The Daily Blog Open Mic – 20th August 2023
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
The Editor doesn’t moderate this blog, 3 volunteers do, they are very lenient to provide you a free speech space but if it’s just deranged abuse or putting words in bloggers mouths to have a pointless argument, we don’t bother publishing.
EDITORS NOTE: – By the way, here’s a list of shit that will get your comment dumped. Sexist language, homophobic language, racist language, anti-muslim hate, transphobic language, Chemtrails, 9/11 truthers, Qanon lunacy, climate deniers, anti-fluoride fanatics, anti-vaxxer lunatics, 5G conspiracy theories, the virus is a bioweapon, some weird bullshit about the UN taking over the world and ANYONE that links to fucking infowar.
Cash-snatching from those who can afford it least is what Brian and Hannah do best. In the political arena they have nothing whatsoever to contribute, other than their God-bothering horseshit, meaningless drivel and shouting at the sky. Time to tax the fuckers, I say.
A link to an interesting piece on climate change that should be kept in mind.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018903384/why-is-the-eastern-pacific-ocean-cooling
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/audio/2018903333/once-a-mod-always-a-mod-dinah-lee-to-tour-with-tami-neilson
Oldies might like, youngsters enjoy a star of the galaxy rising again.
Dinah Lee, who celebrates her 80th birthday today, became a household name in the 60s with her hit songs ‘Do The Blue Beat’, ‘Don’t You Know Yockomo’ and ‘Reet Petite’.
The trendsetter – known for her iconic bob hairstyle and unique fashions – has toured the wall and was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2020.
Dinah spoke to Music 101 about her long-lasting career, as she prepares to hit the road with Tami Neilson in October.
Previously living in Australia, Dinah decided to move back to Wellington to be around family – despite it being a place where “you can’t keep a bob down”.
One of the attacks on transgender people is that they will aggressively violate women’s privacy in public spaces, such as toilets. It is based on an unsubstantiated assumption that transgender women are inherently predators.
A statement from an Ian Powell piece on aspects of transgenderism. He talks about assumptions, then states one about general beliefs that ‘transgender women are inherently predators’. That isn’t true according to what I know of attitudes in everyday society. It is unwise I think to talk in such generalities. Women speaking against males who have made decisions that they will be women, are a new aspect to women’s loo users, and viewed with concern as such, because of the weight of unpleasant behaviour relating to the opposite sex, being more on the male side than the female.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2307/S00001/lets-call-transphobia-by-its-real-name-sickening-bigotry.htm 2 July 2023