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more a reflection of a major power consumer wanting to leave the arena ( NZ or the world market ) given the NZ power structure has... -
Is this journalism or propaganda ? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-18/regional-queer-festivals-mardi-gras-lose-sponsorships/104604602
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Mr. Trump (The Donald) To Win in 2024.Economics. The middle class. Manufacturing. Any politician who isn't grasping those, why they matter and why the public wants it fixed...
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"Stock prices have reached 'what looks like permanently high plateau" Irving Fisher, September 1929. The market collapsed 1 month...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread US stock market.To my understanding the sequence of events was: Globalisation topped out 1914. WW1 1914 - 18. Economic and stock market boom. The Dow...
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Smurf1976 reacted to Joe Blow's post in the thread China a Failed State and a Rogue State to the rest of the World with
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This thread has unfortunately drifted off topic. Let's get back to discussing China in a geopolitical context. I would also urge... -
US politics is insane no matter how you frame it and I am no fan of the Democrats but I am surprised Trump is still seen as a disrupter...
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It's why the mainstream media is dying. We haven't watched a mainstream news or current affairs program for a very long time. It's all...
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One thing I'm finding interesting is, we seem more concerned about U.S politics, than the average american. I'm on a cruise ship which...
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Smurf1976 reacted to mullokintyre's post in the thread Mr. Trump (The Donald) To Win in 2024 with Like.
The AUS /US free trade agreement came into force in 2005 So how effective has it been? We import twice as much value in goods from the...
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Smurf1976 reacted to sptrawler's post in the thread Mr. Trump (The Donald) To Win in 2024 with Like.
Like I said time will tell. I personally think that Australia is between a rock and a hard place, Trump going into a isolationary stance...
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Smurf1976 replied to the thread Coal mining stocks.That's a bit like saying someone's trying to die. Being forced to close due to lack of energy supply is a very different thing from...
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Smurf1976 reacted to IFocus's post in the thread The future of energy generation and storage with Love.
The background of the writer of the above attack piece sums up what's wrong with the attack on renewables. Dr Rocco Loiacono is a...
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Despite global efforts to decarbonise, it seems that the worlds insatiable appetite for coal just keeps going. After a few small...