Open Mike 17/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2018 - 85 comments
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Daily Review 16/05/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 16th, 2018 - 30 comments
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Democratic Party thunks on Gaza
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Date published: 12:25 pm, May 16th, 2018 - 65 comments
The “lesser of two evils” speaks its mind.
Fairs fair : how to complain, how not to and why not
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Date published: 10:10 am, May 16th, 2018 - 21 comments
Phil Quin has been his usual dickheaded self on the net. Trying to bully people about material that they probably didn’t write on this site is not a way to get it looked at. For that everyone need to follow the procedures detailed in our contact page and the pages linked to it. The alternatives aren’t nice. Ask Dermot Nottingham. Updated
Open Mike 16/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 16th, 2018 - 140 comments
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No class National
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Date published: 5:39 pm, May 15th, 2018 - 97 comments
National MPs are refusing to own up to who used a sexist comment in Parliament against Jacinda Ardern.
Daily Review 15/05/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 15th, 2018 - 24 comments
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America’s Cares.
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Date published: 2:02 pm, May 15th, 2018 - 12 comments
It must be nice to be breathing in that rarefied air that exists up beyond the reaches of here.
Donald’s Desperation.
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Date published: 11:47 am, May 15th, 2018 - 37 comments
Whoever would have thought way back in 1967 that Sandy Shaw would nail the US’s foreign policy on Israel?
Sound news judgment?
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Date published: 8:37 am, May 15th, 2018 - 48 comments
The BBC thinks that depicting Jeremy Corbyn as a Russian stooge is sound news judgment.
Open Mike 15/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2018 - 238 comments
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Daily Review 14/05/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 14th, 2018 - 36 comments
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Bridges believes in trickle down
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Date published: 10:58 am, May 14th, 2018 - 199 comments
Simon Bridges has committed the twin political sins of not only believing in trickle down but in publicly confirming his belief.
Young man there’s no need to feel down
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Date published: 8:11 am, May 14th, 2018 - 248 comments
The person in control of Christchurch Stadium’s PA system has performed the most outstanding burn on Israel Folau’s homophobic beliefs.
Open Mike 14/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2018 - 79 comments
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Squeeze
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Date published: 9:17 am, May 13th, 2018 - 40 comments
This is as good a year as it is going to get to squeeze your employer for a fair wage.
The Failed Estate: Kabuki Economics
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Date published: 8:56 am, May 13th, 2018 - 19 comments
Jim Parker dissects the Australian customs around the presentation of the Budget with comments that are just as applicable to New Zealand’s system.
Open Mike 13/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2018 - 194 comments
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Doofus of the week May 12, 2018
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Date published: 12:00 pm, May 12th, 2018 - 62 comments
There was intense competition this week. Paula Bennett with her attack on Jacinda’s Spotify playlist almost won but Northcote candidate Dan Bidois succeeded for managing to talk out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and only confusing his tongue.
No Iran Israeli War.
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Date published: 10:58 am, May 12th, 2018 - 11 comments
In spite of all the sharp intakes of breathe going on across media outlets, there will be no war between Iran and Israel. Here’s why.
Open Mike 12/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2018 - 197 comments
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Daily Review 11/05/2018
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Date published: 5:32 pm, May 11th, 2018 - 26 comments
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Would you step into a driverless car?
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Date published: 3:18 pm, May 11th, 2018 - 51 comments
And would you send your child off to a party in a driverless car?
Most kiwis support more tax
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Date published: 10:27 am, May 11th, 2018 - 199 comments
The CTU have commissioned UMR to poll kiwis on their attitude to tax. The vast majority believe that more money is needed to fix infrastructure. And a remarkable number support the imposition of a Tobin Tax.
Open Mike 11/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 11th, 2018 - 67 comments
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Open Mike 10/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 10th, 2018 - 42 comments
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Toby Manhire Owns Ms Bennett
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Date published: 8:14 pm, May 9th, 2018 - 15 comments
Ms Bennett was trying to be smugly self righteous about how hard she worked as a Minister and by contrast how lazy Ardern is, when she was hoist on her own petard. Not to be outdone the Nats Leader tried to outdo his deputy by revealling he spends time reading/following Cameron Slater on Twitter […]
Daily Review 09/05/2018
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Date published: 5:36 pm, May 9th, 2018 - 9 comments
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Carmel Sepuloni respect
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Date published: 4:09 pm, May 9th, 2018 - 17 comments
It is great that we have a Minister of Social Development who actually has empathy for poor New Zealanders, as shown by her treatment of dog whistle questions in Parliament today.
Rogue Nation(s)
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Date published: 10:19 am, May 9th, 2018 - 30 comments
Just some thoughts that kind of meandered down to the ocean.
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