Article of the Week
An article well worth your time this week is that of former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer in his analysis of the Regulatory Standards Bill. As Dame Anne Salmond commented “Sir Geoffrey understands the workings of the New Zealand Parliament and constitution in a way that most of us can’t – from practical experience as a former Prime Minister and from decades of distinguished scholarship on constitutional law, peer reviewed by other experts around the world.”
Sporting Moment of the Week
Imagine…the Republican bros aping to out to UFC on the lawn of the White House. This is Trump’s America!
Picture of the Week
Who doesn’t love a bit of MJ passing a big beautiful bill?
Headline of the week
Some lady is having to run to the media as ChatGPT won’t stop ‘love bombing’ her husband.
Meme of the Week
The state of the world can’t get any worse…can it?
Song of the Week
In honour of one of the most stable, measured, humble countries please enjoy this throwback banger to honour the 4th of July.
Fact of the Week
John Adams, a Founding Father and the second President, not only kept an alligator as a pet at the White House, but also boycotted 4th of July celebrations in protest, believing that the true day of independence was the 2nd of July 1776, when Congress actually voted for independence.
In other news…
Only two weeks after his wedding, Premier League Champion Diogo Jota has passed away in a car accident in Spain.