If the Pentagon Papers came out today, 100% Meta, Google, and X would censor it.
Just a week after both Meta & Google promised Senators that they would never block a potentially embarrassing story related to a candidate for national office, both companies did just that. Apparently the promise only applied to embarrassing info on GOP candidates. www.techdirt.com/2024/09/30/b...
It probably will not shock you to find out that big techâs promises to never again suppress embarrassing leaked content about a political figure came with a catch. Apparently, it only applies when âŚ
Itâs so blatant, too. Neither of them even try to hide that theyâre doing this.
Just a week after both Meta & Google promised Senators that they would never block a potentially embarrassing story related to a candidate for national office, both companies did just that. Apparently the promise only applied to embarrassing info on GOP candidates. www.techdirt.com/2024/09/30/b...
It probably will not shock you to find out that big techâs promises to never again suppress embarrassing leaked content about a political figure came with a catch. Apparently, it only applies when âŚ
RIP Pete Rose you must have been so mad that everybody loves sports betting now
I noticed there's a new cafe & bakery going in where Pandoro was in Allen St. Hope they're aware of the invisible cycle & bus lanes.
Paywall now lifted: Unredacted legal advice obtained by Newsroom shows officials warned ministers that repealing the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration would likely breach New Zealand's trade agreements. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/g...
Ministers forged ahead with reinstating offshore drilling despite warnings from officials that it probably violates the European or British trade agreements, reports Marc Daalder
THIS. I also have a follow up question for the Finance Minister: Ever heard of e-commerce and online sales, dipshit? Plenty of retailers know quite a bit on the subject if you actually give a damn." #nzpol
âAccording to Willis, the Wellington retail economy is in a tailspin because too many people are working from home. Really? Hasnât the fact that her government has recklessly cut 6,000 good jobs out of the local economy got something to do with it?â #nzpol #perverse #hostile
Work-in-the-office mandates? Hell yes, Finance Minister Nicola Willis is all for them. Given half the chance, she believes, âsome people but not allâ will just skive off, otherwise. Willis is happy to...
this article ran on the front page of today's New York Times but the paper has still never reported Donald Trump's threats to imprison people for criticizing the Supreme Court
...what you don't get is that you are blatantly benefiting from the polices of your government, although, to be fair, that sort of graft hardly makes you stand out alongside the likes of Jones, McKee and Costello...
No, mate, you don't get it...no one gives a fat rats that you are wealthy. In fact, that someone as talentless as yourself can get to the top of anything should be an inspiration to us all... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM says he's not shy about his success and expects media to report details of his life.
I don't take positions on politicians or parties, but I wanted to talk about the policy construction of "wealth creators" here ... landlords aren't 'wealth creators' in the societal or economy sense as they're not adding wealth to either. Rather, it's individual wealth creation that is being valued.
The PM makes $316k/yr after PAYE tax as PM. He has also just made $460k in income from capital gains. He was asked if he should pay tax on the income from capital gains. He said he didn't see the point of the question because wealth creators needed the incentive. thekaka.substack.com/p/i-dont-kno...
Asked about $460,000 in tax-free income from capital gains on rental property sales, PM Christopher Luxon says a capital gains tax wasnât up for debate as it would remove incentive for wealth creators