Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Friday Music: Down the Hall…, in reply to Simon Grigg,
As Grant Smithies implies on that Peter M post, it’s verging on twaddle. (You can probably remove Verging from that sentence).
Yeah. Guess I should follow it up.
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Hard News: Synthetic cannabinoids: a primer, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
The missing part to this seems to be the suppliers / importers – how much is local gangs and how much is overseas gangs, also there are bound to be ‘reputable’ people involved in this chain if past drug connections are anything to go on – because money.
A good question that would take a lot more digging and a few sources to answer properly.
But my guess is that the chemicals come in in two ways. In smaller quantities via the postal system, perhaps via "dark web" intermediaries, and in larger quantities like any other drug. I know that Customs has made seizures.
And, again guessing, I suspect it's not as organised as the meth trade, where Asian gangs are definitely involved, internationally. I've heard of one South Auckland kiddy-gang doing it, but the people busted in the recent raid in Point Chev were in their 50s and 60s. Maybe the kind of high-rollers who launder their money via Sky City are involved, but they don't seem to have turned up yet.
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Hard News: Synthetic cannabinoids: a primer, in reply to Ray Gilbert,
I noted a couple of days ago that RNZ has begun referring to synthetic drugs not synthetic cannabis. Which is not entirely accurate but a start I guess.
Sorta. "Synthetic drugs" bugs me a bit too, though – it's a somewhat meaningless term.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Down the Hall…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
NIce idea and tribute to consider BRF, but I thought Dan Birch died in 2011, which leaves only two thirds of a trio… and what with Nino moving to Australia (he might be back, not sure) and being between drummers, it would’ve been hard to manage a reformation.
This is all a bit weird. The claim was originally made in a post on the Salmonella Dub Facebook page, which was later removed. I can’t recall all the details, but it didn’t really add up.
I'm not sure if the post is public, but Peter McLennan mentioned it on August 2, and the general feeling was that the claim didn't add up.
Also, apparently Nino is working on new material with Caroline Easther on drums.
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Whoa. And just as I post this: a wave in Rotorua.
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Hard News: Synthetics: Maybe this mess…, in reply to Katharine Moody,
The commission has actually made some sound recommendations: better data systems, opioid substitution (still controversial in the US, 30 years after methadone therapy in NZ), better access to naloxone.
Trump will go for border walls and heavy policing. His whole thing is doing the opposite of what's wise.
Also: Katharine - ZeroHedge!? Argh!
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Hard News: Friday Music: Down the Hall…, in reply to Alan Perrott,
this one?
Quite possibly! My one had a different cover, though.
Another one in the series was David Bowie/Elton John.
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Guys, there really doesn't seem to be a lot of point to this argument. And "you have no idea" and "dick" don't lead anywhere useful. Let's move on.
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Hard News: A thundering clash of, in reply to Tom Semmens,
What a horrible, unreflective column. Just awful.
There are many people who hate beneficiaries. They also hate politicians. Put the two together and you get a very toxic and very explosive combination of nastiness.
Many on the left have praised her for possessing the courage to tread in such dangerous territory.
Many on the right would argue that doing so displayed a foolhardiness born of self-righteousness.
An almost audible groan would rumble along the National Party’s benches at Parliament every time she rose to ask a question.
They knew it was a cue for another sanctimonious lecture on National’s failures.
And he has the nerve to assail her for being “mean-spirited”.
It's just a truly ghastly example of the perils of spending too long in the Gallery.
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Hard News: A thundering clash of, in reply to Moz,
She was going to end up being forced to either accept whatever rumours media chose to publish and hope that the source eventually made themselves so untrustworthy the stories stopped
It was quite striking that Morning Report made a point of saying that David Seymour had tried to shop them some bullshit rumours this week and they weren't having a bar of it. It was an unusually hot burn.