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Peter Sime

@petesi.me

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Left leaning 40-something in Dunedin | Ōtepoti NZ. Enemy of infinite scrolling and short form video. I like making pictures. He/him Blog: https://petesi.me

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 7h

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Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 15h

Right wing governments love nothing more than to plunder the commons and engage in short-term thinking. Especially when it comes to natural monopolies. This must be resisted.

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Government mulls possible sale of Chorus shares

The Finance Minister says with the completion of the ultra-fast broadband fibre initiative, there's no longer a policy reason for the Crown to own Chorus.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 2d

The University of Otago just made everyone's degree gained up to 2025 more valuable. #nzpol

A newspaper report from the ODT that says the University of Otago plans to accept AI use in student work from next year.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 2d

Ironically just before #WinstonPeters window was smashed, it had issued an argument against crowbar control. #nzpol

Peter Sime @petesi.me · 9d

The Minister of FIGJAM

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 10d

Now we’re talking Aotearoa ✊💜 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #ResignNicola #Luxon #CostOfLuxonCrisis #NoConfidence #VoteThemOutNZ #Election2026 #Aotearoa #NewZealand

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 10d

EXC: Plans are underway for a coordinated strike across the public sector on October 23 featuring:
- Nurses
- Teachers
- Doctors
- and more

If the ballots go ahead it could well be the biggest coordinated strike in NZ history

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Tidal wave of strike action planned for October 23

Plans are under way for a co-ordinated strike across much of the public sector, with nurses, teachers and other public sector workers potentially walking off the job on the same day.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 10d

@patbrittenden.bsky.social you may wish to update your YouTube spam filter. The comments section of the video from last night is riddled with bots shilling for something.

Peter Sime @petesi.me · 10d

See? I have my finger on the pulse.

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

#nzpol

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11d

I don't think so. This government can be shitheels in multiple ways at the same time.

Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11d

Rage Against the Machine mode activated.

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Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by RATMVEVO

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12d

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The first politician on Gary's Economics

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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Mandy Hager @mandyh.bsky.social · 13d

I'm heartbroken and deeply ashamed at our government's cowardly, disgraceful stance on Palestine. Bastardy bastards.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 13d

I've never been embarrassed to be a New Zealander. Until today. This government shames our country.

#FreePalestine #NZPol

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 15d

Dug out my dvds and rewatched the first episode today it still holds up.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 15d

I'm informed the public sector unions suffering negotiation impasses with the government are currently balloting for a coordinated strike.

#nzpol

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 16d

The Security Council is in desperate need of reform around the permanent members and the veto. But Luxon was too spineless to mention that particular criticism.

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 16d

I just learned about mapspast.org.nz

So cool. Go wherever and then use the layers control to explore what old maps are available there.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 16d

Reminds me of the statue of Eric Morecambe by Graham Ibbeson.

Statue of Eric Morecambe in Morecambe, Lancashire.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 16d

WTF? Why does Notepad, of all things, have Copilot integrated into it?

Peter Sime @petesi.me · 17d

#nzpol

Jon Stewart interviewing Dame Jacinda Ardern

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Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 18d

I had to get up before sparrowfart to photograph this morning's partial solar eclipse. Taken from the Esplanade at St Clair beach in Dunedin. Good practice for the total eclipse in 2028.

Partial solar eclipse 22 September 2025.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 20d

"Te paheketanga ohaoha tōku māunga"

The economic recession is my mountain.

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 20d

I think I have found where Terry Pratchett sourced boots theory from.

This is "Future Shock" by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.

"In the past, permanence was the ideal. Whether engaged in handcrafting a pair of boots or in constructing a cathedral, all man's creative and productive energies went towards maximizing the durability of the product. Man built to last. He had to. As long as the society around him was relatively unchanging each object had clearly defined functions, and economic logic dictated the policy of permanence. Even if they had to be repaired now and then, the boots that cost fifty dollars and lasted ten years were less expensive than those that cost ten dollars and lasted only a year." - Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970)

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 21d

Ninth Floor: "Break the Glass!"

#nzpol

An image of John Key in a blue "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" box above a headline from Stuff which reads: "John Key backs Nicola Willis, says Government 'hasn't had a mate in the Reserve Bank'"

Peter Sime @petesi.me · 22d

The head-shot is low-res and tiny so I can see it might confuse people on phones, but that's Nicola Willis in my meme.