An Open Letter to the University of Sydney @Sydney_Uni @mscott Regarding the appointment of Jacinda Ardern as Professor of Practice Dear Professor Scott, I read with absolute disgust that the University of Sydney has appointed Jacinda Ardern as Professor of Practice, where she will apparently be sharing her wisdom on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust. You cannot be serious. You are quoted as saying: "Dame Jacinda led New Zealand through events of profound consequence and her leadership demonstrated that empathy and resolve do not compete with one another; each can strengthen the other." Appointing Jacinda Ardern to teach social cohesion is rather like appointing Jeffrey Dahmer to teach a course on wellbeing, or Jimmy Savile to run the local daycare centre. The sheer absurdity would almost be funny if the consequences of her leadership weren't so hideously tragic. My name is Alia Bland. I am a co-founder of Voices for Freedom, an organisation established in New Zealand in 2020. For years, we stood alongside tens of thousands of ordinary Kiwis whose lives were torn apart by the policies of Ardern's government. While the international media fawned over her kindness and compassion, we were dealing with the wreckage. At the height of the COVID response, we were receiving upwards of 1,000 emails a day. Desperate people reaching out because they had lost their jobs, their incomes, their homes and, in many cases, their will to live. People nearing retirement were forced to sell family homes they had spent decades paying off. Some are still living in caravans five years later. Marriages collapsed. Families fractured. Lifelong friendships were destroyed. People who had served their communities for decades were suddenly treated like lepers because they declined a medical procedure. Some of the people who came to us had spent their entire lives believing New Zealand was a decent, fair-minded country. Watching that belief crumble, and seeing what it did to them, was heartbreaking. I cannot adequately describe the anguish in those emails. The desperation of parents wondering how they would feed and house their families. The humiliation of hardworking people being marched out of professions they loved. The despair of people who had done everything society asked of them, only to discover that their own government considered them disposable. And presiding over it all was Jacinda Ardern, smiling for the cameras and telling the world how kind New Zealand was. Kind? For whom? Her government deliberately created a two-class society. Ardern herself acknowledged it publicly. New Zealanders were excluded from workplaces, businesses, events and ordinary social life. People were coerced into accepting a medical intervention under threat of losing their livelihoods. And those who suffered adverse reactions to the COVID vaccines faced another nightmare. We fought for vaccine-injured New Zealanders whose lives had been devastated by serious physical harm, while many struggled to have their injuries acknowledged or receive adequate support. The government's public assurances about vaccine safety deserve particular scrutiny. Officials knew about the myocarditis risk, including among young people. We have examined the records. Yet people raising legitimate questions about those risks were routinely dismissed and vilified. The damage went far beyond lost incomes and broken relationships. An enormous number of New Zealanders lost faith in the very institutions they had trusted their entire lives. Government, health authorities, education, police and the media. That trust has not magically returned because Ardern has moved on to more prestigious surroundings. While her government was busy marginalising people, we were building a nationwide support network to help them survive. Voices for Freedom grew to more than 100,000 people on our mailing list, many representing entire families. More than 45,000 people signed up to our local groups across the country, which are still operational today in 2026. We established industry groups to help people fight for their careers, provided support through employment disputes and legal challenges, organised practical assistance and hand-delivered millions of flyers to households throughout New Zealand. We did this while facing censorship, public vilification and government surveillance. Official records obtained since have confirmed that our activities and communications were being monitored and reported on. Our volunteers gave everything they could to help people who had been abandoned by the institutions meant to protect them. And now the University of Sydney wants to hold up the woman responsible for overseeing this period as a shining example of empathy and social cohesion? It is sickening. Professor Scott, did anyone at your university bother to speak with the people whose lives were destroyed under Ardern's leadership before celebrating her appointment? Have you spoken to the former nurses, teachers and police officers who lost their careers? The families who lost their homes? The people still suffering from vaccine injuries? The parents whose children no longer speak to them? Or did you simply swallow the carefully cultivated international image of Saint Jacinda, the compassionate leader who saved New Zealand? I wonder whether you have considered why this internationally celebrated former prime minister now lives in Australia rather than the country she once led. The depth of hostility towards her among many New Zealanders should give you pause. Because I can assure you, there is another side to that story. And there are hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who live with the consequences. I have no objection to universities studying Ardern's leadership. In fact, I would encourage it. There is an enormous amount to learn from what happened in New Zealand between 2021 and 2023. Like, what not to do... But presenting her as someone uniquely qualified to teach empathy, social cohesion and civic trust, without acknowledging the extraordinary human suffering that occurred under her leadership, is an insult to the people who paid the price. We were there, Professor Scott. We saw what happened. We picked up the pieces. We are still picking them up. Some of those people will never recover what they lost. And the woman who presided over it all gets a professorship in empathy. What an absolute disgrace. Yours sincerely, Alia Bland Co-founder, Voices for Freedom New Zealand

When Putin killed Navalny, Lula said: “A citizen died in prison, I don't know if he was ill or had any issues. To make an accusation is to trivialize. I hope that a coroner will provide an explanation for why the individual died, that's all." Third Worldist scum.

💊 ČLnK se vyjadřuje k pilotnímu projektu Alza v oblasti výdeje léků na předpis @lekarnicicz upozorňuje, že bez ohledu na označení služby jde podle jejího názoru o zásilkový výdej léčivých přípravků vázaných na lékařský předpis. Projekt budeme sledovat. Pokud se potvrdí nezákonné jednání člena ČLnK, revizní komise posoudí zahájení disciplinárního řízení. Stanovisko: 1url.cz/oecGi

Před demonstrací na Letné 15.11. stojí zato znovu připomenout pravidlo formulované politoložkou Ericou Chenoweth: pokud 3,5 % obyvatel dané země nenásilně protestuje proti autoritářské vládě, je pravděpodobné, že tato vláda padne.

Přijde mi fascinující, že Andrej krade, dotace mu bude platit stát, půlka ministrů jsou idioti a půlka zloději, ekonomika díky externím vlivům je na cestě do prdele, máme schodek jak kráva a za co demoškují liberálové? Českou televizi. Co bude příště bašta demokracie? Pošta?

Vadí mi, že mě vláda nutí, abych veřejnoprávní média místo poplatkem platil přes rozpočet na dluh s tučným úrokem. Vadí mi, že rozpočty televize a rozhlasu budou skokově redukovány, což se jistě odrazí na kvalitě vysílání. Vadí mi barbarský způsob, kterým si včera koalice projednání zákona prosadila. To jsou důvody, proč se změnou financování zásadně nesouhlasím a protestuji proti ní. Vadí mi ale také manipulace a používání dezinformací. Tvrzení, že změnou dojde k zestátnění veřejnoprávních médií, je objektivně nepravdivé. Dezinformace by šířit neměli ani novináři, ani demokratičtí politici. Nedělejte to, prosím.

Rozkaz k vyklizení: na papíře rychlejší cesta k vlastnímu bytu. MOJE REÁLNÁ ZKUŠENOST. Od 1. ledna 2026 měl majitelům pomoci rychleji získat zpět byt, který nájemník po skončení nájmu odmítá opustit. Slib zněl dobře: jednodušší postup, rychlejší rozhodnutí, lepší ochrana vlastníků. Tak se podívejme, jak to vypadá v našem konkrétním případě. 👇 ▪️ LEDEN Nájem skončil 31. prosince 2025. Nájemník byt nepředal. Posíláme výzvu k vyklizení. ▪️ PŘELOM LEDNA A ÚNORA Podáváme návrh na vydání rozkazu k vyklizení. Nový nástroj zkoušíme hned v prvních týdnech jeho fungování. ▪️ DUBEN Soud vydává rozkaz k vyklizení. Nájemník si ho ale nepřebírá. ▪️ KVĚTEN Věc přechází do běžného soudního řízení. ▪️ KONEC ČERVNA Máme vše doložené natolik, že soud navrhuje rozhodnout bez jednání. ▪️ ČERVENEC Soud rozhoduje v náš prospěch. ▪️ SRPEN Přichází písemné vyhotovení rozsudku. Následuje lhůta pro odvolání. ▪️ ZÁŘÍ Konečně máme pravomocný rozsudek na vyklizení bytu. Oslovujeme exekutora. ▪️ ŘÍJEN Exekutor zahajuje exekuční řízení. A výhled? ▪️ LISTOPAD Doufáme, že konečně dojde k vyklizení. ▪️ PROSINEC Počítáme s opravami a přípravou bytu k dalšímu pronájmu. V jakém stavu ho skutečně převezmeme, zatím nevíme. Výsledek? Pokud listopadové vyklizení vyjde, bude to přibližně 11 měsíců od skončení nájmu do vrácení bytu. A to se nájemník v řízení aktivně nebránil. Žádný odpor proti rozkazu, žádné odvolání proti rozsudku. Přesto očekáváme přímé náklady v desítkách tisíc korun. Vedle toho dál narůstá ztráta z bytu, který majitel nemůže znovu pronajmout. Největší paradox? Podle průběhu našeho případu to vypadá, že kdybychom šli rovnou cestou běžné žaloby, mohli jsme být přibližně o dva měsíce rychlejší. Nástroj, který měl celý proces zrychlit, nám tak v tomto konkrétním případě cestu spíš prodloužil. A vrácením bytu to nekončí. Tím získáme zpět nemovitost — ne peníze. Vymáhání dlužných částek a případných škod je další kapitola. Jeden případ samozřejmě není statistika. Je to ale velmi konkrétní ukázka rizika, které majitel při pronajímání nese. Až se příště někdo zeptá, proč jsou nájmy tak drahé, i tohle je část odpovědi. Majitel totiž do pronájmu nedává jen byt. Nese také riziko, že za něj nebude dostávat zaplaceno, dlouhé měsíce s ním nebude moci nakládat — a cestu k jeho vrácení bude muset nejdřív sám zaplatit.

Fellow foreign journalists, we in the Czech Republic need your help. We're going on a strike. The current Czech government is following the fallen authoritarian leader of Hungary Viktor Orban and too wants to nationalize Czech Television and Czech Radio. It now, after the midterm election debacle, wants to do so before the public has a chance to voice its opinion. It is hastily convening evening and Saturday sessions of the Chamber of Deputies. The coalition is signaling that it fears the public’s reaction. It is disregarding the opinions of experts, who argue that such a fundamental step as changing the funding of public media must be thoroughly discussed and prepared. The @verejnopravne_ initiative firmly opposes the attempt to push through the nationalization of @CzechTV and @CRozhlas. Experts from the Czech Republic and abroad, a significant portion of society, and both media outlets have clearly stated that the government’s plan threatens the independence and stability of both media outlets. Instead of engaging in a substantive debate, the coalition has decided to force the proposal through. In addition to the fact that the rushed developments in this matter threaten the independence and stability of both media outlets, they will also have a negative impact on the state budget, for which the cabinet has already proposed an exceptionally high deficit. The nationalization of public media will thus hit the wallets of all citizens of the Czech Republic. The government is thereby forcing the employees of Czech Television and Czech Radio to stage a full-day strike. It will take place on Tuesday, November 3. We call on everyone who cares about the future of Czech Television and Czech Radio to make their position known publicly and loudly. We, the employees of both institutions, are prepared to defend both public media outlets. For the people. Not for politicians.

Stoupenci habsburského “revivalu” by měli znát hranice svého snažení. Opakovaně ukazují, že je neznají. Připomínka nástupu Habsburků na český trůn před 500 lety, coby součást naší historie, je v pořádku. Ale takto okázalá slavnost👇v katedrále Sv. Víta je už jen nevkusná.

Things your economy can get away with: ✅ An imbecile as a president. ✅ Government shutdowns. ✅ Cutting government spending by 80%. Things that will kill your economy within a decade: ❌ Open borders + Welfare ❌ Overtaxing productive citizens while subsidizing the unproductive. ❌ Price controls ❌ Bureaucratic overreach.

The French strike because the state doesn't spend enough. Eurostat data from Oct. 21, 2026

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