Political Caption Competition
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Author: The Daily Blog
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
5: TRUMP MAY BE “IN LOVE” WITH KIM JONG UN BUT NORTH KOREA KEEPS HACKING U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE
4: Erdogan: Turkey will reveal ‘naked truth’ over Khashoggi killing
3: MSNBC and Daily Beast Feature UAE Lobbyist David Rothkopf With No Disclosure: a Scandalous Media-Wide Practice
2: “Counterproductive and Dangerous”: Nuclear Arms Race Feared as U.S. Quits Key Treaty with Russia
1: May says MPs must ‘hold their nerve’ to approve final Brexit deal -
On TVNZ Thinking It Was “Diwali” Last Weekend
So you get somebody at TVNZ endeavouring to engage in a nice gesture (which, again, I *do* think is a pretty cool intent here – and should be lauded, up to a point), on grounds that they’ve heard that Auckland City Council is holding a “Diwali” event, and therefore without doing the proper research, they just kinda assume … and ‘get onboard’ by wishing us all a “Happy Diwali” two weeks early across multiple channels.
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Missing
Who has that acid now? Who is in possession of Ross’ property? His family? The unnamed mental health facility detaining him? The Police? The National Party? What, if any, obligation are those holding Ross’s phone, his laptop, his hard-copy files, under to keep them safe from prying eyes? What, if anything, has been happening at Ross’s home and/or his parliamentary and electorate offices in the time that has elapsed since he was taken into state custody? Has anyone come calling? If so, who was it – and what were they after?
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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: City Vision – South Auckland holds the key to the Entrust Election
Wealthier areas of Auckland traditionally have a much higher voter turnout than other parts of Auckland benefiting C&R (National Party aligned candidates) in the Entrust Election. The daily voting document returns as at 19 October showed the Remuera area at 11.5% compared to the area around Manukau at just over 6%. Fortunately there is still time to vote. There are important community issues at stake.
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GUEST BLOG: City Vision – Happy Labour Day
Please let your networks know that there is still time to vote – voting documents need to be in the post box ASAP to arrive in time for election day on Friday 25 October.
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Dr Liz Gordon – Getting even
Getting revenge is built deeply into our psyche. There are lots of words for it: “payback”, “balance sheet”, “settlement”, “nemesis”, “an eye for an eye” and so on. Where a person is killed, the victim’s family often feel high levels of anxiety until such time as the perpetrator is punished. It is partly that unexplained level of emotion – often stronger even than grief – that drives the failed punitive systems of justice.
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Malcolm Evans – Labour Day 2018
Malcolm Evans – Labour Day 2018
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 22nd October 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.