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Nudge, nudge, wink, wink: How government psychological manipulation became the norm
“Is it ethically sound for our political elite to strategically inflict emotional discomfort on the populace as a means of encouraging the populace to adhere to their diktats?”
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‘Disgusting’, ‘retarded’, ‘gaslighting’: Winston Peters on fire as he blasts mainstream media and government over handling of COVID response
“If they were true patriots and true democrats, they’d be screaming out for answers.”
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“I don’t think I said that”: Tucker Carlson dismantles Australian journalists attempting to link conservative reporter to racist theories and being a Putin toady
“Everyone knows how corrupt you are and there’s a reason they have contempt for you.”
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“You couldn’t GIVE it away”: Study shows bleak response to free newspaper subscriptions
Local news is in trouble.
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Nudge, nudge, wink, wink: How government psychological manipulation became the norm
“Is it ethically sound for our political elite to strategically inflict emotional discomfort on the populace as a means of encouraging the populace to adhere to their diktats?”
![Disinformation 24 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/29190958/lynch-peters-300x169.jpg)
‘Disgusting’, ‘retarded’, ‘gaslighting’: Winston Peters on fire as he blasts mainstream media and government over handling of COVID response
“If they were true patriots and true democrats, they’d be screaming out for answers.”
![Disinformation 25 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/29191030/tucker-300x169.jpg)
“I don’t think I said that”: Tucker Carlson dismantles Australian journalists attempting to link conservative reporter to racist theories and being a Putin toady
“Everyone knows how corrupt you are and there’s a reason they have contempt for you.”
![Disinformation 26 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/05193039/net-zero-300x196.jpg)
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“You couldn’t GIVE it away”: Study shows bleak response to free newspaper subscriptions
Local news is in trouble.
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Examining Michael Baker’s pandemic policies
Hero or charlatan?
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Don’t dismantle the WHO, reform it
Dr Bell challenges WHO’s power push, urging a shift to save ‘life-years’ and protect freedoms.
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Combined COVID and flu shots suggest stroke risk in seniors
Vaccination combo: Better safe than stroke?
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Adams: Journalists resort to imaginative reasons for Labour’s loss
Blaming big money is an excuse.
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UK MP delivers landmark address to Parliament on excess deaths
Safe and effective?
![Disinformation 34 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18051423/Untitled-design-1-300x200.png)
Can Luxon’s corporate expertise drive reform?
Chief Restructuring Officer
![Disinformation 35 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/27224032/Michael_Baker_MNZM_cropped-e1701115986302-300x203.jpg)
Examining Michael Baker’s pandemic policies
Hero or charlatan?
![Disinformation 36 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/18050935/World_Health_Organisation_headquarters_Geneva_north_and_west_sides-scaled-e1699555893261-300x201.jpg)
Don’t dismantle the WHO, reform it
Dr Bell challenges WHO’s power push, urging a shift to save ‘life-years’ and protect freedoms.
![Disinformation 37 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/18051845/Centrist-Images-for-New-Website-31-300x212.jpg)
Combined COVID and flu shots suggest stroke risk in seniors
Vaccination combo: Better safe than stroke?
![Disinformation 38 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18051408/Untitled-design-1-1-300x200.png)
Adams: Journalists resort to imaginative reasons for Labour’s loss
Blaming big money is an excuse.
![Disinformation 39 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18051412/Untitled-design-18-1-300x200.jpg)
UK MP delivers landmark address to Parliament on excess deaths
Safe and effective?
![Disinformation 40 Disinformation - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18051423/Untitled-design-1-300x200.png)
Can Luxon’s corporate expertise drive reform?
Chief Restructuring Officer