Great points raised by #aardvark about #corporate #greed during these times also increasing #inflation in #nz https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2022/0224.s.. The #government will even #encourage this - as it means they can #tax the #companies more without being perceived as #taxing the people as much... In real terms, the average person is absolutely screwed.
*Thank god* there is some #sanity in the #british #government https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-g.. #pritipatel #rejecting making #misogyny a #hatecrime is a good step, it's still a shame that "hate crime" even exists though. #labour do not understand the #consequences of what they are asking for.
Interesting that the people behind #sage - the #advisory #group to the #uk #government on #covid - are now distancing themselves from it: https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/promi.. SAGE got their #predications incredibly wrong at every step. Apparently the #modelling group was called #spim , probably because they SPI-M lies. There is still little to no #evidence that the #authoritarian #lockdowns were of any #benefit at all. We still don't know if #masks work.
Wow! The #scottish #government #snp have #lowered the #age of #consent down to 13 (if #authorities " #approve "): https://www.lotuseaters.com/scottish-nat.. Madness. There is a *very* good reason why it's at 16 (and even that may be too low).
Interesting, apparently the #us #government send in the #fbi to #seize #assets on behalf of #amazon , and then expect the same people to somehow #pay their own #legal #fees to #defend themselves: https://medium.com/@amy_riveter/the-unit.. As a #hackernews #comment points out, it's a complex case too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=303.. Awful for the #family ...
Interesting #problem the #uk #government are trying to tackle - in their push to #encourage #zero #emissions by reducing #roadtax , they have #reduced their own #tax #income https://committees.parliament.uk/committ..
@barray on Sun Feb 13 15:21:47 UTC 2022 said: &e#aardvark points this out quite well in his #article https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2022/0214.s.. It's a #shame with how the #nz #government have treated anti- #covid #vaccine #mandate #peaceful #protestors by blasting #music on #loop , turning on #sprinklers and #police taking #liberties ... All because the #government of the day is losing face! How on earth can #omicron #spread when #vaccination rates are so high? It's as if they #lied to the public... #news #media will #blame #protests soon!The #protest the #nz #government do not want you to know is happening: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kK8B69JM4IE Great to see #kiwis #unite over something, even if it is #covid #vaccine #mandates !
The #protest the #nz #government do not want you to know is happening: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kK8B69JM4IE Great to see #kiwis #unite over something, even if it is #covid #vaccine #mandates !
Damn, apparently the #uk #government are #planning to bring back #plans for #legislation to make it #law that #adults give #id to #companies like #facebook in order to use it: https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/08/a.. This is certainly a step beyond #porn #websites and people are #foolish to believe that this is to #protect #children .
@barray on Wed Feb 02 23:09:41 UTC 2022 said: &e#aardvark also #discusses the #nz #journalist in his #article https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2022/0203.s.. Apparently the #nz #government #paid $36.50 per #vaccine #shot to #pfizer ! As #aardvark suggest, it's time to open the #border up. #omicron isn't so bad and people desperately need #immunity to some form of #variant !Wow, the #nz #government initially #rejected a #pregnant #citizen #journalist whose #visa ran out in #holland - based on the grounds of the " #risk " the #covid #omicron #variant is supposed to represent: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h022-JZSslY She then had to seek #refuge in #afghanistan , who welcomed her openly. Only after some bad #pr #jacinda 's government reversed their decision, but not before #smearing her #personal #details to the #press ... Disgusting.
Wow, the #nz #government initially #rejected a #pregnant #citizen #journalist whose #visa ran out in #holland - based on the grounds of the " #risk " the #covid #omicron #variant is supposed to represent: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h022-JZSslY She then had to seek #refuge in #afghanistan , who welcomed her openly. Only after some bad #pr #jacinda 's government reversed their decision, but not before #smearing her #personal #details to the #press ... Disgusting.
The #uk #government are completely out of touch: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions.. The #request is " #repeal Section 127 of the #communicationsact 2003". The response: "We are committed to making the UK the #safestplace to be #online while upholding rights to #freedomofexpression ." - the wrong #response . It's like they used it as an #opportunity to #respond to a #petition they wish they had been asked.
The #suegray #report dropped, that #investigated #uk #pm #boris and his #government 's #covid #lockdown #parties https://www.lotuseaters.com/sue-gray-rep.. It's a slap on the wrists and essentially only claims a #failure of #leadership - not of acting in an #illegal manner... #weakandwobbly
Very cool #idea for the #uk #government to roll out it's own #cloud #service to #government #services https://www.cloud.service.gov.uk/ Should lead to some interesting results!
#workingclass #heroes in #canada fight #vaccine #mandates and "storm the capitol" in #protest https://youtube.com/watch?v=AC4wXGsmN9k Good on them, if the #government have any #sense they'll #listen ...
#disgusting new #campaign #funded by the #uk #government trying to get #encryption #banned on the account of #protecting #children https://noplacetohide.org.uk/ The #problem is, in reality, this would actually lead to *more* children being at harm. *Never* #trust #data in #storage or #transit - don't even trust yourself!