The Biggest Lottery Winners
The Powerball single ticket win of $768,4 million jackpot in March this year is enough to get us talking about…
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The Quantum Of Hate
Regardless of whether one views immigration as a good thing or a bad thing, there can be no disputing its dramatic impact on the demographic profile of New Zealand society. The official motivation behind the decision to transition this country away from ethnic homogeneity and towards a multicultural society may have been profoundly progressive, but its potential political consequences have always been, and continue to be, extremely dangerous.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Waiting for Vodafone
I once took my husband to see the play ‘Waiting for Godot’, with Ian McKellen in the starring role. Afterwards, he was puzzled. What was that all about? “Waiting”, I replied, “or should I say the existential experience of waiting”. More puzzlement. “So, what is it about waiting, as opposed to working, or talking, or sitting on a park bench dreaming, that is different from any other human activity?” At this point he sighed in exasperation. The Marxist was not well-attuned to existentialism.
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A smart approach to the cannabis referendum, and medicinal cannabis
We need a well-funded public education campaign ahead of the cannabis referendum, and a model based on social equity, social retail enterprises and social clubs.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 11th 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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Political Caption Competition
The most grim announcement of a Minister in the history of Democracy.
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Wednesday 10th July 2019
5: REPUBLICAN WOMEN LOST BADLY IN 2018. THEIR PLAN TO TAKE BACK SEATS STARTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
4: China demands US cancel proposed $2.2bn arms sale to Taiwan
3: HACKED BORDER SURVEILLANCE FIRM WANTS TO PROFILE DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND THEIR “LIKELY TRIP PURPOSE” IN NEW YORK CITY
2: How Investigative Reporting & Survivor Testimony Toppled Billionaire Serial Abuser Jeffrey Epstein
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 10th 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: Ross Meurant – Why I penned this book
The book is a fiction. It is not autobiographical. But my exposure to the environments which I write about, “equipped me well”, to invent fiction.
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Guest Blog: Ross Meurant – OUT OF THE INFERNO
‘In Out of the Inferno, Meurant proves there’s only one way to tell the unvarnished truth about the country he loves – write fiction.’ Christ Trotter: political commentator & editor.