Political Caption Competition
What? Julie Anne Genter biked to hospital to give birth? I thought driving around in this shitty car was the ultimate in virtue signalling, tell Clarke he’s piggy backing me around Wellington next week.
Year: 2018
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Monday 20th August 2018
5: Manafort judge says he’s getting threats, has to travel with U.S. Marshals
4: ‘Huge disaster’: Deadly Kerala floods displace over 800,000
3: RYAN ZINKE USES CLIMATE-FUELED WILDFIRES TO BOOST THE TIMBER INDUSTRY — AND IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME
2: Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin Offered to Post Bail for Me, Saying “Black People Will Be Free”
1: John Brennan threatens to sue Trump over stripped security clearance -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 20th August 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Rainbow Warrior sailing to NZ to make oil history – Greenpeace
The world famous Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is on its way to New Zealand for a tour of the country…
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Record numbers of civilians and aid workers killed in 2018 – Council for International Development
A high number of civilians continue to be killed or injured by conflict, including civilian humanitarian personnel from International NGOs…
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Double Bunking Prison Rapes, my submission on prison narks and punishment for watching Lisa Owen
Corrections Dept negligence and the double bunking policy caused this by giving rapist & Black Power member William Katipa his opportunities . No Corrections officer has been held accountable & 50 potential further victims are not being individually notified .
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Infrastructure agency significant step forward – EMA
EMA is pleased its long time call for a comprehensive solution to how New Zealand invests in and delivers vital…
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Imagine if the rich listers paid the same tax rates as beneficiaries…
The National Business Review published its annual celebration of unearned wealth last week with the breathlessly-reported news that this bunch of specialised parasites increased their wealth from a net of $79.9 billion in 2017 to $100.8 billion this year.
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Fed up Gateway mental health workers to strike – E Tu
Mental health workers at Nelson-based Gateway Trust will walk off the job on Tuesday, 21 August to protest years of…
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Dr Liz Gordon – Broken Society
A few years ago I wrote an article about a ride on the 486 bus from Symonds Street to Prestons Road (you know, in Otara), and the changing population that inhabited the bus as it moved south. I still remember that ride.