English is a wonderfully inventive language - so how about "covidents"
Yemens support and actions should be noted.
To sum up: we, NZ and the world, can't afford the rich! [Some of the graphs used are hard to read because the X and Y are not labelled!]
And let me echo the above sentiment. In an ocean of right-wing fuckery, the Standard is an island of sanity! I don't know if I could exist without my daily dose of (generally) left-wing common sense/comment! Compliments of the season to all.
Quite right, Blazer. Cuba and Venezuela have successful economies, but of the wrong sort - the sort that puts people before profits. So the US imposes sanctions, and the two economies in question begin to tank. Then - oh look, socialism never works! ...
Just waiting for van Velden or Seymour, or Peters or Jones, or Luxon or Brown to suggest Arbeit macht frei should be displayed at the entrance to boot camps!
"Keep your friends close - but your enemies closer!" Frankly, Luxon has no idea about the protocols of government. JCs appointment smacks of weakness and cronyism. The Coaltion of Chaos 100 day plan also testifies to Luxon's weakness and lack of experience...
This quote from Joe90 on last night's Daily Review, sums up ACT completely: "When it came to COVID, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I’ve never seen such a high value on life.” That’s a quote from ACT health spokesperson ...
Very possibly! (If only because you obviously haven't read No Right Turn's post)
This speech by Jones is probably the most disgraceful I've ever heard from years of listening to Parliament! I get so bloody angry listening to the bloated blowhard that . . . I feel like kicking the cat! https://ondemand.parliament.nz/parliament-tv-on-...
The antivaxxers based their abuse on poor or misunderstood science and/or conspiracy bs. Whereas, climate change is real and likely to end the human (and other) species. Denying science in the face of overwhelming evidence is verging on the demented and, ...
“People might object to the framing of fossil fuel executives and traders as criminals, but these people are deliberately and knowingly trying to kill us for profit. They are deliberately and knowingly trying to burn our homes, drown our cities, and starve...
What with COP28 doing the usual cop-out, emissions rising over 1% during the year etc and crazy ideas like this one being floated as 'real' solutions - I'm not holding my breath on the chances of human survival until even the end of this decade!
It's early days, of course, but I thought the opposition were directing their attacks at two quite vulnerable members of the CoC: Dr Cigga Reti, as Minister of Health for ducking responsibility for pushing the repeal of the Smokefree legislation through, ...
They see a ripping the country apart in a massive culture war as a path to semi-permanent power. Just as Muldoon did in 1981 with the Springbok tour! Deeply cynical and divisive!
Luxon and his CoC!!!! And just incase any readers jump to the wrong conclusion, that stands for Coalition of Chaos!
It's the word 'honest' that raises eyebrows!
Well, we laughed at Britain for electing Boris (and in parenthesis Liz) and Australia being saddled with Scotty from Marketing; we were aghast at Trump's antics in the USA and Bolsanaro's stupidity in Brazil and so on! But now we face the nightmarish ...
I have the impression, perhaps wrongly, that Luxon will be a travelling PM - "promoting the interests of NZ overseas," for two reasons: First, to avoid QT in the House as much as possible - even his ego won't be able to cope with the hammering it'll get, ...
I get the feeling he will be found wanting. Not a feeling, an absolute certainty!
Not worth that much!
Is it only me, but Winnie seems more . . . bitter, more irascible this time round? He seems to be biting back at the media every time he's interviewed. If he takes that attitude into cabinet meetings, one could almost (but not quite) begin to feel sorry ...
The sad fact is: Governments will not make required changes to energy policies based on theoretical threats - there must be sufficient emperical evidence of harm to force action. Quoted in Nature Bats Last NACTNZF will be reactive rather than proactive ...
Maybe we need truant officers to follow up on these absentees? Oh, wait, they were abolished by the Natz and have only been making a comeback under Labour!
"…an hour each of reading, writing and maths every day" How? Cameras in every classroom monitoring and timing teachers. Make up time after school on sports days/class trips. Stupid. No trust in teachers and schools to do what's best for their tamariki.
Listening to TVNZ news, it struck me that 'strong and stable,' 'getting NZ back on track', 'governing for all NZers' Luxon actually believes his own slogans! An illusion? Or just an ego talking himself up?
Ban me from this bubble please. [If you wish, you can try again in the New Year – Incognito]
Unbelievable misinformation Advantage. [You still have Mod notes to respond to (https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-04-11-2023/#comment-1975285), so please complete this task before you comment here again. Given the piss-poor quality of your contributions...
Someone on X (twitter) doing the job our so-called journalists should be doing! https://twitter.com/spider_hoof/status/1725711550877704317
Dunning-Kruger!
I prefer this one: https://twitter.com/watershitdown/status/1721238198322598158
Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...
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