TW46: Xi the dictator, Bin Laden's letter, is Schwab irrelevant? and more
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/11/16/blinken-reaction-biden-xi-dictator-vpx.cnn
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/osama-bin-laden-s-letter-to-america-in-full-as-reaction-trend-goes-viral/ar-AA1k0Awe
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502572/new-zealand-population-grows-to-5-point-27-million
https://www.interest.co.nz/property/125206/qv-says-property-values-are-slowly-rising-most-regions-biggest-increase-occurring
https://www.interest.co.nz/property/125263/number-residential-properties-selling-loss-its-highest-point-2015-corelogic-figures
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pauldeluca1_wall-street-silver-on-x-activity-7115651400990105600-oPl7
https://www.just-auto.com/news/global-light-vehicle-market-rises-in-october/?cf-view
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TW45: Disband the W.H.O., Journalists embedded in Hamas, US troops attacked and more
bobdub and VJM Publishing's Vince McLeod sit down together to talk about the week that was
VJM Publishing website: https://vjmpublishing.nz/
Articles discussed:
Dr Martin on the W.H.O.
https://t.me/ThatWasTheWeekThatWas/60
https://uscnpm.org/2023/06/01/popular-in-china-david-martins-covid-misinformation/
Israel calls for an investigation into journalists embedded in Hamas attack
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1699530712-israel-calls-for-investigation-into-alleged-embedding-of-journalists-with-hamas-on-october-7
Attacks on US troops
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/drone-explosive-attacks-target-us-forces-across-iraq-sources-2023-11-09/
The Reserve Bank Governor in NZ
https://twitter.com/NZMAGAMike/status/1722783097660620971?t=mVLdqLPTAGF_b8uZbb5T4Q&s=19
Cricket controversy
https://news.sky.com/story/sri-lankas-angelo-mathews-becomes-first-player-to-be-timed-out-in-international-cricket-13001964
credit for W.H.O. flag graphic
https://www.vecteezy.com/video/14901685-who-flag-world-health-organization-flag-waving-in-the-wind-3d-rendering-chroma-key-green-screen-luma-matte-selection
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TW44: Human Rights in the UN, Powerful Peters, expel US and Israeli Ambassadors?, and more
bobdub and VJMPublishing's Vince McLeod sit down together to talk about The Week That Was
Articles discussed:
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/03/at-a-glance-the-electorates-that-flipped-on-special-votes/
https://www.reuters.com/world/irans-appointment-chair-un-rights-meeting-draws-condemnation-2023-11-02/#:~:text=Iran's%20ambassador%20to%20the%20U.N.,rights%20council%20spokesperson%20told%20Reuters.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/11/te-p-ti-m-ori-calls-for-us-ambassador-to-nz-to-be-expelled-amid-genocide-in-gaza.html
https://wwos.nine.com.au/videos/rugby/rugby-world-cup-news-wayne-barnes-explains-why-all-blacks-try-was-disallowed/cloai3sp000dp0krtnr6xesyj
https://vjmpublishing.nz/?p=37764
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/301002118/the-wiggles-demand-council-stop-blaring-hot-potato-247-at-homeless
Really great Episode, thank you so very much Vince
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TW43 - Israeli incursion, Left wing Nationalism, "women have brains" in the USA and more
bobdub talks to Vince McLeod of the Alternative Centre about events of The Week That Was
The Alternative Kiwi on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-5087351
VJMPublishing: https://vjmpublishing.nz/
bodub's channel on Rumble: https://rumble.com/account/content?type=all
bobdub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCThkkhuzeZp9dBZZ7q85xmA
Articles referenced on the show today:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-bombards-gaza-prepares-invasion-biden-urges-path-two-states-2023-10-25/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=102623&user_email=13c3da22a1db90a5acc3885b1c7fedfb5b4c4ad143be3a8c5b3740c5a00acf54
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/sarah-wagenknecht-launches-new-party-merging-left-and-far-right-ideologies-in-germany/ar-AA1iJdaE#:~:text=Sarah%20Wagenknecht%2C%20a%20former%20leader%20of%20the%20far-left,a%20novel%20political%20experiment%20that%20seeks%20to%20bridge
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/were-wiser-us-republican-women-candidates-steer-clear-speaker-fight-2023-10-25/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/french-intelligence-suspects-russia-is-behind-bedbug-hysteria
The Boks Office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3IK-dbb76E
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TW42: Gaza hospital attack, China in ascendancy, a new era in NZ (probably), and more..
bobdub and Vince McLeod talk about current affairs from the perspective of the Alternative Centre
Vince's terrorism video can be found here: https://www.bitchute.com/video/7ya6ndCw04rN/
VJMPublishing website is here: https://vjmpublishing.nz/
The Alternative Centre Podcast on Rumble is here: https://rumble.com/c-5087351/live
and on Minds.com is here: https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1562262023264276491?referrer=bobdub
The articles we refer to this week:
The hospital attack and related
https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-10-19-glenn-beck-blog-did-rashida-tlaib-lead-an-insurrection-on-capitol-grounds/#
https://www.foxnews.com/world/state-department-urges-worldwide-caution-americans-overseas-israel-hamas-war-rages
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-biden-on-gaza-hospital-strike-the-other-team-did-it/
Xi’s speech
https://english.news.cn/20231018/7bfc16ac51d443c6a7a00ce25c972104/c.html
Luxon’s victory
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67110387
Rugby
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/ref-ben-okeeffe-responds-to-antoine-duponts-post-match-comments/
Clown in Scotland
https://news.sky.com/story/pennywise-style-clown-stalking-streets-of-scottish-village-leaves-games-for-residents-to-solve-12986106
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TW41: PALESTINIAN TERROR, IRANIAN PROXY WAR, EU THREATENS SOCIAL MEDIA AND MORE...
bobdub talks to Vince McLeod of the Alternative Centre about the top stories of the last week
The articles we cover are
https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-intelligence-official-says-israel-ignored-repeated-warnings-of-something-big/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Orpyfh6Io
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67073956
https://x.com/NuZillund/status/1711979867229863965?s=20
https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/10/09/wallabies-out-of-rugby-world-cup-despite-fiji-losing-as-portugal-pull-off-upset-of-the-tournament/
Dan McGlashan's Understanding New Zealand 3rd Edition can be purchased here: https://amzn.asia/d/5je11x6
Vince's Website is https://vjmpublishing.nz/?p=37605
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TW40: MAGA TERRORISTS?, MCCARTHY OUSTING, RUSSIAN DEFEAT AND MORE...
bobdub talks with VJM of the Alternative Centre about the events of the week past.
Vince can be found at https://www.minds.com/vjmpublishing/
and his website is at https://vjmpublishing.nz/
The articles looked at in today's show are :
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/10/13/exclusive-fbi-targets-trump-followers-2024-election-nears-1831836.html
https://rollcall.com/2023/10/04/type-a-personalities-paralyze-house-after-historic-mccarthy-ouster/
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22359
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/new-zealand-v-england-cricket-world-cup-2023-world-reacts-to-stunning-victory/4354FPVZ4ZBAVFY2ERK6JKKBJQ/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-bedbugs-france-infestation-hotels-homes-even-trains/
bobdub is at https://www.minds.com/bobdub/
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TW39: $223 MILLION PER DAY, BRITAIN'S GDP, TAIWAN'S SUBMARINE AND MORE...
bobdub talks with VJM about the week that was
Articles covered in today's show:
https://bnn.network/world/us/us-lawmakers-request-clarity-on-ukraine-expenditures-a-comprehensive-look/
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-economy-grows-02-q2-2023-2023-09-29/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/28/all-you-need-to-know-about-taiwans-new-submarine-in-500-words
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/rampant-all-blacks-ease-past-italy-in-14-try-world-cup-blitz/
https://globalnews.ca/news/9984605/tooth-regrowth-drug/
VJMPublishing website: https://vjmpublishing.nz/?p=23997
Buy Vince's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CJRT9MZ1
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TW38: Brand accused, Trump the favourite, Indigenous Voice referendum and more
Russel Brand cancelled
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66897715
Trump favourite for 2024
https://www.betfair.com.au/exchange/plus/en/politics-betting-2378961
Australian referendum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1200736823/record-number-australians-enroll-vote-referendum-indigenous-voice-#:~:text=The%20referendum%20to%20be%20held,nation's%20most%20disadvantaged%20ethnic%20minority.
South Africa vs Ireland
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/22/ireland-rugby-world-cup-south-africa
Missing plane
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a45226462/why-it-was-hard-to-find-f-35-autopilot-crash/
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TW37: Kim and Putin vs Imperialism, Swedish property market, Africa immigrates to Italy and more
Kim and Putin close ranks against Imperialism
https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/13/vladimir-putin-greets-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-in-siberia-ahead-of-talks
https://www.reuters.com/world/north-korean-leader-arrives-russia-far-east-heads-aviation-plant-2023-09-14/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=091523
Housing market in Sweden
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/sweden-braces-property-storm-clouds-darken-2023-09-15/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=091523
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-war-on-inflation-has-failed-5492164?utm_source=goodeveningnoe&src_src=goodeveningnoe&utm_campaign=gv-2023-09-15&src_cmp=gv-2023-09-15&utm_medium=email&est=CHnHVEBPpz44yzC6cfIqJBlEijfqtZ%2F06jv7HZm7O%2FYvYFIpgHW%2B60fBa1gyyXdO5w%3D%3D
Immigration in Italy https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/16hx1j1/nearly_7000_people_arrive_at_italian_island_in/?sort=controversial
Māori are not Indigenous to New Zealand
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/09/10/maori-are-not-indigenous-winston-peters-claims/
Fighting on the Field
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/863654/nzl-v-nam-match-analysis
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TW36: Elon stops WWIII, India vs Bharat, climate changing and more...
bobdub chats with VJM from the Alternative Centre about the week in review
the articles from today's show:
Elon stopped wwiii
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-stopped-ukraine-attack-russian-fleet-starlink-rcna104019
India’s name
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300967195/is-it-india-is-it-bharat-speculations-abound-over-future-of-countrys-name
climate is changing
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hottest-summer-on-record-2023-un-says-climate-change-global-warming-data/
Hipkins says there were no mandates
https://twitter.com/LegendaryEnergy/status/1700018313253032256?s=20
incident on a plane
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/delta-flight-from-us-to-spain-turned-around-mid-air-after-diarrhoea-emergency/news-story/42139a887962dcf04ff6474fa75cf2f0
Vince's Website VJM Publishing: https://vjmpublishing.nz/
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TW35: Will Trump be assassinated? what's happening in Russia? what is the Digital Services Act?
bodub and VJM talk about important events of the past week from the perspective of the Alternative Centre
Vince's website https://vjmpublishing.nz/
Articles this week:
https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1696600705006809511?s=20
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tucker-warns-trump-assassination-hot-war-russia
https://www.businessinsider.com/poland-buying-tanks-helicopters-able-to-wage-combined-arms-warfare-2023-8
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/30/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-strikes-wednesday-intl/index.html
https://discernreport.com/a-draconian-new-law-snuck-through-this-month-that-institutes-extreme-censorship-of-the-internet-on-a-global-basis/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/30/eu-digital-services-act-faq/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/300962553/even-paknsave-makes-me-anxious-food-price-survey-shows-biggest-jump-ever
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-08-30/senators-hail-health-dept-recommendation-to-ease-restrictions-on-marijuana
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TW34: Prigozhin assassinated?, the case against Trump, the NZ budget blows out and more...
bobdub talks with VJM about the happenings of the week that was.
Articles referenced tonight include:
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/25/prigozhin-plane-crash-putin-refers-to-wagner-chiefs-serious-mistakes/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-report-atlanta-jail-face-charges-election-subversion-case-2023-08-24/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/government-expected-to-borrow-35pc-more-than-planned-eight-months-ago/VNDWOLXR6VD7DPFHJW7A3LATPQ/
https://www.planetrugby.com/news/all-blacks-v-springboks-five-takeaways-from-rugby-world-cup-warm-up-clash-as-south-africa-dominate-at-twickenham
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-counts-down-crucial-moon-landing-2023-08-23/
Vince's website is https://vjmpublishing.nz/
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TW33: Wildfire, a rock-singing libertarian outsider, Ukraine will fail and more....
bobdub talks with Vince McLeod of the Alternative Centre.
Vince's website is at https://vjmpublishing.nz/
This week's articles
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/17/us/hawaii-maui-wildfires-death-toll-thursday/index.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-wildfires-crews-battle-stop-blaze-yellowknife-evacuates-2023-08-17/
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-set-primary-vote-with-ruling-peronists-fighting-survival-2023-08-13/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/17/ukraine-counteroffensive-melitopol/
https://twitter.com/winstonpeters/status/1692061703872319517?s=20
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194212940/question-mark-space-webb-telescope-photo
Copyright of Argentina map https://freevectormaps.com/argentina/AR-EPS-02-0001?ref=atr
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TW32: Covid lab, vaccine hesitance, BlackRock in New Zealand and more...
Vince McLeod of VJM Publishing joins bobdub from Minds.com to discuss some of the significant events form the previous week.
Vince's website is at https://vjmpublishing.nz/
and his book can be bought from https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08RXBV228/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i0
The articles we rererence this week are
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/mysterious-chinese-covid-lab-uncovered-in-city-of-reedly-ca/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12371941/Covid-vaccine-mandates-Pauline-Hanson-grills-Pfizer-Moderna-representatives-Senate-hearing-Australians-forced-jab.html
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/123524/global-investment-giant-blackrock-will-raise-2b-nz-investors-fund-solar-wind
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-new-poll-shows-labour-crashing-nzf-rising-and-national-act-with-enough-support-to-govern/HNJHVHFYWRBY3HO735BBDFTHFA/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132717916/drinkers-in-christchurch-pub-shocked-to-see-men-in-blackface-win-competition
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TW31 - Trump indicted, who are the bad guys? and the surge of the right wing in New Zealand
VJM and bobdub discuss the week that was.
Articles discussed:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/08/01/jack-smith-charges-against-trump-include-potential-death-penalty/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/opinion/trump-meritocracy-educated.html
https://www.vox.com/2023/8/4/23818817/trump-support-david-brooks-economic-anxiety
https://www.revolver.news/2023/08/new-york-times-writer-david-brooks-finally-wonders-what-if-were-actually-the-bad-guys/
https://www.sheppnews.com.au/world/national-on-track-to-govern-in-latest-new-zealand-poll/
https://au.news.yahoo.com/big-support-cannabis-tax-123000993.html
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/03/very-smart-pig-which-caused-havoc-on-akl- motorway-caught/
VJMPublishing website: https://vjmpublishing.nz/?p=36750
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TW30: Nuclear Threat, Nuclear Medicine and Sinead O'Connor
bobdub and VJM talk about the week in review
All the articles covered in tonight's show are listed below:
https://www.reuters.com/world/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-meets-russian-defence-minister-2023-07-27/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=072723
https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-threat-defense-minister-us-actions-nuclear-first-strike-2023-7?op=1
https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/brics/international-brics-expert-forum-on-nuclear-medicine-officially-opens-in-moscow-522fe8f5-c39e-4059-aef8-9307ae201fcc
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pm-chris-hipkins-to-reveal-reallocation-of-ministerial-portfolios-after-kiri-allans-arrest-and-resignation/AM6F4O63C5E55JJE76ZX7YBZYE/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300935062/kiri-allan-crashed-outside-wellington-home-of-senior-official
https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/music/1619623/how-sinead-o-connor-die/
https://abc7.com/oakland-naked-woman-freeway-shootings-northern-california/13555134/
Vince's website: https://vjmpublishing.nz/
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TW29: Auckland murderer, deficit increased 170%, is this the end of Western civilization and more..
VJM and bobdub review the week from the perspective of the Alternative Centre.
Articles referred to in todays show:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/downtown-auckland-mass-shooting-nation-in-mourning-as-investigations-continue/XXOQMMZ6LFGKJH5MNA6MSQTK3M/
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/20/world-heat-wave-records-us-europe-china
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187540763/budget-federal-deficit-nationa-debt-ceiling
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/07/21/how-did-the-aussie-castaway-spend-his-months-lost-at-sea/
https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1682176866529034241
Vince's website: https://vjmpublishing.nz/
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TW26: France on fire, Russia in turmoil and affirmative action is over in America
bobdub talks to VJMPublishing about the Alternative Centrist opinion of current affairs
The articles we looked at this week:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-police-use-of-force-powers-road-traffic-stops-2023-06-28/
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/no-comment-by-kremlin-on-reported-arrest-of-russian-commander
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/29/affirmative-action-ending-00104189
https://www.stuff.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/300917960/tauranga-city-council-thrown-into-free-speech-debate-over-what-is-a-woman-event
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132418130/backup-air-force-plane-sent-to-manila-for-pms-visit-to-china
Vince's book "Clown World Chronicles": https://amzn.asia/d/6J30JKP
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TW24: Trump arrested, Kaczynski suicided and recession in New Zealand
VJM and bobdub discuss the events of the past week from the perspective of the Alternative Centre
You can buy Vince's book Clown World Chronicles here https://www.amazon.com.au/Clown-World-Chronicles-primate-Century/dp/B08RXBV228
and Kaczynski's manifesto here https://www.amazon.com.au/Industrial-Society-Its-Future-Unabomber/dp/B086Y5JY5K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26RQYI9T5SZE9&keywords=industrial+society+and+it%27s+future&qid=1687011014&s=books&sprefix=industrial+society+and+it%2Cstripbooks%2C210&sr=1-1
Articles in today's show
https://www.fox9.com/news/local-gop-chapter-draws-bipartisan-criticism-for-comparing-biden-to-dictators-following-trump-indictment
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unabomber-cause-death-rcna88737
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-14/new-zealand-falls-into-recession-as-gdp-drops-in-first-quarter?leadSource=uverify%20wall
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/meth-in-maple-syrup-bottles-police-speak-about-big-drug-bust/3TTQZ7XZJVHE7JTMZDGL4AQRDM/
https://gizmodo.com/killer-whales-marthas-vineyard-cape-cod-san-francisco-1850544087
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TW23: WAR, ESPIONAGE AND PROPAGANDA!
VJM and bobdub discuss the events of the past week from the perspective of the Alternative Centre
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kakhovka-dam-flood-evacuation-eecc9952c2d9f500c38b0a873f69438c
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/europe-enters-recession-after-data-revisions-paint-far-gloomier-economic-picture
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132231355/new-zealand-signs-military-agreement-with-japan
https://twitter.com/David_Cormack/status/1667323274081214464
https://www.reddit.com/r/ConservativeKiwi/comments/144ucn9/rnz_changes_reuters_article_on_russian_invasion/
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TW22 FROM THE ALTERNATIVE CENTRE: A PERSPECTIVE
Biolabs, moon base, men voting right wing in New Zealand, housing market and could nicotine help prevent Parkinson's disease? Join VJM and bobdub as they look at The Week That Was from the perspective of the Alternative Centre.
1 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HSqcl812LIs
2 https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-05-30/Elon-Musk-speaks-highly-of-China-s-space-program-1kdJoLFPZPq/index.html
3 https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/9262-nz-national-voting-intention-may-2023
4 https://www.interest.co.nz/propertySeveral
5 https://www.bitchute.com/video/c3EtqqRRVADw/
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/nicotine-good-bad-and-ugly#:~:text=Nicotine%20can%20protect%20brain%20cells,movement)%20and%20trouble%20with%20memory
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TW21: RUSSIANS v RUSSIA, TYRANNY, CHANGE
Join VJM and bobdub as they take a look at current affairs from the perspective of the Alt Centre
1 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-russians-end-up-far-right-militia-fighting-ukraine-2023-05-11/
2 https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1508592538758418437?referrer=bobdub
3 https://i.stuff.co.nz/opinion/132153848/national-figures-now-quietly-admit-theyve-got-a-luxon-challenge--can-he-improve
4 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-teens-are-drinking-less-possibly-because-theyre-staying-home-and-online/SRFEV6O7PVEURAEVRRAFUOZ3S4/
5 https://apnews.com/article/nature-burial-mushrooms-netherlands-sustainable-coffin-5b211105cc5566c9ada430f2e2e8e3a0
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TW20: ARMS DEALERS WINNING, THE WORLD IS CHANGING, AND HARD TIMES FOR JOE AVERAGE
Join VJM and bobdub as they take a look at current affairs from the perspective of the Alt Centre
with shrooms
This week we look at
1 Russian attack on Kiev repelled by patriot system
https://www.reuters.com/world/falling-debris-causes-fires-two-kyiv-sites-officials-2023-05-18/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=051823
After particularly heavy air strikes on Kyiv on Tuesday, Ukraine said it had shot down six Russian "Kinzhal" missiles. Moscow later denied losing six of the hypersonic missiles which it has touted as all but unstoppable.
Russia said it had destroyed a U.S.-made Patriot missile defence system during Tuesday's attacks but Ukraine denied this.
2 The world around us is changing – advice from the alternative centre?
(Global warming PLUS tsunami warning)
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/more-likely-than-not-world-will-soon-see-15c-warming-wmo-2023-05-17/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=051723
Partially responsible for boosting the chance of soon hitting 1.5C is an El Niño weather pattern expected to develop in the coming months. During El Niño, warmer waters in the tropical Pacific heat the atmosphere above, lifting global temperatures.
The WMO also found a 98% chance that one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, surpassing 2016 which saw a global temperature impacted by about 1.3C (2.3F) of warming.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300884247/civil-defence-assesses-tsunami-threat-from-magnitude-77-earthquake-near-loyalty-islands
3 NZ Budget – help for the vulnerable but interest rate hike
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132080018/budget-2023-the-bread-and-butter-pudding-budget?rm=a
Virtually all prescriptions will now be free with the Government scrapping the $5 co-payment. People with young children in care will get an extra subsidy, with 20 free hours at early childhood centres extended to 2-year-olds in addition to 3- and 5-year-olds. The sector, which can be a financially precarious one, also gets more money for teachers and running childcare centres.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/132087748/budget-2023-grant-robertsons-budget-has-one-marker-who-matters-adrian-orr
A number of bank economists now predict an interest rate hike of another 50 points by Adrian Orr next Wednesday. The language the central bank’s monetary policy committee uses that day will be closely watched – especially any mention of expansionary fiscal policy meaning an extended rate tightening cycle.
4 Migration in New Zealand – society under pressure?
https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/121227/surging-inbound-migration-seen-adding-demand-new-zealand-economy-westpac
"...That sharp rise in net migration will see population growth rising from just 0.5% at the end of 2022 to 2.4% by the close of this year. That would be the fastest rate of population growth New Zealand has seen in decades, and it signals a large increase in many businesses’ demand base."
"On one hand, an influx of workers may help to take the upward pressure out of wages – employers are certainly hoping this will be the case.
"But in other areas they are likely to add to already- strong demand, particularly in housing, where population growth is set to outstrip the pace of homebuilding in the year ahead. This uncertain balance will also have important implications for monetary policy."
Unfortunately, the surge in migration "has the potential to disturb the grand plan" the Reserve Bank has for reining in inflation, the economists say.
5 MDMA in Australia – will it come to NZ?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-psychedelic-therapies-mental-illnesses-legal.html
Prof. Loo says there are two main ways that psychedelic drugs can help people with long-term, treatment-resistant mental illnesses.
"One is that they reset your brain functioning. So, a bit like rebooting the computer," Prof. Loo says.
When someone is suffering from a mental illness for an extended period, their brain can become stuck in certain negative thought patterns. The longer the brain stays in these thought patterns, the more they can become 'hardwired."
Psychedelic drugs may enable rigid thought patterns to shift, enabling new thoughts, insights and perspectives to emerge.
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TW19: Luxury housing market crash, a new podcasting platform, priming for war and more...
Global luxury housing market
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/global-luxury-home-prices-just-did-something-they-havent-done-2009
A new podcasting platform?
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657050349608501249?s=20
Priming for war?
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-defence-spending-set-increase-by-around-472-million-2023-05-08/
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-send-ukraine-27-billion-military-aid-package/a-65612028#:~:text=Germany's%20Defense%20Ministry%20has%20announced,T%2DSLM%20air%20defense%20systems
Election 2023
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-drops-in-latest-talbot-mills-poll-left-and-right-neck-and-neck/FYBHPOCAVRFPNPAS5FP7DYCGUY/
Trump can end the war in 24 hrs
https://twitter.com/TAftermath2020/status/1656470976543227905?t=l7XSJsDndn17g8AUUHdh3A&s=19
https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/xi-the-peacemaker-chinas-rise-on-the-global-stage-121970
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