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Trump continues to get massive popular traction – why?
Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 5:05 pm, October 11th, 2016 - 129 comments
Categories: uncategorized
Tags:After Trump’s worst week in the campaign so far he attracted a capacity ~8,000 strong crowd to hear him speak in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., including thousands of women. What’s going on? Maybe it’s the fact that a hundred million Americans are essentially flat broke in an economy that the MSM repeaters keep insisting is recovering well, and anti-establishment feelings are running very, very high.
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Beware, creepy men of the right: Rawshark returns (briefly)
Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 6:30 pm, September 14th, 2016 - 82 comments
Categories: Dirty Politics, local body elections, scoundrels
Tags: #dirtypolitics, colin craig, jordan williams, luigi wewege, sexismAn old handle flickered back into life briefly this afternoon: In 2014 I dumped: https://t.co/UhZSYEYyar — Whaledump2 (@whaledump2) September 14, 2016 Rawshark – presuming the account is still held and operated by the hacker who exposed the dodgy shenanigans between the WhaleOil blog, corporate lobbyists and senior National Party politicians – started with a screenshot from […]
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Lose yourself in the music
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 11:32 am, September 11th, 2016 - 25 comments
Categories: colin craig, national
Tags: court, eminem, jordan williams, music, suingWhile we’re enjoying the popcorn at Williams vs Craig, there’s another enjoyable court case coming next year shortly before the election…
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Mt Roskill by election – cooperating parties cooperate shock!
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:02 am, August 31st, 2016 - 96 comments
Categories: by-election, greens, labour
Tags: memorandum of understanding, mt roskillIf Phil Goff wins the Auckland mayoralty there will be a by-election in Mt Roskill. Building on their MOU, Labour and the Greens may cooperate. Good!
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The death of comments
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:35 am, July 15th, 2016 - 47 comments
Categories: blogs, internet, Media
Tags: comments, depressingRNZ and The Spinoff both turned off the ability to comment this week. Many other sites have done the same. It’s not really a very cheerful landscape.
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Political carnage in England
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 6:12 am, June 27th, 2016 - 131 comments
Categories: Europe, uk politics
Tags: brexit, david cameron, jeremy corbyn, panicDeep divisions in both Labour and the Conservatives and a possible breakup of the UK. Interesting times.
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National is missing Cameron Slater
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:05 am, June 15th, 2016 - 33 comments
Categories: housing, Media, national, paula bennett, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
Tags: cameron slater, dirty politics, homeless crisisThe ham fisted attack on Hurimoana Dennis by Paula Bennett’s office must make National yearn for the heady days when Cameron Slater was in charge of their smears.
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Police undermined by their own minister
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:59 pm, June 11th, 2016 - 100 comments
Categories: Judith Collins, law, national, paula bennett, police, useless
Tags: bad week, illegal, irresponsible journalism, police, train wreckGood piece by Jo Moir on Stuff this morning, about National’s train-wreck week. Follow it up with Andrew Geddis on the legality of the Collins blurt.
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Boots Theory: On the M.O.U.
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:28 am, June 7th, 2016 - 64 comments
Categories: labour, national, nz first, Politics
Tags: boots theoryThe M.O.U. had to happen. And the sooner the better.
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Will National agree to make Peters PM?
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:10 am, June 6th, 2016 - 120 comments
Categories: greens, labour, national, nz first, winston peters
Tags: thought experimentJust a little thought experiment.
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The election campaign, the $6,000 toaster and the media beat up
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:02 am, June 5th, 2016 - 24 comments
Categories: australian politics, capitalism, class war, cost of living, Economy, employment, Media, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, wages, workers' rights, you couldn't make this shit up
Tags: dirty politics, malcolm turnbull, news corp, rupert murdochIn Australia in the midst of the election campaign an ordinary Australian, Duncan Storrar, talked publicly about how difficult it was to live and support his children on the minimum wage. The response of the right through News Corp was to attack and humiliate him.
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Competition lapdog a cert to approve newspaper monopoly
Written By: Simon Louisson - Date published: 7:43 am, May 14th, 2016 - 43 comments
Categories: capitalism, Media
Tags: commerce commission, competition, corporate media, death of the media, Fairfax, monopolies, murdoch“The newspaper market is buggered anyway. I wouldn’t expect we will have any daily newspapers in ten year’s time,” says Brian Gaynor.
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I don’t “own” The Standard
Written By: lprent - Date published: 5:20 pm, May 10th, 2016 - 44 comments
Categories: admin, The Standard
Tags:Can I point out to the media, Cameron Slater, and for that matter the legal dimwits at the West Auckland site Lauda Finem. I don’t own The Standard. I haven’t even owned the domain name for more than 6 years. I used to own the domain up until 2010. But that was signed over in that year to be the property of The Standard Trust.
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John, Ken and Mark might have had much better weeks
Written By: Simon Louisson - Date published: 8:00 pm, May 7th, 2016 - 14 comments
Categories: brand key, john key, tax
Tags: antipodes trust, hilary barry, john key, ken whitney, mark weldon, matt nippert, mediaworks, nbr, NZX, panama papers, Rachel Glucina, tax havens, The Spinoff“I did a little yelp of joy…like an excited puppy,” wrote Farrier, the former Newsworthy presenter at TV3, on hearing of Weldon’s resignation
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Why was John Key singled out by Panama Papers hacker?
Written By: Simon Louisson - Date published: 1:03 pm, May 7th, 2016 - 169 comments
Categories: capitalism, class war, International, john key, national
Tags: Mossack Fonseca, panama papersWhy, out of all the rotten, corrupt and unprincipled nations of the earth, did the Panama Papers hacker single out New Zealand’s John Key for special mention?
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Key’s sloppy trust
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 12:45 pm, May 5th, 2016 - 7 comments
Categories: Abuse of power, john key, scoundrels, tax, uncategorized
Tags: corruption, IRD, ken whitney, tax havenAn editorial in The Herald today keeps the pressure on Key. Meanwhile his “lawyer” can’t be happy, and Key hits peak condescension.
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Rodney Hide – stupid, corrupt or both?
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 10:56 am, April 24th, 2016 - 60 comments
Categories: accountability, Dirty Politics, making shit up, spin
Tags: #dirtypolitics, corruption, dirty politics, Rodney Hide, stupidHide’s Herald piece today is straight out of Dirty Politics Farrar’s playbook.
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Trying to spin the Hagaman donation
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 10:59 am, April 21st, 2016 - 122 comments
Categories: corruption, national, spin
Tags: donations, niue, scandalLittle is doing his job. Dirty Politics Farrar is spinning like mad. The real questions are – who knew about the donations, when did they know, and were they involved in awarding the contract?
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Housing crisis
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:34 am, April 19th, 2016 - 57 comments
Categories: housing, national
Tags: auckland, bubble, economic genius, housing, housing bubble, short-term thinkingHousing is very much in the news again. Short term profit and bugger the consequences!
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Opinion pieces on Labour
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:29 pm, April 17th, 2016 - 51 comments
Categories: Andrew Little, journalism, labour, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
Tags: audrey young, heather du plessis-allan, opinionTwo opinion pieces on Labour this weekend offer a full spectrum from insight to inanity.
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What could be causing the ‘crisis of distrust’ in government?
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:11 am, April 6th, 2016 - 43 comments
Categories: accountability, john key, national
Tags: Auckland energy consumer trust, confidence, list, not a mystery, scandals, surveryIt’s a bit of a mystery really.
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Nicky Hager opens new case against police
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:02 am, April 6th, 2016 - 31 comments
Categories: accountability, crime, law, police
Tags: nicky hager, policeIt sounds like the Police have a lot of questions to answer.
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Panama Papers: NZ is a tax haven
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:01 am, April 5th, 2016 - 29 comments
Categories: accountability, capitalism, class war, International, john key, tax
Tags: corruption, panama papers, tax evasion, tax havens, white collar crimeThe Panama Papers show that NZ operates a tax haven. Key’s denials don’t hold up, particularly in the light of at least
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Revealed – Standard bloggers paid by Labour
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:02 am, April 1st, 2016 - 50 comments
Categories: Satire, The Standard
Tags: or is it, satireIt is our hope that revealing this previously top-secret information will both contribute to an atmosphere of open and honest politics, and reduce the incidence of injury amongst dirty politics insiders.
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Pure spin vs. pure water
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 1:34 pm, March 30th, 2016 - 27 comments
Categories: Conservation, sustainability, water
Tags: 100% pure new zealand, 100% spin, waterYesterday a “host” of students marched to the Beehive with a petition of calling for all freshwater in New Zealand to be swimmable.
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Tough couple of weeks for Key
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:33 am, March 28th, 2016 - 81 comments
Categories: john key
Tags: karma, legacy, listAlmost enough to make me feel sorry for the man.
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A measure of justice for Nicky Hager
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:58 am, March 19th, 2016 - 22 comments
Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, Dirty Politics, john key, law, police
Tags: #dirtypolitics, dirty politics, justice, nicky hager, police, stifling dissentThe Police’s return yesterday of Nicky Hager’s data, equipment and belongings is – too little and too late – a measure of justice for Hager. But the process doesn’t end there, and open questions remain.
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Fear is a Man’s Best Friend
Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 4:05 pm, March 17th, 2016 - 141 comments
Categories: accountability, activism, Andrew Little, campaigning, democratic participation, Dirty Politics, election 2017, greens, labour, leadership, maori party, Media, nz first, Politics
Tags: andrew little, honesty, leadershipIt’s been an intense day or two for Andrew Little. But he’s still feeling better than John Key. Why? Because Key’s got the fear.
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Stacey Kirk’s Stuff Up
Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 9:29 am, March 7th, 2016 - 37 comments
Categories: Abuse of power, articles, Dirty Politics, Ethics, making shit up, Media, same old national
Tags: Fairfax, gossip, keytruda, lies, stacey kirk, stuffFairfax journalist Stacey Kirk has published a vicious smear against a group of cancer sufferers. Is this the nastiest lie ever published in the NZ media?
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Key on cyberbullying
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 11:52 am, March 3rd, 2016 - 48 comments
Categories: internet, interweb, john key
Tags: #dirtypolitics, bullying, cyber-bullying, dirty politics, get some gutsAny campaign against cyberbullying is going to need a more plausible figurehead than Key.
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The bill seeks to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000 to protect employees who discuss or disclose their remuneration. ...2 weeks ago
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- ‘Effortless-seeming genius’: Carl Shuker’s favourite reads and other stories
Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Carl Shuker, author of new novel The Royal Free. The book I wish I’d written I wish I’d written Philip Hensher’s Kitchen Venom. No one talks about it ...2 weeks ago
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The new old president, the hīkoi hits Auckland, and a momentous day of apology at parliament. After more than a week scrutinising the granular data, the Gone By Lunchtime podcast decision desk is ready to make a call: Donald Trump has won the US presidency. In a new episode, ...2 weeks ago
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“This sale, and the lack of information surrounding it, shows exactly why we need better regulations to hold council staff and it’s leadership more accountable,” Harvey said.” ...2 weeks ago
- The Lord of the Rings musical is better than you’re probably expecting
Musical theatre sceptics Gabi Lardies and Stewart Sowman-Lund review the three-hour spectacle at Auckland’s Civic Theatre. Gabi Lardies: Stewart, we sat through THREE HOURS of musical theatre last night. That’s a big ask for an audience trained on 12-second reels. Tickets are between $69 and $179 – we were both ...2 weeks ago
- The four funniest New Zealanders are ready for their holiday orgy
In 2016, Chris Parker, Tom Sainsbury, Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent surprised audiences with an orgy. Now they’re doing it all again, on a bigger, shinier stage. Eight years ago, four little-known comedians, two who had just met, ended their play thrusting, sweating and panting in an over-the-top orgy. There ...2 weeks ago
- New Zealand Government Refuses NGO Calls To Back End To Secret WCPFC Compliance Processes
Accountability.Fish, a global non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the transparency and accountability of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), has raised concerns for some time over the lack of transparency within the ...2 weeks ago
- Who are the New Zealanders who can’t afford nourishing food?
By calculating the weekly deficit in people’s budgets, a new report shows how those receiving benefits or working for minimum wage often can’t pay for food after the cost of fixed expenses. One in five working-age New Zealanders doesn’t earn enough to feed themselves and their family well, new ...2 weeks ago
- The Cost Of Silence: NZ’s Role In Standing Against Iran’s Repression
The piece highlights the recent execution of Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian government, discusses New Zealand's current approach (as well as that of other democracies) toward the regime's hostage-taking tactics, and suggests an alternative, more unified approach. ...2 weeks ago
- Horrific, heartbreaking, wrong: Who apologised, and how
Politicians and public sector bosses say sorry, but victims of state abuse have something to say, too, writes Toby Manhire in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Sorrow and substance ...2 weeks ago
- As te reo Māori grows, so does the search for trilingual interpreters
Deaf Māori face exclusion from their whānau and cultural heritage due to an extreme shortage of trilingual interpreters. Imagine being deaf and at the tangi of a loved one. You stand when everyone else stands, sit when everyone else sits, and stare at the lips of speakers, trying to catch ...2 weeks ago
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We must build back better, build a system with rangatahi at its very centre. The legacy of this government will be measured by their ability to respond appropriately, to create a physically safe and emotionally nurturing environment for children and ...2 weeks ago
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Today, the Government had an historic and monumental opportunity to start righting decades of wrongs against survivors. Unfortunately, the Government has yet again let down survivors who placed their trust in it. ...2 weeks ago
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