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Is Jacinda going to choose the Justin Trudeau way?

Is Jacinda going to choose the Justin Trudeau way?

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I think comrade Jacinda is going to go the Justin Trudeau way PM says Parliament occupation ‘no longer a protest’ The occupation on Parliament’s lawn and the surrounding streets “is no longer a protest”, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as the stand-off with police stretches into its tenth day. TV 1, 17 February, 2022 Jacinda Ardern said what was happening “is illegal, we’re all clear on that”. (Source: 1News) Hundreds have set up camp for over a week, with stalls…

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Are there moves to avoid the Trudeau “solution” in Wellington?

Are there moves to avoid the Trudeau “solution” in Wellington?

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Typically, the headline does not in any way reflect the conversation; the owner of the Backbencher pub is quite upbeat about the protest. Owner of Backbencher pub on police towing parliament protesters cars The Backbencher Gastropub in Wellington. (Photo / Mark Mitchell) Police finally seem to be going harder on the protesters that are causing inconvenience to the people of Wellington.  Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has issued an ultimatum, move your cars off the streets, or they will be towed.  This…

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Trudeau Unleashes ‘Emergency Powers Act’

Trudeau Unleashes ‘Emergency Powers Act’

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Trudeau Unleashes ‘Emergency Powers Act’, Threatens Crowd-Funding Platforms With “Terrorist-Financing” For Protesters Update (1715ET): As expected, Canadian PM Trudeau invoked sweeping emergency police powers Monday in his latest attempt to stamp out dissent from citizens protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions.  “This is not a peaceful protest,” the Canadian leader told reporters in Ottawa alongside top cabinet officials. “The federal government is stepping in because local police authorities have had difficulty enforcing the law,” he said. “This is about keeping Canadians safe, protecting…

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Trudeau Unleashes ‘Emergency Powers Act’

Trudeau Unleashes ‘Emergency Powers Act’

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Trudeau Unleashes ‘Emergency Powers Act’, Threatens Crowd-Funding Platforms With “Terrorist-Financing” For Protesters Update (1715ET): As expected, Canadian PM Trudeau invoked sweeping emergency police powers Monday in his latest attempt to stamp out dissent from citizens protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions.  “This is not a peaceful protest,” the Canadian leader told reporters in Ottawa alongside top cabinet officials. “The federal government is stepping in because local police authorities have had difficulty enforcing the law,” he said. “This is about keeping Canadians safe, protecting…

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The protesters at NZ parliament survive a wild night’s weather to the Speaker’s chagrin

The protesters at NZ parliament survive a wild night’s weather to the Speaker’s chagrin

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Occupiers of NZ Parliament survive wild weather in Wellington Here is mainstream media reporting Covid-19 protest at Parliament enters sixth day The number of protestors joining the crowd at the anti-mandate demonstration is steadily growing, after a subdued start to the day. More people joined the protest yesterday, taking numbers up to about 1000, but rain last night drove numbers down to about 500. Photo: RNZ Hundreds of people are on the parliament lawn, though some have been driven away by the…

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Canadian Army Major speaks out against Canadian tyranny and overreach – Major Stephen Chledowski

Canadian Army Major speaks out against Canadian tyranny and overreach – Major Stephen Chledowski

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Trudeau’s empty threats: Freedom Convoy truckers are STILL on US-Canada bridge after both a 7 pm court AND midnight deadline from Ontario police to forcibly remove them came and went Freedom Convoy truckers are still on the US-Canada Ambassador Bridge – in defiance of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 7pm and then midnight deadlines to clear the road on Friday Protesters blocking the busiest land border in North America – the bridge between Detroit and Windsor –  refused to leave,…

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The boy brutalised by NZ police

The boy brutalised by NZ police

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INTERVIEW WITH THE 17YO TEEN BRUTALISED BY NZ POLICE YESTERDAY From Free NZ. Beautiful korero with this young man. So brave. So wise. (Note since this was published we’ve received word that Alexander is actually 17 not 14 as originally thought – to explain the correction).TWNZ “We talk to the brave insightful young man Alexander from Whakatane who went viral when picture of him being held down by police was circulated far and wide. We have a full interview coming…

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DAY 7 OF THE CONVOY 2022 NZ

DAY 7 OF THE CONVOY 2022 NZ

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LIVE: CONVOY 2022 NZ DAY 7 – Saturday 12th February 2022 An exhuberent atmosphere at parliament   There is some direct feed from Chantelle Baker that Facebook will not allow me to embed. It can be seen HERE   This has to be watched to see the police modus operandi How Police Treated Peaceful Protestors, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, 10 Feb, 2021 Counterspin Media wipes the floor with the lame MSM Kelvyn from Counterspin Media, wiped the floor with the…

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Mainstream coverage of the occupation of parliament grounds

Mainstream coverage of the occupation of parliament grounds

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Here is some relatively-neutral (compared with before) reporting from the Dominion Post. They continue to emphasise the inconvenience to businesses and commuters while ignoring the “inconvenience” faced over the last 2 years – the exact reason the protesters are there. It has been raining since yesterday but that has not dampened the spirit of the protesters despite the Speaker of Parliament, Trevor Mallard turning on the sprinklers on the lawn where the tents are to try and break the spirit…

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The police turn brutal in Wellington, New Zealand

The police turn brutal in Wellington, New Zealand

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I apologise for the wonky formatting; this small item has taken about 4 times as long as normal to put together from the first moment. Not being content with following events from 20 km away and watching livestreams we decided to go on down and see for ourselves. *** The media are praising the police for their “patience” and “calm response” to “aggressive” anti-COVID vaccine mandate protestors.      This could, of course be straight out of George Orwell and worthy…

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