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December 31, 2023

What is David Cameron Doing?

Former British prime minister and new Foreign Secretary, David Cameron is a warmonger, of that there can be no doubt. In the supplied link, Peter Hitchens looks at his track record and wonders what he has in store for his second appearance at the rodeo:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12913015/PETER-HITCHENS-David-Camerons-job-safe-intent-rattling-sabre-again.html

Yet the person...(who, it has to be said, lacks any great record of achievement in any area of life, apart from the feathering of his own nest) is now Foreign Secretary. And what does he do? Is he chastened by his past blunders? No, he has got out his sabre and is rattling it. While the rest of the country settled down to turkey and plum duff, he gave an interview in which he growled that Iran must be sent 'an incredibly clear message' that its current behaviour 'will not be tolerated'. He proclaimed that Britain would work with allies to 'develop a really strong set of deterrent measures' against Tehran.

2024 Dangerous Times

We could go the wrong way or the right way. Wrong would be underestimating Russia and keeping on prodding the bear. Wrong would be backing Israel any longer. Israel has lost the plot and needs to be brought to heel. Wrong would be thinking another scamdemic would do the trick, and that we need more government oversight, controls and lack of bodily autonomy.

The right way would be to seal borders against illegal migrants, stop trying to start WWIII, stop with the crazy climate catastrophe nonsense and give people back their lives.

2024 is the year we'll find out which way we're headed. We are likely headed for a financial collapse, world war, and another takedown of the western world through lockdowns and other stupid measures. If this does transpire, will people take it this time, or will there be revolution? We came damn close in 2020/2021.

December 30, 2023

If Trump Was President Again

Would things be any different if Donald Trump was President again? Well, there would be fewer wars.


December 27, 2023

Stephen Fry Cancelled

I'm not normally one to accept the culture of cancellation, but on this I have to say it is justified. Britain's so-called 'national treasure', Stephen Fry spoke against what he saw as a culture of anti-Semitism becoming the norm.

I haven't seen his broadcast, but did he also mention the atrocities being committed by Israel in Gaza right this minute? If he spoke about one, and yet failed to condemn the other in the same sentence, then as far as I'm concerned, Stephen Fry is an apologist. We see you Stephen Fry, we see you for what you stand for and what you are. 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1849077/stephen-fry-israel-christmas-message-channel-4

Following his “Alternative Christmas Message” on Channel 4 today, Mr Fry - who is of Jewish heritage - has been accused of spreading propaganda for Israel as they continue their retaliatory bombings of Gaza following the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7. The TV star pointed to a huge rise in antisemitism in the UK following the attack, and claimed it was the “one acceptable form of racism”.

His critics fiercely accused of him of “playing the victim” and ignoring the suffering of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza. However, others praised the “beautiful” message and its stance against antisemitism.

December 25, 2023

King Charles 2023 Christmas Message

What was that? I've just seen what I think is the worst Christmas message given by a reigning British Monarch. I'll have to see it again, but just off the top of my head after having sat through this nonsense:

Charles hardly ever mentioned the Commonwealth (I think I heard it said once). 

Did he mention his own family? They're probably there, I'll review but if you blinked you missed it. [Upon review, he never mentions any of his children or grandchildren by name, but he says the word family a couple of times and shows pictures of them doing stuff.]

I heard the word conflict once, genocide seems to be something you don't talk about these days. 

When it comes to religion, bear in mind this is a Christian festival, honouring the birth of Jesus. What I've just witnessed is a pseudo Christian message spliced with woke, the new religion worshipping the Earth. In this woke world we can be better people from within ourselves, forget about the will of God.

Charles never mentions his own journey, and of his relationship with God. That, I think, is the biggest omission, is Charles even Christian?

He's got to go, this is no King.

December 24, 2023

Did Ukraine Lose and the Media Fail to Report It?

Speculation is mounting that Russia is now demanding the complete surrender of Ukraine. Russia won, and if Ukraine do not surrender, it will be completely destroyed.

This could all be bollocks, however the amount of activity by Russian forces along the frontline has ramped up in recent days, suggesting they are about to mount a big push. 

Remember, I called the invasion real and the time of it back in 2022, right when MSM were saying it wasn't going to happen. 

This is a really simple, if grisly equation:

1. The Ukraine ran out of young men before Russia ran out of young men;

2. Russia is militarised;

3. When it comes to equipment, form follows function, and everything Russian is designed for the task, while the western aid has come up short. NATO equipment is too fiddly, too techie, typical well engineered crap.

4. Russia can supply itself, whatever it wants, whenever it wants and the sanctions are an act of self harm on the part of NATO and its allies.

It'll be interesting to see how the US choose to spin this. Coming right after the loss in Afghanistan (which was the biggest ever loss by a Great Power since time began), this will be a massive fail. The world will no longer trust the US and NATO. 

https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russian-special-flight-squadron-lands-in-dc-ukraine-war-to-end-russia-lays-out-terms-of-surrender

The terms given to Washington, DC for Ukraine are:

Complete Ukraine surrender.

Complete surrender of all military equipment.

Russian territory will range from Karkhov to Odessa, and gives Russia complete control of Black Sea coast.

Western Ukraine cannot join NATO, or have __any__ military aid.

Russia does not care who controls western Ukraine, and have openly offered it to Poland.



December 23, 2023

Christmas and the Birth of Jesus

Is December 25th the birthday of Jesus, or a date in September? The December date coincides, broadly speaking, with the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Many of the Christmas traditions are derived from Saturnalia.

The following video maintains that Jesus was born in September:


December 22, 2023

Detroit Pistons - Sell the Team

Who owns the NBA's Detroit Pistons? They could beat the single season worst run of losses. They sit on 25 straight losses right now, after going down 119-111 to the Utah Jazz. Two more losses and they're on their own as the worst losing run in history in a single season. And they're four losses away from setting the worst losing run in history when considering adjoining seasons.

C'mon, the Pistons have won titles, they're not perennial losers like the Clippers. The owner needs to sell up, he's clearly got no idea how to put together a winning team.

https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401585002

December 19, 2023

Excess Deaths

Life expectancy in the US has taken a sudden dive. Why?

December 17, 2023

Meat is Essential

Everyone in New Zealand knows this. The loony Greens know it, they just choose to lie.

December 16, 2023

Prince Harry's Win

It is a win folks, I read a lot of people saying it wasn't, but nah, he achieved a significant win.

I embed the below video as I think it is balanced. But, I'd add by saying that once you go down this road, there really is no going back. The press will now be after Prince Harry, they'll be predatory and he can no longer expect positive stories about him or his family. All these journalists know one another and work alongside each other, they marry one another and work for whoever pays them. It is like a tribe and only a few are in it. I suspect this is why the British Royal Family never, or very rarely sue. It becomes a downward spiral, when positive news is what is sought.


December 13, 2023

Cook Strait Connection

With the government refusing to fund the cost blowout of the proposed upgrade to the Cook Strait ferry service run by KiwiRail, is it time to revisit the idea of a Cook Strait tunnel?

I addressed the feasibility of such a project here: https://kenhorlor.blogspot.com/2016/01/cook-strait-tunnel.html

The government has turned down KiwiRail: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/504650/interislander-ferry-fleet-project-to-wind-down-after-being-denied-further-government-funding

New Zealand is a funny little country at times. It always chases the newest fad, and ditches the old quickly. Problem is, when the fad is no longer viable or is proven to be a dud, nothing is left to revert back to. This is what has happened to NZ's transport network. Rail and coastal shipping have been left to atrophy while the country got carried away with road and air transport. Now, the chickens are coming home to roost. NZ needs to think longer term, keeping all options available for a robust system. This is vital as the country has many rivers, and a long thin country made up of many islands. Keeping the country connected means juggling everything, not just relying on a few options.

December 04, 2023

New Zealand Ministry of Health Data Leak


Things are starting to unravel in New Zealand - finally. There has been a whistleblower leak data from the Ministry of Health, Te Whatu Ora that shows potential issues with regard the thing that was rolled out to deal with the other other thing from 2020.

The whistleblower has been arrested, charged and appeared in court. For those wanting to get the issues raised in court, now here's your chance. Just hope that the person charged doesn't plead guilty. 

The following is a link from X describing what is going on: https://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1731287721350439260?s=20




December 02, 2023

The Crushing Son

Readers can download a free Kindle version of my third novel here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DK352BK

Available for the next 24 hrs only.


Elon Musk Being Elon Musk

I just wish Elon Musk would make a decent car and rockets that don't blow up. But on this I have to say, boycotts don't usually work, they make space for competitors instead.

(Elon Musk did appear to agree with a post on X that was clearly anti-Semitic)

December 01, 2023

Thomas Markle's Letter - Remember That?

The letter Thomas Markle Jr wrote to the British Royal Family is starting to look very accurate. Considered nasty at the time, it turns out he knew his half-sister rather well.

The text of the letter from this link: https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/meghan-markle-brother-prince-harry-letter-159208/



November 30, 2023

Piers Morgan Reveals Royal Names

Piers Morgan has revealed the names of those alleged to have been racist. The two named are the least racist people I would have thought. 

Can we all just agree to now cancel Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. How about we not talk about them ever. Never ever. Just don't print anything, show any pictures on the Telly, nothing. They're pointless, let's get them out of the news cycle, we have serious things to consider, not these two.

 

November 28, 2023

Winston Peters Going After Media

 I've elevated Winston Peters to, Lord Winston.

Go get 'em Winnie. For the record, these people turned on us all. They were clearly serving their paymasters, the criminal Labour government of New Zealand. Now they want to be seen as independent. Yeah...nah...no mercy.

And while we're at it, cut ALL government advertising to only the essentials across all media, not just state owned.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/503394/deputy-prime-minister-winston-peters-attacks-state-funded-media-independence

"Well, we'll see the speed at which TVNZ and RNZ - which are taxpayer owned - understand this new message. We'll see whether these people, both the media and journalists - are they independent? Well, isn't that fascinating, I haven't seen evidence of that in the last three years."

He then laughed, and said "you can't defend $55 million of bribery, cannot defend $55m of bribery. Get it very clear".

That last remark was a reference to the Public Interest Journalism Fund, a three-year $55m contestable fund for journalists initially set up to shore up public interest media during the Covid-19 pandemic, which was wound up in July.

This included funding for 219 jobs and 22 industry development projects. Political coverage was exempted from eligibility to benefit from it. The fund was administered by NZ On Air.

RNZ's charter requires the broadcaster to be independent, including providing "reliable, independent, and freely accessible news and information".

While the organisation is funded by the government, by law no ministers of the Crown or person acting on their behalf may give direction to RNZ relating to programming, newsgathering or presentation, or standards, and cannot have staff removed.

November 27, 2023

ACT in the New Zealand Government

ACT leader, David Seymour makes a lot of sense here, if this is the direction of New Zealand over the next three years, then all good. My problem with David Seymour, however, is he was all pro-jab and authoritarian during the Wellington protests. Has he turned over a new leaf? We'll see, eh.

November 26, 2023

The Coup in the USA

I've been wondering, when exactly did the United States become a sham of a free country?

Was it the rigged election in 2020, and the installation of a President with dementia? Joe Biden isn't running anything.

Was it the election of Barack Obama, the architect of literally nothing constructive?

Was it the seizing of power by George W Bush after the dead heat of his contest with Al Gore?

Nope, it appears obvious now that the coup was the assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963. From that point on everything has been a sham. The CIA, and what is often called the Deep State killed him.

Since the scamdemic in 2020, and the resulting controls, pharmaceutical interventions, censorship and quite frankly completely authoritarian measures - we can see them. They're above ground and we can see them. 

So, Americans, now you know. 


November 25, 2023

National/ACT/NZFirst Must Deliver

I feel a great darkness is being lifted. For the first time in many years I can actually see New Zealand having a future. Things have been so bad, for so long. Watching New Zealand circle the drain has been agonising. But, my initial reaction to this government: the little country has a chance. It could survive but it has to rid itself of WEF agendas and globalist tyranny. Don't let us down, we are playing for all the marbles here, this is not tiddlywinks. Saddle up, spurs on, this is going to be a long hard ride.

More later....still thinking.

National/ACT/NZ First Coalition Agreements

Here are the full coalition agreements for the incoming National/ACT/NZ First government of New Zealand:

National and New Zealand First https://assets.nationbuilder.com/nationalparty/pages/18466/attachments/original/1700778597/NZFirst_Agreement_2.pdf?1700778597

National and ACT https://assets.nationbuilder.com/nationalparty/pages/18466/attachments/original/1700778592/National_ACT_Agreement.pdf?1700778592

There is a lot to unpack here and so I'm going to think about it before commenting. It does look positive though, it appears Winston Peters has delivered.

November 24, 2023

Scunthorpe United Rescued

I've been a follower of Scunthorpe United since Ian Botham played for them in the 1970's. Eventually he had to choose between association football or cricket, and of course he chose cricket. But I stayed with Scunthorpe. 

In recent years, they've fallen below the English Football League and are now in the sixth division, or National League North. For a few months it was looking like they may fold, but no, they've received a rescue led by Michelle Harness, a local businesswoman. Phew.

Let's hope they can rebuild and get back up into the EFL.

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/breaking-scunthorpe-united-agree-takeover-8799351

November 22, 2023

Sunak an Installed PM

Sonia Poulton makes a compelling case, Rishi Sunak was installed at No.10 by bankers, to bring in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC's), otherwise known as the cashless society.

In New Zealand, going cashless would be the end. The country experiences frequent natural disasters where electricity gets knocked out. Without cash in pockets during these times, all hell would break loose. Going cashless is an existential crisis and only a fool, or the enemy would insist on going down that path. 

 

Argentina's New President

Is Argentina about to go under for good? The new president is either a genius or a complete fool, only time will tell which.

November 21, 2023

Don't Talk About Sweden

Whatever happens, don't talk about Sweden.

November 17, 2023

Houston Rockets on a Roll

The NBA's Houston Rockets have won six straight games. They have turned their fortunes around with some clever player acquisitions. Notably, they've taken on players with championships to their name; Jeff Green and Fred VanVleet. This makes a difference, I believe, as the addition of heads that know how to win brings experience to their talented lineup. This could be the Rockets year.

November 15, 2023

That Suella Braverman Letter

For those who missed it or cannot find it online, here's the resignation letter of Suella Braverman to the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.

Time for a General Election, or a leadership contest?

It's a brilliant letter, very well written, although some pedants have said she doesn't know where to place an apostrophe (but then who does). If you cannot see the images clearly, right click the image and select 'open link in new tab', then click on the image in the new tab - it will increase size for you.





November 14, 2023

UK Turmoil as Sunak Sacks Braverman and David Cameron Makes Comeback

We see them now. The UK has a cabal running the country. Rishi Sunak is an appointed Prime Minister, rejected even by his own party. Now we see former PM, David Cameron making a comeback by being appointed Foreign Secretary and being placed in the House of Lords instantly. Yeah...the game is rigged. 

November 13, 2023

Los Angeles Clippers

Did Steve Ballmer make the worst investment in human history when he paid...wait for it...two billion dollars for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers?

They've currently got; Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook and James Harden and they still cannot win games. 

Shut the franchise down.

November 10, 2023

Medical Journal Articles Disappearing

November 07, 2023

EV vs Diesel Challenge - Who Wins?

Two well known YouTube channels went head to head, driving their cars from John o' Groats to Lands End in the UK, to see who would get there first and which was cheaper.

The outcome is quite surprising - watch the embedded video to discover the result.


November 06, 2023

NBA Cup

The new NBA in-season tournament is a good idea. They don't admit it, but I think this is an attempt to address an ongoing problem of regular season games becoming far less competitive than post season contests. Regular season games, especially those before Christmas have become shooting exhibitions. I've complained about this before, and found a weight of evidence to show that these games appear to have an element of at least tacit understandings allowing open looks.

We'll see how this pans out, but these games have money on the line and so the players are likely to go for it:

Link: https://www.nba.com/news/in-season-tournament-101

November 04, 2023

UK Leaders Need to Call STOP!

Show some leadership, stop the killing.

 

November 03, 2023

October 30, 2023

The Dreaded TMO

Naturally, all of New Zealand are talking about the Television Match Official, or TMO. The TMO played a critical role in the Rugby World Cup 2023, especially in the final.

Everyone is calling for consistency in decision making. I agree, but don't feel inconsistency is what determined the outcome of the match. 

I do believe the TMO played a critical part and did influence the outcome, but I'm not seeing people understand how this was done. The TMO slowed the game down, allowing pauses to occur, and this allowed the weaker team, the team noticeably running out of gas to have timeouts, regroup, and set their defense again. This helped South Africa as the game wore on as they were the team that needed the rests.

Think politically too; World Rugby want to expand the game. If New Zealand are always winning, people other than rugby purists are not going to be so interested. Every year, new laws come along to try and neuter the power of the NZ game, and now we have match officials actively interfering.

This is statement of fact, not sour grapes. NZ had their chance to win and blew it. Credit goes to South Africa, but the rugby governing body have got to sort this nonsense out, they're turning rugby into something akin to American Football, with constant stoppages.

October 29, 2023

Rugby World Cup 2023 - Final

South Africa 12 - 11 New Zealand

New Zealand scored the only try, but South Africa won their fourth Rugby World Cup and became the greatest World Cup winning rugby team of all time.

New Zealand had their chances. They failed to convert the one try and had a 50 metre penalty kick that went wide. Either of these kicks would have put NZ in front.

South Africa never really looked like scoring a try, but they defended resolutely, and had physical dominance for much of the game, especially in the first half. They had NZ playing their game.

NZ did not play well in key areas. Its ball handling was flawed with too many players taking their eye off the ball. And NZ did not ring the changes when adjustments were needed. It looked to me as if the team had decided to make replacements at appointed times and they just stuck to that. When replacements were made, they had an instant impact, but not enough minutes to turn that into points. 

Here's my way of looking at it: when the NZ captain, Sam Cane was off for good, they needed to inject Sam Whitelock at that point, to level the ship and provide experience and leadership. Then, at halftime, change the first five eighth (fly half), and early in the second half, off comes the halfback Aaron Smith and the winger Will Jordan.

My main gripe, however, is with the refereeing and the direction the game is taking. The referees have too much influence on the game. Both teams received two yellow cards. The NZ captain had his yellow upgraded to red and so NZ was down to 14 men for the rest of the match. But, the South Africa captain also received a yellow for head to head contact, and yet this did not get upgraded. Inconsistency such as this has got to be sorted. Did this matter in the end? Probably not, as South Africa received its next yellow soon after the South Africa captain came back on, so for the remainder of the match they were down to 14 men as well, it became a 14 man contest.

Once the game is reduced to 14 men, teams must adjust and this influences how teams play, which lessens the spectator experience. If teams had stayed at 15 men apiece, the score may have ended the same, but the fans would see a proper game, not one that resembles a shambles. 

For New Zealand, the plus is that this team even made the final. Leading in to this tournament, many considered them to be the worst All Blacks team in a long time. So, they achieved above expectations, but looking ahead, the new coach Scott Robertson has to introduce his brand of rugby and get things back on track.


October 26, 2023

Rugby Explained to a German

With the Rugby World Cup final looming, a German visiting Ireland wrote to the local newspaper looking for an explanation of the rules. Here's the response:



October 22, 2023

Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi-Final: England v South Africa

South Africa have pipped England to advance to the final of the Rugby World Cup, where they'll face New Zealand's powerful All Blacks. I notice England fans are criticising the New Zealand referee, and claiming their side was better.

That's not how I saw the match. England lacked creativity and relied on their defense while on attack they were kicking all the time. Their defense held well, but they ended up giving away possession, so while they often held field position, they were unable to capitalise on it.

South Africa were clearly the better team, but they were their own worst enemy at times. When in possession they'd often cough the ball up, giving England the ball. Thus, when you look at the game stats, you'll see England had more possession, but South Africa made the clean breaks, and beat defenders.

Crucially, South Africa scored the only try. This came after they brought on replacements which actually improved their team performance. They got better with replacements, while England got worse with theirs.

Another factor must be fatigue. It has been a long tournament with many days between games. South Africa have had tougher games, while England have had an easier run. South Africa looked tired.

Will this matter in the final? New Zealand have an extra day's rest, and their semi-final was a stroll in the park. They should be fresher and have had the advantage of seeing what South Africa bring. Clearly, the final will be a tough encounter, but NZ must go in as favorites given they don't appear so tired.

South Africa 16 v England 15

October 19, 2023

Did the Working Class Desert NZ Labour in 2023?

Left-wing writer and activist, Chris Trotter lays out what he thinks are the reasons for working class New Zealanders voting against their traditional home - the Labour Party.

I have been saying for years now that the working stiff in New Zealand needs to ditch Labour and find another voice. I don't believe right-wing is the answer either, nor is racial division. A voice has to be found that can unite all working people once again, under the one banner, building a New Zealand for all Kiwis.

https://pointofordernz.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/chris-trotter-losing-the-working-class/

I ALWAYS WONDERED what it would take to detach the New Zealand working class from Labour. Not all of the working-class, obviously, but enough to strip the party of the demographic heft that, for more than a century, has made it a decisive electoral player. Now I know, but it took a fair few wrong guesses before I got there.

October 17, 2023

New Zealand Election 2023 Result

Those interested in the results of the New Zealand General Election 2023 can find the full information here:

https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023_preliminary/

Be careful following the mainstream media as they are full of it and often wrong in their assessment. Right now, National have a paper thin majority, which is likely to evaporate after special votes are counted. That means NZ First are back and able to bring some sanity to Parliament.

The problem hasn't been solved though. The NZ Parliament still kept us locked up under lockdown despite having done no wrong, and they tried to kill or injure us with the poisonous jab. So, National and ACT are not to be trusted any more than the other bunch of criminals.

For useful links about just how bad the poisonous jab is, see this page full of information to open your eyes with: https://kenhorlor.blogspot.com/p/interesting-links.html

Oh and now that timely graphic:




October 15, 2023

New Zealand v Ireland - RWC 2023 Quarterfinal

One of the best games ever played at a Rugby World Cup has just been played, with New Zealand defeating World number 1 Ireland, 28-24. For me, the critical moment was when NZ held Ireland up over the line, preventing a try which would have seen them take the lead, then from the resulting goal line drop kick, Ireland fumbled the ball. The pressure of never holding the lead and always having to play catch up told in the end. 

Some have commented that Ireland could not win despite having 16 on the field all game, which is a dig at the referee, Englishman Wayne Barnes. But he didn't do too badly, he's biased against NZ, but his performance wasn't dire. 

Then again, NZ did well defending when down to 14 men twice in the match.

So, this was one of NZ's gutsiest performances, the All Blacks showed why they're total legends. My man of the match was Ardie Savea, he was everywhere and gave it everything, including scoring a swan-dive style try.



October 12, 2023

Will Germany Disappear?

I found this very interesting; Germany is faced with seemingly unsolvable problems:


October 10, 2023

NZ General Election 2023 - Early Voting

We are seeing interesting turnout results with only a few days of voting remaining in the New Zealand General Election. The number of people voting is well down on 2020, but ahead of 2017. 

This looks bad for Labour and the Greens. These two rely on a large turnout. But for National, ACT and NZ First, their voters get to the polling booth rain, hail or shine. It's looking like a disaster for Labour, based on the numbers voting.

Read the Stats here: https://vote.nz/2023-general-election/resources/voting-statistics


October 09, 2023

Middle East War 2023

I've been looking around for content that closely reflects how I feel about the current events in the Middle East. Sanity 4 Sweden is close so I embed his video below.



October 06, 2023

October 03, 2023

Do Not Vote Early

Early voting has begun for the New Zealand General Election 2023. The polls close at 7pm on October 14th, and between now and then you can cast your vote at any voting place across the country. 

Given the unsecured way voting occurs, with ballots placed into an unlocked cardboard box, I suggest voters DO NOT vote early. Leave things until the last minute. This prevents interference with ballots. Who knows what may happen to that piece of paper if you vote now.

I'm voting late, on October 14th preferably, and I'm voting for a party currently outside parliament. For me, that's a first, but I refuse to vote for any of the criminals that call themselves MP's, or their parties for that matter. They should all be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, and their parties banned. 

September 30, 2023

David McCallum RIP

All the real actors are beginning to drop one by one. In the last week we've lost Michael Gambon and David McCallum.

 

September 28, 2023

Ireland vs All Blacks: Rugby World Cup 2023

I heard former All Blacks coach, Steve Hansen talking about how the All Blacks can beat Ireland. He mentioned that the All Blacks are the last team to have beaten them. That was back in July 2022, and since then Ireland have been on a winning streak. There have been close games, with Australia and Samoa having had a chance to topple them, so their winning cannot be assumed.

What Hansen was saying is the All Blacks have to avoid going wide too early. They have to keep it in the middle, and get Ireland's big forwards to bunch up defending. Then, when the time is right, go wide and rely on the skill and speed of the Kiwis. They must contest everything, including lineouts. Also of interest was his call to limit Sexton. By cutting down his options with Ireland, their whole game is affected.

Will the New Zealand coach, Ian Foster heed this advice? I don't have him as a thinker. He's a copycat, a classic assistant. He just goes along and hopes what worked in the past will work this time round.

What do you think?


September 26, 2023

New Zealand General Election 2023

The New Zealand General Election is only weeks away and the only thing to stand out: NZ First is back. It is not a case of will they make the 5% threshold, but a case of can they make 10 or even 15%?

Winston Peters seems to be back in form, and his sidekick Shane Jones is in a support role and being feisty; could Jones win Northland?

Back in 2020, voters dropped NZ First in droves, preferring to switch to Labour and Jacinda Ardern. They'd been panicked by the so-called pandemic and turned to Mommy Dearest. She was evil of course, and people soon realised. Now in public opinion polls, Labour cannot get more than 30% popular support. 

Still lingering around are the useless Greens. And then we have ACT and their weasel of a leader David Seymour. These two parties represent the worst of all worlds, on the one hand being dreamers and grasping lunatics, while on the other being prepared to sell their own mothers for a few pennies. Both parties are loathsome.

Maori party? They'll never amount to much.

And no minor parties have come through the middle. They're all too disorganised, and too incoherent. NZ First have some candidates who represent resistance to lockdowns and mandates, so for now, we'll just have to hope they get in this time.


September 21, 2023

Neil Oliver: ‘…will they come for you next?’

Inalienable rights cannot be extinguished. This modern version of feudalism is anathema to the idea of personal freedom.

September 17, 2023

Revolution?

Are we talking about a revolution? I wonder where it will kick off first, my pick is France, then Germany, then Italy.

 

September 16, 2023

More Nonsense Being Peddled

Mask mandates are coming back it seems, along with more jabs and will we see lockdowns again soon? Climate lockdowns this time perhaps.

Timely meme then:




September 13, 2023

September 08, 2023

Peter Williams Interviews Winston Peters

New Zealand First are back. Can they get to 10%?

 

September 07, 2023

Greens Co-leader Degree or Not?

The New Zealand Greens co-leader, James Shaw was claiming to have a degree he did not complete. He has claimed to have a BA from Victoria University of Wellington, but yesterday he amended his LinkedIn to say he only studied at VUW, but did not finish it. 

This calls into question his MSc from the University of Bath in the UK. Entry criteria to their MSc is usually an undergraduate degree with a 2:1 or higher. NZ only attaches these awards to honours degrees, however for an ordinary bachelors, a 2:1 is equivalent to an average grade of A- or higher.

I found this resource on the degree James Shaw says he has:


For this postgraduate level course, you will need to have the work experience, commitment and ability to tackle a demanding programme whilst continuing with your working life. This course is not for recent graduates who have no work experience. Participants will normally hold a first degree (not necessarily in a management discipline), or will meet the School of Management entry requirements by demonstrating appropriate intellectual and professional competence to undertake the programme. 

Shaw may have met alternative entry requirements "by demonstrating appropriate intellectual and professional competence" but I'd still like to see his degree certificate and transcripts. What about you? Anyone who says they have a degree when they do not can say anything, true or not. 

Readers can find references to Shaw all over the internet, here's AIESEC on their alumni:


With a BA from Victoria University of Wellington and an MSc in Responsibility in Business Practice from the University of Bath’s School of Management, James Shaw spent five years in AIESEC, taking up roles such as Local Committee President of AIESEC Victoria, President of AIESEC New Zealand and acted as a Project Manager in AIESEC International. Armed with extensive experience in business sustainability and consulting, James eventually turned to Politics and joined the New Zealand Green Party in 2007. He is currently Member of Parliament in the New Zealand Parliament, having won a seat in the 2014 General Election, and is Co-leader of the New Zealand Green Party.


 

September 03, 2023

Election Season 2023

My reaction to the mainstream parties courting my vote this year. Yeah...nah.




September 02, 2023

What Happened to Canada?

Canada used to be a wonderful country. What happened? If any country is worse than New Zealand, Canada must be a top contender.

August 31, 2023

World War Imminent?

Tucker Carlson is saying the US Democrats will be prepared to do anything to remain in power, and so war against Russia is likely. 


August 29, 2023

Lockdown 2.0

The political virus known as Covid-19 could be released again with the US Presidential elections due in 2024.

American universities are starting to introduce mask mandates, and the below video says further restrictions will be rolled out from September this year. 

https://madmaxworld.tv/watch?id=64eceb345eb6e73fb396650c

As The CDC, White House, and TSA deny that they are going to rollout COVID mandates; we see universities institute mask mandates, schools closing due to vaxxed teachers calling in sick, and MSM ratcheting up COVID lock-down propaganda. At the same time, Biden gives 1.4 billion to Big Pharma to make a new mutated COVID vaccine just in time for a September rollout. Once vaxxholes start dropping dead as they accept the vaccine into their lives, the government will use this excuse to lock-down the country again. The question is ...are you going to comply?

August 27, 2023

Did Hipkins Just Blow It?

I believe New Zealand Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins just blew the 2023 election. He's announced he won't deal with Winston Peters and NZ First after the polls close. 

This is a big mistake as the effect must be to drive Labour voters away to NZ First. That's because the Labour voters won't want to see National and ACT running the country alone. If Labour voters switch to NZ First, they have the chance to put a stop to National's excesses by making Peters as powerful as possible within Parliament. 

No doubt Hipkins is thinking the opposite, that by ruling NZ First out the Labour support will return to him and stop playing footsie with Winston Peters. But that overlooks the past few years and the pain his policies have caused. A far better approach would be to say; he'd look at the results after the polls close and then consider who to deal with. 

But, with the approach he's taking, people remember the pain and back NZ First to be a handbrake on National/ACT.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/496678/instability-and-chaos-labour-rules-out-a-partnership-with-nz-first

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out New Zealand First as a possible coalition partner after this year's election, saying Winston Peters and his party would cause "instability and chaos".

Labour leader Chris Hipkins confirmed the decision at a media conference today.

"New Zealand First has become a party more interested in toilets than the issues that matter most to New Zealanders," said Hipkins.

August 24, 2023

Wagner Boss Killed?

The Russian mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin has been reported as being killed in a plane crash. He was flying from Moscow to St Petersburg on a private jet. 

Is this real? I'll wait to see if his body is identified from the wreckage. The alternative view is that this is a stunt and he's actually in Africa.


August 19, 2023

Embrace Climate Change, Save Lives

Temperatures are rising worldwide. That's a good thing according to Bjørn Lomborg:

 

August 17, 2023

Excess Deaths, Births Down, Disability Up

The official figures are much harder to hide now. Death is death, there isn't any hiding from that:

https://hatchardreport.com/deaths-are-up-natural-births-are-down-and-disability-is-up/

...deaths are up 14%, net live birth increase down 28%, disability up 37.5%. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know where this is going. Mistakes were made, and now they cannot be hidden or denied any longer. Some hard questions must be asked and answered.

Our media is compliant and lazy in a coverup. They have enjoyed government support.

August 16, 2023

River of Freedom

Due in New Zealand cinemas soon. This is a must watch documentary following the 2022 protests against mandates which the media and parliament tried to ignore.

Oh, and just a quick note; of all the minor parties only NZ First has any chance of getting over the 5% threshold, so I'm giving them my party vote. I suggest all other lovers of freedom do the same.

August 14, 2023

What a Weird World

We are living in strange times.

Just think about what has transpired these last few years. In 2020 most of the developed world went through lockdowns. This was where, perfectly healthy populations were kept under house arrest for the crime of they might catch something, that had an almost zero chance of killing them.  

Then, in 2021 the jab followed. Several effects can be observed from the jab. If we take the average rate of deaths 2010-2019, in 2020 deaths actually fell. But in 2021, deaths increased compared to that earlier trend. But here's the thing, spikes in excess deaths occurred directly after the first, second and third (booster) jab. But, no-one is allowed to talk about this. 

Correlation is not necessarily causation. The first jab, nothing correlates, the second jab is rolled out and excess deaths spike once more, correlation could just be coincidence. Then the booster is rolled out and the same thing happens again. Three times a coincidence? Err, no, causation, the jab is causing the excess deaths. 

Then something else happened. We found out the CIA killed JFK. But the media do not talk about it, rarely report it, the CIA has not been shut down, everyone just goes along - oh well. What? 

I'm not old enough to remember the assassination of JFK, the sitting US President, but I was alive and I grew up hearing about it - all the time. I clearly remember the assassination of his brother, former US Attorney-General and then Presidential candidate, Bobby Kennedy. As I grew up, JFK conspiracy theories proliferated; but they can be grouped into three broad categories: the CIA, The Mafia or Fidel Castro did it. An alternative is any combination of those three. This was a man shot while in a motorcade parading through the streets of Dallas, Texas in broad daylight. So, it was bold as brass with shiny knobs on. 

Over time these theories tended to merge and focus on the CIA. A movie put out by Oliver Stone in the early 1990's pretty much laid the blame with the CIA. Now, it is fact, but fact is now ignored. That's really weird.

And we have the WEF openly talking about eating bugs, banning personal cars, imposing climate lockdowns and placing micro chips under our skin, while making all payments and life in general linked to those chips. And the people making these statements are taken seriously, are widely reported and not locked up for being insane.

My next question: how do I get off this planet?

Last question: I asked this back during lockdowns and I'll ask it again; who is running things? It certainly isn't Joe Biden. He's a senile old fool and cannot walk and chew gum at the same time. He is meant to have won an election in 2020 while hiding in his basement and making speeches from his front gate to an audience of a few assembled media. From this platform he gained more votes than any President in history. 

Then, once elected, and prior to being sworn in a largely peaceful protest occurred in Washington DC on January 6th, 2021. Largely peaceful as some agent provocateurs did incite. Oh really? Oh yes, they were identified by documentarians following the protest on the ground, independent reporters experienced in the Hong Kong protests that had occurred years earlier. Then, after that day of infamy, it was Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate hiding behind a wall of steel while being protected by the military. A coup was held that day, or was it back when JFK was shot, and in 2020 they revealed themselves?


August 08, 2023

New Zealand Sold to BlackRock

Things just keep getting worse. Now New Zealand has sold the country to BlackRock, the investment firm that owns a piece of just about everything. 

Make no mistake, if NZ attempts to go 100% renewable, that's it, failed state. 

www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/495339/pm-hipkins-hails-2b-blackrock-climate-investment-fund-for-renewable-energy

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement in Auckland this morning, saying the government is partnering with investment company BlackRock to launch the fund with the goal of making New Zealand the first country in the world to reach 100 percent renewable electricity.

"It will be BlackRock's largest single-nation decarbonisation investment to date," he said.

"I am absolutely stoked that we've been able to secure this world-leading investment in New Zealand businesses and it's proof of our ambitious climate targets having the world's attention.

August 07, 2023

Cashless UK?

 The UK is now going cashless. Be very afraid.


Funny this would pop up now as I've just experienced an example of how a cashless society would make things so much more difficult. I had a guy working in the garden, young chap needed some materials which would cost about $30.00 down at the hardware store. I don't have my car, he can pop away and get the items. So I gave him cash out of my pocket and away he went, he was back in half an hour. If we lived in a cashless society, I'd have to make the trip somehow, or the gardener would have to use his own money and have me reimburse him electronically, or we'd both go to the hardware store. Clearly, this is complexity that is unneeded, we need cash in the system to oil the wheels.

August 06, 2023

Australia Going Cashless?

Rumour has it that Australian banks have started removing cash from the system, and that some banks are restricting cash withdrawals to sums less than $500.

This could mean many things; the first thing that comes to mind is financial meltdown, the banks are stressed and going under. When a run starts, banks limit withdrawals.

But more likely; Australia is moving to a dystopian future model where everyone will be tracked. All transactions controlled. 

This means Australia will fail. It is as certain as night follows day. Cash requires no electricity, and is an immediate transaction. The same banknote can travel right across the city and through several hands in one day, and never be subject to permissions by a computer somewhere.

If this is true, the land Downunder will truly be going under.



August 05, 2023

GB News Invade Greenpeace HQ

Hilarious this, Greenpeace invaded the UK prime minister's property, jumped on his house (literally), so GB News called on Greenpeace's London office. Fair's fair, right?

 

August 03, 2023

Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Cancelled

The crime, saying that Global Climate Change is not a crisis. Yeah, that'll get you cancelled.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/08/01/nobel-prize-winning-scientist-has-speech-canceled-saying-climate-change-is-not-crisis/

The International Monetary Fund canceled a talk with physicist John Clauser after he said, “Climate change is not a crisis.”  

The IMF had invited Clauser, the recipient of a Nobel Prize in Physics, to deliver a Webex speech on July 25. Five days before the event, Clauser was informed his speech had been “postponed.” The lecture has yet to be rescheduled. 



August 01, 2023

Twitter is now X

Yes, Elon Musk has gone fully fruit loop. When not making the world's worst car, and inventing tunnel boring machines decades after the technology was mastered, and becoming the world's biggest welfare beneficiary with the US taxpayer paying for him to crash spacecraft; he buys Twitter and wipes it out by rebranding it as X. The letter X is already used by adult content operators online, and is a letter in the alphabet. 

Musk, destroyer of equity. How long can this go on and is the US taxpayer actually paying for this nonsense?


July 31, 2023

Slaughter on the Horizon?

A dark future awaits if we head down the path we're on:

 

Exposing the Climate Scam

This woman makes a concise argument and in so doing, destroys the whole argument promoting the Green energy industry:





 

July 30, 2023

War on the Working Class

The reality is that measures intended to address climate change will adversely impact the most vulnerable people.

RFK Jr Denied Secret Service Protection

Yeah, despite his father being assassinated and his uncle as well, the Dept., of Homeland Security won't protect the life of Robert F Kennedy Jr. Does the Biden Administration want him dead?

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4124728-rfk-jr-says-biden-admin-denied-request-for-secret-service-protection/

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied his request for Secret Service protection.

“Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me,” Kennedy said on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.

<snip>

Kennedy, a long-shot candidate who has faced forceful Democratic pushback, said in his post that his request for protection went 88 days without response before Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he determined “that Secret Service protection for Robert F Kennedy Jr is not warranted at this time.”

July 29, 2023

Car Carrier Burns

Yet again, we have a Car Carrier catching fire and the crew abandoning ship. This fire is on a ship off the Dutch coast. It is reported the fire started in an electric vehicle (EV). There are 498 EV's on board (earlier reports say 25, that's wrong).

The problem with fires like this is they're very hard to put out. EV's burn intensely and the fire cannot be extinguished. On a ship like this, water can only be used sparingly as the vessel is naturally top heavy anyway, and if you pump water on board the boat can capsize.

EV's are dangerous. If they do catch fire, they burn furiously. This ship will likely sink or be sunk. But imagine an EV fire in a parking building, the heat could easily weaken the structure and lead to collapse. 

EV's aren't suitable for everyday transport across the whole fleet. The vehicles themselves are heavy due to the batteries, wearing out roads and bridges. And old parking buildings were never built to carry the extra weight. As they age and you add more weight, you shorten the life of buildings. Then, add the risk of fire that cannot be put out.

You'll never run out of reasons as to why EV's are a dud.

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cargo-ship-fire-netherlands-ev-electric-vehicle-battery-north-sea-freemantle-highway/

The Dutch coast guard said Thursday that the cause of the fire was unclear and that only about 25 of the vehicles on the ship were EVs, but in the audio of an emergency call released by Dutch broadcaster RTL, someone can be heard saying "the fire started in the battery of an electric car." 

July 28, 2023

Guterres Crazy 'Global Boiling'

UN Chief, Antonio Guterres is a complete fool. Now he's talking about global boiling. 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures

The era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said after scientists confirmed July was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record.

“Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning,” Guterres said. “It is still possible to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C [above pre-industrial levels], and avoid the very worst of climate change. But only with dramatic, immediate climate action.”

July 27, 2023

Labour's Election Bribe

Desperate to get back into power in October, New Zealand's Labour are reported to be about to announce the removal of GST (VAT) tax on food.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/494590/national-claims-labour-s-tax-policy-will-remove-gst-on-fruit-and-vegetables

But, a good argument can be made for this, lowering the cost of living and improving what people consume must be seen as a good thing. 

July 26, 2023

Meghan Markle Product Idea

Yesterday, I had a conversation with someone about how Meghan Markle could make money. It was put to me that she's run out of options, what with her Spotify podcast being cancelled and her Netflix documentary series being completed.

I disagreed and think there are a number of things she can do, and that's why WME have taken her on. They only handle clients with a certain throughput, they're not handling the minnows. So, she has existing turnover, being the sales of items she's worn over the years and for which she receives a commission. The usual benchmark is 7% of the price tag out the door. This is her starting figure.

But where I think she could clean up is with cosmetics aimed at brown skin girls aged 18-35. My back of the envelope calculation is there are about 12 million such women in America. And before anyone challenges this, I did look it up and worked from a population pyramid. The brown skinned population of America is growing, and it is younger. As well, there are more women than men. 

I call these women, the Moroccan look. But they need cosmetics aimed at them and their skin tones. A lot of these cosmetics are now being promoted on the internet, and are not necessarily in stores or on cosmetic counters. This is where the opportunity lies; in the online space.

If we take just 5% of this potential cohort, that is 600,000 customers. If they each spend $250 a year on cosmetics of the kind I'm talking about, that is $150 million in sales that are achievable. Take 7% of that figure, and Ms Markle looks at bringing in $10.5 million every year. A nice earner.

And that's just the start....

July 24, 2023

Harry and Meghan

Reports are coming out almost daily now, that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are having a 'trial separation'. This usually means one of two things; either they are divorcing and this is the softening up process toward that end, or they are rebranding and positioning themselves for other endeavours. 

I got this one wrong. I predicted the marriage wouldn't get to the end of 2020. But it turns out Harry is stubborn and will not accept he got this badly wrong. I mean, what was he thinking? He's royalty, not celebrity - big difference.

Oh, and I notice the claims resurfacing, saying that Meghan Markle had no money when she married the foolish prince. These claims seem to be a concerted disinformation campaign run by those who want to discredit the young lady. I have accurately calculated how much she was worth when she married Harry, it was in the ballpark of US$3-3.5 million. Read the full report here:

 https://kenhorlor.blogspot.com/2023/01/meghan-markle-how-wealthy.html

July 21, 2023

Geoff Buys Cars

Geoff Buys Cars has become something of a YouTube celebrity. He calls out the deep state, accurately predicting that ULEZ areas in England were just a way to gather road user charges, not save the planet. Here he points out that EV's aren't as environmentally friendly as you may think. Personally, I think the future is hydrogen internal combustion engines.


July 20, 2023

Nuclear Industry in Africa

Russia is planning on mining uranium in Namibia, and mining and processing uranium in Tanzania. Nuclear energy is the way to go.

 https://www.rt.com/africa/579959-russia-uranium-mining-africa/


July 19, 2023

Victoria Cancels Commonwealth Games 2026

What is Dictator Dan up to now? The Premier of Victoria, Dan Andrews has announced the State of Australia cannot afford to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026. Melbourne last held the event in 2006, so what gives?

The first thing that comes to mind is that forecasts suggest few tourists will visit. That's because Victoria now has the reputation as the lockdown state. The second thing that comes to mind is that he's been told more lockdowns are coming in 2026. Yea...be very afraid.

Meanwhile, Christchurch mayor, Phil Mauger says Christchurch can do it, and looking at it, it appears he's right, here's how things line up: 

  • New Stadium in central city being built (Athletics) 
  • Aquatic centre near Hagley Park nearing completion (Swimming and Diving) 
  • Convention Centre completed and running (Boxing, Gymnastics, Judo, Squash, Table tennis - if this is too many to cram in, there are other facilities too, such as the Air Force museum, University recreation centre and Lincoln events centre. Each of these on their own can host one of these events) 
  • Town Hall refurbished (Weightlifting) 
Add the following: 

  • Horncastle arena (Netball) 
  • AMI Stadium (Sevens) 
  • Cowles Stadium, which also has a purpose built badminton building (Badminton, 3x3 basketball) 
  • Pioneer (Wrestling) 
  • Upgrade existing Hockey 
  • Lawn Bowls upgrade
  • All other events are outdoors; such as Mountain Biking on the Port Hills and Cricket at Hagley Oval, a recognised Test venue. Beach Volleyball in The Square. 
Perhaps add shooting. 

The only thing that would need to be put in is a top level Cycling track.

When the games were held in Christchurch in the 1970's, the University of Canterbury Halls of Residence at Ilam were used as the athletes village. They could look at this again. 

Lyttelton and Akaroa harbours can hold limitless numbers of cruise ships. The airport has been expanded and is under-utilised. Talk is of Invercargill being added, fine, but they're not strictly necessary. The facilities are all available within Canterbury. But the taxpayers across NZ would have to stump up.

What do you think?

July 18, 2023

Florida's Brevard County GOP

In Florida, the Brevard County Republican Executive Committee (BREC) have passed a resolution sending a letter to their Governor, Ron DeSantis, requesting the Covid mRNA injections be made illegal, declaring them bioweapons. 

Is this dam about to burst? 

https://cbs12.com/news/local/brevard-county-gop-covid-19-vaccine-bioweapon-gov-ron-desantis-florida-attorney-general-ashley-moody-treasure-coast-july-13-2023

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/florida-county-gop-calls-mrna-covid-shots-bioweapons/


July 17, 2023

UK Joins CPTPP

The United Kingdom finally listened and took my advice, joining the CPTPP, and forming a trading bloc 30% larger than the EU.

(I've been banging on about this as far back as the original Brexit vote. Oh, and can we have a new designation for this group, CPTPP is almost impossible to say, get a grip)

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/493803/cptpp-the-uk-officially-joins-at-meeting-in-auckland