And now the Government are coming for whistleblowers
The National Government will imprison whistleblowers -if your enemy is people telling the truth, then you have deep deep deep problems.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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And the Government are about to pass more spying powers
At some point NZers have to swallow their pride and knowledge they’ve voted in a power abusing lunatic who maliciously twists fear and manipulates stupidity to give the GCSB, SIS and NSA stasi like powers that are an anathema to any progressive modern state.
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Evidence that Key’s claim Police don’t harass Cannabis smokers is nonsense
The great lie spun by most of our gutless politicians is that the Police don’t harass cannabis smokers, that they only focus on the dealers.
This is horse shit.
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Cough-cough – Impertinent question time – Does Key’s fear that decriminalising cannabis sending the wrong message to teenagers extend to his own children?
John Key is doing the rounds of media this morning stating that decriminalising cannabis would send the wrong message to teenagers.
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Why Donald Trump’s language tells us more than what he says
To win, Trump needs to get 7 out of 10 white male voters, and his spiteful angry reaction to being told he’s wrong is the exact same spiteful angry pride that you see erupt from many white men when they are challenged.
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Was Malcolm Rewa a Police Informant?
The horror that the NZ Police may have protected a serial rapist because he was an informant is such an alarming allegation that it demands an immediate and independent inquiry.
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New Cannabis Poll in favour of decriminalising means nothing
Another pointless poll by the Drug Foundation who have managed sweet bugger all in 20 years.
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ANZ Bank says one thing last month, does another this month
So last month, the ANZ chief executive David Hisco, published a speech where he urgently called upon the Government to do something about the over heated housing market.
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Labour get a master class this week in learning how vested Media’s interests really are
It’s been a tough week for Labour and a timely reminder that the mainstream media are there to see through the vested interests of their corporate masters, it sure as hell isn’t there to serve the interests of the least powerful in society.
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Has the All Black cult of winning ruined the Olympics?
I am very surprised by the backlash on social media towards our athletes who win medals that aren’t gold. Winning silver or bronze isn’t ‘losing gold’, yet that’s the way the media present it, and it’s certainly what you will see on social media.