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The Weekly Defrost #14
I talk about narcotics. Frozen Peaches does not advocate for or endorse drug usage and cannot be held legally liable for ignoring Nancy.

Ellie Stevenson
Aug 25, 20249 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #13
I write without much enthusiasm on the nuisance of a one-track political mind, and with a lot of enthusiasm on a new mature animated show.

Ellie Stevenson
Aug 18, 20247 min read
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Favourite Articles of The Other Bajillionty Years
My archive of good news articles to read, to be updated occasionally from now on (instead of creating a new one every year).

Ellie Stevenson
Aug 13, 20247 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #12
I talk about vice-presidents one last time - was Walz the man for the hour? - and recommend "Waiting for Godot, but good".

Ellie Stevenson
Aug 11, 20249 min read
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We Still Have First Past The Post Electorates. Why Not Bring In Ranked Choice Voting?
Keep MMP by all means, but we deserve real choices in our electorates, not Nat/Lab dominance.

Ellie Stevenson
Aug 7, 20245 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #11
Serious writeups on Imane Khelif and a post-March 15th report, followed by a more lighthearted look at veepstakes.

Ellie Stevenson
Aug 5, 202417 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #10
A serious one. I talk about the state's systematic abuse over decades of thousands of vulnerable New Zealanders taken into "care".

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 29, 20245 min read
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Harris and Who: Ranking Running Mates For Kamala
I briefly gripe about glib takes on diversity, before moving on to nine options to take up the crusade under Harris against Trump.

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 22, 20247 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #9
I very pettily take apart a pedestrian puritan article on Stuff, then discuss the stuff American vice-presidential nominees are made of.

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 21, 202417 min read
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Who Must Go?
I use the weekly newsletter to seriously discuss the dangers of the Trump shooting, and offer a list of totally, definitely real suspects.

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 14, 20247 min read
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Why Biden Must Go
The most powerful man in the world is (probably) going to become the first presumptive nominee to lose his major party's nomination. Good.

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 13, 202422 min read
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Snap Reaction to a Snap Election
I say "wow" that the far-right didn't win a majority in France, and take a look at far-right "wins" in the past to put this in context.

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 8, 20249 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #7
It's all about the British election this week! I break down the vote at length, do some MMP math on it, and recommend a UK politics podcast.

Ellie Stevenson
Jul 7, 202412 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #6
I examine the China-NZ relationship as fears of the CCP rise, who could replace Biden after a disaster debate, and Star Wars: The Acolyte.

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 29, 202418 min read
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Biden-Trump Bingo!
No fluff no frills just Biden-Trump bingo live on CNN now

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 28, 20241 min read
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A Straightforward Argument For Immigration
Europe's anti-immigrant far right are surging. They've got it backwards: the West needs more immigrants treated better, not fewer, worse!

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 27, 202439 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #5
I briefly diss Trump's latest ??? idea before trying to get inside the head of Emmanuel Macron and the French parliamentary election.

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 22, 20244 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #4
x DESTROYS y in debate!!! (not clickbait) (liberals fume) (cat screech, dog bark, pipe falling sound effects) I also cover the SA coalition.

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 16, 20245 min read
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The Weekly Defrost #3
The weekly newsletter introduces some edutainment and covers elections in Britain and India, plus I discuss AI art and Star Wars stories!

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 9, 202412 min read
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The 2023 Awards Ceremony
On a hot streak lately, I turn in a submission six months overdue. Our leaders turn up to the show and receive their brickbats and bouquets.

Ellie Stevenson
Jun 3, 20248 min read
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