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infrom the Daily Mail
Americans are eating out less as inflation weakens the dollars in their pocket, which is leading to some harsh consequences for restaurants across the country.
Visits to sit-down restaurants were down nearly five percent in 2023 from the year prior, according to location analytics firm Placer.ai.
Even big metropolitan areas in the US known for their great dining spots are struggling to maintain an environment where it’s profitable to run a restaurant.
Eater NY reported that over 40 bars and restaurants closed in New York City from December 2023 to January 2024, with some of the owners saying business simply never picked up after the covid lockdowns in 2020.
But in a city where it would take a person over 22 years to eat at every single restaurant, the problem isn’t as pronounced.
In middle America, where there are fewer people and household incomes are lower, almost all restaurants are feeling the pressure of empty seats.
13 Monday May 2024
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inInvariably when governments engage in morally abhorrent acts, they have to stop people from communicating about or protesting those acts.
From Jonathan Cook at unz.com:
The Legacy media’s role is to draw attention away from what the students are protesting – complicity in genocide – and engineer a moral panic to leave the genocide undisturbed
As mass student protests quickly spread to campuses across the United States last week, and others took hold in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, the western media gave centre stage to one man to arbitrate on whether the demonstrations should be allowed to continue: US President Joe Biden.
The establishment media reverentially relayed the president’s message that the protests were violent and dangerous, treating his assessment as if it had been handed down on a tablet of stone.
Biden declared the protesters had no “right to cause chaos”, giving the green light for police to go in with even greater force to clear the encampments.
This week, Biden raised the stakes further by suggesting the protests were evidence of a “ferocious surge” of antisemitism in the US.
According to reports, more than 2,000 protesters have been arrested after some university administrators – under growing pressure from the White House and their own wealthy donors – called in local police.
In approving the crushing of dissent, Biden contradicted himself: “We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent. But order must prevail.”
One small problem went unmentioned: Biden was not a disinterested party. In fact, his conflict of interest was so gigantic it could, like the damage to Gaza, be seen from outer space.
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inEpisode 100 – Nick Patterson: I Fought the Law & the LAW LOST!
Watch here:
https://madmaxworld.tv/watch?id=664061edaa17df4d0ec7aeae
In this episode we cover police brutality.
The big story this week in NZ was the Free NZ trial. We bring you up to speed on what has happened to Liz Gunn & Jonathan Clark.
Following that we delve into the big story across the ditch, where a win against the system should put some wind in the freedom sails.
Nick Patterson, a champion Australian MMA fighter, has achieved what many thought was impossible – he fought the law, and won!
Facing the worlds most extreme lockdowns, Australians were fortunate to have someone brave enough like Nick to take the state on as he simply exorcised his God given rights during a time where it was dangerous to do so.
Nick fought to keep his gym open, defended his friends and organised many pushbacks against the covid tyranny. As a consequence he has had four cases to answer to and recently he was vindicated in one such case when the judge ruled that evidence presented by the police was inadmissible in court, and ruling that Victoria police used unlawful tactics & unjustifiable violence against protestors. This could see police being charged.
For the past four years, he has faced prosecution by corrupt authorities due to his vocal stance against official narratives. Despite these challenges, Nick remains steadfast in his mission, amplifying his message through platforms like his Telegram channel, Fight Corrupt Police.
At his core, Nick Patterson embodies resilience, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to fighting for what is right, making him a powerful voice for change in his community and beyond.
13 Monday May 2024
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inIt’s been quite the week! Sometimes, with the hustle and bustle of running the Voices for Freedom and Reality Check Radio machines, it can be easy to remain so intently focused on the incoming threats and upcoming campaigns that we forget to celebrate the wins!
So, here are four things to put a smile on your dial
This week saw the return of everyone’s favourite radio station with a difference. After several weeks of fundraising, we reached the final target, thanks to thousands of donations from our fantastic community and listeners. The hosts and contributors were over the moon to get back behind the microphone, where they feel most at home, bringing you the news, discussion, and information you won’t hear anywhere else!
2. The People’s Terms Hit Parliament!
We all know how important it is that the events of the last four years are not swept under the carpet. Scrutiny of and accountability for the destructive decisions made during the Covid era is essential to ensuring that we never see a repeat performance!
Put bluntly, the current Covid Inquiry is a waste of space. That’s why our team put together a comprehensive set of terms for a new independent, full-scale, wide-ranging public inquiry into NZ’s Covid response, complete with replaced commissioners and prioritised focus on the safety of the Covid injection.
Over 33,000 Kiwi legends signed The People’s Terms, and last Thursday, Claire and Alia hand-delivered them to New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, and NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich, marking a significant step in our collective advocacy.
Later the same day, the petition was introduced in the House and delivered to the Petitions Committee.
What happens next is in the hands of the politicians. We went above and beyond to give those advocating on our behalf for a proper Covid Inquiry the weight of a large cohort of New Zealanders to take into negotiations. It’s now up to them to do the right thing. Of course, we will continue covering the issues and applying pressure via interviews with key individuals on RCR. (One cracker you won’t want to miss is this Inquiry Sessions interview with former Australian barrister Julian Gillespie on GMOs and the Covid shots). On a personal note, the hand-over experience was surreal, given the treatment we all received in 2022 during the Parliament protest. Alia had to suppress the cheeky urge to loudly proclaim, “The filth has arrived!” when walking through the front doors of Parliament!
3. The ‘Safer Online Services and Media Services’ Backdown!
On Friday, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) announced it was abandoning proposals to further regulate online speech.
The proposals for online content and media regulation effectively amounted to “hate speech” laws for the internet and press, the centrepiece of which was an unelected, unaccountable ‘regulator’ that would have had the power to fine social media and internet-based content platforms for breaching rules designed to tackle harmful content.Media firms would have had to abide by mandatory codes of practice also overseen by the new regulator, replacing self-regulatory schemes such as those run by the Media Council and the Broadcasting Standards Authority.
Last year, our Head of Legal Katie Ashby-Koppens and the VFF team created a template for you to provide your feedback on this matter. Your concerns were received and acknowledged in the ‘Summary of Submissions‘ report.
The DIA summary document names Voices for Freedom and the Free Speech Union as responsible for almost 19,000 combined feedback submissions using templates from VFF and FSU websites. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share your feedback with the DIA. Yet another example of public pressure in action!
4. Special Event ‘The W.H.O. & You’ Scheduled for THIS Friday!
Recently, we were offered the opportunity to divert Dr David Bell (former WHO Medical Officer and scientist) to New Zealand on his way back to the USA from events in Australia. We knew it would be a tight turnaround to put this event together, but we knew we wouldn’t get another chance, so we leapt in boots n’ all! Then, Katie AK extended the invitation to Professor Ramesh Thakur (former UN Assistant Secretary General) as well, and he said yes!So, on Friday, 17 May 2024, esteemed leaders in their fields, Professor Thakur and Dr Bell, will join us for a special, one-night-only event in Auckland Central.
During the evening, they will discuss their concerns surrounding the WHO’s new pandemic treaties and what they mean for you, our country and the health of humanity.
Tickets are limited and will be on sale within the next day, so keep an eye on your inbox for details.
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