Not before time; they're a repulsive little group with some extremely nasty views.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...anisations

"The Government has quietly designated two United States far-right organisations, the Proud Boys and The Base, as terrorist organisations.

Just in case you missed it...

This one sets a satellite into a unique orbit around the moon.  
From what I understand it will be a test of the orbit that might be used for a bigger gateway station to placed in the same orbit down the track...

Pretty impressive stuff for little ol' NZ.  The actual launch starts around 58 minutes in

Quote:CAPSTONEÔÇÖs primary objective is to test and verify the calculated orbital stability of a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit around the Moon, the same orbit planned for Gateway. NASAÔÇÖs Gateway is a small space station that will orbit around the Moon to provide astronauts with access to the lunar surface. It will feature living quarters for astronauts, a lab for science and research and ports for visiting spacecraft. CAPSTONE will also test a navigation system developed by Advanced Space that will measure its absolute position in cislunar space using interaction with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter without relying on ground stations for navigation support.

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/lunar/

By those evil controlling bastards in the USA. Despite it being expected to happen, it has still come as a shock that such blatantly anti women, controlling measures can take place in the 21st century.

I wonder when we can expect similar laws governing men's fertility?? Oh right - never. Despite men being able to start many times more pregnancies than any woman can.

You really have to wonder about the levels of both intelligence & sanity in those who are responsible for this idiocy; they clearly either have little idea or simply do not care, about the consequences from this piece of hatred.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898

"[b]Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision.[/b]
The judgement paves the way for individual states to ban the procedure.
Half are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans. Thirteen have already passed so-called trigger laws to automatically outlaw abortion.
President Joe Biden described it as "a tragic error" and urged states to enact laws to allow the procedure.
After the Supreme Court ruling, abortion access is expected to be cut off for about 36 million women of reproductive age, according to research from Planned Parenthood, a healthcare organisation that provides abortions."



So that's potentially 36 million more people, if each potential mother has just one child. Have the fools who did this considered how America, a country which is now struggling to provide for all its people to a reasonable level, can possibly cope with that many more people??

But that isn't what this is about; this is about controlling women - nothing more or less than that. Had it been genuine concern then provision for exceptions in cases of rape, mother's life in danger, foetus no longer viable etc. etc. would have been made.


Some states have 'trigger laws' ready to go into effect - just in case any woman has control over her body once this piece of infamy happens.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/24/polit...index.html

"Going forward, abortion rights will be determined by states, unless Congress acts.ÔÇ»ÔÇ»Already, nearly half of the states have or will pass laws that ban abortion while others have enacted strict measures regulating the procedure.ÔÇ»ÔÇ»

The vote was 5-4 in favor of overturning Roe. In a joint dissenting opinion, Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan heavily criticized the majority, closing: "With sorrow -- for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection -- we dissent."

At least 21 states have laws or constitutional amendments already in place that would make them certain to attempt to ban abortion as quickly as possible, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which favors abortion rights. And an additional four states are likely to ban abortions as soon as possible without federal protections."


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...ppens-next

"However, anti-abortion laws are not national. The US will have a patchwork of laws, including restrictions and protections, because some Democratic-led states such as California and New York expanded reproductive rights in the run-up to the decision.

Even so, new abortion bans will make the US one of just four nations to roll back abortion rights since 1994, and by far the wealthiest and most influential nation to do so. 
More than half (58%) of all US women of reproductive age ÔÇô or 40 million people ÔÇô live in states┬áhostile to abortion.

A final group of states intends to ban abortion very early in pregnancy, often before women know they are pregnant. One such state is Georgia, where abortion will be banned at six weeks. Several states, such as Texas, have multiple bans in place.

 A majority of members of the House of Representatives support an abortion rights statute, as does the White House.
However, Republicans are almost certain to block abortion rights laws in the Senate, which is evenly split with Democrats. One Democratic senator, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, has repeatedly crossed party lines to vote against abortion rights. That leaves just 49 Democrats, far short of the support needed to pass such a measure.
To overcome the evenly split Senate, Democrats would need to win landslide victories in the upcoming midterm elections. However, despite the fact that popular opinion favors abortion rights, it is unclear how the midterms could be swayed by the issue.


And, regardless of the outcome of the next election, Dobbs will forever change life in the US. The lives of individuals will be irrevocably altered as people are denied reproductive healthcare, face long journeys or are forced to give birth."

Worth the few minutes read.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300581...the-planet

How long until crass commercialisation takes hold?

I'm sure that someone at Pak'nSave HQ had pencilled down "Meatariki" at some point.

Okay, she has weevils throughout her pantry, but how do they get into a jar of olives? Those are some pretty clever weevils.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1290471...nfestation

Several people were stabbed in the North shore.
Apparently some construction workers nearby were able to grab the bloke - it sounds like someone who's mentally ill.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/3006204...coast-bays

"A large kitchen knife has been found at the scene where multiple people were stabbed in Auckland East Coast Bays on Thursday morning.

Must be due to "global warming"
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/23/otago...around-nz/

Who wants to see it disappear?

A cashless society means no cash.... Zero!!!┬á It doesnÔÇÖt mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ÔÇÿwee bit of cash here & thereÔÇÖ. Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, and fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society arenÔÇÖt fully aware of what they are asking for. A cashless society means:

Russia has warned Lithuania of consequences over their rail transit blockage.

Surely Russia wouldn't be daft enough to extend their war into Lithuania.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61878929


[b]"Russia has warned Lithuania of "serious" consequences after it banned the rail transfer of some goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.[/b]
Russia "will certainly respond to such hostile actions," senior security official Nikolai Patrushev said.
Lithuania says it is only following the EU sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Kaliningrad - a strategic region where Russia's Baltic Fleet is headquartered - has no border with mainland Russia.


The western territory was annexed from Germany after World War Two in 1945 and is bordered by EU and Nato members Lithuania and Poland.

The region - where an estimated one million people live - relies heavily on imports of raw materials and spare parts from Russia and the EU."