The 4-digit phone number says how long ago this was!

by Geoffrey Churchman

This entry in the 2026 French Film Festival was recommended by a reader as it deals with the subject of police misconduct and the special division within the French National Police, the IGPN, that investigates it.

It’s a topic that became very prominent in NZ from the protests against the Jacinda regime’s ‘vaccine’ mandates of 2021 that resulted in a large anti-mandate camp outside Parliament during February-March 2022 and which Speaker Trevor Mallard along with Comrade Jacinda ordered the then Police Chief Coster to remove by any means necessary. The difference was that while public protests in France (and sometimes in Britain) often turn violent, the NZ event was perfectly peaceful, so Comrade Jacinda/Mallard together with Coster decided to use agents provoctateurs to frame them.

Although the particular story of Dossier 137 shown is fictional, it is set during the period of the Gilets Jaunes (yellow vests) protests of 2018-2020 during Macron’s first term and actual incidents when the riot squad overstepped the line and indulged in gratutious thuggery.

It shows a family heading from the town of St Dizier heading in a mini-van to participate in a protest and a phone video of them singing along. One of them, a 20 year-old gets whacked in the head by a ball from a LBD gun (see picture) which causes severe skull and brain injury. An official complaint is laid as you would expect, it was on a side street away from the main action.

Léa Drucker plays Stéphanie, an Internal Affairs police officer who is assigned the case and when she discovers that the victim hails from her hometown of Saint-Dizier, the case suddenly becomes far more personal. Stéphanie soon finds herself isolated in a system hellbent on protecting its own. Street surveillance cameras show an intriguing photo of someone apparently filming the incident on a phone camera from a upper room of a hotel in the street. She learns it was a housekeeper and reluctant witness Alicia Mady (Guslagie Malanda), whose video holds the key to the truth — but she is concerned about retaliation.

This compelling crime drama highlights themes of loyalty versus justice that resonate long after the final scene. It was an Official Selection at the Festival de Cannes (in Competition) and Léa Drucker’s commanding role won a Best Actress César.

I found there’s really nothing to fault; the script is excellent as are the performances; there are no plot-holes and everything is credible. The subject may not be great entertainment, but it is one that people need to be aware of, particularly in Europe where protests against the insidious nature of the EU and Nato are sure to get more strenuous and the autocrats react with increasing subjugation. 9/10.

Case 137 (117 minutes) may make the independent cinema circuit in NZ, but it’s worth watching for on the movie streaming channels.

Near where I live the authorities are constructing a roundabout on the junction of State Highway 1 and the off road down to Waitarere Beach. At this point SH1 is single lanes each way and the surrounding land is flat, open farmland without trees. It could not be easier for building a simple roundabout. Construction started on 29 October 2025, and the Ministry is now crowing that it will be all finished in November 2026. Eleven months to build a roundabout in the most ideal conditions and on one of the busiest roads (SH1) where one would have thought speed of the essence so as not to hold up traffic.

In 1881 my great, great-grandfather, also John McLean and a contractor, built a good, strong bridge over Cox’s Creek in Auckland in one month. In the same year he built the Whatawhata Bridge in the Waikato. It was a truss bridge extending from steep bank to steep bank. At 520 feet long (158 metres) it consisted of two 80 foot spans (each supported on 16 piles of totara), seven 40 foot spans (each on 8 piles) and four 20 foot spans (each on 6 piles). Some fifteen tons of iron were used while the approaches on each side were sodded and metalled, the roadway being fourteen feet wide. And how long did it take to do all this in a remote area and with hand tools before the age of machinery? SEVEN MONTHS.

So, we have progressed from building a large bridge in seven months to laying out a roundabout on flat land in double that time. In those days things were built by lions; to-day they are built by donkeys.

John McLean

from the Babylon Bee

LONDON — In a stunning fall from power, one of the world’s foremost Muslim leaders was forced to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Keir Starmer, a preeminent voice for Islam on the world stage over the past several years, announced his resignation this morning after losing the support of several powerful mosques.

“It is time for someone else to lead the intifada,” said Starmer, standing outside the Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street. “I have had the great privilege these past few years of heading up the Muslim takeover of England, glory to Allah. You know, 10 years ago, you couldn’t stab a native citizen and have the police arrest him while he’s dying. I’m extremely proud of the progress we’ve made, but it’s time to hand over the proverbial scimitar to the next leader. Thank you, and Allahu Akbar.”

According to sources within the Labour Party, the search had already begun for a devout Muslim leader to take Starmer’s place. “We have some great potential options identified,” said Labour leader Stanley Higgins. “There’s Mohammed, Mohammed, Mohammed, and also Sir William Chestershire of Brighton. I think we’re going to go with Mohammed.”

At publishing time, Starmer had reportedly accepted a new position as an aide to the “probably gay” Ayatollah of Iran.

Another great Triffie Laitphlang pic

🚩There are literally hundreds of Jobs popping up online advertised ONLY FOR INDIANS, e.g Trade depot in Hamilton are looking for a forklift driver –

“OSH Forklift Licence is essential”

and so is :

“Proficiency in Hindi or Punjabi is essential for effective communication with… pic.twitter.com/o3xzCmDtij

— Holyhekatuiteka (@2ETEKA) June 21, 2026

Five people have been killed and dozens injured in a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Voronezh, Governor Aleksandr Gusev has said.

A missile attack warning was issued for the region, around 450 km south of Moscow, on Monday morning. Gusev reported that air defenses intercepted “high-speed aerial targets” over the city.

According to the governor, the strike hit an industrial facility, causing “significant damage” and a fire which has since been extinguished. The attack damaged a dozen apartment blocks, as well as six single-family homes and around 50 vehicles, Gusev said in a statement published on Telegram.

Russian officials did not immediately identify the weapons used in the strike. However, media reports have claimed that British-French Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles were used.

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The attack came after the Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had intercepted more than 300 Ukrainian long-range drones overnight. Dozens of drones were launched toward Moscow, according to the capital’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin.

Kiev’s military effort continues to rely heavily on Western support. The EU has shouldered much of the financial burden since US President Donald Trump cut off assistance last year. Ukraine has intensified long-range strikes inside Russia as its forces gradually retreat along parts of the front line and face a worsening manpower shortage.

The deep strikes are reportedly intended in part to demonstrate Ukraine’s ability to inflict damage and to encourage foreign backers to approve further multibillion-dollar aid packages.

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At a memorial plaque on the Wellington waterfront dedicated to New Zealanders who, as part of the Arctic Convoys, rendered assistance to the Soviet Union in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Today they once again face the belligerence of Nazis in Ukraine and their allied governments in Germany and Britain.