The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 15th April 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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https://www.rt.com/shows/redacted-tonight-summary/384827-bomb-syria-trump-usa/
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In New Zealand, all the parliamentary parties stand for essentially the same thing: managing the system based on the exploitation of workers. In this situation, maybe what we need is a campaign for positive abstention in the September elections:
https://rdln.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/for-a-campaign-of-positive-abstention-in-the-2017-elections/
This now very powerful man who of German heritage now runs NATO has sent a clear message to the world that he hates Russia and will stand against them with all their NATO might!!!!
Does Donald Trump know that this German is plotting a hate campaign within NATO???????
http://nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_121378.htm