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Shits hitting the fan !! Russia is nearly at their ' Rhine again ' despite Nato despite the yanks despite the brits despite all those countries including nz despite the Right Sector and the others lets call them "neo" natzi's despite the 'clown ' Zelensky and the EU and i daresay not a few 'liberals ' on TS .
To my mind theres nothing like watching a bit of Yank soul searching at breakfasttime !!
Could there be anything more like empty words from Austin bowing out ?? Hes meant to be the bees knees type general an in the end nothing except bloated air .
Will hegseth as sec def be any better ?? Daniel Davis from Deep Dive thinks so an puts up a good case imo
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sorry incog did try but bit crook this morn will do in dif order nxt time and thanks for straightening it out
Backing a credibly accused rapist with a history of sexual misconduct, public drunkenness at work, financial mismanagement at organisations he's led, and of disparaging women, LGBTQ folk and others in the military he wants to lead says volumes about your Mr Davis.
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Gaza Ceasefire? unlikely to happen in the first instance, or stick if the Israeli Cabinet does approve, after all there are still a few buildings standing and kids with all their limbs.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/539098/live-israel-hamas-reach-ceasefire-in-gaza-war-official-says
RNZ Ceasefire in Gaza
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/539093/israel-hamas-reach-ceasefire-agreement-meant-to-end-15-month-gaza-war
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Though Trump is no friend of Palestine, inviting many of the nuttiest fruit cake settlers to his inauguration, he has shown that abandoning the Netanyahu bro hugs and endless repetition of declarations of unconditional support, can have results.
The new ME envoy Steven Witkoff,shocked Israeli officials when he
This followed Trump tweeting a post from Jeffrey Sachs in which Sachs described Netanyahu as
Netanyahu can only survive by continuing with the genocide he began and must be dragged kicking and screaming to the negotiating table and sat on while he squirms till he signs.
He has always sabotaged every potential deal
Indeed, Smotrich has come out violently opposed to the deal as it now stands
WTF, why ?!
IMO..they are taking the piss !
They were initially fined $225,000 and ordered to pay $130,000 reparation to locally affected families. Which is basically fuck all to this company…or anywhere near adequate, considering the damage they caused !
And this..UNsurprising really.
UNsurprising that foreign owned companies..give a fuck about NZ's Environment….
In parallel with the atomisation of society, we seem here to have atomisation of corporate responsibility. You apparently can't take any effective proceedings against anybody except the johnnies who actually undertook the deficient work … that's if you can identify exactly who they were.
"I'm not responsible for what the subbies get up to … "
It won't do. Someone has to have the onus of ultimate responsibility formally laid on them, before the work begins. Anything goes wrong, they're the ones carrying the can, no buck-passing. Up to them to get hold of the people at fault and exact recompense.
In this present case, a wee bit of asset seizure might prompt Ernslaw to fulfil their obligations. Though that might only result in a whacking great lawsuit in some international “court”.
That would certainly grab Ernslaw One's ,and similar shonky companies, attention : )
Sadly cant see it happening anytime soon….
Unanswered questions: Frightfully convienient corporate games. I,ve never believed those stickers anyway.
Well…. yes. IMO being Aware is critical. Critical Thinking even : ) To most things. Sadly many..aren't.
However at least with stickers, there is some form of oversight. For sure it needs due diligence, and enforcement from those paid to….
Shoutout to Qatar as the consistently successful Middle East negotiator over a decade.
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“The US ADMITS Israel Has LOST In Gaza” Owen Jones
The huge resurgence in Hamas recruitment and resistance, and the global revulsion at Israel's genocide, and Netanyahu's political isolation at home, have all added to the political pressure that made this ceasefire possible.
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'The real new year celebrations can begin
"Gaza ceasefire: Hamas and Israel agree deal" Channel 4 News
https://www.channel4.com/news/gaza-ceasefire-hamas-and-israel-agree-deal
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Praying that it sticks. And isn't just a hiatus.
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Flanked by his Vice President Kamala Harris and his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, US President Joe Biden officially announces the ceasefire in Gaza
(Harris stony faced, displays no emotion. Blinken looks close to tears.)
Three Mod notes for you this morning + one duplicate comment trashed.
If you insist on spamming TS with YT clips and links that are merely variations on a theme and making work for Mods before I’ve had my morning coffee, you’ll find stronger push-back.
Sorry ’bout that. Fat finger syndrome strikes again. My apologies/>
Just so excited about the Ceasefire.
The first question about the post IDF era for Gaza, is will the new interim result in full control being restored to the PA?
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3rwqpj70ert?page=3
The aid factor, end to displacement and services infrastructure.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3rwqpj70ert?page=2
Oh no, disunity in the Israeli coalition government.
BenG and SmotV may never hug again.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-01-15/ty-article/.premium/israels-far-right-now-realizes-trump-isnt-the-savior-they-imagined/00000194-69d9-d545-a39e-edd95ddb0000
Phases.
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3.See 8 above.
Past issue
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/16/israel-and-hamas-agree-to-ceasefire-deal-mediators-say/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5klgv5zv0o
Congestion charging works.
More use of mass transit, more funding for it and less need for new urban motorways.
Will Simeon Brown survive awareness of the cognitive dissonance inherent in his transport policy, will Nicola Willis run over him to get to the money saved by not building unnecessary roads/tunnels? See the next episode sponsored by Lux, a Unilever graduate.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/538943/traffic-falls-in-new-york-city-after-9-congestion-fee-introduced
God Bless Bill Burr. The first 3:15 minutes pure gold.
Trigger warning – Bill talks about how the real world works.
Some advice to those doing SC submissions online, do it offline first and paste onto their format.
They use “link” on any text in the box – so it is not possible to copy anything out.
The Fielding-Rangitīkei Herald 16th Jan reports that Minister Penk rejected the Rangitikei district council's request to have the name updated to include the macron. The Rangitīkei river got its macron in NZ geographic name place changes in 2020, and the geographic board supported the update to the district name.
"Haunuiananaia…was the ancestor of the Te Ati Hau a Paparangi people of the Whanganui region. Haunui had reason to pursue his errant wife Wairaka who had run off with a slave. He set out from his home at Te Matau a Maui following the path of Wairaka and her lover across the island and down the west coast. After exacting his revenge he decided to go home via the East Coast. Haunui named many of the landmark features that he came across during his mission."
Rangitīkei translates to Haunuiananaia's 'day of striding'.
What a small-minded response, combined with government overreach.
With thanks to the librarian for showing me where to toggle to the Māori keyboard at the library.
and at the same time they can change Feilding to Fielding please.
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Never ever noticed the difference, Fielding is my bad.
She knew.
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Parable of the Talents is told from the points of view of Lauren Oya Olamina, her daughter Larkin Olamina/Asha Vere, and Lauren's husband Taylor Franklin Bankole. The novel consists of journal entries by Lauren and Bankole and passages by Asha Vere. In 2032, five years after the events of the previous novel Parable of the Sower, Lauren has founded a new community called Acorn centered around her religion, Earthseed, which is predicated on the belief that humanity's destiny is to travel beyond Earth and live on other planets in order for humanity to reach adulthood.
The novel is set against the backdrop of a dystopian United States that has come under the grip of a Christian fundamentalist denomination called "Christian America" led by President Andrew Steele Jarret. Seeking to restore American power and prestige, and using the slogan "Make America Great Again", Jarret embarks on a crusade to cleanse America of non-Christian faiths. Slavery has resurfaced with advanced "shock collars" being used to control slaves. Virtual reality headsets known as "Dreamasks" are also popular since they enable wearers to escape their harsh reality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Talents_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler
The latest on the cease-fire agreement. Note how much it has been pared back from the original report.
https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-ceasefire-updates#00000194-6c22-dc66-a1bf-eeeae72a0000
The new language and culture expected by the new government of the public service explained by its change agent.
cheap and fast, and in accord with the new political will.
Getting the Treaty out of the way. Finding data (consultants, or a cheap as possible IT upgrade)
massaging the stats to suggest better outcomes to please ministers?
https://archive.li/dhfei#selection-4017.0-4047.94
Sounds like he’s managing an airline.
Keeping up appearances, their own rep with government, by being of use to the government with the public …