The arrival of the Phase 2 Covid Response Report has led to a flurry of bullshit from the Coalition, right wing media and their worst human commentators, and 4 very distinct media narratives ranging from wailing and gnashing of teeth to a pretty even handed understanding have covered the release. But why should we be worried bout National’s reaction to a report about things they said at the time didn’t go far enough and we should have borrowed more on?

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The four attack methods you’ll see online when followers who fall for blatant coalition BS decide to let their feelings overwhelm facts.

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A war in the Middle East invariably leads to concerns about fuel supplies here - and that anxiety and uncertainty is the perfect fodder for NZ First to push it’s easily debunkable culture war conspiracies. And we need to make sure we are ready for it, and other stunts Winston could pull.

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It’s the first Sunday of the Month - so I’m catching up with the absolute legends that are Jordan Rivers, Sean Ackland and Brie Elliot tonight on The Collective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CObut-T56Iw or on BHN Network Cahnnels

Everyone’s talking about how long it’ll take Humpty Dumpty to fall - which means that you’re still talking about the eggs and not the alternative.

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The way data is presented shapes how we interpret it - it’s why data visualisation is so important. So how about we create some data for the election ourselves?

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Last election the right dominated social media spaces - and they’re using the same people, businesses and tricks to again manipulate voters - and we need to be ready for how bad and how dumb it’s going to get.

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Residential solar power seems like a no brainer - it can massively reduce power costs and consumption from the grid - but we’re lagging behind - and according to a new report from RNZ this week, it may be deliberate…

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When you spend 3 years telling everyone the result of something big, nuanced and complicated was simply the fault of your opposition, then it means when it happens on your watch, the same rules must apply, right? But when you’ve spent 3 years treating your voters like idiots, that may bite you in the ass at election time.

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Almost 60% of Kiwis get their news from Facebook - so how our news outlets frame content there has an impact on how the public perceives issues. So how do our most trusted “centrist” news outlets platform their content on a social media platform that feeds off anger and engagement? Do they fall in to leftist or right bias traps?

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