Political Caption Competition
Because who else will clean his mansion and polish his Maserati with the appropriate level of fear and indentured submission?
Author: The Daily Blog
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Science will save cannabis referendum from Reefer Madness
One of the most powerful effects of cannabis is to addle the minds of those who don’t use it. As we approach our once-in-a-generation chance to finally end cannabis prohibition with the referendum next year, we are in the midst of a Reefer Madness campaign of fearmongering.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 19th July 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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GUEST BLOG: Geoff Simmons – Response to Peter Williams Climate Denial
Peter is right: the science is never settled. He must remember that from high school in the 60s. That is, after all, the point of science. It continuously tests ideas, looking to improve. The truth is never a 100% finished product. There is always some doubt. Climate deniers seize on this point to show that past climate change predictions have turned out to be wrong. And that is true. Back in the 1990s, climate change was an emerging theory and some of the predictions were pretty wild.
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Deplorable Words
BEFORE NARNIA THERE was Charn. Mighty Charn, which fell at last because Jadis, its final Queen, was willing to utter the “Deplorable Word”. C.S. Lewis describes the scene in his “prequel” to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Magician’s Nephew.
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Dave Macpherson: Waikato DHB changes course and agrees to mediation with Nicky Stevens’ family
After refusing to hold further discussions with Nicky Stevens’ whanau six months ago, the Waikato DHB – under the new leadership of Commissioner Karen Poutasi – has changed tack and agreed to participate in mediation talks with his family.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – So… change it!
I’m really getting tired of hearing the argument from various Ministers in our government that they can’t do anything about a serious problem because it’s the law and their hands are tied.
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TDB relaunch
We’ve noticed the site has needed a refresh, so next week we will launch the biggest revamp of the blog in its history.
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Increase in demand for cage-free eggs set to continue – SAFE
The increase in demand for cage-free eggs is set to continue according to animal rights organisation SAFE, who says the…
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Filling Up
A WARBLING CHARM of magpies in the macrocarpa serenaded the windy forecourt of the service station. Two weather-beaten cockies were filling up their mud-splattered gas-guzzlers and chatting away to one another in the desultory fashion of their kind.