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The next TV1 poll ought to give us a preliminary indication of whether the ACT chihuahua's marketing campaign appeals to Nat supporters or not. This Green voter is gung ho re that potential: https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2024/11/22/why-act-will-hit-double-digits-in-2026-election-and-why-its-an-existential-crisis-for-national/
His sociological analysis of the ACT supporters uses a tetrad:
I don't know any ACT supporters but readers who do can have fun filing them into these categories. Meanwhile, I'll predict that all 4 sub-tribes are incapable of grasping Seymour's alt-principles but will support him regardless – but the ACT poll ratings will struggle to achieve double figures again. My logic is simple: Lux does complacency just as easily as Hipkins, whereas Seymour is a change advocate. The legendary kiwi complacency will defeat him. Too many think the Nat/Lab duo are just like them.
Toby Manhire draws a parallel between Aotearoa & Germany:
Biodiversity prevails in the German political situation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2025_German_federal_election – so deal-making between parties is more imperative than here. The Greens have dropped 4 points in the past year despite having 2 cabinet ministers.
Toby makes an interesting point though:
Well, his & Labour's default is to ignore anything contentious (on the basis that ignorance is bliss) so we can expect him to equivocate and evade until its too late.
After their defeat to New Zealand, India is at risk of missing out of a place in the Test championship for the first time.
Australia now ranked number one stands in their way.
Fortunately for them the best opener in Oz, is not wearing the baggy green any longer, because DW and SS had him carry the yellow under arm badge of lack of courage onto a South African cricket ground.
The sound of the red ball on willow not heard during a test match in Perth.
Major European Union States, The Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Austria, as well as the EU itself , as well as Major Commonwealth countries the UK and Canada say that they will abide by the judgement of the ICC and will arrest the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Galant, for them to stand trial in the Hague for war crimes committed against the civilian population of Gaza, that is if either of them set foot in their countries.
The New Zealand government has not, unlike many other Rome Statute countries governments, yet released a statement on this country's position on the ICC judgement.
But New Zealand is also a signatory to the Rome Statute and as such is legally bound to act on the arrest warrants issued by the ICC for the arrest of Netanyahu and Galant in the unlikely event that they ever set foot in this country.
Though the Israeli Prime Minister and former Defence Minister are unlikely to visit this country, many lower ranked IDF soldiers are likely to, and do, visit this country on a regular basis.
The legal precedent has been set, the floodgates are about to be opened. The many hundreds of IDF soldiers that have been identified as having committed war crimes in Gaza will inevitably have individual arrest warrants issued against them by the ICC.
As a signatory to the Rome Statute. Any citizen of, or visitor to, this country that can be identified as linked to committing war crimes, and with a warrant issued for their arrest issued by the ICC, must by law be detained by the New Zealand authorities and handed over to the ICC to stand trial in the Hague.
Al Jazeera Investigates:
RIP Alice.
https://theberkshireedge.com/alice-brock-of-alices-restaurant-dies/
edit:
Boston Globe
51 things about Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
https://archive.li/6nOv5
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Question Time in the House
Question for Answer:
Q: Can the Minister confirm, that in the unlikely event that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israel Minister of Defence Yoav Galant enter this country, that they will be arrested by the proper authorities and handed over to the ICC to stand trial in the Hague as required by our international obligations and legal commitments?
Yes or No?
A: Yes.
Supplementary Question for Answer:
Q: Can the Minister confirm, that any citizen of, or visitor to, this country that can be identified as linked to committing war crimes, and with a warrant issued for their arrest issued by the ICC, will be detained by the New Zealand authorities and handed over to the ICC to stand trial in the Hague?
Yes or No?
A: (…….) ?
Is it too hard to provide a link to Hansard for when that question was asked, and answered?
I think that is a suggestion, hasn't happened yet.
Correctamundo
That is fine, but if you are posting a suggestion for a question that you think should be asked I think you should make that clear.
The way the comment is posted make it look like a quote from Hansard, which is apparently not the case.
My apologies for any confusion caused.
I did leave the last answer void to indicate that it is a hypothetical. This is the question I would like an answer to.
Anyone who has spent any time walking New Zealand's world famous walking tracks will have encountered a proportionally high number of Israeli hikers. In conversations with them it always struck me how they glibly talk how much they enjoy their overseas holidays, when they must know that most Palestinians in Gaza are trapped in the enclave and cannot leave even for a holiday, or if they can leave are never certain that they will be allowed back.
How many of these Israeli tourists are IDF enjoying their furlough away from the killing fields of Gaza?
How many of them, if any, have been identified as involved in committing war crimes?
Someone knows.
Tracking international criminals and suspects entering the country is one of the thngs we have an Intelligence Service for
Thank you for the response. When I read the comment I thought they were very good questions and I had a look at Hansard to see who put them forward and who had answered them.
I certainly would love to see them put, and answered.
It would have saved me a search if I had known that they were, at least to date, only hypothetical ones. Maybe someone from the Green Party might pick them up. I don't think anyone else will be allowed to.
It hasn't been asked.
In the wake of the ICC decision. It seemed to me to be a rational and timely question to put to the government.
Maybe the opposition MPs are scared to ask it, in fear of being labeled anti-Semitic.
Behind the anti-Semitic slur
One genocide being used to condone another.
Netanyahu called the United Nations General Assembly anti-Semitic for calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/netanyahu-un-israel-antisemitism-gaza-lebanon-hezbollah-rcna172977
Netanyahu calls the ICC anti-Semitic for indicting him for war crimes being committed in Gaza.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/nov/21/netanyahu-calls-icc-arrest-warrant-antisemitic-video
Israeli Mayor called the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum in Poland Anti-Semitic for criticising him for saying Gaza should become like Auschwitz is now.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-genocidal-statements
Calling the whole world anti-Semitic, devalues the crime of anti-Semitism, Devaluing the crime of Anti-Semitism emboldens the real anti-Semites
Our MPs owe it to the victims fo the Holocaust and the victims of the genocide in Gaza to stand up to the bullies who try to conflate opposition to genocide to Anti-Semitism.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350321622/todays-news-chat-vote-quiz-and-share-your-views
30% think the gang patch ban will reduce crime what a bunch of morons
The CoC allows guns but bans patches. Geniuses.
And may create an arms race by arming the police.
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Wedge Politics
Noun
The thin edge of the Wedge?
Should we tolerate banning gang members from wearing a patch, because some gang members commit crimes?
Would we tolerate banning women of Islamic faith from wearing a Hijab, because some Muslims commit acts of terrorism?
Would we tolerate banning nuns of Catholic faith from wearing a whimple, because some Catholic clergy have abused children?
The success of Wedge Politics:
Would any opposition party dare promise to reverse the patch ban?
Right Wing Wedge Politics – 1
Liberal Democracy – zero
Juice Media provide the "honest with one voice" welcome to Trump on his election victory.
The resource in play in Ukraine, Russia diversifying away from dependence on oil and gas is lithium (battery).
https://www.renewablematter.eu/en/ukraine-all-lithium-reserves-and-mineral-resources-in-war-zones
Key locations.
https://www.mei.edu/publications/ukraines-critical-minerals-and-europes-energy-transition-motivation-russian-aggression
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/504A/production/_133645502_ukraine_invasion_east_map_181224-nc.png.webp
Our enemy is Eurasia it has always been Eurasia. (George Orwell skewers imperialist rivalry and shifting alliances), and enemies)
As the real world super powers pivot for control of resources and market share
From the link you supplied;
"….controlling these reserves is not synonymous with their immediate commercialization, as the extraction and refining processes are no simple tasks."
Maybe China could help out there, (whichever side wins)
23 Jan 2024 by Alex Scott
Well done 'Murica.
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https://forward.com/news/366181/exclusive-nazi-allied-group-claims-top-trump-aide-sebastian-gorka-as-sworn/
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that firebrand former Trump administration aide Sebastian Gorka will return to the White House in a senior national security role.
In a statement, Trump said that Gorka will be deputy assistant to the president and serve as senior director for counterterrorism, a role housed within the White House National Security Council. He praised Gorka, saying that “since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/22/sebastian-gorka-trump-administration-national-security-00191382
Harris comparing Trump to Hitler really worked.
Hitler reacts to Trump winning the election.
Great fun.
All fast track mouth.
He says oil and gas need long term certainty … and wants to give them the right to claim damages from future governments … .
Then thinks taking less royalties might help …
He says seabed mining has first right – the C of C is allowing them to side-track the environment process (they were being blocked by).
He claims to be sure offshore wind farms can occur later, despite those planning to do it, once the seabed mining is kicked to touch, now walking away.
He has no plan to reduce power costs to business.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/534582/offshore-oil-and-gas-ban-worst-political-decision-shane-jones-says
Two sprouts from rotten Filipino families, F. Marcos Jnr and Sara Duterte, got together to run social media electoral campaigns, and became President and Vice-President, respectively.
Now one has organised assasination for the other, and their near family, if they are first assasinated. From the Guardian.