GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – ANOTHER CORRECTIONS F… UP THAT COULD HAVE COST LIVES
This was a crazed killer, with nothing to lose loose in a public hospital, with no handcuffs.
Author: The Daily Blog
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Why the world mourns Fidel Castro
When he dismissed Fidel Castro as a “brutal dictator” Donald Trump again showed how out of touch he is. Most of the world is mourning the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader.
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GUEST BLOG: David Macpherson – Mental Health facilities – poor care, avoided responsibility & side-stepped accountability
David Macpherson is TDB’s mental health blogger. He became involved in mental health rights after the mental health system allowed his son to die. He is now a Waikato DHB Member-elect.
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Political Caption Competition
We can throw the poor children into that crack and build up the other side with solo mothers
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Monday 28th November 2016
5: NOT GOING ANYWHERE – Standing Rock won’t budge after Army Corps. tells them to vacate federal land by Dec. 5
4: Trump blasts Clinton for joining recount effort
3: ARRESTS OF JOURNALISTS AT STANDING ROCK TEST THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
2: Fidel Castro: mass rallies set for Havana and Santiago as ashes journey across Cuba
1: A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 28th November 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 27th November 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The National Community: Why Populism in New Zealand is a Right-Wing Thing
BRYCE EDWARDS AND JOHN MOORE have taken the country-and-western melodies of populism and over-dubbed them with their own revolutionary lyrics. But, the resulting songs will never be sung by populists. Revolutionaries, too, are unlikely to find the Edwards/Moore mash-up inspirational. In the final analysis, revolution should be about overturning and replacing the existing order. Populism, in almost every instance, is about restoring the old one.
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Tax Cuts Galore! Money Scramble!
Since National has not thought twice at under-funding the Health Budget, it certainly does not seem troubled at using tax-cuts as an election bribe, and undermining this country’s future superannuation savings-fund for selfish political gain.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – What Corrections aren’t telling the public about Phillip Smith
You will probably recall lifer Phillip Smith escaping to Brazil on 6.11.2014. That escape deeply embarassed Corrections senior management and their minister Sam Lotu – Iga.