This law was passed in Spain today. Let the revolution begin: Viva la Revolution! Under the new Citizen Safety Law or Ley Mordaza (Gag Law) as human rights defenders have renamed it, public protests, freedoms of speech and the press and documenting police abuses will become crimes punishable by heavy fines and/or jail. Some key […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
I voted for Winston in the election before the last. I don’t agree with many of his policies but I know he is a great shit stirrer. I pray he doesn’t sell out and he will be remembered as the one who kept the TPPA at bay. He would be in the history books for […]
Update: For some of you who have noticed my more than usual absence, an aweful lot of stuff is going on in my “real” world and it takes a lot of time and effort to stay on top of it all. I hope that in due time things will settle down around my husband and […]
A Child Poverty Action Group report on disabled children, launched in Auckland today, said children supported by the child disability allowance almost trebled from 17,600 in 1998 to 45,800 in 2009, but were then cut back to just 34,500 last June. The cut has been achieved both by tightening criteria and by simply not publicising […]
Yesterday, Prime Minister John Key announced that “Prince” “I love the Army” Harry will arrive in New Zealand in May. It was a very timely announcement as Harry, who is leaving the army after 10 years, is a popular lad and John Key can do with some distracting “royal” entertainment. Previous to his visit to […]
Thank you Steve Abel for telling it like it is! ——————————————————————— I woke up at 4.30am this morning incensed by John Key calling the infant formula blackmailer an eco-terrorist. Whatever the rationale of the reckless idiot who threatened to put 1080 in infant formula, Key’s use of it as a chance to take a swipe […]
Today the Daily Mail, one of Englands most blatant propaganda outlets outdid itself. In an article about the dead Osama bin Laden we are being told and shown “rare” photos of him in his “hideouts” where he is shown talking to his “Syrian” ideologue friend Syrian-born ideologue Abu Musab al-Suri who once “ran training camps”. […]
If there is one author whose books I read and read again it is Terry Pratchett. His crazy cast of characters, the total outside the box thinking and the story lines and dare I say it, the lack of chapters! Every book a goldmine of joy, intelligence and satirical brilliance set in a world made […]
On the 26th of January I attended a hui at a Marae. The hui was about the TPPA (My subject) and the controversial use of 1080 in important Kai Whenua areas amongst others. The people who did the presentation on 1080 and the effects of its use where Clyde Graf and Kathy White. Who, while […]
I have met Nicky Hager and been to lectures and speeches of his. I have corresponded with him via email on various occasions and subjects and I really like his intelligence, his professionalism, integrity and attention to detail. I also really like him on a personal level and contributed twice to his legal fund. I […]
“The use of force without UN sanction constitutes an act of aggression, the ‘supreme international crime’, for which Nazi planners were hung at Nuremberg.” Sam Oldman In an excellent quest post at the Daily Blog Sam Oldman makes the case for war crimes against both Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot and our own Prime Minister […]
In a breathtaking display of disregard for democracy and the right to privacy as a basic human right “Sir” Bruce Ferguson told Guyon Espiner that his concerns about blanket spying and data collection were not relevant. I put it to you that in his role as a member of the press trying to get some […]
Rule no 1: If the people give a government the tools to spy on one part of the populations, no matter what reason, you give them the tools to spy on everyone! Rule no 2: If the people give them the unlimited sercet tools to spy on people they tell you to be scared of, […]
On the eve of John Key’s troops being send into the war grinder after his misbegotten decision to take us to war in Syria Iraq, I thought I’d design a badge for those of you who, like me, have serious questions as to what happened on 9/11 2001. Almost 3000 people died in New York, […]
“Investment research is just one of the many powerful tools we will make available to self-directed investors to help them to invest with intelligence.” E. L. Goldberg. With all the scandals about HSBC erupting I thought I’d do a check to see if Merrill Lynch and HSBC had any dealings with each other. Merrill Lynch […]
How would the US react if this was happening at their doorstep: In the video below you can see a long column of military vehicles, including tanks and armored cars. This column, according to the caption, was filmed on 23 February in the border city of Narva, Estonia, The city is located on a reservoir […]
Over the last couple of days my embroidery machine has been going non stop to fill five orders. To each and everyone and you know who you are, my heartfelt gratitude. I hope they measure up to your expectations! For those of you going to the anti TPPA demonstrations around the country I can still […]
After WWII soldiers were convicted for just following orders. Following illegal orders is a war crime in and of itself and any soldier allowing themselves being send to Iraq without making absolutely sure that what he is doing is legal will become a war criminal if their deployment turns out to be illegal under international […]
Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against unpleasant impulses by denying their existence in themselves, while attributing them to others. Wikipedia. In the world of Psychiatry and personality disorders there is a phenomenon called projection. While every human being will at some point in their lives project unwanted feelings […]
Aotearoa: A Wider Perspective 