It’s not the Mother of all budgets, it’s the abusive, alcoholic, gambling step-father of all budgets. Like 6.7% of the NZ labour market, Austerity doesn’t work, yet here we are shelling out more failed free market dogma to counter a global recession caused by the same failed free market dogma. […]
Month: April 2023
New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. Prime Minister John Key told reporters Tuesday that the 145 New Zealand troops stationed in Bamiyan province will come home in late 2013 rather than 2014. [ Big deal. That’s still 18 […]
Is the topic of income inequality “Too Hot for TED“? Controversy has erupted in the past week over this question after a talk planned for the organization’s popular website was pulled at the last minute. The incident has offered an interesting window into the politics of the group. https://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/05/22-5
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[ If unmanned, weaponised military drones don’t bother you – then you just haven’t been paying enough attention. ] [ This drone was spotted over Illinois – the other day ] . In 2011 they were deployed in Libya, Somalia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, Palestine and Turkey. According to the […]
Media Release A regional group is warning that Auckland Council is sleepwalking to a future where toxic chemicals return to the city streets. The Weed Management Advisory is alarmed that in the Supercity reorganisation responsibility for roadside weed management was handed over to Auckland Transport without any overarching policy being […]
There are few true leaders in this world. Ron Paul is one of them. He is pushing 80 years of age. This man is a lion. – makeliberty Original video clip may be seen here
(My) President Ron Paul: Unwavering Consistency, Unparalled Foresight! There are few true leaders in this world. Ron Paul is one of them. He is pushing 80 years of age. This man is a lion. makeliberty As President, Ron Paul will: Phase out the IRS End the Income Tax Bring […]
Banning media from reporting on the Arab Spring threw the governments into a battle with social media . – hijacked by an uncontrollable opposition propaganda genie. . [youtube]d1TDf4d8VnA[/youtube]
A fearsome [ yet, obsolete ] Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine is on its way to the Falklands as tensions simmer on the 30th anniversary of Britain’s war with Argentina. HMS Talent, armed with Tomahawk missiles, was despatched in a show of power after Argentina increased friction over the disputed islands […]