Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Category: Military/International

  • The decontextualisation of ANZAC Day

    Everyone else is giving their reckons on the treatment of ANZAC Day this year, as we commemorate the centenary of the first year of World War I. So here are…

  • Sassiest party political broadcast of all time?

    This is turning into a semi-regular feature at this rate: Hilarious Party Political Videos of the 2015 UK General Election. Just a week ago it was the UK Greens with…

  • QOTD: McFlock on the Iraq deployment

    As highlighted by a moderator at The Standard: So, to recap: John Key is sending soldiers (we can’t identify) into an area (roughly outlined) for a length of time (we’re…

  • Best or worst party political broadcast of all time?

    I was almost crying watching this offering from the UK Green Party, and I honestly can’t tell you if it was from joy, laughter, shock or horror.   The BBC’s poll-of-polls…

  • Snowden, surveillance, dick pics

    I’m late to the party on this most excellent Last Week Tonight segment on surveillance, Edward Snowden, and whether, right now, a US government employee is looking at your dick…