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OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Words have *permanently* entered our family vocabulary as a result of the sometimes oh-so-cute mispronunciations of youngsters. For example, to this day we use the word ‘firinched’ when something is completed because that’s how my sister said it as a child. She’s now 51.

OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Another puriri tree, same moon this morning, at my place.

OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Political theatre. Imitating Ardern/Bloomfield-like response but with no action or effect.

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OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I had the pleasure of attending the launch of this great book yesterday. It’s a treasure, recording the history of part of Aotearoa’s progressive movement. Sadly, Roger Fowler has passed away but his family & many contemporary figures (& comrades) were there to celebrate & launch it in style.

Front cover of “Ponsonby People’s Union – at the frontline of community activism in the 1970s” published by Steele Roberts Aotearoa $35.

Framed artifact on display at the book launch at Ponsonby Community Centre yesterday (3/10/26): A vintage “Workers Unite Struggle — Smash the Chains of Capitalism“ poster.

OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

OK @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social the dawg & I went out to check for you. A few spots of rain, and more rain looming, so we cut the walk short. Bit it’s Auckland, so you never know. Your call.

Scene from my beach — rain clouds looming.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s called lying. #nzpol “National leader Christopher Luxon has incorrectly suggested that an allegation about the Greens originated from the media - when it in fact came from his Minister.”

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Luxon wrongly suggests allegation about Greens originated with media

Todd McClay had alleged the Greens were “joining with foreign actors” to make a complaint to the EU.

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OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yeah, maybe sit this one out Mac users. (Or anyone.)

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M. I think your work exposing the supplement grifters, among others, is highly valuable as well as presented in a hugely entertaining way. Keep it up!

>> They also improved the Vision only system to be less susceptible to overpass shadows being interpreted as an imminent hazard. One of the best things about the OTA uodates is that I'm driving a more advanced and capable car than I bought 6 years ago. Incrementally. The iPhone of cars.

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My car had forward-looking radar. I found it really useful in rain & at night, but (as widely reported) it did trigger panic-braking when encountering a BIG truck coming the other way. Tesla switched it off in favour of 'Vision only' to reduce 'noise' in the auto driving system. That proved correct.

Sorry to hear it. I made this choice (stick with 4G) a long time ago. But I’m not doing your commute Nic.

My Voice & Data settings showing 4G choice

OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ben Thomas denying the public record. Sad that RNZ still platforms the Kellyanne Conway of #nzpol #AlternativeFacts

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Stephanie Rodgers 🍉 @bootstheory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not only is it telling that all these groups are basically the same five agitators with different tour bands, we must remember that they had to form a fake parents' advocacy group because they are utterly unpopular losers

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OnThePaepae @peteraranyi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Creative. I'm not sure what the 'artist' has used to acheive this effect, but it's not marker pen, it's almost 3D. #nzpol

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Oh damn, they so get into our hearts. ❤️ Very sorry to read your news.

Actually, fair dues to him on a point I heard him make: Giraud said, “Luxon’s problem is that he is playing John Key, but he’s not John Key” (or words to that effect), which is, you know, a reasonable read*. (*Meaning I agree with him on that, lol.)

I had genuinely never (consciously) heard of him until he popped up in the car recently on Jessie Mulligan’s RNZ Afternoons show (apparently he’s a regular there, on a political panel?) denying Gaza genocide. Most #unimpressive, Stuff platforms him too, it seems. Boosting #dreck ‘commentators’.

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Naturally, such comments and feedback are not exactly welcomed by the programmes’ hosts and producers. #DefensiveCrouch

I’ve noticed that with Wallace Chapman but hadn’t formed same impression with Jessie Mulligan, altho’ he feature(d) David Farrar disproportionately. As a former radio producer, I know the pressures, but platforming these operatives as if they weren’t part of partisan attack machines is poor work.

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Driving recently, listening to RNZ Afternoons 'Political Chat Group' segment, I heard (to me unknown) Dane Giraud interject "not proven!" into a brief, heart-felt statement by Tim Blatt about the genocide in Gaza. That he's an apologist for genocide told me all I need to know about Dane Girard.

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Very good post. Yep, called it.

Thanks for sharing. That’s a really good analysis.

Which galaxy brain on the (cough) editorial staff at Stuff.co.nz said, "It's OK Chris, sure, go ahead and review the book WITHOUT READING IT. No worries." ?

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Oh look, they used a stock photo ... #HowVeryAuthentic At least not AI this time.

Screenshot of Adobe Stock photo library showing picture used in NZ Health pre-election damage control advertising

Pete @braincolor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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We have a government of publicists and the result is a manufactured facade

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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you for this analysis Simon. Good job. I finished #DirtyWork yesterday; have been in a funk since about my backward-looking, racist contemporaries idiotically backing the loathesone TU smear machine, run by cold liars. Your article sums it up well—“…how much we’ve lost in the last three years”

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The new book #DirtyWork by #NickyHager is the story of how Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers' Union orchestrated the use of racism in the 2023 election. Here's my take on what we lost as a result, free to all on my Hopetown substack now simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/dirty-work...

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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves

Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 24/09/2026

How can you not find even one dude who accidentally signed up to vote thinking it was for the school board meeting

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Thats Amazing Im Not Even Mad

ALT: Thats Amazing Im Not Even Mad

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Ha! I got a phone call from somebody telling me I was cited in Dirty Politics. (I was a bit chuffed.)

Kindle book search results for ‘Aranyi’ in Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics

Oh yeah, the TPU will all over it like angry frightened racist old white guys.

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Jordan Williams | The Paepae

OK I’ve finished it. A quick but foul read. It made me think: Look, I have NOT been hard enough on these dishonest rissoles, Williams & Farrar in particular (& I’ve written a bit www.thepaepae.com/tag/jordan-w... ) Nor hard enough on Ani O’Brien. These crooked people should be seen as pariahs.

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>> lol. the DON Brash effect. My typo, not Nicky's.

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I seem to recall Richard Nixon “strongly denied” being a crook. I guess that would be “case closed” for Thomas…?

Extract from Thomas Coughlan article with “The second of those allegations is strongly denied by Williams“ highlighted.

“This could be called the Dawn Brash effect, where a seemingly respectable person makes racist statements and so permits others to follow.“ — from #DirtyWork by Nicky Hager p44 Yes. Exactly.

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Jordan Williams. Man with “mojo”. #nzpol

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Watching in real time as Hagar is proven right

>> this, from @paul_barlownz is a very good summary of that unseemly (vaguely corrupt) captured media "race to carry react" effect in action youtu.be/Xt2pdds4mKo

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YouTube video by Paul… The Other One

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Good on you for producing that video. You're right, the RUSH to uncritically platform the reaction to the book in favour of the content of the book really shows where their (including RNZ!) heads are at.

Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Starting to get a bit more depth with the Dirty Works and TPU analysis. Interesting piece with Chelsea Daniels and David Fisher. #NZPol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-nick...

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What Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work alleges about the Taxpayers’ Union

David Fisher joins The Front Page to break down the allegations made in Nicky Hager's Dirty Work.

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Watched it last night. David Fisher clearly has the receipts dealing with the Dirty Politics cabal, & the scars to prove it. I'm appalled at the dollops of "devil's advocacy" pushback some of TU's media parrots (not Fisher) have pushed out in protection of (their sources?) Farrar & Williams.

Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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it is shockingly easy to post AI generated music under the name of real artists on Spotify. It took us five minutes to do. You can do it to small bands, dead artists, even Taylor Swift. This is a giant loophole in digital music distribution that's widely abused www.404media.co/spotify-ai-m...

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I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy

A glaring loophole in digital music distribution makes it very easy to piggyback on the talent of real artists with AI generated music.

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>> Tsk. What was I thinking? He’s got another half dozen sock puppet astroturf personas he can scuttle in to.