The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday – 1st October 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Moderation rules are more lenient for this section, but try and play nicely.
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, 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.
Disgusting abuser, another example of the types of people who are now in charge of vulnerable people in NZ, aka he worked as a caregiver for people with disabilities and was capable of deliberately burning a child to 20% of his body as well as other abuses.
Fijian man to be deported after burning child with hot water, butter knife
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300119410/fijian-man-to-be-deported-after-burning-child-with-hot-water-butter-knife
Disgusting propoganda. The RMA is geared towards destroying the environment. It is practically impossible to stop any development, let alone any enforcement and checks of validity of claims by those putting in RMA consents. This has created a culture of misinformation, paying of ‘experts’ and fake claims to get consents through. Apparently 99% of environment consents go through. It is virtually impossible to fail in NZ to get any polluting ideas legalised through our RMA. The sea, land and air in NZ is some polluters toilet.
Questionable moves to reform the Resource Management Act
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/122932829/questionable-moves-to-reform-the-resource-management-act
Further power increases with more corporate welfare to Rio Tinto.
Minister won’t say whether understanding on size of smelter discount already reached with Rio Tinto
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122933096/minister-wont-say-whether-understanding-on-size-of-smelter-discount-already-reached-with-rio-tinto
Whichever government comes to power, I would think would have a coalition partner who would not go along with this.