The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 23rd February 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Year: 2018
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Mainstream media don’t ask Mark Mitchell about dead civilians, they do ask him about saving puppies
FFS – will one of you journalists do your actual job and directly ask…
‘Did you or any of your mercenary mates kill any civilians while on tour in Iraq’
…not ‘did you kill anyone’, that isn’t the question! GET HIM ON RECORD! -
Auckland Fringe Festival Review: Louise Beuvink – Ladylike: a modern guide to feminism –
Beuvink herself was the perfect tongue in cheek stepford wife A Mix of kooky and conversational, building an OTT satire character to not only invite us into her girls night out and her kitchen but also unashamedly welcoming us into her life via her hilarious bordering on TMI personal anecdotes.
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EXCLUSIVE: It doesn’t stack up: Economics of TPP-11
According to the government’s National Interest Analysis released yesterday, there would be a very small economic benefit from TPP-11. The costs and risks are far higher, including the real constraints on democratic decision-making and regulation of our economy to meet the challenges ahead. The TPP-11 is not in the interests of the New Zealand people. It should not be signed.
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Too Little, Too Late: The Opportunity To Stop the CPTPP Has Passed
“TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.” That’s what I would say to David Parker on the day he released the text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). With the signing ceremony due to take place in the Chilean capital, Santiago, on 8 March – a mere fortnight from the document’s release – the time available for thorough public scrutiny and debate is simply too short.
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CPAG welcomes new and improved Tomorrow’s Schools
A new Education Work Programme that focuses on inclusive education, reducing barriers to participation and improving children’s outcomes is welcomed…
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Political Caption Competition
NZs greatest actor terrified by what he’s reading in Fire & Fury. Sam Neil is also not impressed.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 22nd February 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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It is not good enough when Mark Mitchell refuses to answer if he killed anyone
This man is now running for the leadership of the largest political party in NZ, not answering about his time as a mercenary in a war zone where mercenaries were ruthlessly murderous just isn’t an option!
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Final push for February TDB contribution drive
We’ve managed to stay on line over our quiet months of Summer and we have a huge announcement for a new media project we are launching next month, but we are still short of what we need for February.