Category: International
Cricket and India, India and cricket
What exactly did the producers of Australia’s Today Show actually think was going to happen
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I racked my brains
I do not know if it is the right decision to send New Zealand troops to Iraq, but I thought I would offer my thoughts on the decision making process.
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American Political Batshit: Defense Spending
The first thing that you have to understand about military spending in America is that we have to spend that money.
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American Political Batshit: Climate Change
For the sake of argument, let’s say that you are a 56-year-old lobbyist for the Chamber of Commerce, which is a DC-based trade association that influences lawmakers on behalf of enormous corporations.
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And Islamophobia was never a problem ever again
The Sykes-Picot agreement is a thing. And it’s a thing that may be more responsible for current global issues than we realise.
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If you do not read this post then the terrorists will win
If we don’t continue to publish cartoons of Mohammad then the terrorists will have won!
Read MoreAmerican Political Batshit: Conservative Christianity
There is no better country on earth in which to be a Christian than the United States. That is an undeniable fact.
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American Political Batshit: Health Care
I want to tell you about the time I got sick. Not like, “Oh, I have a cold” sick, but “I could very easily die” sick.
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The case for stricter surveillance laws/the case for fewer surveillance laws
On the afternoon the Martin Place Siege was happening, I tweeted the following (and no, don’t worry, it’s not flippant):
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A tale of two sinners
Recently in the news we’ve had a couple of examples of inappropriate behaviours from white men in positions of power.
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American Political Batshit: The Media
Have you ever heard of “Morning Zoo” programs? In Australia I think they are referred to as “Breakfast Programs,” and I’m thinking you guys might call them the same thing.
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American Political Batshit: Guns
Have you ever wondered why armies back in the 18th Century used to just line up and plug away at each other? The answer is simple. Their weapons sucked.
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American Political Batshit: An Explanation
American Political Batshit: An Explanation by Adam Dawson
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Love thy Artist
**Trigger warnings** At what point does an artist’s behaviour affect your level of enjoyment for their body of work? Can you like an artist who does terrible things in real life? And if not, what’s the threshold before you go “nah, I’m not gonna listen to them/watch their films any more”.
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My list of things I probably won’t be dressing as this Halloween
Halloween is approaching, and though in New Zealand we half-ass it in comparison to our American friends, a lot of people still get into the spirit of it.
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We were the good guys
I was raised under the Great Western Mythology. We are the good guys.
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Lincolnshire -needing a shot of something else
By Jerome Chandrahasen The Lincolnshire is lesser known than the Cumberland, its spicing of a milder bent. No robust pepperiness, but flecks of sage and parsley.
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