Principled conservatism failed to deliver the preferred outcomes. It had to go. (Jonathan V. Last freebie) 1. Conservatism A few years ago my buddy Stuart Stevens wrote a book called It Was All a Lie. His thesis was that the dogma conservatives had ...
Apartheid Clyde's free speech absolutism.... / X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, suspended an account owned by the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Friday. It is currently unclear why the social media platform, owned by...
Tbf, the last mob's former cabinet minister, Maharey, is being replaced by one of the new mob's former cabinet ministers.
Egavangenitalism, Kay, the new obsession.
Goebbels lives. The Dystopians The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco If Balaji Srinivasan is any guide, then the Silicon Valley plutocrats are definitely not okay. [...] “What I’m really calling for is something like tech Zionism,” ...
Balaclavas and roof-top snipers. Whatever could go wrong. / @PatrickQuinnTV WATCH: Among those arrested today were Noelle McAfee, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Emory University. I’ve asked for a comment from Emory on this arrest, no word yet. This ...
Thread. Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk Look, I obviously know the circumstances are different, but there is a ton of overlap between what is going on now and the various iterations of the so-called campus free speech wars that we’ve seen for years. We ...
A cult in need of a king. ./ The Republican base, it turns out, is now opposed to democracy. Their words, not mine, as you’ll soon see. [...] Then they kicked it up a notch. They passed a resolution calling on people to please stop using the word “...
Right up Merk Mitchell's alley, I reckon. A US lawyer is cautioning New Zealand police to think twice about becoming more reliant on American taser and drone supplier Axon. Police are poised to replace their old Axon tasers with new ones that shoot further...
A former and possible future US president is telling the supreme court that he should have immunity to kill political rivals. Surreal. @abbydphillip For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the ...
um.... Assal Rad @AssalRad “Western liberal values” on https://twitter.com/AssalRad/status/1783228286178582600
@mehdirhasan, the best talking head on the box, has a podcast. https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered The ‘Debate Me’ Bro Mehdi Hasan’s aggressive interviewing style landed him a Sunday show on MSNBC. Until he started talking about Palestine. […] The moment ...
We've always been a two-tier nation. It's how we roll. https://e-tangata.co.nz/history/equality-on-the-battlefield-but-not-at-home/
Career prospects, sport.
pilots say Bag the boss when you when you're on $150K - >$300Kpa plus tax-free allowances? Nah
An acquaintance who worked for Luxon reckoned he was pompous knob, oblivious to the trials and tribulations of those around him, with high opinions about his own abilities. . Luxon's legacy - how does it stack up Christopher Luxon leaves Air New Zealand ...
They wouldn't, would they? Korean-origin minister Melissa Lee, National's highest-ranking candidate of Asian heritage at the election, received donations worth $25,662 - 100 percent from the party. Lee spent $24,938 of this amount on her campaign. https://...
The Ministry for Children has lawyers that work with vulnerable children across the country, often in the youth and family courts. OT lawyers assist children/social workers to prepare arguments/documents/etc and appear in court with children/social ...
Word is legal support/admin staff have been cut by 25%.
Bloke supposedly in decline gets things done. / April 23 (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era...
Guitar, horns, organ, and a vocalist mentored by B.B. King = Dive Bar Soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHd_PIwEu8U Phillip-Michael Scales - Light Up The Sky
Israel smeared UNRWA. And the world fell for it. // Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign ...
What it says on the box. Gift Links/Gift Articles by @davidsacerdote.bsky.social Gift links or Gift Articles - paywall bypassing links to major publications including The New York Times & Washington Post. Full list at https://pastebin.com/ZfDPqMWU Like and...
Because Republicans always stand up for the rights of ethnic minorities, right? . U.S. Congresswoman Suspected of Having “Russian Handlers” After Transcarpathia Amendment [...] Greene’s amendment included the following language: “No funding shall be made ...
Well, Dr Cigaretti does have multi-billion dollar tax cuts for landlords and property speculators to fund. / Prof. Chris Jackson @drkiwicj The thing about telling hospitals to "live within their means" is that it's govt who decides what those means are. A ...
I doubt we'd be so lucky. Viona Crowley @vlcnz This scam ad has popped up a bit on my FB feed the past week, almost wasted good wine on it NewstalbZB axing Mike Hosking would not be a "sad day" for New Zealand https://twitter.com/vlcnz/status/...
Charming. https://knowyourix.org/college-resources/hands-off-ix/
The awfulness introduced by tRump's regime prompted the changes. . WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing changes made...
World Press Photo of the Year: Palestinian woman Inas Abu Maamar, 36, embraces the body of her 5-year-old niece Saly, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. https://www.reuters....
Brain worms? / @MonmouthPoll NATIONAL POLL: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18%) believe @TaylorSwift13 is part of a covert government effort to reelect @POTUS Biden. Among this group, 71% identify with the GOP, 83% are likely to vote for Trump, and 73% believe ...
In March ACT reckoned school lunch programmes were nothing more than a marketing campaign, with wasteful spending that's verging on criminal, and need to go. A month and a shitty poll later ACT reckons they're the ones that are saving the school lunch ...
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