The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 27th May 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Month: May 2019
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Thoughts on why there’s been no offical response to Ross Meurant’s allegations
If this can happen to a former Police Officer, what hope do the rest of us have, that we will be not be subjected to unlawful police actions if we ever do something that the Establishment does not approve?
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Trump’s assault on Huawei dangerous for New Zealand
With Trump’s latest effort to smash Huawei the stakes are now much higher for New Zealand. To stick by Trump on this means that New Zealand will have little comeback if China takes counter-measures against us.
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Dr Liz Gordon: The Parliamentary cesspit
I remember from my research that when the 1984 women MPs went to be sworn in, the National front benchers (now relegated to opposition and no doubt smarting from it) scored the Labour women out of ten on their looks as they went up to take the oath. As far as I know, this never led to a formal complaint. Women just sucked it up.
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The People’s Budget: 8 new Guest Commentators announced for Friday 31st
Kerri Nuku Co-President of Nurses Union
Economist Ganesh Nana
Professor Lisa Marriott from Victoria University
Kyle MacDonald psychotherapist and Herald columnist
Unionist Annie Newman from Living Wage
Ricardo Mendez from Auckland Action Against Poverty
Professor Wayne Hope from AUT Communications School
Political commentator Chris Trotter
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The biggest challenge charging Tarrant with terrorism is the media’s self censorship
My first thought when it was announced last week that white supremacist and terrorist Brenton Tarrant had been charged with committing an act of terrorism was how the media’s agreed self-censorship of their coverage will impact the trial.
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Politicians should be reminded not to misuse Police – The Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition calls on the Police and Human Rights Commission to remind politicians that they can’t misuse false…
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Another dirty little Defence Force secret is out – and you can do something about it this weekend – read on…
“Kia ora Mr Mark,
Please cancel the proposal to buy millions of dollars of military equipment from apartheid Israel and support Palestinian calls for a boycott instead.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Did the NZ Police use private spies to break into a former Police Inspectors car?
If the NZ Police are using private spies to intimidate former Officers, shouldn’t the NZ public know that?
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – It’s all to do with oil, mate
Religion is definitely the major cause of war over the centuries and today remains a massive contributor to murder in the name of Righteousness. But Oil has taken stage as “King of Kings”.