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Writer on financing conservation and sustainability in Asia Pacific. Journalism: https://www.asianinvestor.net/author/richard-newell/805412 Columns: https://www.stewardshipcommons.com Music blog: https://bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/

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01.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It all makes sense.

28.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this | Simon Tisdall We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved, says Guardian foreign affairs commentat...

β€œHow incredible that an elected 21st-century American president still believes it’s effective and permissible, let alone moral, to dictate to the world from the barrel of a gun. By what conceivable right does the US behave in this way?” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Total corruption www.facebook.com/share/v/14Ui...

28.02.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 37009 πŸ” 11952 πŸ’¬ 498 πŸ“Œ 800
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My visit to Abbey Road Studios Classic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat,

My visit to Abbey Road Studios bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2025/12/abbe... #Beatles

27.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Any Way The Wind Blows... It remains to be seen if New Zealand can harness the potential of its wind capacity

Any Way The Wind Blows... www.stewardshipcommons.com/article/rich... #cleanenergy

27.02.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

26.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 24869 πŸ” 7667 πŸ’¬ 1462 πŸ“Œ 583
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 38949 πŸ” 16529 πŸ’¬ 1827 πŸ“Œ 1084
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Blue Economy Boost for Investors A new UN oceans treaty will create an environment for blue bonds and other nature-based investments

Blue Economy Boost for Investors www.stewardshipcommons.com/article/rich...

26.02.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue economy boost for investors from High Seas Treaty | ESG | AsianInvestor The new UN oceans treaty will help create an environment for the development of blue bonds and other nature-based investment vehicles, opening the floodgate to large investors.

www.asianinvestor.net/article/blue...

24.02.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Gabriel's post-Genesis Evolution Classic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat,

Peter Gabriel's post-Genesis Evolution bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2020/08/pete...

24.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NZ Super's offshore wind JV offers 'world class' potential | ESG | AsianInvestor Offshore wind is seen as a first-class investment opportunity that should provide over 10% New Zealand's future electricity needs.

Trans-Tasman Resources has officially withdrawn its fast-track application for a Taranaki seabed mine. www.asianinvestor.net/article/nz-s...

21.02.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny | Ted Widmer The US president has twisted the 1823 doctrine to suit his quest for domination. It originally had a very different vision for the Americas

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

15.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good read: Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny | Ted Widmer

15.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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LIFE reports on 'The New Far-out Beatles' - July 1967 Classic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat,

July 1967. Life Magazine reports on β€˜The New Far-out Beatles’ + β€œMarijuana’s turned on millions bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2021/01/life...

15.02.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death

β€œNow there is proof: Putin killed Alexei with a chemical weapon.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

14.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US β€˜not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says β€˜democracies have partners and allies’

β€œThe culture war of the Maga movement is not ours. Freedom of speech ends with us when that speech is directed against human dignity and the basic law. We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade. We stand by climate agreements and the WHO.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

13.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

12.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 12630 πŸ” 4473 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 113
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Blue economy boost for investors from High Seas Treaty | ESG | AsianInvestor The new UN oceans treaty will help create an environment for the development of blue bonds and other nature-based investment vehicles, opening the floodgate to large investors.

Blue economy boost from High Seas Treaty www.asianinvestor.net/article/blue...

12.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Rep. Stansbury after coming out of the Ghislaine Maxwell deposition:

β€žThe United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”

09.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 892 πŸ” 381 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 14
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Silence of Hong Kong media rep groups tells its own story. Fear of reprisal by Beijing.

09.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jimmy Lai's 20 year jail sentence is the final proof that China has destroyed free and frank discussion in Hong Kong.

09.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe harsh 20-year sentence against 78-year-old Jimmy Lai is effectively a death sentence.” - Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

09.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kier Starmer would be β€˜pathetic’ not to raise Jimmy Lai case in China, says former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten

09.02.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to [years] in jail following his conviction of foreign collusion and sedition charges. Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for XX years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction. In full: buff.ly/6FeYWmm

09.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom

Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

09.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every American needs to watch this:

05.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 20563 πŸ” 10305 πŸ’¬ 582 πŸ“Œ 985
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β€œThe combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore

It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

06.02.2026 07:34 πŸ‘ 1703 πŸ” 576 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 63