Jacinda Ardern is releasing her first children’s book, Mum’s Busy Work.
Full article here from The Daily Telegraph.
The book, which Ardern claims celebrates working mothers and their children, is supposedly inspired by conversations with her daughter, Neve, during her tenure as prime minister.
Ardern became prime minister in 2017 and had her daughter in 2018.
Despite her often-criticized leadership and abrupt resignation, she now appears to be repackaging her political image through the lens of motherhood.
“I hope every child knows they are our life’s greatest work,” Ardern stated.
Christchurch illustrator Ruby Jones, an admirer of Ardern, provided the book’s artwork and expressed excitement about working with her. Jones believes Mum’s Busy Work captures special family moments, though many New Zealanders may recall Ardern’s time in office as marked by divisive policies rather than warm parenting anecdotes.
The book is set for release on September 30 in New Zealand, Australia, the US, and the UK.
Meanwhile, Ardern, who now lives in Boston with her husband and daughter, continues to build her post-political career as a lecturer and public speaker.
Full article here from The Daily Telegraph.
The book, which Ardern claims celebrates working mothers and their children, is supposedly inspired by conversations with her daughter, Neve, during her tenure as prime minister.
Ardern became prime minister in 2017 and had her daughter in 2018.
Despite her often-criticized leadership and abrupt resignation, she now appears to be repackaging her political image through the lens of motherhood.
“I hope every child knows they are our life’s greatest work,” Ardern stated.
Christchurch illustrator Ruby Jones, an admirer of Ardern, provided the book’s artwork and expressed excitement about working with her. Jones believes Mum’s Busy Work captures special family moments, though many New Zealanders may recall Ardern’s time in office as marked by divisive policies rather than warm parenting anecdotes.
The book is set for release on September 30 in New Zealand, Australia, the US, and the UK.
Meanwhile, Ardern, who now lives in Boston with her husband and daughter, continues to build her post-political career as a lecturer and public speaker.
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Biden’s pardons invalid?
Biden’s pardons of his son, Fauci, and others were all made with an autopen. Various other orders were made in the same way. But Trump is calling all into question, saying Biden wouldn’t have even known what he was doing. The big question, therefore, is if Biden did not really sign, who was the person who did this and do some of his actions constitute treason? (mb)
Biden’s pardons of his son, Fauci, and others were all made with an autopen. Various other orders were made in the same way. But Trump is calling all into question, saying Biden wouldn’t have even known what he was doing. The big question, therefore, is if Biden did not really sign, who was the person who did this and do some of his actions constitute treason? (mb)
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UKRAINIAN TROOPS TRAPPED IN KURSK
This is Pres Trump’s message on Truth Social about the situation.
He and Pres Putin are reportedly in touch, probably via video link at the meeting presently being held between Trump’s envoy Steve Witkof and Putin at the Kremlin. Putin has called on the troops to surrender, however during a visit to the headquarters of the Kursk troops, he said that there will be “no mercy for the terrorists who invaded Russian territory”. (mb)
This is Pres Trump’s message on Truth Social about the situation.
He and Pres Putin are reportedly in touch, probably via video link at the meeting presently being held between Trump’s envoy Steve Witkof and Putin at the Kremlin. Putin has called on the troops to surrender, however during a visit to the headquarters of the Kursk troops, he said that there will be “no mercy for the terrorists who invaded Russian territory”. (mb)
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RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF OPERATIONS IN KURSK.
This is up till a day or so ago.
According to President Zelensky, “The Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has fulfilled its task.
"The situation is very difficult now. I can only thank our soldiers for this operation. It fulfilled its task. The pressure on the Kharkov direction eased first, then they began to withdraw their troops from the eastern direction. I think that the situation in the Pokrovsk direction is now stable, and it will be very difficult for them to find an opportunity to occupy Pokrovsk again."
The Russian commentator says, “That’s weird because Russia is once again making advance in Pokrovsk…😁”
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This is up till a day or so ago.
According to President Zelensky, “The Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has fulfilled its task.
"The situation is very difficult now. I can only thank our soldiers for this operation. It fulfilled its task. The pressure on the Kharkov direction eased first, then they began to withdraw their troops from the eastern direction. I think that the situation in the Pokrovsk direction is now stable, and it will be very difficult for them to find an opportunity to occupy Pokrovsk again."
The Russian commentator says, “That’s weird because Russia is once again making advance in Pokrovsk…😁”
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THIS IS YOUR WEEKLY PANDEMIC PANIC WARNING COMING TO YOU TODAY FROM CHINA
A new coronavirus, feared to be able to spread to humans, has been discovered by a China-linked scientist.
Researchers from Brazil and colleagues affiliated with the University of Hong Kong detected the new strain after swabbing the mouths and rectums of bats.
The novel strain is closely related to MERS - a disease that kills about 35 percent of the people it infects.
The makeup of the virus' spike protein, which it uses to trigger an infection, means it can probably infect human cells, the researchers warned.
Revealing the discovery in Brazil, lead researcher Dr Bruna Silverio, from the University of Sao Paulo, said: 'Right now, we aren't sure it can infect humans.
'But we detected parts of the virus' spike protein (which binds to mammalian cells) suggesting potential interaction with the receptor used by MERS-CoV.'
This feels like deja vu all over again, but this time the world is wiser and more likely to yawn than panic. (mb)
A new coronavirus, feared to be able to spread to humans, has been discovered by a China-linked scientist.
Researchers from Brazil and colleagues affiliated with the University of Hong Kong detected the new strain after swabbing the mouths and rectums of bats.
The novel strain is closely related to MERS - a disease that kills about 35 percent of the people it infects.
The makeup of the virus' spike protein, which it uses to trigger an infection, means it can probably infect human cells, the researchers warned.
Revealing the discovery in Brazil, lead researcher Dr Bruna Silverio, from the University of Sao Paulo, said: 'Right now, we aren't sure it can infect humans.
'But we detected parts of the virus' spike protein (which binds to mammalian cells) suggesting potential interaction with the receptor used by MERS-CoV.'
This feels like deja vu all over again, but this time the world is wiser and more likely to yawn than panic. (mb)
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🥛💉Drink Your Vaccines: China Successfully “Immunizes” Mice With mRNA-Loaded Cow’s Milk 🤮😡
https://dailyclout.io/drink-your-vaccines-china-successfully-immunizes-mice-with-mrna-loaded-cows-milk/
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🥛💉Drink Your Vaccines: China Successfully “Immunizes” Mice With mRNA-Loaded Cow’s Milk 🤮😡
https://dailyclout.io/drink-your-vaccines-china-successfully-immunizes-mice-with-mrna-loaded-cows-milk/
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Drink Your Vaccines: China Successfully “Immunizes” Mice With mRNA-Loaded Cow’s Milk - DailyClout
“Concerns about surreptitious insertion of mRNA into food are valid! Must be stopped!” says Dr. McCullough.
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SLOVAKIA - FIRST GOVT TO ADMIT THE JAB CREATES GMO HUMANS & HARM
Dr. Peter Kotlár, a Slovak physician, government commissioner, and MP drops bombshell investigation into DNA Contamination.
The vaccinated are now officially GMO!!
"I’m not afraid to say officially— a genetically modified organism. "
Robert Kennedy Jr, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel have also been informed.
"My primary task is to uphold the Constitution, and as a doctor, I have the duty and the right to protect the health of Slovak citizens. Yesterday, I also informed the U.S. Minister of Health and Human Services by letter, Mr. Robert Kennedy Jr., who confirmed receipt. Furthermore, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel and Pamela Bondi, the U.S. Attorney General, were also informed.
"34 batches from Pfizer and Moderna have been analyzed so far, which were stored according to the proper cold chain and only those that were used for the Slovak population during the COVID-19 epidemic. Today, I will present the most significant result of the analysis. "
" The results of the analysis of all, I repeat, all analyzed batches proved that in every single vial, there is an extremely high amount of DNA, a vector that encodes the cassette for the synthesis of the S-protein, if not other proteins as well. Almost in the same amount as mRNA, DNA is also present there. In three cases, the DNA content is even higher than the mRNA. This can no longer even be considered an mRNA vaccine. This genetic code for the synthesis of the S-protein, this information stored in this DNA, is stable compared to mRNA, can integrate into human nuclear DNA, and subsequently, such a human organism becomes—I’m not afraid to say officially— a genetically modified organism. "
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Dr. Peter Kotlár, a Slovak physician, government commissioner, and MP drops bombshell investigation into DNA Contamination.
The vaccinated are now officially GMO!!
"I’m not afraid to say officially— a genetically modified organism. "
Robert Kennedy Jr, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel have also been informed.
"My primary task is to uphold the Constitution, and as a doctor, I have the duty and the right to protect the health of Slovak citizens. Yesterday, I also informed the U.S. Minister of Health and Human Services by letter, Mr. Robert Kennedy Jr., who confirmed receipt. Furthermore, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel and Pamela Bondi, the U.S. Attorney General, were also informed.
"34 batches from Pfizer and Moderna have been analyzed so far, which were stored according to the proper cold chain and only those that were used for the Slovak population during the COVID-19 epidemic. Today, I will present the most significant result of the analysis. "
" The results of the analysis of all, I repeat, all analyzed batches proved that in every single vial, there is an extremely high amount of DNA, a vector that encodes the cassette for the synthesis of the S-protein, if not other proteins as well. Almost in the same amount as mRNA, DNA is also present there. In three cases, the DNA content is even higher than the mRNA. This can no longer even be considered an mRNA vaccine. This genetic code for the synthesis of the S-protein, this information stored in this DNA, is stable compared to mRNA, can integrate into human nuclear DNA, and subsequently, such a human organism becomes—I’m not afraid to say officially— a genetically modified organism. "
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A message from El Salvador. Some very tough love being given to Venezuelan criminals:
Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).
The United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us.
Over time, these actions, combined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable. As of today, it costs $200 million per year.
On this occasion, the U.S. has also sent us 23 MS-13 members wanted by Salvadoran justice, including two ringleaders. One of them is a member of the criminal organization’s highest structure. …
May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States.
Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).
The United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us.
Over time, these actions, combined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable. As of today, it costs $200 million per year.
On this occasion, the U.S. has also sent us 23 MS-13 members wanted by Salvadoran justice, including two ringleaders. One of them is a member of the criminal organization’s highest structure. …
May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States.
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Europe's WAR MADNESS: Will the War In Ukraine Continue Without the USA?
If you have ten minutes to spare and care about the situation in Ukraine, here are some sensible thoughts from this self-reliant Norwegian.
He had hoped Trump would bring peace to Ukraine but now is concerned at recent developments suggesting that Europeans wish to continue the war without the USA. (The Danish PM recently said peace in Ukraine would be worse than war.)
Starmer and Macron have got Europe talking about becoming a military super power. The Norwegian says that the madness of war never left Europe and that he fears the C21 could be another century of war. (mb)
If you have ten minutes to spare and care about the situation in Ukraine, here are some sensible thoughts from this self-reliant Norwegian.
He had hoped Trump would bring peace to Ukraine but now is concerned at recent developments suggesting that Europeans wish to continue the war without the USA. (The Danish PM recently said peace in Ukraine would be worse than war.)
Starmer and Macron have got Europe talking about becoming a military super power. The Norwegian says that the madness of war never left Europe and that he fears the C21 could be another century of war. (mb)
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Trump has a song which he has often featured at rallies. Not YMCA or the one about being proud to be an American, but “Nessun Dorma”.
As we reach a decisive stage in Ukrainian peace negotiations, it’s a good time to review this song. It is played below with scenes from the 2024 Republican Convention juxtaposed with events from the film “Sum of all fears”.
Whether or not you believe Trump is sincere, it is good to be aware of what he is doing.
“Sum of All Fears” concerns a shady group trying to false-flag Russia and the US into WW3 with each other. You could say, just like now, when Macron etc are determined to keep the Ukraine war going and ignite a larger conflict from it.
By playing this song, Trump is telling these shady bastards that they are fooked. (mb- with thanks to Brian Cates)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv0rMrFkRcE
As we reach a decisive stage in Ukrainian peace negotiations, it’s a good time to review this song. It is played below with scenes from the 2024 Republican Convention juxtaposed with events from the film “Sum of all fears”.
Whether or not you believe Trump is sincere, it is good to be aware of what he is doing.
“Sum of All Fears” concerns a shady group trying to false-flag Russia and the US into WW3 with each other. You could say, just like now, when Macron etc are determined to keep the Ukraine war going and ignite a larger conflict from it.
By playing this song, Trump is telling these shady bastards that they are fooked. (mb- with thanks to Brian Cates)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv0rMrFkRcE
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Nessun Dorma - Republican National Convention 2024 x Film: The Sum Of All Fears (2002)
It's known as the "Payback Ending Scene." Nessun Dorma is played at the end of the film The Sum of All Fears (2002) in which time ALL the traitors & Deep State Actors were executed.
Powerful performance at the end of the 2024 Republican National Convention…
Powerful performance at the end of the 2024 Republican National Convention…
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have arrested Mahmoud Khalil, leader of the pro-Palestine US campus protests, as Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists continues across the country.
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🔴 Extraordinary Council Meeting: Monday 17 March 2025
This extraordinary meeting of the elected members of Whangarei District Council will be live-streamed when it begins at 2:00pm Monday 17 March 2025. The agenda for this meeting can be found along with minutes of previous meetings here:
https://www.wdc.g…
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Viktor Orban, the PM of Hungary has made a historic announcement.
He will eliminate income tax until the age of 30 for women with 1 child. 👧
Women with 2 or more children will be exempt from Income tax for life. 👧 🧒
He is calling it a family centered economic decision.
PM Orban: “Hungary is making history with the largest tax cut in Europe & the entire Western world!
Securing the future of Hungarian families for decades to come.“
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He will eliminate income tax until the age of 30 for women with 1 child. 👧
Women with 2 or more children will be exempt from Income tax for life. 👧 🧒
He is calling it a family centered economic decision.
PM Orban: “Hungary is making history with the largest tax cut in Europe & the entire Western world!
Securing the future of Hungarian families for decades to come.“
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COUNCILLOR APOLOGISES TO "FLUORIDE CRAZIES" DURING SHAMBOLIC MEETING
Today during a special meeting, Whangarei District Council Councillor Gavin Benney apologized to his supporters and thanked them for their unwavering support as he gave a great opening address in which he put forward his motion which included 13 points.
He was sorry because what was being decided might be seen as a step backwards in the war to stop fluoridation. However it was a compromise so that councillors would not end up with personal liability or imprisonment at this stage.
The up shot of it was that should an interim relief from fluoridation NOT be granted tomorrow in the Wellington High Court then fluoridation preparation would start on March 19 so that the WDC was continuing to comply with the Director-General of Health, who ordered all 14 councils to fluoridate their water supplies by March 28.
Hydrofluorosilicic acid, the term that Benney says we ought to use to be more accurate, is used to artificially fluoridate water, to reduce the occurrence of dental issues according to the State. When dissolved in water, hydrofluorosilicic acid forms the fluoride ion.
Hydrofluorosilicic acid, (also known as fluorosilicic acid, hexafluorosilicic acid), is a colourless to pale yellow liquid, poisonous and corrosive, with a pungent odour and irritating fumes.
There was then, what can only be described as an attempted highjacking of the meeting as opposition councillors attempted to put through ammendments that negated Cr Benney's and would see any court action halted. The amendments were voted down and the court action continues.
There has been an attempt to suggest that the $4.6 million paid by central government towards the fluoridation infrastructure would need to be paid back by the council if they did not comply with the DG directive. There is controversy about the initial contract and whether or not they are obligated to pay that back or not.
The discussion around the court action and infrastructure costs is simply an attempt to scare rate payers that their rates would alledgedly go up 3-4% due to this action.
Further attempts have been made to discredit the pro clean drinking water activists by making out like they are a danger to the council with extra security, bag checks and limits on numbers in the chambers.
80 supporters were given access with dozens more outside and online.
Death threats against council have also been alledged but the police have not been alerted. Antifluoride campaigners are concerned this could all lead to a false flag pinned on them to discredit the movement and stop national debate.
Today during a special meeting, Whangarei District Council Councillor Gavin Benney apologized to his supporters and thanked them for their unwavering support as he gave a great opening address in which he put forward his motion which included 13 points.
He was sorry because what was being decided might be seen as a step backwards in the war to stop fluoridation. However it was a compromise so that councillors would not end up with personal liability or imprisonment at this stage.
The up shot of it was that should an interim relief from fluoridation NOT be granted tomorrow in the Wellington High Court then fluoridation preparation would start on March 19 so that the WDC was continuing to comply with the Director-General of Health, who ordered all 14 councils to fluoridate their water supplies by March 28.
Hydrofluorosilicic acid, the term that Benney says we ought to use to be more accurate, is used to artificially fluoridate water, to reduce the occurrence of dental issues according to the State. When dissolved in water, hydrofluorosilicic acid forms the fluoride ion.
Hydrofluorosilicic acid, (also known as fluorosilicic acid, hexafluorosilicic acid), is a colourless to pale yellow liquid, poisonous and corrosive, with a pungent odour and irritating fumes.
There was then, what can only be described as an attempted highjacking of the meeting as opposition councillors attempted to put through ammendments that negated Cr Benney's and would see any court action halted. The amendments were voted down and the court action continues.
There has been an attempt to suggest that the $4.6 million paid by central government towards the fluoridation infrastructure would need to be paid back by the council if they did not comply with the DG directive. There is controversy about the initial contract and whether or not they are obligated to pay that back or not.
The discussion around the court action and infrastructure costs is simply an attempt to scare rate payers that their rates would alledgedly go up 3-4% due to this action.
Further attempts have been made to discredit the pro clean drinking water activists by making out like they are a danger to the council with extra security, bag checks and limits on numbers in the chambers.
80 supporters were given access with dozens more outside and online.
Death threats against council have also been alledged but the police have not been alerted. Antifluoride campaigners are concerned this could all lead to a false flag pinned on them to discredit the movement and stop national debate.
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WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL V DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH
Today, Tuesday 18th March
10am
Room 8
Wellington High Court
2 Molesworth St, Wellington
Today the Whangarei District Council will be represented by Jeremy Browne.
Crown lawyers are Shelley Deng, Jason Varuhas and Rosa Gavey.
WDC Councillor Benney and Deputy Mayor Phil Halse spoke to us yesterday after their extraordinary council meeting, giving us a quick update on the outcome.
Opposition councillors tried to railroad the meeting in an attempt to stop today's court proceedings but they were unsuccessful.
If you are able to support the hearing they will be very grateful.
Today, Tuesday 18th March
10am
Room 8
Wellington High Court
2 Molesworth St, Wellington
Today the Whangarei District Council will be represented by Jeremy Browne.
Crown lawyers are Shelley Deng, Jason Varuhas and Rosa Gavey.
WDC Councillor Benney and Deputy Mayor Phil Halse spoke to us yesterday after their extraordinary council meeting, giving us a quick update on the outcome.
Opposition councillors tried to railroad the meeting in an attempt to stop today's court proceedings but they were unsuccessful.
If you are able to support the hearing they will be very grateful.
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FLUORIDE HIGH COURT BATTLE UPDATE -
JUDGE HAS RESERVED THE DECISION
After more than two hours hearing the Whangarei District Council v. The Director-General of Health,
Judge Grau has issued a reserved decision, saying the decision will be out before March 28, when full fluoridation is expected not only in Whangarei but nationwide.
Lawyer Jeremy Browne, reportedly did a great job on behalf of the WDC.
If you missed the the extraordinary council meeting yesterday, here it is in full. It's worth the watch so you can see for yourself how it got railroaded and the MSM has completely spun the narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/live/c1vgOSk8PLY?si=4Xqg147U-57Qpz-t
JUDGE HAS RESERVED THE DECISION
After more than two hours hearing the Whangarei District Council v. The Director-General of Health,
Judge Grau has issued a reserved decision, saying the decision will be out before March 28, when full fluoridation is expected not only in Whangarei but nationwide.
Lawyer Jeremy Browne, reportedly did a great job on behalf of the WDC.
If you missed the the extraordinary council meeting yesterday, here it is in full. It's worth the watch so you can see for yourself how it got railroaded and the MSM has completely spun the narrative.
https://www.youtube.com/live/c1vgOSk8PLY?si=4Xqg147U-57Qpz-t
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CATCH UP ON THE AMERICAN SPIRIT
Here is retired academic, Amy Benjamin's latest video:
https://rumble.com/v6qsqmu-dswn-and-c-ep.-170-what-if-.-.-.-.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Here is retired academic, Amy Benjamin's latest video:
https://rumble.com/v6qsqmu-dswn-and-c-ep.-170-what-if-.-.-.-.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
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DSWN&C, Ep. 170: WHAT IF . . . ?
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WATCH BILL MAHER COMMENT ON NZ AND THEN READ THE RESPONSE FROM ONE OF NZs WOKEIST COMMENTATORS
This clip is not something a NZer can say without being cancelled or called all sorts of names.
Here's the pearl clutching response, virtue signaling letter published on The Daily blog:
Dear Bill Maher,
Martyn Bradbury here from New Zealand.
I’m a 51 year old white writer and broadcaster who is a huge fan of your remarkable body of work.
You have been a light in dark times.
However.
Your most recent new rules segment ‘Guilt by Civilization’ where you criticised one of our mountains gaining ‘personhood’ as some type of cultural sop to indigenous people fuelled by white guilt hippies who are desperate for some spiritual connection beyond their next cannabis joint wasn’t your usual wit and it certainly wasn’t your usual intellectual insight.
Māori have cultural memory of the first wave of white settler capitalist exploitation resource taking, they have the flax roots knowledge of what sustainability and environmental protection looks like, it is no wonder that international right wing think tanks always aim to attack indigenous rights first to enable the next generation of exploitative resource stripping.
By giving our Mountain personhood builds in a respect and protections for the Mountain so that it isn’t exploited.
On a burning planet you have seen first hand the impacts of climate change in your recent California fires, climate change being driven by Corporations who in America have been granted the power of ‘personhood’.
I think granting our Mountain ‘personhood’ is far more rational than America allowing sociopathic Corporations the legal rights of a human being, especially when those Corporations are so instrumental in producing the pollution that is strangling off our environment.
I am, like you, an atheist and I appreciate you have a disdain for anything spiritual and I understand the point you were attempting to make, but you had a terrible argument that ended up being offensive to indigenous people.
There is an oblix on top of one of our volcanos in Auckland that commemorates the Māori race because at the turn of the 1900s, the impact of the ‘modernity’ you were so proudly boasting almost wiped the entire race of Māori out.
For them to be told by a foreigner that they should be grateful for almost being exterminated by the consequences of colnislaim – from disease, sickness and sudden technology is a very privileged position to be in Bill.
Indigenous people are not asking to go back to the point of civilization contact, they are asking for the space to be authentically themselves. They aren’t asking to dump electricity and medicine.
As I acknowledged earlier, I don’t believe in a God, but I did believe my daughter had the right to learn the mother tongue of her birth country and despite being white, she has been in a Māori immersion class all her life and speaks Māori fluently. I’m not a religious person Bill, but when my daughter speaks a prayer in Māori at my own table before we eat, it connects me more deeply to being a New Zealander than anything else.
I don’t need to believe in Māori cosmology to appreciate it any more than I need to be Muslim to appreciate the poetry of the Quran or Christian to appreciate the art of the Sistine Chapel.
Your portrayal of Māori values and criticism of our giving our Mountain personhood is misplaced, ignorant and mean spirited.
You are better than this.
Thank you for the amazing insight and oversight you provide on many, many issues, but this one failed.
In solidarity
This clip is not something a NZer can say without being cancelled or called all sorts of names.
Here's the pearl clutching response, virtue signaling letter published on The Daily blog:
Dear Bill Maher,
Martyn Bradbury here from New Zealand.
I’m a 51 year old white writer and broadcaster who is a huge fan of your remarkable body of work.
You have been a light in dark times.
However.
Your most recent new rules segment ‘Guilt by Civilization’ where you criticised one of our mountains gaining ‘personhood’ as some type of cultural sop to indigenous people fuelled by white guilt hippies who are desperate for some spiritual connection beyond their next cannabis joint wasn’t your usual wit and it certainly wasn’t your usual intellectual insight.
Māori have cultural memory of the first wave of white settler capitalist exploitation resource taking, they have the flax roots knowledge of what sustainability and environmental protection looks like, it is no wonder that international right wing think tanks always aim to attack indigenous rights first to enable the next generation of exploitative resource stripping.
By giving our Mountain personhood builds in a respect and protections for the Mountain so that it isn’t exploited.
On a burning planet you have seen first hand the impacts of climate change in your recent California fires, climate change being driven by Corporations who in America have been granted the power of ‘personhood’.
I think granting our Mountain ‘personhood’ is far more rational than America allowing sociopathic Corporations the legal rights of a human being, especially when those Corporations are so instrumental in producing the pollution that is strangling off our environment.
I am, like you, an atheist and I appreciate you have a disdain for anything spiritual and I understand the point you were attempting to make, but you had a terrible argument that ended up being offensive to indigenous people.
There is an oblix on top of one of our volcanos in Auckland that commemorates the Māori race because at the turn of the 1900s, the impact of the ‘modernity’ you were so proudly boasting almost wiped the entire race of Māori out.
For them to be told by a foreigner that they should be grateful for almost being exterminated by the consequences of colnislaim – from disease, sickness and sudden technology is a very privileged position to be in Bill.
Indigenous people are not asking to go back to the point of civilization contact, they are asking for the space to be authentically themselves. They aren’t asking to dump electricity and medicine.
As I acknowledged earlier, I don’t believe in a God, but I did believe my daughter had the right to learn the mother tongue of her birth country and despite being white, she has been in a Māori immersion class all her life and speaks Māori fluently. I’m not a religious person Bill, but when my daughter speaks a prayer in Māori at my own table before we eat, it connects me more deeply to being a New Zealander than anything else.
I don’t need to believe in Māori cosmology to appreciate it any more than I need to be Muslim to appreciate the poetry of the Quran or Christian to appreciate the art of the Sistine Chapel.
Your portrayal of Māori values and criticism of our giving our Mountain personhood is misplaced, ignorant and mean spirited.
You are better than this.
Thank you for the amazing insight and oversight you provide on many, many issues, but this one failed.
In solidarity
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Forwarded from Fluoride Free New Zealand
On Tuesday the High Court in Wellington heard Whangarei District Council’s (WDC) application seeking an interim injunction to allow the council to delay starting fluoridation until their substantive case is heard later in the year. Under an Amendment to the Health Act that came into force in 2021, the Director-General of Health (DGoH) ordered WDC in July 2022 to start fluoridation by 28th March 2025.
WDC lawyer, Jeremy Browne, told the court that WDC were between a rock and a hard place. He said the council has been ordered to start fluoridation under one law, but to do so would cause the council to act unlawfully under another law. The Water Services Drinking Act (2021) requires councils to provide “safe” drinking water. “Safe” in relation to drinking water, means drinking water that is unlikely to cause a serious risk of death, injury, or illness.
Providing safe drinking water was a legislative requirement that was set in stone i.e. could not be challenged, however, the Director-General has been given legislative authority to order fluoridation to start, stop, or not be started.
Browne argued that the advice given to the DGoH did not provide her with the correct information which led to an incorrect decision being made. The Judge seemed to take the view that unless WDC would be prosecuted for this breach, the mere fact that it was directed to do something unlawful was not grounds for issuing an interim injunction!
Jeremy Browne provided written evidence from the US National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) eight year review, published in August 2024, that found fluoride is a neurotoxicant and they were confident that this harm to developing brains occurs when water contains 1.5ppm. The NTP but did not rule out it could be happening at lower levels, with most high quality studies being at 0.7ppm or below. Browne noted that New Zealand’s fluoridation levels (allowing up to 1ppm) were nearly 50% higher than the studies from Canada where harm was found at 0.59ppm.
Browne provided affidavits from two of the most eminent scientists in the field of toxicology; Bruce Lanphear and Philippe Grandjean. These scientists have been responsible for providing the evidence that the US Environmental Protection Agency relies on for lead and mercury, respectively. He argued that the advice provided to the Director General of Health, particularly by Dr Ian Town, a lung specialist, was slanted and misleading and that Dr Town’s area of expertise did not compare to Lanphear and Grandjean’s who are both world-renowned experts in exactly the subject being discussed.
Browne said "What we are witnessing from the Ministry of Health, is institutional inertia – it is very difficult for a government institution to change its mind on anything".
Jason Varuhas, lawyer for the Crown, criticised WDC for asking the court for the injunction despite this being the only legal action available to the council. He also criticised WDC for not taking action when they were first directed. Browne pointed out that the most compelling research was only published in the second half of last year.
Varuhas told the court that the Ministry of Health had reviewed all evidence and had found that fluoridation was safe and effective. He claimed that Lanphear and Grandjean had only looked at a narrow range of studies and had only looked at studies that supported their view. He also claimed that fluoridation would primarily help poor Maori children in Whangarei. Varuhas tried to compare decay rates in Whangarei with Wellington to support his point. Yet it is well known, as was pointed out by Browne, that high income city dwellers had better teeth than low income rural dwellers, making the comparison a deliberate deception. Browne also said the three top reviews of the last 25 years found there was no evidence that fluoridation improved social equity in oral health and that the latest Cochrane Review of 2024 found, at best, fluoridation reduced dental decay rates by only 3%.
WDC lawyer, Jeremy Browne, told the court that WDC were between a rock and a hard place. He said the council has been ordered to start fluoridation under one law, but to do so would cause the council to act unlawfully under another law. The Water Services Drinking Act (2021) requires councils to provide “safe” drinking water. “Safe” in relation to drinking water, means drinking water that is unlikely to cause a serious risk of death, injury, or illness.
Providing safe drinking water was a legislative requirement that was set in stone i.e. could not be challenged, however, the Director-General has been given legislative authority to order fluoridation to start, stop, or not be started.
Browne argued that the advice given to the DGoH did not provide her with the correct information which led to an incorrect decision being made. The Judge seemed to take the view that unless WDC would be prosecuted for this breach, the mere fact that it was directed to do something unlawful was not grounds for issuing an interim injunction!
Jeremy Browne provided written evidence from the US National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) eight year review, published in August 2024, that found fluoride is a neurotoxicant and they were confident that this harm to developing brains occurs when water contains 1.5ppm. The NTP but did not rule out it could be happening at lower levels, with most high quality studies being at 0.7ppm or below. Browne noted that New Zealand’s fluoridation levels (allowing up to 1ppm) were nearly 50% higher than the studies from Canada where harm was found at 0.59ppm.
Browne provided affidavits from two of the most eminent scientists in the field of toxicology; Bruce Lanphear and Philippe Grandjean. These scientists have been responsible for providing the evidence that the US Environmental Protection Agency relies on for lead and mercury, respectively. He argued that the advice provided to the Director General of Health, particularly by Dr Ian Town, a lung specialist, was slanted and misleading and that Dr Town’s area of expertise did not compare to Lanphear and Grandjean’s who are both world-renowned experts in exactly the subject being discussed.
Browne said "What we are witnessing from the Ministry of Health, is institutional inertia – it is very difficult for a government institution to change its mind on anything".
Jason Varuhas, lawyer for the Crown, criticised WDC for asking the court for the injunction despite this being the only legal action available to the council. He also criticised WDC for not taking action when they were first directed. Browne pointed out that the most compelling research was only published in the second half of last year.
Varuhas told the court that the Ministry of Health had reviewed all evidence and had found that fluoridation was safe and effective. He claimed that Lanphear and Grandjean had only looked at a narrow range of studies and had only looked at studies that supported their view. He also claimed that fluoridation would primarily help poor Maori children in Whangarei. Varuhas tried to compare decay rates in Whangarei with Wellington to support his point. Yet it is well known, as was pointed out by Browne, that high income city dwellers had better teeth than low income rural dwellers, making the comparison a deliberate deception. Browne also said the three top reviews of the last 25 years found there was no evidence that fluoridation improved social equity in oral health and that the latest Cochrane Review of 2024 found, at best, fluoridation reduced dental decay rates by only 3%.
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