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Presenter faces grilling from Green MP after exposing flawed climate policies and strain on farmers

In a presentation to New Zealand’s Primary Production Select Committee, a presenter, Jaspreet, a former banker from Punjab, debunked claims that farmers profit excessively from agriculture.

Rising costs, regulatory burdens, and environmental policies, she argued, forced her and her husband to leave dairy farming.

“Stop beating farmers,” she urged.

13 January 2025

What kind of society do you want?

Professor Elizabeth Rata argues that the Treaty Principles Bill essentially poses a choice about the kind of society New Zealand wants to be: a democratic nation controlled by elected representatives, or dominated by rent-seeking elites leveraging historical grievances.

Rata critiques the judiciary’s reliance on what she describes as an “ahistorical” view, where the Treaty and tikanga practices are treated as immutable mandates, filled with “spiritual authority.”

13 January 2025

Florida grand jury slams vaccine oversight, exposes systemic failures

A Florida grand jury investigating COVID vaccines uncovered “profound and serious issues” in vaccine development and safety monitoring in the US, despite finding no criminal activity.

The report, unsealed Tuesday, criticised Big Pharma and regulators for “deceptive and obfuscatory behaviour,” and called for systemic reform to prevent future lapses.

13 January 2025

Massive recovery in Antarctica sea ice ignored by mainstream media

In 2024, Antarctica’s sea ice extent returned to near the 1981–2010 average, according to the US-based National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC).

In 2023, the BBC described the ice loss as “mind-blowing,” quoting Dr Walter Meier of the NSIDC. Mainstream media is now silent on the supposed “crisis” having fizzled out.

13 January 2025

Fluoride exposure linked to lower IQ in children, meta-analysis reveals

A systematic review of 74 studies in JAMA Pediatrics found that higher fluoride levels in water and urine are linked to lower IQ scores in children.

For every 1 mg/L increase in fluoride in urine, IQ dropped by 1.63 points. This pattern was consistent across multiple countries and tested using various methodologies.

13 January 2025

Meta’s new hate speech rules allow anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

Meta’s latest moderation policy changes have drawn fire for allowing users to accuse LGBTQ individuals of being mentally ill based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The revised guidelines permit such allegations, citing their prevalence in “political and religious discourse” and the “non-serious usage” of terms like “weird.” Critics argue the policy normalises anti-LGBTQ hatred.