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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 3h

"Career prosecutors determined that there was no evidence to support these charges. They were pushed out and replaced with individuals whose only qualification is their loyalty to a single man, not to the Constitution or the law. That is corruption. That is abuse of power...we must all speak out."

Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 6h

INBOX: National Bar Association President Ashley L. Upkins calls the charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James “unjust and dangerous” and a representation of "the continued weaponization of our nation’s justice system for political gain."

Full statement below:

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 4h

Clever.
You’d have to helicopter it in but these could also be great during a large scale disaster. Batteries/software are included.
Assemble in a day.
#RiskManagement #DisasterRelief #agsky #energysky #EmergencyServices #renewables #solar

TerraWatts2010 @terrawatts2010.bsky.social · 8h

Paired Power’s modular microgrid targets is assembly-free remote industrial and agricultural applications and rural electrification for Indigenous communities. 🔌💡
www.ess-news.com/2025/10/09/g...

'Grid in a box' combines storage and solar PV modules for a microgrid in a 20 ft. container - Energy Storage

Paired Power’s modular microgrid targets is assembly-free remote industrial and agricultural applications and rural electrification for Indigenous communities.

www.ess-news.com

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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 5h

The worst part is he’s not even promoting New Zealand in his doomsday antichrist lectures

Andreas Hopf 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇬🇧 🇸🇪 @andreashopf.bsky.social · 10h

Peter Thiel really lost his marbles.

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 5h

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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 5h

The worst part is he’s not even promoting New Zealand in his doomsday antichrist lectures

Andreas Hopf 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇬🇧 🇸🇪 @andreashopf.bsky.social · 10h

Peter Thiel really lost his marbles.

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 8h

A lost piece of history.
150-year-old lost train rediscovered in deep sand in Whanganui
#skunk
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

‘We’re stoked’: 150-year-old lost train rediscovered in deep sand

“Skunk” the locomotive was found by contractors who were doing excavation work near the Whanganui River mouth.

www.stuff.co.nz

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 21h

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 21h

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 21h

FFS. Sunlight on demand.
The sooner we get some sort of governance going on for #LowEarthOrbit the better.
You know where you have to get permission to put anything up there and prove it's not going to go damage.
This is ridiculous!

#satellites #spacesky

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 22h

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried. 👉 theconversation.com/a-us-st...

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 1d

Good read: Port expansion set to spur big rail rollout across Northland, Auckland
#Northport #NorthernRail #CityRailLink
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/08/n...

Port expansion set to spur big rail rollout across Northland, Auckland

Winston Peters says existing railway lines won't have capacity for more frequent CRL commuter trains and significantly intensified freight movements.

newsroom.co.nz

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 2d

We can’t prevent violence against women and children without tackling men’s heavy alcohol use.

Women and kids often pay a heavy price when men drink. Our gender violence plan should reflect this

theconversation.com

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

No national secrets but I once found some old legal papers in an old set of drawers I bought. The lawyer who drew them was surprised I'd got in touch rather than just throwing them in the bin.
Unlucky for the neat-handwriting defence officer the finder also didn’t bin them.

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

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Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...

Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop

The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. A series of Official Information Act requests on this su...

newsroom.co.nz

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

🥳 #Solar and #wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds.
#renewables #energysky #agsky

www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Renewables overtake coal as biggest global source of electricity

The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.

www.euronews.com

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Harm Less Solutions Ltd @harmlesssolutions.bsky.social · 2d

The rollout of higher export rates is happening. Worth noting (as the RNZ report hasn't) that those export rates are *per phase*. Important detail for those of us with 2 or 3 phase connectivity to our properties.
www.powerco.co.nz/get-connecte... (Notice on front page yet to be detailed in T&Cs)

Solar power for home and business

Learn about safely connecting your solar power, wind, or liquid fuel power generator to our network. Read our distributed generation policy for a comprehensive guide or see below for an overview.

www.powerco.co.nz

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

Sensible.
Electricity Authority wants wind, solar export limits to be doubled to 10kW
#renewables
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Electricity Authority wants wind, solar export limits to be doubled to 10kW

The rules need to be changed to keep pace with modern solar and battery systems installed in homes and businesses, the Electricity Authority says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 2d

If platform owners won’t be responsible this is the result.
Who's next?

#Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’
#SocialMedia
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

www.theguardian.com

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

I was taught at school havoc means take no prisoners - kill everyone - even those that surrender.

Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Some great engineering solutions coming into play. Fascinating.😁
The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast
#energysky #renewables #Cyclones #WindPower #agsky
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power.

www.bbc.com

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant!
The big majority of the grains/flours used in baking comes from Australia. NZ grain goes mostly to feed livestock. IDing NZ grains in food stuffs helps nat. pride & #foodsecurity
#Arable sector launches new trademark to champion NZ grain over imports
#agsky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...

Arable sector launches new trademark to champion NZ grain over imports

At least three-quarters of bread sold in Aotearoa was made from imported grain, mostly Australian, said FAR, a levy-funded organisation.

www.rnz.co.nz

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

the best answer i got for this:

awaitsync on Threads writes: "Metrognome"

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 4d

Oof.

Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 4d

"If you want a job you go where the jobs are."

Australia?

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: Christopher Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth

The prime minister says businesses are 'crying out for young people' as advocates decry the changes as a punishment.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 4d

Wonderful. 🎶

Melanie Newfield @melanienewfield.bsky.social · 4d

On my recent visit to #TiritiriMatangi island I took this video in the forest. The birdsong here is extraordinary. I’ve never heard anything like it.

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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 5d

Solar thermal plants haven't been a good use of the land for a long time, solar PV covering the same space has been a better option for many years.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

$2B California Solar Plant To Shut Down After A Decade For The Most Frustrating Reason

Not all solar power is created equal. The Ivanpah facility in the middle of the desert has generated power using mirrors for more than a decade.

www.yahoo.com

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NZ Council for Civil Liberties @nzccl.org.nz · 5d

We've submitted on the Demonstrations Near Residential Premises Bill, we'll have it online soon but if you want the PDF before the 2pm submission cutoff time you can read it here: nzccl.org.nz/wp-content/u...

nzccl.org.nz

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Delwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 5d

Thread.
Knee jerk reaction to save money? Has govt seriously looked at the what else is tied to 18 being the legal age of adulthood.

Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 5d

& not just voluntary agreements - IRD calculated child support ends at 18. Will that legislation be changed to 20?

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