The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 22nd June 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Author: The Daily Blog
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The Liberal Agenda – Once Were Warriors – 25 years on. A Pakeha experience.
There has been a lot of discussion recently on Stuff.co.nz about the 25 year history of Once Were Warriors, that quintessential New Zealand film that went beyond the shaggy dog antics of Goodbye Pork Pie and Came a Hot Friday or the dystopia of the Quiet Earth or Sleeping Dogs or the pure creepiness of Vigil and The Navigator to enshrine itself as a chapter of our cultural history that to this day still resonates with all the fury of its opening night.
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Political Caption Competition
Who bakes to celebrate stolen children?
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 21st June 2019
5: A MIGRANT-SMUGGLING “COYOTE” TOLD US TRUMP’S POLICIES HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR BUSINESS
4: Iran slams US as Trump says drone downing may have been a mistake
3: U.N. Concludes That Saudi Arabia Needs to Be Held Accountable for Khashoggi. Here’s Why That Won’t Happen.
2: Ta-Nehisi Coates: Reparations Are Not Just About Slavery But Also Centuries of Theft & Racial Terror
1: Hunt to face Johnson amid rumours of tactical voting in Tory leadership race -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 21st June 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Operation Burnham Inquiry Can Now Blame Civilian Deaths On “The Fog of War”
If the NZDF’s obfuscation turns out to have been inspired by American sensitivities regarding the part played by their helicopter gunship/s (and its/their supposedly defective gunsight/s) in killing Tirgiran villagers, then the painfully restored relationship between New Zealand and its “very, very, good” American friends will come under strain.
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What Is A White Supremacist?
THE TERM “WHITE SUPREMACIST” is rapidly replacing the more straightforward “racist” in mainstream journalism. The term is also being used to describe the belief system of Philip Arps, the self-confessed Nazi who was sentenced earlier this week to 21 months imprisonment.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – How about a Maximum Wage?
I’m really not a fan of the American Army, however there is one thing about it I do quite like. The top General is paid about 10 times the salary of a Private.
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Political Caption Competition
The new season of the Handmaid’s Tale is bleak
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Thursday 20th June 2019
5: Why Hong Kong Won’t Back Down
4: ‘Credible evidence’ links MBS to Khashoggi’s murder: UN report
3: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION THREAT
2: Big Tech’s War for Your Wallet: Facebook Sparks Outrage After Announcing Plans for Digital Currency
1: US beekeepers lost 40% of honeybee colonies over past year, survey finds