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Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Why I’m not surprised by the Court of Appeal Kim Dotcom decision
We have two enormous powers hurtling towards each other at great speed now at the Supreme Court. On one side, Dotcom’s fierce will, tenacity and wealth up against the mass surveillance state and American corporate geopolitical interests.
If this goes all the way, it will impact everyone and everything.
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For everyone debating the pros and cons of tasers in light of the latest killing of a man by NZ Police
A death in custody, a place and environment where the Police have total dominance should send a shudder down the spine of anyone, we are being misled into a debate about tasers – without any clear explanation of where the injury that killed this man, that debate is a purposeful misdirection.
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I’m concerned I may live in a country where a vegan burger on the national airline is considered an existential crisis
Air NZ should be forced to make the entire plane out of meat! Anything less than that is treachery!
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Hey Sleepy Hobbits – welcome to waking up to another day where Kim Dotcom’s Moment of Truth was right about mass surveillance lies – tell me, how does it feel?
This was a moment when the true nature of the mass surveillance state was shown and proven to us, that Kiwi’s refused to believe is a legacy you collectively will need to explain to your children in the big brother future.
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The mighty Captains of NZ Industry have a crisis of confidence
Who knew our mighty Titans of Commerce were the real snowflakes and all it took was fair wages, decent working conditions and a woman in charge to destroy their fortitude!
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The ignorance of MPs criticising Air NZs impossible burger is impossibly terrifying
Because of the speed of climate change, huge ideas with radical vision are required. That a NZ First and National MP can’t see the need should surprise no one because they themselves are like the Dairy and Meat Industries – dinosaurs that don’t know they are extinct yet.
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Why are we trusting public service scum to investigate corporate spies when that public service scum used corporate spies?
The Left look at the State as the great leveller of unregulated Capitalism, but what if the State is part the bloody problem in crucifying the poorest and weakest amongst us?
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That weird feeling over Winston Peters mauling Australia is the surprise of a NZ Prime Minister finally standing up
Not being on The AM Show is the second best thing he’s done this week and it’s only Wednesday!
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Oh hey everyone, Housing NZ is ‘sorry’ – so problem solved
The entire policy was hysteria promoted by the National Government when they needed a distraction from privatising state housing, whipped up by a media dependent on property speculation for revenue.