Quarry owner-operator locks workers out of work – First Union
In a very rare turn of events quarry workers in the Brynderwyn hills have been locked out of their work…
Year: 2018
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Politcal Caption Competition
Free speech vs Fake speech
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Wednesday 8th August 2018
5: CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST WILDFIRE EVER HAS DESTROYED AN AREA NEARLY THE SIZE OF LOS ANGELES
4: Iran shows defiance as Trump vows ‘most biting’ US sanctions
3: INSURGENT CANDIDATE CORI BUSH WANTS TO END THE DYNASTIC RULE OF A MISSOURI CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
2: Documenting Hate: New Doc Lays Bare the Violent White Supremacy that Exploded in Charlottesville
1: Theresa May calls on Boris Johnson to say sorry for burqa remarks -
The Liberal Agenda – Dr Cornel West & Douglas Murray 17 August – ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
Social justice crusader, Dr Cornel West, and conservative author and journalist, Douglas Murray, are almost touching the soils of Australia and New Zealand for a polarising tour. We are only one week away from some of the most enlightening debates of the year – for both sides!
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MUST READ: Trade for All is a lie
It has taken almost a year for the not-so-new Labour-led government to act on its promise of an inclusive and progressive new trade strategy. Only, ‘act’ a far too generous description. It’s too little, too late. The terms of reference signed off by the Cabinet are not going to explore the real reasons why Kiwis, among many others around the world, have turned their backs on these agreements.
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GUEST BLOG: Philip Patston – The difference between free speech and hate speech
This morning, I saw at least two tweets denouncing the disallowing of conservative rhetoric and hate speech, citing media attention as a reason to turn a blind eye to this kind of right-wing propaganda masked as “free speech”.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 8th 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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The new Government in NZ need to stop seeing the slump in business confidence as some snarky micro-aggression sub-tweet by Employers
The bosses will attempt to claim a living wage and slightly better Union protection for workers is what has spooked them, but that’s bullshit, the real reasons for a downturn in confidence however are worth looking at.
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The madness of Judith Collin’s fake news tweet
It’s a dumb thing to do, and on the surface of it, Judith’s retweet of a fake news story is more embarrassing than sinister, but when given the opportunity to back down and acknowledge she screwed up, Judith has doubled down…
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Understanding Legal Hate Speech
I think part of the problem with the Brash, Molyneux and Southern debate is that there is a large amount of confusion over what ‘Hate Speech’ legally amounts to.