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PALO ALTO, California - Published on: Mar 17, 2019 @ 13:03 - Facebook employees removed over 1.5 million videotapes posted on social networks that captured the terrorist attack in…
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From what little we know about the perpetrators of what's surely NZ's worst terrorist attack ... the main figure appears to be an Australian who arrived here "recently". We often…
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Published on: Mar 15, 2019 @ 18:20 - There are many things just not adding up about the Christchurch Massacre, but the tragedy where several score were murdered, is explained to the…
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February 6th is our national day, here in New Zealand - Waitangi Day. And while it nominally commemorates the spirit of partnership with which the Treaty of Waitangi was entered into,…
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - There are a few things to be said about this attack-line from the NZ National Party's Judith Collins. One of which, is that Collins either doesn't know, or…
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It's pretty interesting watching the reactions in the media to the GCSB disallowing Spark from using Huawei tech in the 5G network upgrade. Spark et co appear to be pushing the…
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Published on: Oct 29, 2018 @ 19:17  - During my .. brief awokenness this afternoon, I happened to peruse the newspaper. And what did I see? Pieces commenting on the recent attack at a…
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Today marks the commencement of Pitru Paksha - the Fortnight of the Ancestors. This is an ancient Hindu custom whose core elements will be immediately familiar to you. Partially…
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  . I’ve seen a bit of chatter on here about the naming conventions for cyclones/hurricanes in the US/Caribbean – and, in particular, how these may possibly be both sexist AND…
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Over the past year or two, I've endeavoured to popularize the concept of "Jihad Vs McWorld". If you want a really tangible demonstration of "McWorld" in action, look no further than the…
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You know, it is the most curious thing. I opened my newspaper earlier in the week (not in a web-browser, either - I am archaic like that); and saw the Saudi Foreign Minister boldly…
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Civil society and the individual it made possible, aren't simply gone, it's been stolen. In its place, the emoticon ..  * Recently, an associate of mine posted the following…
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