The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 3rd May 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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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 3rd May 2019
5: VENEZUELAN MILITARY DEFECTORS WANT TO JOIN GUAIDO’S UPRISING BUT THEY’RE TRAPPED IN COLOMBIA
4: Top Democrat threatens to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt
3:New House Bill Would Bar Israel From Using U.S. Military Aid to Detain Palestinian Children
2: George Monbiot on U.K. Climate Emergency & the Need for Rebellion to Prevent Ecological Apocalypse
1: Venezuela: Maduro thanks military and denounces ‘senseless coup-mongers and traitors’ -
Italian [And Adjacent States] Dispatch No. 2 – Rhapsody In Grey
I KEEP REJUVENATING my fellow travellers. Looking through their grey hair and sagging flesh for the younger men and women they used to be – back in the 1960s and 70s. I do the same, now, in psychic self-defence, whenever I stand in front of a mirror. Cruising the Ionian and Adriatic Seas with a boatload of baby-boomers will do that to you.
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The Liberal Agenda: NZ Public Television – The Universal Basic Income – a good idea or not?
Imagine paying people no strings attached cash whether they have a job or not.
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Join the cannabis resistance at J Day this Saturday – May the Fourth be with you!
J Day is an annual celebration, festival and protest in support of cannabis law reform, held every year since 1992. This year J Day is on Star Wars Day – May the Fourth!
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – We deserve better from our politicians.
Yesterday Opposition leader Simon Bridges let forth in parliament with a rant of name calling that would get him banned from my page .
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The Liberal Agenda – Nationwide Post Budget Event Series
Each year Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) provides child-focused analysis and commentary of the budget. The aim is to provide an accessible and affordable avenue for the community to come together and hear about how the budget affects children and young people, especially our most vulnerable who live in poverty.
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – “Friends” in politics are a very rare commodity
As the heat comes on Simon Bridges, he should be most mindful of lessons passed on by former party leaders.
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New poll shows caring Kiwis moving towards a plant-based diet – SAFE
Compassionate Kiwis are ditching animal products and opting for kinder plant-based foods, according to new figures from Horizon Research. The…
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GE-FREE NZ response to Opportunities Party Gene Editing policy is Anti-Science – TOP
Last month Australia allowed the use of gene editing in cases where no new genetic material is added. The Opportunities…