Political Caption Competition
God, are you there? Did you like my pizza Jesus? Have I punished the poor enough for not believing in you? Will I get a bigger house in heaven if I throw solo mothers off welfare?
Year: 2017
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Tuesday 9th May 2017
5: WATCH: New Zealand’s Underground Vogue Scene
4: UK: Facebook deletes tens of thousands of accounts
3: POLICE IN GEORGIA ARE TURNING TRAFFIC STOPS INTO THE FIRST STEP TOWARD DEPORTATION
2: Warren Buffett: cutting jobs is standard capitalist formula
1: Neoliberal Investment Banker Macron Defeats Openly Xenophobic & Racist Le Pen in French Election -
GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – The Labour Party List and mainstream media fake news
Some of the ridiculous things claimed by the mainstream media last week over the Labour’s Party list was really disappointing and reminded me how voters need to always be wary of media personalities more interested in putting their so called ‘style’ into the story rather than sticking to the facts.
TV3 Political Editor Paddy Gower is one such media personality.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 9th May 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Nothing new in Ruataniwha review – Greenpeace
The review of the Ruataniwha irrigation dam confirms Greenpeace New Zealand’s view that the dam will pollute local rivers, heighten…
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Forest & Bird warns Government could use draconian new powers to push through coal mining
Forest & Bird is warning that draconian new powers the government has given itself under the Resource Management Act, or…
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West Papuan leader Benny Wenda In New Zealand
Interest is high in the forthcoming visit of Benny Wenda, charismatic spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua…
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Why is Duncan Garner such a dickhead? The argument against sending 4 year olds to school
Duncan couldn’t understand why starting school at 4 was a problem for anyone, here’s why it’s a problem Duncs. The Government wants to lower the age of starting school to 4 so that they can force beneficiaries into work a year younger and they can save on the pre-school costs.
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Rave hospitality, but Indonesia fails West Papua with media freedom hypocrisy
“Indonesian hospitality was given a rave notice this week for hosting World Press Freedom Day 2017, but it was also given a huge black mark for its ‘gagging’ of free discussion over West Papua violations.” The author was one of just two New Zealanders among 1300 media people at WPFD2017.
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Chinese vote overwhelmingly supports National
…such a level of support looks like National are importing an electorate. This was always the criticism the Right made of Labour’s support of migration from the Pacific Islands.