream up ways of making ineffective strikes that don't cost them too much salary.
Lol. Empty classrooms for a week or two would have everyone sit up and notice, that's for sure.
That one day will affect a lot of people and will bring tremendous pressure to bear. Not sure if it will change anything sadly and I do wish we paid teachers much more because they deserve it.
The obedient media play along and sensationalise it, and naïve teacher unionists imagine that they have had a real impact.
Too true. Once the dust settles I think they might lose a lot of the goodwill that was previously theirs.
They know the reason for the situation is due to nine years of neglect under National.
They know there is only one size cake available and yet are demanding more than their fair share all at once – unlike other sectors whose needs are just as great but they have accepted that their claims can only be incrementally met over a period of two to three years.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/389036/wellington-mayor-makes-three-re-election-promises
If Justin Lester can include a 'wet house' for alcoholics which would enable them to have very limited alcohol available in controlled conditions, it would help with reducing homelessness for these poor people. Their lives, minds, motivations have been destroyed. If they could be kept sober, they might be able to undertake gardening, growing food for the facility, and gain some self-worth and value to society in their own small way. In 'dry houses' they tend to wander away and just deteriorate into drunken blobs, smelly ones too. Addicts of other drugs might also be helped.
<i>"The numbers are relatively small – they fluctuate between 50 and 70 – so we're going to build enough supportive living units so there's no good reason someone has to be on the streets."
Earlier this year the council announced 40 supported living units would be part of a development built in partnership with Housing New Zealand.</i>
I don't know if his figures include alcoholics etc. but there is no use in applying simple solutions like 'no good reason someone has to be on the streets'. Reason doesn't come into it; these people have been encouraged to drink by the NZ drinking culture, bars open 24 hours or till late, so their money can be drained from them. The outcome is the ruined life, and the habit-formed mind that drives the person to more Chateau Cardboard or his/her usual tipple.
They need more than supported living, they need supervision and regular meals, timetables, expectations and limits. Then the person still inside can emerge and find their legs and greet the day, get some life and cheer and do something they can find satisfactory.
(I don’t know why I have to be in moderation. I find the code very clunky – indicating a double space takes up a lot of code.)
Bing back Roman numerals!.
https://twitter.com/jdcivicscience/status/1127285936977522688
lol…if it wernt so sad
knee jerking jerks
Biological Effects of Low Intensity Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation
Radio Frequency Exposure Risk Assessment and Communication Critique of ARPANSA TRS-164 Report: Do we have a problem?
Note: Reference to C564:2011. Succeeded by C564:2018
I’ll post a link to a document from ARPANSA representatives another time.
totally cheesed off at yesterdays editorial in the dompost on saturday morning.
half the leader page given to dunkin garna to rubbish trevor mallard and accuse him of bias and being unfair.
nonsense.
I have watched the proceedings of the house for some time now and speaker mallard has bent over backwards to be fair to the nationals and give them directions.
It shows something about the nationals party after 9 long years they have forgotten the rules of debate, parliamentary procedure and good behaviour.
the last speaker was sly arrogant supercillious and a slimy toad.
it is a breath of fresh air to have someone like mallard who will give everyone a fair go.
Karma,lady.
https://blavity.com/author-called-out-black-wmata-worker-for-eating-on-train-book-distributor-cancels-upcoming-novel
TDB has more current hotties up at the moment than you could poke a stick at.
Here is one. from John Minto: Open Letter to Winston Peters. https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2019/05/10/open-letter-to-winston-peters/
We are appalled the government appears to be considering an even closer relationship with Israel despite the ongoing theft of Palestinian land, the ongoing brutal Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and the siege of Gaza while Israel continues to thumb its nose at international law and United Nations resolutions.
On 30 April pro-Zionist lobbyist Mark Jennings wrote an opinion piece on the Newsroom website in which he says:
(It seems to me that money is self-cleansing, teflon coated, self-laundered by any short exposure to light. And let us see if Winston Peters, the ambivalent, ambi-dextrous man who can work deals with both left and right hands at the same time, can break that old saying about 'the lefthand not knowing what the righthand is doing'. Can Peters put the kibosh on Callaghan innovation to stop this hutzpah?)
Kia ora The AM Show.
I would like to see that's study on dolphins catching a dease from cats and dieing from a dease from a cat washed down the waterways was the study conducted in NZ it needed to be reviewed. It is humans who are causing the loss of the Maui dolphin.
It will good the tech sites being retained to stop hate speach. It is a good idea the leaders summit in France hope they are taking about the real threat Artifical Intelligents
I say our Coalition Government is doing a good job cleaning up the mess left by others . They gave funding to students many other good changes to the system. I'm not commenting on the school strike.
Can't comment on the boxing story.
The last whare I had the rents went up 3 times in 2 years.
I say txing and driving is disrespectful you are disrespecting your own life and everyones life in your vicinity while driving life is presious.
I do look at my pH while driving but I pull over and answer it if its important.
Our Queen has been a monga for the common people of the Common Wealth I really like her championing forest canopies around the Papatuanukue.
Like I have said te Papatuanukue stars don't like someone I say that heaps of wealth people do what Felicity did to advance her tamariki future.?????.
Ka kite ano
https://youtu.be/QAB6aXOfUmU
Ka kite ano Bro
https://youtu.be/Xo7WjnC8ekQ
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute.
https://youtu.be/HIqQTrxc15E
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute.
https://youtu.be/0TYMz3mmAKw
Kia ora Newshub.
Just so long a this site is not affected from the social media clamp down in Paris. I do agree that the footage of the Christchurch desaster should not have been played live on Facebook I did not believe it at first I heard it on a radio the next day my tamariki said it was on Facebook WTF.
That's the way m8 I say no more
Waitomo has good fuel to it was expensive for fuel when I was down in Wellington a few years ago the government needs to make sure no one gets a monopoly duopoly in any market in Aotearoa.
Vodafone being sold let Tau toko Vodafone if spark gets to big our cost will not come down as fast with spark getting a monopoly will be bad for Aotearoa. Ka kite ano
My Internet link keeps going down?????
Kia ora Te ao Maori News.
Sir Heke Poroporoake would have been good to hear the storys about Heke.
I will be going home to attend one very close to ECO Maori I will have a lot of good stories to tell.
I don't think that not having hot water in school hand washing for the toilet is a big issue where is all these negative issue coming from??? so long as there is soap it will be fine I have not heard of skin problems because of not having hot water.
Its good that people are going overseas to pay their respect to our fallen tipuna in war 1 and 2.
Ka kite ano