by Heather Hastie | Aug 22, 2017 | Tweets
I’m listening to Trump’s address to the troops announcing “his” plan for Afghanistan as I write this. Is it normal for there to be a fanfare before the president speaks like that? If a New Zealand prime minister’s speech had something...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 21, 2017 | Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, USA
As I said in my post on Charlottesville, the destruction of a statue is one I don’t agree with. I think that has a lot to do with my education in history, and perhaps also a general dislike for that sort of action. I suspect everyone here would agree with me...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 21, 2017 | Tweets
It’s time to stop counting the days and try and come up with a more imaginative way to start a post on best tweets. (See what I did there! 😀 ) It’s a magnificent day in my part of New Zealand! It feels like it’s been raining for weeks, which is...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 20, 2017 | Tweets
Fifteen days of top tweets and counting. There are a lot of tweets from the Life on Earth account today, as it’s one that I enjoy very much. Often when I go there I end up stuck there for some time! You can see why below. The All Blacks beat the Wallabies...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 19, 2017 | Tweets
Day 14 of top tweets. That’s two weeks! I’m quite proud of myself for keeping it going! All the nice comments are a great encouragement. Thank you all for your support. It means a lot to me. I’ve veered of track a little today by putting in a couple...
