Why Elon Musk’s “Victory” In Recent Defamation Suit Was A Joke
I am pretty appalled at the outcome of the recent defamation suit launched against Elon Musk in retaliation to his statements that the plaintiff, Vernon Unsworth, was a “pedo”.
politics
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The Birth Of Israel: Wrong At The Right Time
IN ANY DISCUSSION about the morality of Israel’s conduct, the most important question is: “When did you start your clock?” Meaning? In assessing the ethics of the Israeli state, exactly when, historically-speaking, do you begin?
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Testimony To US Impeachment Hearings Suggests Democracy Is The Weakness In American Democracy
The Impeachment hearings have, in the main, delivered to us little that we do not already know. But some of those things which we already know, are interesting – if only due to the blatancy with which they have been communicated herein.
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TVNZ-RNZ merger should make NZME-Stuff merger less likely
NZME and Stuff are desperately trying to rehash their merger and are offering some bullshit ‘kiwishare’ promise to counter the power of a monopoly by promising to ring fence news rooms to keep the plurality of voice.
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Political Podcast – Sean Plunket vs Judith Collins vs Damien Grant vs Bomber: This week – Halloween, National Party beneficiary-bashing, All Blacks beaten by England, Genter and Twyford Letter, Free trade with China
Political Podcast – Sean Plunket vs Judith Collins vs Damien Grant vs Bomber: This week – Halloween, National Party beneficiary-bashing, All Blacks beaten by England, Genter and Twyford Letter, Free trade with China
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Yay – America kills a terrorist mastermind they created!
I have zero time for a death cult like ISIS, but I can’t help but feel this entire fiasco isn’t anyone else’s fault other than America’s to begin with.
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A spark to light the flame
In Chile, Catalonia, Hong Kong and Lebanon and beyond, and across the western world, millions of citizens have increasingly taken to the streets to protest racist policies and policing, inequality, draconian laws, punitive fare / cost-of-living increases and environmental catastrophe that are the manifestations of the pathologies of our times.
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The most significant Palestinian representative to visit New Zealand in 20 years is here for two days next week
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is delighted to announce that esteemed Palestinian scholar and member of the Palestine National Council, Dr Salman Abu Sitta, will be visiting New Zealand next week for two days – Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th October.
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What Trump has just done to the Kurds could be one of the greatest betrayals of the 21st century
Trump is either remarkably ignorant of the geopolitics here or he is nakedly corrupt and is getting some type of unseen quid pro quo out of Erdoğan.
Or both.
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3 reasons why impeachment of Trump is so dangerous
I despise the Orange Fascism that is Donald Trump, while also feeling conflicted about him as a President.