That was truly heartwarming. Thanks G!
RTM = "Reading The Maps", which is the name of his blog: http://readingthemaps.blogspot.com/
How to make sense of this: Many of those with autoimmune disorders are given medications which suppress their immune systems which leave them 'immunocompromised' and vulnerable to infections including COVID.
Kia ora Gezza. I'm still a fan of your wildlife videos and I'm glad you've found a new home for them.
Simply delightful. Cheers Robert!
#10 is a great example of the correlation/ causation fallacy. I would suggest that the link between early cannabis use and increased risk of suicide is that both are likely to be consequences of childhood trauma. (e.g. sexual abuse)
Thanks, that was great. So much passion. Can't help wondering if they've been listening to Waipu's Alien Weaponry.
Here's a great overview of the topic: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism_b_7183710
Louisa Wall has been prominent in her support for marriage equality and transgender rights. Are those the "extremes" to which you refer?? Do tell...
Another option; designed specifically for workers in the Hospitality industry, is the Raise the Bar campaign: https://www.facebook.com/raisethebarnz "Time's up for shitty hospo bosses!"
"At some point the past has to be let go." Here you have unwittingly highlighted the conflict between traditional Pākehā and Māori concepts of Time. Within Te Ao Māori the idea of linear time makes no sense; all actions affect each other, regardless of "...
"Wishful thinking"...How very dare I! As co-creators of our world, what we humans need collectively is a shitload more "wishful thinking" and way less of the fossilized acceptance of "the realities in front of us."
The binary thinking is strong in this one. The third option, which we appear to be following, with the recent visit of a Chinese warship, is: both. Option 4 obviously is neutrality; 4(b) or 5, to suit those of us with a benevolent and inclusive nature ...
Corbyn's current status: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft2eXoyxMP8
Is Bradbury approaching peak self-parody?? "…we know that the Wellington Twitteratti operate blacklists on secret Facebook pages naming anyone who has breached woke mantra (those screenshots will be embarrassing if released before the election), but the ...
For anyone with a taste for homegrown and politically-flavoured Hip Hop; "Bunga" by SWIDT is a must: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQBEJQJ7_JQ The story behind "Bunga": https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/26-10-2019/swidt-the-most-electrifying-rap-group-in-...
Cartoonist Sharon Murdoch's feature on Climate Change. Powerful stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/115875115/4000-days-a-climate-change-story-where-you-choose-the-ending
It's akshully a "Jonkeyism": Mr Key said he "utterly refuted" Labour's assertion that Mr Wilson had been removed for political reasons. (03/2009) https://www.odt.co.nz/news/politics/key-rejects-political-motivation-acc-sacking
This was the real low point, to which (little brother) Martyn was merely paying homage: What If Jacinda Was Suddenly Taken From Us – Like "Big Norm"? https://bowalleyroad.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-if-jacinda-was-suddenly-taken-from.html
Ihumātao... Te Waiata! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5OZo9-YWJE
Pretty much nope. Idiot/Savant isn't suggesting that withholding mail is never legitimate; "Incoming or outgoing mail (or items in it) can be withheld for various reasons, including consent, court orders, and preventing the commission of further offences."...
The best piece I've seen on this topic was by Idiot/Savant over at No Right Turn. Absolutely nailed it. https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2019/08/nazis-prisons-and-mail.html
I've gotta say, I'm no fan of Martyn Bradbury. The foam-flecked rants, the attacks on the "Woke Left" and the "Wellington Twitterati", the wails of "Identity Politics is splitting The Left!", the faint whiff of misogyny... You all know what I mean, right? ...
The sheer novelty of the idea that the extreme right might possibly be ...umm dangerous! should keep these guys in the sights of our security services for a few more months perhaps, before normal service resumes and it's back to focusing on Maori and ...
'Action Zealandia' featured at Newsroom: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@pro/2019/08/10/747406/white-supremacists-still-active-in-new-zealand
Meanwhile in Aotearoa... it seems our very own Incel Horde has shapeshifted again, this time into 'Action Zealandia.' https://action-zealandia.com/ideals/faq Not for these wee petals the sting of rejection; women are excluded from membership.
Peter Dutton is one of a very few political figures who I find genuinely frightening; a classic slack-jawed dead-eyed psychopath.
Yes! Rarely is despair so damn comforting... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJdEdk9g2E
Rosemary & WtB: Similarly clichéd mental health-related slurs about the woman concerned are thrown about in the Titirangi community as are on this site, sadly. In person, what is most striking is her huge love and compassion towards chickens in particular,...
There's been a lot of talk lately about the Titirangi Village chicken infestation, but there's something important missing from the discussion. About a year ago I had a chat with the woman who feeds the chickens. (The one referred to by Andre as the "crazy...
Hi Robert. Somehow I'm increasingly taken with the idea that "Our" (the biosphere) salvation lies at the intersection of environmentalism and indigenous spirituality. And so, the following was the most encouraging piece of "news" I've read in a long time. ...
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