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  1. National just wants to have some friends

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:55 am, January 6th, 2019 -  63 comments
    Categories: act, climate change, conservative party, global warming, greens, labour, making shit up, national, new conservatives, science, twitter
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    National clearly needs new friends if it is to regain power. Could the nutty New Conservatives be a possibility?

  2. The wonder of e-bikes and e-scooters

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 7:00 am, January 6th, 2019 -  20 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, Economy, local government, Politics, public transport, Social issues, tech industry, transport, uncategorized
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    The rise of cycleways, e-bikes, and e-scooters is steadily revolutionising commutes around Auckland, especially Central Auckland. Like public transport the economic reasons for commuters are easy to understand. You don’t get ridiculous parking costs or the lousy variable commute times of fat footprint cars jammed up on crowded roads.

  3. Test embeds in comments.

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 8:04 pm, January 3rd, 2019 -  32 comments
    Categories: admin, Media, social media lolz, The Standard, uncategorized
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    As some of you may have noticed, I’ve started testing some embeds in comments in OpenMike today. This is a test to see what is possible in posts that can worthwhile be carried over to the comments. I’ll probably make decisions on what I allow over the weekend and either add what you want or remove the ones that look like they will break the conversation.

  4. What do we want in 2019?

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 1:39 pm, January 1st, 2019 -  97 comments
    Categories: elections
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    It’s election year again- but only for local elections this time. What do you want your local candidates to address?

  5. China; Hack to the Future!

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 12:13 pm, December 21st, 2018 -  287 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, capitalism, China, class war, Deep stuff, economy, Economy, infrastructure, International, Spying
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    China has apparently been sprung hacking hundreds of western businesses and Government agencies, including some here in NZ. Should we be worried?

  6. The Eminem decision and National’s electoral return

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 4:20 pm, December 19th, 2018 -  27 comments
    Categories: elections, Media, national, same old national, Steven Joyce
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    The Court of Appeal has determined that National should pay Eminem $225,000 for use of his music. This may create rather large legal problems for them.

  7. You’ve got to lively up yourself …

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:18 am, December 12th, 2018 -  44 comments
    Categories: Media, national, Politics, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    National have responded to the Government’s medicinal cannabis law by suggesting hordes of cancer sufferers will hang around schools smoking joints.

  8. Safe from prying 5Eyes

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 10:22 pm, December 8th, 2018 -  62 comments
    Categories: australian politics, China, Free Trade, infrastructure, interweb, tech industry, telecommunications, us politics, winston peters
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    I like my Huawei phone. Apparently the US National Security Agency can’t break its encryption. That’s presumably the “security” issue why Spark is being blocked from using Huawei, and why Meng Wanzhou is held hostage in Canada at the behest of US neocons.

  9. Yanking our chain

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 10:32 pm, December 3rd, 2018 -  46 comments
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    Tracy Watkins is in Korea paid for by the US to head off any support fro President Moon’s visit here. The US security chiefs are here in Wellington today with the 40-grit sandpaper. A high-ranking Russia “expert” from the UK was here last week because they thought Winston Peters wasn’t sufficiently outraged by the Skripal false flag affair. We’re in the gun in the information wars.

  10. We’re dreaming of a White Christmas

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:30 am, December 3rd, 2018 -  116 comments
    Categories: clickbait, journalism, Media, social media lolz, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Social media has erupted because a Santa Claus was not a fat old white guy with false facial hair.

  11. TERFed Out: UPDATED

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 10:56 pm, November 29th, 2018 -  327 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, Deep stuff, discrimination, equality, gender, health, human rights, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Labour MP Louisa Wall has written an opinion piece in response to Herald columnist Rachel Stewart’s attack earlier in the week on the trans community and their LGBTIQ+ allies. It’s very good.

    UPDATE: Rachel Stewart, as predicted, has blocked me on twitter. But not before going full on racist.

  12. Spooked!

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 2:52 pm, November 29th, 2018 -  29 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, China, economy, tech industry, uk politics, us politics, war
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    The GCSB ban on Spark’s use of Huawei technology means this government  has gone from “honest broker” to poodle in a very short time. Pressure has been applied by the US and others, apparently fearing we are the “soft underbelly” of the Five Eyes spy network. Maybe its time we got out of that too – it was designed for war.

  13. The bigotry of lemmings – the China scare

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 5:46 pm, November 28th, 2018 -  134 comments
    Categories: China, Economy, International, The Standard
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    I can’t think of the number of countless times that I have seen scare stories about someone wanting to take over this society and/or the world. Sometimes they are even correct about intent, but usually they are not. Usually the difference between what is insinuated and whatever facts are known makes those making such insinuations just look like attention-seeking nuts.

     

  14. Worrisome Centrist Clowns.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 7:43 am, November 25th, 2018 -  84 comments
    Categories: International, liberalism, Media, Politics, racism, useless
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    I don’t generally have a problem with clowns. But these clowns are dangerous. When mainstream media promotes centrist clowns promoting fascist clowns….

  15. Twyford’s big announcement

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 12:46 pm, November 24th, 2018 -  71 comments
    Categories: Economy, housing, labour, phil twyford, Politics
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    The government has just announced the creation of the most massive and powerful housing and land development agency that we have ever seen.

  16. Auckland’s got a Bridge.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 11:53 am, November 18th, 2018 -  42 comments
    Categories: accountability, activism, democratic participation, Environment, global warming, International, political alternatives, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    London’s bridges were closing down.

  17. 14 Million Yemenis and a Diplomatic Nightmare

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:32 am, November 16th, 2018 -  19 comments
    Categories: Africa, Donald Trump, Globalisation, International, us politics
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    In Yemen right now, children are living in the worst humanitarian crisis we have seen in the last 100 years.

  18. All that is wrong with America’s democracy

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:46 am, November 10th, 2018 -  40 comments
    Categories: articles, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, democratic participation, elections, International, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, us politics, you couldn't make this shit up
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    In Georgia, despite the Repbublican candidate who oversaw the election process engaging in the mass disenfranchisement of Democrat voters, the removal of voting machines to make voting in Democrat areas more difficult and baseless smearing of the Democrat candidate, the result is on a knife edge and a second vote is a possibility.

  19. Jeff Sessions resigns as Attorney General

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:57 am, November 8th, 2018 -  27 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, Donald Trump, Politics, us politics
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    US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned at the President’s request and has been replaced by someone who thought that Mueller’s investigation into POTUS went too far.

  20. Why this mid term result?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 5:05 pm, November 7th, 2018 -  39 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, Politics, us politics
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    What can we take from the US mid term election results?

  21. Bryce Edwards: Just another political simpleton

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 1:33 am, November 5th, 2018 -  68 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, blogs, broadcasting, Dirty Politics, making shit up, Media, newspapers, Politics, spin, The Standard
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    I can only describe Bryce Edwards spin about what a “The Standard” post means is that it is complete bullshit. This site is not the editorial and political monolith. But what else do you expect from a political simpleton with a limited understanding of actual debate. Like Mike Hosking, he is far more suited to a broadcast medium where he doesn’t get robust debate on their inane explanations of real world politics.

  22. What is up with National?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:53 am, October 31st, 2018 -  46 comments
    Categories: national, Politics, same old national
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    National appears to be rattled and introverted right now.  Is the continuing saga involving Jami-Lee Ross the cause?

  23. An Ineffectual Opposition Is Bad News

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 6:00 am, October 28th, 2018 -  42 comments
    Categories: broadcasting, clickbait, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, democratic participation, elections, internet, jacinda ardern, journalism, leadership, making shit up, Media, news, newspapers, Parliament, politicans, Politics, radio, spin, tv
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    An ineffectual Opposition creates a vacuum that will be filled by the Mainstream and Social Media as they will assume the role of unelected and non-representative opposition in effectuo.

  24. A Bigger Better Budget!

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 12:58 pm, October 14th, 2018 -  11 comments
    Categories: Environment, global warming, International, Politics, science, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, useless
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    An odd detail or change was buried within the IPCC report that came out last week.

  25. Shake It Up, Taylor Swift, Shake It Up

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:29 am, October 10th, 2018 -  36 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, International, music, us politics
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    There is a long a proud history of musicians adding their weight to the Democratic cause in the United States, but Taylor Swift’s recent action is about as on-message as you can get.

  26. The Kavanaugh confirmation hearing

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:56 am, September 30th, 2018 -  63 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, feminism, International, Politics, sexism, us politics
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    The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing last week showed two extremes, one person describing a painful event in her past life and another person angrily denying that anything happened and claiming it was all about him.

  27. Pretty legal

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:30 am, September 29th, 2018 -  37 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, Media, national, Politics, same old national, Simon Bridges, social media lolz, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    National has another potential copyright problem involving the use of music without permission.

  28. The War on Drugz

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:18 am, September 25th, 2018 -  68 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, International, jacinda ardern, labour, national, Politics, same old national, Simon Bridges, us politics
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    Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will not sign up to Donald Trump’s global call to action on drugs. Will Simon Bridges do the responsible thing and agree with her that the announcement is a misplaced attempt to continue the currently failing approach to drugs?

  29. Tax Working Group report depressing reading

    Written By:  Simon Louisson -  Date published: 6:10 pm, September 21st, 2018 -  66 comments
    Categories: business, capital gains, capitalism, gst, tax
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    The Tax Working Group says the gaping holes in our tax system make it unfair and undermine its integrity, but the prospect of the electorate embracing even its limited recommendations on taxing capital gains make for depressing contemplation.

  30. GDP figures expose business confidence survey nonsense

    Written By:  Simon Louisson -  Date published: 1:29 pm, September 20th, 2018 -  99 comments
    Categories: business, capitalism, Economy, economy
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    ANZ Bank’s Outlook business confidence survey has been forecasting gloom and doom for the economy ever since the surprise election result turfed out the National Party. Today’s GDP data showed the economy has actually been pumping along faster than the Reserve Bank believes is good for it.

  31. Quite a day or two then!

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 6:17 pm, September 18th, 2018 -  83 comments
    Categories: capitalism, China, Europe, International, israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Russia, Syria, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uk politics, us politics, war
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    A quick smorgasbord of reported news from Syria, to China and Sweden, to antisemitism and (hidden behind the links) an interview with (hopefully) the first woman who will serve as President of the USA.

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