J.R.Bruning Talking Risk

'The Deficit'. The social construction of taxpayer debt in New Zealand & how government money is managed in an 'emergency'.

Chatting with Chat to unpick its perspective on how the money system worked; for whom it primarily worked; & the beneficiaries of government debt…

Sep 13 • 

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August 2025

Risk & trust: It's all different for everyone.

Why were we so polarised during COVID? It came down to a 1000 different things. A go at listing some of these things, and a chat with NewZealandDoc.

Aug 17 • 

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July 2025

Deadline tomorrow: MBIE to weaken EMF regulations. But they don't know the lowest threshold of risk to vulnerable populations.

Encroachment of 5G enabled cell towers/antennae - when we already have fibre optic broadband? MBIE are sticking their proposed changes under a Ministry…

Jul 26 • 

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National Government Keeps Pace with Labour in Writing out Nutrition and Health

Because multimorbidity is the norm, and the more health conditions you have the more medicines you can have. You will achieve 'equity' as everyone can…

Jul 25 • 

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June 2025

Has New Zealand’s Attorney-General got too much power?

New Zealand’s Attorney-General Hon Judith Collins has secured the responsibility for six ministerial hats, rather than the conventional two, or perhaps…

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

When the economic growth agency captures biotech regulation: ‘A serious question of science’

Amazing vertical integration by MBIE. Bravo. Control science policy, then control the regulation of the inventions

May 18 • 

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DON'T MAKE BIRD FLU A PLUCKING DISASTER

Don't lock-step follow 'accepted practice internationally'. Don't conflate high infectivity with a high death rate. If New Zealand is blind to the…

May 1 • 

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April 2025

Networked Risk. The challenge for New Zealand's C19 Royal Commissioners.

Any response to any future pandemic event must be viewed in context of global power - but also in context of individual risk.

Apr 20 • 

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COVID-19 - the cleverest psyop if ever there was.

With responses to Phase 2 of the Royal Commission due in a week, I thought it was time to put my COVID-19 work in one place.

Apr 18 • 

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November 2024

3 OIA requests to understand MBIEs 'facts' and reasoning Re: The Gene Technology Regulator

It's not appropriate that scientific claims underpinning new laws & regulations should be 'pre-settled' in a predetermined manner. Why? Select…

Nov 19, 2024 • 

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October 2024

Is Facebook protecting Big Pharma?

Why would Facebook be censoring the First Do No Pharm which explores industry influence and power, using the example of statin medication?

Oct 26, 2024 • 

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September 2024

Is an Australian Impact Assessment claiming cost-benefit for the new censorship regime by claiming consensus on risk and efficacy?

When mainstream media won’t criticise government policy - and government won’t be criticised - the next step is misinformation and disinformation…

Sep 15, 2024 • 

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